The French Observatory of ragweeds has produced a video on the issue of Ambrosia artemisiifolia for the general public. This movie shows many aspects of the ragweed problem, from biology to policy!
The SMARTER Ophraella recognition card has been produced in English and translated to several languages. It is available for download in PDF format on this webpage.
The two-day conference of the EU funded project Atopica will take place in Brussels on March 5-6th, 2015.
The conference is about the combined impact of changes in climate, land use and air pollution on the highly invasive weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) and its consequences on health.
It will take place at the Committee of the Regions, with the Atopica consortium reporting to journalists, policy makers, members of parliament and interested citizens. The conference will be a two-day event featuring talks by Atopica members, invited speakers and will include workshops, posters and round table sessions. Registration is now open on http://conference.atopica.eu or on www.atopica.eu/conference. Registration and attendance for the conference are free! For updated information please visit the conference website.
Congratulations for the Society’s new leaders!
President: Dr. Maira Bonini, Italy
Vice President: Dr. Uwe Starfinger, Germany
Secretary General: Dr. Michel Thibaudon, France
Treasurer: Marie-Agnès Chapgier-Laboissiere, France
Further members of the Committee: Dr. T. Komives, Dr. R. Albertini, P. Comptois, L. Makra, H. Muller-Scharer