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8:00-9:00        Registration at Royal Botanical Beach Hotel

9:00-9:15        Welcome and Opening Remarks from NARO, Joseph Mukiibi, Director General, NARO

9:15-9:30        Welcome and Opening Remarks from The Rockefeller Foundation. Gary Toenniessen, Director of Food Security, The Rockefeller Foundation

9:30-9:50        Address from the Guest of Honor. Hon. Wilberforce K. Mugerwa, Minister of Agriculture

9:50-10:30      Keynote Address.  Gordon Conway, President of The Rockefeller Foundation

10:30-10:50            Tea Break

10:50-11:15    Development of an electro-transformation protocol for cowpea.  I. Sithole-Niang, R. Mundembe and R. Allison

11:15-11:40     Novel determinants of osmotic stress tolerance using the monocotyledonous ressurection plant, Xerophyta viscose.  S.G. Mundree and J.A. Thomson

11:40-12:05     Structural analysis of transgene rearrangements and effects on expression in transgenic maize plants generated by particle bombardment.  L. Mehlo

12:05-12:30     Utilization of molecular markers to characterise and map useful genes of the cultivated African rice, Oryza glaberrima.  N. Njiondjop, A. Alonge, S. McCouch and M.P. Jones

12:30-12:55     Engineering insect resistance into maize using Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cryiac gene fused to the c-terminal (galactose-binding) of the ricin B-chain.  D. Gahakwa, L. Mehlo, A. Gatehouse, J.P. Du, N.T. Loc, J. Gatehous and P. Christou

12:55-13:00    Summary of presentations by        Session Chairperson

13:00-14:00            Lunch

14:00-17:00            Begin Concurrent Sessions (I) in Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems  

Biotechnology Concurrent Session I. Chairperson: M. Gale

14:00-14:20     Genetic mapping of a dominant gene conferring resistance to the Cassava Mosaic Disease. M. Fregene, A.O. Akano, A.G. Dixon, C. Mba and E. Barrera

14:20-14:40     Marker assisted selection deployment of the novel cassava mosaic disease resistance gene (CMD2) in African cassava gene pools.  O. Ariyo, A.G. Dixon, N. Morante, H. Ceballos and M. Fregene

14:40-15:00     Resistance to African cassava mosaic virus conferred by a mutant of the putative NTP-binding domain of the rep gene (AC1) in Nicotiana benthamiana.  A. Sangaré

15:00-15:20     RAPD, SSR and AFLP markers linked to genes conferring resistance to angular leaf spot in common bean. G. Mahuku, C. Montoya, Y. Mantilla, M. Contreras, C. Jara and S. Beebe 

15:20-15:40            Tea break

15:40-16:00            Poster Session

16:00-16:20     Distribution of angular leaf spot of common bean in Kenya and virulence diversity of the causal agent, Phaeoisariopsis griseola.  I.N. Wagara, A.W. Mwangómbe, J.W. Kimenju and R.A. Buruchara 

16:20-16:40     Adaptation of specific pcr based markers to characterize and differentiate Pythium spp associated with pythium bean root rot.  R. Buruchera, G. Mahuku, S. Mayanja, J. Mukalazi and A. Levesque

16:40-17:00    Towards a maize based edible vaccine: LT-B producing maize protects mice against Escherichia coli heat labile enterotoxin (LT) and cholera toxin (CT).  R. Chikwamba, J. Cunnick, D. Hathaway, J. McMurray, J. Mason and K. Wang

Breeding Concurrent Session I.  Chairperson: G. Ejeta

14:00-14:20     Breeding weevil-resistant maize: Is it feasible?  K. Pixley, T. Dhliwayo and S. Munjoma S. 

14:20-14:40     Regionalized technology development and dissemination: The case of breeding for drought tolerant maize varieties in Tanzania. Z.O. Mduruma 

14:40-15:00     Ecologically adapted maize open polinated varieties development and screening in Zimbabwe. X. Mhike and L. Muza 

15:00-15:20     Research of multiple disease resistant maize varieties in Malawi.  P.T. Khonje, P. Ngwira, K.V. Pixley, G.W. Nhlane and V.H. Kabambe 

15:20-15:40           Tea break

15:40-16:00            Poster Session

16:00-16:20     Maize breeding for alleviating production constraints in Mozambique.  P. Fato, P. Chauque, D. Mariote, M. Langa and M. Denic 

16:20-16:40     Guinea sorghum hybrids: Bringing the benefits of hybrid technology to a staple crop of Sub-Saharan Africa.  A. Toure, F. Rattunde, D. Sansan and E. Weltzien 

16:40-17:00     Introgression of genes for Striga resistance into African landraces of sorghum.  I. Kapran, C. Grenier, A. Elliot, A. Touré, Z. Gutema, A. Babiker, H. Sadaan and G. Ejeta.  

Seed Systems Concurrent Session I.  Chairperson: R. Tripp

14:00-14:20     Experiences with on-farm testing in maize variety evaluation in Uganda. G. Bigirwa, G. Kikafunda, J. Imanywoha, P. Kibwika, S. Mugo, M. Siambi, D. Beck and A.O. Diallo  

14:20-14:40     Towards sustainable seed production and supply systems: Lessons from the literature and a maize seed project in western Kenya and Uganda.  D. Beck, S. Mugo, M. Siambi and G. Bigirwa

14:40-15:00     Maize variety testing through the mother and baby design.  M.S. Mwala, J. de Meyer and M. Banziger 

15:00-15:20     Transferring research results and technologies to end-users in Kenya and Tanzania: A case study from the tissue culture banana project.  S.W.  Wakhusama, M.G. Karembu, F.N. Nguthi, A.S. Mbwana, M.M. Njuguna, L.W. Njuguna and S.B. Patel 

15:20-15:40            Tea break

15:40-16:00            Poster Session

16:00-16:20     Poverty reduction through introduction of tissue cultured bananas in central Kenya.  E. Kahangi

16:20-16:40     Amélioration variétale pour la riziculture de bas-fond à partir de variétés locales de riz Oryza glaberrima.  F. Cisse and Y. Doumbia  

16:40-17:00     The potential of upland rice varieties in sustainable commercial production of rice among small-holder farmers in Uganda.  P. Kibwika, J. Imanywoha, G. Bigirwa and J. Kikafunda 

                        End of Concurrent Sessions I

18:00-19:30    Reception and Entertainment

19:30               Dinner