Prof Alison Stewart, Centre Director, will be visiting a number of key research insitutes in Australia in June and July to promote the Centre's activities. Institudes on the itineary include NRE -Knoxfield, Victoria and CSIRO Land and Water, Adelaide.

On a more general note, New Zealand CoREs are being promoted in Germany during a month long visit by Werner Friedrich (MoRST NZ/Germany science coordinator) to key research insititutes. This should result in exposure for Bio-Protection and could lead to linkages.