Official Newsletter of the WANA Seed Network
No. 31,
July 2006
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Announcements of meetings, seminars, workshops and training courses appear in this section. Please send us national, regional, or international announcements for workshops, seminars and training courses organized in your country for inclusion in the next issue.
Asian Seed Congress, 13-16 November 2006, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. The Asian Seed Congress is the world's largest regional seed forum organized by the Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA). It is a congregation of seed traders, policymakers, scientists, academics, and individuals to update themselves on the latest development of the global seed business. APSA has 370 members from 38 countries.
The 2006 congress will be held on 13-16 November 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For further information, please contact: APSA Secretariat, P.O. Box 1030, Kasetsart Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand; Fax: +66-2-940-5467; E-mail: apsa@apsaseed.com; Website: http://www.apsaseed.com
28th ISTA Congress, 5-11 May 2007, Iguassu Falls, Brazil. In connection with the 28th ISTA Congress, a Seed Symposium will be held on 7-9 May 2007. This is a second call for papers for the symposium under the theme Diversity in Seed Technology. Papers should be submitted online only (http://www.seedtest.org/en/abstractpaper-submission.html) as an abstract of 1600 characters (maximum). Papers will be presented orally and as posters, both forms having equal status. The selection of papers for oral presentation will be made by the Scientific Programme Advisory Committee. For more information, visit the website or contact: International Seed Testing Association, Zurichstrasse 50, 8303 Basserdorf, Switzerland; Fax: ++41-44-8386001; E-mail: seedsymposium@ista.ch; Website: http://www.seedtest.org
Courses
Plant Genetic Resources and Seeds: Policies, Conservation, and Use, 4-22 November 2006, Karaj, Iran. The national agricultural research systems require technical capacity and expertise to strengthen and implement an effective agrobiodiversity conservation, germplasm enhancement and use and competitive national seed sector to ensure the delivery of improved varieties and good quality seed to the farming communities. This course aims at improving the capability of national staff in agrobiodiversity conservation, plant genetic resources policy and alternative seed delivery systems. Participants of the course are expected to put theory into practice in their own countries.
The course is organized as a joint activity of the NARS of Iran, particularly the Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute, Seed and Plant Improvement Institute, ICARDA, Generation Challenge Program and Wageningen International (ex IAC). It is scheduled to hold from 4 to 22 November 2006 at the training centre of the SPCRI in Karaj, Iran. We envision a total of 25-30 participants (15-20 per course). The program consists of three courses that together make up a three-week training program. Participants can join one, two or all three courses.
Week 1 (4-8 November 2006): Ex situ and in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity. Contact person: Dr Ahmed Amri (ICARDA); E-mail: a.amri@cgiar.org
Week 2 (11-15 November 2006): Small scale seed enterprise development and support of local seed supply. Contact person: Dr Zewdie Bishaw (ICARDA); E-mail: z.bishaw@cgiar.org
Week 3 (18-22 November 2006): Genetic resource policies and freedom-to-operate practice. Contact persons: Dr Niels Louwaars (WI); E-mail: n.louwaars@wur.nl
For further information on the program please visit the websites of ICARDA: www.icarda.org (see: Announcements), Wageningen International: www.wi.wur.nl (see: international education at Wageningen UR, courses), or the Generation Challenge Program: www.generationcp.org (see: capacity building corner, training courses).
The admission deadline for application is 15 September 2006. Early application is recommended. Further information and application forms can be downloaded from the website of Wageningen International, ICARDA and the GCP; see the addresses below. Application forms, including a separate CV, should be submitted to Wageningen International by e-mail to: training.wi@wur.nl