This project funded bronze sponsorship of the Science Protecting Plant Health 2017. With delegates from around the world, severalfrom Australasia, Science Protecting Plant Health 2017 offered an unparalleled opportunity to showcase CRDC's research, products and services to key players and decision-makers on the world stage. Conference themes focused on the latest science, research and practice from leaders in their fields.

This international event displayed the latest research on plant biosecurity and pathology

science and practice from leaders in their fields and included a strong plant pathology stream as

it incorporated the 21st Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference.

Plant health is an issue of priority and concern to government, agricultural industries and

environmental organisations globally. As international trade in agricultural products grows,

the changing threats of plant pests and diseases mean that meaningful scientific exchange

among researchers and industry is vital to address new challenges to plant health and crop

protection.

The overall objective to provide a high quality scientific conference for plant health

researchers and stakeholders to:

» Learn, workshop, network and exchange knowledge on agricultural and

environmental biosecurity and plant pathology

» Facilitate engagement and exchange of ideas between researchers and the endusers

of their research, such as industry and regulators

» Provide a unique opportunity to showcase the diversity of science, innovation and

new technologies and knowledge that is protecting plant health around the world

» Build cross-disciplinary networks across all biosecurity and plant pathology

related disciplines

» Help Australia, partner organisations and sponsors, as world leaders in

plant pathology, agricultural and environmental biosecurity research and

management to support and stimulate collaboration, innovation and

networksew technologies and knowledge that is protecting plant health around the world

» Build cross-disciplinary networks across all biosecurity and plant pathology

related disciplines

» Help Australia, partner organisations and sponsors, as world leaders in

plant pathology, agricultural and environmental biosecurity research and

management to support and stimulate collaboration, innovation and

networks