EPPO Conference on Diagnostics

Vienna, 2026-04-22/24

The EPPO Secretariat is pleased to announce that an EPPO Conference on Diagnostics of Plant Pests will be organized from the 22nd to the 24th of April 2026 at the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) (Vienna, AT). The Conference will follow in the sequence of EPPO Conferences on Diagnostics previously held in 1985, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2009 and 2015.

Theme and presentations 

Key themes for the Conference will include:

• Advances in laboratory and on-site technologies
• Reference material as a cornerstone for diagnostics
• Development and validation of tests
• The importance of diagnostics for pest risk analysis and regulation
• New emerging pests
• Cross-border initiatives for improving plant health cooperation

Participants will be invited to present short (~15-minutes) oral communications or posters.

Registration and Accommodation

Information on registration and accommodation will be provided at a later stage.

We invite you and your colleagues to attend and contribute to this Conference, which provides an important opportunity to exchange experience in the area of diagnosis of plant pests.