For more information:

Website:

http://www.iaald-africa.org/chapter_conference2009_en.html

Organized by: International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists

Six Major Symposia will be featured:

• ASPB-CSPP Joint Symposium
  Crop Functional Genomics
  Jeffrey Bennetzen, University of Georgia and Xioaya Chen, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology
• ASPB-PSA Joint Symposium:
  Genomics Approaches for Systematics, Energy Metabolism and Acclimation in Algae
  Sabeeha Merchant, UCLA, and Alison Sherwood, University of Hawaii
• President's Symposium
  Sarah M. Assmann, Pennsylvania State University
• Darwin's Legacy: Evolution and Plant Biology
  Barbara Schaal, Washington University
• lluminating Plant Photomorphogenesis
  Richard Vierstra, University of Wisconsin
• Plant Natural Products - Chemical Evolution in Time and Space
  Robert Last, Michigan State University

For more information:

Website:

http://www.aspb.org/meetings/pb-2009/

The 2nd World Congress on Agroforestry will assess opportunities to leverage scientific agroforestry in promoting sustainable land use worldwide. The Congress will serve as a forum for agroforestry researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from around the world to:

For more information:

Website:

http://worldagroforestry.org/wca2009/

Organized by: World Agroforestry Centre, and co-sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the University of Florida

The conference comprises a two-day Expert Forum, followed by a one-day Policy Forum. The Expert Forum, which takes place in English, aims to provide information and facilitate discussion on means of encouraging the development of new plant varieties and the production and distribution of high quality seed in order to meet the demands of a changing world. Among the many issues to be explored here, there is one on the role of new technologies and methodologies in plant breeding. The Policy Forum, which has simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish, reviews the conclusions of the Expert Forum on means to provide an enabling environment that encourages the development of new varieties and facilitates the production and distribution of high quality seed.

For more information:

Website:

http://www.worldseedconference.org/en/worldseedconference/home.html

Organized by: FAO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), International Seed Federation (ISF) and International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)

The 14th European Congress on Biotechnology will once again focus on bringing the benefits of biotechnology to society and, with the central theme of SYMBIOSIS  Science, Industry & Society, will address biotech innovations and how they can contribute to face the global challenges to humanity.

For more information:

Contact:	European Federation of Biotechnology
E-mail:	ecb14@ecb14.eu
Telephone:	+34 93 268 77 03
Fax:	+34 93 268 45 00
Website:	http://www.ecb14.eu/

Organized by: European Congress on Biotechnology

Program topics include Plant and Animal Biotechnology and Aquaculture Biotechnology:

Plant and Animal Biotechnology

The aim of the session on Plant and Animal Biotechnology is to bring together agricultural scientists to share research experiences. The focus of the conference is to emphasize the aspects of science and community in assuring food security, feed availability and sustainable energy.

Plant and Animal Biotechnology Session Highlights

• Biotech R&D for Sustainable Agrofuel Production Cellulosic Technology
• Global Environmental Change and Future Crop Production
• Agro-Environmental Deterioration and Agricultural Sustainability
• Greenhouse Technology for Seed Production
• Improvement of Crop Nutrition
• Vaccine and Diagnostic for Animal Health Care
• Avian Influenza
• Nutrition for Gut Health and Immune Response
• Animal Breeding and Genomic for Meat Quality and Immunity
• Additive for Feed, Food and Fuel
• Food Safety: Traceability, Risk and Biosecurity

Aquaculture Biotechnology

The objective of this session is to facilitate communication and interaction among researchers and students on biotechnology in aquaculture.

Aquaculture Biotechnology Session Highlights

• Broodstock Management and Seed Production
• Domestications and Biosecurity
• Disease Management
• Diagnosis
• Feed and Nutrition
• Live Feed and Algal Technology

For more information:

Contact:	National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotec
E-mail:	abic2009@biotec.or.th
Telephone:	(66) 2564 6700 ext. 3379  3382
Fax:	(66) 2564 6574
Website:	http://www.abic.ca/abic2009

Organized by: National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

This event aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of climate change and global warming, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.

For more information:

Website:

For more information, visit http://www.waset.org/wcset09/toronto/ccgw/

Organized by: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Algal biotechnology has gained much interest because microalgae have a wide variety of physiological and biochemical characteristics and require sustainable energy (light and CO2)for living. Various microalgae have been cultivated for health food and feed supplement due to their nutritious components. Recently, much attention is on the use of microalgae as feed stock for biofuel.

Objective

Target group
Researchers working in the area of algal biotechnology, students

Qualification
Applicants should have background knowledge in science/agriculture etc. and should understand English well.

Number of participants
Lecture session 50 persons
Lecture & Lab session 30 persons

For more information:

Contact:	Training Unit, BIOTEC
Telephone:	(66) 2564 6700 ext 3379-82
Fax:	(66) 2564 6574
Website:	http://www.biotec.or.th/biotechnology-en/en/Newsdetail.asp?id=5342

Organized by: National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC)
National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

The conference objective is to "serve as a platform for presenting and debating key issues and strategies relevant for increasing the yield and stability of crops under drought conditions by genetic and crop management approaches". The eight sessions in the preliminary programme include 'molecular and physiological bases of plant adaptation to drought' (session 4) and 'applied genomics and genetics of drought resistance' (session 5).

For more information:

E-mail:	id3@sagc.org.cn
Website:	http://www.interdrought.org/

Organized by: Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Shanghai Agro-biological Gene Center (SAGC)
Sponsor(s): Shanghai Centre for Scientific and Technological Exchange with Foreign Countries, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Huazhong Agricultural University

The conference will bring together scientists from Africa, Europe and the USA to examine how new advances in plant science research and developing technologies can be used to benefit African agriculture. Recent advances in plant science research and current views on innovations required for the development of agriculture in Africa, as well as papers by invited speakers, will be presented at the conference.

Our key aim is to assist the participation of African scientists in this dynamic interaction. We therefore encourage African researchers with an interest to offer papers/posters. We will use these as a basis for selection and we aim to offer a contribution of their funding to all selected African participants.

For more information:

E-mail:	Anna@aab.org.uk
Telephone:	+44 (0)1789 472020
Fax:	+44 (0)1789 470234
Website:	http://www.aab.org.uk/contentok.php?id=83&basket=wwsshowconfdets

Organized by: Association of Applied Biologists

In order to increase and maintain world food production, for improved diet and human health, plant scientists need to understand the mechanisms that control plant growth, how to manipulate these mechanisms for plant improvement, and to teach the world about these mechanisms. The 9th International Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB) Congress is a venue composed of Plenary Lectures and 54 symposia that will allow scientists worldwide to come to St. Louis and share their love for biology, knowledge and research results.

For more information:

E-mail:	ipmb2009@missouri.edu
Website:	http://www.ipmb2009.org/index.html

Impetus for the conference comes from the need for concrete steps to be taken to move beyond the business-as-usual approach and to respond to the growing food insecurity in developing countries, particularly in light of climate change that will worsen the living conditions of farmers, fishers and forest-dependent people who are already vulnerable and food insecure. FAO is organizing this international conference that encompasses the crop, forestry, livestock, fishery and agro-industry sectors, as well as the entire range of agricultural biotechnologies currently available.

Participation at the conference is by invitation only. Participants at the conference will be from delegations of Member States of FAO; from the United Nations and its specialized agencies; other intergovernmental organizations; international non-governmental organizations and international civil society organizations; the conference Steering Committee as well as invited speakers and panelists at the conference.

For more information:

Website:

http://www.fao.org/biotech/abdc/conference-home/en/

Organized by: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Government of Mexico

The conference is the only international forum focused on coexistence between GM and non-GM agricultural supply chains.

The conference will cover key issues on coexistence between GM and non-GM agricultural supply chains ranging from production level to the market place. These topics include:

* Gene flow in agricultural systems,
* Strategies for coexistence and organisational measures across the supply chain,
* Socio-economics of coexistence and cost/benefit analysis of coexistence strategies,
* Legal and policy issues of coexistence frameworks, and
* Traceability and control of coexistence.

The 2009 Melbourne GMCC event will be the first time the conference is held outside of Europe.

The conference will highlight the progress of the Australian approach to coexistence of GM/non-GM canola. The conference will also address the planning of coexistence measures in advance of other GM crop introductions. This will be illustrated through examples of new GM crops including wheat, rice, sugarcane and forages.

The GMCC 09 conference will be highly relevant for industry, policy, agricultural biotechnology R&D and agribusiness communities.

For more information:

Contact:	Rebecca Campbell
E-mail:	rebecca@wsm.com.au
Telephone:	+61 3 9645 6311
Fax:	+61 3 9645 6322
Website:	http://www.gmcc-09.com/

The symposium will "showcase the latest developments in the field, including research on breeding, mapping of genes and quantitative trait loci, identification and cloning of candidate genes for biotic and abiotic stresses, gene expression, and genomic databases and mutant induction for functional genomics". It will be held in conjunction with the 7th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics.

For more information:

E-mail:	secretariat@ricegenetics.com
Website:	http://ricegenetics.com/

Organized by: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Venue

Instituto de Biotecnología de las Plantas

Plant cell, tissue and organ culture
In vitro Propagation
Plant Breeding
Secondary metabolism
Plant-microbes Interactions
Functional genomics and proteomics
Bioinformatics
Biofortification and metabolic engineering
Abiotic stress
Biotechnology and biofuels
Biotechnology, climate change and food security
Biodiversity and conservation of phytogenetics resources
Biotechnology and public perception
Professional formation in biotechnology
Scientific communication in biotechnology

Plenary lectures
Workshops
Posters

Spanish and English

For more information:

E-mail:	simposio@ibp.co.cu
Website:	http://simposio.ibp.co.cu

Organized by: Instituto de Biotecnología de las Plantas