Recent AAB conferences

Click on the title of the conference to view the programme. Reports are also available for selected meetings.

2008

 

16 December

Advances in Nematology.

Linnean Society, London, UK 

 

10-12 December

Biomass and Energy Crops III

CSL, Sand Hutton, UK. 

 

3 December  

Residue Reduction through Biocontrol 

Holmewood Hall, Peterborough, UK

 

25 November

Pollution fro Pesticides - Point Source versus Diffuse

Harper Adams University, Newport, UK

 

19 November

Applied Aspects of Aerobiology in conjunction with the British Aerobiology Federation

Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts 

 

19 November

The future of weed research in the UK

HGCA, Pentonville Road, London 

 

12-13 November

Effects of climate change on plants: implications for agriculture

Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK 

 

4 November 

Supplying sustainable and innovative food and drink solutions

Central Science Laboratory, York 

 

15 October

Traceability - Tracking and Tracing in the Food Chain

Central Science Laboratory, York

 

10-12 September

Resource Capture by crops: Integrated Approaches

University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, UK 

 

11 September AAB SGM and AGM

University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, UK  

 

10 September

Postgraduate 2008 Poster competition

University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, UK  

 

2-4 June  

Shaping a Vision for the UPLANDS

Sheffield Hallam University, UK

 

22 May

Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

Warwick HRI, Wellesbourne, Warwick. 

 

8 April

Workshop on Knowledge Transfer - best practice

Society of Chemical Industry, London

 

6 February

Measuring "green" - does Life Cycle Analysis make sense for food?

Society of Chemical Industry, London

 

9-11 January

International Advances in Pesticide Application 2008

Robinson College, Cambridge, UK 

 

2007  

17 December

Functional Foods - Authentication Workshop. 

Central Science Laboratory, York

 

14 December

What does "green" mean? Seeking to understand and meet conflicting aspirations for food.

Society of Chemical Industry, London, UK 

 

11 December

Advances in Nematology

Linnean Society of London, London, UK 

 

5-6 December

Theoretical population ecology & practical biocontrol - bridging the gap. 

Studley Castle, Warwickshire, UK 

 

13 November

Innovative ideas in pest and weed control in field vegetables

Warwick HRI, Warwickshire, UK

 

11 October

Advances in Pest Management

Studley Castle, Warwickshire, UK

 

11-13 September  

Plant Nematology Workshop

Agri-Food and Bio-Sciences Institute, Belfast

 

11-12 September

Advances in Virology 

University of Greenwich, Greenwich,UK 

 click here for the album of photographs taken at the conference (by kind permission of Lawrence Kenyon)

 

17 July

Sampling for Decision Making Workshop  

Harper Adams University College, Shropshire, UK

 

14 June

Sampling for Decision making

SASA, Edinburgh

 

12-13 June 

1st International Symposium on Nematodes as Environmental Bioindicators.  Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK 

Click here for photos from the conference (by kind permission of T Kakouli-Douarte)  

 

 17 May 

Workshop on GPS and Crop Protection. John Deere, Nottingham, UK  

 

27-28 February  

Crop protection in Southern Britain.  East of England Showground, Peterborough, UK. 

 

25-26 January   

Vegetation Management. Studley Castle, Warwickshire. For proceedings see Aspects 82

 

23-25 January

Delivering Arable Biodiversity. Studley Castle, Warwickshire. For proceedings see Aspects 81

Report on proceedings

 

2006 

 

14-15 December

Delivering sustainability within profitable farming systems - is it possible? Studley Castle, Warwickshire.  For proceedings see Aspects 80

 

12 December

Advances in Nematology. Linnean Society, Piccadilly, London.  

 

4 December

Interactions between product and application Syngenta, Jealott's Hill, Berkshire, UK  

 

 29 November

Getting land management in the UK uplands right - what research is needed to inform practice? Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle, UK

Details are also availabe on the Stakeholder Interests, Opening Presentations, the Key Questions and a Summary of These,  together with a List of the Forms sent in by Participants.

  

16 November 2006

 Multi-disciplinary approaches to reducing the level of acrylamide in food. Rothamsted Research, Hertfordshire,  UK

 

20 October 2006

Phenological change, causes and consequences. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 

 

21 September  2006

Advances in Pest Management. Holmewood Hall, Peterborough, UK 

 

21 September 2006

AAB AGM.  Holmewood Hall, Peterborough, UK 

 

18 - 20 September 2006

What will organic farming deliver? COR 2006.

Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.  For proceedings see Aspects 79

  

17 - 21 September 2006 

A systems approach to organic research. COR 2006 postgraduate course. Edinburgh Conference Centre,  Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. 

 

7-8 September 2006

Fungicide Resistance: are we winning the battle but losing the war? University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.    For proceedings see Aspects 78

 

12 July 2006 

Insecticide-free food: British salads leading the way. East of England Showground, Peterborough, UK

 

5-7 April 2006

Advances in Virology.  University of Warwick, Coventry, UK  

 

10-12 January 2006

International advances in pesticide application.  Robinson College, Cambridge, UK

  For proceedings see Aspects 77

 

2005 

 

18-20 December 2005

Oxygen metabolism, ROS and redox signalling in plants.  University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

 

15-16 December 2005

Protection and production of sugar beet and potatoes.  Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.  For proceedings see Aspects 76

 

15 December 2005

Post Graduate 2005. Homerton College, Cambridge, UK  

 

14-16 December 2005

GM Crops: 10 years on. Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.    For proceedings see Aspects 74

 

13 December 2005

Advances in Nematology at the Linnean Society of London, Piccadilly, London

 

4 October 2005  

Implications of European Agricultural Reform for policy and scientific funding at the Royal Entomological Society, Queen's Gate, London 

 

28-29 September 2005

Biopesticide application workshop at Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot 

 

28-29 September 2005

Insecticide-free pest management? at Holmewood Hall, Peterborough   

 

22-23 September 2005 

Pathways out of Poverty at Homerton College, CambridgeFor proceedings see Aspects 75.   

 

13 July

Advances in potato cyst nematode management at Harper Adams University College 

 

11 May 2005  

Spray waste management at Harper Adams University College   

CONFERENCE REPORT

 

4-6 April 2005

Roots and the soil environment II at University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK 

CONFERENCE REPORT

For proceedings see Aspects 73  

 

15-17 December 2004   

Advances in applied biology: providing new opportunities for consumers and producers in the 21st century at St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK (AAB Multidisciplinary)

CONFERENCE REPORT . For proceedings see Aspects 72

 

27-28 September 2004 

Arable Weeds and Biodiversity at Central Science Laboratory, York, UK (Weeds & Agronomy Group/EWRS/BES/HGCA) 

CONFERENCE REPORT  (See below for Abstracts of papers presented at the conference)

 

25-26 May 2004

Agriculture in future rural landscapes: visionary perspectives of opportunities through innovative research in applied biology the Society of Chemical Industry's International Headquarters, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS, UK (AAB/SCI)

CONFERENCE REPORT

 

20-22 April  2004

Organic farming: science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping Harper Adams University College UK (BGS/AAB/COR)  

Further details for purchase of the proceedings from this conference (BGS Occasional Symposium No. 37) can be found from the BGS office at bgs@patrol.i-way.co.uk
 

10-11 March 2004  

Increasing the effectiveness of world public sector agricultural research through partnerships: bases for novel paradigms the Society of Chemical Industry's International Headquarters, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS, UK (AAB/SCI)   

CONFERENCE REPORT    

 

5-7 January 2004 

International Advances in Pesticide Application Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK (AAB Pesticide Application Group/BCPC) 

CONFERENCE REPORT  

  For proceedings see Aspects 71