The Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (ONTA) formed the ONTA Foundation Inc. to raise funds to support the development of nematology. Its aims are:

• to provide grants in the planning and development of special workshops, courses and programs on topics of interest to Nematological scientists and students throughout the world;
• to provide grants to students and scientists to help defray the costs of publishing Journal Series Articles and other special publications of Nematological interest;
• to provide grants to students for study, for travel, and to participate in ONTA Annual meetings;
• to provide assistance to scientists to encourage creative thought and to assist in the early development of innovations in Nematology and their applications.

Events

The organization meets once a year for the presentation of papers on tropical and subtropical nematology and for the transaction of business.

The ONTA Executive Committee wishes to inform ONTA members that the venue for the 39th ONTA Annual meeting (2007) has been changed from Peru due to the decision of the local organizers of the meeting to withdraw their invitation to host this scientific event. As a consequence, ONTA's Vice President Marcelo Doucet, assisted by Paola Lax, has accepted an invitation to organize, at short notice, the meeting and the new venue for the meeting is Villa Carlos Paz, some 35 Km (22 miles) from Cordoba, Argentina. The new date for this event is October 29th to November 2nd, 2007.
The meeting will be held at the Hotel Portal del Lago in Villa Carlos Paz. This is a major tourist center in Argentina and is located in the foothills of Cordoba bordering San Roque Lake. The site is famous for stunning scenery, outdoor activities (jogging, boating, riding, etc.) and night attractions in summertime. Villa Carlos Paz enjoys a priviliged location because of its direct access to numerous natural mountain habitats as well as for its close association with the history and traditions of the province. The Hotel Portal del Lago is a resort that has hosted many important international scientific and cultural events. More information about this meeting will soon be forthcoming and will be available on the ONTA website. We would like to use this opportunity to extend to you a warm invitation to attend the meeting in Argentina.

Contacts:
Marcelo E. Doucet, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. E-mail: mdoucet@com.uncor.edu
Paola Lax, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. E-mail: laxpaola@yahoo.com.ar

Publications

Nematropica, an international scientific journal of tropical and subtropical nematology, is published semiannually by ONTA. Contributions describing nematological research in temperate regions are also considered if they are of general interest. Articles on plant-parasitic, entomophilic and free-living nematodes are equally welcome. Manuscripts can be written in Spanish or English.

Contributors to Nematropica are billed for page charges to partially pay printing expenses. The printing charge for up to six pages of text and figures is US$115. A charge of $24 is made per full page of photographs and graphs, and there is a $40 composition charge per page of tables. In some cases, page charges can be waived if authors provide documentation from their organization verifying insufficient funding for manuscript publication.

The ONTA Newsletter is available in hard copy or by E-mail in English and Spanish versions.

The ONTA Website (www.ontaweb.org) is maintained regularly, and contents of past and present issues of Nematropica and the newsletters can be found there.

Contact: Nematropica Editor, Nancy Kokalis- Burelle, USDA, ARS, U. S. Horticultural Research Lab., 2001 South Rock Rd., Ft. Pierce, FL 34945; Phone: (772) 462-5861; Fax: (772) 462-5986; Cell: (772) 216-0560; Email: nburelle@ushrl.ars.usda.gov

Subscriptions

Interested persons can apply for ONTA membership by writing to the secretary. Annual dues are $30.00 USD for regular members; $60.00 USD for institutional subscriptions and $500.00 USD for sustaining members. This includes a one year subscription to Nematropica.

The Membership rates for the ONTA Foundation Inc are:

• Contributing member $10–99
• Supporting member $100–249
• Patron $250–499
• Benefactor $500–999
• President's Club $1,000 and up

Contact: Secretary, Rosa H. Manzanilla-Lopez, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom or 16 Coleswood Road, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 1EQ, UK, e-mail: rosa.manzanilla-lopez@bbrc.ac.uk