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4th Workshop of the
European Wireworm Research Network
June 6, 2027, Edinburgh (Scotland)

We are delighted to announce that the 4th Workshop of the European Wireworm Research Network will be held on June 6th, 2027, at the University of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Workshop will focus on novel developments in all aspects of crop protection against wireworm pests.
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  • Session 1  Biology, ecology, monitoring, risk assessments and modeling for pest species​

  • Session 2 Novel control methods 

  • Session 3 Technical/economic impact assessments, DSS and national action plans

  • Session 4 Varietal assessments, mechanisms, and disease complexes/interactions

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The program will include two invited keynote speakers: to be confirmed

Abstract submission

Those who wish to present at the workshop are invited to submit an electronic abstract on the European Wireworm Research Network  (EWRN) website no later than 28th February 2027. 

 

Abstracts must be in English with a maximum of 250 words and should consist of :

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  • Title: not exceeding 75 characters,

  • Name and address of all authors, the presenting author should be the person who submits the abstract,

  • Name of the session,

  • Overview of the objectives, methods used, results and conclusions.

 

Note that products mentioned in abstracts must be scientifically defined.

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  • Download the abstract submission form here and fill out it (if you intend to submit two abstracts you have to fill two submission forms)

  • Save the abstract submission form as a Word file (.doc or .docx)

  • Rename the file(s) inserting your last name and the number 1 and 2 (for a second abstract) (i.e Smith1_Edinburgh_2027_abstract.doc and Smith2_Edinburgh_2027_abstract.doc)

  • Fill out the following fields, upload your abstract and then submit it

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Call for abstracts

Instructions for
oral and poster presentations

Oral presentations

Each oral presentation is strictly limited to 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of discussion.

Oral presentations must be in English.

The organising committee (OC) will be responsible for organisation of the presentations and reviews of the abstracts.

Submit your PowerPoint presentation by 15th May 2027 for it to be considered for the dedicated session of the workshop.

Poster presentations

Posters presenters will be allocated 3 minutes at the end of the respective sessions to present and discuss their work.

Poster presentations should be in English.

The maximum of three slides: Title, authors' names and affiliation should be included on the first slide.

The poster should consist of objectives, methods, results and discussion. It should be clear, simple and self-explanatory: posters must be understandable in the absence of the author.

All figures and tables must have headings, labelled axes and legends. Lettering should be legible.

Submit your Poster by 15th May 2027 for it to be considered for the dedicated session of the workshop.

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