Issue No 9, January 1998.

NOTICE: Hard copies of the Australian New Crops Newsletter are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher. Details of availability are included in the Advice on Publications Available.

22. Conferences, Workshops and Seminars

Australian Society of Horticultural Science (AuSHS)
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria Australia
January 4-19, 1998

There have been major advances in horticultural science since the highly successful sixth Rubus - Ribes symposium held in Poland in 1993, many of which bear important relevance to Rubus and Ribes research. Although conventional breeding dominates research expenditure in Rubus and Ribes in both Australia and New Zealand, the symposium will not be tied to a specific theme, but rather will be an opportunity for all researchers to gain an update on developments in Rubus - Ribes research.

For further information contact:
Graeme McGregor
Institute for Horticultural Development, Knoxfield
Private Bag 15
South Eastern Mail Centre
Victoria 3176 Australia
Telephone: 03 9210 9332
Facsimile: 03 9800 3521
International fax: 61 3 9800 3521
Email: mcgregorg@knoxy.agvic. gov.au

Asilomar Conference Center
Pacific Grove, CA
January 21-24, 1998

This meeting is described as "the annual celebration of farmers, marketers, consumers and activists exploring who we are, where we are, why we're growing/selling/eating healthy food, and what we're heading towards in the future".

For further details contact:
Committee for Sustainable Agriculture
406 Main Street, Suite 313
Watsonville, CA 95076 USA
Telephone: 1 408 763 2111
Facsimile: 1 408 763 2112

The campus of the K.U.Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 K
Heverlee, Belgium
January 22-23, 1998

The seminar will cover various aspects of fructans and fructan-containing crops such as Agronomy and breeding, Molecular biology and genetic engineering, Chemistry and (bio)technology and Food and non-food (including medical) applications.

This seminar is under the auspices of the European Fructan Association, whose aim is to promote fundamental and applied technological research, in the interest of agronomy and agro-industry, with the immediate or ultimate goal to search for food and non-food applications of inulin and inulin-containing plant products.

As well, an international network is being created between all individuals, institutes and companies interested in inulin, and fructans in general.

EFA operates under the auspices of the Carbohydrate Research Foundation, which has its main seat in The Hague, The Netherlands.

For further information about the seminar contact:
A. Van Laere
Botany Institute
Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92
B-3001 Heverlee
Belgium
Facsimile: 32 16 321967
Email: andre.vanlaere@bio.kuleuven.ac.be

Big Whale Conference Hall

Wakayama-City, Japan
January 24 - 26, 1998

Organized by AFITA (The Asian Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture) and JSAI (The Japanese Society of Agricultural Informatics)

The organisers of this meeting believe that information technology can contribute to the problems of unbalanced world food distribution, through such tools as information communication technology ( such as the Internet) and information science (such as the modelling of crop growth and decision support). Topics will include agroinformatic technology, farming management and information, Intranet technology in regional agriculture, education and training in agroinformatics, rural communication and agroinformatics, database for agriculture, PC application software for agriculture, agroinformatics in agricultural extension services and application of the Internet technology in agriculture.

For further information contact:
Secretary General: Seiichi Takigishi
Tokyo Office of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Informatics
No.2 Shibasaki Bld. 5F, 2-23-15 Kanda Sudacho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan
Telephone: 81 3 3256 6110
Facsimile: 81 3 3526 9494
Email: afita@jsai.or.jp

ASTA (American Seed Trade Association)
Hilton at Walt Disney World Village Orlando, Florida
January 25-27, 1998

For further information contact:

American Seed Trade Association
601 13th Street, NW - Suite 570
South Washington, DC 20005 USA
Telephone: 1 202 638 3128
Facsimile: 1 202 638 3171

Or consult the Web Site:
http://www.amseed.com/vf37/index.html

Omni San Antonio Hotel
9821 Colonnade Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78230 USA
January 26-28, 1998

This conference will feature leading researchers, educators, practitioners, and producers who will address a wide array of subjects related to conservation buffer programs, design, and applications. Attendees will include agribusiness representatives; agricultural and environmental organizations; agricultural consultants and advisors; consumer groups; farmers; ranchers; local, state and federal program managers, technical and communication specialists and officials; policy makers; the media; and others.

For further information contact:
Conservation Technology Information Center
1220 Potter Drive, Rm 170
West Lafayette, IN 47906 USA
Telephone: 1 765 494 9555 or 1 765 494 1827
Email: kirschner@ctic.purdue.edu.

An international symposium arranged by VTT in collaboration with ATO-DLO
Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland
January 28-30, 1998

Enzymes, micro-organisms and bioconversions contribute increasingly to the production processes of both ingredients and consumer foods. Recent developments in molecular biology and gene technology have provided improved raw materials, more efficient tools and novel products. The aim of this conference is to bring together scientists and industrialists to share the on-going developments and to discuss future prospects for utilizing biotechnology in the food production process.

VTT Biotechnology and Food Research is a government owned research institute with interests in enzyme technology, fermentation technology, industrial applications of molecular biology, cereal and carbohydrate technology, packaging technology and industrial microbiology (www.vtt.fi/bel)

ATO-DLO is an organization involved in basic and applied research in the food and non-food area from primary raw materials up to intermediate and endproducts. In the food area, ATO-DLO improves the quality and safety of fresh agroproducts (vegetables, fruit, etc.), develops and optimizes food process technologies (e.g. EME technologies, extrusion systems) and implements system knowledge and artificial intelligence systems for integrated chain control (www.bib.wau.nl/ato/)

For further information contact:
Ms. Paula Bergqvist,
VTT Biotechnology and Food Research.
Telephone: 358 9 456 5161
Facsimile: 358 9 455 2103
Email: Paula.Bergqvist@vtt.fi

University of Guelph
University Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
January 30-31, 1998

Featuring organic cropping, the value and impact of organic research on North American agricultural polices and updates on the latest trends in organic foods, marketing, etc.

Workshops will be led by organic practitioners and qualified resource personnel on organic cropping & livestock systems (biodynamic farm production, setting up mixed organic livestock systems, including beef, lamb, pigs, horses, etc., the art, science & promise of biointensive IPM, whole-farm approach to weed control), organic cropping & livestock systems (organic grains marketing panel, growing organic spelt within a 3 to 6 year crop rotation, M.I.G.: a guide to management intensive grazing, organic video room: high value marketing & other videos), profitable organic production on small acreage (how big green women market to planet x, vegetables biodynamically, cropping options for 25 acres or less, starting up a small-to-medium scale organic greenhouse), the organic grab-bag (organic training, apprenticeships & skills exchange, from the roots up: establishing urban gardening programs, perennial vegetables & permaculture, CSA purchasing programs as organized by consumers), global organics (sustainable farming in Malawi, women's contribution to sustainable agriculture worldwide, how CUSO creates organic bridges between Canada and overseas, linking local experience in agroecosystem management for developing countries) and an eco-products trade show.

For further information contact:
Hugh Martin
Telephone: 1 519 473 6480
Facsimile: 1 519 473 6431
Email: martinhu@epo.gov.on.ca

or Tony McQuail
Telephone: 1 519 528 2493
Facsimile: 1 519 528 2493
Email: mcqufarm@hurontel.on.ca

or Tomas Nimmo
Telephone: 1 705 444 0923
Facsimile: 1 705 444 0380
Email: organix@georgian.net

Profiting from Agricultural Change 1998 Conference
Agriculture Institute of Management in Saskatchewan
Bringing Opportunities Home

Radisson Hotel
405 - 20th St. East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
February 2-4, 1998

The agricultural world and the world in general are changing at a pace unrivaled in history. With change comes opportunity. This conference has been designed for farmers and farm management teams, farm researchers, educators, agribusiness and agricultural professionals to take advantage of those opportunities.

For more information contact:
AIMS
Walter Scott Building
3085 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0B1 Canada
Telephone: 306 787 5997
Facsimile: 306 787 5077
Email: AIMS@agr.gov.sk.ca

Or refer to the Web site:
http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/saf/aimsres/pac98.htm

American Oil Chemists' Society
Bali International Convention Centre
Bali, Indonesia.
February 15-19, 1998

This conference will focus on the rapidly growing worldwide importance of palm, palm kernel, and coconut oils in the oleochemicals marketplace. sessions will address the economics of palm and coconut oils in the world market supply and regional economics of palm and coconut oils and oleochemicals, the processing of palm and coconut oils and oleochemicals, and the applications for food, cleaning and personal care.

For further information contact:
Meetings & Exhibits Department, AOCS
PO Box 3489, Champaign
IL 61826-3489 USA
(1608 Broadmoor Drive, Champaign IL 61821-5930 USA)
Telephone: 1 217 359 2344
Facsimile: 1 217 351 8091
Email: meetings@aocs.org

National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus
Bangalore - 560 012 India
February 16-20, 1998

Organisers: Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), No.50, 2nd Stage
MSH Layout, Anandnagar
Bangalore - 560 024 India

FRLHT is engaged in a comprehensive effort to conserve medicinal plants in their natural habitats in India. Its work is supported through a bi-lateral aid agreement between the Government of India & DANIDA. However, FRLHT is concerned not only with the question of conserving medicinal plant diversity but also its associated cultural diversity.

The conference will discuss Conservation Action (in situ, ex situ), Databases, National Conservation Policies, Community oriented applications in context of Primary Health Care Domestication & Cultivation, Trade & Small Enterprise Development, Contributions of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Traditional Knowledge & Resource Rights.

For further information contact:
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
No.50, 2nd Stage
MSH Layout, Anandanagar Bangalore - 560 024 India
Telephone: 91 80 333 6909 or 91 80 333 0348
Facsimile: 91 80 333 4167
Email: root@frlht.ernet.in

Or refer to Web Site:
http://ece.iisc.ernet.in/ernet-members/frlht.html

Atlanta Hilton and Towers
Atlanta, Georgia
February 17-18, 1998

This symposium will be held in conjunction with the 1998 Annual Meeting. of TAPPI (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry) and will present an overview of the nonwood field and discuss the potential for utilizing nonwood fibers in North America.

Topics which will be addressed include fiber supply and yield, fiber quality, logistics, processing, products, and business and economic considerations.

Ted Wagner of the U.S. Forest Products Lab is chairing the North American Nonwood Symposium.

For further information contact:
Telephone: 1 770 446 1400
Email: serviceline@tappi.org

US Department of Agriculture
Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC
February 23-24, 1998

This Forum 'will provide an assessment of farm and commodity prospects and major economic developments in agriculture and will provide a unique networking opportunity for those attending.

Those attending are expected to be a diverse international group, representing farm and commodity groups, production agriculture, the food and fiber industry, finance, universities, and government.

For further information contact:
Telephone 1 202 690 3050
Facsimile: 1 202 690 3160
Email agforum@oce.usda.gov

Austin Marriott, 701 E. 11th Street Austin, Texas 78701 USA
March 5-7, 1998

SARE is a USDA-funded national program that works to increase knowledge about-and help farmers and ranchers adopt-practices that are economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible.

This meeting will bring together researchers, farmers and ranchers, agricultural extension agents and other educators, sustainable agriculture advocates, and other partners for three days of informative sessions and a farm tour on a variety of profitable, environmentally sound and socially responsible agricultural topics.

Sessions will address such topics as: marketing, innovative marketers, adding value to farm products, reaching out to ethnic and niche markets, soil quality, structure of agriculture, resurgence of small farms in America, farm credit and legal marketing issues, animal agriculture, management intensive grazing: systems and successes, sustainable agriculture on a commercial scale, models of technology transfer for animal agriculture, managing manure for profit and stewardship, livestock farmers and ranchers: needs and opportunities, organic animal agriculture production: new rules, new opportunities, on-farm research, working in whole-farm systems, precision agriculture: opportunities for sustainability, economic development and farmland preservation, improving quality of life through agriculture, getting support for sustainable agriculture work, community partnerships and education for sustainable agriculture.

For further information contact:
Conference and Visitor Services-SARE 0101
Annapolis Hall University of Maryland College Park
MD 20742-9122 USA
Telephone: 1 301 314 7884
Facsimile: 1 301 405 5270
Email: vberton@wam.umd.edu or bmitchel@umdacc.umd.edu

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/10year/

The First International Conference on Date Palms

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
United Arab Emirates (UAE) University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
March 8-10, 1998

The conference will provide a unique opportunity for scientists to present and discuss the latest worldwide information on date palm production. topics will include production cultivars, propagation, tissue culture & genetic engineering, different cultural practices, growth regulator treatments, postharvest treatments, pest control and date processing and technology utilization of dates and palm tree by-products.

For further information contact:
Dr. Mahmoud A. Al-Afifi, Prof. & Dean
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
United Arab Emirates University
PO Box 17555 Al-Ain
United Arab Emirates
Telephone: 971 3 635 647
Facsimile: 971 3 632 384
Email:datepalm@omar.uaeu.ac.ae

DoubleTree Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
March 8-10, 1998

Sponsored by:
American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS)
National Cottonseed Products Association (NCPA)
Southern Regional Research Center of the USDA/ARS

This conference will have sessions on bench-marking, the United States Department of Agriculture, and general issues, including identity preserved oils and genetically altered oils.

For further information contact:
Meetings & Exhibits Department AOCS
PO Box 3489, Champaign
IL 61826-3489 USA
Telephone: 1 217 359 2344
Facsimile: 1 217 351 8091
Email: meetings@aocs.org

American Forage & Grasslands Council 1998 Conference
Forages at the Crossroads

Adams Mark Hotel, 2544 Executive Dr, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241 USA
March 8 - 10, 1998

The intent of the 1998 conference is to provide a forum for attendees to consider the attributes forages provide society , at present and will likely provide in the future. These attributes include: a nutrition source for domesticated livestock and wildlife, erosion control, as a site for waste disposal, phytoremediation, and herbaceous biomass for alternative sources of fuel.

For further information contact:
Keith Johnson
LILY Hall
Department of Agronomy
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1150 USA
Telephone: 1 765 494 4800
Facsimile: 1 765 496 2926
Email: kjohnson@dept.agry.purdue.edu

or Dana Tucker
The Management Group
PO Box 94
Georgetown, Texas 78627 USA
Telephone: 1 512 238 0747
Facsimile: 1 512 238 0703
Email: yecn08a@prodigy.com

The Collaroy Centre, Homestead Avenue, Collaroy Beach, Sydney, Australia
March 13-15, 1998

Organised by the National Herbalists Association of Australia

Main presenters will include Kerry Bone (herbal pharmacokinetics), George Brownbill (getting to grips with government), Nick Burgess (alternatives), Annie Elliott (Effects of Uncaria tomemtosa on the immune system), Sue Evans (herbal medicine through popular culture), Nancy Evelyn (oncology), Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani (presence of synergistic and side effects), Barbara Griggs (the future of herbal medicine), Assunta Hunter (Cimicifuga racemosa), Ross Kalla (Lobelia inflata), Wojciech Kielczynski (clinical outcomes), Amanda McQuade Crawford (phytotherapy and prostrate cancer), Thomas Moss (chronic cough), Stephen Myers (regulatory affairs), Andrew Pengelly (Australian herbs with clinical applications), Phil Rasmussen (phyto- medicines for depressive illness), Hubert Regtop (senile macular degeneration), Hans Wohlmuth (variation in medicinal plant constituents).

For further information contact:
NHAA International Conference
PO Box 403, Morisset, NSW, 2264, Australia

Ruppin College, Israel
March 16-27, 1998

A recent EUNITA (European Network for Information Technology in Agriculture) workshop on the use of the Internet for Agricultural Extension identified the need for a better understanding of adopting and applying Information Technology in agriculture.

This workshop is planned for senior professionals to address this topic, with the product of the workshop being a comprehensive review of past and current IT adoption issues in the rural and agricultural sectors; a number of adoption case-studies with lessons learned and a network of professionals for future cooperation.

The workshop will provide a short review of IT in Israel's agriculture as background subject matter for workgroup and plenary evaluation of critical success factors, major problems and various solutions for IT adoption in agriculture. Among the critical success factors identified in Israel have been the need to involve the enduser in IT application development; the manner in which farmers make their decisions and the contribution of IT to this process; the use of existing organizational structures for IT adoption; and the main constraints to adoption.

The workshop will consist of two consecutive, complementary, 5 day modules: The first will provide an in depth tour of Israel's agriculture with an emphasis on IT adoption. The second half will complete the subject matter orientation and concentrate on workgroup evaluations, plenary presentations of workgroup conclusions, recommendations and ideas for joint program evaluation and implementation.

For further information contact:
Dr Ehud Gelb
Ministry of Agriculture
Extension Service
PO Box 7054, Tel Aviv Israel
Telephone: 972 3 697 1662
Facsimile: 972 3 697 1664
Email: gelb@agri.huji.ac.il or adiraz@ruppin.ac.il

April-December 1998

This is an on-line virtual conference

The conference is jointly organized by the Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS) of the United Nations University (Tokyo) and the UNESCO Microbial Resources Center (MIRCEN-Stockholm) under the UNU/IAS program on "eco-restructuring for sustainable development" which advocates the zero emissions concept of wastes and by-products utilization for income-generating activities and those that contribute to a cleaner environment.

Topics to be discussed will include: integrated bio-systems for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, forestry. integrated bio-systems for solid waste and wastewater treatment and utilization integrated bio-systems for resource management and communities integration of natural systems into built structures

For further information contact:
Mr Eng-Leong Jacky Foo
UNESCO Secretariat
Microbial Resources Center
Stockholm
http://www.ias.unu.edu/vfellow/foo/

To receive future details and announcements on the conference, one needs to join the list: ias-wg08 by sending an email to listserv@msias. unu.edu and writing the message: SUB IAS-WG08 yourfirstname and yourlast name, organisation such as sub ias-wg08 Raman Chambers, University

Cebu City, the Philippines
April 12-17, 1998

This symposium will consider all aspects of seaweed research and utilization, including, but not limited to: industrial applications, biology, molecular biology, chemical ecology, community ecology, taxonomy, chemistry, physiology, resource management, biogeography, pollution, diseases, microalgae, aquaculture, and biological invasions.

For further information, contact:
Dr Gavino Trono Jr
Marine Science Institute
University of the Philippines
1101 Diliman, QC Philippines
Facsimile: 63 2 921 5967/922 3958
Email: trono@msi.upd.edu.ph

or Dr Filipina B Sotto
Marine Biology Section
University of San Carlos
Cebu City 6000 Philippines
Facsimile: 63 32 3460351/2537183
Email: fili@mangga.usc.edu.ph

The Fourteenth Australasian Biotechnology Conference
Stanford Grand Hotel
Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia
April 19-23, 1998

This conference will provide a forum for biotechnologists from universities, government and industry to meet and discuss the present and future trends in biotechnology. The program will be organized in five major streams (Agriculture, Business, Environmental, Therapeutics, Vaccines).

For further information contact:
Conference Organisers:
Biotech.Conf@flinders.edu.au

Nelson, New Zealand
April 25-26, 1998

ACOTANC is a network organisation whose participants are the various organisations concerned with tree crops in Australasia (Australia and New Zealand). Conferences are held every three years and the principal host for the next conference will be the New Zealand Tree Crops Association. Proceedings of the previous conference, ACOTANC 95 can be viewed in the Australian New Crops Web site at:
http://www.uq.edu.au/~gagkrego/acotanc/acotanc.htm

For further information contact:
The New Zealand Tree Crops Association

National Museum of Natural Science
1, Kuan Chien Road
Taichung Taiwan (ROC)
April 27-May 2, 1998

Apart from regional reports of food and agricultural development from representatives of the participating countries, topics to be addressed include. environmental stress: physiological and genetic approach, low input and sustainable agriculture, production strategies for rice-based cropping system, exploitation of new and non-traditional crops, crop improvement: conventional breeding and biotechnology, quality and yield of rice, quality improvement of seed and seedling and other topics related to crop production.

For further information contact:
Prof. Jih Min Sung
Agricultural Extension Center
National Chung Hsing University
250, Kuo Kuang Road
Taichung 40227 Taiwan (ROC)
Telephone: 886 4 287 0551
Facsimile: 886 4 286 0267
Email: acsc@dragon.nchu.edu.tw

Beltsville Agriculture Research Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research, Education, and Economics
Agricultural Research Service
May 3-6, 1998

This symposium integrates the areas of production, availability, postharvest biology and technology, and food safety of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. Topics to be addressed include: fresh fruits and vegetables-patterns of consumption, what is quality and how is it measured?, preharvest factors affecting quality, postharvest factors affecting quality, current issues in food safety, current issues in fresh-cut produce.

For further information contact:
Ms. Kendra Jenkins
Symposium Secretary
Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory
Bldg. 002, Rm. 117, BARC-West
10300 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705-2350 USA
Telephone: 1 301-504-6128
Facsimile: 1 301-504-5107
Email: kgross@asrr.arsusda.gov

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.barc.usda.gov/symp98/

Chicago Hilton and Towers
Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 10-13, 1998

The program will include the following: analytical (including analytical chemistry in oilseed plant breeding etc.), biotechnology (biocatalysis, genetic modification of lipid metabolism in soybean, industrial applications of oleochemicals, biosensor), edible applications technology (edible applications of modified oils, structured lipids, modified oils, ingredients for new technologies for edible applications of fats and oils, methods for measuring emulsification, seed oil minor ingredients update: oil, protein, process, analysis, application), feed microscopy, health and nutrition (lipid absorption and digestion, PUFA and eicosanoids in cell biology, fatty acids and the immune response, omega-3 requirements, non-triglyceride components in fats and oils, general health and nutrition), industrial products (fuels and lubricants, synthesis of novel fatty acid derivatives, new industrial uses for soybeans, industrial uses of fats and oils), lipid oxidation and quality, genetically modified oils: what's in the future (effects of processing on oil quality, plant derived antioxidants in food stability and health management, rapid methods to oxidation analyses, secondary oxidation products in complex matrices, general lipid oxidation and quality, industrial applications of phospholipids, phospholipids and atherosclerosis, phospholipids and functional foods), processing (environmental, extraction, refining, new technologies, general processing, protein and co-products, protein modifications, proteins as fat substitutes, nutrition, co-products, isoflavones, industrial uses of co-products, product development and technology transfer), ratite oil, surfactants and detergents (polymers in detergents, new surfactant systems, cleaning of hard surfaces, general surfactants and detergents).

For further information contact:
General Chairperson:
Edward J. Campbell
Archer Daniels Midland Company
PO Box 1470, Decatur
IL 62525 USA
Telephone: 1 217 424 5473
Facsimile: 1 217 424 5467

Technical Program Chairperson: Kathleen Warner,
NCAUR, ARS, USDA, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604 USA.
Telephone: 1 309 681 6584
Facsimile: 1 309 681 6686
Email: warnerk@mail.ncaur.usda.gov

Meetings & Exhibits Department AOCS
PO Box 3489, Champaign
IL 61826-3489 USA
Telephone: 1 217 359 2344
Facsimile: 1 217 351 8091
Email: meetings@aocs.org

Mrongovia Hotel
Mragowo, Poland
May 18-20, 1998

This conference is designed to provide the latest information on the relationship between structural information on all levels of organization of food products and their functional properties, the influence of thermal, mechanical, chemical and enzymic treatments, and other environmental factors on the structure, new physico-chemical techniques in structural analysis of food products and future trends with emphasis on microscopical methods.

For further information contact:
Division of Food Science
IAR&FR PAS
Tuwima 10, PO Box 55
10-718 Olsztyn, Poland
Telephone: 48 89 523 46 86
Facsimile: 48 89 523 78 24
Email: office@food.irzbz.pan.olsztyn.pl

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
May 19-21, 1998

Competition for water among agricultural, industrial and domestic users is constraining irrigated agriculture and as much as 60 percent of irrigation water diverted from reservoirs or other sources do not reach crop and is wasted. Managers and technologists must design and operate smarter irrigation systems.

The main purpose of this conference is to examine the widespread poor use and management of irrigation water and to focus on ways to improve and sustain the performance of irrigation systems through better management. Topics to be discussed will include irrigation scheduling, salinity and water management, application of computer models in irrigated agriculture, development and application of best management practices, irrigation water quality, environmental needs of water, irrigation demand management strategies, drainage technology, irrigation management for developing countries, sustainability of irrigation infrastructure, social and economic aspects of irrigation, crop water use and modelling.

For further information contact:
Professor Wayne Meyer
CSIRO Division of Land & Water Resources, Griffith and
Charles Sturt University, Wagga
Telephone: 069 601562
Facsimile: 069 601600
International facsimile: 61 69 601600
Email: w.meyer@griffith.dwr.csiro.au

or Professor Rod Smith
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Queensland 4350
Australia
Telephone: 076 312510
Facsimile: 076 312526
International facsimile: 61 76 312526
smithrod@usq.edu.au

De Reehorst
Bennekomseweg 24
6717 LM Ede The Netherlands
May 28-29, 1998

The current trend to reduce trade barriers around the world is likely to encourage more global supply chains in the food industry and agribusiness. There are problems with global souring, such as its complexity, the logistics, quality assurance, financial facilities, and national policy on competition and cross-cultural practices.

Topics to be addressed include: determinants of international supply chain strategies; the structure and organization of supply chains; cross-cultural practices; national policy on competition; the role of information technology and economic viability.

For further information contact:
The Conference Secretariat: Wilden Hartog
Department of Management Studies
Wageningen Agricultural University
Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen The Netherlands
Telephone: 31 317 482180/484160
Facsimile: 31 317 484763
Email: congres@alg.bk.wau.nl

Kardinal-Döpfner-Haus, Freising
Germany
June 2-5, 1998

A conference sponsored jointly by the Gesellschaft für Bibliothekswesen und Dokumentation des Landbaues (GBDL), the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA).

With increasing international trade and the globalization of markets and science, it is of vital importance for decision and policy makers - whether managing scientific research or market-oriented agricultural production - to have easy access to relevant information. The delivery systems, economics, and users' needs are rapidly changing and becoming increasingly complex. Today several hundred of electronic databases and knowledge systems are delivering a great variety of services, while the Internet provides many opportunities for learning and for exchange of facts and ideas.

This conference will serve as a forum for designing innovative strategies and building new partnerships for dissemination of agricultural information to managers and decision makers. The objective of the conference is to map systems and sources along with the needs for information in the area of decision making and management, match them and formulate proposals for effective information provision by information professionals.

For further information contact:
Birgid Schlindwein
Technische Universität München - Weihenstephan
Information Specialist in Plant Breeding and Genetics
85350 Freising Germany
Telephone: 49 8161 713 426
Facsimile: 49 8161 714 409
Email: schlind@weihenstephan.de

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://hal.weihenstephan.de/GBDL/Conference98/registra.html

Gateway Holiday Inn
1500 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California USA
June 4-7, 1998

The purpose of this joint meeting is to discuss food as it relates to dietary and nutritional behaviors, agricultural practices, ethical and value issues, ethnic customs, public policies, history and philosophy, social institutions, research topics and practices, sociotechnical issues, technologies, social movements, regional/local urban/rural matters, nutrition education, cultural contexts, production and distribution issues, and access, safety, and security topics.

For further information contact:
Jacqueline M. Newman, Chairperson
FNES Department
Queens College, CUNY
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, NY USA
Telephone: 1 718 997 4150
Facsimile: 1 718 997 4163
Email: newman@qcvaxa.acc.qc.edu

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
June 9-12, 1998

Topics will include international patterns and projections in agrobiotech markets, intellectual property, high impact science, recent advances shaping the future of crops, animal production, input products and environmental reclamation.

For further information contact:
Sharon Murray, ABIC '98 Conference Coordinator
The Signature Group
608 Duchess Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 0R1 Canada
Telephone: 306 934 1772
Facsimile: 306 664 6615
Email: siggroup@sk.sympatico.ca

Manchester, UK
June 9-11, 1998

An international conference organized by the Satake Centre for Grain Process Engineering.

Food products in which bubbles are critical include ice cream, breakfast cereal, biscuits, chocolate bars, dairy desserts, bubble gum, soufflé, beer, sparkling wines, carbonated soft drinks, whipped cream, meringues, bread, cakes, batters, crackers, Swiss cheese, crispbreads and many more.

For further information contact:
Miss Paula Whittleworth, Continuing Education Secretary
Satake Centre for Grain Process Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester
M60 1QD United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 161 200 4418
Facsimile: 44 161 200 4399
Email p.whittleworth@umist.ac.uk

A three day meeting
Association of Applied Biologists
St Catherine's College, Oxford
June 29-July 1, 1998

The ornamentals industry in the UK is an expanding area of horticulture with a very diverse product base and many exciting opportunities for the future. To exploit this potential there is a need for better communication between the different sectors within the industry and between scientists, technologists and practitioners - so that research can be effectively targeted and developed for the benefit of the industry. The industry also needs to develop a stronger voice in lobbying government/funding bodies.

Sessions will cover the following: bedding plants, integrated production systems, bulbs, plant physiology, cut flowers, plant protection, hardy ornamentals, genetic engineering and pot plants.

For further information contact:
Ornamentals Conference:
c/o Dr Debbie Wilson/Dr Nicola Spence
HRI-Wellesbourne
Wellesbourne
Warwick CV35 9EF UK
Telephone: 01789 470382
Facsimile 01789 470552
Email: Debbie.Wilson@hri.ac.uk

Or refer to the Web Site:
http/www.hri.ac.uk/aab/

July 3-4, 1998

Presented in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Mycorrhiza (ICOM2), SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Uppsala, Sweden,

July 5-10, 1998.

This meeting is intended for scientists in the fields of mycorrhiza, mycology and classical mushroom cultivation, as well as forest companies and mushroom producers.

For further information contact:
Eric Danell
Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala Sweden
Email: Eric.Danell@mykopat.slu.se

Hua Hin, Thailand
July 6-9, 1998

Organized by:
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC)
National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Co-organized by The Committee for Mycology in Asia (MIA)

The aim of this conference is to focus on the diversity of the Asia Pacific region, especially as the tropics are the most divergent region in the world and on the recent developments in biotechnology and the discovery of novel bioactive compounds.

For further information contact:
Ms Parichat Kaewraksa
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC)
539/2 Gypsum Metropolitan Tower 15th Floor
Sri-Ayudhya Road
Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Telephone: 66 2 642 5322-31 extension 116
Facsimile: 66 2 248 8305
Email: mycology@biotec.or.th

Or refer to the Web site:
http://www.biotec.or.th/diary/mycology/mycology.htm

The University of Udine, Italy
July 6-8, 1998

The aim of this conference is to identify the state of the art of GIS technology and to monitor its development in various fields of application (environmental conservation, economical planning, resource utilization, cartography, urban planning, risk assessment, pollution control and transport management systems). This will ensure that GIS continues to develop into a tool for virtual management systems in the next millennium.

For further information contact:
Sue Owen, Conference Secretariat GIS 98
Wessex Institute of Technology
Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst
Southampton SO40 7AA UK
Email: sue@wessex.ac.uk

Wageningen, The Netherlands
July 8-10, 1998

This workshop will again be organized by TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Dept. Animal Nutrition and Physiology (ILOB) and the Dept. Animal Nutrition of the Wageningen Agricultural University.

Subject matter will include Analytical methods (trypsin inhibitors, lectins, antigenic proteins, tannins, alkaloids, glucosinolates, phenolic acids/esters), Mode of action and effects in different animal species (trypsin inhibitors, lectins, antigenicity, tannins, alkaloids, glucosinolates, phenolic acids/esters), Implications for human nutrition, Reduction and inactivation (Plant breeding, process technology, biotechnology, enzyme technology) and Summary and recommendations for future research.

All themes will be considered primarily as far as they are related to legume seeds (peas, beans, lentils, chick peas, lupins and soya) and rapeseed.

For further information contact:
IAC Section OCC
PO Box 88
6700 AB Wageningen
The Netherlands
Telephone: 31 317 490285/490111
Facsimile: 31 317 418552
Email: m.m.j.w.van.amstel@iac.agro.nl

For inquiries about the proceedings contact:
Dr Ir AJM Jansman
TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute
Dept. Animal Nutrition and Physiology (ILOB)
PO Box 15
6700 AA Wageningen
The Netherlands
Telephone: 31 317 499460
Facsimile: 31 317 499463
Email : g.vandenberg@voeding.tno.nl

Northern Territory University
Darwin, Northern Territory.
July 13-17, 1998

Genetic engineering is emerging from the laboratory. The conference will focus the attention of agricultural biotechnologists on the issues of this exciting transition, particularly regulation experiences and trends - regional differences and trends, food safety and public acceptance, commercialisation of genetically-engineered food and fibre, biotechnology contributing to agricultural production and the contribution of agricultural biotechnology to sustainability and safety.

For further information contact:
Dr K.C.Woo
Fourth Asia-Pacific Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology
Northern Territory University
Science Faculty
Darwin, Northern Territory 0909
Australia

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.pi.csiro.au/conferen/conferen.htm

The Australian Society of Agronomy
Charles Sturt University
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 Australia
July 20-23, 1998

The conference theme recognises the roles of scientists, advisers and farm managers to achieve a resolution of agricultural imperatives (efficient utilisation of resources for the profitable production of quality food and fibre) with environmental imperatives (sustainability, soil health, stream flow, air and water quality, landscape improvement and biodiversity). There is general scientific acceptance, but not community acceptance, that good agriculture means good environmental management. The process of management optimisation is often thwarted by problems such as weeds, pests and diseases. These problems and their solution warrant consideration.

Keynote addresses will be presented on the theme of the conference, from world and Australian perspectives, on regional agronomic systems and industry needs, and on professional responsibilities and community expectations, on plants for land reclamation and rehabilitation, on biosolids and effluent use on crops and pastures, on electronic agriculture, on innovation and change and on pasture/crop systems. Key contributed papers and posters may also be presented.

For further information contact:
Mr Graeme Sandral
9th Australian Agronomy Conference
Agricultural Research Institute
PMB Pine Gully Road
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 Australia

Or consult the Web Site:
http://farrer.riv.scu.edu.au/confs/agconf

The Red Deer Lodge, Red Deer Alberta Canada
July 26 - 31, 1998

Triticale is the first truly "man-made" cereal crop resulting from the hybridization of wheat and rye. It is currently used in North America (for animal feed and forage, some specialty foods and there is increasing interest in its use for alcohol production), Europe (animal feed and forage, French style breads, ethanol production etc.), Eastern Europe (human food, animal feed and forage), Africa and India (human food-hearth breads and chapattis, animal feed, in particular poultry feed in South Africa) and Australia (primary choice grain for beef and dairy and for livestock grazing).

Topics to be discussed will include: genetics and genetic diversity, biotechnology, plant breeding, quality-human food, pests and diseases, quality-animal feed & fodder, cytogenetics, agronomy & abiotic stress, quality- industrial.

For further information contact:
Don Salmon
Field Crop Development Center
5030 - 50 Street
Lacombe Alberta T4L 1W8 Canada
Email: salmon@agric.gov.ab.ca

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/crops/tritconf.html

Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
July 26 - 31, 1998

This conference will emphasize the increasing importance and recognition of various plant substances, usually referred to as secondary products as agents in human health protection against disease (and in treatment of diseases); as nutritional additives; as well as the various means by which plants have evolved their often unique or characteristic defense systems and associated ecological interactions.

For further information contact:
Dr Norman G Lewis
Institute of Biological Chemistry
Washington State University
PO Box 646340
Pullman, WA 99164-6340 USA
Facsimile: 1 509-335 7643
Email: lewisn@wsu.edu

or Dr GH Neil Towers
Department of Botany
University of British Columbia
3529-6270 University Boulevard
University Campus
Vancouver, BC V6T 2B1 Canada
Facsimile: 604 822 6089

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.wsu.edu/~ibc/psna/

International Society for Horticultural Science
Brussels International Conference and Exhibition Centre, Benelux
August 2-7, 1998

IHC Congress Secretariat: 25th IHC
c/o Ministry of SME and Agriculture
Mr Hector Willcox
PO Box 182
1210 Brussels 21 Belgium
Facsimile: 32 2 501 6350
Email: 25ihc98@tornado.be

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/ishs/IHC/xxv.htm

FCC-7 will be held during the 24th Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP-24)
in San Francisco on 9-14 August 1998.

An annual intercontinental multi-disciplinary conference series on food choice to promote research by symposia, workshops and short comm- unications on cognitive, cultural, economic, physiological or sensory deter- minants of food and drink selection and consequences for health and other benefits to consumers.

FCC Series is coordinated by David A Booth, School of Psychology
University of Birmingham, UK
Email: d.a.booth@bham.ac.uk

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.rzbd.fh-hamburg.de/~m6500005/iapfon/fcc7.html

Thessaloniki - Halkidiki, Greece
August 19-22, 1998

Fundamental and applied aspects of drying will be covered, in a global forum comprising academics and industry representatives.

For further information contact:
IDS '98 Secretariat Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 540 06 Greece
Telephone: 3031 998748/998743
Facsimile: 3031 998729
Email: ids98@agro.auth.gr

Or consult the Web Site:
http://www.chemeng.ntua.gr/ids98

Palais des Papes, Avignon, France
September 7-11, 1998

The aim of the meeting is to bring together those with interest in genetics and current research in Pepper and Eggplant. This 5-day meeting will include conference and poster sessions, field demonstration of new varieties, visits of research centers and production farms, local tours in Provence, and historical visits in Avignon.

Topics to be discussed will include; genetic resources, genetics and cytogenetics, breeding methods and strategies quality and biochemistry, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, cellular and molecular biology. Cultivar experimentation, evaluation and description will also be presented as posters.

For further information contact:
EUCARPIA Meeting Secretariat
INRA Centre de Recherches d'Avignon
SAPM (Station d'Amélioration des Plantes Maraîchères)
BP 94
84143 Montfavet Cedex - France
Telephone: 33 4 90 31 6303
Facsimile: 33 4 90 31 6398
Email: capsicum@avignon.inra.fr

University of Tuscia
Department of Agrobiology and Agrochemistry
Via S. C. de Lellis 01100 Viterbo - Italy
September 21-25, 1998

EUCARPIA is the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding established in 1956. It aims to promote scientific and technical cooperation in the field of plant breeding, in order to contribute to the progress of agricultural production.

For further information contact:
Dr Mario A Pagnotta
XV Eucarpia Congress
University of Tuscia, Via S. C. de Lellis
01100 Viterbo Italy
Telephone: 39 761 357 254
Facsimile: 39 761 357 256
Email: eucarpia@unitus.it

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.unitus.it/confsem/eucarpia/eu.html

Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
October 4-7, 1998

Increasing numbers of landowners and farmers across North America are interested in the emerging agroforestry practice of "forest farming" - the intentional production of valuable specialty forest products in agroforestry systems. Producing specialty forest products in agroforestry systems can increase and diversify income, increase wildlife, diversify farms and landscapes, and create new opportunities for rural development, whilst protecting soil and water resources. Agroforestry practices include windbreaks, riparian forest buffers, alley-cropping, silvipastoral plantings, and forest farming.

This international conference/trade show will provide participants with an opportunity to learn and share experiences about the cultivation of specialty forest products in temperate agroforestry systems.

Sessions will be concerned with production, markets and marketing and financial and environmental costs and benefits of the following:

1. Botanicals and Medicinals (Ginseng, goldenseal, witch hazel, Balsam gum, black cherry bark, Mandrake root, bloodroot, and many others)

2. Decorative and Handicraft Products (including decorative greenery, cones, florals and ornamental plants and plant parts, decorative wood products etc.) and

3. Forest-Based Food Products (including nuts, berries, herbs, oils and extracts, honey, syrups, gums, mushrooms, fruits, flavor & smokewoods, game animals, etc.)

For further information contact:
Scott J. Josiah
CINRAM/University of Minnesota
1530 Cleveland Avenue North
115 Green Hall
St. Paul, MN 55108 USA
Telephone: 1 612 624 7418
Facsimile: 1 612 625 5212
Email: CINRAM@forestry.umn.edu

Or refer to the Web site:
http://www.agnic.org/mtg/1998/naceda.html

Belvoir Homestead, Swan Valley, Perth, Western Australia
October 18-21, 1998

Innovative new industries are vital to the future of the Australian agricultural sector. Agriculture must keep pace with shifting consumer trends, fluctuating commodity prices, emerging new markets, environmental change and scientific and technological advances.

Strategies to support the earlier establishment of sustainable and profitable new industries are essential to ensure that Australia maintains its edge in world markets.

This conference will bring together leaders in new industry development in a forum to challenge conventional thinking and stimulate innovation. It will provide an opportunity to examine the processes of new industry development and to share approaches to accelerate industry growth.

The issues being raised here are of great significance to the continued competitiveness of Australia's agricultural sector.

This conference will be an important milestone in the emergence of the major and inevitable cultural shift which is occurring, not only in the activities of farming but in the values and actions of all involved with the agricultural sector.

A range of issues will be addressed, related to the development processes of new industries:

• The role of interventionists, government, consultants and other stakeholders in new industry development;
• How rural communities can take charge of new industry development;
• Scoping and highlighting new opportunities;
• Approaches and frameworks for new industry planning;
• Tools that assist or are essential for new industry development;
• Building alliances to combine skills and resources to deliver on new industry opportunities;
• Placing new industries in the wider picture - social and environmental issues.

The conference will balance formal presentations with more informal activities, such as interactive workshops, panel discussion, debates and forums. Case studies, which highlight opportunities and demonstrate learning from success and failures will be presented.

For further information contact:
Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd
PO Box 890, Canning Bridge
Western Australia 6153 Australia
Telephone: 08 9364 8311
Facsimile: 08 9316 1453
International fax: 61 8 9316 1453
Email: promaco@promaco.com.au

Beer Sheva, Israel
November 2 - 5, 1998

Supported by: UNESCO Division of Ecological Sciences and Finland's Division of International Development

The wise use of plant germplasm that is either native or adaptable to the climatic and edaphic conditions of semi-arid/arid lands is one approach that can help reduce the spread of desertification and contribute to sustainable development in dry regions.

IPALAC is an initiative designed to serve as a catalyst for the introduction, adaptation, domestication and/or improvement of plants, or systems based on plants for utilization in the development process.

Scientists/researchers, development workers/agencies, or others who have used plants in income generating or environmental projects in semi-arid regions are encouraged to share their experience during the conference.

Topics to be discussed will include: Plants as components of environmental systems - wind and fire breaks, sand dune stabilization, soil erosion control, reclaiming saline lands, landscaping, etc.; Traditional and new crops - genetic improvement, crop transfer, domestication, etc.; Agroforestry and non-wood forest products - living fences, fodder banks, honey, silk, aromatics, gums, etc.; Social, cultural and economic aspects related to the use of plants in combating desertification and Ecolological considerations (biotic interactions, colonization, etc.)

For further information contact:
The Organizing Committee
International Program for Arid Land Crops
c/o Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
POB 653, Beer Sheva 84105 Israel
Telephone: 972 7 646 1905 or
646 1972 84105
Facsimile: 972 7 647 2984
Email: ipalac@bgumail.bgu.ac.il

Hyatt Regency at Civic Center, Phoenix, Arizona
November 8-11, 1998

Sponsored by:
Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops (AAIC)
Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Purdue University
The New Uses Council Inc.

Sessions will focus upon:

world biodiversity update (keynote addresses), strategic problems of new crops and new uses (politics of biodiversity, economics, commercialization and marketing), biodiversity and industry issues (ornamentals, medicinal, food, consumer marketing, industrial uses), new crops for agricultural problem areas (replacing tobacco, illegal drugs, declining crops) and new crops and new uses review (cereals, oilseeds, industrial, fibers, vegetables, forages, ornamentals, herbs and medicinal).

For further information contact:
conference@aaic.org

or the following:
David Dierig
Telephone: 1 602 379 4356
Email; ddierig@uswcl.ars.ag.gov

Dennis Ray
Telephone: 1 520 621 7612
Email; dtray@ccit.arizona.edu

Jules Janick
Telephone: 1 317 494 1329
Email: janick@hort.purdue.edu

Kennith Foster
Telephone: 1 520 621 7900
Email; kfoster@ag.arizona.edu

Or refer to the Web site:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/announce/symposium.html

Organized by MAPO (Movimiento Argentino Para La Produccion Organica)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 15-19, 1998

This conference will be an opportunity to update the latest work in production, research, education, standards setting, trade, etc.

There has been a strong increase in organic production, as a result of a growing demand from consumers.

These changes carry with them their own conflicts and constant contradictions due to the diversity of interests, needs and points of view existing in the world of organic agriculture.

Topics will include:

philosophy and politics (cultural and social aspects, education, extension and transfer of technology), technology generation (intensive and extensive production systems, support and recovery of natural resources, quality and processing of food and fiber), controls (harmonizing international standards and regulations, accreditation, inspection and certification), economics and trade (fair trade: transparency and ethics in the markets, international markets, the role of consumers, economic and environmental factors).

For further information contact:
MAPO
Av. Santa Fe 873 - Entrepiso
1059 - Buenos Aires
Republica Argentina
Telephone/facsimile: 54 1 314 0928
Facsimile: 54 1 311 8898
Email: ifoam-98@satlink.com

Wageningen Agricultural University
November 29-December 2, 1998

The central theme of this conference is the development and application of quality-oriented models throughout the agri-food-chain, from cultivation of agro raw materials up to and including retail and consumption of the finished products.

The aim of this conference is to review the state of the art on modelling the quality of agricultural products, to assess the different modelling techniques and their suitability in agricultural modelling, to encourage an interdisciplinary exchange of techniques, ideas and results and to encourage the application of modelling as a solution for problems in trade and industry.

The focus will be on fundamental as well as purely empirical models.

The models can apply a wide range of techniques such as deterministic and stochastic modelling, multivariate analysis (PCA, biplot techniques), neural networks, genetic algorithms, inductive learning techniques, case based reasoning and bond graphs.

The main emphasis will be on the approach chosen in relation to the available knowledge, the specific restrictions and the intended application.

For further information contact:
IAC/SOCC, MODEL-IT
PO Box 88
6700 AB Wageningen
The Netherlands
Telephone: 31 317 49 0285 or 31 317 49 0111
Facsimile: 31 317 41 8552

Or consult the Web Site:
http://www.ato.dlo.nl/modelit/

Pretoria, South Africa
November 29-December 4, 1998

Topics include: Ecologically sustainable development and farming systems, Short term farmer survival vs long term sustainability, Empowerment through capacity building, The institutional environment and farming systems, Methodological issues and challenges.

For further information contact:
AFSR-E Symposium '98
PO Box 411177
Craighall 2024 South Africa
Telephone: 27 11 442 6111
Facsimile: 27 11 442 5927
Email: cpjhb@jhb.lia.net

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.agnic.org/mtg/1998/rlee.html

Morphologie und Systematik der Pflanzen
Fachbereich Biologie
Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany
December 6-11, 1998

All aspects of agriculture, agribus-iness, biology, biochemistry, medicine, or pharmacy will be discussed.

For further information contact:
Hans Christian Weber
Telephone: 06421-282091
Facsimile: 06421-282057
Email: weberh@mailer.unimarburg.de

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://staff-www.uni-marburg.de/~b_morpho/tagung.html

Santiago, Chile
January 11-14, 1999

Organized by Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA-Chile) and Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad de Chile under the auspices of The Fruit Section of the International Society for Horticultural Science

For further information contact:
Dr Julio Retamales (Convener)
INIA- La Platina
Casilla 439/3, Santiago Chile
Facsimile: 56 2 541 7667
Email: kiwi99@platina.inia.cl

Oregon State University campus
April 9-11, 1999

The purpose of this symposium is to discuss the historical and cultural aspects of food populations, their considerations and implications for food consumption of ethnic groups internal and external to the U.S. and information and knowledge which will assist the import and export of foods by the Food Industry.

Topics will include food history, food cultural practices, food functional properties, food product development, import and export practices and requirements and the impact of production, culture, market place and development.

For further information contact:
ZoeAnn Holmes
Food And Culture Symposium
Nutrition And Food Management
College Of Home Economics And Education
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5103 USA
Telephone: 1 541 737 3561
Facsimile: 1 541 737 6914
Email: food@ucs.orst.edu

Canberra National Convention Centre Canberra, Australia
September 26-29, 1999

This is the first International Rapeseed Congress to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and will be concerned with rapeseed, canola and related Brassica species.

Topics to be discussed will include: breeding and biotechnology, crop protection, crop growth and farming systems, chemistry and nutrition, processing and product development, oil and meal quality, insects, agronomy, analytical techniques, processing, resistance to pests, diseases, nutrition, human health and nutrition, food products, F1 hybrid technology, weeds, physiology, animal nutrition, industrial products, tissue culture development, marketing and world trade, transformation, molecular markers, Brassicas in farming systems, cultivar development and germplasm collection and evaluation.

Post-Congress workshops are planned in such areas as pathology, chemistry and other topical events.

A trade fair will be held simultaneously at the same venue.

Attendees will have the opportunity to view an extensive range of products and services, compare and assess products, talk face to face with suppliers and manufacturers and gain technical knowledge from the many experts at the Congress.

For further information, contact:
Rapeseed Congress
Australian Travel & Convention Services Pty Ltd
GPO Box 2200
Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia.
Facsimile: 06 257 3256
International facsimile: 61 6 257 3256

Or refer to the Web Site:
http://www.acay.com.au/~aof/

Bonn, Germany
September 27-30, 1999

This conference is designed for scientists, professionals and students with an interest and engagement in design, development and use of information and communication systems with relevance to agriculture, agribusiness, the food industry, agricultural policy, the environment, and related fields.

For further information contact:
EFITA/99, attention Ms U Rickert
Department of Agricultural Economics University of Bonn
Meckenheimer Allee 74
Bonn, D-53115 Germany
Facsimile: 49 228 733 431

Sydney Convention Centre
Sydney, Australia
October 3-8, 1999

The scientific program of this conference will present an up-to-date coverage of all aspects of food science, technology and nutrition, with particular emphasis on the role of sciences and technologies in the integrated and value-adding agri-food chain.

For further information contact:
The Secretariat
10th World Congress of Food Science & Technology
PO Box 1493
North Sydney, NSW 2059 Australia
Telephone: 02 9959 4499
Facsimile: 02 9954 4327
International fax: 61 2 9954 4327
Email: iufost10@foodaust.com.au

Or refer to the Web site:
http://www.foodaust.com.au/world.htm

Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Land and Food, The University of Queensland Gatton College, 4345; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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