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Organizing Committee:
Co-Chair: HE Minister of Agriculture of Jordan
Co-Chair: Dr. Mahmoud Solh, Director General, ICARDA, Syria
Dr. Faisal Awawdeh, Director General, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE), Jordan
Dr. Nasri Haddad, Regional Coordinator, West Asia Regional Program, ICARDA, Jordan
Dr. Maarten van Ginkel, Deputy Director General for Research, ICARDA, Syria
Dr. Kamel Shideed, Assistant Director General for International Cooperation and Communication, ICARDA, Syria
Dr. Theib Oweis, Director, Integrated Water and Land Management Program, ICARDA, Syria
Dr. David Hoisington, Deputy Director General, ICRISAT, India

International Scientific Committee:

Chair: Dr. Mohan Saxena, Senior Advisor to the ICARDA DG
Co-Chair: Dr. J.S. Samra, Chief Executive Officer, National Rainfed Area Authority, MiMinistry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi, India
Co-Chair: Dr. Awni Taimeh, Professor of Land Use, University of Jordan
HE.Dr. Mahmoud Duwyari, Professor of Plant Breeding, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
HE Dr. Muhammad Shatanawi, Professor of Hydraulics and Irrigation Engineering, University of Jordan
Dr. Richard Gareth Wyne Jones, Center for Arid Zone Studies, University of Wales, United Kingdom
Dr. Mahendra Shah, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Dr. Donald Wilhite, Director, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Dr. John Snape, Cereal Geneticist, John Innes Center, United Kingdom
Dr. Anwar Battikhi, Soil Physics, Jordan University for Science and Technology, Jordan
Dr. Atsushi Tsunekawa, Director, Arid Land Research Institute, Tottori, University, Japan
Dr. Faisal Awawdeh, Director General, Livestock Production, NCARE, Jordan
Dr. Ayman Abu Hadeed, President, ARC, Egypt
Dr. Maarten van Ginkel, Deputy Director General for Research, ICARDA
Dr. Theib Oweis, Director, Integrated Water and Land Management Program, ICARDA
Dr. Eddy De Pauw, Head, GIS Unit, ICARDA

National Organizing Committee:
Co-Chair: Dr. Faisal Awawdeh, Director General, NCARE
Co-Chair: Dr. Nasri Haddad, Regional Coordinator, West Asia Regional Program, ICARDA
Representatives of:
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Ministry of Agriculture
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Ministry of Water and Irrigation
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Ministry of Environment
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Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan
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Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology
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Faculty of Agriculture, Balqa Applied University
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Faculty of Agriculture, Mu'tah University
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Higher Council for Science and Technology
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Jordan Badia Research and Development Center
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Jordan Meteorological Department
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Jordan Farmers Union
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Agriculture Engineers Association
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Jordan National Alliance Against Hunger
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Agriculture Credit Corporation

For Information on Jordan please visit the following internet sites:
http://guide2jordan.com, http://www.jordanjubilee.com