PI Schuh, Co-PI Cassis, Senior Scientist Schwartz and Collaborating Scientist Weirauch all attended the National Science Foundations Planterary Biodiversity Inventory Workshop. This provided a great opportunity for all NSF PBI project participants to share their achievements and findings. It was also a great opportunity for the Plant Bug PBI team to meet as well.

The PBI meeting in Switzerland was a great opportunity for all PBI participants to present and discuss their results.

The PBI team meet whilst at the International Heteropterist Society Conference, view their presentations here.

Sydney, Australia, August/September 2004 - Video
In this video clip PBI participants are being trained in plant bug identification techniques, Australian Museum, Sydney Australia, August 2004.

The meeting in Sydney involved discussing project initiatives, current achievements, taking 2 field trips in the local Sydney area and extensive training and identification.

In Brisbane, the PBI participants attended the XXII International Congress of Entomology. This allowed the team to present their project and dissertation findings.

The meeting in New York City was a great opportunity for PBI team participants to get together, discuss the direction of the project, and determine responsibilities of individual participants.