Report from Conference Delegate, Dr Karen Kirby, Cotton Pathologist, NSW DPI. This scientific exchange provided the opportunity for me to travel to the Beltwide Cotton Conference in Orlando, Florida in January 2012. Attending the conference increased my knowledge of cotton diseases present and absent in Australia and the management strategies currently being used. I also gained further experience of presenting to an international audience. Being newly appointed to the position of Cotton pathologist, the opportunity to meet with leading scientists and discuss issues relating to diseases of cotton has helped to enhance my professional career and biosecurity profile. I would like to express my thnaks for assistance with travel to USA to present a paper at the Beltwide Cotton Conference. Leading experts will be attending this conference and my attendance will enhance my knowledge of cotton diseases and their control, whilst facilitating my ability to network with scientists on an international scale.