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European Weed Research Society. Bärbel Gerowitt President 2016/2017. The European Framework History in agricultural land use Diversity in agro-systems Diversity in weed control industries Diversity in languages. EWRS founded in 1975, tri-lingual until 1999. Mission
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European Weed Research Society Bärbel Gerowitt President 2016/2017
The European Framework • History in agriculturallanduse • Diversity in agro-systems • Diversity in weedcontrolindustries • Diversity in languages EWRS founded in 1975, tri-lingual until 1999
Mission Research on weed biology and ecology Research on weed control and management • Whatis a weed? • Plantsgrowingwheretheyare not desired • Plantsgrowingspontaneously in a habitatmodifiedbyhumans • Plantswhosevirtues still not yetbeendiscovered • The oppositionofnatureagainstthegovernmentofgardeners (Oskar Kokoscha)
WorkingGroups Members
Pillarsofthe EWRS arethe Working Groups • Physicalandculturalweedcontrol • Optimisingherbicideuse in thecontextof IWM • Crop-weedinteractions • Herbicideresistance • Herbicideresistantcultivars • Germination andearlygrowth • Weedsandbiodiversity • Invasive weeds • Parasiticweeds • Weeds in vegetablesystems • Weedmanagementunder arid and semi-arid conditions • Site-specificweedmanagement • Weedmapping • Education and Training In foundation • Economics views on weeds
WorkingGroups Open windowforothersocietiesand non-EWRS members Members
Scientific CommitteeSciCom WorkingGroups Members
Scientific CommitteeSciCom • All Working Group Coordinators (ordeputies) • Preparedecisionsaboutscientificcontent • Hold workshopsandmeetings • Prepareandassist in conference • ChairedbytheVice-President • Managedby Scientific Secretary
Board Scientific CommitteeSciCom WorkingGroups Members
Board Scientific CommitteeSciCom WorkingGroups Members
Board • Manage anddecide all Society items • Elections all twoyears • President, Secretary • VicePresident, Scientific Secretary • Treasurer • PastPresident, Chairperson of Editorial Board WR • Four additional members
Board Scientific CommitteeSciCom EWRS WorkingGroups Members
EWRS www.ewrs.org
EWRS EWRS-Conference 2013 Samsun/Turkey 2015 Montpellier/France 2018 Ljubljana/Slovenia JOURNAL Workshops of Working Groups Different style/size, 4 - 5 per year 2016, September, Riga, 2017: 5 workshops, follow announcement on web-site Support for early career scientists to participate in conferences and workshops www.ewrs.org
EWRS EWRS-Conference 2013 Samsun/Turkey 2015 Montpellier/France 2018 Ljubljana/Slovenia JOURNAL Join ! Thank you ! Workshops of Working Groups Different style/size, 4 - 5 per year 2016, September, Riga, 2017: 5 workshops, follow announcement on web-site Support for early career scientists to participate in conferences and workshops Weedfriends all over Europe