Please, find below the first announcement for the *14th International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions*, which will be held in *Lisbon *between the *4th and 8th of September, 2017.*
The aim of the EMAPI 2017 is to promote the opportunity to share findings and experiences — research, management, and policy — with professionals from around the world. Following the decision of the EMAPI Core Group in Hawaii during the last EMAPI meeting, the 14th Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions World Congress will be held in Lisbon, from 4th to 8th September 2017. The Congress aims to become a benchmark event, by gathering a large number of scientists, managers and policy makers from around the world, who will interact and explore ways to face global and regional challenges presented by alien plant invasions, for the benefit of the present and future generations. A mid-conference field trip will offer first-hand experience with Portuguese coastal plant invasions, while also allowing extensive opportunities for networking. For this international meeting, we are expecting to bring together ~ 300 active researchers, managers and policy makers. A special discount registration will be available to students. *Organizer:* Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), University of Lisbon *Contact:* Cristina Máguas <http://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/member/cristina-maria-filipe-maacuteguas-silva-hanson> / Catarina Costa <http://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/member/catarina-antunes-da-costa> University of Lisbon, Botany Department *Email:* [email protected] http://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/outreach/press&events/ver.php?id=698
