The IRAC Chairman, Ralf Nauen and one of the Vice-Chairs, Russell Slater have been asked to present at the Inaugural Conference on Research and Development for Crop Protection Products in Barcelona on May 18th and19th, 2010. This will be an opportunity to raise awareness of IRAC and the importance of insecticide resistance management and possibly attract new members to IRAC. A circular about the meeting will be available shortly and more information is available on the Informa website.