IBMA News

June 2010:
Change in official registered address of IBMA
The results of our e-mail election consultation in February 2010 to approve the Executive Committee proposition to change the headquarters of IBMA from France to Switzerland were;
Total IBMA members = 159
Total active(voting) members = 121
Total votes received and registered = 50
Votes in favour of proposition = 49 (one abstention)

New "official" registered address and headquarters of IBMA Global:
Blauenstrasse 57
4054 Basel
Switzerland

This office gives us a base for small meetings (up to 8 persons) and is ideally situated mid-way between airport and main town in Bale, on tram and bus routes.
Tram / Bus stop: Schutzenhaus. Tram lines 1 or 8 (direct from the railways station) or
Bus 33 or 34, Bus 50 ( direct from Airport): stop "Brausebad".

Please do not use this address for your administrative correspondance with the association, which should continue to be adressed to Sara Chatham as General Secretary of IBMA, preferably by e mail.
E-mail: sara-chatham(a)orange.fr
IBMA Postal address: Sara Chatham, General Secretary, International Biocontrol Manufacturers’ Association, 17 rue de la Barthe, F-64150 Mourenx, FRANCE.
Please do send post by registered post or by express courrier services except when absolutely necessary - Sara is not always at home to receive and sign for letters and parcels.

May 2010:
Publication of The Yearbook 2009 by FUTURECO BIOSCIENCE SL
The edition of The YearBook 2009 issued by FUTURECO BIOSCIENCE SL is now available here:
http://www.futurecobioscience.com/en/publicaciones.php

May 2010, Press Release, Koppert Biological Systems:
Koppert Mexico opens new production facility.
Download: Press Release (PDF)

April 2010:
New head of Semiochemicals Professional Group
Robin Sheppard (previously Agrisense), head of IBMA Semiochemicals Professional Group has, after many years of loyal and dedicated service decided to step down.
We are pleased to announce that following a call for candidates, Antonella Acuri from Suterra LLC has now taken over this position. Antonella has a 10+ year experience in regulatory affairs issues at Italian, European and global level. Before joining Suterra in 2007, she had collaborated with BASF Italia and with Isagro.

April 2010, Press Release, Biobest and BCP Certis:
UK pollination goes native.
Download: Press Release (PDF)

April 2010, Press Release, Koppert Biological Systems:
CITRIPAR: New Opportunities for integrated pest management against citrus and vine mealybug.
Download: Press Release (PDF)

April 2010, Press Release, Koppert Biological Systems:
Lucilia ensures optimum pollination in seed production.
Download: Press Release (PDF)

March 2010, Press Release, Koppert Biological Systems:
Koppert Biological Systems appoints two directors.
Download: Press Release (PDF)

10.03.2010:
Ecuador- IP and Regulatory Counsel
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We will appreciate having the opportunity to assist you in relation to Intellectual Property matters in Ecuador. Please, visit our website (www.abreuip.com) to have an overview of our full range of services.

27.01.2010:
Announcing the Appointment of the IBMA Executive Director
At the request of a majority of IBMA members during the General Assembly in October 2008 it was decided that IBMA needed to employ an Executive Director to help in the management and promotion of our Association.
At the General Assembly in October 2009, the Triumvirate was able to announce that a suitable candidate has been found for this position. We are now in a position to confirm that the David Cary has been appointed as Executive Director.
David Cary is an entomologist, coming to us from a member company where as Market Development Manager he had a wide experience in managing and promoting the use of biocontrol products, liaising and lobbying with regulators, supermarkets and other stakeholders.
He is currently employed on a fixed contract basis for one year, until further funding can be obtained to ensure that this position can be retained.
David will work on a number of projects with the assistance of Ulf Heilig (Regulatory Consultant to IBMA), Sara Chatham (General Secretary), and Members of the Executive Committee under the guidance of the President and Triumvirate on projects that have been proposed and approved by the Executive Committee.

07 December 2009:
Five new OECD publications have been recently published and put on the OECD website at:
www.oecd.org/env/pesticides (under What’s new).

These five publications are:

• OECD Guidance Document on Defining Minor Uses of Pesticides [ENV/JM/MONO(2009)39]
• OECD Strategic Approach in Pesticide Risk Reduction [ENV/JM/MONO(2009)38]
• OECD Survey on Countries’ Approaches to the Collection and Use of Agricultural Pesticide Sales and Usage Data: Survey Results [ENV/JM/MONO(2009)37]
• Report of the Seminar on Pesticide Risk Reduction through Spray Drift Reduction Strategies as Part of National Risk Management [ENV/JM/MONO(2009)36]
• Report of the Seminar on Pesticide Risk Reduction through Education / Training the Trainers [ENV/JM/MONO(2009)35]

19/20 October 2009:
ABIM-Lucerne 09, the Annual Meeting of the Biocontrol Industry, Lucerne, Switzerland.
ABIM presentations are available at: http://www.abim.ch/archive/conference2009.html