Key topics for EMAPi 2015 include: Connecting science to management and restoration Biosecurity and risk assessment, including early detection and rapid response Impacts of plant invasions Ecological studies – reproduction and spread Global change and plant invasions Genetics and evolution of invasive plants Invader traits and resident communities Biogeography and macroecology of plant invasions Inventories, floras and databases Biocontrol of invasive plants Mechanical and chemical control of invasive plants Engaging the public with invasive plant issues New perspectives from China