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SCIENTIFIC
MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES (Updated
14 December, 2007 )
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The CHEMRAWN XII Conference on The Role of Chemistry in Sustainable
Agriculture and Human Wellbeing in Africa.
The conference will take place at Stellenbosch University, 2-5 December
2007 in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Abstracts deadline is
31 July 2007. Contact email:
conference@chemrawn.co.za Website,
http://www.chemrawn.co.za.
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8th African Crop Science Society Conference.
27-31 October 2007, El-Minia, Egypt. Full papers should be submitted by
30 April 2007. Upload abstracts, register, view program and more
information at conference website
http://www.acss2007.org
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2007 Scientific Events.
An extensive listing of upcoming conferences, meetings, workshops and
trainings for 2007 is available at
http://www.seedquest.com/Calendar/2007.htm.
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5th International Symposium of Rice Functional Genomics, Tsukuba, Japan
on Oct 15-17, 2007.
Online registration for the meeting is now open. Appicants should submit
an abstract for oral and poster presentation. The deadline for
submission is August 15, 2007. More information visit
http://www.isrfg2007.com
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XVI International Plant Protection Congress,
October 15 - 18, 2007. In association with the BCPC International
Congress - Crop Science & Technology 2007. SECC, Glasgow, UK. Email:
md@bcpc.org. Web site:
http://www.plantprotection.org/
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Call For Papers:
The 10th Triennial Symposium Of The International Society For Tropical
Root Crops - Africa Branch (Istrc-Ab), 8 - 12 October 2007, Joaquim
Chissano Conference Centre, Maputo, Mozambique. Abstracts due 01 May
2007. To register and make inquiries e-mail:
ISTRC-AB2007-Mozambique@cgiar.org
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COVIDSET 2007: Second African Regional Conference of Vice-Chancellors
and Deans of Science, Engineering and Technology (COVIDSET 2007), Eskom
Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa 25 - 27 September 2007.
Submission of abstracts is 31 March 2007. Contact organizers at:
conferencepapers@ansti.org, Website:
http://www.ansticonference.org
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Breeding of Orphan Crops in Africa,
19-21 September 2007, Bern Switzerland. Register at
http://www.botany.unibe.ch/deve/orphancrops/index.htm.
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Call for Papers:
The African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) will be
holding its second international conference during 20-22 August 2007 in
Accra, Ghana.
For details visit
www.aaae-africa.org
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The Second Regional Nematology Training Course.
6 July – 5 August 2007. The Nematology Initiative for Eastern and
Southern Africa in collaboration with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation
is offering a three week course in identification, biology and
management of plant-parasitic nematodes. Applicants must apply by 30
April 2007 to: Dr. Zibusiso Sibanda,
msibabd@ecoweb.co.zw, or visit
http://www.africancrops.net/Training/nematology.htm. For more
information about NIESA visit
www.africannematology.info
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Fourth African Agricultural Science Week,
June 10 – 16, 2007, Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton city,
Johannesburg, South Africa. To apply visit
http://www.faraweek.org or email:
secretariat@faraweek.org.
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9th World Congress On Parasitic Plants,
03-07 June 2007; Charlottesville, VA, USA. Contact: J. Westwood,
Plant Path., 401 Latham Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
24061-0331, USA. Email:
Westwood@vt.edu. Fax: 1-540-231-7477. Phone: 1-540-231-7519. Web:
http://www.cpe.vt.edu/wcopp/.
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International Parasitic Plant Congress,
June 03-07, 2007; Charlotsville, Virginia, USA.
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/ipps.
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59th International Symposium On Crop Protection.
22 May 2007,
Ghent, BELGIUM. Contact: P. Spanoghe, Secretary ISCP, Fac. of Agric. & Appld.
Biol. Sci., Ghent Univ., Coupure Links 653, B-9000
Ghent, BELGIUM. Email:
iscp@ugent.be. Fax: 32-9-264-6249. Phone: 32-9-264-6009. Web:
http://www.iscp.ugent.be.
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International Agricultural Training Centre (IATC) programmes
will be held at the Galillee College study centre, Israel during April
19th – May 7th. 2007. Apply now at:
www.galilcol.ac.il
or contact Noam Nevo at email:
nnevo@galilcol.ac.il.
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Resistance 2007.
April 16 - 18, 2007; Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK.
The conference will review the latest research on the origins, nature,
development and prevention of resistance to pesticides. Full details,
http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/Research/Resistance2007.html
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Third General Meeting on Biotechnology, Breeding & Seed Systems for
African Crops (ICV3),
26-29 March, 2007, Maputo, Mozambique.
http://www.africancrops.net/rockefeller/icv3.
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The 2nd International Conference on Plant Molecular Breeding.
Sanya, Hainan, China, 23-27, March 2007.
http://www.icpmb.org/142.html
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International Conference on Indigenous Vegetables and Legumes (IVs 2006),
12 to 15 December 2006, ICRISAT- Patancheru, Hyderabad, India. The
conference is jointly organized by AVRDC, IPGRI, ICRISAT, GHI and ISHS.
Information about the conference is available on the conference website,
www.ivs2006.org.
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Ninth Arab Congress of Plant Protection, 19-23 November, 2006, Congress
Palace (Ebla Cham hotel), Damascus, Syria.
http://www.9acpp-sy.org/
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First International meeting on Cassava Plant Breeding and Biotechnology,
11-15 November 2006, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
http://www.geneconserve.pro.br/meeting2
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Novel and Sustainable Weed Management in Arid and Semi-Arid
Agro-Ecosystems. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of
Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot, Israel,
15 - 21 October 2006. Email:
wgarid@agri.huji.ac.il; website:
http://agri3.huji.ac.il/aridconference
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The fifth Plant Genomics European Meeting (Plant GEMs 5) will take place
in Venice, Italy, at the Russott hotel (San Giuliano, Venice), from
October 11 - 14, 2006.
http://www.distagenomics.unibo.it/plantgems/
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International Plant Breeding Symposium (IPBS) to be held in Hotel
Sheraton Centro Histórico Mexico City from 20 - 25 August, 2006.
http://www.intlplantbreeding.com/
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The Tropical Crop Biotechnology Conference 2006, 16-19 August at the
Cairns International Hotel, Far North Queensland city of Cairns,
Australia.
http://www.tcbc2006.com.au/conference.html
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International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (IAPTC&B),
August 13-18, 2006, Beijing
International Convention Center (BICC), Beijing China.
http://www.genetics.ac.cn/IAPTCB.htm
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Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference Melbourne Convention
Centre, Melbourne, Australia, August 6-9, 2006.
http://www.abic2006.org/index2.html
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Africa Rice Congress, 31 July - 4 August 2006, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
http://www.warda.org/africa-rice-congress/rationale.html
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East African Plant Molecular Biologists Network’s International Plant
Biotechnology Symposium “Recent advancement in plant biotechnology
research and its potential applications to plant protection in East
Africa” July 18 - 21 2006,
New Africa Hotel, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
http://www.africancrops.net/biotecnet/index.htm
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The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, The
Westin Harbor Castle, 1 Harbour Square Toronto, Canada, July 11-14,
2006.
http://www.bio.org/worldcongress.
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Conservation International has organized an
African symposium on “How nature can help alleviate poverty”.
20 - 24 June 2006, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-05/ci-ast051606.php.
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Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture will hold an
International Symposium on Molecular Farming in Plants, 13 - 15 June
2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
http://www.cebar.um.edu.my/ISMFPSProg.htm.
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International Association of Agricultural Information
Specialists (IAALD) First IAALD Africa Chapter
Conference, 21-26 May 2006,
Hotel Intercontinental, Nairobi.
http://www.asareca.org/iaald-africa/iaald_en.html
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Plant Tissue Culture
Workshop
, Luzerne County Community College (Room 440 & 440A, Science Building),
May 17 2006, 1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634-3899. USA.
http://www.biotechinstitute.org/events/egroup_detail.php?group_id=85
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International Food and Agricultural Trade
Policy Council of United States and COCERAL, Belgium. 1st Joint IPC/COCERAL
Congress 2006, Budapest, Hungary, May 10-12, 2006 Email:
secretariat@coceral.com/agritrade@agritrade.org.
More information here
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Breeding for
Success: Diversity in Action Conference, 18-21 April 2006, Christchurch,
New Zealand.
http://events.lincoln.ac.nz/apbc/
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The Fifth National IPM Symposium, "Delivering on a Promise," will be
held in St. Louis, MO on April 4-6, 2006 at the Adams Mark Hotel.
Symposium sessions will address state of the art strategies and
technologies to successfully solve pest problems in agricultural,
recreational, natural and community settings.
http://www.ipmcenters.org/IPMSymposiumV/
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The
12th
International Biotechnology Symposium, 17-22 October 2004, Santiago,
Chile
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5th
Latin American and Caribbean Meeting on Agricultural Biotechnology (REDBIO
2004) took place June 21 to 25 in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
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An expert group meeting on "Modern
Biotechnology; Technical and policy implications in the Near East and
North Africa Region", December 14-16 in Beirut, Lebanon
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Biotechnology
towards Rainforest Conservation. Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 14 - 17 December 2004
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Agricultural
Biotechnology-Ushering in the Second Green Revolution. Location: New
Delhi, India Date: 10 - 12 August 2004
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Technologies
and Applications of Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates Date: 25 - 29 January 2005
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The
4th
International Crop Science Congress (4ICSC) will be held in
conjunction with the 5th Asian Crop Science Conference (5ACSC) and the
12th Australian Agronomy Conference (12AAC) from 26 September - 1
October 2004 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane,
Australia. Email:
4icsc04@im.com.au
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The Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS)
Consortium
Second Annual Review Meeting,
September 20-24, 2004, Washington, DC
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Joint International Edible Legume Conference/IV World Cowpea Congress.
17 to 21 April 2005, International Convention Centre (ICC), Durban,
South Africa. Conference website:
http://www.up.ac.za/conferences/ielc.
Direct correspondence and enquiries to: Quenton Kritzinger, IELC
Secretariat, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University
of Pretoria Pretoria 0002 South Africa; Tel. + 27 12 4202799; Fax. +27
12 4204588; Email:
legume@up.ac.za
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Roadmap
for Success in International Research, North Carolina, United
States. Date: 2 - 3 August 2004
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World
Rice Research Conference, Tokyo and Tsukuba, Japan. Date: 4 - 7
November 2004
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Rice
Science for Human Welfare in the 21st Century, Seoul, Korea. Date:
13 - 15 September 2004
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2004 Biotechnology conferences - various
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UNEP-
GEF biosafety workshops: 1) Santiago, Chile, November 25-28, 2003;
2) Antalya, Turkey, December 9-12, 2003; 3) Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania,
tentative date/location; 4) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 9-12, 2004;
and 5) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 11-14, 2004.
Reports
from the workshops to be available here
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A
conference entitled "The
WIPO-UPOV Symposium on Intellectual Property Rights in Plant
Biotechnology" will take place October 24, 2003 in Geneva,
Switzerland
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"Marker
assisted selection: A fast track to increase genetic gain in plant and
animal breeding?" will be held October 17-18, 2003 in Turin,
Italy
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A
one-day symposium, "Food Security
and Biodiversity: Sharing the Benefit of Plant Genetic Resources"
will be held October 16, 2003 in Basel, Switzerland, focusing on the
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
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A
conference titled "Gene
Flow: What Does It Mean for Biodiversity and Centers of Origin"
will take place September 29-30, 2003 in Mexico City. Organized by
the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology and the U.S.-Mexico
Foundation for Science
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The
4th
International Crop Science Congress, "New Directions for a
Hungry planet," will be held September 26, 2004 through October 1,
2004 in Queensland, Australia.
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The
international meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN-VI) will
be held at CIAT, Cali, in March 8-14, 2004, with the theme: Adding Value
to Cassava: Applying Biotechnology to a Small-Farmer Crop. For more
information visit the CBN's webpage
http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/biotechnology/cbn/index.htm.
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ASARECA
Biotechnology Initiative Stakeholders Meeting
http://www.asareca.org/about/events.htm
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Conference
on Assuring Food and Nutrition Security in Africa by 2020 (IFPRI
website)
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The
6th Conference of the African Crop Science Society, 12 to 17 October
2003 at the Intercontinental Nairobi Hotel, Kenya.
Application
and other information
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Great general listing of upcoming meetings in Plant
Biology can be found within the ASPB Website at
http://www.aspb.org/calendar/listall.cfm
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International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology,
Barcelona Spain, June 23-28, 2003
http://www.ispmb2003.com/
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Annual Meeting of American Society of Plant biologists, Hawaii,
July 25-30, 2003,
http://www.aspb.org/meetings/pb-2003/
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A meeting in Bologna in May 2003,
"From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution". For more
information visit
http://www.avenuemedia.it/linkCONG/Green-Gene.html
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Mechanisms of Genetic Variation---Oct 22-26, 2003.
Snowbird, Utah,
http://www.aspb.org/meetings/pg-2003/
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SEED TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE:
Iowa
State University Seed Science Center announces its conference on Special
Use Corn Production and Pollen Flow on February 18, 2003 at the Scheman
Building, ISU. Topics include developments to prevent transfer of
transgenes; technology protection system; liability issues concerning
special-use corn; and edible vaccine from corn. For registration
information, contact the Continuing Education and Communication Services
at confred@iastate.edu <mailto:%20confred@iastate.edu>.
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TRAVEL GRANTS TO GENETICS CONGRESS:
The
International Genetics Federation of Australia and some Australian
organizers are financing some travel grants for scientists from
developing countries to enable them to attend the 19th International
Congress of Genetics in Melbourne on July 6-11, 2003. The grants are
being awarded on a competitive basis. For more information visit
http://www.geneticscongress2003.com/index.php
<http://rd.bcentral.com/?ID=509770&s=43872221>
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ROYAL SOCIETY IN UK DISCUSSION MEETING:
A
scientific discussion meeting about GM crops, modern agriculture and the
environment will be held by the Royal Society on February 11, 2003. The
discussion meeting will examine the scientific basis for the different
positions on GM crops, and contribute to the public debate on the
commercialization of GM crops in the United Kingdom. For more
information, visit
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/gmplants
<http://rd.bcentral.com/?ID=509780&s=43872221>
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19th Biennial Weed Science Society
Conference for Eastern and Southern Africa, Lilongwe, Malawi,
February 24-28, 2003. Deadline for submission of papers is February 15,
2003.
Conference
Announcement and application.
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INTERNATIONAL SHORT COURSES:
Michigan
State University announces three international short courses to be
offered for 2003.
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Agroecology, Integrated Pest
Management and Sustainable Agriculture, June 15-27, 2003
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International Internship Program
in Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Transfer, Use and
Management, July 13-18, 2003
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International Short Course in Food
Safety, July 27-August 1, 2003.
For details of the courses, contact Dr.
Karim Maredia at kmaredia@msu.edu.
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