1. Round table: Present situation of weed science in Mediterranean climate areas B. Rubin, E. Pannacci, J. Recasens, A. Uludag JOINT WORKSHOP OF THE EWRS WORKING GROUPS: Weed management in arid and semi-arid climate and Weed management systems in vegetables 4-8 September 2011 Huesca, Spain

2. Students enrolment going down? How we can attract young scientists to weed science??? Funds availability …………… Weed education and research in the region

3. Conventional Agriculture – Organic Agriculture Diversity and Variability : climate, soils, rotations….. …………… The place of farming and weed control methods in the Mediterranean region

4. Irrigated crops → crop rotations; soil texture Non-irrigated crops → arid and semi arid → perennials, parasitic weeds …………… Special climate – special problems (arid and semi-arid zone)

5. Physical methods Chemical methods Precision Agriculture …………… Methods in use in the region

6. Need for a update and complete list of herbicides authorised …….. Herbicide registration in Europe and its effect on the region (outside of Europe) policy