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Invitation The VIth International Weed Science Congress (IWSC) will be held on June 17 to 22, 2012 at the New Century Grand Hotel in Hangzhou, China.

The International Weed Science Congress is a global platform for scientists involved in the science related to weeds and weed management, to disseminate new findings, advanced weed control technologies, modern equipment and other rele-vant scientific achievements. It also provides good opportuni-ties for scientists to establish collaborations.

A series of scientific sessions, symposia, workshops, special group meetings and a mid-conference field excursion will be organized. Social events and programs will also be arranged. Hangzhou is the Capital of Zhejiang Province, located on the low reaches of Qiantang River in the Yangtze Delta of south-east China, famous for its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritage, with a history of more than 2200 years. Its unique environment endowed by nature and the culture accu-mulation of several thousand years, has generated many world famous natural, historical and cultural sights. At the center of the city is West Lake, a World Heritage, covering 5.66 km2, encompassing the idyllic scenery, historical and cultural sites, and landscape. It is the symbol of Hangzhou and one of the most beautiful sights in China. After centuries of human influence, the region has become a marvelous com-bination of natural and man-made beauty. Hangzhou is also famous for its silk, which has been produced there for millen-nia. It is also the origin of Longjing Tea, the most distin-guished tea in China.

We cordially invite you to participate in the VIth International Weed Science Congress, and welcome you to visit the beauti-ful city! Baruch Rubin President of IWSS Chaoxian Zhang President of the Local Organizing Committee

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Organising Committee Baruch Rubin (Israel) Chairman Albert Fischer (USA) Nilda Burgos (USA) Bernal Valverde (Costa Rica) Per Kudsk (Denmark) Chaoxian Zhang (China)

Local Organising Committee Chaoxian Zhang (Beijing) Chairman Xiangju Li (Beijing) Promotion Hanwen Ni (Beijing) Juying Wu (Beijing) Promotion Hongjun Zhang (Beijing) Fundraising Hongjuan Huang (Beijing) Secretariat Shouhui Wei (Beijing) Registration Hailan Cui (Beijing) Registration Jianying Shen (Shanghai) Heli Geng (Shanghai) Fundraising Sheng Qiang (Nanjing) Field Excursion Liuqing Yu (Hangzhou) Qiang Wang (Hangzhou) Jie Chen (Hangzhou) Field Excursion Weijun Zhou (Hangzhou) Promotion Jinwen Zhu (Hangzhou) Photographing Yongliang Lu (Hangzhou) Exhibition Zhonglian Zhang (Beijing) Registration Juxian Ju (Hangzhou) Hotel

Secretariat Hongjuan Huang (Beijing)

Weiwei Liu (Beijing)

Fund Raising Committee Marco Qudranti (Switzerland)

Helmut Walter (Germany)

Albert Fischer (USA)

Chaoxian Zhang (China)

Important dates Graduate Student Award competition by De-

cember 1st, 2011

Submit your abstract by January 15th, 2012

Register with us by March 1st, 2012

About IWSS, WSSC-CSPP The International Weed Science Society (IWSS) was formed in 1975 by individuals from Europe, North America, South America, and the Asian-Pacific area, to deal with global weed science issues. The IWSS is a worldwide scientific organiza-tion, open to all who are interested in weeds and their control. The formation of IWSS was promoted actively by the six ex-isting regional weed science societies. The purpose of IWSS is to supplement and complement their vital role and to pro-vide a global forum for scientific discussion and collabora-tion. Additionally, IWSS provides benefits and functions of a weed science society not currently existing at a national or regional level.

The Society has held five highly successful international Weed Science Congresses; in Australia (1992), Denmark (1996), Bra-zil (2000), South Africa (2004), and Canada (2008). The 6th International Weed Science Congress will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, in collaboration with the Weed Sci-ence Society of China, CSPP (WSSC-CSPP).

The WSSC-CSPP, formed in 1981, is a non-profit profes-sional society dedicated to the study and understanding of weeds, and their impact on the agricultural landscape and to disseminate weed science knowledge across China. WSSC-CSPP members are dedicated to a proactive approach to is-sues related to weed management.

Theme of the Congress Climate change promotes the proliferation of new weed spe-cies and causes shifts in the composition of weed flora. The intensive use of herbicides in many world regions has lead to an increasing number of herbicide-resistant biotypes. These events have once again asserted that weeds are highly dy-namic and will adapt quickly to new conditions. Weed man-agement solutions, therefore, have to address an ever chang-ing scenario. Thus, the theme of the 6th International Weed Science Congress is “Dynamic weeds – diverse solutions”.


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VENUE NEW CENTURY GRAND HOTEL, HANGZHOU

Letters of Invitation Upon request, a letter of invitation can be issued. The invita-tion is only to help participants raise travel funds or to obtain a visa, and is not a commitment on the part of the organisers to provide any financial support. Requests for letters of invi-tation should be sent to: The President of IWSS, Baruch Rubin at: Tel.: 972 8 948 9248 Email: [email protected]

Participants from most countries will need a visa to China. Upon receiving the registration form and payment, the Local Organiser will send the official invitation letter for a visa to the registered participant. With the invitation letter, the par-ticipant may apply for visa at the Chinese Embassy or Consu-late General in his/her country.

The electrical voltage in China is 220V. The hotel provides standard adaptors for PCs and 110V outlets for electric ra-zors.

The weather in Hangzhou in June is mostly sunny and warm. The temperatures range from 28-38°C.

Participants from most countries can fly into either Beijing, Shanghai, or Hong Kong, and make a transfer to Hangzhou. Participants from some countries may fly into Hangzhou (Xiaoshan International Airport) directly (please note updates on http://www.iwss.info/).

Transportation from Xiaoshan International Airport Taxi service is available at Xiaoshan International Airport 24 hr a day. The cost from the airport to the NEW CENTURY GRAND HOTEL HANGZHOU is about RMB 90-150, de-pending on the type of taxi.


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Language The official language of the Congress is English. All abstracts and papers should be submitted and presented in English.

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Scientific Program The scientific program will consist of invited keynote presentations, discussion sessions on topical issues and educa-tional sessions led by distinguished sci-entists. The backbone of the congress is, however, the oral and poster sessions based on offered contributions and pres-entations by invited speakers. Oral and poster presentations will have the same status. Half a day will be allocated to a field excursion.

Main Topic Main Topic organisers

1

Biology, dynamics and ecology of weeds

Paolo Barberi, Italy Li Bo, China

2

Integrated weed manage-ment in arable crops

Fernando Adegas, Brazil Josef Soukop, Czech Republic

3

Integrated weed manage-ment in rice

Aldo Ferrero, Italy Ni Hanwen, China

4

Integrated management in horticultural crops

Steve Fennimore, US Euro Pannacci, Italy

5

Integrated weed manage-ment in plantation crops

Samunder Singh, India Pedro Christoffoleti, Brazil

6

Weed management in non-crop areas

Corné Kempenaar, Nether-lands Steven Knezevic, US

7

Herbicide resistance in weeds and crops

Pat Tranel, US Martin Vila-Auib, Argentina

8

Biological control of Weeds

Heinz Müller-Schärer, Switzerland Jian-Ying Guo, China

9

Site specific weed Management

Hanan Eizenberg, Israel Ard Nieuwenhuizen, Netherlands

10

Biotechnology, molecular biology and genomics as tools for weed management

Doug Sammons, US Wun Chao, US

11

Weed management in or-ganic farming

Bo Melander, Denmark Eric Gallandt, US

12

Aquatic weed management

Ricardo Labrada, Cuba Greg McDonald, US

13

Parasitic weeds

Koichi Yoneyama, Japan Yaakov Goldwasser, Israel

14

Environmental aspects of weed management

Jason Krutz, US Luis Avila, Brazil

15

Natural products and allelo-pathy

Regina Belz, Germany Frank Dayan, US

16

Invasive species

Joe DiTomaso, US Ahmet Uludag, Turkey

17

Strengthening farmers ca-pability for weed manage-ment in developing coun-tries

Gualbert Gbèhounou, FAO David Johnson, UK

18

Plant management in areas of nature conservation

Robinson Pitelli, Brazil Bärbel Gerowitz, Germany

19

Herbicide application and formulation

Yael Mishael, Israel Jerry Green, US

20

Future challenges to agri-culture and its impacts on weed science

Edivaldo Velini, Brazil Karl Hurle, Germany


Abstract Submission Abstracts have to be submitted on-line from 15 September, 2011 to 15 January, 2012. The abstract should supply suffi-cient information to the delegates for them to decide which session to attend. Abstracts must not exceed 300 words and should include the following: 1.Rationale for research

(Background) 2. Objectives 3. A brief description of methods and materials used 4. Results 5. Conclusions The abstract CD will be prepared di-rectly from the submitted abstract so the final version should be accurate and grammatically correct without spelling or typographical errors. You can edit your abstract on-line until 15 January, 2012. The Scientific Committee will evaluate all abstracts and notify authors of accep-tance and the Main Topic assignment after 1st Feb 2012. If you require any fur-ther information, please contact Per Kudsk at: Tel.: +45 8999 3582 Email: [email protected]


Program Outline


Sunday 17 June All day Afternoon Evening

Workshops Registration Welcome reception

Monday 18 June Morning Plenary session

(Opening, Welcome addresses, Keynote) Coffee break Poster session 1

Lunch Afternoon Concurrent sessions 1

Coffee break Concurrent sessions 2

Tuesday 19 June

Morning Plenary session Keynote Break Concurrent sessions 3 Coffee break Poster session 2



Wednesday 20 June Morning Concurrent sessions 6


Lunch Afternoon Excursions Thursday 21 June Morning Plenary session

Keynote Break Concurrent sessions 8 Coffee break Poster session 3



Friday 22 June All day Workshops

Audio Visual and Technical Equipment Once a paper has been invited or desig-nated as an oral presentation, the presenter will be notified. MS PowerPoint is the only medium for oral presentations. Speakers are requested to bring a flash USB memory with their presentation to be loaded into the integrated computer system or to send it to the Congress Or-ganisers via email provided the file size does not exceed 5 MB. A preparation room will be available on site for the du-ration of the congress for the convenience of the speakers.

Communications Local calls (City calls) are free, domes-tic calls are currently RMB 0.6 per min-ute, international calls are currently RMB 20 per minute, for those staying at the New Century Grand Hotel. In-room LAN high-speed Internet service is available free of charge. Pay phones are located at several loca-tions in the main lobby and close to the meeting rooms. International phone cards can be obtained at several local merchants and from the gift shop in the Hotel.

Posters Contributed posters will be displayed for the duration of the congress. One board 90cm (W) x 150cm (H) will be provided for each poster paper. There will be no exceptions to the rule of one board per paper. Text, graphs, and tables must be easily read from a distance of ca. 2 m. Titles and headings should be larger and readable from a greater dis-tance. Because of cost and logistics, it will not be possible to provide electrical connections, telephone lines for com-puter connections, video equipment (VCR and video monitor), or other spe-cial equipment for posters. A clear pho-tograph of the presenting author should appear on the poster to assist delegates in identifying the author.

Posters should be set up for display on Sunday 17 June from 12:00 to 18:00 and removed on Friday 22 June between 12:45 and 14:00. Materials not removed during this period will be considered as aban-doned and discarded. The presenting author will be expected to be present at the posters for the desig-nated time and to participate in the Poster Discussion Session as specified in the program.

Student Poster Award The student posters will be judged by the Scientific Program Committee and the three best posters will be awarded prizes at the banquet.

Joint IPPS/IWSS Sympo-sium On Thursday and Friday 21-22nd June, 2012, a symposium on the “The state of art of parasitic plants research in the technological and biotechnological era” will be held. The symposium will be jointly organised by the International Parasitic Plant Society (IPPS) and the International Weed Science Society (IWSS). The meeting will bring together scientists representing a wide spectrum of disciplines, research approaches, and geographical representation of parasitic plant research. More information on the programme of the symposium will follow soon. Please contact: H. Eizenberg [email protected], and K. Yoneyama [email protected], and Y. Goldwasser [email protected].


Graduate Students Award—A Competition The IWSS has decided to continue with its tradition to en-courage the participation of graduate (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) stu-dents in the 6th International Congress. A limited number of awards will cover registration fees, accommodation and part of travel expenses. The Graduate Students Award Committee will select the awardees according to the following criteria:

1.The candidate must be enrolled as a M.Sc. or Ph.D. student, pursuing a degree related to weed science as of 1 December 2011.

2. A 5-page manuscript including tables, figures and pho-tos (PDF file, 12 pt font, 1.5 line spacing, and 3-cm margin all around), with Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Meth-ods, Results and Discussion. Deadline for submission is 1 December 2011.

3. Submissions will be appraised based on the following merits: quality of research, novelty, and contribution to the discipline of weed science.

4. Submissions should include a letter of commitment from the major professor or institution to provide additional travel support should the student receive the award from IWSS.

5. All material should be sent via e-mail, no later than 1 De-cember 2011 to the Coordinator of the Graduate Students Award Committee. Contact details and specific instructions will be available at the opening of the abstract submission period. The IWSS is grateful to the EWRS and the WSSA for their financial support to partially cover these important awards. The student submitting the most outstanding paper as deter-mined by the Graduate Students Award Committee will re-ceive the IWSS Larry Burrill Graduate Student Travel Award, which covers all expenses to attend the Congress.

EWRS Education and Training Workshop Use of linear and nonlinear regression in physical, chemical and biological weed control will take place from 8:00am-17:00pm on 17th of June 2011, at the congress venue. This workshop will be instructed by Jens Carl Streibig and Christian Ritz, from the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen. The course is based on the open source R that can be downloaded at URL: http://cran.at.r-project.org. Documenta-tion, manuals and textbooks are free and available in several languages, e.g. in Chinese at URL: http://cran.at.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Ding-R-intro_cn.pdf. Price 60USD for delegates and 120 USD for others, further information contact Jens C. Streibig [email protected]





Registration Please register via the On-line Registra-tion at the Registration Page or via the Registration Form.

Registration Fees

By 1st March 2012

By 30th May 2012

After 30th May 2012

Member RMB 3000 RMB 3300 RMB 3600

None Member

RMB 3300 RMB 3600 RMB 4000

Student* RMB 1500 RMB 1650 RMB 1800

Accom-panying Person

RMB 1500 RMB 1650 RMB 1800

Fees do not include pre- and post-congress tours. * To qualify for student registration you must be currently enrolled as a full time tertiary student. A photocopy of your valid student ID must be provided. IWSS is unable to provide funding for any delegates or speakers to attend the Conference.

Registration fee includes: ● Welcome Reception ● Entry to all Conference Sessions (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) ● Access to the Trade Exhibition ● Conference bag and materials ● Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea daily ● Excursion on Wednesday afternoon ● Banquet Dinner

Field Excursions Field trips are scheduled for Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 13:00pm - 19:00pm. These trips will provide opportunities to visit typical Chinese paddy fields and witness crop production practices. Fa-mous sightseeing spots will be visited along the way.


Excursion 1: Weed management in rice-duck cropping sys-tem and bioherbicide demonstration. Sightseeing of Shaoxing town. Excursion 2: Weed management with herbicides. Sightseeing of Xixi National Wetland Park.

One-day Local Tour (for accompanying persons):

Tour1: Monday 17, June, One-day Tour in Hangzhou RMB450/Person Tour 2: Tuesday 18, June, One-day Tour to Wuzhen RMB280/Person Tour 3: Wednesday 19, June, One-day Tour to Shaoxing RMB280/Person

Trade Exhibition One of the features of the 6th International Congress will be a Trade Exhibition at which the latest in weed science technol-ogy, products, and services will be displayed. The Trade Ex-hibition and poster displays will be easily accessible for both the delegates and exhibitors. This area will be the focal point for the entire congress. Limited spaces for exhibition will be provided, those who are interested in renting the spaces should contact Yongliang LU at: Tel. 86 571 6337 0333 Email: [email protected]

Meals and Refreshments Tea, coffee and light snacks during the energy breaks, and daily lunch are included in the registration fee.

Accommodation

Special accommodation rates have been negotiated for the Con-gress at the NEW CENTURY GRAND HOTEL HANGZHOU.

Bed Room Style

Discount Price/ room·night

（RMB）

Deluxe Twin Bed Room 500

Deluxe King Size Bed Room

550

Executive King Size Bed Room

800

Deluxe Suite 1100

Deluxe Suite 1150

Executive Suite Room 1450


Map of the Venue

Payment and Cancellation Registration fee, hotel deposit should be paid in RMB and made payable by the following methods:

1.Bank Transfer Beneficiary: CICCST Beneficiary Bank: Bank of China, Head Office Amount No: 00038018091014 Swift Code: BKCHCNBJ Address: 1 Fuxingmen Nei Dajie, Beijing 100818, China Please do write “IWSC2012” and the participant’s name in the place of “Message” (Very Important). 2. Credit Card Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club and JCB Card will be acceptable. Please fill in the necessary informa-tion, sign your name on the Registration Form and fax or mail it to CICCST. There will be 4% bank charge for the credit card. 3. Payment On-site Cash and credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club and JCB) are acceptable at the congress site. 4. Notes After May 15, 2012, payment by bank will not be accepted. If you do, the money will be refunded to you after the confer-ence through the bank, therefore, please pay your fees by credit card or on site. To avoid problems in money transfer, please keep your remit-tance invoice or receipt.

Note: 1. All rates quoted are room only

rates. 2. Accommodation reservation dead-

line: May 20,2012. Please do reser-vation before then.

3. One day’s hotel deposit will be charged upon reservation, the rest will be paid after you check in. No reservation will be processed with-out deposit.

4. Your room choice will be filed on a fist-come first-served basis and is dependent upon availability of room style and other logistical considera-tions.

5. Current exchange rate to the USD: 1USD=6.46RMB (as of July 20, 2011) .

Social Functions The Congress Organizing Committee is working hard to ensure that the social functions are innovative and enjoyable. We recognize that the banquet will be one of the highlights of the Congress and assure you of a memorable evening. The following social functions are planned at no extra cost for delegates: 17 June 2012 Welcome reception and cocktail party 18 June 2012 Opening Ceremony 20 June 2012 Excursion 21 June 2012 Banquet

Confirmation

Your registration and hotel reservation will be confirmed within 10 days of re-ceipt of your registration information and payment. Cancellation and Refund

Cancellation must be made by writing to the CICCST before 10th May 2012 to receive a refund. The money will be re-funded to you after the conference in the same manner that you paid.

Before May 1st, 2012

From May 1st to May 10th, 2012

Before May 10th, 2012

Registra-tion Fee 70% refund 50% refund 30% refund

Conference Center for Science and Technology (CICCST). Regarding the registration and hotel accommodation you may contact: Ms. Mengdi Guan Add: CICCST, No.86 Xueyuan Nanlu, Beijing 100081, P. R. China Tel: 86 10 6218 0144 86 10 6217 4948 Fax: 86 10 6218 0723 Email: [email protected]

Sponsorship A number of sponsorship opportunities are available for the VIth International Weed Science Congress. Further information can be found at the following websites: http://www.iwss.info/

Contacts For scientific program: Per Kudsk Tel.: +45 8999 3582 Email: [email protected] For registration and hotel accommodation: Mengdi Guan Add: CICCST, No.86 Xueyuan Nanlu, Beijing 100081, P. R. China Tel: 86 10 6218 0144 86 10 6217 4948 Fax: 86 10 6218 0723 Email: [email protected] For trade exhibition: Yongliang Lu Add: China National Rice Research Institute, No. 359, Tiyu- chang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, P. R. China Tel. 86 571 6337 0333 Email: [email protected] For any additional assistance: Hongjuan Huang or Weiwei Liu Add: Institute of Plant Protection, CAAS, No.2 West Yuanmingyuan Road, Beijing 100193, P. R. China Tel. 86 10 6281 5937 Fax. 86 10 6281 0289 Email: [email protected] 10 The 6th International Weed Science Congress

A hotel room cancellation fee equivalent to the full room charge of one night will be imposed for cancellation notices re-ceived less than 30 days or for any 'no shows' on the day of arrival. Note: The information below should be reflected in your refund letter if you paid by bank: registration name / registration number / refund reason / amount / receiver’s name / bank account number / bank name / bank address / swift code / ref no. / signature

New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou Add: 818 Middle Shixin Road Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, China Tel：86 571 8288 8888 If you require further options, please contact the Secretariat at: Tel. +86 10 6281 5937 Email: [email protected].

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The VIth International Weed Science Congress Registration Form （We recommend you do it online）

Please submit this form by fax or email before May 1st, 2012 to: Ms. Mengdi Guan China International Conference Center for Science & Technology (CICCST) Fax: 86 -10 - 6218 0723 Email: [email protected] ●Delegates Information □Prof. □Dr. □Mr. □Ms. Given Name (s) Surname____________________ Date of Birth______________________ Gender _______Nationality ______________________________ Passport No. ______________________ Expiry Date_____________________ Organization ___________________________________________________________________________ Phone Fax Email ______________________________________ Mailing Address _______________________________________________________________________ Accompanying person: Given Name (s) _______________________ Surname______________________ Date of Birth______________________ Gender ______ Nationality_______________________________ Passport No._____________________ Expiry Date_____________________ □ I do not need visa application form. □ I need the visa application form and visa will be issued in (City) (Country)


By 1st March 2012 By 30th May 2012 After 30th May 2012

□Member RMB 3000 RMB 3300 RMB 3600

□Non Member RMB 3300 RMB 3600 RMB 4000

□Student RMB 1500 RMB 1650 RMB 1800

□Accompanying Person RMB 1500 RMB 1650 RMB 1800

●Registration Fee

●Hotel Accommodation

Bed Room Style Price (room ·night)（RMB）

□A Deluxe Twin Bedroom 500 □B Deluxe King Size Bedroom 550 □C Executive King Size Bedroom 800 □D Deluxe Suite 1100 □E Deluxe Suite 1150

□F Executive Suite Room 1450

Reg. No (staff only)

SubTotal (1):RMB___________________

Note: Please read hotel reservation note carefully in congress website / 2nd circular before reserving.


Check-in Date Check-out Date ____________________________ Your Room Choice _________________ Total Nights ____________________________

SubTotal (2):RMB______________________ Excursion & Tour Reservation (Please reserve here and get tickets onsite)

Congress Excursion for Delegates (included in reg. fee):

Excursion 1

Excursion 2 One-day Local Tour for Accompanying Persons (Please get intro from the congress website / 2nd circular):

Tour 1(Hangzhou RMB 450/person) Tour 2(Wuzhen RMB 280/person)

Tour 3(Shaoxing RMB 280/person) SubTotal (3):RMB______________________ ●Payment Total Amount (1)+ (2)+(3) (RMB)

□ Bank Transfer

I will remit the amount of from my bank on (date) . □ Bank Draft □Credit Card (□Visa □MasterCard □American Express □ Diners Club □JCB) Credit Card No.__________________________________CVV2 No.* __________________________ Expiry Date_____________________________ *CVV2 No. : 3 digits back in credit card. Name of Cardholder (as it appears on Card) __________________Signature of Cardholder:____________ □ Payment On-site “Payment On-site” is for those who are not submitting abstracts. No abstract will be included in the pro-gram unless one of the authors registered and paid. Date of Submission of this form ________ Month _______ Day _______Year

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