Facing increasingly problems with both native pests and diseases and also invasive species, forest health specialists from Central Europe had the idea of a meeting within a very tight time schedule allowing more time for discussions and informal talks. In the light of the valuable experience of 2006, the Second Meeting of Forest Protection and Forest Phytosanitary Specialists was held from 27 to 28 November 2007 in Vienna, Austria at the Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (German abbr.: BFW). 41 participants from 12 Central, South and North European countries took the opportunity for an exchange of information. Papers of the oral presentations are provided in this issue.
