Risk Assessment in Arthropod Biological Control: Where are we?
organizers: Peter Mason (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Dave R. Gillespie (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) & Jian J. Duan (USDA ARS USA). Session hosted by IOBC Global Working Group on Exotic Biological Control Agents

Recent classical biological control projects against forest pest
organizers: Carlos Wilcken (Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil) & Marc Kenis (CABI Europe, Switzerland)
Session is hosted by IUFRO Working Party 7.03.13 – Biological control of forest insects and pathogens

Classical biocontrol for the protection of biodiversity
organizers:Roy Van Driesche (University of Massachusetts) & Mark Hoddle (University of California, Riverside)

The importance of considering intraspecific variation in classical biological control
organizers: Thibaut Malausa (INRA Sophia Antipolis) & Blas Lavandero (Universidad de Talca)

Prospects for enhancing augmentative releases of beneficial organisms using radiation
organizers: Jorge Hendrichs & Andrew Parker (Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques, Austria)

Mass production of natural enemies: challenges and opportunities
organizers: Eric Riddick (USDA, ARS) & Vanda H. P. Bueno (Federal University of Lavras, Brazil)

Strategies to increase the adoption of biological control in greenhouses 
organizers: Kevin Heinz (Texas A&M University) & Michael Parella (Univesity of California, Davis)

Augmentative and conservation biological control techniques in forestry
organizers: Marc Kenis (Switzerland - m.kenis@cabi.org) & Vincent D’Amico (USA - vincentdamico@yahoo.cm)
This session is hosted by IUFRO Working Party 7.03.13 – Biological control of forest insects and pathogens 

The effect of climate change on biological control
organizers: Marta Montserrat Larrosa (CSIC – Spain); Josep Jacas Miret (Universitat Jaume I, Castelló, Spain) & Tim Haye (CABI)

Compatibility of transgenic insecticidal crops with biological control
organizers: Joerg Romeis (Agroscope Reckenholz, Switzerland) & Anthony M. Shelton (Cornell University) 

Integrating Conservation Biological Control and Wildlife Conservation 
organizers: David G. James (Washington State University) & Steve Wratten (Lincoln University, New Zealand)

Conservation biological control: a landscape perspective 
organizers: Audrey Grez (University of Chile) & Tania Zaviezo (Universidad Católica de Chile)

Use of volatiles to monitor or manage natural enemies 
organizers: Nick Mills (University of California - Berkeley), Don Weber (USDA ARS) & Tania Zaviezo (Universidad Católica de Chile)

Functional implications of non-prey feeding in biological control
organizers: Don Weber & Jon Lundgren (USDA ARS)

Generalist predators for plant pest control: applications, prospects and drawbacks 
organizers: Arne Janssen & Maurice Sabelis (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Consequences of reduced-impact pesticides for agents of biological control and top-down suppression of arthropods in managed landscapes 
organizers: Ada Szczepaniec (South Dakota State University) & Jonathan Lundgren (USDA-ARS, USA)

Evaluation and practical application of parasitoids and predators of the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta 
organizers: Vanda H. P. Bueno (Federal University of Lavras, Brazil) & Jose Belda (Koppert, Spain)

Pest management for an urbanizing world: arthropod biological control in ornamental landscapes
organizers: Matthew H. Greenstone (USDA, ARS) & Paula M. Shrewsbury (University of Maryland, College Park)