Join us in Sydney this April for a great value grasslands conference at the historic Hawkesbury campus of Western Sydney University.
The Ninth Australasian Conference of Grassland Invertebrate Ecology focuses on the biology, ecology and management of both pest and beneficial invertebrates in native and introduced grasslands including pastures, pasture/crop rotations and turf. Established in 1974, the Australasian Conference on Grassland Invertebrate Ecology aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and industry representatives from Australia and New Zealand to explore the latest research in the field. The Conference will be hosted by the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at the historic Hawkesbury campus of Western Sydney University. The campus is nestled at the foot of the Blue Mountains and has been a hub of agricultural research and training since 1891. Grassland research, in particular, has featured prominently at the site with modern Australian grasses first used and developed on the Hawkesbury campus in the 1920s. The Conference will be held over three days including a half day field trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens in the Blue Mountains. The conference will comprise oral and poster presentations which will form the basis of a published journal issue. Please visit http://grassbugs.com.au/ for all the details or download the Conference Flier at http://grassbugs.com.au/flier.pdf
