Forest protection researchers from around the world are meeting in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay from the 8th to 11th November 2011 on the theme “Pathogens, insects and their associations affecting forestry worldwide”. Themes for the meeting include “Biological invasions-Forest health surveillance and monitoring”, “Pest-disease co-evolution”, “Management of pests and diseases”, “Multitrophic interactions” and “Biodiversity”. It promises to be a great week of interesting discussions!