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The ENDURE Network of Excellence staged its first international conference in October 2008 in southern France. Dedicated to the topic of Diversifying Crop Protection, the two and a half day conference attracted more than 120 presentations (oral and posters) from four continents.

Plenary sessions were devoted to major topics such as the issues and challenges for crop protection seen through the eyes of four guest speakers and the presentation of a range of stakeholder perspectives was followed by a round-table debate.

Concurrent sessions focused on key topics including innovative approaches, sustainable strategies and decision support systems to name just three. To find out more, follow the links for the conference programme and you will get details on the breadth of the issues covered.

A second international conference will be held in 2010, but in the meantime, these pages offer a chance to catch up on all that was written and said in La Grande Motte.

To get a resume of what is available, click here.