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36th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Outstanding natural and cultural areas to be added to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage List will be announced at the next World Heritage Committee meeting. A total of 36 cultural and natural sites will be considered for inscription this year, which marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. dates: 24 June - 6 July 2012 location: Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg City), Russian Federation (virtual)
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First IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress

The Congress will provide a platform for African forest scientists, forest managers and policy makers and their colleagues from other parts of the world to share and exchange information and experiences on critical issues affecting forest and wildlife resources in Africa. The overall goal of the congress is to demonstrate how forest science is impacting on livelihoods, environmental management and development in Africa. The Congress will highlight research that puts relevant information in the hands of forest communities, forest managers, policy makers, the private sector and civil society. Specific themes to be covered will include: Forests and Climate Change; Forests and Water; Forest Policy, Governance and Trade; Forest Biodiversity and Conservation; and Agroforestry, Energy and Food Security. IUFRO is the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations. FORNESSA is the Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa, which is supported by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). The conference is in part supported by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). dates: 25-30 June 2012 location: Nairobi (Nairobi Area), Kenya
Third Meeting of the ITPGR Committee on the SMTA and the MLS
The Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Committee on the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) and the Multilateral System (MLS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) advises the Treaty Secretary on implementation questions raised by users. dates: 26-28 June 2012 location: New Delhi (Delhi), India
Second Forum on EU Outermost Regions

The EU will hold a forum to address major development issues in the EU Outermost Regions (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Runion, Saint Martin, the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands) in light of the Europe 2020 Strategy to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Issues to be addressed include: oceans; agriculture modernization; environmental challenges; social challenges; and jobs, innovation and business competitiveness. dates: 2-3 July 2012 location: Brussels (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), Belgium
Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference 2012

The Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference (GBIC) aims to discuss how informatics can best meet the challenges posed by biodiversity science and policy. It will focus on the practical steps needed to provide the information needs of global commitments such as the Aichi 2020 targets to halt biodiversity loss. The conference will bring together experts in the fields of biodiversity informatics, genomics, Earth observation, natural history collections, and biodiversity research and policy. Attendance at GBIC will be by invitation only. The outcome will be published in the form of a Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook (GBIO). dates: 2-4 July 2012 venue: University of Copenhagen location: Copenhagen (Kobenhavn), Denmark
Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the ABS Protocol

The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Equitable Benefit-sharing Arising from their Utilization (ABS), organized by the CBD Secretariat, was orginally scheduled to take place from 913 April 2012. It was rescheduled to take place from 2-6 July 2012. dates: 2-6 July 2012 location: Delhi (Delhi), India
Second Meeting of the IWG on the Mid-term Evaluation of the UNCCD Strategy
The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) called for the creation of an Intersessional Working Group (IWG) on the mid-term evaluation of the ten year Strategy for the Convention. The IWG is expected to consist of 14 members: the President of the Conference of the Parties (COP); the chairpersons of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC) and of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST); two members from each of five regional groups; and one CSO representative. dates: 2-6 July 2012 location: Bonn (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany
44th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee

The Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention is the intersessional executive body that represents the COP between its triennial meetings, within the framework of the decisions made by the COP. date: 4 July 2012 location: Bucharest (Bucuresti), Romania
Ramsar COP 11
The 11th meeting of the contracting parties (COP 11) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat will be preceded by the 44th meeting of Standing Committee planned for 4 July 2012, and an additional day of regional meetings on 5-6 July 2011, as requested by many Contracting Parties. The Standing Committee agreed that the broad theme for World Wetlands Day 2012 and COP 11 is Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation. dates: 6-13 July 2012 location: Bucharest (Bucuresti), Romania
30th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries

The 30th session of COFI will review activities of the COFI Sub-Committees on Aquaculture and Fish Trade, progress on the implementation of the CCRF and associated IPOAs, as well as the priorities for the FAO work programme on these issues. dates: 9-13 July 2012 location: Rome (Lazio), Italy
The Fourth East Asian Seas Congress 2012

With the theme Building a Blue Economy: Strategy, Opportunities and Partnerships in the Seas of East Asia, the Congress 2012 will address the new opportunities for the ocean economy of East Asia, the range of partnerships that have developed and are required in order to realize the full potential of a blue economy, and the progress and achievements in governance of regional/sub-regional seas within the framework of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia. dates: 9-13 July 2012 location: Korea, Republic of additional: Changwon
WIPO IGC 22
The 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will continue text-based negotiations for an international instrument/instruments, focusing on traditional cultural expressions. dates: 9-13 July 2012 location: Geneva (Geneve), Switzerland
62nd Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

The CITES Standing Committee provides policy guidance to the Secretariat concerning the implementation of the Convention and oversees the management of the Secretariat's budget; coordinates and oversees, where required, the work of other committees and working groups; carries out tasks given to it by the Conference of the Parties; and drafts resolutions for consideration by the Conference of the Parties. dates: 23-27 July 2012 venue: Centre International de Confrences de Genve (CICG), Rue de Varemb 17 location: Geneva (Geneve), Switzerland
CBD Capacity-building Workshop on the GTI to Address IAS and to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Targets in East and South East Asia
Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in collaboration with the Government of Thailand, this workshop aims to build capacity to address invasive alien species (IAS) and to support implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, in order to integrate activities related to the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI), as needed, into national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) in East and South East Asia. dates: 30 July - 1 August 2012 location: Thailand additional: Khao Yai National Park
CBD Southern Indian Ocean Workshop to Facilitate Description of EBSAs

This workshop is convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). It aims to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), and will include one day of training on the application of EBSA criteria, as well as a four-day workshop. The workshop will include CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points in the Southern Indian Ocean region: Australia, Comoros, France, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom. dates: 30 July - 3 August 2012 location: Mauritius
CBD Regional Workshop for the Pacific on Updating NBSAPs

Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Government of New Zealand, this workshop aims to address issues that countries in the region may have encountered or will encounter while updating their national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), with a focus on target setting, stakeholder engagement and the development of country-specific plans for mobilizing financial resources for the implementation of NBSAPs. dates: 6-9 August 2012 location: Rotorua (Bay of Plenty), New Zealand
CBD Latin American and Caribbean Capacity-Building Workshops for Indigenous and Local Community Representatives
The first workshop, to be held from 13-16 August 2012, will focus on Articles 8(j) (traditional knowledge), 10(c) (sustainable customary use) and related provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), as well as the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing, and aims at preparing indigenous and local community representatives for the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD. In support of "Train the Trainer" methodology, the second workshop, to be held from 17-18 August 2012, is focused on indigenous and local community trainers and aims at familiarising trainers with Convention training materials and preparing them for the further dissemination of information received. dates: 13-18 August 2012 location: Asuncion (Nueva Asuncion), Paraguay
43rd Meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum

The 43rd meeting of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF 43) will take place from 27-31 August 2012. The meeting will be preceded by a Smaller Islands States (SIS) Leaders Meeting and Pacific African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States Leaders Meeting. PIF 43 will include a Formal Session, Leaders Retreat, and post-Forum Dialogue Partners Plenary Session. Also at this meeting the world's largest marine park, announced by the Cook Islands in December 2011, will be launched. dates: 27-31 August 2012 location: Cook Islands additional: Rarotonga
CBD Eastern Tropical and Temperate Pacific Workshop to Facilitate the Description of EBSAs
The Eastern Tropical and Temperate Pacific regional workshop to facilitate the description of ecologicallly or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) is convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS). It will include one day of training on the application of CBD EBSA criteria and a four-day workshop. dates: 27-31 August 2012 location: Ecuador additional: Galapagos Islands
Second Meeting of the UNFF Ad Hoc Expert Group on Forest Financing

The aim of this meeting is to result in proposals on strategies to mobilize resources from all sources to support the implementation of sustainable forest management (SFM), the achievement of the global objectives on forests and the implementation of the non-legally binding instrument on all types of forests. The meeting will be held in late 2012. date: 1 September 2012 [tentative] location: TBA
23rd Annual SPREP Meeting

The SPREP meeting is held annually for its member countries and donors, to highlight progress made and discuss strategic plans and other regional conventions that pertain to SPREP's mandate. dates: 3-7 September 2012 location: Noumea (New Caledonia), New Caledonia
IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012

The Congress theme will be Nature+, a slogan that captures the fundamental importance of nature and its inherent link to every aspect of people's lives. The Congress will explore many of the most pressing environmental and development challenges from this perspective and how strong and resilient nature is intricately linked to solving these issues, including Nature+climate, nature+livelihoods, nature+energy and nature+economics. dates: 6-15 September 2012 venue: International Convention Center location: Jeju (Cheju-Do), Korea, Republic of
Oceans of Potential Conference

The Oceans of Potential conference is an initiative of Plymouth's marine science organizations and coordinated by Plymouth Marine Laboratory. It will bring together stakeholders from a broad range of disciplines to discuss the opportunities offered by oceans, including renewable energy, carbon sequestration, human health, bioengineering and new approaches to food production. Keynote speakers will include: Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Director-General, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Executive Secretary Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); and Jacquie McGlade, Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA). The conference will include a public debate on Sustainable fisheries in a changing world'. dates: 11-12 September 2012 location: Plymouth (England), United Kingdom
CTI-CFF Regional Exchange: Climate Change Adaptation Experiences in the Coral Triangle
The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) is a multilateral partnership of six countries working together to sustain extraordinary marine and coastal resources by addressing crucial issues such as food security, climate change and marine biodiversity. This regional exchange aims to review and share the recent activities in the Coral Triangle countries related to vulnerability assessments and early actions towards resiliency and climate change adaptation learning networks. date: 12 September 2012 location: TBA
Sixty-seventh Session of the UN General Assembly

The 67th regular session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 67) will convene at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, 18 September 2012, at 3:00 pm. The General Debate will open on Tuesday, 25 September. The preliminary list of items to be included in the provisional agenda is contained in document A/67/50. A draft programme of work of the plenary is expected to be issued in July 2012.
date: 18 September 2012 venue: UN Headquarters location: New York (New York), United States of America
CPF Organization Led Initiative on Forest Finance

This organization-led initiative (OLI) in support of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) is organized by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF). The results of this meeting will be forwarded to UNFF 10 in 2013, in order to enable the Forum to take a meaningful decision on forest financing. dates: 19-21 September 2012 venue: FAO headquarters location: Rome (Lazio), Italy
106th Session of the IFAD Executive Board

The IFAD Executive Board is the Fund's second main Governing Body, consisting of 18 elected Members and 18 Alternate Members. The Executive Board has full authority to decide on the programme of work, approval of projects, programmes and grants and to adopt/recommend action, pending the final approval of the Governing Council, on matters related to policy, the annual administrative budget, applications for membership and staffing within the Fund. dates: 20-21 September 2012 location: Rome (Lazio), Italy
Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World

This symposium is sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (SCOR), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). The symposium aims to attract over 300 of the worlds leading scientists to discuss the
impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms, ecosystems, and biogeochemical cycles. It will also cover socioeconomic consequences of ocean acidification, including policy and management implications. dates: 24-27 September 2012 location: United States of America additional: Monterey
Twenty-first session of the FAO Committee on Forestry

The 21st session of the FAO Committee on Forestry will convene at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, in October 2012. dates: 24-28 September 2012 venue: FAO headquarters location: Rome (Lazio), Italy
Biosafety Protocol COP/MOP 6

The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (COP/MOP 6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is organized by the CBD Secretariat. The provisional agenda includes: report of the compliance committee; operation and activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House; matters related to the financial mechanism and resources; cooperation with other organizations, conventions and initiatives; and report of the Executive Secretary. Substantive issues arising from the Programme of Work and past COP-MOP decisions include: handling packaging and identification of living modified organisms (LMOs); notification requirements; liability and redress; unintentional transboundary movements and emergency measures; risk assessment and risk management; socio-economic considerations; monitoring and reporting; and assessment and review. dates: 1-5 October 2012 location: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), India
Fair on National Experiences with the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Organized jointly by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Government of India, this fair will be held at the margins of of the sixth meeting of the CBD Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 6). It will provide Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations with the opportunity to showcase their national experiences, good practices and lessons learned on various topics, including: national implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2011-2020); development and implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks; design and implementation of biosafety capacity-building activities; use of the Biosafety Clearing-House; and implementation of the programme of work on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (2011-2015). dates: 1-5 October 2012 location: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), India
Regional Consultation Workshop for Arab Countries on the Groundwater Governance Project
The project on "Groundwater Governance: A Global Framework for Country Action," was initiated by the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and the World Bank. This regional consultation is the third of a series. Additional consultations include: in Uruguay, for Latin America and the Caribbean in April 2012; in Kenya, for the Africa region, in May 2012; and in China, in December 2012, for Asia. A fifth Regional Consultation dedicated to the European region as well as institutions from the private sector will be hosted by the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2013. The results of the regional consultations will contribute to the preparation of Global Groundwater Governance Diagnostic. dates: 8-10 October 2012 location: Amman (Amman), Jordan
CBD COP 11
The 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is organized by the CBD Secretariat. The High Level Segment will be held from 17-19 October 2012. The provisional agenda includes consideration of:
the status of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their Utilization; implementation of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; issues related to financial resources and the financial mechanism; issues related to cooperation, outreach and the UN Decade on Biodiversity; operations of the Convention; Article 8(j) and related provisions; in-depth review of the programme of work on island biodiversity; ways and means to support ecosystem restoration; marine and coastal biodiversity; biodiversity and climate change; other substantive issues arising from COP 10 decisions, including dryland, forest, inland waters, mountain, and agricultural biodiversity, protected areas, sustainable use of biodiversity, the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, biofuels and biodiversity, invasive alien species, the Global Taxonomy Initiative, incentive measures, and biodiversity and development; as well as administrative and budgetary matters. dates: 8-19 October 2012 location: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), India
Bhutan+10: Gender and Sustainable Mountain Development in a Changing World

This conference is organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD) and aims to bring together mountain women and men, researchers, policy makers, and development practitioners from the Hindu Kush-Himalayas region and around the world for a comprehensive update, stock-taking, and new agenda setting after the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20). The conference will include plenary sessions, panels, and discussions on the following six themes: Climate Change: Gender and Adaptation; Livelihoods: Inclusive Sustainable Development; Governance: Gender-Responsive Policies and Plural Institutions; Gender-Positive Change: Successes, Challenges, and Agenda-Setting for Gender Mainstreaming; Ecosystems: Benefit Sharing, Access, and Equity in Diverse Environments and Common Property Regimes; and Water: Equitable Access, Control, and Benefits of Water Resources. dates: 15-19 October 2012 location: Bhutan additional: Thimphu
Sixth Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC 6) and Seventh Conference of Parties (COP 7) of the Cartagena Convention Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife
STAC 6 for the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol of the Cartagena Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) will meet on 22 October 2012 to review and make recommendations regarding the list of protected species proposed for the Protocol, review and assess reports on protected areas proposed for listing under the Protocol, and review the draft guidelines for exemptions under Article 11 of the Protocol. COP 7 of the SPAW Protocol will meet 23 October to review and approve the STAC 6 recommendations, decide on the 2013-14 work plan and budget for SPAW-related work, and review and agree on further activities of the Regional Activity Centre (RAC) for SPAW in Guadeloupe. dates: 22-23 October 2012 location: Punta Cana (La Altagracia), Dominican Republic
Experiences from the FLEGT/VPA Process in West and Central African Countries
The major objective of this workshop is to bring together government authorities, civil society organizations, private sector organizations, professionals, researchers and technicians involved in the implementation of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and related Trade FLEGT/Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT/VPA) process in West and Central Africa to share and discuss experiences and lessons learned from 7 main thematic areas of the FLEGT/VPA process. dates: 23-25 October 2012 location: Accra (Greater Accra), Ghana
LBS Protocol COP 1

The first session of the Conference of Parties (COP 1) to the Protocol on Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol) to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention) will be held to: review and approve the recommendations of the first meeting of the Scientific, Technical and Advisory Committee (STAC 1) for the Protocol held from 5-7 June 2012; review and agree on further activities of the LBS Regional Activity Centres (RACs) in Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago; and decide on the 2013-14 work plan and budget for activities under the Protocol and the Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) sub-programme of UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP).
date: 24 October 2012 location: Punta Cana (La Altagracia), Dominican Republic
International Workshop on Corruption, Natural Resources and the Environment

This workshop will be organized by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Asia Pacific Network for Environmental Governance, and the Australian National University. The organizers are inviting papers on: the social and economic impacts of corruption in biodiversity management, climate change activities, fisheries, forestry, and water management; and the theory and practice of anti-corruption policies in resource and environmental management. CIFOR is a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). dates: 25-26 October 2012 location: Jakarta (Jakarta Raya), Indonesia
IGM 15 on the Action Plan for the CEP and Cartagena Convention COP 12
The biennial Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) is the major forum of the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP). The Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention) is the principal legal framework for CEP, together with its three current Protocols on Cooperation in Combating Oil Spills, Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol), and on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol). IGM 15 and the 12th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 12) to the Cartagena Convention will be held jointly from 25-27 October to: review and adopt the CEP work plan and budget for 2013-14; review and act on the decisions from LBS COP 1 and SPAW COP 7, as well as the recommendations of the Sixth Meeting of the Steering Committee to the Oil Spills Protocol held 9-10 May 2012; review progress on implementing the decisions of IGM 14 and Cartagena Convention COP 11; and evaluate projects and activities implemented with the CEP framework during the 2010-12 biennium. dates: 25-27 October 2012 location: Punta Cana (La Altagracia), Dominican Republic
ITTC-48
The 48th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and the Associated Sessions of the four Committees (Finance and Administration, Economic Information and Market Intelligence, Forest Industry, and Reforestation and Forest Management) is scheduled to take place in Yokohama, Japan. dates: 5-10 November 2012 location: Yokohama (Kanagawa), Japan
Fourth Meeting of ITPGR Committee on SMTA and MLS

The Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Committee on the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) and the Multilateral System (MLS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) advises the Treaty Secretary on implementation questions raised by users. dates: 6-7 November 2012 location: TBA
First Meeting of ITPGR Committee on Sustainable Use of PGRFA

The Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Committee on sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) will advise the Secretary and Bureau of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) on a number of issues. These issues include: identification of needs and opportunities to facilitate the sustainable use of PGRFA; development of a toolbox on sustainable use of PGRFA in order to assist Parties in the implementation of ITPGR Article 6; elaboration of a draft work programme on sustainable use of PGRFA, based on elements generated by stakeholder consultations; and cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the Global Crop Diversity Trust, the International Agricultural Research Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), and other international processes and institutions in the field of sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
dates: 8-9 November 2012 location: TBA

Fourth International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification: Implementing Rio+20 for Drylands and Desertification
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, along with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Israeli Foreign Ministry, are orgainzing the Fourth International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification (DDD). This conference will gather scientists, field workers, industry representatives, government workers, civil society organizations, international development aid agencies and other stakeholders from over 60 countries to discuss issues related to land degradation in the drylands, and their sustainable use and development. The 2012 conference will focus on the outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) and will consider the science required for implementing the UNCSD's recommendations relevant to drylands and desertification. Local case studies will be highlighted alongside success stories from around the world with an emphasis on indicators of progress. Additional sessions will be held considering a broad range of topics associated with sustainable living in the drylands and the means to address desertification, as well as achieving the target of zero net rate of land degradation. Registration opens on 1 April and the abstract submission deadline is 17 June. dates: 12-15 November 2012 venue: Sede Boqer campus of Ben Gurion University location: Israel additional: Sede Boqer
UNFCCC COP 18
The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 8), among other associated meetings, are scheduled to take place in Doha, Qatar. dates: 26 November - 7 December 2012 location: Doha (Ad Dawhah), Qatar
Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Water Convention

The sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses will mark the 20th anniversary since its adoption. The MOP will adopt a work programme for 2013-2015 and will address the future evolution of the Convention becoming a global instrument with a forthcoming entry into force of the amendments opening it to countries outside the UNECE region. dates: 28-30 November 2012 location: Rome (Lazio), Italy
Regional Consultation Workshop for Asia on Groundwater Governance Project

A project on "Groundwater Governance: A Global Framework for Country Action" was initiated by the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and the World Bank. The Asian regional consultation is the fourth in a series. The others have included consultations in: Uruguay, for Latin America and the Caribbean, in April 2012; Kenya, for the Africa region, in May 2012; and Jordan, in October 2012, for the Arab countries. The fifth Regional Consultation, dedicated to the European region as well as institutions from the private sector, will be hosted by the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2013. The results of the regional consultations will contribute to the preparation of Global Groundwater Governance Diagnostic. date: 3 December 2012 [tentative] location: Beijing (Beijing), China
First Meeting of Signatories to the Raptors MoU

The First Meeting of Signatories (MoS1) to the UN Environment Programme/Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS) Raptors Memorandum of Cooperation (MoU) will be held 9-11 December 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
dates: 9-11 December 2012 location: Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi), United Arab Emirates
Seventh Conference of the Parties to the Nairobi Convention

The Seventh Conference of the Parties (COP 7) to the Nairobi Convention is convening under the theme "Partnering for a Healthy West Indian Ocean". This meeting will feature a "Science for Policy" Workshop from 10-11 December 2012. A policy makers and expert meeting to review decisions will be held on 12 December 2012, followed by the COP from 13-14 December 2012. COP 7 is expected to foster collaboration between international, regional and local organizations and secure partnerships between key players. The Nairobi Convention area includes Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and South Africa. dates: 10-14 December 2012 location: Maputo (Maputo), Mozambique
107th Session of the IFAD Executive Board

The IFAD Executive Board is the Fund's second main Governing Body, consisting of 18 elected Members and 18 Alternate Members. The Executive Board has full authority to decide on the programme of work, approval of projects, programmes and grants and to adopt/recommend action, pending the final approval of the Governing Council, on matters related to policy, the annual administrative budget, applications for membership and staffing within the Fund. dates: 12-13 December 2012 location: Rome (Lazio), Italy
CMS Meeting to Negotiate the Institutional and Legal Framework for the Central Asian Flyway
The meeting to negotiate the institutional and legal framework for the Central Asian Flyway under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will be held from 12-13 December 2012, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. dates: 12-13 December 2012 location: Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi), United Arab Emirates
International Water Summit

The inaugural International Water Summit will be hosted by Masdar and held alongside the 2013 World Future Energy Summit. The aim of the International Water Summit is to provide an opportunity for participants to network with global politicians, experts from the international water community and leaders from the public and private sectors, and collaborate in the development of solutions for some of the worlds most water-scarce regions. dates: 15-17 January 2013 location: Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi), United Arab Emirates
27th Session of UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum

The 27th session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC 27/GMEF) of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is scheduled to convene from 18-22 February 2013, in Nairobi, Kenya. In pursuance of General Assembly resolution 53/242 (Report of the Secretary-General on environment and human settlements) of 28 July 1999, the Governing Council constitutes the annual ministerial-level global environmental forum in which participants gather to review important and emerging policy issues in the field of the environment. dates: 18-22 February 2013 location: Nairobi (Nairobi Area), Kenya
CITES COP 16
The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is expected to convene in March 2013. dates: 3-15 March 2013 location: Thailand
High-level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP)

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), in collaboration with a number of UN agencies, international and regional organizations and key national agencies, are organizing the HMNDP in Geneva, Switzerland, in March 2013. HMNDP will provide practical insight into useful, science-based actions to address the key drought issues being considered by governments and the private sector under the UNCCD and the various strategies to cope with drought. HMNDP will start with a half-day opening plenary, with a major keynote address, followed by three days of scientific segment, and a High Level segment for ministers. dates: 11-15 March 2013 venue: International Conference Centre (CICG) location: Geneva (Geneve), Switzerland
Ninth Meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee

The Chemical Review Committee (CRC) is a subsidiary body of the Rotterdam Convention established to review chemicals and pesticide formulations according to the criteria set out by the Convention in Annexes II and IV respectively and make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties for listing such chemicals in Annex III. This meeting is expected to take place from 11-15 March 2013. dates: 11-15 March 2013 location: Rome (Lazio), Italy
UNFF 10
The focus of the tenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF 10) is forests and economic development, including agenda items on: forest products and services; national forest programmes and other sectoral policies and strategies; reducing risks and impacts of disasters; and benefits of forests and trees to urban communities. dates: 8-19 April 2013 location: Istanbul (Istanbul), Turkey
IV Mesoamerican Congress of Protected Areas

Launched by the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD) in 2003, the triennial Mesoamerican Congress of Protected Areas brings together experts from Mexico and the eight Central American Integration System (SICA) countries (Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) and interested regional and international actors to dialogue, share experiences and propose initiatives involving protected areas, including marine protected areas, and their role in sustainable development. The IV Congress, organized by Costa Rica's National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) with CCAD support, is expected to discuss, inter alia: governance; research within protected areas and access to biodiversity; protected areas and climate change; protected areas as social and economic instruments; and regional cooperation. dates: 20-31 May 2013 [tentative] venue: Centro de Conferencias Ramada Plaza Herradura location: San Jose (San Jose), Costa Rica
Twelfth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

The 12th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place from 20-31 May 2012. dates: 20-31 May 2013 venue: UN Headquarters location: New York (New York), United States of America
19th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC

The COP will take place in a country in Eastern Europe. dates: 11-22 November 2013 location: TBA
ITTC-49
The 49th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and the Associated Sessions of the four Committees (Finance and Administration, Economic Information and Market Intelligence, Forest Industry, and Reforestation and Forest Management) are scheduled to take place in Libreville, Gabon. dates: 25-30 November 2013 location: Libreville (Estuaire), Gabon
UNFCCC 38th Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies

The 38th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC are expected to take place in June 2014. dates: 4-15 June 2014 location: Bonn (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany
World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in 2014
The UN General Assembly approved a resolution to organize a high-level plenary meeting in 2014 (the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in 2014) to share perspectives and best practices on the realization of indigenous peoples rights, including to pursue the objectives of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. dates: 15-19 September 2014 venue: UN Headquarters location: New York (New York), United States of America
UNFCCC COP 20
The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in December 2014 at a venue to be determined. dates: 3-14 December 2014 location: TBA
40th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies

The 40th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC are expected to take place in June 2015. dates: 3-14 June 2015 location: Bonn (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany
UNFCCC COP 21
The 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in December 2015 at a venue to be determined. dates: 2-13 December 2015 location: TBA
42nd Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies

The 42nd sessions of the subsidiary bodies to the UNFCCC are expected to take place in May 2016. dates: 18-29 May 2016 location: Bonn (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany
UNFCCC COP 22
The 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in November-December 2016, at a venue to be determined. dates: 30 November - 11 December 2016 location: TBA
New Events this Week 22-23 October: EXLIMA, international conference on Experiences with Link and Match in Higher Education: Results of Tracer Studies Worldwide takes place in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, organised by the Career Centre of the University of Indonesia in cooperation with the International Centre of Higher Education Research of the University of Kassel, Germany, and with assistance of DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service. Areas for debate are: Link and Match
relationships between study, graduate employment and work; Methodology of tracer studies; Implementation of tracer studies in different countries. koab.uni-kassel.de 8-12 November: The 12th ELIA Biennial Conference Art, Science and Society Art Questions, Art Knows, Art Matterstakes place in Vienna, Austria, organised by the European League of Institutes of Arts and hosted by Die Angewandte, the University of Applied Arts. The conference is established as a major event for a large number of higher arts education institutes in Europe and beyond. This year a more political dimension is added; a resolution will be presented to participants in advance to stimulate discussion and encourage active engagement between arts and politics. Among those attending are Yoko Ono, Matthias Horx, Isabel Mundry, Ute Meta Bauer and Shady El Noshokaty. asp.artegis.com 29 November: The THE Awards 2012 gala presentation takes place in London, England, UK, organised by Times Higher Education. Awards categories are: Excellence and innovation in the arts; Outstanding ICT initiative of the year; Research project of the year; Outstanding contribution to leadership development; Outstanding employer engagement initiative; Widening participation initiative; Outstanding contribution to local community; Lord Dearing lifetime achievement award; Outstanding contribution to sustainable development; Outstanding contribution to innovation and technology; Outstanding support for early career researchers; Outstanding support for students; Most innovative teacher of the year; Most improved student experience; International collaboration of the year; Business school of the year; Entrepreneurial university of the year; University of the year. www.the-awards.co.uk By 15 March; 17-19 April: The Center for Scholastic Inquiry International Academic Research Conference takes place at the Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort & Suites, Scottsdale, Arizona, US, in April, organised by the Center for Scholastic Inquiry. Session tracks are: Business; Behavioral sciences; Education; Multidisciplinary. Each track provides a scholarly opportunity for professionals to enhance their practice by exploring contemporary advancements, revolutionary methods, influential trends, best practice models and leadership techniques. Full-length manuscripts of papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in one of three peer-reviewed journals Journal of Scholastic Inquiry: Education, Journal of Scholastic Inquiry: Business, and Journal of Scholastic Inquiry: Behavioral Sciences. Abstract and manuscript submission deadline 15 March; early registration until 31 October. www.csiresearch.com
Events Until 31 December: Cyprus holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. www.cy2012.eu Now until 9 November: France is the 4th country catering for foreign students, of whom 55,800 are studying in Paris, Europes biggest university city. For the 10th year the Cit Internationale Universitaire de Paris, CIUP, a foundation owned by the Paris universities that provides housing and other services for international students and academics, is operating its Service dAccueil des tudiants trangers, one-stop reception service to help new foreign students arriving to study in the French capital. The service is organised jointly with Paris City Hall which finances it, and the CROUS, the regional student support agency. The centre brings together in one place representatives of the main agencies that newly arrived students need to deal with; and multilingual reception staff (who speak 12 languages between them) inform and advise them on matters such as residence permits, health insurance, employment, French language courses, benefits, finding housing, opening a bank account, discounted transport, cultural and sports activities and direct them to the appropriate public services represented there. Two special events are introduced this year: on 25 October La Nuit des tudiants du Monde takes place at CIUP and in the university towns of Lyon, Montpellier, Toulouse, Nantes, Reims, Amiens and Orlans; and on 6 November a conference on international student mobility is held at CIUP. www.ciup.fr (info in English) 14-17 October: The AASHE 2012 Conference takes place in Los Angeles, California, US, organised by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. An opportunity for private sector company leaders to meet heads of universities committed to sustainability. conf2012.aashe.org 14-17 October: The Association of Commonwealth Universities and the University of Namibia host Realising Dreams: Personal, Institutional, Global, the 5th conference of the Human Resource Management Network and the 4th conference of the Public Relations, Marketing and Communications Network which are being held jointly in Windhoek, Namibia. The
conference aims to maximise learning from best practice in HR and PR in higher education institutions from around the world, encourage reflection and give participants the opportunity to explore topics of interest in depth. It is important we provide a true learning environment. We are planning for a series of keynote speakers, for smaller groups, and specific workshop sessions devoted to the themes of the conference. www.acu.ac.uk By 15 October; 15-17 November: The Belgrade International Conference on Education takes place in Belgrade, Serbia, in November. Numerous conference topics, from Adult education to Vocational education and training. Abstract submissions deadline 15 October. www.biceducation.org By 15 October; 19-20 January: UPDATE - IC4E 2013, the 4th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, EManagement and E-Learning, takes place in Dubai, UAE. Numerous topics in each category (see second link). Paper submissions deadline 15 October. www.ic4e.net www.ic4e.net 15 October: The US Northeast Regional Higher Education Users Group Conference for Oracle/PeopleSoft functional and technical teams takes place at Mercer, near Princeton, New Jersey, US. Sessions address topics in student records, admissions/CRM, advising, financial aid, student financials, HR/benefits, finance/budgets, reporting/BI, technical and project management. www.heug.org 15-16 October: The UKs Association of Business Schools is holding its Annual Conference and AGM at Warwick University, UK. The conference, on the theme Innovation for Growth, is open to the wider business and management community as well as members. Speakers include David Willetts, Minister for Higher Education and Science, and Shabana Mahmood, Shadow Minister for Higher Education. Panel sessions focus on: The role of UK business schools in driving innovation and growth in the domestic economy; The role of the UK business schools in driving innovation and growth in the global economy; Measuring the impact of UK business schools on innovation and growth.
bdaily.co.uk 15-16 October: The 2nd Annual Summit on Business and Entrepreneurial Studies (ASBES 2012) and the International Conference on Management, Economics and Finance (ICMEF 2012) take place in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The special focus of the conferences is Social Responsibility, Professional Ethics and Management. www.internationalconference.com.my www.globalresearch.com.my 15-17 October: The 2012 Las Vegas International Academic Conference takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, in October, organised by the Clute Institute. The four conference tracks are: Business and economics; Education; Engineering Education; Health sciences. Proposals deadline 13 September. cluteinstitute.com 15-18 October: WEEF 2012, the World Engineering Education Forum, takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Broad themes, each with several topics, are: Recruiting, retention and rewarding; The role of the engineer in social change at regional and international levels; Re-engineering engineering education. www.weef2012.edu.ar 17 October: Open Access Publishing; A Leadership Seminar takes place in London, UK, organised by the Association of Commonwealth Universities in partnership with the Research Information Network. The premise is that, driven by research, funding bodies public and private, as well as governments a major shift is taking place in the way academic research is financed and published, with moves to make open access publishing compulsory. This change carries profound potential implications for an institutions research grading, reputation, and rankings. This presents a leadership challenge: to ensure that research is financed, managed, and published within your institution in a way that enables you to meet the new criteria for research funding and the assessment of research quality. This will inevitably lead to considerable changes to a range of staff roles and functions, as well as funding flows and departmental budgets. Rising to this challenge is critical to safeguarding the future of your researchers and your institutions academic standing. www.acu.ac.uk
16-19 October: REMINDER - The 4th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, Measuring Well-being for Development and Policy Making, takes place in New Delhi, India, organised jointly with the Government of India. Building on the Better Life Initiative, the main objectives of the Forum are to further the discussions on the different aspects that make for a good life today and in the future in different countries of the world and to promote the development and use of new measures of well-being for effective and accountable policy-making. An important expected outcome of the Forum is to contribute to the post-2015 development agenda. www.oecdindia.in 16-19 October: The 4th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, Measuring Well-being for Development and Policy Making, takes place in New Delhi, India, organised jointly with the Indian governments Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. www.oecd.org 17-19 October: The International New Media Conference 2012 takes place at Istanbul University, Turkey, in October. Principal objectives are: (1) To develop critical frameworks and methodologies that enable the reception, consumption and impact of new technologies - specifically the conferences focuses on human-computer interaction, computermediated communication, social interaction and networking, organisational contexts and cultural contexts; (2) Computermediated communication, social interaction and networking, organisational contexts and cultural contexts; (3) To contextualise the environments, discourses, ideologies and uses of new media technologies, and to address the specific implications of the increasing convergence of media forms; (4) To analyse the conditions of emergence of new media technologies and the development of new cultural forms and media productions; (5) To promote discussion and analysis of the creative and educational potentials of those technologies, and to contextualise those cultural practices within wider cultural and political debates; (6) To attempt to reveal inter- and intra-disciplinary research of new media texts and technologies. Conference themes include: The mobilisation of local, national and transnational social movements through the use of social network sites, tweets, texting and other forms of networked and instantaneous communication forms; The rhetoric of digital equality and unequal access to digital culture: class, race, region and gender, and access to social media and digital communication technologies; The impact of digital culture on collective memory, conceptions of the historical, historical research methods and the writing of history; The role of history in digital humanities: archival practices, collecting history online, historical text mining and digital storytelling.
www.inm-c.info 17-19 October: The conference Creating an Adult-friendly Campus takes place in San Diego, California, US, organised by Academic Impressions. The conference discusses specific ideas and actions to improve institutions services and support for adult learners, focusing on: Campus operations developing an adult-friendly customer-service approach; Academic programmes redesigning course delivery and academic policies, accelerated programmes, re-entry programmes and prior learning credit; Academic support providing student support targeted to adult learners unique needs; Student affairs engaging adult students in campus life. www.academicimpressions.com 17-20 October: REMINDER/UPDATE - The European Students Convention 24 takes place in Limassol, Cyprus, onThe Crisis is Getting Deeper: Is Society under Threat? organised by the European Students Union. The event will examine the impact of austerity measures on society and provide participants with a basic understanding in relation to the topic; discuss the role of higher education in the current economic situation and define recommendations to higher education stakeholders; map the employment strategies of the EHEA member states and how the crisis has impacted them; explore the current discussions on employability around Europe and how the national student unions are working on the topic; Define smart employability and the role of student centred learning in development of the knowledge society. The national student union of Cyprus, POFEN, will host the convention and the ESIB/ESU 30th anniversary celebration. www.esu-online.org 17-21 October: The European Students Union (ESU) Convention 24 takes place in Nicosia, Cyprus. www.esu-online.org 18-19 October: The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture and the Euro-Mediterranean University are holding the 6th UNeECC General Assembly and Annual Conference at the University of Maribor, Maribor (European Capital of Culture [ECOC] 2012), Slovenia, on the theme Ageing Society, Ageing Culture? The conference focuses on the effect of ageing on modern society, the effect of culture on ageing, and on the financial and cultural sustainability of the ECOC programme. www.uneecc.org
18-20 October: The 3rd International Conference of the Russian Association of Higher Education Researchers takes place in Moscow on the theme The Birth and Revival of Universities. The conference is devoted to the 20th anniversary of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and the New Economic School (NES). The context is that over the past decades, the world has seen a large-scale movement towards the establishment of new universities and renovation of old ones through mergers, acquisitions or radical reorganisation and innovative reform. Processes to establish new universities differ in various countries, with particular specifics determined by the economic, political and cultural settings. However, it is hardly doubtful that these universities have always been and currently are established in response to the existing needs for economic, technological and cultural change. The conference will explore how these needs are defined and expressed today? What are the overall expectations related to the newly established universities, and how are their missions and purposes currently described? What approaches and instruments should be applied to measure the performance of those universities? A host of eminent participants (see 2nd link). iro.hse.ru iro.hse.ru 18-20 October: Opening New Frontiers: US-India Cooperation in Higher Education Conference takes place in Palm Springs, California, US. The main aim of the event is to provide a forum where American and India institutions can share best practices in establishing successful partnerships. Conference themes are: Establishing partnerships: models for cooperation; Meeting student needs: experiences and expectations; Mobilising stakeholders: faculty and community engagement; Securing funding: supporting international business. Participants include representatives of the US State Department and Department of Education. cel.csusb.edu By 20 October; 16-17 November: The Global Conference on Education, an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education, takes place in Ontario, California (Los Angeles Metro), US in November. Many topics from Academic advising and counselling to Wirless applications. Deadline for proposals 20 October. www.uofriverside.com 20-21 October: Le Salon Confluence, French higher education fair for school-leavers featuring universities, grandes coles, engineering schools and artistic studies, conferences and presentations (in French), takes place in Lyon, France.
www.salon-confluence.fr 20-22 October: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is organising the HACU 2012 Annual Conference in Washington, DC, US, on the theme Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Advancing Access and Opportunity in a Changing Environment. Conference tracks are: Grants and funding opportunities; Partnerships that work; Academic success for Hispanic students, research and practice; Advocacy and legislation; International partnerships; Executive leadership for presidents and CEOs. hacu.net 22 October: The Undocumented Students Educational Drive-in Conference takes place at Seattle University, Washington State, US, organised by NASPA Region IV, student affairs administrators in higher education. The conference addresses the issue of supporting undocumented students in higher education, and provides participants with an opportunity to explore national and state policies, and share effective practices and resources. nasparegion5.com By 22 October: The European Commission is organising a consultation for preparing future EU activities for integrating and opening national research infrastructures, which would correspond to the follow-up of the 7th Framework Programme actions integrating activities, conditional on approval by the EU Parliament and Council of the EC proposal for Horizon 2020, the next research and innovation framework programme. The consultation is calling for suggestions of possible topics for the integrating activities from research infrastructures stakeholders such as operators of research infrastructures and user communities. Deadline for proposals is 22 October. ec.europa.eu 22-26 October: ICSTE 2012, the International Conference on Science and Technology Conference, takes place in Owerri, Nigeria, organised by the African Association for Teaching and Learning (AATL), Africa Society for Scientific Research (AASR), Mediterranean Center for Educational Social Research (MCESR), Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS), Prague Development Center (PRADEC) and International Digital Organization for Scientific Information (IDOSI) in cooperation with other institutions. The conference theme isScience and Technology Education in a Changing Environment, with numerous sub-themes.
hrmars.com 22-23 October: The 3rd International Conference Reinventing Higher Education takes place at IE Universitys Madrid Campus, Spain, on the theme Edupreneurship: New Species and Avenues to Differentiation in Higher Education. The conference aim is to discuss the current status and future evolution of higher education and to debate the direction in which research, learning, governance and management of universities should now go. www.rhe.ie.edu 22-23 October: EXLIMA, international conference on Experiences with Link and Match in Higher Education: Results of Tracer Studies Worldwide takes place in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, organised by the Career Centre of the University of Indonesia in cooperation with the International Centre of Higher Education Research of the University of Kassel, Germany, and with assistance of DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service. Areas for debate are: Link and Match relationships between study, graduate employment and work; Methodology of tracer studies; Implementation of tracer studies in different countries. koab.uni-kassel.de 23 October: The conference Social Media in Higher Education in London, UK, will provide education institutions with the tools to advance their social media presence and build successful relationships with key audiences. To express an interest in attending or to suggest topics to be included in the programme: email events@ucas.ac.uk 24-28 October: The conference Pencils and Pixels: 21st Century Practices in Higher Education takes place in Seattle, Washington, US, organised by POD, the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education. Broad topic areas are: Adjunct professional development; Administration; Assessment; Diversity; Faculty professional development; Graduate student professional development; Organisational development; POD professional development; Programmes; Research; Retention; Scholarship of teaching and learning; Start-up; Sustainability; Teaching and learning; Technology. podnetwork.org 24-28 October: ACE2012, the 4th Annual Asian Conference on Education, takes place in Osaka, Japan, on the
theme Learning and Teaching through Transformative Spaces. Topics include Challenges and transformations in learning and teaching; Virtual spaces: digital technologies and communications; Connections and disconnections in learning and teaching; Learning and teaching in glocal spaces of transformation; Space, architecture and learning; Global education and education for sustainable development; Englishes and cultural communications; (Inter)cultural communications and understanding: challenging and preserving cultural differences; Leadership in learning and teaching; Bi-cultural, bilingual and bi-national education. ace.iafor.org 25-26 October: The Mykolas Romeris University Research Days 2012 take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, in October, on the theme Social Innovations: Theoretical and Practical Insights. The event discusses the theoretical concept of social innovations and practical implications of the various social sciences and humanities fields, examines various fields of science viewpoints and cultural differences, how they complement and enrich each other, and discusses latest scientific developments and offers practical solutions to the public. Conference streams are: Justice, security and human rights; Social technologies; National sustainable development under globalisation conditions; Improving life quality and enhancing employment possibilities; Continuation and change of values in global society. socin2012.home.mruni.eu 25-28 October: ACE2012, the 4th Annual Asian Conference on Education, takes place in Osaka, Japan, on the theme Learning and Teaching through Transformative Spaces. Topics include Challenges and transformations in learning and teaching; Virtual spaces: digital technologies and communications; Connections and disconnections in learning and teaching; Learning and teaching in glocal spaces of transformation; Space, architecture and learning; Global education and education for sustainable development; Englishes and cultural communications; (Inter)cultural communications and understanding: challenging and preserving cultural differences; Leadership in learning and teaching; Bi-cultural, bilingual and bi-national education. ace.iafor.org 26-27 October: ICDLE 2012, the 6th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, takes place in Hong Kong. Broad conference themes are: Open and e-learning technological issues; Distance education and ethics; Organisation and management; Evaluation and standards; Open and e-learning domain applications; Open and e-
learning curriculum issues. www.icdle.org 29-30 October: The International Engineering Conference takes place in Berlin, Germany, on the theme Attracting More Students and Educating Well-trained Engineers: Sensible ways to advance the field of engineering education. Topics covered at the conference, which is part of the German Rectors Conference Project Nexus, include: Changes in engineering education in Germany and Europe; Using new technology as teaching tools; The effects of student engagement; Essential elements of engineering education. Workshops on: How are introductory phases of academic programmes successfully designed? How can subject-specific fundamentals be integrated and built upon (mathematics)? How can the risk that a student will drop out be identified in advance and prevented? How can students be actively involved in their courses? How can students be given more freedom in their studies and be motivated to learn independently? www.hrk-nexus.de 29-31 October: The 10th PASCAL International Observatory conference, The Role of Higher Education in Local and Regional Social and Economic Development, takes place at UBO, the University of Western Brittany, in Brest, France. Topics for discussion include local development in the context of an ageing population; healthy cities; University contribution in a time of crisis; the role of higher education institutions in remote regions. www.univ-brest.fr 29 October 3 November: The International Conference EuroMed 2012 dedicated to Cultural Heritage takes place in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November. The two broad themes, each with many sub-themes, are: Protection, restoration and preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage; and Digital heritage. euromed2012.eu 30-31 October: The 2nd Annual Financial Reporting in Higher Education Conference takes place in Melbourne, Australia, organised by Informa Education. The conference gives a comprehensive overview and update of the major financial reporting requirements of higher education institutions, and discusses the major areas of financial reporting reform, the best practice in financial report preparation, budgeting and forecasting beyond annual budget periods and streamlining of
finance and IT processes. www.informa.com.au 30 October 4 November: The conference Science, Enseignement et Technologie pour le Dveloppement en Afrique (Science, Education and Technology for Development in Africa) takes place in Dakar, Senegal, organised jointly by the Countries in Development Committee (COPED) of the French Acadmie des Sciences and the Acadmie Nationale des Sciences et Techniques du Sngal. The conference, open to French-speaking African and European participants, debates the situation in Africa concerning the key development sectors of science, education, research and innovation; strengthening regional and international collaboration; and setting up policies and programmes. Specially targeted scientific areas are health, agriculture, mathematics and computer science, water, energy and the environment. www.academie-sciences.fr 31 October 2 November: The 3rd World Forum for Lifelong Learning, Lifelong Learning Why and How?, takes place in Marrakesh, Morocco, organised by the World Committee for Lifelong Learning in collaboration with UNESCOs Institute for Lifelong Learning, the International Council for Adult Learning and the Moroccan authorities. The forum focuses on three main themes through workshops: (1) The learning person at the centre of his/her career path; men, women and children; from illiteracy to post-literacy. (2) The role of the corporate world: responsible firms; studying, working, training oneself abroad; evolutions in the management of skills. (3) Learning for social transformations: non-formal and informal learning; health and education; territories and globalisation. forum.wcfel.org www.wcfel.org 1-2 November: The Asia Higher Education User Group and the Open University of Hong Kong are jointly presenting the Asia HEUG Inaugural Conference 2012 in Hong Kong. www.heug.org By 2 November; 11-13 June: The International Enhancement Themes Conference: Enhancement and Innovationwill take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, United Kingdom, in June. To mark 10 years of the Enhancement Themes this major conference will bring together over 500 delegates from across the globe engaged in enhancing the student
learning experience. The conference will feature a series of keynote lectures from leading international experts covering the spectrum of enhancement. Conference tracks are: Curriculum innovation; Achieving curriculum change; Internationalisation of the curriculum; Impact of national policy on quality enhancement; Teaching postgraduate students; Supporting enhancement through quality processes; Collaboration in curriculum development, including staff-student, inter-institutional and interdisciplinary; Empowering staff; Empowering students. Abstract submission deadline 2 November. www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk By 4 November; 4-7 December: The 4th International Academic Conference takes place in Prague, Czech Republic, sponsored by the International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences and University of Economics in Prague Economic faculty. Conference tracks at the Prague Christmas conference are Business and Economics; Social sciences and humanities; Teaching and education; Health, environment and welfare; IT for business; Law in society. Abstracts deadline 4 November. www.iises.net By 12 October; 5-6 November: The PEOPLE Conference, under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, takes place at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia. It aims to emphasise the importance of Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions under Horizon 2020, their regional and international impact and related issues and challenges. Conference topics are: (1) Marie Curie projects contributing to solving societal challenges faced by regions in Europe - on topics of relevance for the Euro-Mediterranean region, such as climate change, water management, renewable energy and security, cultural heritage, and to highlight the importance of social sciences and humanities in this respect; (2) The international dimension of Marie Curie Actions projects highlighting their global character, for example results obtained in collaboration with non-European research organisations; (3) Innovative results Marie Curie fellows who would like to showcase innovative results obtained in the framework of their projects. Deadline for abstracts proposals 12 October. www.marie-curie2012.eu 6-8 November: The 12th Annual SEAAIR Conference takes place at the School of Education and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, on the theme Culturalizing World-class Higher Education in ASEAN. Sub-themes include: Innovation capabilities in world-class higher education; Institutional research in
world-class higher education; Teaching and learning scholarship in world-class higher education; Best practices and benchmarking of world-class higher education; Culture in world-class higher education. www.ums.edu.my 6-8 November: The J Boye Aarhus 12 Web and Intranet Conference for web professionals takes place in Aarhus, Denmark. The higher education track covers: Top tasks; Online strategy; Going mobile; Roundtable discussion on how universities are implementing mobile strategies; Digital marketing in a social world; Analytics. cuwebd.ning.com aarhus12.jboye.com aarhus12.jboye.com 7-8 November: ITARC, the International Trade and Academic Research Conference, takes place at the University of London, UK, co-hosted by the Academy of Business and Retail Management and the Journal of Business and Retail Management Research. The event aims to elucidate an issue that is becoming ever more important as global economies become intertwined; learn more of the key concepts and frameworks from all disciplines regarding wide range of contemporary issues in business and management; consider the pedagogy for teaching the issue of business and management, including recommendations about topics syllabi and course materials; meet and network with colleagues. www.abrmr.com 7-8 November: The scientific conference Challenging Boundaries in Risk Assessment - Sharing Experiences takes place in Parma, Italy, organised by the European Food Safety Authority. The aim of the conference, which takes place during EFSAs 10th anniversary year, is to foster and further science in the area of risk assessment. Sessions focus on: Identifying and characterising hazards; Environmental risk assessment; dietary exposure in risk assessment; Risk characterisation; Efficacy assessment in food and feed. www.efsa.europa.eu 7-9 November: The 44th EUCEN Conference, Border-crossing as a Viable Choice: Collaboration, Dialogue and Access to Higher Education, takes place at the University Malta, organised by the European Association for University Lifelong
Learning. Conference themes are: border-crossing; collaboration, access and migration issues in higher education. www.um.edu.mt 7-10 November: The European Network of Academic Sport Services is holding the ENAS Conference 2012 at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, on the theme Strengthening the Relevance of Students Sport. Sub-themes are: Spread the word!; Does sport make you smarter?; Community building; Sport for healths sake. enas-sport.net 8-9 November: The SUNY Career Development Organization is organising the SUNY Critical Issues in Higher Education Conference 2012, in New York, US, on the theme Harnessing Systemness, Delivering Performance. The conference explores new models for building and rebuilding educational systemness to meet the economic and political challenges ahead. sunycdo.org 8-12 November: The 12th ELIA Biennial Conference Art, Science and Society Art Questions, Art Knows, Art Matterstakes place in Vienna, Austria, organised by the European League of Institutes of Arts and hosted by Die Angewandte, the University of Applied Arts. The conference is established as a major event for a large number of higher arts education institutes in Europe and beyond. This year a more political dimension is added; a resolution will be presented to participants in advance to stimulate discussion and encourage active engagement between arts and politics. Among those attending are Yoko Ono, Matthias Horx, Isabel Mundry, Ute Meta Bauer and Shady El Noshokaty. asp.artegis.com By 9 November; 11-16 February: The 21st Annual NAAAS and Affiliates Conference takes place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US, in February, organised by the National Association of African American Studies, the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Students, the National Association of Native American Studies and the International Association of Asian Studies. Conference topics related to any aspect of the African and African American, Hispanic and Latino, Native American, Indigenous peoples or Asian experience include literature, demographics, history, politics, economics, education, health care, fine arts, religion, social sciences, business. Abstracts submission deadline 9 November. www.naaas.org
www.naaas.org By 9 November; 14-16 February: The United States Center for Islamic Studies in partnership with the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates is organising a National Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US. Conference topics include history, Muslim religion, Islam and other religions, concept of jihad, beliefs and practices, role of women, Muslim voice in western media, Islam in popular culture. Abstracts submission deadline 9 November. www.naaas.org
9-10 November: The 7th Knowledge Globalization Conference takes place at Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, US, organised by the Knowledge Globalization Institute on the theme Challenges in the Future of Higher Education: The US Model and Global Alternatives. Track areas are pedagogy, technology, online education, managing higher education and financing higher education. www.kglobal.org www.uky.edu 11-13 November: APLU, the United States Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, is holding its 125th annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, US, for public university leaders to share opinions on emerging topics, gain professional development and meet colleagues from across the nation. This year marks the culmination of APLUs year-long observance of the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Morrill Act that established the land-grant system of colleges, the basis for the US public university system. It also celebrates the 125h anniversary of the associations founding. www.aplu.org 11-14 November: The University Association Conference Innovative strategies for higher education in Latin America and Europe takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the first major bi-regional conference of university associations and their members from Latin America and Europe. The conference is part of the Alfa Puentes project, launched in 2011 and supported by the European Commission, that aims to build capacity at the level of university associations in Latin America and Europe for internationalisation and regional integration. The conference is organised by the European University
Association, Alfa Puentes coordinator, and hosted by Universidade Estadual Paulista in conjunction with Universidade Federal Sao Carlos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas and Universidade Sao Paulo. alfapuentes.org www.eua.be 13-15 November: WISE 2012, the World Innovation Summit for Education, Collaborating for Change, takes place in Doha, Qatar. Plenary sessions focus on: Educating for our times; Breaking barriers to innovation; Building a learning world. WISE is a Qatar Foundation initiative. cdeacf.ca 13-15 November: Nanosafe 12, the 3rd International Conference on Safe Production and Use of Nanomaterialstakes place at Minatec, Grenoble, France. Topics cover: Exposure assessment modelling and case studies; Detection and identification new methods, personal monitoring, complex media, nanotracers; Toxicology Nano-bio-interactions modelling, nanoparticles biotransformation and degradation in cells, tissues and environment, nanoparticles translocation across barriers; Environmental interactions bio-degradation, transport, remediation, bio-interaction; Nanomaterials release ageing, mechanical constraints and solicitation, incineration; Protection technology gloves, masks, suits, filters, static and dynamic containments; Industrial production safe equipment, containments, nanomaterials safe by design; Life cycle analysis recycling, waste management and disposal, end of life treatments; Ethics and societal issues ethical governance, societal dialogue, risk perception, societal acceptance; Commercial equipment; Risk management for OSH experts. www2.minatec.com 14 November: The Transport and Ageing Research Summit takes place in Brussels, Belgium, under the patronage of Dr Dieter L Koch, Member of the European Parliament, and hosted by the European Union Committee of the Regions. Topics include: The political challenge and opportunities of an ageing European society; State of the art and analyses in EU27 and international sectors; Preparatory steps for the development of an action plan. The event brings together members of the European Parliament, representatives of EU member governmental organisations and of European institutions, business organisations and NGOs, and researchers from European, Australian and Japanese universities. ec.europa.eu
13-16 November: The 14th International Association of Universities General Conference Higher Education and the Global Agenda: Alternative Paths to the Future is hosted by the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, US. The conference examines how higher education and research are addressing the global agenda, including critical issues facing humanity; and discusses major questions facing higher education institutions themselves, such as the pressure for internationalisation and the constraints and opportunities presented by current funding models. The election also takes place of the new IAU president and board, who will lead the association for the next four years. iau-aiu.net 14-17 November: ASHE, the Association for the Study of Higher Education, is holding its 37th Annual Conference on the theme Freedom to Learn in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, in November. Questions for debate include: What exactly is learning? What, if anything, is being learned at any given time? Who learns? Where, when and how? And who does not? Whose learning and experiences of learning are valued and addressed, and whose are not? Who gets to engage in valued learning or learning that is socially prized and, again, who does not? edwp.educ.msu.edu By 15 November: 12-15 June: CU Expo 2013, the Community-University Expo Engaging Shared Worlds, is hosted by the Memorial University of Newfoundland and the City of Corner Brook with support of Canadas provincial Rural Secretariat, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The two-yearly expo is a Canada-led international conference designed to showcase the best practices in community-university partnerships worldwide and create opportunities for innovative and successful collaborations to strengthen communities. Themes are: Engaging transformation what is needed to support mobilising communities engagement with universities for positive change? Engaging knowledge how can communities and universities engage in teaching, research and knowledge mobilisation? Engaging voices How do we broaden participation in transformation and knowledge creation? Proposals submission deadline 15 November. www.cuexpo2013.ca 15-16 November: The Global Peter Drucker Forum 2012 takes place in Vienna, Austria, on the theme Capitalism 2.0. druckerforum.org
15-17 November: The Belgrade International Conference on Education takes place in Belgrade, Serbia. Numerous conference topics, from Adult education to Vocational education and training. www.biceducation.org 16-17 November: The Global Conference on Education, an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education, takes place in Ontario, California (Los Angeles Metro), US. Many topics from Academic advising and counselling to Wireless applications. www.uofriverside.com 17-18 November: The Free University Network conference Sustaining Alternative Universities takes place in Oxford, England, UK. The conference aims to provide a space for representatives of free universities for coordinating research and sharing knowledge and experience and seeks to support these projects in taking further decisive steps towards the creation of a national movement of individuals and organisations dedicated to the construction and development of alternative democratic, critical and ultimately sustainable higher education communities. www.facebook.com 19-21 November: ICERI 2012, the 5th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, takes place in Madrid, Spain. Broad topics, each with many sub-themes, are: Global issues in education and research; Education new trends and experiences; Research new trends and experiences; New challenges in the higher education area; Teacher training; Curriculum design; Accreditation and quality assurance; University-industry cooperation; International projects; Technology in teaching and learning; E-content management and development. www.iceri2012.org 21-23 November: The Educatec-Educatice, French fair for education professionals involved in innovation and multimedia, takes place in Paris, France, with emphasis this year on higher education. www.educatec-educatice.com www.trophees-educatec-educatice.com
21-23 November: The Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Inc, a network of people interested in pursuing research into private, not-for-profit community and voluntary organisations and volunteering and philanthropy activities, is holding the ANZTSR Biennial Conference Sustainability and the Third Sector in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Conference streams include: Sustainable constituencies and communities, advocacy and social change; Environmental sustainability and the third sector; Sustainable third sector governance, organisational management and service delivery; Sustainable resourcing: finances, fundraising and volunteering; Social entrepreneurship, social enterprise and social innovation; Theories and approaches third sector research; Other third sector related research. www.anztsr.org.au 22-23 November: The 3rd Annual Learning Space Design Summit takes place in Sydney, Australia, organised by Informa Education. The event presents an opportunity for university leaders, architects and campus developers to discuss how to use learning space design to progress tertiary education. Discussions include learning principles to influence the design of spaces for optimal student outcomes, how best to integrate evolving technologies into the collaborative, formal and informal learning environments, and key Australian and international case studies. www.informa.com.au 22-24 November: The 7th European Quality Assurance Forum How does Quality Assurance Make a Difference?takes place at Tallinn University, Estonia, in November, organised by ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE. The conference will focus on topics such as: External evaluation and institutional follow-up; Relationship between quality assurance, pedagogical approaches and student learning; Quality assurance supporting institutional aims and profiles; Quality assurance supporting informed decision-making (of students, departments, institutions, policy makers); The role of quality assurance in globalised higher education. www.eua.be 21-23 November: The Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Inc, a network of people interested in pursuing research into private, not-for-profit community and voluntary organisations and volunteering and philanthropy activities, is holding the ANZTSR Biennial Conference Sustainability and the Third Sector in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Conference streams include: Sustainable constituencies and communities, advocacy and social change; Environmental sustainability and the third sector; Sustainable third sector governance, organisational management and service delivery; Sustainable
resourcing: finances, fundraising and volunteering; Social entrepreneurship, social enterprise and social innovation; Theories and approaches third sector research; Other third sector related research. www.anztsr.org.au 22-24 November: The 7th European Quality Assurance Forum How does Quality Assurance Make a Difference?takes place at Tallinn University, Estonia, organised by ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE. The conference will focus on topics such as: External evaluation and institutional follow-up; Relationship between quality assurance, pedagogical approaches and student learning; Quality assurance supporting institutional aims and profiles; Quality assurance supporting informed decision-making (of students, departments, institutions, policy makers); The role of quality assurance in globalised higher education. www.eua.be 25-29 November: The 9th International Symposium Quality Enhancement of University Teaching and Learning: Theories and Cases takes place in Akureyri, Iceland, organised by LIHE, the international academic association for Enhancement of Learning in Higher Education, with the University of Akureyri. Conference papers contribute to an international anthology showcasing successful experiences with quality enhancement of university teaching and learning. The three framing concepts are those of learning, curriculum, and teaching and study methods. lihe.wordpress.com 27-30 November: REGISTRATION/REMINDER Registration is now open for the 14th International Association of Universities General Conference Higher Education and the Global Agenda: Alternative Paths to the Future, hosted by the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, US. The conference examines how higher education and research are addressing the global agenda, including critical issues facing humanity; and discusses major questions facing higher education institutions themselves, such as the pressure for internationalisation and the constraints and opportunities presented by current funding models. The election also takes place of the new IAU president and board, who will lead the association for the next four years. www.iau-aiu.net 28-30 November: Online Educa Berlin 2012 takes place in the German capital on the theme Reaching Beyond
Tomorrow. Broad themes are: Change, innovate learn; Tools to transform content and practice; Which environment, what media? Relevant policy for relevant practice; Harnessing the lust for learning; Technology tackles challenges. online-educa.com 29 November: The THE Awards 2012 gala presentation takes place in London, England, UK, organised by Times Higher Education. Awards categories are: Excellence and innovation in the arts; Outstanding ICT initiative of the year; Research project of the year; Outstanding contribution to leadership development; Outstanding employer engagement initiative; Widening participation initiative; Outstanding contribution to local community; Lord Dearing lifetime achievement award; Outstanding contribution to sustainable development; Outstanding contribution to innovation and technology; Outstanding support for early career researchers; Outstanding support for students; Most innovative teacher of the year; Most improved student experience; International collaboration of the year; Business school of the year; Entrepreneurial university of the year; University of the year. www.the-awards.co.uk 28-30 November: Online Educa Berlin, the 18th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training, takes place in Berlin, Germany. Broad themes are: Change, innovate learn; Tools to transform content and practice; Which environment, what media? Relevant policy for relevant practice; Harnessing the lust for learning; Technology tackles challenges. www.online-educa.com By 29 November; 4-6 March: INTED 2013, the 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, takes place in Valencia, Spain, in March. Broad topic areas are: General issues; Experiences in education; New trends in the higher education area; International projects; Pedagogical and didactical innovations; Research in education; Virtual universities; Technological issues in education; Computer supported collaborative work; Educational software and serious games; Curriculum design and innovation; Quality assurance in education; University-industry collaboration; E-content management and development (see second link for detailed topics). Abstract submission deadline 29 November. iated.org iated.org
29-30 November: The 4th Annual New Zealand Tertiary Education Summit takes place in Auckland, NZ, organised by Informa Education. Two years into the 2010-15 New Zealand Tertiary Education plan the summit brings together senior leaders from universities, polytechnics and institutes of technology, wananga and private and industry training organisations to examine policy settings, consider strategies for sector-wide quality and assurance, and debate the emerging challenges for funding, planning and governance. The summit also looks at the central role of the sector in national innovation through research and commercialisation. www.informa.com.au By 30 November: REMINDER - Fly Your Ideas, an Airbus contest for students that aims to inspire a new generation of engineers, has been launched with support of UNESCO, which has produced an in-depth report about future engineering capacity highlighting an engineering skills gap that threatens industry and growth, including in aviation. University students of any nationality or discipline from engineering to marketing, business to science, ICT to design are invited to participate with proposals addressing the key issues facing the industry: Energy; Efficiency; Affordable growth; Traffic growth; Passenger experience; Community friendliness. The competition involves three rounds with five teams to be chosen as finalists in the summer of 2013, each with the opportunity to win a EUR30,000 prize, the runners-up EUR15,000. All teams are supported by an Airbus mentor during the development of their project, and an Airbus expert will offer advice at key stages of the competition. Registration closes 30 November. www.airbus-fyi.com By 30 November: Fly Your Ideas, an Airbus contest for students that aims to inspire a new generation of engineers, has been launched with support of UNESCO, which has produced an in-depth report about future engineering capacity highlighting an engineering skills gap that threatens industry and growth, including in aviation. University students of any nationality or discipline from engineering to marketing, business to science, ICT to design are invited to participate with proposals addressing the key issues facing the industry: Energy; Efficiency; Affordable growth; Traffic growth; Passenger experience; Community friendliness. The competition involves three rounds with five teams to be chosen as finalists in the summer of 2013, each with the opportunity to win a EUR30,000 prize, the runners-up EUR15,000. All teams are supported by an Airbus mentor during the development of their project, and an Airbus expert will offer advice at key stages of the competition. Registration closes 30 November. www.airbus-fyi.com
By 1 December; 9-13 June: LIHE13 Europe, the 9th International Symposium, takes place in June at Agia Marina in Aegina Island, Greece, organised by LIHE, the International Academic Association for the Enhancement of Learning in Higher Education. The event brings together authors of accepted chapters to review, edit and finalise their chapters for the anthology Improving University Students Learning Outcomes through Case-based Teaching, to be published by Libri Publishing Ltd. The three framing concepts of the anthology, which showcases successful experiences with case-based teaching in higher education, are: The concept of case-based teaching; The learning affordances of case-based teaching; and The successful achievement of learning outcomes through case-based teaching. Submission of chapter proposals deadline 1 December. www.lihe.info By 4 December; 15-20 September 2013: SMMIB 2013, the 18th International Conference on Surface Modification of Materials by Ion Beams takes place in Kusadasi, Turkey, in September. Broad themes are: Phenomena, processes and techniques; Fundamental studies of ion beam processing; Applications; Emerging techniques and equipment. Abstracts proposals deadline 4 December. www.smmib2013.net 4-7 December: The 4th International Academic Conference takes place in Prague, Czech Republic, sponsored by the International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences and University of Economics in Prague Economic faculty. Conference tracks at the Prague Christmas conference are Business and Economics; Social sciences and humanities; Teaching and education; Health, environment and welfare; IT for business; Law in society. www.iises.net 4-5 December: The inaugural Higher Education Asset Management and Maintenance conference takes place in Melbourne, Australia, organised by Informa Education. The conference explores all facets of asset management and project delivery as well as maintenance and operations. In an era of intense growth and expansion the key conference themes innovation, sustainability and efficiency provide delegates with the strategies and practicalities to help achieve management objectives from attracting students to the campus to improving quality in service delivery. www.informa.com.au
5-6 December: Responding to Change is the theme of the 3rd national conference of the UKs National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement which takes place in Bristol, England, UK. The conference explores how engagement helps universities to navigate the complexities of change and to respond to increasingly intense public interest. Themes include: Leadership how can higher education leaders best navigate the current changes to the sector? External voices How do organisations outside the sector view higher education? What potential do others see in the sector developing a more engaged approach to their work? What lessons have they learned? Partnership with the strain on public resources how can sustainable partnerships be support to deliver mutual benefit? Realising impact increasingly funders require organisations to evidence impact of their work; what are the key ways to ensure impactful work? How can this be evidenced? Teamwork increasingly the role of effective team working, across disciplines and roles and within and outside the sector, has risen up the agenda; what are the key ways to build and support teams to realise the potential of working together? Effective practice there are lots of examples of innovative or excellent practice across the UK; what can be learned from these projects to inspire change? www.publicengagement.ac.uk 5-9 December: The 3rd East Asian International Conference on Teacher Education Research takes place in Shanghai, China, organised by the Normal Education Branch of the Chinese Association of Higher Education, on the theme High Quality Teachers and Teachers Professional Standards International Trends. Sub-themes are: Teacher education curriculum and standards; Teachers professional development and standards system; Teacher qualification system; Training of high-quality teachers; ICT and teachers professional development; Subject teaching innovation. The conference brings together teacher education administrators and researchers of the Asia-Pacific region and other regions to share their research findings and experiences. eai2012.ecnu.edu.cn 6-7 December: The 2nd annual Towards Research Excellence Summit takes place in Melbourne, Australia, organised by Informa Education. The conference looks at the outcome of the latest Government Excellence in Research initiative; and discuss how universities can establish best practice policies to enhance their research output and the challenges universities are facing regarding funding, ageing workforce, skills crisis and more, and present case studies of innovative practices and research currently being undertaken. An area of interest includes assessing the impact of technology,
development in Asia, wider globalisation, rising international competition and changing national policy on the Australian higher education sector. www.informa.com.au 6-7 December: The 2nd annual Towards Research Excellence Summit takes place in Melbourne, Australia, organised by Informa Education. The conference discusses how universities can establish best-practice policies to enhance their research output and challenges universities are facing regarding funding, ageing workforce, skills crisis and more; and includes case studies of innovative practices and research currently being undertaken. www.informa.com.au 11 December; 12-14 December: The Society for Research into Higher Education is organising the SRHE Annual Research Conference 2012 What is Higher Education For? Shared and Contested Ambitions in Newport, Wales, UK, on 12-14 December. Research domains are: Academic practice, work, careers and cultures; Higher education policy; Learning, teaching and assessment; Student experience; Management, leadership, governance and quality. The annual conference is preceded on 11 December by the Newer Researchers Conference. www.srhe.ac.uk By 10 December; 9-11 April: The Sloan Consortium 6th Annual International Symposium, Emerging Technologies for Online Learning, takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, in April, held jointly with MERLOT. Areas for debate include: Higher education and K-12 faculty; Future professors and graduate students; Educational technology leaders; Students; Instructuional designers; Instructional technologists; Academic administrators. Tracks are: Learning spaces and communities; Open and accessible learning; Evidence-based learning; Faculty and student development; Innovative media and tools. Proposals deadline 10 December. sloanconsortium.org By 12 December; 24-28 June: EdMedia 2013, the World Conference on educational Media and Technology, takes place in Victoria, BC, Canada in June, organised by AACE, the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Themes for discussion at this multi-disciplinary conference include: Infrastructure; Tools and content-oriented applications; New roles of the instructor and learninger; Human=-computer interaction; Cases and projects; Universal web
accessibility; Indigenous peoples and technology. Presentations deadline 12 December. aace.org 13-15 December: The AIGA Design Educators Conference Geographics: Design, Education and the Transnational Terrain takes place in Honolulu, Hawaii, US. The conference provides international design educators with the opportunity to share design projects and programmes that have been implemented within a transnational context, and to present theoretical or reflective positions about what it means to design within a transnational context today. The three conference strands are: Design projects; Design ideas; and Design institutions. www.dexigner.com jump.dexigner.com By 3 January; 3-6 February: The 5th International Academic Conference takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sponsored by the International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences and the University of Economics in Prague Economic faculty. Conference tracks are: Business and Economics; Social sciences and humanities; Teaching and education; Health, environment and welfare; IT for business; Law in society. Abstracts deadline 3 January. www.iises.net 10-11 January: The 6th World Universities Forum On the University takes place at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, examining the role and future of the university in a changing world. The two themes and their subthemes are: In the interest of the academy: perspectives on the nature, purpose and working of the university Knowledge designs; Learning designs; Organisational designs; Designs on the world. Academic interests: setting intellectual and practical agendas Sciences; Technologies; Cultures, identities, humanisms; Resources and welfare; Governance. ontheuniversity.com 12-13 January: ICIET 2013, the International Conference on Information and Education Technology, takes place in Brussels, Belgium. Topics for discussion include: Database technology; Artificial intelligence; Computer architecture; Software engineering; Computer graphics; Computer application; Control technology; Systems engineering; network technology; Communication technology; Other advanced technology; Computer education for graduates; Computer
education for undergraduates; Distance education for computers; Lifelong education; Computer education for particular groups; Other computer education; Active learning; Faculty development; Innovative pedagogies; Learning models; Service learning; Undergraduate research experiences. www.iciet.org 13-15 January: The 2013 International HETL Conference Exploring Spaces for Learning takes place at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, US, organised by the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association in cooperation with the UCF Karen L Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. Broad conference themes are: Engaging and retaining students using cutting-edge technologies; Engaging and retaining students using innovative pedagogies; Engaging and retaining students using international collaborations. www.fctl.ucf.edu By 14 January; 24-28 June: XV WCCES, the Comparative Education World Congress, takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in June on the theme New Times, New Voices: Comparative Perspectives for Education. Thematic groups are on: New theoretical and methodical voices for comparative education; Voices from the south; New perspectives on the state, the global and the local; Actors voices in new scenarios; New times for public education systems; Educational internationalisation, academic voices and public policy; Voices of diversity and new forms of educational democratisation; Group & voice and language; New times for curriculum; Voices from countries/areas in conflict or fragility; Voices from those in adult learning/non-formal learning; New ways of communicating voices. Abstracts submission deadline 14 January. wcces2013.com.ar 19-20 January: IC4E 2013, the 4th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and ELearning, takes place in Dubai, UAE. Numerous topics in each category (see second link). www.ic4e.net www.ic4e.net 23-26 January: The Association of American Colleges and Universities is holding the AAC&U Annual Meeting onThe Quality of US Degrees: Innovations, Efficiencies and Disruptions to What Ends? In Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
www.aacu.org By 1 February; 5-7 March: EDC 2013, the 8th Annual Education and Development Conference, takes place in Bangkok, Thailand, in March, sponsored by Tomorrow People. Topics include: Adult education; Arts education; Anthropology and education; Curriculum; Early childhood education; Educational systems and policy; Educational psychology; Environmental education; Gender and education; Guidance and counselling; Health education; Higher education; History of education; IT and education; Language education and literacy; Lifelong learning; Mathematics education; Mentoring and coaching; Multicultural issues in education; Philosophy of education; Physical education; Primary education; Quality in education; Race, ethnicity and education; Research and development; Rural education; Science education; Secondary education; Sociology of education; Special and inclusive education; Teacher education; Values and education; Vocational education and training; Other areas of education. Abstracts submissions deadline 1 February. www.tomorrowpeople.org By 1 February; 13-15 March: The Womens Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2013 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand, in March, organised by Tomorrow People, on the theme Some Leaders are Born Women. Conference topics include: Casual factors of leadership development; Can leadership be learned? nature vs nurture; Cross cultural aspects of leadership; Family systems: change and traditions; Leadership styles and techniques; Leadership values; leading under extreme diversity; Women and leadership; Women with disabilities; Shaping the future by female leaders; Creating an innovative leadership; Growing as individuals; Creating a new relationship with your values, especially money; Success stories: meet women who have achieved successful careers; Women and sports; Women as entrepreneurs; Women and environment; Women in politics; The role of women in contemporary society; Women and culture; Role reversal in the home and workplace. Abstracts submission deadline 1 February. www.tomorrowpeople.org 2-3 February: ICEIT 2013, the 2nd International Conference on Educational and Information Technology, takes place in Hong Kong, organised by IACSIT and the International Journal of Information and Education Technology (IJIET). Topics for discussion include: database technology; artificial intelligence; computer architecture; software engineering; computer graphics; computer application; control technology; systems engineering; network technology; communication technology; undergraduate research experiences; computer education for graduates and for undergraduates; distance education for
computers; lifelong education; active learning; faculty development; innovative pedagogies; learning models; service learning. www.iceit.org 3-6 February: The 5th International Academic Conference takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sponsored by the International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences and the University of Economics in Prague Economic faculty. Conference tracks are: Business and Economics; Social sciences and humanities; Teaching and education; Health, environment and welfare; IT for business; Law in society. www.iises.net 4-6 February: The Higher Education Enterprise Mobile App Conference takes place in February at the University of South Florida, Tampa, US. Tracks and themes cover Vision and strategy; Technology solutions and development; Usability and user experience. usfweb3.usf.edu 12-13 February: REMINDER - iLearning Forum Paris 2013 takes place in the French capital, major event in the field of learning technologies. It includes demonstrations and presentations of the latest international innovations in e-learning simulations, interactive video, serious games, skills and management applications, development of content tools, social learning networks. Entry free. www.ilearningforum.org 11-16 February: The 21st Annual NAAAS and Affiliates Conference takes place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US, organised by the National Association of African American Studies, the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Students, the National Association of Native American Studies and the International Association of Asian Studies. Conference topics related to any aspect of the African and African American, Hispanic and Latino, Native American, Indigenous peoples or Asian experience include literature, demographics, history, politics, economics, education, health care, fine arts, religion, social sciences, business. www.naaas.org www.naaas.org
By 9 November; 14-16 February: The United States Center for Islamic Studies in partnership with the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates is organising a National Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US. Conference topics include history, Muslim religion, Islam and other religions, concept of jihad, beliefs and practices, role of women, Muslim voice in western media, Islam in popular culture. Abstracts submission deadline 9 November. www.naaas.org www.naaas.org 4-6 March: INTED 2013, the 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, takes place in Valencia, Spain, in March. Broad topic areas are: General issues; Experiences in education; New trends in the higher education area; International projects; Pedagogical and didactical innovations; Research in education; Virtual universities; Technological issues in education; Computer supported collaborative work; Educational software and serious games; Curriculum design and innovation; Quality assurance in education; University-industry collaboration; E-content management and development (see second link for detailed topics). iated.org iated.org 4-6 March: Going Global 2013 takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE, in March, organised by the British Council. Titled Global Education: Knowledge Based Economies for 21st Century Nations, the three broad themes are: Research and innovation the role of international collaboration; Developing skilled knowledge workers the role of international collaboration; Internationalised tertiary education structures and systems. ihe.britishcouncil.org 5-7 March: EDC 2013, the 8th Annual Education and Development Conference, takes place in Bangkok, Thailand, sponsored by Tomorrow People. Topics include: Adult education; Arts education; Anthropology and education; Curriculum; Early childhood education; Educational systems and policy; Educational psychology; Environmental education; Gender and education; Guidance and counselling; Health education; Higher education; History of education; IT and education; Language education and literacy; Lifelong learning; Mathematics education; Mentoring and coaching; Multicultural issues in education; Philosophy of education; Physical education; Primary education; Quality in education;
Race, ethnicity and education; Research and development; Rural education; Science education; Secondary education; Sociology of education; Special and inclusive education; Teacher education; Values and education; Vocational education and training; Other areas of education. www.tomorrowpeople.org 7-9 March: The 3rd Global Conference on Experiential Learning in Virtual Worlds takes place in Lisbon, Portugal, organised by Inter-Disciplinary.Net. The conference is part of the At the Interface programme of research projects and aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. Broad themes are: Education, training and learning in virtual worlds; Identity, presence and self in virtual worlds; Research methods in virtual worlds; Virtual world technologies; Types of virtual worlds; Arts and entertainment in virtual worlds. www.inter-disciplinary.net 13-15 March: The Womens Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2013 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand, in March, organised by Tomorrow People, on the theme Some Leaders are Born Women. Conference topics include: Casual factors of leadership development; Can leadership be learned? nature vs nurture; Cross cultural aspects of leadership; Family systems: change and traditions; Leadership styles and techniques; Leadership values; leading under extreme diversity; Women and leadership; Women with disabilities; Shaping the future by female leaders; Creating an innovative leadership; Growing as individuals; Creating a new relationship with your values, especially money; Success stories: meet women who have achieved successful careers; Women and sports; Women as entrepreneurs; Women and environment; Women in politics; The role of women in contemporary society; Women and culture; Role reversal in the home and workplace. www.tomorrowpeople.org By 15 March; 17-19 April: The Center for Scholastic Inquiry International Academic Research Conference takes place at the Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort & Suites, Scottsdale, Arizona, US, in April, organised by the Center for Scholastic Inquiry. Session tracks are: Business; Behavioral sciences; Education; Multidisciplinary. Each track provides a scholarly opportunity for professionals to enhance their practice by exploring contemporary advancements, revolutionary methods, influential trends, best practice models and leadership techniques. Full-length manuscripts of papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in one of three peer-reviewed journals Journal of Scholastic Inquiry:
Education, Journal of Scholastic Inquiry: Business, and Journal of Scholastic Inquiry: Behavioral Sciences. Abstract and manuscript submission deadline 15 March; early registration until 31 October. www.csiresearch.com 20-22 March: ABSRC 2013 Venice, Advances in Business-Related Scientific Research Conference, takes place in Venice, Italy. Topics: Business strategy; Change management and organisational development; Conflict management; Critical management; Economic growth; Entrepreneurship; Gender, diversity and social issues; Human resource management and career development; Humanities and arts and business; Industry, area or region specific studies; Industrial organisation; International business; Language in organisations; Law and business; Macroeconomics; Management consulting; Management education, training and development; Managerial and organisational cognition and psychology; Marketing and consumer behaviour; Microeconomics; Natural sciences and business; Organisational behaviour; Organisational information and communication systems; Organisations and financing; Productions and operations management; Research methods; Social sciences and business; Technology and innovation management. www.absrc.org By 26 March; 23-26 June: The End-of-Academic-Year Multidisciplinary Conference takes place in Munich, Germany, with tours to Nuremberg and Innsbruck (Austria), in June, organised by the International Journal of Arts and Sciences. Conference tracks are: Social sciences and humanities; Business and economics; Teaching and education; Technology and science. The aims of the IJAS annual conferences are to provide opportunities for academics from a range of disciplines and countries to share their research, receive informal in-depth feedback through discussions and establish contact with professionals in other countries and institutions (the tours are the main way of breaking the ice away from the formalities of the conference hall, providing an informal setting for discussing different points of view), and to introduce academics to educational premises in locations suitable for study-abroad programmes and which may meet their students educational needs. Full-length manuscripts may be published in the International Journal of Arts and Sciences or refereed journals electronically available through its publishing consortium. Abstracts submission deadline 26 March. www.internationaljournal.org 27-28 March: RUE2013, Frances 6th Rendez-vous Universits Entreprises (University meets Business), takes place in Paris, France.
www.rue2012.com 29-31 March: The Online Conference on Multidisciplinary Social Sciences takes place in March, organised by the Australian International Cultural and Educational Institute. AICEI aims to build a platform allowing scholars, researchers and professionals who are interested in sharing their studies from various perspectives in aspects of social sciences including Culture, Education, Communication, Psychology, Population health, Society. www.auaicei.com 9-11 April: The Sloan Consortium 6th Annual International Symposium, Emerging Technologies for Online Learning, takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, held jointly with MERLOT. Areas for debate include: Higher education and K-12 faculty; Future professors and graduate students; Educational technology leaders; Students; Instructuional designers; Instructional technologists; Academic administrators. Tracks are: Learning spaces and communities; Open and accessible learning; Evidence-based learning; Faculty and student development; Innovative media and tools. sloanconsortium.org 17-19 April: The Center for Scholastic Inquiry International Academic Research Conference takes place at the Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort & Suites, Scottsdale, Arizona, US, organised by the Center for Scholastic Inquiry. Session tracks are: Business; Behavioral sciences; Education; Multidisciplinary. Each track provides a scholarly opportunity for professionals to enhance their practice by exploring contemporary advancements, revolutionary methods, influential trends, best practice models and leadership techniques. Full-length manuscripts of papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in one of three peer-reviewed journals Journal of Scholastic Inquiry: Education, Journal of Scholastic Inquiry: Business, and Journal of Scholastic Inquiry: Behavioral Sciences. www.csiresearch.com 23-25 April: The International Universities Conference takes place in Moscow, Russia, organised by the Eastern European University Association, non-profit organisation of Russian and Ukrainian universities. The programme includes business appointments to allow representatives of different universities to meet and discuss relevant topics for potential collaboration. Sessions are devoted to matters relevant to the Association, the higher education system in post-Soviet countries, innovations and advances of their universities.
eeua.ru 24-26 April: The IAU Global Meeting of Associations (GMA V) takes place at the University of Salford, Manchester, UK, organised by the International Association of Universities in collaboration with NCUK, the Northern Consortium, on the theme Institutional Diversity in Higher Education: Strength or Threat for Associations? www.iau-aiu.net 13-15 May: GUNI, the Global University Network for Innovation, is organising its 6th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education at the Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, on the theme Lets Build Transformative Knowledge to Drive Social Change: Be Knowledgesiastic! The conference explores the critical dimensions in understanding of the roles, and potential roles, of higher education institutions as active players contributing to the creation of another possible world. www.guninetwork.org 9-13 June: LIHE13 Europe, the 9th International Symposium, takes place in June at Agia Marina in Aegina Island, Greece, organised by LIHE, the International Academic Association for the Enhancement of Learning in Higher Education. The event brings together authors of accepted chapters to review, edit and finalise their chapters for the anthology Improving University Students Learning Outcomes through Case-based Teaching, to be published by Libri Publishing Ltd. The three framing concepts of the anthology, which showcases successful experiences with case-based teaching in higher education, are: The concept of case-based teaching; The learning affordances of case-based teaching; and The successful achievement of learning outcomes through case-based teaching. www.lihe.info 11-13 June: The International Enhancement Themes Conference: Enhancement and Innovation will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, United Kingdom. To mark 10 years of the Enhancement Themes this major conference will bring together over 500 delegates from across the globe engaged in enhancing the student learning experience. The conference will feature a series of keynote lectures from leading international experts covering the spectrum of enhancement. Conference tracks are: Curriculum innovation; Achieving curriculum change; Internationalisation of the curriculum; Impact of national policy on quality enhancement; Teaching postgraduate students; Supporting enhancement
through quality processes; Collaboration in curriculum development, including staff-student, inter-institutional and interdisciplinary; Empowering staff; Empowering students. www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk 12-15 June: CU Expo 2013, the Community-University Expo Engaging Shared Worlds, is hosted by the Memorial University of Newfoundland and the City of Corner Brook with support of Canadas provincial Rural Secretariat, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The two-yearly expo is a Canada-led international conference designed to showcase the best practices in community-university partnerships worldwide and create opportunities for innovative and successful collaborations to strengthen communities. Themes are: Engaging transformation what is needed to support mobilising communities engagement with universities for positive change?; Engaging knowledge how can communities and universities engage in teaching, research and knowledge mobilisation?; Engaging voices How do we broaden participation in transformation and knowledge creation? www.cuexpo2013.ca 23-26 June: The End-of-Academic-Year Multidisciplinary Conference takes place in Munich, Germany, with tours to Nuremberg and Innsbruck (Austria), in June, organised by the International Journal of Arts and Sciences. Conference tracks are: Social sciences and humanities; Business and economics; Teaching and education; Technology and science. The aims of the IJAS annual conferences are to provide opportunities for academics from a range of disciplines and countries to share their research, receive informal in-depth feedback through discussions and establish contact with professionals in other countries and institutions (the tours are the main way of breaking the ice away from the formalities of the conference hall, providing an informal setting for discussing different points of view), and to introduce academics to educational premises in locations suitable for study-abroad programmes and which may meet their students educational needs. Full-length manuscripts may be published in the International Journal of Arts and Sciences or refereed journals electronically available through its publishing consortium. www.internationaljournal.org 24-28 June: XV WCCES, the Comparative Education World Congress, takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the theme New Times, New Voices: Comparative Perspectives for Education. Thematic groups are on: New theoretical and methodical voices for comparative education; Voices from the south; New perspectives on the state, the global and the
local; Actors voices in new scenarios; New times for public education systems; Educational internationalisation, academic voices and public policy; Voices of diversity and new forms of educational democratisation; Group & voice and language; New times for curriculum; Voices from countries/areas in conflict or fragility; Voices from those in adult learning/non-formal learning; New ways of communicating voices. wcces2013.com.ar 24-28 June: EdMedia 2013, the World Conference on educational Media and Technology, takes place in Victoria, BC, Canada in June, organised by AACE, the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Themes for discussion at this multi-disciplinary conference include: Infrastructure; Tools and content-oriented applications; New roles of the instructor and learninger; Human-computer interaction; Cases and projects; Universal web accessibility; Indigenous peoples and technology. aace.org 22-26 July: The 8th International Conference on Higher Education and Disability takes place in Innsbruck, Austria in July 2013, organised by the host, the University of Innsbruck, and the University of New Orleans Training, Resource and Assistive-technology Center, US. Broad conference topics are: Innovations in higher education, programmes, services, technology and funding; International educational exchange programmes; Approaches to professional development and standards for disability service providers. trac.uno.edu 15-20 September: SMMIB 2013, the 18th International Conference on Surface Modification of Materials by Ion Beams takes place in Kusadasi, Turkey. Broad themes are: Phenomena, processes and techniques; Fundamental studies of ion beam processing; Applications; Emerging techniques and equipment. www.smmib2013.net November 2013: The biennial Commonwealth of Learning 7th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning takes place in Abuja, Nigeria, co-hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education. NOUN, the National Open University of Nigeria, is the lead partner institution.
MOSCOW HALAL EXPO, Moscow-Russia (Jun 0710, 2012) - Rice Noodles & Pulses Fruits Mangoes Oranges Apples Etc. Spices Vegetables Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Fresh - Canned Frozen & Convenience Foods Dairy Products Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Convenience Foods Natural Foods Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Dry Fruits Food Adjuncts & Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Presentation Catering Supplies & Equipments www.halalexpo.org AGRO BANGLADESH, DHAKA, Dhaka-Bangladesh (Jun, 2012) 3rd International Exhibition On Agriculture Products Tools & Implements Pumps & Motors Irrigation & Drainage Systems Tractors & Its Implements Seeds & Horticulture Fertilizers & Organize Manure Equipment For Storage & Food Processing Alternate Energy Poultry Equipment & Feed Dairy Equipment & Products Cattle Breeding etc. www.agrobangladesh.com THE BIG-7 HALAL FOOD EXPO, Johannesburg-South Africa (Jul 1517, 2012) HALAL FOOD - International Exhibition Covering All Food Products Rice Noodles & Pulses Sea Food Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Childrens Food Honey Fruit & Vegetables Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Fast Food & Snacks Etc www.exhibitionsafrica.com FOOD EXPO, Wanchai-Hong Kong (Aug 1620, 2012) Rice Noodles & Pulses Sea Food Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Fruit & Vegetables Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Fast Food & Snacks etc www.hkfoodexpo.tdctrade.com LIBYA FOOD, BEVERAGES & AGRO EXPO, Tripoli-Libya (Sep 2-5, 2012) International Exhibition Covering All Food Products Rice Noodles & Pulses Sea Food Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Fruit & Vegetables Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Fast Food & Snacks Seeds Agricultural Products & Services Animal Breeding & Husbandry Chemicals & Fertilizers Dairy Farming Products Equestrian Feeds Additives & Feeding Systems Fisheries & Fish Farming Organic Farming Pesticides Poultry Pumps & Pipes Soil Nutrition Veterinary Water Management Cold Storage & Crop Production Floriculture Machinery & Spare Parts. www.projectslibya.com FROZEN & REFRIGERATED FOOD EXPO, Shanghai-China (Sep 0507, 2012) - All King Of Frozen Meat Products All King Of Quick-Frozen Vegetables Quick-Frozen Poultry Products Prepared Food & Quick-Frozen Food Raw Materials
Ingredients Fillings Sauces Hot Pot Materials Related Equipment Frozen Food Processing & Packaging Equipments Refrigerated & Freezers Frozen Food Display Cabinets Cold Storage & Refrigerated Transportation Equipments. www.ff2b.com GIDA INTL FOOD PRODUCTS & PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES EXHIBITION, Istanbul-Turkey (Sep 0609, 2012) International Exhibition For Food Products & Processing Technology www.ite-gida.com WORLD FOOD MOSCOW, Moscow-Russia (Sep 1720, 2012) International Exhibition For Food Beverages & Ingredients www.world-food.ru SAHARA EXPO, Cairo-Egypt (Sep 23-26, 2012) FOOD SECTOR: All type of Agro Food Products Rice Noodles & Pulses Meat & Poultry Fruits & Vegetables Seafood Dry Fruits Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Children's Food Honey & Dates Food Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Spices Fast Food & Snacks etc.AGRO SECTOR: Seeds Agricultural Products & Services Animal Breeding & Husbandry Chemicals & Fertilizers Dairy Farming Products Equestrian Feeds Additives & Feeding systems Fisheries & Fish Farming Organic Farming Pesticides Poultry Pumps & Pipes Soil Nutrition Veterinary Water Management Cold Storage & Crop Production Floriculture Machinery & Spare Parts. www.saharaexpo.com SAUDI AGRO FOOD, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia (Sep 2427, 2012) International Exhibition Covering All Food Products Rice Noodles & Pulses Sea Food Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Fruit & Vegetables Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Fast Food & Snacks Etc. www.recexpo.com AGRO FOOD EXPO, Bishkek-Kyrgyzstan (Sep, 2012) International Exhibition Covering All Food Products Rice Noodles & Pulses Sea Food Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Fruit & Vegetables Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Fast Food & Snacks Etc. www.expocentre.kg CHINA INTERNATIONAL MEAT INDUSTRY EXHIBITION, Beijing-China (Oct 11-13, 2012) All Products & Services RelatedTo Meat Food Stuff Machinery & Equipment www.cimie.com DIYAFA, Doha-Qatar (Oct 1618, 2012) The 3rd Hotel Restaurant & Food Exhibition For Qatar All Products & Services Related To Hotel & Restaurant Industry Furniture Home Textiles Tableware Uniforms Appliances Food & Beverages Crockery Cutlery Stainless Steel Products Sanitary Ware Marble & Granite Products Kitchen & Bathroom Fittings Carpets Interior Decoration Products www.ifpqatar.com
HOTEL, HOSPITALITY & FOOD SRI LANKA, Colombo-Sri Lanka (Oct 18-20, 2012) All Products & Services Related To Hotel & Restaurant Industry Including Home Textiles Bedding Toweling Furniture Table Ware Uniforms Appliances Crockery Cutlery Stainless Products Sanitary Ware Marble & Granite Products Kitchen & Bathroom Fittings Carpets Interior Decoration Products. www.hhf-srilanka.com INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY FAIR, Bangalore-India (Oct 2123, 2012) All Products & Services related to Hotel & restaurant Industry Furniture Home Textiles Tableware Uniforms Appliances Food & Beverages Crockery Cutlery Stainless Steel Products Sanitary Ware Marble & Granite products Kitchen & Bathroom Fittings Carpets Interior Decoration Products www.internationalhospitalityfair.in WORLD FOOD EXPO, Kiev-Ukraine Products.http://www.worldfood.com.ua/en (Oct 31Nov 02, 2012)International Exhibition For Food & Drinks
WORLD FOOD EXPO, Almaty-Kazakhstan (Nov 06-09, 2012) 12th Central Asian International Food Industry Exhibitionhttp://www.worldfood.kz/en FRUVEG EXPO, Shanghai-China (Nov 1517, 2012) All Products Related To Fruits & Vegetables www.fruvegexpo.com THE HOTEL SHOW, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia (Nov 1719, 2012) All Products & Services Related To Hotel & Restaurant Industry Furniture Home Textiles Tableware Uniforms Appliances Crockery Cutlery Stainless Steel Products Sanitary Ware Marble & Granite Products Kitchen & Bathroom Fittings Carpets Interior Decoration Products.www.thehotelshow.com SWEETS & SNACKS MIDDLE EAST, Dubai-UAE (Nov 1921, 2012) International Exhibition For Processing Manufacturing & Packaging For The Sweet & Confectionery Bakery & Snack Confectionery Biscuits Sweets Chocolate Chocolate Products Cocoa Ice Cream Pastes Snack Products Sugar Confectionery. www.sweetsmiddleeast.com THE SPECIALTY FOOD FESTIVAL (GOURMET- ORGANIC- HALAL), Dubai-UAE (Nov 1921, 2012) Cheese & Dairy Gourmet & Fine Food Halal Products Organic Products Sustainable Products Seasonings, Sauces & Marinades Artisan Products. www.speciality.ae SEAFEX-SEAFOOD EXPO, Dubai-UAE (Nov 1921, 2012) All Seafood Fresh Frozen Live Processed Coatings Sauces Seasonings Breading Quality Control Associations Seafood Marketing Bodies Refrigeration & Display.http://www.seafexme.com/
RICE & GRAIN EXPO, Abu Dhabi - UAE (Nov 1921, 2012) - An International Exhibition On Rice, Grains, Pulses etc www.riceexhibition.com IRAQ AGRO-FOOD, Kurdistan-Iraq (Nov 2629, 2012) - International Exhibition Covering All Food Products Rice Noodles & Pulses Sea Food Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Fruit & Vegetables Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Fast Food & Snacks etc. www.iraqagrofood.com 3RD FOOD AND RAW FOOD MATERIAL FAIR, Tehran-Iran (Nov, 2012) Rice Noodles & Pulses Fruits Mangoes Oranges Apples Etc. Spices Vegetables Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Fresh - Canned Frozen & Convenience Foods Dairy Products Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Convenience Foods Natural Foods Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Dry Fruits Food Adjuncts & Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Presentation Catering Supplies & Equipments. www.ff2b.com EURO HALAL MARKET, Brussels-Belgium (Nov 29Dec 01, 2012) Rice Noodles & Pulses Fruits Mangoes Oranges Apples etc. Spices Vegetables Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Fresh - Canned, Frozen & Convenience Foods Dairy Products Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Convenience Foods Natural Foods Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Dry Fruits Food Adjuncts & Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Presentation Catering Supplies & Equipments. www.eurohalalmarket.eu SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL FISHEREIS & SEA FOOD EXPO, Shanghai-China (Dec 0709, 2012) All Products Related To Fisheries & Sea Foods. www.sifse.com HALAL FOOD MIDDLE EAST, Sharjah-UAE (Dec 10-12, 2012) Food & Beverages Meat & Poultry Seafood Products Halal Certified Organic Product Raw Food Materials Food Chemicals Emulsifiers & Ingredients Additives Canned Foods Processed & Ready To-Eat Products Preserved Fruit & Vegetable Products Nut & Grains Agriculture & Grocery Products Chocolates & Dairy Products Confectionery Biscuits Pastries Snacks & Candies Heath Supplements & Multivitamins Pharmaceutical & Herbal Products. www.halalfoodme.com FOOD & HOTEL OMAN, Muscat-Oman (Dec, 2012) - The 3rd Hotel, Restaurant & Food Exhibition For Qatar All Products & Services Related To Hotel & Restaurant Industry Furniture Home Textiles Tableware Uniforms Appliances Food & Beverages Crockery Cutlery Stainless Steel Products Sanitary Ware Marble & Granite Products Kitchen & Bathroom Fittings Carpets Interior Decoration Products www.omanexpo.com
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU
AGRIHORT (May 1517, 2012) Tractor Agriculture Tools Implements Animal Health & Instruments Honey Agricultural Products & Machinery Breeding Chemicals & Fertilizers Crop Production Dairy Farming Feeds Fisheries & Fish Farming Landscaping Machinery & Spare Parts Packaging Pesticides Poultry Pumps Seeds Soil Nutritionwww.agriculture.iteca.az/en WORLD HALAL FOOD EXPO (May 1517, 2012) Rice Noodles & Pulses Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Fruit & Vegetables Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Fast Food & Snacks Etc www.worldfood.az CASPIAN MEBELEXPO, FURNITURE & INTERIOR EXPO (Oct 1720, 2012) TEXTILE: All type of Home Textile Mattresses & Handmade Textiles UPHOLSTERY: Textile Upholstery & Leather Upholstery FURNITURE: All type of Furniture INTERIOR & HOME ACCESSORIES: Interior & Exterior Architecture & Design Decoration Products Handicrafts Carpets & Rugswww.bakumebel.az/en BAKUBUILD (Oct 1922, 2012) All Products & Services Related To Building & Construction Finishing Maintenance Etc.www.bakubuild.az/en BAKUTEL (Nov 2124, 2012) Telecommunications Satellite Communication Banking Technologies Security Systems Broadband All Products Related To I.T Software Hardware Office Automation & Furniture. www.bakutel.az HOTEL EXPO (Apr, 2013) Hotel Equipments & Furnishings Home Textiles Uniforms Home Appliances Food & Beverages Crockery Cutlery Stainless Steel Products Sanitary Ware Marble & Granite Products Kitchen Items Bathroom Fittings Furniture Carpets Interior Decoration Products www.hotelexpo.iteca.az/en
BAHRAIN
MANAMA
GULFBID/GULFINTERIORS (Apr, 2426, 2012) CONSTRUCTION: All Products & Services Related To Building & Construction Finishing Maintenance Etc. INTERIORS & FURNITURE: All Type Of Furniture Home Textiles Upholstery Accessories Decoration Items Carpet & Flooring Handicrafts Interior & Exterior Design Art & Craftwww.gulfbidexhibition.com
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS
EURO HALAL MARKET (Nov 29Dec 01, 2012) Rice Noodles & Pulses Fruits Mangoes Oranges Apples etc. Spices Vegetables Meat & Poultry Dry Fruits Seafood Fresh - Canned, Frozen & Convenience Foods Dairy Products Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Convenience Foods Natural Foods Health Food Childrens & Dietetic Food Honey Dry Fruits Food Adjuncts & Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Presentation Catering Supplies & Equipments. www.eurohalalmarket.eu
BANGLADESH
DHAKA
AGRO BANGLADESH, DHAKA (Jun, 2012) 3rd International Exhibition On Agriculture Products Tools & Implements Pumps & Motors Irrigation & Drainage Systems Tractors & Its Implements Seeds & Horticulture Fertilizers & Organize Manure Equipment For Storage & Food Processing Alternate Energy Poultry Equipment & Feed Dairy Equipment & Products Cattle Breeding etc. www.agrobangladesh.com BACE EXPO BANGLADESH, DHAKA (Sep 1922, 2012) - 8th International Exhibition For All Products & Services Related To Building & Construction Finishing Maintenance Etc. All Type Of Furniture Home Textiles Upholstery Accessories Decoration Items Carpet & Flooring Handicrafts Interior & Exterior Design Art & Craft etc www.asktradex.com
CHINA
DALIAN
CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION & DECORATION MATERIALS (Apr, 2013) All Products & Services Related To Building & Construction Finishing Maintenance & Decoration Materials etc. www.sinoexhibition.com/jz/index_e.asp
BEIJING
CHINA INTERNATIONAL MEAT INDUSTRY EXHIBITION (Oct 11-13, 2012) All Products & Services Related To Meat Food Stuff Machinery & Equipment www.cimie.com INTL ORGANIC FOOD & GREEN FOOD EXPO (Apr, 2013) - Organic & Green Food Organic & Green Drinks Organic & Green Condiments Health & Organic Products Technology & Equipments Of Food & Beverage Production. www.gnfexpo.com.cn
GUANGZHOU
CANTON SF (Apr, 2013) All Products & Services Related To Footwear www.cantonsf.cn
SHANGHAI
FROZEN & REFRIGERATED FOOD EXPO (Sep 0507, 2012) - All King Of Frozen Meat Products All King Of Quick-Frozen Vegetables Quick-Frozen Poultry Products Prepared Food & Quick-Frozen Food Raw Materials Ingredients Fillings Sauces Hot Pot Materials Related Equipment Frozen Food Processing & Packaging Equipments Refrigerated & Freezers Frozen Food Display Cabinets Cold Storage & Refrigerated Transportation Equipments. www.ff2b.com FRUVEG EXPO, CHINA Vegetables www.fruvegexpo.com SHANGHAI (Nov 1517, 2012) All Products Related To Fruits &
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL FISHEREIS & SEA FOOD EXPO (Dec 0709, 2012) All Products Related To Fisheries & Sea Foods. www.sifse.com
SHENZHEN INTERHOMETEX (Aug 7-9, 2012) All Products Related To Home Textile www.hometextiles.cn QINGDAO STONE QD (Jul 1619, 2012) - Marble Onyx Stones Building & Construction Event www.stonefairchina.com
INTERBUILD QINGDAO (Jul 17-19, 2012) - All Products Of Building Technology Architecture & Engineering Systems www.cbe-qd.com
EGYPT
CAIRO
SAHARA EXPO (Sep 23-26, 2012) FOOD SECTOR: All type of Agro Food Products Rice Noodles & Pulses Meat & Poultry Fruits & Vegetables Seafood Dry Fruits Canned Foods Dairy Tea & Beverages Confectionery & Chocolates Health Food Children's Food Honey & Dates Food Ingredients Sauces & Seasonings Spices Fast Food & Snacks etc. AGRO SECTOR: Seeds Agricultural Products & Services Animal Breeding & Husbandry Chemicals & Fertilizers Dairy Farming Products Equestrian Feeds Additives & Feeding systems Fisheries & Fish Farming Organic Farming Pesticides Poultry Pumps & Pipes Soil Nutrition Veterinary Water Management Cold Storage & Crop Production Floriculture Machinery & Spare Parts. www.saharaexpo.com
5TH ETHIOPIA TRADE EXPO

12 - 16 November 2012 ADDIS ABABA - ETHIOPIA International Trade Exhibition on all kinds of general & industrial products Read More
NIGERIA FASHION & TEX. EXHIBITION 2012

29 - 31 January 2013 International Expo Center, Eko Hotel, Lagos - Nigeria An International Trade Event for the entire Fashion, Cosmetics & Textile Industry Read More
NIGERIA FOOD & PACKAGING TRADE FAIR 2012

29 - 31 January 2013 International Expo Center, Eko Hotel, Lagos - Nigeria An International Trade Event for the entire Food & Packaging industry Read More
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XHIBITOR LIST OF AGRITECH INDIA
AAT SPA - ORANFRESH Abhumka Herbal Pvt Ltd Abroader Consultancyf India Pvt. Ltd. Advisor Publications Agri Business & Food Industry Agri Search (India) Pvt. Ltd. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) AgriTech India 2013 AGRITECH INDIA Newspaper Agritill India Agro Commercial AGROCOM - Agro Commercial Ahata AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals B.V. ALAPALA Machine Industry & Trade Inc. Alfa Tech India (P) Ltd. Alibaba.com India E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd. Allflex India Pvt. Ltd. Alpine Refrigeration Co. Altuntas A.S. Anderson-Negele ANS Media Pvt Ltd Armec Cooling System Ltd Association Africa Agro Export Aafex ATAGO INDIA Instruments Pvt. Ltd. Atlanta Mart Pvt Ltd AVASARALA Technologies Limited. Bangalore Plants First Pvt. Ltd. Barflex Poly films Pvt Ltd Bengal Sheet Metal Works Barista Lavazza Bastak Gida Makine Ltd. Sti Bbca Depolama Sistemleri Tarim Ins.Ve Mak.San.Tic.A.S. Bedmutha Industries Limited Benny Impex Private Limited Beri Udyog Pvt. Ltd. Best Marine Private Limited
Muyang Group Melinvest Open Joint Stock Company Mysilo Grain Storage Systems Mysore Fruit Products Pvt Ltd. National Bamboo Mission, MOA National Bangalore Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development,
Biotropical Agriculture Development Company - Badc Blueberry Equipment Private Limited Blueline Foods (India) Pvt. Ltd. Bodec Process Technology B.V. Bonfiglioli Transmissions (Pvt) Ltd Briggs & Stratton Bry Air (Asia) Pvt Ltd. BUCHI India Pvt. Ltd. Buhler (India) Pvt. Ltd. Bull Agro Implements CAMPO D'ORO di Licata Paolo & C.S.a.s. Central Warehousing Corporation (A Govt. of India Undertaking)
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So you want to start a business! The Entrepreneurship Workshop is designed for entrepreneurs who are interested in starting a new venture or are currently working to expand their existing start-up. The Workshop will meet weekly over a nine-week period and will be conducted in a classroom environment. This workshop provides a process for starting a business that enhances the chances for success. The process includes four stages through which an entrepreneur should proceed in order to start and operate a business. These processes include: 1) opportunity, 2) launch, 3) growth, and 4) harvest. Each stages includes a number of activities that must be completed.
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2. Launch stage activities include: a. attracting stakeholders and resources b. completing business planning activities c. determining legal form for the organization d. consideration of tax issues
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4. Harvest (exit) stage activities include: a. selling the company b. going public c. using the entity as a cash cow d. avoiding liquidation or bankruptcy
The individual sessions will include the use of many case examples. Attendees will be exposed to examples of what worked well for entrepreneurs that succeeded and what did not work well for entrepreneurs that failed. The class is designed to have a high degree of interaction among the participants as well as with the instructors.
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Theme: Developing a hub of dairy enterprises in the flood affected regions of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa through partnership of academia, government, entrepreneurs & civil society Venue: Agricultural University, Peshawar - 25120, Pakistan
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Directorates General, Livestock and Dairy Development (Extension and Research) Pakistan Veterinary Medical Association Livestock Trainers and Consultants Alltech Pakistan Pvt Ltd ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Livelihood Program, Inter Cooperation, Pakistan
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IDF position on dairy farming The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has placed environmental considerations at the top of their priorities. According to Richard Doyle, IDF President, "IDF is taking a proactive approach to support sustainable agriculture by identifying best practices and sharing international experiences. Their objective is to ensure the production of safe and high quality nutritious dairy food for human consumption, undertaken in harmony with the environment." IDF recently participated with 6 other international organizations in the launch of the Global Dairy Agenda for Action; a declaration of the industry's commitment to making positive contributions to global action in addressing climate change. The declaration also includes the Green Paper, a compilation of 299 international initiatives where dairy industry stakeholders from over 40 countries have addressed environmental practices and impacts. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action on Climate Change is a statement of commitment by the dairy supply chain to take action to address climate change. The dairy supply chain is committed to providing consumers with the nutritious dairy products they want, in a way that is economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible. This includes reducing emissions of greenhouse gases such as methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide that are associated with the production of a unit of dairy product and which contribute to climate change. The dairy supply chain recognized the need to work together in order to address this significant challenge. Climate change initiatives have already been launched around the world, but the signatories and participants of the Agenda for Action identified the need to pool knowledge and resources to achieve the changes in technology and practice needed to further reduce emissions. The World Dairy Situation The World Dairy Situation is being regularly documented by the IDF and last year it was published as Bulletin Number 438/2009. Milk production
during 2009 reached a level of 580 million tons (cows) and 89 (buffaloes). This showed an increase of 24 and 48% during the last decade. The strongest gain was noticed in Asia, particularly in India. The growth rate in China retarded due to weaker demands followed by melamine scandal. In the US the low cost of production and historically lower farm milk prices caused retardation in milk production. The European Union showed in increase in milk production as a response to the rising milk prices. In South America milk production increased by 1.8% during 2008, exceeding self sufficiency and sparing it for export. In Australia and New Zealand the weather condition seemed to have more influence than other regions and milk out put increased up to June, 2009. Buffalo milk Buffalo milk increased at a double rate as compared to cow's during last decade at global level. 90% of buffalo milk is produced in India and Pakistan, the remaining coming from China, Egypt and Italy. 53% of the world milk produced is chanellalized to formal marketing and processing channels. In the North America, EU-15 and Japan this ratio reached 100% while in Russia, India, Pakistan and South America this ratio is considerably low and the milk is handled by "informal sector". Pakistan's standing Pakistan has been ranked 2nd in buffalo milk production and 3rd in total global milk production. Although the livestock sector contributes 55% to the agriculture added and 11.3% to the gross domestic products in the country, the role of the sector on export and production of certified products for human consumption inland is negligible. During the recent years the government has placed the sector on National Development Agenda and Livestock Development Policy has been implemented focused at private sector led livestock development, with the enabling environment provided by the government. Livestock and Dairy Development Board (LDDB) and Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC) have been established in addition to other developmental organizations, to spearhead the development efforts. These two programs have been actively focusing on small and medium dairy farmers. National livestock production comprises US$ 22.5 b of milk and US$ 6.0 b meat, contributed by cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats valuing US$ 73 billion. Our province contributes 14% of these assets. The organizers Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science: The faculty is supporting the livestock sector through teaching, research and outreach services. DVM program has been in place since 2004, covering animal production and health disciplines through a curriculum approved by the PVMC/HEC. MSc (Hons) and PhD programs are offered in Livestock Management, Animal Nutrition and Poultry Science. A 6-months DVM internship is conducted with the cooperation of sister organizations and industry. Applied research is focused on field problems and livestock/poultry farmers are served through outreach services,
the feed mills and the dairy processing unit. Livestock & Dairy Dev (Extension): The Directorate of L&DD undertakes to accomplish various assigned tasks in discharge of its responsibility towards the development of livestock sector for the benefits of the public in general and the farming community in particular, in order to raise their income and living standard. Breeding improvement directorate and Animal Husbandry In-service Training Institute are working for their specialized mandates. Directorate General L&DD (Research) comprises Veterinary Research Institute: and regional centers, engaged in control of poultry and livestock diseases of economic and zoonotic importance, enhancement of livestock productivity, poverty alleviation, women development and improvement in human diet and assistance to the universities in academic research. The Livestock Research and Development Directorate is focusing its efforts on livestock production and fodders research. Livestock Trainers and Consultants: LTC is a non-governmental organization dedicated to provide quality services to the farming community without discrimination & regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliations. LTC got registred under society act 1860. It is joining hands with the national and international sponsoring organizations to seek monetary funds to benefit all its stakeholders in the country. The Workshop The workshop has been organized to analyze the current situation in the country and propose means for research and development intervention in the dairy sector through coordinated efforts of academia, government departments, development agencies and private sector organizations. The initiative for holding this workshop was supported by National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) of Pakistan and Agri-Science Park@ICRISAT, Hyderabad India (Mr Abdur Rahman Ilyas, Chief Operating Officer). The Global Dairy Health Limited has shown their interest in contributing to development of a model. In the meantime the country and especially the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province were badly affected by the flood. The livestock holdings suffered the most, withdrawing the livelihood support from the people. Rehabilitation process is going to commence soon, supported by various donors. The workshop will provide a vehicle for the rehabilitation process, providing guidelines for erecting the hub of dairy enterprises in an environment friendly way providing livelihood support to the flood affected people. We intend to develop a business incentives package with the help of provincial government and KPCCI for the farmers and graduates to develop the dairy related business and utilize the available resources productively. International investment will be explored through KPCCI and the foreign missions.
Paper submission Abstract will be published in the proceedings book and selected papers will be published in Pak Vet J or Sarhad J Agric after review and payment of fees. Abstract Submission: 5 November, 2011 Full paper submission: 10 November, 2011 Registration fees* Registration fees Normal Students Pakistani delegates Pak Rs. 1000 Pak Rs. 500 Foreign delegates US$ 300 US$ 150
* These rates are valid for participants getting registered up to 5 November, 2011. Lately registered participants would have to pay 20% more. Invitation The organizing committee invites all interested academicians, civil society representatives, potential business partners and representatives of the provincial and federal government to participate in the workshop focused at converting the existing dairy resources to viable commercial enterprises and promote establishment of new enterprises through a network of all stakeholders to be called the Dairy Science Park. Invitation letters will be sent to interested persons.
Small farms in an ever-changing world: Meeting the challenges of sustainable livelihoods and food security in diverse rural communities November 17-20, 2002
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Taking a systems approach to agricultural development throughout the world, IFSA holds a global conference every two years so members can share research results and outreach methods. Most regional associations hold their meetings on alternate years so members can attend the global conference wherever it is held. Recent IFSA conferences have been held in Chile (2000), South Africa (1998), Sri Lanka (1996) and France (1994).
In 2002, the global IFSA conference returns to the United States where it was founded to focus on small farm issues and opportunities. In 1982, Kansas State University hosted a farming systems conference that turned into the first of six annual conferences. Later, the University of Arkansas hosted three annual conferences during which the predecessor organization (Association for Farming Systems Research-Extension, AFSRE) was initiated. Michigan State University hosted three more annual conferences prior to the decision to hold the global conference every other year.
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IFSA, the International Farming Systems Association, is a global organization made up of regional farming systems associations and loosely affiliated individuals. IFSA participants include farming systems practitioners associated with universities, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations interested in agricultural development around the world. While early work began with a field and small farm focus, IFSA has increasingly been concerned about sustainable agriculture, policy and ecosystem issues on a watershed or larger scale.
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1. Small Farm Diversification and Competitiveness

Options for increasing small farm income Strengthening farmer advisory and support services Gender impacts of commercialization
Farmer empowerment and self-help action Challenges facing small farms in high-income countries
2. Engaging Stakeholders in Support of Small Farms

Livelihood and resource conservation trade-offs Environmental sources of on-farm income Policy and regulatory frameworks Innovative inter-institutional arrangements Farmer-private sector partnerships and contracts Resource management and conflict resolution Environmental services (habitat preservation, ecotourism, carbon sequestration) Water scarcity and quality
3. Farming Systems Knowledge and Information Systems

Implications of the information technology and systems revolution for farming systems practitioners Farming systems data and information systems Farm level communications and critical learning systems
4. Farming Systems Education and Training

Professional training curriculum development in interdisciplinary systems approaches Pushing the frontier in ecosystems management sciences Systems oriented curriculum development for farmers Systems training for field technicians
5. Food Safety and Security

Biotechnology, intellectual property rights and conventional technologies and the small farm Food safety and globalization Policies, trade liberalization and the impacts on small farms
Small farms and certification
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Sunday, November 17, 2002

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Monday, November 18, 2002

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8:30 am - Closing Plenary Session
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Registration Office Open
Posters, Tools and Exhibits on Display: Poster presentations and tool bazaar exhibits will be on display throughout the conference, with viewing time scheduled during daily refreshment breaks. A formal POSTER and TOOL BAZAAR SESSION is scheduled from 3:00pm - 4:00pm on Monday, November 18, 2002 when presenters are to be stationed at their displays. Early Morning Refreshments (Served in Poster & Tool Bazaar Display Area)
7:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 9:30 am
OPENING PLENARY SESSION MODERATORS: Constance Neely, University of Georgia, SANREM CRSP, Watkinsville, GA, USA and Cornelia Flora, Iowa State University NCRCRD, Ames, IA, USA Welcoming Remarks - Peter Hildebrand, Director, International Programs, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, Florida, USA Opening Address - Michael Martin, Vice President, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, Florida, USA Agri-Culture: The Past, Present & Future Of Farming Systems - Jules Pretty, Professor, Centre For Environment And Society And Department Of Biological Sciences, University Of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, UK [Click image to load printable order form for Dr.
Pretty's book]
8:00 am 8:10am
8:10 am 8:30 am
8:30 am 9:00 am
9:00 am 9:30 am
Effecting Change: Progress, Policies and Partnerships following the World Summit on Sustainable Development - Ms. Adela Backiel, Director of Sustainable Development, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, USA Housekeeping Remarks By Organizing Committee Introduction of Board Members, Overview of Symposium Structure and Acknowledgements Posters and Tool Bazaar Exhibits on Display (refreshments provided)
9:30 am 9:45 am 9:45 am 10:30 am

10:30 am 12 noon
FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Concurrent Session I -Theme 1: Small Farm Diversification and Competitiveness 10:30 am - 12 MODERATOR: Corinne Valdivia, University of Missouri Columbia, Social Sciences Unit, Department of Agricultural Economics and Department of Rural Sociology, noon Columbia, Missouri, USA 10:30 am 10:40 am 10:40 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:20 am 11:20 am 11:40 am Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
Public Policy, Markets and Social Learning in Chiles Small Scale Agriculture - Julio A. Berdegu, RIMISP, Santiago, Chile What Is The Future For Management Advice For Family Farms In West Africa? Guy Faure, CIRAD Montpellier France Agroecological Systems As A Strategy To Promote Sustainable Development For Small Family Farmers - Pinheiro, S. L. G.; Cardoso, A. M.; Turnes, V.; Schmidt, W.;
Brito, R. and Guzzatti, T. 11:40 am 12 noon

Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
10:30 am 12 noon
Concurrent Session II - Theme 2: Engaging Stakeholders in Support of Small Farms MODERATOR: Kathleen Colverson, Heifer International, Gainesville, FL, USA Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
10:30 am 10:40 am 10:40 am 11:00 am
An Evaluation Of Participatory Action Research In The Transamaznica Region Of Brazil - C.F. Jordan and C. Castellanet, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA, Groupe de Recherche et dEchanges Technologiques (GRET), Paris, France Facilitated Learning In Soil Fertility Management: Assessing Potentials Of LowExternal-Input Technologies In East African Farming Systems - De Jager, A1,Onduru, D2., Walaga, C3; 1Wageningen University and Research Center, Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI), Den Haag, The Netherlands; 2ETCEast Africa, Nairobi, Kenya; 3Environmental Alert, Kampala, Uganda Testing Scenarios On The Viability Of Smallholding Irrigation Schemes In South Africa: A Participatory And Information-Based Approach - S. R. Perret, University of Pretoria and CIRAD, Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, Pretoria, South Africa Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
11:00 am 11:20 am
11:20 am 11:40 am
11:40 am 12 noon
10:30 am 12 noon
Concurrent Session III -Theme 3: Farming Systems Knowledge and Information Systems MODERATOR: Doyle Baker, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO, Rome, Italy Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
10:30 am 10:40 am 10:40 am 11:00 am
Calculating Environmental Indicators For Individual Farms And Fields: The Case Of Potato Cultivation In The Netherlands - J.W.A. Langeveld1#, P.W.J. Uithol1#, B. Kroonen-Backbier2#and H. van de Akker3; 1Plant Research International, 2Applied Plant Research, 3DLV Advisory Group; #Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands An Assessment Of Low Input Farming Systems And Their Adoption: Some Evidence From The UK - Bailey, A.P.1, Rehman, T. 2, Yates, C.M. 2 , Park, J.R. 2 and Tranter, R. B. 3; 1 Institute of Water and Environment, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK; 2The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, New Agriculture Building, Earley Gate, Reading, UK; 3The University of Reading, Centre for Agricultural Strategy, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, New Agriculture Building, Earley Gate, Reading, UK Integrating Soil Resources Into Economic Accounting At The Farm Level: A Brief Overview - Pilar Santacoloma, Farm Management and Production Economics, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations- Terme delle Caracalla, Rome, Italy
11:00 am 11:20 am
11:20 am 11:40 am
11:40 am 12 noon
10:30 am 12 noon
Concurrent Session IV -Theme 1: Small Farm Diversification and Competitiveness MODERATOR: Christine King, The University of Queensland Gatton Campus, Toowoomba Qld, Australia Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
10:30 am 10:40 am 10:40 am 11:00 am
Rural Agro-Enterprises, Value Adding And Poverty Reduction: A Territorial Orientation For Rural Business Development (RBD) - Mark Lundy, Carlos Felipe Ostertag and Rupert Best, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Rural Agro-enterprise Development Project, Cali, Colombia, South America Farming Systems Based Strategies for Improved Rural Livelihoods in Eastern Europe and Central Asia - Stjepan Tanic and John Dixon, Farming Systems Development Officer in the FAO Subregional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and Senior Officer (Farming Systems) in the Farm Management and Production Economics Service, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy Market Oriented Smallholder Dairy Farming As An Option For Improving The Livelihoods Of Small And Marginal Farmers In The Hindu Kush - Himalaya Pradeep M. Tulachan and Mohammad Jabbar, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), International Livestock Research Centre (ILRI) Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
11:00 am 11:20 am
11:20 am 11:40 am
11:40 am 12 noon
12 noon 1:30 pm
Lunch on Own
1:30 pm 3:00pm
PLENARY SESSION MODERATOR: Peter Hildebrand, University of Florid/IFAS, Food & Resource Economics Department and IFAS International Programs, Gainesville, FL, USA Linking The Isolated Rural Poor To The New Globalization Paradigm: Institutional Bridges - Felipe Manteiga, Director For Strategic Partnerships, Representative in the United States, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Washington, DC, USA Access To Genetic Resources, Genetic Diversification, Seed Production And Integrated Cropping/Production Systems - Howard-Yana Shapiro, Research Manager, Plant Science, M&M/Mars, Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ, USA Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
1:30 pm 2:00 pm
2:00 pm 2:30 pm
2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:30 pm

Formal Poster & Tool Bazaar Session w/Refreshments (Presenters to be stationed at posters and tool bazaar displays.) FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS
4:00 pm 5:30 pm
Concurrent Session I -Theme 4: Farming Systems Education and Training MODERATOR: Michael Bannister, University of Florida, Center for Subtropical
Agroforestry, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Gainesville, FL, USA 4:00 pm 4:10 pm 4:10 pm 4:30 pm Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
Building Capacity For Ecological-Based Reasoning In Farmer Management Of Shaded Coffee In Central America - Haggar, J., Guhuray F., Monterroso, D., Staver, C., Aguilar A., Barrios M., Mendoza R., Monterrey J., Rugama R., Centro Agronmico Tropical de Investigacin y Enseanza, Managua, Nicaragua Communicating Agricultural Research In Africa: The New Role Of Rural Radio Helen Hambly Odame, Research Officer, International Service for National Agricultural Research, The Hague, The Netherlands Curricula Change And Human Resource Development For Integrated Farming Systems In Semi-Arid Tropical Conditions - K.P. Singh and R.K. Nanwal, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
4:30 pm 4:50 pm
4:50 pm 5:10 pm
5:10 pm 5:30 pm
4:00 pm 5:30 pm
Concurrent Session II-Theme 5: Food Safety and Security MODERATOR: Clive Lightfoot, Agropolis International, International Support Group (ISG), Montpellier, France Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
4:00 pm 4:10 pm 4:10 pm -
Case Study On The Traceability Systems In The Fruit And Vegetable Sector - C. Giacomini, M. C. Mancini and C. Mora, Department of Economics and Quantitative
4:30 pm 4:30 pm 4:50 pm 4:50 pm 5:10 pm
studies, Parma, Italy Impact Of Trade Liberalization On Small Farmers - Sri Lanka's Experience - N.F.C. Ranaweera, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka The Invisible Frontier: The Current Limits Of Decentralization And Privatization In Developing Countries - William M. Rivera, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
5:10 pm 5:30 pm
4:00 pm 5:30 pm
Concurrent Session III -Theme 1: Small Farm Diversification and Competitiveness MODERATOR: Howard-Yana Shapiro, M&M Mars/Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ, USA Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
4:00 pm 4:10 pm 4:10 pm 4:30 pm
Diversification Of Perennial Crops To Offset Market Uncertainties: The Case Of Traditional Rubber Farming Systems In West-Kalimantan - Eric Penot, CIRADTERA, program THI (Tropiques Humides et Insulaires), Montpellier, France; Karine Trouillard, CNEARC, Montpellier, France Rural Livelihoods And Agroforestry Practices In The Missouri Flood Plains Corinne Valdivia, Sandra S. Hodge, Andrew Raedeke, University of Missouri Columbia, Social Sciences Unit, Department of Agricultural Economics and Department of Rural Sociology, Columbia, Missouri, USA Agroforestry And Farm Diversification In The Southeastern United States - S.W.
4:30 pm 4:50 pm
4:50 pm -
5:10 pm
Workman and P.K.R. Nair, Center for Subtropical Agroforestry, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
5:10 pm 5:30 pm
4:00 pm 5:30 pm
Concurrent Session IV -Theme 3: Farming Systems Knowledge and Information Systems MODERATOR: John Caldwell, Japan International Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Ohwashi Tsukuba, Ibaragi, Japan Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
4:00 pm 4:10 pm 4:10 pm 4:30 pm
Family Dynamics And Household Welfare In Caete, Peru - V. E. Cabrera and P. E. Hildebrand, University of Florida, College of Natural Resources and Environment. Gainesville, FL, USA Growth Performance And Meat Production Of Fattened Paddy Herded Ducks Fed Fish Silage Mixed Diets - Antonio J. Barroga, Department of Agri-Management, College of Agriculture, Central Luzon State University, Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines; Prof. Rocelyn M. Barroga, Department of Agri-Management, College of Agriculture, Central Luzon State University, Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines; Dr. Prof. Hisaya Tobioka and Dr. Rahjeev Pradhan, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Kyushu Tokai University, Choyo-son, Aso-gun, Kumamoto, Japan From Measuring To Assessing Of Families Living Standard. The Application Of Fuzzy Alpha-Cuts And Monte Carlo Simulation: A Case From Brazil - M. Alves dos
4:30 pm 4:50 pm
4:50 pm 5:10 pm
Reys and W. Doppler, University of Hohenheim, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Stuttgart, Germany 5:10 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
Networking Social (in Poster and Tool Bazaar Display Area)
Tuesday, November 19, 2002

7:00 am - 6:00 pm 7:00 am - 6:30 pm 7:00 am - 8:00 am 8:00 am - 9:30 am Registration Office Open
Posters and Tool Bazaar Exhibits on Display
Early Morning Refreshments (Served in Poster & Tool Bazaar Display Area)
OPENING PLENARY SESSION MODERATOR: Edwin Price, Texas A & M University, International Agriculture Programs, College Station, TX, USA Housekeeping Remarks by Organizing Committee
8:00 am - 8:10 am 8:10 am - 9:00
PANEL SESSION: "New Low-External-Input Approach To Rice Farming: Double Output With Lower Costs And Increased Benefit To The
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Environment" - Norman Uphoff, Director and Panel Chair, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; Rena Perez, Advisor, Ministry of Sugar, Havana, CUBA; and Nimal Ranaweera, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka The Sustainable Agriculture And Rural Development: A Perspective From The South" - Miguel Angel Nunez, Instituto para la produccin e Investigacin Agrcola Tropical (IPIAT)), Venezuela; Thomas Forster, International Partners for Sustainable Agriculture in Washington, DC, USA Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
9:00 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am - 9:45 am 9:45 am - 10:30 am

Posters and Tool Bazaar Exhibits on Display (refreshments provided)
10:30 am - 12 noon 10:30 am - 12 noon
Concurrent Session I -Theme 1: Small Farm Diversification and Competitiveness MODERATOR: Cornelia Flora, Iowa State University NCRCRD, Ames, IA, USA Opening Remarks and Overview by Moderator
10:30am 10:40am 10:40am 11:00am
The Pastoral-Agricultural Conflicts in Zamfara State, Nigeria Bello Farouk Umar, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development,
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA 11:00am 11:20am Incremental Diversification: The Results Of A Crop Diversification For Low Resource Hillside Farmers In The Dominican Republic - Carlton Pomeroy, College of Natural Resources, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA From Rice To Cocoa Through A Political Economy Of Dishonesty, Sulawesi, Indonesia - Franois Ruf, CIRAD, Humid Tropics Program, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
11:20am 11:40am 11:40am - 12 noon

10:30 am - 12 noon
Concurrent Session II - Theme 2: Engaging Stakeholders in Support of Small Farms MODERATOR: Mike Collinson, FARM-Africa, Reading Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
10:30 am - 10:40 am 10:40am 11:00am
Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration: Impact and Lessons Learned Clive Lightfoot, Annemarie Groot, Ricardo Ramrez, Reg Noble and Isaac Bekalo, International Support Group (ISG); Francis Shao and Grace Muro, Tanzania Multi-Sector Learning Coalition (TMLC) Small Farmer-Private Banking Sector Linkage: The Case Of The Dry Zone Of Myanmar - D.G. Kahan, Agricultural Support Systems Division, Food and Agriculture Organization, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy Working With Local Institutions To Support Sustainable Livelihoods - Robin
11:00am 11:20am
11:20am -
11:40am
Marsh, University of California, Center for Sustainable Resource Development, Berkeley, California, USA Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
11:40am - 12 noon
10:30 am - 12 noon
Concurrent Session III - Theme 3: Farming Systems Knowledge and Information Systems MODERATOR: Sarah Workman, University of Florida, Center for Subtropical Agroforestry, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Gainesville, FL, USA Incorporation Of Farmer-Based Climate And Risk Indicators Into Research Design And Farmer Typologies In Southern Mali For Decision Support - John S. Caldwell*, Abou Berth+, Mamadou Doumbia+, Hiromitsu Kanno, Kiyoshi Ozawa*, Abdouramane Yorote+, Kaori Sasaki, Takeshi Sakurai*; * Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Ibaragi, Japan; + Institut dEconomie Rurale (IER), Sotuba, Bamako, Mali; National Agricultural Research Center for the Tohoku Region, Morioka, Iwate, Japan The Recent Extension Of Muskwari Sorghums In Northern Cameroon - B. Mathieu*,D. Gautier** and E. Fotsing***; *CIRAD Tera - Centre de coopration Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Dveloppement, dpartement Territoires, environnement et acteurs Montpellier, France; **CIRAD Fort, Montpellier, France; ***CEDC - Centre d'tude de l'Environnement et de Dveloppement au Cameroun - Maroua, Cameroon
10:40am 11:00am
11:00am 11:20am
11:20am 11:40am 11:40am - 12 noon

Exploring Impact Assessment Methodology for FSRD - R. N. Mallick, Subash Dasgupta and Musleh Uddin Ahmed Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
10:30 am - 12 noon
Concurrent Session IV -Theme 3: Farming Systems Knowledge and Information Systems MODERATOR: Guy Faure, CIRAD, Montpellier, France Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
10:30 am - 10:40 am 10:40 am - 11:00 am
A Framework For Aligning Social And Technical Orientations To Farming Systems Research, Development And Extension - An Australasian Experience - A.E. Crawford1, R.A. Nettle1, D.P. Armstrong2and M.S. Paine1; 1 Institute of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; 2Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Kyabram, Victoria, Australia A Global Farming Systems Knowledge Base - John Dixon, Aidan Gulliver, David Gibbon and Malcolm Hall, Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO, Rome, Italy Does The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach Need A More Explicit Systems Perspective? Systems Dynamics Modeling To Facilitate Entry Points To Smallholder Farming Systems - Habtemariam Kassa1 and David Gibbon2; 1 Department of Rural Development Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Currently at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
11:00 am - 11:20 am
11:20 am - 11:40 am
Rural Livelihood Systems, Lower Barn, Cheney Longville, Craven Arms, Shropshire, United Kingdom 11:40 am - 12 noon 12 noon - 1:30 pm
Lunch on Own
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
PLENARY SESSION MODERATOR: John Dixon, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Agricultural Support Systems Division, Rome, Italy PANEL SESSION: Farming Systems For Rural Development Strategy - Chaired by: John Dixon, Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO, Rome, Italy; Panel Members: Asia: Jagadish Timsina; Africa: Susan Minae; East Europe and Central Asia: Alex Csizinszky Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Posters and Tool Bazaar Exhibits on Display (refreshments provided)
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm 4:00 pm -
Concurrent Session I -Theme 1: Small Farm Diversification and
5:30pm
Competitiveness MODERATOR: Francois Ruf, CIRAD, COTE dIVOIRE, France Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm
Modeling Potential Adoption Of Medicinal Plant Cultivation In Paraguay Using Ethnographic Linear Programming - Norman Breuer, University of Florida, College of Natural Resources and the Environment, Gainesville, FL, USA Potential Adoption Of Improved Fallows To Improve Income And Food Security Of Diverse Smallholder Farmers In Mangwende CA, Zimbabwe - M. Mudhara and P. E. Hildebrand, Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, Florida, USA The Impact Of Poor Health On Agroforestry Adoption And Household Food Security In Central Malawi - P.H. Thangata1, P.E. Hildebrand2 and G. Hyden3; 1 Interdisciplinary Ecology, CNRE, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 2Dept. of Food and Resource Economics, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 3 Department of Political Science, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
4:30 pm - 4:50 pm
4:50 pm - 5:10 pm
5:10 pm - 5:30 pm
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Concurrent Session II-Theme 2: Engaging Stakeholders in Support of Small Farms MODERATOR: Robin Marsh, University of California, Center for Sustainable Resource Development, College of Natural Resources, Berkeley, CA, USA
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm
Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
The Negotiation Platform Methods Limits For Decentralised Natural Resource Management: Participatory Municipal Planning In The Brazilian Amazon - Christian Castellanet*, Iliana Salgado** and Carla Rocha**; *Research and Technological Exchange Group (GRET), Paris, France; ** LAET (Laboratrio Agro-ecolgico da Transamaznica), Altamira, Par, Brasil Creating A Marketing Network For Limited Resource Farmers - Kathleen Earl Colverson, Heifer International, Gainesville, Florida, USA Ojal que llueve algo en el campo: Cultural Influences of Development in the Dominican Republic - Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Western Illinois University, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, Macomb, IL, USA Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
4:30 pm - 4:50 pm 4:50 pm - 5:10 pm
5:10 pm - 5:30 pm
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Concurrent Session III -Theme 3: Farming Systems Knowledge and Information Systems MODERATOR: Anne Crawford, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm
The Challenges to Sustainable Beef Production in Botswana in the Light of the World Trade System - Kutlwano Mulale, Department of Sociology, Iowa
State University 4:30 pm - 4:50 pm Farmers Behavioral Responses To Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts In The SahelSudan - M. Carla Roncoli and Keith T. Ingram, (University of Georgia, USA; Christine C. Jost and Paul H. Kirshen, Tufts University, USA; Pascal Yaka, Direction de la Mtorologie Nationale, Burkina Faso Status Of Farm Data Systems And Farmer Decision Support In Sub-Sahara Africa - Susan Minae, Doyle Baker and John Dixon, Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO, Rome, Italy Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
4:50 pm - 5:10 pm
5:10 pm - 5:30 pm
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Concurrent Session IV -Theme 1: Small Farm Diversification and Competitiveness MODERATOR: Constance Neely, University of Georgia, SANREM CRSP, Watkinsville, GA, USA Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm
Goat Production By Landless And Small Scale Farmers In North Indian Plains - H.P.S. Arya and Mahesh Chander, Division of Extension Education, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP, India Gender Roles In Ensuring Food Security - Dagmar Kunze and Ivy Drafor, FAO Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana and University of Cape Coast, Ghana Integrated Farming Systems For Smallholders In India - Models And Issues
4:30 pm - 4:50 pm 4:50 pm - 5:10
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For Semi-Arid Tropical Conditions - K.P. Singh, Professor of Agronomy, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (India) Q&A between speakers and audience facilitated by Moderator
5:10 pm - 5:30 pm
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION The Research-Extension Interface - Clive Lightfoot, International Support Group (ISG), Agropolis International, Montpellier, France 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Networking Social (in Poster and Tool Bazaar Display Area)
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm Poster Displays & Tool Bazaar Exhibits to be Removed
Wednesday, November 20, 2002

7:00 am - 12 noon 7:30 am - 8:30 am 7:30 am - 8:15 am 8:30 am - 10:00 am Registration Office Open Early Morning Refreshments Follow-up discussion meeting on the Research-Extension Interface PLENARY SESSION MODERATOR: Cornelia Flora, Iowa State University NCRCRD, Ames, IA, USA
8:30 am - 8:45 am 8:45 am - 9:15 am
Opening Remarks and Introduction The Historical Perspective Of Farming Systems - David Norman, Professor, Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA PANEL SESSION: Future Directions of Farming Systems Farming Systems Board Members and Panel Participants: Ponniah Anandajayasekeram, African Farming Systems Association Hans Langeveld, European Farming Systems Association Christine King, Australian Farming Systems Association Nimal Ranaweera, Asian Farming Systems Association Srgio Pinheiro, Latin American Farming Systems Association Ed Price, North American Farming Systems Association
9:15 am - 10:00am
10:00 am - 10:30 am 10:30 am - 11:00 am 11:00 am - 12:30pm 12:30pm
Audience Q&A and Discussion REFRESHMENT BREAK Business Meeting Symposium Concludes
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Theme 1 Small Farms Diversification Theme 2 Engaging Stakeholders Theme 3 Farming Systems Knowledge Theme 4 Farming Systems Education Theme 5 Food Safety & Security Tool Bazaar
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(Alphabetical by presenting authors last name, which appears in bold.)
Theme 1 Small Farms Diversification

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The Effect of Income Generating Activities and Household Composition on Household Food Security in Southern Malawi Andrea S. Anderson, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Towards a Marketing Strategy for Countryside Stewardship Joe Morris, Alison Bailey, Charles Neame and Ian Crawford, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK Agroforestry Practices in Two Communities in the Highlands of
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Guatemala John G. Bellow (SFRC), P. K. R. Nair (SFRC), P. Hildebrand (FRE), University of Florida, IFAS, Gainesville, FL, USA Assessing the Economic Benefits of an Early Wet Season Rice Crop in Cambodias Rainfed Lowlands S. Cheaa,b, R.A. Crambb, H.J. Nesbitta, S. Fukaib and P.G. Coxc; aCambodian-IRRI-Australian Project, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; bThe University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; cCatholic Relief Services, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, Indonesia From Centrally Planned Agriculture to Private Farming: Problems and Progress of Small Vegetable Farmers in a Former Socialist Country Alexander A. Csizinszky, University of Florida, IFAS, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Bradenton, FL, USA Potential of Promiscuous Soybean in Tropical Cropping Systems E. T. Gwata, D. S. Wofford and K. J. Boote, University of Florida, IFAS, Agronomy Department, Gainesville, FL, USA Farmer Research Groups in Southern New England Sue Ellen Johnson*and Thomas Morris, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; and the *New England Small Farm Institute, Belchertown, MA, USA Studies on Land Degradation in Gurgaon District of Haryana (India) through Remote Sensing Technique Shashi Jain, M. S. Kuhad and M. S. Grewal, Department of Soil Sciences, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India Adoption of Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Wasteland Areas for Improvement of Farmers Socio-Economical Status Sunil Kumar and Vijay Kumar Soni, Dept. Of Land and Water Management, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh state, India Impact of Water Harvesting with Diversified Farming on Productivity and Income of Rainfed Farms in Chhattisgarh, India R. Lakpale, A. L. Rathore and G. K. Shrivastava, Department of Agronomy, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, India Linking Agricultural Research and Farmer Learning for Sustainable Small Scale Horticulture Production in Colombia
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Rebecca A. Lee, Horticulture Research Centre, University Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Cha, Colombia High Grafting: Technique that Allows Production of Wood and Fruit of Quality Simultaneously M. V. Loewe and O. M. Gonzlez, University of Chile, Chile Integration of Cattle and Improved Pastures under Coconuts Francisco A. Moog, Anita G. Deocareza and Helen E. Diesta, Bureau of Animal Industry, Philippines Institutional and Socioeconomic Factors Shaping Adoption of Soil Management Practices (Courbes De Niveau) among West African Farmers (Mali) Carla Roncoli and Constance Neely, Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management CRSP, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA; Abou Berth, Salif Kant, Boureima Traor and Harouna Coulibaly, quipe de Recherche sur les Systmes de Production et Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Institut dEconomie Rurale, Mali; Keith Moore, Office of International Research and Development, Virginia Technology Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA Comparison of Corn-Based Cropping Systems for Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria Akim Omokanye, Frank Kelleher and Alison McInnes, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Australia Developing Diversified Rainfed-Farming Systems for Chhattisgarh (India): Agronomic, Environmental and Socio-Economic Effects A. L. Rathore, Vivek Tripathi, A. P. Singh and B. K.Gupta, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, (Chhattisgarh), India Diversified Cropping and Sustainable Land Resource Management Options for Eastern India K. K. Sahu, R. K. Sahu, A. L. Rathore and Sunil Kumar, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), India Small Farm Diversification and Competitiveness through Water Harvesting in Rainfed Areas R. K. Sahu and K. K. Sahu, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, India
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Theme 2 Engaging Stakeholders

Poster No. 25 Review of the Benefits and Costs of Flood Defence Options on the Somerset Levels and Moors Joe Morris, Alison Bailey and David Gowing, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK Social Capital in the Semi-Arid (Serto) of the State of Bahia: An Organizational Experience of Small Farmers in the Municipality of Valente Humberto Miranda do Nascimento, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP Conflict in Human and Natural Resource Management: The Case of Saba Senegalensis in Southeastern Senegal Paige G. Knutsen, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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Theme 3 Farming Systems Knowledge

Poster No. 37 A Generic Household Model for Assessing the Impact of Interventions in Crop-Livestock Systems M. Herrero1,2 and R. H. Fawcett2; 1International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya; 2 School of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Theme 4 Farming Systems Education

Poster No. 44 Ph.D. Programme "Agricultural Economics and Related Sciences" A Programme Especially for Students from the Tropics and Subtropics M. Moser and W. Doppler, University of Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, Stuttgart, Germany People Improving Growth for Swine in Micronesia Manuel V. Duguies, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam, USA; Engly Ioanis, College of Micronesia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia Voices of Those Behind the Hoe: Organic Coffee Production in Chiapas, Mexico Julie M. Grossman, University of Minnesota, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics; St. Paul, MN, USA; Kristen Nelson, University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources, and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, St. Paul, MN, USA; Walter Lenin Anzueto Anzueto, Unin de Ejidos y Comunidades Majomut; San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico Human Capacity Development Project in South Africa (Part of the Bi-National Commission between the United States and the Republic of South Africa) Barbara A. Hughes, Seminole County Cooperative Extension Service, UF/IFAS, Sanford, FL, USA Overcoming the Challenges of Interdisciplinary Education: Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University Paige G. Knutsen and Lorna Michael Butler, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA The Farmers Project: Using Adaptive Management for Ecosystem
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and Community-Based Rodent Management in Cambodia Boeur Kok4, Chan Phaloeun2, Chheng Nareth4, El Sotheary2, Angela Frost1,2, Kao Lim Pon3, Christine King1, Luke Leung1, Long Seng Hau3, Mak Pha3, Meuk Kom Ain4, Ny Vuthy2, Pol Chanty2, Iean Russell1, Seth Sopheap2, Tea Rithyvong4, Ung Sopheap2, Uy Sokco2; 1The University of Queensland Gatton Campus, AUSTRALIA; 2The Cambodian Agricultural and Research Development Institute, CAMBODIA; 3 Samraong Commune, Kampong Cham Province, CAMBODIA; 4The Office of Agricultural Extension, Kampong Cham Province, CAMBODIA Challenges in Farming: Bangladesh Perspective Institute for Environment and Development Studies-IEDS Ameer H. Chowdhury and Mominul Hoque Miah, Institute for Environment and Development Studies, Bangladesh People and the Planet: Meeting the Challenges of the New Millennium Interdisciplinary Ecology and Farming Systems at the University of Florida Amy J. Sullivan, Victor Cabrera, Carlton Pomeroy and Norman Breuer, University of Florida, IFAS, Gainesville, FL, USA University of Florida Extension International Training Program Dr. Pete Vergot, University of Florida Extension, Gainesville, Florida, USA Agri-Economics Training Course Improvement in Russia Mark A. Wade, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, USA; Rosa Nikolaevna Murtazaeva, Volgograd State Agricultural Academy, Volgograd, RU Enhancing Farmer Knowledge in Nigeria: An Experience in Extension Program Development Mark A. Wade, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, USA; David H. Picha, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Theme 5 Food Safety & Security

Poster No. 62 Development of the Model of Certification of Organic Food Products in Brazil Renato Santos de Souza, Universidade de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, BRAZIL; Flvia Muradas Bulhes, Secretaria da Agricultura e Abastecimento, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil Relevance of Indigenous/Local Agricultural Knowledge: Its Importance in Food Security Isabel A. Gutierrez-Montes and Edith Fernndez-Baca, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD), Iowa State University, Department of Sociology, Ames, Iowa, USA Multi-Stakeholder Learning and Collective Action in Australias Pastoral Industries: Enhancing Ecological Sustainability and Food Safety through Environmental Certification across the Supply Chain Christine King and Lester Pahl, The Department of Primary Industries, Toowoomba, Qld, AUSTRALIA Citizen Panel on Genetically Modified Food Calls for Changes in the Food System Stefan Seiter and Tom Kelly, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA Utilization of Conventional Technologies by the Marginal and Small Tribal Farmers For Their Food Security G. K. Shrivastava, R. Lakpale and M. L. Sharma, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, India Losing Traditional Seed Management Systems: A Threat to Small Farmers Food Security in Nepal N. P. Timsina, University of Reading, International and Rural Development Department, Reading United Kingdom; B. R. Upreti, Kings College London, School of Social Sciences and Public Policy, London
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Poster No. T1 Using Small-Scale On-Farm Weather Monitoring Equipment as a Tool for Understanding Farmer Rationales and Management in Response To Climatic Risk Kaori Sasaki and John Caldwell, National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region and Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba Ibaragi, Japan Heifer Internationals Development Model and Work in the United States Kathleen Colverson, Heifer International, Gainesville, FL, USA NUTMON-tool Andre De Jager, Wageningen University and Research Center, Ag Economics Research Institute, The Netherlands Training Tools for Ecologically-Based Participatory Implementation of IPM and Coffee Agroforestry in Nicaragua and Central America Jeremy Haggar, CATIE MIP/AF, Miami, FL, USA Ethnographic and Participatory Linear Programming (EPLP) Peter Hildebrand, University of Florida/IFAS, Food & Resource Economics Department, Gainesville, FL USA Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Learning Clive Lightfoot, Internationanl Support Group (ISG), Agropoliis International, Montpellier, France The Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program at UC Berkeley Robin Marsh, University of California, Center for Sustainable Resource Development, Berkeley, CA, USA Smile: A Simulation And Scenario-Testing Tool for Supporting Decision Making on Rehabilitation and Transfer of Smallholder Irrigation Schemes Sylvain Perret, University of Pretoria,
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Call for Papers - English

DEADLINE HAS PASSED Poster Abstracts may still be submitted. See below.
All individuals interested in making an oral or poster presentation at the symposium should submit a full paper, including an abstract, by April 30, 2002. All approved papers will be published in a proceedings to be distributed at the conference on CDROM. Papers MUST be submitted electronically via the conference web site, and only electronic submissions of full papers will be considered.
Click here for Paper & Abstract Submittal Instructions ENGLISH VERSION
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Call for Papers - Spanish

DEADLINE HAS PASSED Poster Abstracts may still be submitted. See below.
Todo interesado en hacer presentaciones orales o presentacin de posters en el simposio debe enviar un trabajo (paper) completo incluyendo resumen (abstracto), antes del 30 de Abril de 2002. Todos los trabajos aprobados sern publicados en las memorias del congreso a ser distribuido en el momento en formato de CD-ROM. Los trabajos DEBEN ser enviados en forma electrnica por medio del sitio de Internet del congreso. Solo los envos electrnicos de trabajos sern considerados
Haga Clic aqu para Instrucciones de cmo Enviar Trabajos y Resmenes (Abstracts) SPANISH VERSION
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Registration Information
What Does the Registration Fee Include? The registration fee, combined with funds contributed by our generous sponsors, will allow each attendee to
receive one copy of the proceedings on CD, conference materials, deluxe hors doeuvres and refreshments at the Sunday Welcome Reception and a networking social on Monday and Tuesday. Participants will enjoy a light continental breakfast, as well as morning and afternoon refreshment breaks each day. The guest and child registration fee includes full attendance at all conference meal functions. (Guests will not receive a copy of the conference proceedings.)
Registration Fees All figures are presented in US dollars.

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We are delighted you wish to register for the IFSA Symposium. While Advance Registration is closed, we will be happy to register you onsite at
the conference, and look forward to your participation. Thank you.
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Tool Bazaar & Exhibit Displays

In keeping with tradition, the 2002 Symposium will feature a TOOL BAZAAR, which provides an open forum for participants to demonstrate new instruments, methodological applications, kits, manuals, software and any other tools applicable to farming systems and rural development professionals. This is an excellent opportunity to experience new tools, network with colleagues and share ideas.
Participation in the TOOL BAZAAR is open to all registered participants and is free of charge, however, exhibitors must pay all costs associated with setting up their display, including equipment rental, freight and electricity charges or the purchase of items needed to create the display. Exhibit space is limited, and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate your interest to participate on the Registration Form.
Call for Tool Bazaar Abstracts

Those exhibiting at the Tool Bazaar are encouraged to submit an abstract for their presentation. Tool Bazaar abstracts will be included in the book of abstracts distributed at symposium and will be posted on the IFSA web site.
The deadline to submit a Poster or Tool Bazaar abstract is Friday, August 30, 2002. A full manuscript for poster and tool bazaar presentations is due no later than November 1, 2002.
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Symposium Sponsors
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Southern Illinois University
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Sustainable Agricultural & Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program
Food First Institute for Food and Development Policy
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Meeting Site & Accommodations
1850 Hotel Plaza Blvd. Post Office Box 22202 Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830-2202 Reservations: 1-800-624-4109 Telephone: 1-407-828-4444 / FAX: 1-407-828-8192 Web Site: www.grosvenorresort.com/
The conference will be held at the beautiful Grosvenor Resort located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, just 18 miles from the Orlando International Airport. The Grosvenor is an official hotel of Walt Disney World. It is conveniently located across the street from the famous Downtown Disney, and complimentary shuttle service is offered to a multitude of nearby Disney World theme parks including Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and MGM Studios, just to name a few.
The Grosvenor is offering a special rate of $99 per night plus 11 percent tax., with one or two people in a room. The group rate will be honored three days prior and three days following the conference, based on availability. TO MAKE RESERVATIONS, contact the hotel directly on its toll free number, 1-800-624-4109. Outside the United States, call the hotel directly at 1-407-828-4444. Be sure to specify you are attending the International Farming Systems Association Symposium. All hotel reservations must be made by Tuesday, October 1, 2002. After this date, neither availability nor the discounted group rate is guaranteed. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: A first nights room deposit must be made with a credit card, check or cash within 10 days of placing your reservation. For any reservations that no show or, are canceled within 72 hours of arrival, the deposit will not be refunded. Check-in time is after 3pm and check-out time is 11am. Should you arrive early or depart after these times, baggage storage areas are available for early arrivals and late departures.
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If you prefer to make your reservation by mail or fax., you may click the link below for a printable PDF file that can be completed and returned to the Hotel.
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Click here to submit your information for posting on the share a hotel room page (Email submissions will be posted within 3 working days).
This service will require that your name, gender, email address, affiliation, originating country and smoking preference be posted on a web page accessible to the public. After locating a roommate, be sure to reserve your hotel room specifying two double beds as soon as possible. Double rooms tend
to fill first and may not be available if you wait.
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Other Farming Systems Meetings

IFSA European Group Internatio nal Farming Systems Association
5th IFSA European Symposium on
Farming and Rural Systems Research and Extension

Local Identities and Globalisation Florence, Italy April 8 to 11, 2002 Website: http://www.unifi.it/unifi/deeaf/ifsa/
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Related Links
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at the University of Florida
Food First Institute for Food and Development Policy
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Area Information
Orlando International Airport
Avis is offering special rental rates to Cucurbitaceae 2002 Attendees. Click here to make reservations.
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IFSA Committee Representatives

Board of Directors Ponniah Anandajayasekeram, African Farming Systems Association Janice Jiggins, European Farming Systems Association Christine King, Australian Farming Systems Association Nimal Ranaweera, Asian Farming Systems Association Srgio Pinheiro, Latin American Farming Systems Association Ed Price, North American Farming Systems Association; Texas A & M University, International Agriculture Programs IFSA Co-Presidents Cornelia Flora, Co-President, IFSA; Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Sociology -and- Director, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development; Iowa State University Constance Neely, Co-President, IFSA; Deputy Director, SANREM CRSP, University of Georgia Organizing Committee Constance L. Neely, Co-President, IFSA; Deputy Director, SANREM CRSP, University of Georgia Cornelia Flora, Co-President, IFSA; Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture Peter Hildebrand, Conference Organizer, University of Florida/IFAS, International Programs Ed Price, North American Farming Systems Association; Texas A & M University, International Agriculture Programs
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Agri Expo at Gujranwala Business Centre, Gujranwala
October 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM - October 7, 2012 at 7:00 PM Gujranwala Business Centre, Near KFC, Trust Plaza, G.T. Road, Gujranwala Pakistan This event requires registration: http://www.agribusiness.org.pk Agri Expo is going to be held at Gujranwala Business Centre Gujranwala on October 6-7, 2012. Very limited space is available for the organizations and institutions who are facilitating the Dairy, Agriculture and Horticulture etc. Thousand of farmers are supposed to visit the event. Therefore your participation in the event will be fruitful; kindly book your stalls at earliest as stalls are free of cost and will be registered on first come first serve basis. Best Regards, Muhammad Awais Project Director Gujranwala Business Centre Awain-e-Tijarat Road, Gujranwala Tel: 0092-9200506, 0333-4322440 Email: awaism@smeda.org.pk Web: www.gbc.org.pk Event Owner: Muhammad Awais (Project Director at Gujranwala Business Centre, Gujranwala Pakistan)
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Myanmar Investment Summit 14 15 May 2013, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Hong Kong Resource-rich with a population of 60 million, the recent easing of sanctions on Myanmar means that investors from all over the world are assessing opportunities in Asias last frontier market. Meet the top Myanmar business partners while gaining access to the growth sectors for investment at the Myanmar Investment Summit. More on more
Inside Investor Seminar Food Security 2013 5 February 2013-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia With a keynote address by Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry, Inside Investor Seminar Food Security 2013 will take place on February 5 in Kuala Lumpur at the Royale Chulan. Join policy makers, industry leaders and academics as they analyse our strained food supply through productive agricultural investments, halal food and over nutrition. More on Inside Investor Seminar Food Security 2013
China (Wuhu) International Rice Expo 2012 8th-10th December 2012- Wuhu international convention and exhibition center, China During the exhibition, companies will showcase the new technology and products of rice cultivation, harvesting, processing and selling. On those three days, you would meet big farming household, machine purchaser, sales agents and decision makers of supermarket purchasing department, especially, the professional buyers from South East Asia countries and Taiwan to participate and visit this exhibition. More on China (Wuhu) International Rice Expo 2012
AgriPro Asia Expo 2012 International Agricultural Products Trade Fair 5-7 December 2012 Hong Kong AgriPro Asia Expo (APA) is a specialized international trade platform for agricultural, forestry, fishery general provisions and organic products. APA is the only specialized agricultural B2B trade fair in Hong Kong, where is the agri-trade hub to explore Greater China and Asia markets. Agricultural Conference Asia (ACA) provides a learning and sharing platform for the industry players to have latest agricultural trends updates and links up industry with professionals and officials.
Training Workshop on Planning and Implementing Contract Farming Operation 12-14 November 2012, Rayong, Thailand Interest in contract farming as a mechanism to coordinate linkages between farmers and agribusiness firms has grown considerably in the recent past, in large part because of the international trends towards tighter alignment in agrifood supply chains. The workshop will be facilitated by Carlos A. da Silva (Senior Agribusiness Economist, AGS, Rome), Ralph Houtman (Agriculture Officer- Value Chains, Marketing and Rural Finance RAP, Bangkok), Caterina Pultrone (Legal Consultant, FAO, Rome) and Juejan Tangtermthong (Executive Director, AFMA). See Contract Farming Workshops concept note and programme List of Participants Presentations
Global Grains Congress 2012 26 29 November 2012, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore This years event will address the grains industrys continued shifts in market drivers and provide the latest market intelligence, providing you with the ideal platform to understand current trends and do business. Grains industry experts will focus on price movements, grain markets inter linkages, supply demand analysis of individual grains, government policies, trade opportunities and risk, and more. The Global Grains Congress 2012 is bringing together the leading personalities from the grains industry. AFMA members can enjoy 20% discount when register through AFMA. More on Global Grains Congress 2012 See Global Grains Congress 2012s brochure Recent Activities 2011 Inception Workshop on Pro-Poor Policy Approaches to Address Risk and Vulnerability at the Country Level 22-23 March 2012 - Bangkok, Thailand FAO and IFAD signed the second phase of a Grant Agreement to assist four countries of Asia the Pacific Region in formulating and implementing pro-poor policies at country level. A particular focus of the project is helping smallholder farmers and the rural poor manage and cope with risk, especially those posed by market integration and climate change. Program | Summary Middle East Grain Congress 21-23 February 2012 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates With grains markets in a perennial state of volatility, market drivers impacting trade are constantly changing. Inter linkages between different grains markets have never been more pronounced, and the impact on trade is significant. Supply security is of paramount importance, and with the Middle East region one of the largest buyer markets More on Middle East Grains Congress The 17th Asia International Coffee Conference (AICC) 7-9 December 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The premier trade conference for the coffee industry, the 17th Coffee Outlook offers a new and exciting program with updates on Asia and Global coffee production and consumption. The program includes an enhanced focus on developments in Vietnam and Indonesia, alongside pressing commercial issues like Market Transparency and Risk
Management. More on The 17th Asia International Coffee Conference Workshop on Capacity Building for Producer Organizations 19-21 October 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand A regional capacity building workshop is held in Asia on the topic of Workshop on Capacity Building for Producer Organizations. The workshop covers support to the following key topics relating to (i) producer-market linkages; (ii) post harvest management; (iii) Good Agricultural Practices (iv) cooperative and collective action (v) business services; and (vi) financial services. List of participants | Program | Summary The 3rd ASEAN Food Security Conference 3-5 October 2011- Jarkata, Indonesia This conference focuses on themes relating to trade regulations and standards, trade facilitation, food safety and conformity assessment, and intellectual property and agri-food trade. More on The 3rd ASEAN Food Security Conference AFMA EXCOM meeting 7 September 2011 - Hong Kong AFMA Secretariat organizes the 31st Executive Committee (EXCOM) meeting on Wednesday, 7 September 2011 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), Hong Kong. The meeting was organized back to back with the Asia Fruit Logistica. More on Asia Fruit Logistica The 3rd International Summit cum Exhibition 2011 14 September 2011 - New Delhi, India The Food Processing sector is expected to grow by 20% and value addition to increase by 35% by 2015. There is an opportunity for large investments in food and food processing technologies, skills and infrastructure, especially in areas of canning, dairy packaging, frozen food / refrigeration and thermo processing. Realizing this opportunity there is immense need of making Indian products presence felt across the globe beating international competition while catering domestic demand. More on The 3rd International Summit cum Exhibition 2011 The 4th Rice Africa Outlook
25-27 July 2011 - Hilton Durban Hotel, Durban, South Africa The 4th year Africa Rice Outlook continues to bring together the markets biggest buyers, sellers and traders to capitalize on the growing trade importance of the region. With the global food situation volatile at best, the African regions response to securing supplies is likely to have a profound impact on rice trade. More on The 4th Rice Africa Outlook The 2nd ASEAN food Security Conference 18-19 July 2011- Manila, The Philippines The 2nd ASEAN Food Security Conference: Improving Access, Advancing Food Security concentrated on issues of food production, reducing post harvest losses, and improving rural-market linkages. More on The 2nd ASEAN Food Security Conference Rice Policy Study Tour 23-28 May, 2011 Thailand The study tour provides participants with familiarity with the rice marketing chain in Thailand, with a focus on processing and storage, and on the countrys potential as a source of supply for the Public Food Distribution System of Bangladesh. It also enables participants to get a better understanding of national policies impacting on rice price and quality. List of participants | Program | Summary India Warehousing Show 2011 21-23 April, 2011 - India Expo Center, Delhi NCR, India Indian economy is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. Increasing buying capacity and focused approach across the industries are increasing the productivity of the nation. Growing markets are feeding all the industries to grow at a phenomenal pace. More on India Warehousing Show 2011 Regional Workshop on FAO Data Collection, Processing and Dissemination System of Food and Agriculture Statistics 28 March-1 April 2011 - Novotel Siam Square, Bangkok The workshop will explain and discuss FAO data requirements of production, trade and Food Balance Sheet (FBS) data, and related international standards and methodologies. It is designed to help countries better understand these subjects and thus better accomplish the requirements of the FAO questionnaires.
List of participants | Program | Summary Sino-Pack & China Drinktec 2011 9-11 March 2011 - Guangzhou, PR China The largest and most influential packaging and beverage technology exhibition in China, endorsed as UFI Approved Event. It aggregates over 400 local and overseas renowned exhibitors and pavilions from the USA, UK and Taiwan to showcase the latest products and equipment. More on Sino-Pack & China Drinktec 2011 Modernizing the Asian Rice Industry 16-17 February 2011 - Bangkok, Thailand With the food price effect and weakness in rice industry functions during 2007-2008, World Bank, ASEAN and FAO has conducted a study on important issues for the rice industrial sector to be modernized and to gain governments confidence in the ability to meet the regions food security with no government intervention. List of participants | Program | Summary
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The 3rd Asia-Pacific Wholesale Markets ConferenceThe 4th China International Agro-product Trading Fair 16-18 December 2010 - Wenling, China Under the theme of "Asia-Pacific Cooperative Market Innovation", heads of large agricultural wholesale markets, relating governmental authorities and the industrys organizations as well as agro-product producers and distributors from Asia-Pacific countries are coming to the conference to discuss the Innovation of Asia-Pacific Wholesale Markets Cooperative System and Low-carbon Logistics & Green Supply Chain. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group Meeting was will be held to review the work of 2010 and mapped out a working plan for the year 2011. More on The 3rd Asia-Pacific Wholesale Markets Conference & The 4th China International Agro-product Trading Fair The 8th China Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF 2010) 18 22 October 2010 - Zhengzhou International Convention & Exhibition Center, Henan Province, China
For all companies and people in the sector of agriculture industry, food industry, agricultural machinery industry (CATF 2010). It provided an efficient site for communicating and trading between suppliers and purchasers, traders, importers and wholesalers. More on The 8th China Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF 2010) Asian Agro-Marketing Forum and the 15th GA and 30th EXCOM Meeting 13-15 October 2010 - Yangon, Myanmar According to the 29th EXCOM held in November 2009 in Zhengzhou, China, it was agreed that the 15th General Assembly (GA) and the 30th Executive Committee (EXCOM) of AFMA will be organized in Yangon, Myanmar this year. In this connection, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) was proudly hosted this event. List of participants | Program | Summary The 15th Annual World Rice Commerce 11-12 October 2010, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Linkages to the Global Grains Markets - Extended networking with the rice and other grains industry players. Get the latest developments on the wider grains markets, from demand for corn, wheat production and export, to prices and consumption of other major grains and how these impact the rice markets. More on The 15th Annual World Rice Commerce ASSOCHAM 2nd International Summit cum Exhibition on Processed food, Agribusiness and Beverages 15-16 September 2010 - Hotel Oberoi, New Delhi. This Summit cum Exhibition provided an excellent opportunity for business to business interaction among industries, technology providers, States and Countries as well as provided platform to expose their strengths for exploring investment opportunities More on ASSOCHAM Study tour on "Key functions of the Government Extension System in Strengthening Thailand's Fruit Industry" 20-29 July, 2010 Thailand The study tour in Thailand was designed to offer participants insights into; how the government agricultural extension system has contributed to the development of Thailands fruit and high value plantation crop industries.
Global Grains Trade Summit 2010 28-29 June 2010 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The Global Grains Trade Summit 2010 shall focus on 5 major grains: rice, wheat, corn, soybean and barley with the aim of providing a platform for buyers, importers, exporters and traders to get the latest market updates, assess trade opportunities, and leverage tools to minimize trade risk. More Global Grains Trade Summit 2010 Consultation Workshop on Market Oriented Agricultural Extension 11-13 May 2010 - Bangkok Thailand This workshop gave an understanding of the structure of agricultural extension in different countries. It is known that many governments in Asia are changing their perspective from one of food security to one of livelihoods. Marketoriented extension has been starting in many countries. However, the services available have not yet reached a satisfactory level. The workshop was a success in raising awareness of the work that FAO has done in market-oriented extension and introducing many training and extension materials which can support national extension agencies. Each country identified issues and priority needs. List of participants | Program | Summary
2009 Workshop on Wholesale Market Infrastructure and Quality Management 8-12 November 2009 - Zhengzhou, China The workshop built a small network of wholesale managers across Asia and Africa that they can share experiences and learn from each other. Participants from traditional markets had great learning experiences same as participants from market authorities. List of participants | Program | Summary Study Tour on Exotic Fruit Supply Chain 19-24 May 2009 - Bangkok and Chantaburi, Thailand The tour focused on four economic tropical fruits being harvested at the time. There were durian, rambutan, mangosteen and longkong. It involved four days visiting two farms, TESCO distribution centre, fruits processing factory, local assembly market and one exporter. The findings from the trip covered the roles of producers, the private sector and government in the chain.
List of participants | Program | Summary Symposium Go...Organic 2009 19-21 August 2009 - Bangkok, Thailand There were 334 participants from Thailand and abroad. Around 20% of participants were from abroad, the rest were Thai. They were from universities, private companies and government institution, respectively. It was a big event that gathering 52 oral presentations and 83 post presentations altogether. For this event AFMA provided media support to regional network and we had table to deliver free publications and welcome for membership application. List of participants | Program | Summary Workshop on Rice Policies and Food Security in Asia: what we have learned from the 2008 rice price crisis and can we avoid another one? 10-12 February 2009- Chiangmai, Thailand There was discussion and analysis of various rice statistics, government actions and policies and the course of world and domestic rice prices during the crisis. The meeting discussed the reaction of government agencies to the situation and what were the impacts of each policy. Although the rice crisis happened at approximately the same time as the global food price crisis, the causes were different. List of participants | Program | Summary
2008 Study Tour on Philippines Food Security for Bangladesh delegates 23-29 November 2008 - Manila and Nueva Ecija, Philippines Study Tour on Thailand Rice Marketing for Bangladesh delegates 16-22 November 2008 - Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathumthani, Sakaew, Thailand The Twenty-Eighth Executive Committee Meeting and Fourteenth General Assembly 14 November 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand Workshop on Role of Commodity Associations in Asia and the Pacific 11-13 November 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand The workshop was attended by 20 participants from India, Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
The meeting concluded that commodity associations are potentially valuable for the region as there is a need to increase the understanding of the function and activities of all parties involved in a chain and linkages between chain actors must become more formal and sophisticated in response to market trends. List of participants | Program Study Tour on Agricultural and Food Security for South African delegates 28 September - 4 October 2008 - Nakhonpathom, Petchaburi, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, Thailand International Seminar on Consumer Trends and Export of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits 14-16 July 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand It attracted around one hundred participants, mostly from Southeast Asian countries. The seminar focused on trends for tropical fruits in potential markets such as Europe, America and Japan. Potential tropical and subtropical fruits that were discussed during the seminar are banana, dragon fruit, mango, kiwi, durian, orange, mangosteen and pineapple. Asia is the major producer of tropical fruit and hold 58.2% market share. However, the main production is still for domestic consumption. List of participants | Program | Summary The Twenty-Seventh Executive Committee of AFMA 3 April 2008 - New Delhi, India FAO/AFMA/India Regional Workshop on Integrated Supply Chain Management: Opportunities for Small Farmers 31 March - 4 April 2008 - New Delhi, India The four days workshop consisted of ten sessions concerning with country experiences, linkages of farmers to the market, procurement models, food safety, commodity trading, new warehousing receipt law, e-commerce, supply chain management and transport systems. Seventeen presentations were covering these topics. List of participants | Program | Summary 2007 FAO/AFMA/KMUTT Regional Training Workshop on Young Coconut Water Bottling 12-13 December 2007 - Bangkok, Thailand Study Tour on Agro-Industry in Thailand
25-30 November 2007 - Sakaew, Chachoengsao, Ratchaburi, Pathumthani and Nonthaburi, Thailand Study Tour on Supply Chain of Fresh Produces in Thailand 5-9 November 2007 - Bangkok, Saraburi, Ayudthaya and Nakornpathom, Thailand Study Tour on Organic and Hydroponic Farm 2-6 September 2007 - Bangkok, Sakaew and Pathumthani, Thailand Study Tour on Agro ASEAN 9-14 July 2007 - Chiang Mai, Nonthaburi, Ratchaburi and Saraburi Thailand Study Tour on Vegetable Postharvest Processing 1-5 July 2007 - Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi, Thailand Study Tour on Rice and Grain Processing 17-20 June 2007- Pathumthani, Chachoengsao, Nonthaburi, and Lopburi, Thailand Study Tour on Exotic Fruit Postharvest and Marketing Practices 21-26 May 2007 - Bangkok, Pathumthani and Chantaburi, Thailand Projects Case Study on Small Farmers Delivering Produce to High Value Market in Asian Countries 10 September 2007- 8 January 2009, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos and Philippines Survey on Export Cost Competitiveness of Selected Vegetables and Fruits in Thailand 10 October 2007- 22 April 2008, Thailand
2006 International Symposium on Fresh Produce Supply Chain Management 6-10 December 2006 - Chiangmai, Thailand
The 26th Executive Committee Meeting and the Twelfth General Assembly 24 November 2009 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia FAO/AFMA/Malaysia Regional Workshop on Marketing Training in the Agricultural Supply Chain 20-23 November 2006 - Kuala Lumpur and Melaka, Malaysia The 25th Executive Committee Meeting 7 August 2006 - Bangkok, Thailand
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Agri Intex 2012
Agri Intex 2012
After 11 successful editions so far, AGRI INTEX has found its place in the trade fair map of India. As the most successful International Agricultural Expo in South India, AGRI INTEX has truly become a global expose of cutting edge technologies which are fueling the new revolution in agriculture and its allied practices, especially in areas of Irrigation technology and Farm Mechanisation. The last edition saw a phenomenal increase in the participation of companies from these sectors.
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30 May - 3 June 2012
Exhibitor Profile
Venue Agri Ecology - Agriculture Building Contractor Codissia Trade fair Complex, Coimbatore Organizer - Agriculture Equipment & Machinery - Aquaculture - Biotechnology - Fertilizers & Chemicals Codissia, Coimbatore - Floriculture - Fork Lift & Handling Equipments - Greenhouses - Irrigation & Water technologies Visit / Exhibit - Livestock & Dairy farming - Marketing & Export Services - Organic Agriculture - Plant Protection - Plasticulture - Post Harvest Treatment - Poultry - Precise Agriculture -R&D - Renewable Energy - Rural Department - Seeds & Plants Propogation Material - Software & Hardware - Turnkey Projects
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The visitors of Agriintex 2012 will comprise of the decision makers from the following segments - Progressive Farmers, Traders, Wholesalers, Retailers, Brokers, Consultants Related to Agriculture Industry, Contractors, Garden Contractors, Industry Representatives, Government Organizations & Authorities, General Public.
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The first Euro-Arab Economic Forum Beirut 12-13 September 2012
Focus on Libya Chamber Recent Activities Focus on the United Arab Emirates Chamber Upcoming Events Focus : financial sector in Bahrain
On 12 and 13 September 2012, the General Union of Arab Chambers (UAC), the ABLCC Business Directory 2012 European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission are co-organizing the Euro-Arab Economic Forum, which will take place at the UACs Headquarters in Beirut under the patronage of News from our members H.E. Mr. Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon.
Fairs, Conferences and Exhibitions
Gathering all relevant stakeholders in the field of Euro-Arab economic relations, the first edition of this forum will focus on the expansion of investment and commercial and financial cooperation between the European Union and the Arab world, as well as on the identification of investment projects in Arab countries that can be financed by the EIB. More information: www.uac.org.lb
Energy Iraq Erbil 17-20 September 2012
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Energy Iraq 2012, the 2nd International Exhibition for Electricity, Alternative Energy, Lighting and HVAC, will take place from 17 until 20 September at Erbil International Fair Ground in Erbil (Kurdistan Region). This specialized show is dedicated to energy solutions for the construction and infrastructure sector and provides a dynamic environment to access Iraq's markets. The first edition of this exhibition was attended by more than 23,000 professional visitors. More information: www.elenex-iraq.com
Lebanon Oil, Gas & Energy Conference (LOGEC) Beirut 20-21 September 2012
The first International Exhibition for Energy, Oil, Gas, Electricity and Water will take place on the 20th and 21st of September in the Hilton Habtoor Grand Hotel in Beirut under the theme Natural Resources for Sustainable Development. LOGEC 2012 offers the international, regional and local business community a strategic launch-pad to access the vibrant Lebanon market. A seismic survey conducted by the British company Spectrum having indicated the existence of 31 sites containing oil reservoirs in Lebanese territorial waters, the Lebanese government is launching tenders for oil and gas exploration, drilling , and all related services. LOGEC will serve as a comprehensive investment opportunity and a showcase of the latest in technology, equipment and machinery as well as allied services. Receiving support and participation at the highest levels, LOGEC is a unique networking platform providing overseas and local investors with a definite outlook of the oil, gas and energy sector and an opportunity to meet prospective local counterparts and business partners. More information: www.lboilgas.com
Saudi Agriculture / Saudi Agro-Food
Riyadh 24-27 September 2012
The 31st International Agriculture, Water and Agro-Industry Show is taking place from 24 until 27 September at the Riyadh International Exhibition and Convention Center. Saudi Agriculture is the Middle East's largest agriculture exhibition and attracts exhibitors from the Middle East, Europe, the Americas and Asia. The show's visitors include high-ranking officials, major producers, manufacturers, dealers, agents and distributors who are looking to explore partnerships and growth opportunities within the largest and fastest growing agricultural market in the GCC region. Saudi Agro-Food 2012, which is organized concurrently with Saudi Agriculture, is a bi-annual international exhibition, now in its 19th year, that is dedicated to the food processing and packaging industry. It features exhibits and events that focus on state-of-the-art products, technologies and services, including frozen and chilled foods, confectionery, chocolates, health and natural foods, presentation, processing and packaging equipment. More information: www.saudi-agriculture.com
First International Professional Exhibition of Suppliers to the Pharmaceutical Industry in Algeria Algiers 25-27 September 2012
Providing an ideal opportunity for importing suppliers and Maghreb pharmaceutical producers to meet in person, the aim of this exhibition is to promote the pharmaceutical production in the Maghreb. This year, Belgium is Guest of Honor and will be reserved the best spot in the exhibition venue. During the period of the exhibition, B2B meetings between potential Belgian investors and local Algerian partners will be organized to promote local investment opportunities for Belgian societies in Algeria. The event will take place from 25 to 27 September at the esplanade of the Hilton Hotel in Algiers. More information: www.algeriapharma.com
MAKINAT Lebanon
Beirut 25-28 September 2012
Makinat Lebanon, the International Trade Exhibition and Conference for Industrial Machinery, Machine Tools, Equipment and Technology for the Middle East, is taking place from 25 until 28 September 2012 in Beirut. Organized by the regions leading exhibition and fair organizer IFP, the Makinat show provides the ideal venue for showcasing the latest developments in machinery, equipment, accessories and spare parts by Lebanese, regional and international manufacturers and suppliers. More information: www.makinatlebanon.com
HAMTECH 2012 Trades and Fairs Khartoum - 2012
The Embassy of Sudan in Brussels informs Belgian and Luxembourg companies interested in Sudan of a series of expositions and fairs that will be organized in 2012 in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, by HAMTECH. Specializing in fiber optics, telecommunications, cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security products, HAMTECH provides IT services and technical back-up to Sudanbased companies and organizations. 14 -18 October 2012: HAMTECH International Festival of Sudanese Heritage and Folklore 2012: HAMTECH International Fair for Trade and Investment More information: www.hamtech-sd.com Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - tel.: 00249 183 740 410
8th Erbil International Fair
Erbil 15-18 October 2012
Taking place from 15 until 18 October at the Erbil International Fairground in Erbil (Kurdistan Region), Erbil International Fair 2012 is the largest general trade fair organized in Iraq. The event benefits from the support of a large number of trade promotion agencies, chambers of commerce, trade unions and associations, ministries and embassies and showcases a wide selection of products and services from a diverse range of sectors including engineering, electronics, construction, energy, furniture, interiors, IT, telecommunications, education, fashion, banking, jewelry, handicrafts and much more. In 2011, Erbil International Fair hosted 850 exhibitors from 22 countries. More information: www.eif-expo.com
Diyafa Doha 16-18 October 2012
Taking place in Doha Exhibition Centre from 16 to 18 October 2012, Diyafa showcases some of the best international products from the international hospitality sector and provides a unique opportunity for international and local companies to expand their business to Qatar's booming tourism industry. More information: www.diyafaqatar.com
Cairo Wood Show Cairo 18-21 October 2012
Cairo Wood Show will be held at the Cairo International Convention Centre from 18 to 21 October 2012. Presenting more than 200 international exhibitors and 8 country pavilions, Cairo Woodshow brands itself as the premier meeting platform in the region for wood commerce, trade and investment. More information: www.cairowoodshow.com
Baghdad International Fair Baghdad 1-10 November 2012
The 39th session of the Bagdad International Fair will take place from 1 until 10 November in Baghdad. More information: www.fairs.mot.gov.iq
MAKINAT Qatar Doha 6-8 November 2012
Taking place from 6 until 8 November at the Doha Exhibition Center in Qatar, Makinat QATAR 2012 showcases the latest developments in sectors dealing with machinery, industrial equipment, services and heavy-duty vehicles. More information: www.makinat-qatar.com
Saudi Build / The PMV Series / Saudi Stone-Tech Riyadh 11-14 November 2012
Held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre (RICE) from 11 to 14 November 2012, the 3rd International Exhibition for Construction Equipment, Plant, Machinery and Vehicles attracts high numbers of visitors, including high level officials and decision makers from the private and public sector. Saudi PMV, the largest gathering of industry professionals, brings together key buyers, contactors, entrepreneurs, leading manufacturers, producers and distributors. Saudi Stonetech, the 15th International Trade Exhibition for Stone and Stone Technology, is being organized concurrently with the International Exhibition for Construction Equipment, Plant, Machinery and Vehicles and The PMV Series at the RICE. More information: www.saudipmv.com - www.saudibuild-expo.com
Iraq Agro-Food Erbil 26-29 November 2012
Taking place at the Erbil International Fairground (Kurdistan Region), the 5th international Exhibition for Agriculture, Food, Food Processing and Packaging offers a unique opportunity for national and international agriculture and food experts to meet manufacturers, suppliers, traders and businessmen and get up to date info on the latest equipment, research and findings from the industry. Represented product groups at the event include agricultural products and machinery, food and beverages, fertilizers and pesticides, food additives, processing technology and packaging materials. More information: www.iraqagrofood.com
Riyadh Motor Show/ Saudi Autoshop Riyadh 3-6 December 2012
Taking place from 3 to 6 December at the Riyadh Exhibition Centre, the 2012 edition of Riyadh Motor presents passenger cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, vehicle bodies and parts, accessories and tools, as well as financial services, such as insurance and loans. A special concurrent event, Saudi Autoshop showcases the last automotive accessories and spare parts. More information: www.riyadh-motorshow.com
Sudan Poultry Expo Khartoum 12-15 December 2012
A leading specialized exhibition on the poultry industry in Sudan, Sudan Poultry Expo will take place from 12 to 15 December 2012 at Khartoum International Fairground. More information: www.expoteam.info Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
17th Arab International Cement Conference and Exhibition Dubai 17-19 December 2012
From 17 until 19 December, the Arab Union for Cement and Building Materials (AUCBM) is organizing the 17th Arab International Cement Conference and Exhibition at Dubai World Trade Center in Dubai. Conference themes include new technological developments in the field of cement, sustainable development in the cement industry, alternative fuels, case studies, quality assurance an quality control, laboratory automation, new cements and modern process control techniques. Participants include Arab and international institutions, companies, universities and consultancy units working in the field of cement industry and spare parts and equipment manufacturing. Companies and/or individuals who are interested in presenting papers are kindly asked to contact AUCBM as soon as possible. More information: www.aucbm.org Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
China International Rice Expo 2012 Wuhu International Exhibition Center December 8-10, 2012About
the Show
The most influential platform for rice industry!
In China, there is 460 billion square meters area for rice cultivation, which is the largest one in the world. Rice production occupies more than half of the total amount of grain production and 65% of Chinese making rice as the staple food. Rice production takes a great important role in the food safety. The whole chains of rice production and their mechanization development have been set as the most important point of Chinese agriculture development as stated in the Chinese government policies.
China International Rice Expo 2012 devotes to be a great help for the healthy and sustainable development of the whole chains of rice industry, promoting rice brands, improving mechanization level, showing companies images, expanding sales channels, deepening research and exchange of technology, driving world rice industry to a sustainable development stage.
During the exhibition, companies will showcase the new technology and products of rice cultivation, harvesting, processing and selling. On those three days, you would meet big farming household, machine purchaser, sales agents and decision makers of supermarket purchasing department, especially, the professional buyers from South East Asia countries and Taiwan to participate and visit this exhibition.
china Rice Industry Summit Forum 2012
Background:
At present, in order to gain certain share in the competitive food market, overseas and domestic entrepreneurs are busy in building the whole chain of food industry. The present situation of Chinese rice industry determines its future also to follow this developing model. According to the experience from international and national practical situation, to build a whole chain for rice industry, from field to the dining table, is an effective way for its upgrading and integration process, and then to achieve modernization and industrialization in rice industry; an effective way for companies to change developing way to be stronger, larger and more refined. Its traceable monitoring system makes a guarantee for products quality which is helpful for building a safe, assured and healthy food chain. It must
be the choice for future rice entrepreneurs to enter or strengthen its market share. This developing model surely gains intense attention.
Introduction:
Topics: 1. Government policy and China rice industry development 2. Developing whole chain of rice industry and future trend 3. How to build China rice brands 4The new technology of rice industry Attendees 1. Government head, rice association principal and specialist, researchers 2. International and domestic Entrepreneurs 3 International and domestic suppliers and buyers 4. Medias Dates: 8. December, 2012 Venue: Wuhu International Exhibition Center
What you can gain:

Meet with more than 200 participates, find cooperation opportunities. Get a good knowledge of the developing trend and share the market analysis. Improve brand image through Medias.
Exhibits profile
seed, hybrid rice, seed dryer, pre-processing machine, seed cleaning machine,seed coating machine, seed processing machine; seedlings equipment, transplanting machine, seedling throwing machine, farm management machine, harvesting machine; fertilizer, bio-pesticide, growth regulator chemical control; Branding rice products, Green rice, organic rice, processed rice food; cleaning machine, rice huller machine, de-stoner, grader, rice mill machinery, color sorter machine, polishing machine, conveying machinery; hoister, silos and warehouse, inspection machinery, packaging machinery, silos and warehouse safety system, loading and unloading machinery, logistic center equipment; rice husk generating electricity equipment and technology, rice bran oil machinery and technology
Organizers:
CHINA BUSINESS HERALD Beijing Show World International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Supported by:
Wuhu Municipal Peoples Government CCPIT of Wuhu City
how Highlights
Rice cultivation technical exchange forum would be held concurrently.
Buyer-meeting for professional buyers would be organized.
Marketing experts will share the secret of marketing success to help you to
create new well-known brands
Contact
The Committee of China International Rice Expo 2012 Address: Room 636, Xinrongquan Business Hall, Wukong Bridge, Haidian District, Beijing Post Code: 100143 Tel: +86-10-88115241 Fax: +86-10-51524897 Email:chinariceexpo@163.com
Web site: Chinese Version: www.mibohui.com English Version: www.chinariceexpo.com Contact person: Ms.Sophie
http://www.chinariceexpo.com/canzhan.asp
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Important meetings, trade shows, field days and conferences for those involved in Mid-South agriculture. To list your organizations special event in the Delta Farm Press Calendar of Events, e-mail details, including contact person, phone number, etc., to: Ed Phillips, ephillips@farmpress.com.
Jan. 4: 57th Annual Tri-State Soybean Forum (Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi), Charles W. Capps Jr. Center, Delta Research and Extension Center, Stoneville, Miss. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Welcome and introductions start at 8:00 a.m. Latest information on soybean production, weed control, insect control, soil fertility management, and marketing. The meeting will conclude at noon with lunch. Jan. 7-10: 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk hotels, San Antonio, Texas. Consultants Conference, 2012 in review, resistance education, 2013 cotton marketing, production workshops, 11 technical conferences. To register online, go to beltwide.cotton.org. Or send request for registration materials by fax to (901) 725-0510. Or call (901) 274-9030. Jan. 8: Fifth Annual Corn and Grain Sorghum Producer Conference North, ASU Alumni Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Sponsored by the Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the conference from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. For more information about the conference or for booth space, contact Matt King, matt.king@arfb.com. Jan. 10: Corn and Grain Sorghum Producer Conference South, Dumas Community Center in Dumas, Ark. Sponsored by the Arkansas
Corn and Grain Sorghum Board. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed the conference from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. For more information about the conference or for booth space, contact Matt King, matt.king@arfb.com. Jan. 13-16: American Farm Bureau Federations 2013 Convention and Annual Meeting,Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, Tenn. AFBF President Bob Stallman will open the meeting with his annual address. Keynote speaker will be retired astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of Gabrielle Giffords, former Arizona congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in early 2011. Agricultural specialists will be featured in special issue and outlook conferences. Farm Bureau Showcase, a trade show, will feature equipment exhibits and innovative program and idea displays. Competitive events will feature Young Farmer and Rancher participants. The last two days will be devoted to the business session of voting delegates, when members set Farm Bureau policy positions on major national and international issues. Jan. 16-17: Delta Ag Expo, the 40th Annual Delta Ag Expo will be held in Cleveland, Miss., at the Bolivar County Exposition Center located at 601 First Street. Show times will be 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Education seminars: On Target Application Academy, Irrigation Management in the Delta, Update on the Farm Bill and Cost of Production in 2013, and roundtable discussions on peanuts, soybeans, corn, small grains, rice and cotton. For more information contact Don Respess at (662) 624-3070 or drespess@ext.msstate.edu. Jan. 17: Emerging Insect and Disease Workshop, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Forrest County Extension office in Hattiesburg, Miss. Hosted by Mississippi State University Extension Service. Experts from MSUs Extension Service, the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, the University of Florida and the USDAs Agricultural Research Service will address diseases, such as bacterial scorch, and insects, such as the invasive spotted wing drosophila that threaten the states blueberry and fruit crops. The specialists will share monitoring tips, spray technologies and integrated pest management techniques. For more information, contact Eric Stafne, MSU Extension fruit crops specialist, at (601) 403-8939 or e-mail estafne@ext.msstate.edu. Jan. 18: Arkansas Rice Annual Meeting (joint meeting of the Arkansas Rice Council and the Arkansas Rice Producers' Group), Northeast Arkansas District Fairgrounds, 7001 E. Johnson, Jonesboro, Ark. 9 a.m. Jan. 22-24: Arkansas Crop Management Conference, Wyndham Hotel (phone: (501) 371-9000) North Little Rock, Ark. Pre-registration is available on website: www.acpanews.com through Jan. 12. On-site registration is also available at the meeting beginning at 8 a.m., Jan. 22. The meeting will cover critical topics in agriculture highlighting weed resistance, high yield approach to soybean production and numerous other topic of interest to consultants and agricultural business personnel. CCA and consultant educational credits will be available for those who register. Contact Claude Bonner at (501) 590-4580) or Don Johnson at (501) 454-9963) for more information. Jan. 23: Arkansas Seed Growers Association annual meeting, Brinkley Convention Center, Brinkley, Ark. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with meeting to start at 8:45 a.m. For more information, call: Scooter Hodges (800) 264-4433 or (870) 674-4100; or Kathy Gardner (870) 217-0814 or (870) 512-8843.
Jan. 23-24: Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board Annual Research Meeting, Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Meeting contact: Julie McKelvey, email jmckelvey@tnsoybeans.org, phone (731) 668-2850. Website: www.tnsoybeans.org. Jan. 23-26: Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group 2013 Conference, Practical Tolls and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms, Statehouse Convention Center and Peabody Hotel, Little Rock, Ark. Pre-conference courses and field trips Jan. 23-24. General conference Jan. 25-26. Keynote address by Dr. Sherece West-Scantlebury, president and CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. More information available at www.ssawg.org. Jan. 24: 2013 Soybean, Miner Convention Center (new location) in Miner, Mo. Topics: Soybean Response to Maximum Yield Environment, Weed Control Strategies for Resistance Weeds, Soybean Production Update, Grain Marketing Outlook & Strategies, Soybean Insect Update, Using Fieldwork Days to Make Equipment and Crop Management Decisions, Soybean Association Update. Jan. 24: The Fayette County Extension Office along with the Fayette County Forestry Association will be hosting their annual membership meeting. This meeting will be held at First United Methodist Church Somerville, 202 S. East St. Somerville, Tenn., starting at 6 p.m. Dr. Ben West with The University of Tennessee will present information on the Invasion of Wild Feral Hogs. Supper will be provided. Call the Extension Office at (901) 465-5233 or email Jeff Via at jvia@utk.edu if you have questions. Jan. 29: Arkansas Soybean Association Seminar & Business Session, Brinkley Convention Center, Brinkley, Ark. 2012 Go for the Green Soybean Yield Contest winners will be introduced. Ag business exhibitors, educational presentations, auction, lunch provided. Contact Dawn at swsoy@aristotle.net or (501) 666-1418 for additional information. Start time is 9:00 a.m. Feb. 5: The Fayette and Shelby County Extension Offices along with Cargill will be hosting a Winter Row Crop Marketing meeting. This meeting will be held at Somerville Bank and Trusts Oak Room, 16790 Hwy 64 Somerville, Tenn., from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. UT and Cargill will present the market outlook, marketing programs and other marketing information. Breakfast will be provided. Call the Extension office at (901) 465-5233 or email Jeff Via at jvia@utk.edu if you have questions. Feb. 5-6: Louisiana Ag Industries Association annual meeting, Paragon Casino and Resort, Marksville, La. Representatives from the seed, chemical, fertilizer, grain, and feed industries will hear presentations on world fertilizer markets, industry updates, weather patterns for 2013, congressional updates, and timely, market-driven information that affects not only Louisiana industries, but processors, and producers as well. The format will include two half-day business sessions, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, followed by a luncheon. A skeet shoot and golf tournament will be held that afternoon for those wanting to participate. The meeting will conclude at noon on Feb. 6. Registration will be $125 for current members and $175 for non-members. All agricultural industry, university, state and federal agency, and crop consultants are invited to attend. Contact Donna Morgan at dsmorgan1@suddenlink.net or (318) 229-9955 for more information. Feb. 5-7: 13th Annual Pesticide Stewardship Conference, Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, Mobile, Ala. Sponsored by The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance. Sessions include: composite intermediate bulk container (caged tank) reconditioning; minibulk management and recycling; pesticide container regulations; recycling smaller plastic containers; pesticide disposal programs; personal
protective equipment for applicators; and worker safety. More information at www.tpsalliance.org. Bonnie McCarvel, (314) 849-9137 or Bonnie@tpsalliance.org. Feb. 6: 2013 Missouri Cotton Production and Outlook Conference, MU T.E. Jake Fisher Delta Center in Portageville, Mo. Feb. 11-13: U.S. Grains Councils 10th International Marketing Conference and 53rd Annual Membership Meeting, Charleston, S.C. Register at www.grain.org. Hotel details, the meeting agenda and information on optional tours are also available at the website. Feb. 13: Arkansas State University Agribusiness Conference, ASU Fowler and Convocation Centers, Jonesboro, Ark. On-site registration begins at 8 a.m. in the Fowler Center. The morning general session features presentations on agricultural technology by Jerry Roell of John Deere FarmSight, the 2013 farm bill by economists Joe Outlaw and David Schweikhardt, and the macroeconomic outlook by James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Lunch will be served in the Convocation Center at noon. Bart Chilton, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will deliver the luncheon address and participate in an afternoon session on price risk management issues. Other afternoon sessions which address rice, cotton, and livestock markets and local food systems end at 3:30 p.m. A complete conference program and registration for the noon luncheon is available on the Internet at agri.astate.edu. There is no registration fee. For more information, contact Phyllis Johnson at (870) 972-2085 or pjohnson@astate.edu. Feb. 19: 2013 Missouri Rice Producers Conference, Eagles Club in Dexter, Mo. Feb. 19: Irrigation Meeting, Tipton County Co-op, 301 Witherington Drive, Covington, Tenn. Hosted by the Fayette County and Shelby County Extension offices, Tipton County Co-op and Tennessee Tractor. Starts at 11:30 a.m. Justin Miller will discuss irrigation information. Lunch will be provided. Jeff Via or jvia@utk.edu or Becky Muller at (901) 752-1207 or beckymuller@utk.edu. Feb. 19: The Fayette and Shelby County Extension Offices along with Dandridge Equipment will be hosting a Precision Ag and Sub-surface Irrigation meeting. This meeting will be held at Rube Rheas farm Shop, 15480 Hwy 64 Somerville, Tenn., starting at 5:30 p.m. Tim Sharp, consultant, will discuss Precision Ag and representatives from Precision Water will present sub-surface irrigation information. Supper will be provided. Call the Extension office at (901) 465-5233 or email Jeff Via at jvia@utk.edu if you have questions. Feb. 20: Arkansas Rice Growers Association Membership Meeting, Brinkley Convention Center, Brinkley, Ark. Milling issues: How different variety mixes and milling times affect milling. How sampling protocols affect milling results. Paul Byrd with Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton will be there to discuss legal issues. ARGA farmer direct sales program will be detailed. Greg Yielding, ARGA executive director and the person directly responsible for opening China, will talk about what we need to do to satisfy that rice market and overview other USRPA international promotions. Current and future rice markets. Growing and Drying Rice for Quality will be a topic. For ARGA membership or information call (870) -375-4278 or email arkansasricegrowers@gmail.com. Membership form can be downloaded at arkansasricegrowers.com Membership page. Meeting registration starts at 8 a.m. Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Lunch will be served. Feb. 21: The Fayette and Shelby County Extension Offices along with Bunge will be hosting a Winter Row Crop Marketing
meeting. The meeting will be held at Braden Station Restaurant, 189 Hwy 59, Mason, Tenn., from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. UT and Bunge will present the market outlook, marketing programs and other marketing information. Lunch will be provided. Call the Extension office at (901) 465-5233 or email Jeff Via at jvia@utk.edu if you have questions. Feb. 21-23: USDAs 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum, Managing Risk in the 21st Century, Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, Va. Speakers will include USDA policymakers and 85 distinguished experts in the fields of international trade, insurance, forestry, conservation, risk management, transportation, energy, nutrition, local foods, and food safety. The Forum features the traditional USDA commodity supply and demand and food price outlooks. The Outlook Forum provides farmers and ranchers, government, and agribusinesses with information for decision-making. Attendees include members of farm organizations, food and fiber firms, academia, foreign governments, and the news media. For a program preview and to register ($375), go to www.usda.gov/oce/forum, or contact Brenda Chapin at (202) 720-5447 or bchapin@oce.usda.gov. Feb. 25-27: 2013 Agricultural Economic Symposium,Radisson Resort Orlando Celebration, Kissimmee, Fla. Sessions on farmland value, weather patterns, and trends that can impact the growing season and market prices. Richard Brocks Commodity Price Outlook and Marketing Strategies for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and rice. Other presenters include Randy Hertz (farmland values), Drew Lerner (weather) and Andrew Biebl (taxes and transitioning). To obtain a seminar brochure or to register, call (800) 558-3431 or go to www.brockreport.com. Feb. 28-March 2: Commodity Classic, Kissimmee, Fla. Corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. High-powered presentations, provoking discussions, expert speakers, top national talent, new technology and ideas, trade show. Register online at www.CommodityClassic.com. March 1-2: Mid-South Farm and Gin Show, Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tenn. Sponsored by the Southern Cotton Ginners Association, with Delta Farm Press as co-sponsor. Souths largest indoor farm show. Get a first look at the latest innovations and new services companies are offering that can enhance farmer profitability. The 2013 show will include more than 400 exhibitors. In addition to offering a preview of the latest innovations in machinery, equipment, and crop genetics, farmers will have the opportunity for face-to-face access to industry experts who can provide valuable information. Informational Ag Update education seminars will be held Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2, beginning at 8:30 a.m., featuring outlooks for cotton and grains, as well as comments from cotton industry officials. The seminars will provide information on key industry issues. More than 20,000 domestic and international decision-makers are expected at the show. Admission is free, but registration is required to visit the show areas. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday. Show staff will be using social technology as a new means of communicating with those attending the show, as well as those who cannot attend, Price notes. For additional information, contact Tim Price at (901) 947-3104 or visit the official show website at www.farmandginshow.com. March 2: Annual meeting of the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association, Holiday Inn Executive Center, Columbia, Mo. Noon till 9:30 p.m. The program includes an afternoon and an evening session, with dinner. Features Washington D.C. legislative and government agency officials speaking about river issues. Hear from the officials making decisions about flood control, private land use control and navigation operations. Join in the discussions. Contact person for the meeting is Tom Waters, president, MLDDA, Orrick, Mo.
Phone (816) 770-5562.
March 5-6: Greenhouse Tomato Short Course, Eagle Ridge Conference Center, Raymond, Miss. This is the 23rd year for this national conference. For information: http://greenhousetomatosc.com.
Events
Date Jan 11 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Jan 16 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Time: 7:30am. 3 CEUs offered for commercial, non-commercial and private applicators Time: 8:00am. Admission: 10.00. Address: Reese Lane. 3 CEUs will be offered to commercial, non-commercial and private applicators County Winter Cattle Conference City Winter Cattle Conference in Columbus Venue Columbus Livestock Co.
Western Rice Belt Production Conference
Western Rice Belt Production Conference in El Campo
El Campo Civic Center
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Austin County Crop Update Meeting
Austin County Crop Update Meeting in Wallis
Brazos FFA Building
Time: 6:00am. Venue phone: 979-865-2072. 2 CEUs will be offered to commercial, non-commercial and private applicators
Texas Gulf Coast Grain Handler Conference
Texas Gulf Coast Grain Handler Conference in El Campo
El Campo Civic Center
Time: 8:00am. Admission: 20.00. Find flyer and registration form on Colorado County AgriLife Home Page 6 CEUs will be offered to commercial, non-commercial and private applicators
New Landowner Introduction
New Landowner Introduction in Brenham
Washington County
Time: 1:00am. Venue phone: 979-732-2082.
Master Gardener Sign-up
Master Gardener Sign-up in Bellville
Austin County Extension Office
Admission: 175.00. Venue phone: 979-865-2072. Classes will start January 29, 2013 An open house will be on January 24, 2013 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office in Bellville @10:00 a.m.
iCal Jan 24 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Jan 25 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Jan 28 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Jan 31 Classes will be Monday evenings 6-9 p.m. January 28 April 29, 2013 For more info contact: judithdeaton@gmail.com or billedudley@gmail.com Admission: $35.. Venue phone: 979-245-4100. RSVP to Matagorda County Texas A&M AgriLife 979-245-4100 By January 18, 2013 Time: 8:30am. 5 CEUs..2 General, 1 IPM, 2 L&R Upper Gulf Coast Feed Grain & Cotton Conference Upper Gulf Coast Feed Grain & Cotton Conference Wharton County Fair in Crescent Grounds
5 Hour CEU Program
5 Hour CEU Program in Bay City, Texas
Matagorda County Fair Grounds
Master Naturalist Spring 2013 Class
Master Naturalist Spring 2013 Class in Winedale
Meadows Conference Center
5 Hour CEU Program
5 Hour CEU Program in Crescent
Wharton County Fair Grounds
Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Jan 31 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Feb 01 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Feb 08 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Time: 8:30am. Admission: $20.. Venue phone: 979-865-2072. Three CEUs will be offered to commercial, non-comercial and private applicators call 979-865-2072 to pre-register Venue phone: 979-732-2082. Time: 8:00am. Admission: 35.00. Find flyer and registration form on Colorado County AgriLife Home Page Admission: $35.. Pre-register by by calling Wharton Co Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 979-532-3310 By January 28, 2013
Wharton County 5 Hour CEU Re-Certification
Wharton County 5 Hour CEU Re-Certification in Crescent
Wharton County Fair Grounds
Multi-County Fruit Tree Seminar
Multi-County Fruit Tree Seminar in Fayette County
Winedale Historical Complex
Gulf Coast Grape Growers Field Day
Gulf Coast Grape Growers Field Day in Cat Spring
Cat Spring Ag Society Building
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New Landowner Rule Laws and Code
New Landowner Rule Laws and Code in Bellville
Austin County
Private Applicator Training & Testing
Private Applicator Training & Testing in Columbus
Colorado County Ag Bldg
Time: 8:30am. Books and materials need to be purchased ahead of time for $50.00 a $20.00 registration fee will be charged the day of the training.
New Landowner Wildlife Management & Native Prairie Restoration
New Landowner Wildlife Management & Native Prairie Restoration in Brenham
Washington County
Venue phone: 979-732-2082.
New Landowner Series Pond Management
New Landowner Series Pond Management in Columbus
Colorado County
iCal May 17 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Aug 16 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Aug 16 Add Add to Google Calendar Download iCal Sep 18 Venue phone: 979-968-5831. Venue phone: 979-968-5831. New Landowners Series Weed & Brush Control New Landowners Series Weed & Brush Control in Fayette County La Grange New Landowner Series Forage Production New Landowner Series Forage Production in Bellville Austin County
New Landowners Series Weed & Brush Control
New Landowners Series Weed & Brush Control in Fayette County La Grange
New Landowner Rainwater Harvesting, Firewise Landscaping, Turfgrass Selection
New Landowner Rainwater Harvesting, Firewise Landscaping, Turfgrass Selection in La Grange
Fayette County
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Venue phone: 979-968-5831.
New Landowners Series Horticulture Production
New Landowners Series Horticulture Production Colorado County in Columbus
New Landowner Series Livestock Production
New Landowner Series Livestock Production in Bellville
Austin County
Upcoming events Jan 11 Winter Cattle Conference Columbus at Columbus Livestock Co. Jan 16
Western Rice Belt Production Conference El Campo at El Campo Civic Center Jan 17 Austin County Crop Update Meeting Wallis at Brazos FFA Building Jan 17 Texas Gulf Coast Grain Handler Conference El Campo at El Campo Civic Center Jan 18 New Landowner Introduction Brenham at Washington County
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Conferences & Events

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) hosts a number of conferences on an annual basis. Each event is designed to provide TFI members the most current information on industry trends and policy and regulatory issues, while also creating an environment for exceptional networking opportunities with fertilizer industry leaders and decision makers. For more information regarding any of the Institutes conferences, please contact TFI Director of Conferences Linda McAbee by telephone at (202) 515-2707 or via e-mail at lmcabee@tfi.org or TFI Director of Member Services Valerie Sutton at vsutton@tfi.org.
TFI World Fertilizer Conference
Registration is open for the 2012 World Fertilizer Conference. Click here to visit the conference website. TFI's largest meeting, the World Fertilizer Conference, draws approximately 800-900 delegates from as many as 60 different countries that represent all sectors of the fertilizer industry. The conference, which takes place each September, provides two days of networking and conducting business with industry leaders. The agenda includes two breakfast sessions with high profile speakers focusing on the global challenges facing the fertilizer industry. The 2012 World Fertilizer Conference will be held Sept. 9-12 at the at the Westin Copley Place and Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, Mass. The Westin will serve as the headquarter property for this meeting. Future Meetings: Sept. 22-24, 2013 Sheraton Montreal Montreal, Canada Sept. 21-23, 2014 Westin St. Francis San Francisco, Calif. Sept. 25-27, 2016 Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Calif.
North American Fertilizer Transportation Conference

Registration is open for the 2012 North American Fertilizer Transportation Conference. Click here to visit the conference website. The North American Fertilizer Transportation Conference is co-hosted by The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI). The meeting provides an opportunity for shippers and carriers to discuss issues of concern and work to reach mutually-beneficial solutions to logistical problems. The 2012 conference will be held Oct. 21-23 at the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, Calif.
Fertilizer Outlook and Technology Conference

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Fertilizer Industry Round Table (FIRT) jointly host the Fertilizer Outlook and Technology Conference in the fall of each year. The conference is geared towards industry members, financial analysts, business consultants, trade press representatives, agricultural retailers, agronomists, engineers and government economists. Conference participants can expect to
gain perspective on the outlook for agriculture and major fertilizer materials and inputs from industry experts. New technology and issues that impact plant nutrition are also key topics of discussion at the conference. The 2012 Fertilizer Outlook and Technology Conference will take place Nov. 13-15 in Philadelphia, Pa., at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
Future Meetings: Nov. 19-21, 2013 Nov. 18-20, 2014 Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel Hyatt Regency Tampa, Fla. Savannah, Ga.
TFI Fertilizer Marketing & Business Meeting

The Fertilizer Marketing Business Meeting, which is held in February each year, brings together members from each sector of the fertilizer industry for two days of networking and conducting business leading up to the spring planting season. The 2013 Fertilizer Marketing Business Meeting will be held Feb. 11-13 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, Fla. Future Meetings: Feb. 11-13, 2013 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Orlando, Fla. Back to Top ^ The Fertilizer Institute 425 Third Street, SW, Suite 950 Washington, D.C. 20024 Feb. 3-5, 2014 Manchester Grand Hyatt San Deigo, Calif. Feb. 9-11, 2015 Westin Kierland Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 1-3, 2016 Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa Hollywood, Fla.
Phone: 202-962-0490 Fax: 202-962-0577
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MEAT & LIVESTOCK Technology Government Initiatives to attract investment in livestock Investment Opportunities in Meat Sector of Pakistan MEAT TECH Asia Exhibit Profile
Pakistan Poultry Association has a vision to pay role of knowledge backbone in the field of Poultry for the farmers and Investors who intends to setup a poultry business in Pakistan and serve the nation by providing egg & meat proteins at competitive prices. This multifaceted organization embark with a broader vision to facilitate the farmer of Pakistan to be a worthy contributor in the development of Pakistan. The Pakistan Poultry Association took every possible measure to resolve problem being faced by the poultry sector in close coordination with all the provincials and federal governments of Pakistan. Through the Association, Members are able to keep informed of the latest scientific, technical and practical development in poultry industry. Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. allocated an special Poultry Pavilion in Hall 1 in Agro Asia Exhibition 2011 to support Poultry industry in collaboration with Pakistan Poultry Association.
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Investment Opportunities in Meat Sector of Pakistan Setting up large breeding farms Large farms (buffalo, important local breeds with high demand, crossbred animals and exotic cattle breeds) can serve as primary source of sale of genetically superior animals for new farms, dairy colonies (which have high turn over of animals) and export.
Cattle feed mills Cattle feed industry is now emerging but it still caters for less than 5 % of the required balanced feed needs. The demand for livestock feed of various types (dairy, fattening, bulls, etc) is definitely going to increase, thus cattle feed industry is poised to grow. Integrated meat production and processing Demand for red meat is increasing rapidly. The only way to meet the demand of mutton and beef in the country is conversion to feedlot fattening. Thus feedlot fattening offers good investment opportunity. Furthermore, establishment of slaughterhouses and model butcheries with grading system and commercial cuts will add value. Moreover, there is tremendous scope and need to establish slaughterhouse by-product plants for further profitability. THE CONSUMPTION OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS IS VERY HIGH Although geographically speaking our country has an important advantage in terms of cattle, sheep and goats, poultry animals, water produces and fisheries, the consumption of red meat and poultry is very high. LATEST TECHNOLOGIES ARE NOT USED IN CHICKEN BREEDING FARMS Nearly 80% of the white meat such as fish and chicken, consumed in our country as an inexpensive source of protein is produced in installations not using the latest technologies in accordance with the world latest improvements. CONSUMPTION OF PACKAGED MEAT INCREASES The increase in demand of packaged meat and meat products is providing advantages in terms of freshness and hygiene from production to consumption. WATER PRODUCTS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED Our water products producers are forcing the gates of Asia and therefore, need to improve their technologies to meet the demand, especially in terms of processed products and to invest in modern processing technologies. MEAT & LIVESTOCK Technology Government Initiatives to attract investment in livestock Investment Opportunities in Meat Sector of Pakistan MEAT TECH Asia Exhibit Profile
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MEAT TECH Asia Exhibit Profile FOR MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH PRODUCTS SLAUGHTERING / CUTTING UP Stunning Apparatus and Slaughtering Devices Machines and Systems for the
Slaughterhouse Tools and Equipments for the Slaughterhouse Poultry Slaughtering Equipment Systems and installations for the Byproducts of Slaughtering PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY Meat Processing Machines Meat Mincing Machines Sausage and Salami Making Machines Break up Machines Precision Slicers Tenderizers Mixing Machines Injection Equipments Press Machines Trolleys Oven for Smoking, Boiling, Cooling and Drying Stainless Steel Equipments Automation Systems INGREDIENTS AND ADDITIVES Additives Casings Spices REFRIGERATION, PACKAGING AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY Refrigeration and Ventilation Technology Automatic Filling Machines Vacuum Packaging Machines Clipping Machines Weighing Machines
Labeling and Bar-coding Machines Internal Conveying & Transportation Technology Storage Technology Transport Technology (Outdoor Area) Computer Technology MEAT & LIVESTOCK Technology Government Initiatives to attract investment in livestock Investment Opportunities in Meat Sector of Pakistan MEAT TECH Asia Exhibit Profile
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The International SAWSANA & IRIS November 2013. is considered the first in Jordan, and the best in the Middle East, will be held for the 7th time respectively in November 2013. The event will gather three exhibitions under one roof, "SAWSANA for Agriculture and IRIS for Rice, Spices,, Coco products, Fruits, Vegetable and Processed foods This huge event, which will be held at the Amman International Motor Show in the period from 26th to 28th November 2013 will be concurrent with various activities to achieve the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein who announced 2009 the year of agriculture support in Jordan. Visiting countries are more than 17 Arab and foreign countries like (China, Egypt, Italy, KSA, Lebanon, Palestine, India, Turkey, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Cyprus, Pretoria, Srilanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Iraq,. ). In addition to agreement with Arab and international delegations to visit the expo and meet the participant. Sponsors The Ministry Of Agriculture, JORDAN Rice importer forum of JORDAN Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Food & Agriculture, TURKEY Food Chemicals & Preservatives Manufacturers Association, JORDAN Spices and Preserved food Association, Turkey Rice Importer Forum of Jordan Agricultural and processed food fiagro, SOUTH AMERICA Itqan Association for woman agricultural Engineers Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NEPAL Processed Food Traders Association, JORDAN Jordanian Association for Cut Flowers & Ornamental Plant The National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE) Agricultural Credit Corporation Jordan Exporters and Producers Association for Fruits and Vegetables JEPA Agriculture Engineers Association Supported By : The Sheikhupura Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PAKISTAN Rice Importer Forum Jordan"
SAWSANA, IRIS - INVITATION TO EXPORTERS
BIGGEST MIDDLE EAST SAWSANA AGRICULTURE & IRIS FOOD EXHIBITION
We are very pleased to invite you to the Middle East Agriculture & Food Expo IRIS with support of Ministry of Agriculture & Food,Jordan and supported by Ministry of Turkey,Department of Agriculture & Food, Which provide you triangle of opportunities for your business expansion under one platform to be held at 26th to 28th November 2013 at Amman International Motor Show center Airport Road, Jordan SAWSANA for Agriculture & Irrigation and IRIS for Rice, Maize & Spices, Vegetables & Processed Food is the biggest platform for the Agriculture, Irrigation and Food companies (Rice, Maize, Corn, Spices, Dry fruits) looking for expansion in middle east. This event provides an opportunity in each sector of Agriculture, food, Organic Foods where the companies participating with a series of innovative products and services associated with this sector. With a view to strengthening its operations in the Middle East market which has seen rapid developments in this sector over the past few years.
The International IRIS event is considered the first in Jordan, and the best in the Middle East, will be held for the 8th time respectively in November 2013. The event will gather three exhibitions under one roof, "SAWSANA for Agriculture and IRIS for Rice, Maize,Spices & Fruits, Vegetables This huge event, which will be held at the Amman International Motor Show in the period from 26th to 28th November 2013 will be concurrent with various activities to achieve the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein who announced 2009 the year of agriculture support in Jordan.
Visiting countries are more than 17 Arab and foreign countries like (China, Egypt, KSA, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, India, Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq,. ). In addition to agreement with Arab and international delegations to visit the festival and meet the participating companies from: Iraq Uzbekistan- Syria- Cyprus- Italy- Pretoria- Egypt. Sponsors
The Ministry Of Agriculture, JORDAN Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Food & Agriculture, TURKEY.
Food Chemicals & Preservatives Manufacturers Association, JORDAN Rice & Spice importers Association, Jordan
Agricultural Equipments Manufacturers Agricultural Materials Traders& Producers Association
Spices and Rice trading Forum, Jordan Agricultural and processed food Figaro S.A.C Itqan Association for woman agricultural Engineers Federation of Nepaleese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Processed Food Traders Association Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SRILANKA Jordanian Association for Cut Flowers & Ornamental Plant The National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE) Agricultural Credit Corporation Jordan Exporters and Producers Association for Fruits and Vegetables JEPA Agriculture Engineers Association Supported by :
Sheikhupura Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PAKISTAN

Fair stand: Stand Price is $250 per sqm and the minimum area allowed 9 m2 1. One table as an information counter. 2. Two chairs. 3. One Spotlight in every 3 m2, which means for a 9 m2 booths there Are 3 Spotlights. 4. The walls of the stand are white. 5. Name panel "English, Arabic" 6. One Power Socket. Venue: Amman International Motor Show center Airport Road. If you need any additional information, please contact me by either E-Mail or telephone our office in India:
You can arrange your booth, please contact with us. To Contact Organizer please fill this form :
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The 8th International SAWSANA Exhibition

Agriculture- Food-Veterinary & Poultry
26-28 Nov. 2013 Amman- Jordan Dont Miss The Chance
The International SAWSANA Exhibition is considered the first in Jordan, and the best in the Middle East, will be held for the 8th time respectively in Nov.2013.SAWSANA
will gather three exhibitions under one roof, "SAWSANA for Agriculture, Irrigation and Environment, "IRIS for Food and the Food Industry" and VETRANA for Veterinary, Fodders and Poultry.
Jordan offers investors the opportunity to reach more than one billion consumers around the world for signing many trade agreements with many countries different in the world. For the geographic location occupied by Jordan, Where the Kingdom is considered a vital entry point to the markets of the region, and connected its neighbors and international markets with a modern transport and communication systems. Jordan plays a pivotal role as a secure trade and investment in the Middle East and North Africa, especially Iraq and the Arabian Gulf. This allows the prime location for Jordan to contribute to various forms of investment and trade in addition to the expansion of access to the fast-growing markets. SAWSANA 2013 will achieve progress and evolution in the volume of participants and participating countries, where the festival has over the past years to create trust and confidence of the participants to provide a strong environment and an ideal open area in front of them to introduce their products and marketing to the world, and enter new markets and achieve revenue and new business, and discover the latest products, ideas and innovations in agriculture, food and food industry, veterinary, fodders and poultry. We invite all interested companies to join and participate in the biggest economic event in Jordan and the Middle East, where there are special privileges for bookings and previous posts.
Specialties Participating
Water and Irrigation Systems Agricultural Pesticides Agricultural Fertilizers and Fertility Seeds Plant Production Organic Agriculture Fruits and Vegetables Machinery and Equipment and Agricultural Machinery Plastic Sheeting and Agricultural Cover Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants Animal production Veterinary drugs, cures and vaccines Feed and fodders Veterinary specialties and services Farms Systems & Equipments Ostrich, rabbits and special birds breeding Breeding Pets
Bee & Fish Breeding Systems of Ventilation, Cooling & Heating Fresh and frozen food. Canned and dried food. Packing& Wrapping Poultry and meat productions Coffee& Tea Spices, herbs & Pickles Vegetable oil Mineral& treatment water
Media- Marketing & promotion: An intensive, professional and comprehensive media campaign is taking place for marketing the International food ExhibitionSAWSANA 2013 by developed methods inside Jordan, the Middle East and the neighboring regions in addition to Europe and worldwide. There is a certain strategy regarding media and the internal and external marketing on the following basis: Advertising in the various kinds of media nationally and internationally, and in fair-related Publications. Posters and street signboards advertisements distributed in many areas.
Press releases and publications about the exhibition and its activities. Organizing specialized conferences accompanied to the exhibition. Radio and TV Coverage and advertisements in the newspapers. Worldwide advertisement via the Trade Attaches of Foreign Embassies, organizations, International institutions and ministries in Jordan. Information on the exhibitions website, in addition to the continuous correspondence via e-mail. Invitations distributed using large database of local and international business entries. Pre-show mailers to Professionals, Trade, businessmen, Government and private officials.
JORDAN
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which once captivated ancient travelers, continues to enthrall a whole new generation as a modern, vibrant nation. From the haunting, primeval starkness of Wadi Rum, to the teeming centre of urban Amman; from the majestic ruins of bygone civilizations to the timeless splendor of the Dead Sea, Jordan is unveiled as a unique destination offering breathtaking and mysterious sights, high standard accommodations, exquisite cuisine and countless activities that can provide visitors with inspiration, motivation, and rejuvenation. Marveling at herds of gazelles and Oryx and migrating birds, camping amidst the grandeur of Wadi Rum or Dana Reserve, trekking the ancient caravan trails from the highlands of Moab and Edom, hiking the wooded hills of biblical Gilead, or experiencing the unique, cleansing mud baths of the Dead Sea are just a few examples of the treasures awaiting visitors to this unique kingdom. The new stream of luxury hotels emerging in Amman, Petra, Aqaba and the Dead Sea is just adding quality to a refined product that is distinct, accessible and friendly.
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inimum area allowed 9 m2 * full furnished booth with :

1. One table as an information counter. 2. Two chairs. 3. One Spotlight 4. The walls of the stand are white. 5. Name panel "English, Arabic"
6. One Power Socket. 7. Free colored advertisement in the exhibition catalogue. 8: Free page as information about the company in the exhibition catalogue. 9: lecture in the days of the accompanying scientific exhibition.
For More information about Prices and offers; Please contact us at:
uzaffar Hameed Dear Sir / Madam,
January 11, 2012, 03:36:32 AM
The SAWSANA, India has pleased to invite our members to the Middle East Food Expo "SAWSANA & IRIS" with support of Ministry of Agriculture & Food, Which provide you triangle of opportunities for your business expansion under one platform to be held at 25th April to 27th April 2012 at Amman International Motor Show center - Airport Road, Jordan. "SAWSANA for Agriculture and IRIS for Rice, Spices, Fruits, Vegetable and Processed foods is the biggest platform for the companies looking for expansion in Middle East. This event provides an opportunity in each sector of Agriculture, food, Organic Foods where the companies participating with a series of innovative products and services associated with this sector. With a view to strengthening its operations in the Middle East market which has seen rapid developments in this sector over the past few years. To make this relation stronger we offer all SCCI members a flat discount of 20% if anybody confirm within the month of January 2012. Fair stand: Price is $250 per sqm and minimum area allowed 9 m2 1. One table as an information counter. 2. Two chairs.
3. One Spotlight in every 3 m2 4. The walls of the stand are white. 5. Name panel "English, Arabic" 6. One Power Socket. Hurry for early bird offer!!!!!!!!! Venue: Amman International Motor Show center - Airport Road. If you need any additional information, please contact us by either E-Mail or telephone our office in India: for glimpses of previous event visit http://iris2012.weebly.com You can arrange your booth, please contact with the organizer at. ORGANIZER: Technical Consultancy Centre Jordan Ph: +962-6-5531179 , +962-6-5533386
International Sugar Rice Maize & Agriculture Expo Asia Invites You to Attend
By Oryza News on August 09,2012
Thailand is hosting the 2012 International Sugar Rice Maize & Agriculture Expo on August 29-31 in Bangkoks Impact Exhibition & Convention Centre. The event will be attended by market participants from the rice, sugar, maize, and agricultural industries including buyers, traders, brokers, millers and milling technology providers, institutes, associations, government bodies, services, logistics, industry experts and more. Below please find the official press release: ISRMAX Asia 2012 exceeds expectations in numbers of exhibiting companies. Over 170 exhibiting companies have booked their participation at ISRMAX Asia 2012 The International Sugar, Rice, Maize & Agriculture Expo Asia 2012 that will take place at IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand from 29th to 31st August 2012. Exhibiting companies from over 10 countries, such as Thailand, India, USA, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Germany, UK and Singapore will be showcasing their latest technology, products and services covering the entire value chain of sugar, rice and maize agricultural production, from pre-harvest to post-harvest with exhibits ranging from agricultural machinery, irrigation machinery, crop
protection, seed, fertilizers, storage, weighing, cleaning, drying, milling, sorting, packaging and finished products from all parts of the world such as Jasmine, Basmati and other varieties of rice. The key sponsors and event partners of ISRMAX Asia 2012, namely SIAM KUBOTA Corporation (a JV between KUBOTA Corporation (Japan) and SCG) and Chery Heavy Industry from China and, TG Control a distributor of ABB specializing in rice mill automation, and Dunar, a major Basmati rice exporter from India, and together with the other exhibiting companies, reflect the positioning of ISRMAX Asia 2012 as a focused industry platform representing the entire value chain of sugar, rice and maize agricultural productions, from pre-harvest to post-harvest. Hence it is no surprise that ISRMAX Asia 2012 has attracted many key decision makers, trade buyers and trade professionals registering their intention to visit the event. The recent opening of the events website visitor registration has shown that many attendees from as many as 15 countries across Asia, Europe and North America has since confirmed their attendance. Over 3000 trade visitors are expected to attend this event. ISRMAX Asia 2012 promises to be indeed, the largest regional industry gathering, knowledge sharing and networking platform for the sugar, rice and maize agricultural sector with the staging of a series of international conferences, seminars, awards and technology workshops alongside the exhibition floor. One key conference is the Thailand Rice Science Conference 2012, organised by the Rice Department of Thailands Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. This conference will bring together scientists, farmers, agriculturists, industry professionals and students to exchange and discuss climatic challenges, food safety and security, developments, trends and challenges faced in rice productions. Other co-current conferences taking place during ISRMAX Asia 2012 include the Asian Agro-Marketing Forum 2012 organised by the Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia Pacific which is expected to draw many delegates from the Asia Pacific region. During ISRMAX Asia 2012, the Office of Cane and Sugar Board, under the Thai Ministry of Industry will also take the opportunity to host exhibition that benefit for sugar cane farmer and sugar miller. Taking up over 6,750 sq meters of exhibition space, ISRMAX Asia 2012 has received strong supports from both the government and private sectors. This all important 3-day event is supported by Thailands Rice Department under the Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperative, Thailands Office of Cane and Sugar Board under the Ministry of Industry, Thai Rice Exporter Association, All India
Rice Exporters Association, Thai Farmer Support Association, Thai Fertilizer Producer & Trade Association, China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association, Taiwan Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association, just to name a few. ISRMAX Asia 2012 will take place at Hall 8, IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. For more information, please visit www.isrmaxasia.net Media Contacts: Pavasuth: Mobile: +66 89-0565581 Email: pavasuth@yahoo.com Kochakorn: Mobile: +66 81-9333505 Email: kochakorns@impact.co.th
National Conference of Women Scientists

Venue : Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi March 8, 2008
Registration for the conference is over

Though India has more women scientists as compared to many of the western countries, their proportion as compared to men in active research is still not very high. Most practicing women scientists, doctors, engineers, have been fortunate to be born in families which encourage education of women, and do not discriminate against women and girls. It is also seen that though a large number of girls opt for basic sciences, medicine and engineering at the under
graduate level, few continue with science at the post graduate level or later take it up as a career. Of the few who continued and become professional engineers and doctors, most have been able to manage dual responsibilities of home and work place successfully. Despite these constraints India has produced some outstanding women scientists like Dr. Janaki Ammal, Prof. Ashima Chatterjee, Prof. Manju Sharma, Prof. Archana Sharma, Prof. Indira Nath, Prof. Anandibai Joshi, Prof. Kasturi Dutta, Prof. Sipra Guha Mukherjee and Dr. Sneh Bhargava to name a few. However, the number is not large enough, the number of women scientists in various fields of science, engineering and technology is still very few. Women scientists not only play an important role in their respective areas of expertise, but also can bring about significant social change. To address the issues pertaining to encouraging women to take up science and provide gender enabling measures to working women scientists a Task Force for Women in Science was set up by the government in 2005.Under the aegis of the Task force a National Conference of Women Scientists is being held during March 8-10, 2008 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. This National Conference of Women Scientists aims to bring about greater visibility to the achievements of women scientists working in cutting edge areas of science. The conference is proposed to be inaugurated on 8th March, 2008 which coincides with the International Womens Day. The National Awards for women scientists of DST and DBT would also be conferred on the same day. Leading women scientists from the country are being invited to present keynote papers Technical areas to be covered in the conference:
1. Health care & Life Sciences. Biology of Infectious diseases Recent advances in non-communicable diseases 2. Aerospace and Defense technology 3. Climate change 4. Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials 5. Plant Biotechnology
The main objectives of this conference would be:

1. 2. 3. 4. To showcase successful case studies of women scientists who excelled in scientific research. To project the scientific achievements of women scientists in technology areas mentioned above. Discuss the gender issues, which hinder growth of women as a scientist. To create awareness regarding available government schemes for promoting science careers for women.
In this conference, leading women scientists from the country will be invited to present keynote papers, followed by parallel sessions covering the diverse areas identified wherein women scientists will present their research work. A session on policy issues pertaining to the participation of women in science and technology will also be worked out. The conference would create a platform for women scientists to interact with each other and discuss their views on role of women scientists in development of India. A session on policy issues pertaining to the participation of women in science and technology will also be taken up. In all about 150 outstation participants and 250 local participants will be nominated to attend the conference representing Government and Private Research Institutions, Academic Institutions and Industry R & D. Women scientists working in the themes covered in the conference may register for obtaining an invitation to the conference. Hard copies of the registration form may also be sent by post forwarded by the head of the Institute. Preference will be given to women scientists from far flung areas actively working in the technology areas selected. Partial travel support will be provided to selected women scientist working in the technical areas identified for the conference.
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3 Day Training Workshop on
Date: January 22-24 -2013 Venue: NIBGE, Faisalabad Pakistan Topic: Exclusively for Basmati Rice Exporters and SEED Companies
To Provide the in-depth knowledge of the process and steps involved in DNA of Basmati Rice,F1 Hybrids & DNA Fingerprinting Lectures: Practical include Sampling procedure DNA extraction Polymerase chain reaction Gel electrophoresis Preparation of the samples for CEQ-8000 Beckman Coulter Data compilation and result preparations Rice Introduction& Export Why DNA testing is needed What is DNA? What is polymerases chain reaction? How Sample runs on CEQ-8000 Beckman Coulter Data compilation and results preparations
The 18th China Yiwu International Commodities Fair Sponsors:

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP)
Contact:
Dr.Mohammad Arif (Principal) Scientist)
Looking Forward:
Basmati Rice Exporters &Seed Companies
Yiwu Fair 2012
Yiwu Fair 2012 - The 18th China Yiwu International Commodities Fair will be held at Yiwu International Expo Center from October 21 to October 25, 2012.
Yiwu Fair has been held for 16 successive years since from1995. In 2002, it was upgraded as an international commodities fair. Since then, the event has been jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, Zhejiang Provincial Peoples Government and other relevant authorities.
The Yiwu Fair, as a highly internationalized and informative event with excellent services and security, has become one of the largest, most influential and most productive commodities fairs in China. It has become the third largest exhibition sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, ranking only next to the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou and the East China Fair inShanghai. The Fair was honored as Chinas Best Managed Exhibition in 2005, one of the 2006 Top Ten Exhibitions in China, Chinas Best outcome Exhibition in 2006, and the 2007 Top Quality Exhibition in Yangtze River Delta in China.
ORGANIZER'S PROFILE:
Name: Yiwu China Commodities City Exhibition Co., Ltd ( CCC Exhibition) Address: CCC Exhibition, 3F/Meihu Exhibition Center, 301 Binwang Rd, Yiwu City, Zhejiang, China Tel: +86-579-8541 5222 Fax: +86-579-8541 5777 E-Mail: office@chinafairs.org,trade@chinafairs.org Official Website: Click to Visit Founded in 1998 and share-hold by Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co., Ltd (Shanghai Stock exchange code 600415), Yiwu China Commodities City Exhibition Co., Ltd (short for CCC Exhibition) is specialized in organization and service of exhibitions from home and abroad with a registered capital of RMB 8 million. Taking exhibition & convention service, festival & cerebration plan, design & publication of domestic advertisements as business scope, CCC Exhibition sets up seven functional departments (Administrative office, Sales 1 Dept, Sales 2 Dept, Sales 3 Dept, International Exhibition Dept, Public relations Dept, Customer service Dept) to organize and operate various kinds of domestic trade shows and exhibitions. Meanwhile, CCC Exhibition also devotes to explore overseas brand exhibitions. At the new phase of development, Yiwu China Commodities City Exhibition Co., Ltd will closely cooperate with enterprises in the exhibition industry, and quicken the pace of becoming an international exhibition company with excellent service
Office: office@chinafairs.org Customer Service Dept: service@chinafairs.org Trade Communication: trade@chinafairs.org

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DRINK TECH ASIA (BEVERAGES & DRINK TECHNOLOGY)

The issue of water - its quality, its quantity and its guaranteed availability to all people regardless of income or social status is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world community today. Seventy per cent of the Earth s surface is covered with water and yet there is an acute water shortage. This is because 97.5 per cent of it is salt water and almost three quarters of the freshwater is frozen in ice caps. Consequently, more than one third of the world s population that is 2.4 billion people has no access to clean water. Indeed, the availability of clean, fresh water is one of the most pressing issues facing humanity today. Water is essential for health, agriculture, security, power generation, transportation as well as ecosystems. Furthermore, access to water is a human right as it is the most basic element of life. Without safe drinking water, human beings cannot survive. Water-related diseases are among the most common causes of illness and death, and more than three million people die every year from disease caused by unsafe water. The majority of people affected by contaminated and unhealthy water live in developing countries. The world now faces a critical situation regarding the sources of water. Statistical reports show that a fifth of the world s population does not have access to drinking water. Experts say that the world is going to face a severe problem regarding water in the next 20
years. Some say that the cause of the third world war could be shortage of water. This problem already prevails in some countries. By consuming water excessively we are depriving the future generation from a resource, which is essential for life. Water pollution is another major cause of non-availability of drinking water. In order to conserve water, we need to spread awareness about the importance of fresh water. Once the world knows the dire situation it is in, it will try to conserve water. The need of the time is to focus on the platforms like Drink tech Asia so that the countries of the region could join hands together and work for the conservation of water. As water consumption is increasing twice as fast as the number of people consuming it. Drink Tech Asia 2010 explains how to profit from this growth while improving water supply, quality, and infrastructure on a regional scale.
The 7th International SAWSANA Festival 2012

((25-27\4\2012)) Agriculture- Food- Veterinary, Fodders & Poultry
Introduction After the consecutive successes of the International SAWSANA Exhibition; which is held annually in Jordan; will be held for the seventh time in the period from 25-27/4/2012 - Amman International Exhibitions Center- Airport Road. The exhibition includes three exhibitions as follows: "SAWSANA" for Agriculture, Irrigation and Environment
"IRIS" for the food and food Industry "VETRANA" for fodders, Veterinary and Poultry SAWSANA The SAWSANA international exhibition which organized by the Technical Consultancy Center give the opportunity to the participating companies to win of making contracts and agreements of domestic and foreign trade. More than one hundred local and foreign companies have participated in the exhibition. According to what has been said of participated sides that the exhibition succeeded in promoting the manufacturer materials. In addition; the exhibition has been dominated by the offers of Agriculture and poultry industries in accordance with modern and sophisticated and competing. Many participants expressed their satisfaction with the organization of the exhibition and the popularity of it by citizens and customers of various agricultural and commercial sectors both locally and abroad. The Festival has progressed and developed in the size of the participating countries, where could the festival over the past years to create confidence and trust among participants by providing an ideal environment opens the door for them to identify their products and marketing to the world, add to this the Scientific Days for companies to give them the opportunity to offer their latest products and achievements. The Importance of Jordan Jordan offers investors the opportunity to reach more than one billion consumers around the world, for his contract for trade agreements with many countries of the world, and the unique geographical location which is
occupied by Jordan. Where the Kingdom is a vital entry point for the market in the region, linked to its neighbors and global markets, a modern network of transport and communication. Jordan plays a pivotal role as a safe center for trade and investment in the Middle East and North Africa, especially Iraq and the Persian Gulf. This privileged position allows contributing to Jordan in various forms of investment and trade in addition to the expansion of access to markets, rapid growth...
Specialties Participating SAWSANA

Water and Irrigation Systems Agricultural Pesticides Agricultural Fertilizers and Fertility Seeds Plant Production Organic Agriculture Fruits and Vegetables Machinery and Equipment and Agricultural Machinery Plastic Sheeting and Agricultural Cover Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants Natural Products. Medical and Aromatic Plants. Greenhouses Structure. Gardens and Its equipments Tissue Culture. Packing and Wrapping. Post-harvest preparations Environmental systems.
VETRANA

Animal production Veterinary drugs, cures and vaccines Feed and fodders Hatching & Incubating Veterinary specialties and services Ostrich, rabbits and special birds breeding Disinfections IRIS
Fresh and frozen food. Canned and dried food. Packing& Wrapping Poultry and meat productions Diary and cheese productions Juices& Soft Drinks Coffee, Spices, herbs & Pickles Vegetable oil and fat Mineral& treatment water Cereals, macaroni and rice Sweets, nuts& Chocolates.
Fair stand: Minimum area allowed 9 m2.

One square white disk Two chairs. 3 spotlights for a 12 m2 booths. The walls of the stand are white. Name panel "English, Arabic"
Shelf "Qty 3" One Power Socket Free Advertisement at the official catalogue Free page as a profile for the participated company at the official catalogue. Participation at the accompanied activities.
International Rice Pro-tech Expo

International Rice Pro-tech Expo starts from 17 Feb 2012 to 19 Feb 2012 is held by Business Empire Exhibitions in Bareilly Club,Bareilly of India. Here you will find all information about International Rice Pro-tech Expo, such as open hours, venue, visitors, attendees, etc. Whats more, you have the opportunity to get cheap trade show giveaways.Read to get latest updated information about auto expo bareilly,rice exhibitions 2012,rice exhibition in 2012 now.
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Invention to Innovation Summit 2012IP

Venue: University of the Punjab Date: Mid June, 2012 Time: 9am-5pm Proposed Program Schedule Arrival of Guests- Registration Inaugural Session Welcome by VC, Punjab University Address by Chairman PSF Address by CEO, IRP Address by Keynote Speaker Address by Chief Guest- Minister for Science and Technologies Tea Break Inauguration of UIP Exhibition Briefing of Technology Stalls Lunch and Prayer Break Technical session Speeches of Innovators Panel Discussion Tea Break Closing Session Keynote Speech Address by Chief Guest- Secretory, Ministry of Science and Technologies,
9:00:10:00am 10:00:11:30am
11:30:01:00pm
01:00:02:00pm 02:00:03:30pm
03:30:04:00pm 4:00-5:00pm
Pakistan Concluding Remarks Shields and Certificates Note of thanks
The Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development is pleased to announce the FARMD Annual Conference 2012: Risk & Rice in Asia, which will take place October 17-18 2012 at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The two day conference will bring together individuals and institutions from across Asia, and the rest of the world, who are active in the rice sector. The conference will focus on the range of risks facing Asias rice industry and discuss the opportunities and challenges for implementing improved risk management strategies. This event is designed to maximize interaction and discussion between participants and several opportunities will be made available for participants to meet both formally and informally. Event attendees will include producers; traders; processors; exporters; bankers; insurers; input suppliers; government; extension services; research and development agencies; and other international organizations focused on rice. The comprehensive and diverse audience will ensure lively debate and detailed discussion, allowing attendees to gain significant insight into opportunities for improved risk management across the Asian rice sector. Join us for this exciting event by visiting www.AgRiskManagementForum.org or contacting us at: Info_FARMD@agriskmanagementforum.org Speakers & Panelists: Dr. C. Peter Timmer
Dr. Wei Xiong, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Mr. Abhishek Sahai, Olam International Mr. Thomas Slayton Pak Rusman, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Indonesia Dr. Heong and Dr. Mohanty, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Pak Agus Saifullah, BULOG Masahiro Yamashita, Tokyo Grain Exchange Mr. Shane Emms, Chair of CropLife Asia, Unit Head of Syngenta (Vietnam) Mr. Subra, The Rice Trader Dr. Nipon Poapongsakor, Thailand Development Research Institute Ms. Christina Ulardic, Swiss Re
HILRICE HOSTS DEVELOpMENT CONFERENCE THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) will be hosting the 25th national rice research and development conference at its central experiment station in the Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija province on September 4 to 6. With the theme, Green and smart rice farming for food sufficiency, hundreds of researchers, scientists, members of the academe, students, and farmers are expected to attend the conference that will bring together some of the brightest minds in the Philippine rice research and development (R&D) to discuss the latest and cutting-edge innovations in the rice industry. Smart initiatives for food sufficiency will be tackling the forthcoming National Year of Rice, which is intended to increase stakeholder engagement towards pressing issues on rice such as rice wastage and rice sufficiency. It will also present the PhilRice transdiciplinary development roadmap. RAADEE S. SAUZA
Phil Rice Hosts 25th National Rice R&D Conference, September 4-6
By Oryza News on September 04,2012
The Philippine Rice Research Institute will host its 25th National Rice R&D Conference, September 4-6 to discuss the latest innovations in the rice industry. Contributors
will share their knowledge through presentations, around 50 papers, and 100 posters.
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Annexure-I CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS, etc. ORGANISED
TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED IN
2002 2003 :
16
8-9.7.2002
A collaborative IGIDR-IFPRI Methodological Workshop on Analysis of Market Reforms and Food Security under the auspices of International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington.
16-20.9.2002 Training Programme on Economic Evaluation of Environmental Impacts for the officers of the Central and State Pollution Control Boards, under the auspices of the Central Pollution Control Board.
21-22.9.2002 An Inception Workshop for the Project entitled Roles of Agriculture, funded by the FAO.
23-27.9.2002 Training Programme on Economic Evaluation of Environmental Impacts for the officers of the Central and State Pollution Control Boards, under the auspices of the Central Pollution Control Board.
23.10.2002
A module (culture) specific Workshop for the Project entitled Roles of Agriculture, funded by the FAO.
25.10.2002
Organised a parallel session on Clean Development Mechanism and Sustainable Development at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, under the auspices of Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, during the UN Climate Change Convention at Delhi.
7.11.2002
Final Review Workshop of Environmental Economics Research Committee under the auspices of Emcab Project.
2-6.12.2002
Training Programme on Urban Environmental Management, under the auspices of Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi.
3-4.1.2003
Final Review Workshop XI and Valedictory Function of Environmental Economics Research Committee under the auspices of Emcab Project.
30.1-1.2.2003 5th Annual Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian Economy.
3-28.2.2003
Faculty Upgradation Programme in Environmental Economics, sponsored by Madras School of Economics, Chennai, implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, and funded by the World Bank.
6.2.2003
A Workshop on Environment Module study on the Roles of Agriculture Projects of FAO, New Delhi, jointly with RWC/CYMNIT.
14.2.2003
Inception Workshop on Maharashtra Human Development Report.
28.2-1.3.03
Finalisation
Workshop
on
South
Asia
Poverty
Alleviation
Study.
7.3.2003
Interim Workshop on Maharashtra Development Report, under the auspices of the Planning Commission, GOI.
18-29.3.2003 An intensive training programme in Law and Economics, as part of the Institutes collaboration with the University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics, Germany. Three short courses of one-week duration and a series of
special lectures were organised during this period. Three experts from Institute of Law and Economics, Germany; one from Columbia University and several experts from India delivered lectures at these sessions. Participants included IGIDR faculty/students, officers from RBI.
2003 2004 :
16
3.6.2003
A Workshop on "Livelihood Issues", in collaboration with UNDP, New
Delhi.
5-7.7.2003
Thematic Workshop on "Environmental Impacts of Development and Ecosystem Management" under the auspices of EERC, Emcab Project.
6.7.2003
Symposium on "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development". His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, gave the inaugural address at the Symposium. Organized review workshop on Education, Maharashtra Human Development Report follow-up Study, IGIDR, financed by UNDP. National Workshop on the Roles of Agriculture (ROA) Project, funded by FAO.
16.8.2003
6-7.10.2003
9-10.10.2003 The first inception seminar on the collaborative research project Indian Agricultural Markets and Policy taken up by IGIDR under the auspices of the Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (ERS/USDA).
18.11.2003
Inception Workshop for the transportation project Measures to overcome barriers for wider adoption of cleaner and energy efficient technologies in Delhi and Mumbai transport Systems funded by the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA) through the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Workshop on the project Poverty Reduction Strategy as Implementation of the Right to Development : A Case Study of India sponsored by the Centre for Development of Human Rights, New Delhi.
19.11.2003
26-28.11.2003 International Conference on China-Indias Economic Co-operation and Development under WTO Framework, Shenzhen, China, hosted by China Development Institute and co-sponsored by IGIDR under its collaborative programme with China Development Institute, Shenzhen. 4-5.12.2003 9.12.2003 Workshop on Education and Health Modules of the study on Human Development in Maharashtra. Group Discussion on Culture Module for FAO Project on Roles of Agriculture at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Review Workshop on Livelihood Module, Maharashtra Human Development Report follow-up Study, IGIDR. Second Inception Workshop on the collaborative research Project, Indian Agricultural Markets and Policy with the Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture (ERS/USDA), to discuss the project proposal on Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Indias Oilseeds/Edible Oils Sector.
23.1.2004 27.1.2004
12-13.2.2004 Workshop to finalise the Maharashtra Development Report.
25-26.3.2004 Sixth Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian Economy.
27.3.2004
Macro Database Seminar, jointly with EPWRF.
2004 2005 :
15
3-8.5.2004 19.5.2004 9.9.2004
Workshop on Digital Library. Workshop on Sustainable Cities, jointly with European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Germany. Inception Workshop for the Project State of Environment Report (SoER) Maharashtra sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and MPCB and Department of Environment, Government of Maharashtra. A Workshop on Course curriculum on Human Resource Development, jointly with the Institute of Human Development, New Delhi. A Roundtable on Employment Guarantee for Rural India. (This was organised by the Institute against the background of the proposed Employment Guarantee Act to be enacted by the Government of India). Dissemination Workshop on Maharashtra Human Devlopment Study, sponsored by UNDP and Government of Maharashtra. International Conference on Wages and Incomes in India: Emerging Patterns and Policy Issues jointly with the Institute for Human Development and Indian Society of Labour Economics.
21.9.2004
6.11.2004
24.11.2004
12-14.12.04
27.12.04-1.1.05A training workshop on Digital Library. 3-8.1.2005 11.1.2005 First Workshop on Financial Econometrics organised by the Institute. Inception Workshop on Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra.
29.1.2005
Stakeholders consultation workshop on Strengthening State Plans (9 States) for Human Development, jointly with UNDP and Planning Commission.
7-8.2.2005
A joint workshop with CERNA, Paris, on Stakeholder Fora, Implementation of Regulation and Competition in Urban Water and Electricity Sectors The French Experience in a European Perspective and Lessons for India.
10-11.2.2005 Seventh Money and Finance Conference organised by the Institute.
14.2.2005
An Expert Group Meeting on Structural Technology System, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
24-25.2.2005 International Conference on Economic Reforms in India and China: Emerging Issues and Challenges jointly with China Development Institute, China.
2005 2006 :
17
4-9.4.2005 16.4.2005
Summer School in Mathematical Finance organised by the Institute.

One-day workshop of IGIDR-USDA/ERS Collaborative Project on Indian Agricultural Markets and Policy.
1.6.2005 3-4.6.2005
A Review Meeting of India Case Study under the UNDP Project on Macroeconomics of Poverty Reduction. The Fourth Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) on Ecology and Human Well Being, in collaboration with IGIDR.
12.7.2005
A Seminar on Long-term Scenarios for Asia Growth and Trade, jointly with ADB.
12.8.2005
A workshop on BIMARU States and Poverty Hotspots in India, under the auspices of NRPHD Project funded by UNDP.
18.8.2005
Interim Workshop on Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra, a project funded by the Government of Maharashtra.
26-27.8.2005. Workshop on Derivatives and Option Pricing, funded by the Institute. 29-30.8.2005 Workshop on BIMARU States and Poverty Hotspots in India held at Bhubaneshwar under the auspices of NRPHD Project funded by UNDP. 5.9.2005 Workshop on Sustaining Human Development: The Role of Land, Water and Forests, under the auspices of NRPHD Project funded by UNDP.
10.10.2005
Seminar on Pro-poor Macroeconomic Policy under the auspices of UNDP.
26-27.10.2005 Workshop on BIMARU States and Poverty Hotspots in India held at Kolkata under the auspices of NRPHD Project funded by UNDP.
12.1.2006
Inception Workshop of the project, Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra, funded by the Government of Maharashtra.
31.1.2006
Workshop on the project, State of Environment Report (SoER) Maharashtra funded by the Government of Maharashtra.
18-24.2.2006. South Asia Short Course in Global Trade Analysis (GTAP) jointly with the Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University, USA.
27-28.3.2006. Eight Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian Economy.
29.3.2006.
Growing Size of the Services Sector in the Indian Economy: A Data Base Seminar; jointly with EPW Research Foundation.
2006 2007 :
13
2.5.2006.
A Round table discussion on Commodity Markets Current Status and Future Prospects.
29-30.5.2006. Workshop on Poverty Alleviation Programmes. 31.5.2006 to Inception Workshop on the Project Strengthening State Plans for Human 1.6.2006 UNDP. Development funded by
10-11.8.2006 An International Workshop on A Development Agenda for Employment and Decent Work in India, jointly with International Institute for Labour Studies, Geneva.
21.8.2006 An intensive training programme in Law and Economics as part of the activities to Program on Human Resource Development in Law and 15.9.2006 Economics in India and Europe. Four short Courses of a weeks duration each were conducted by
under the Asia Link
i) Dr. Boudewijn Bouckaert, Director, Department of Jurisprudence and History of Law, University of Ghent, Belgium, ii) Dr. Thomas Eger, Director, Asia-Link Program, Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany, iii) Dr. Manfred Holler, Chair Professor in Microeconomics and Director of Institute of Socio Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany, and iv) Dr. Johan Albrecht, Professor, Departments of Economics and Law, University of Ghent, Belgium. Twenty research scholars and faculty members from various Universities from different parts of the country attended the courses.
29.9.2006
A workshop on Economic Liberalisation and Farm Supply Response in India, under the auspices of IGIDRUSDA/ERS Project.
6-7.10.2006 An International Conference on The Multidimensions of Urban Poverty in India jointly with Centre de Sciences Humaines, Delhi, under the International Collaboration Programmes. 11-16.12.2006Workshop on Law and Economics of Development as part of the Law and Economics activity.
12.12.2006
Workshop on MDG based Poverty Reduction Strategy under the auspices of IGIDR-UNDP Project on Strengthening State Plans for Human Development.
30.12.2006
Workshop for the book project on Agrarian Crisis in India.
12-13.2.2007 Indo-Russian Seminar on Institutional Reforms and Development Units in Transitional Economy under the auspices of ICSSR, under Indo-Russian Joint Commission for Co-operation in Social Sciences.
19-20.3.2007 Conference on Advances in Open Economy Macroeconomics, jointly with Northwestern University, USA, under the auspices of Reserve Bank of India.
21.3.2007
Workshop on Equilibrium Models for Monetary Economics with Prof. Martin Eichenbaum and Prof. Sergio Rebelo from Northwestern University, U.S.A.
FACULTY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES.
National Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Symposia and Training Programmes attended by our faculty members in the year
2002-2003: 87
Dr. Ashima Goyal i) ii) Participated in a Group discussion on "IT and Development", IIITB, Bangalore, 3rd June, 2002. Presented a paper "Budgetary Processes: A Political Economy Perspective", at a Workshop for the India Infrastructure Report 2003, Centre for Housing Finance, HDFC Lonavla, June 14-15, 2002. Attended a round table discussion on Where the Indian Economy is Going, with Ambassador Blackwill at the US ConsulGenerals residence on 3rd October, 2002. Commented as a discussant on the Mid Year Review of the Economy, (presented by Dr. Suman Bery), India International Centre, New Delhi on 26th October, 2002. Attended a round table discussion on the Indian Economy with the visiting US Treasury Delegation on 25th November, 2002. Lectured on Gender Issues at the Training Programme on Urban Environmental Management organized at IGIDR under the auspices of Institute of Economic Growth on 3rd December, 2002. Participated in Brain Storming Session for IIR2004-January 25-26, 2003 in Mumbai, IDFC and 3i Network.
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Gave a lecture on "Gender and Environment" for the World Bank sponsored Faculty Upgradation Program in the area of Environmental Economics at IGIDR in February 2003. Panelist in discussion on "Union Budget 2003-04", at Bankers Training College, Reserve Bank ofIndia, Tuesday, March 4, 2003. Participated as a discussant at the Workshop on Maharashtra Development Report, IGIDR, March 07, 2003. Panelist in discussion on "Budget 2003-04", at Institute for Technology and Management, Sion on March 9, 2003. "New International Financial Architecture", at a seminar on "International Finance" at R.J. Tibrewal College, Ahmedabad, 1516 March 2003.
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Dr. Anitha Ramanna
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Attended a National Conference on TRIPs Next Agenda for Developing Countries, Hyderabad, October 11-12, 2002. Presented a paper on Indias Patent Policy and Negotiations on TRIPs: Future Options for India and Other Developing Countries, awarded one of the three best papers. Attended an International Conference on Health Care and Food: Challenges of Intellectual Property Rights, Biosafety and Bioethics, New Delhi, December 1-5, 2002, presented paper on Global Agribusiness and IPRs: Implications for India. "WTO and Environment" and "WTO, IPRs and Biodiversity" Two lectures presented at the Faculty Upgradation Program in Environmental Economics, IGIDR, February 26,2003.
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"Intellectual Property Rights: Law and Economics", lecture presented at the Workshop on Law and Economics, IGIDR, March 24, 2003.
Dr. Arindam Das-Gupta
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Attended a panel discussion on Kelkar Task Forces Consultation Papers (Panelist) at RBI, Mumbai on 16th November, 2002. Attended a one day conference on Economic Policies and the Emerging Scenario and presented a paper at Mumbai University, on 21st November, 2002.
Dr. A. Ganesh Kumar
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Attended Environmental Economics Research Committee (EERC) Final Review Workshop X, IGIDR, Mumbai, on 7th November, 2002. Peer reviewer for project titled Economic Analysis of Impact of Mechanised Surface Mining on Natural Resources and Economy of Iron Ore Mining Belt of Eastern India by S. Sinha et al. Attended the 5th Annual Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian Economy, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, Jan.30Feb.I,2003
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Dr. Barnita Bagchi
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Attended a consultative meeting and workshop on Creativity and Girls Schooling organised by Womens Studies Research Centre as part of a UNICEF project, MS University, Vadodara on November 22-23, 2002. "Constitutionalism: A Post-Gujarat Perspective", organised by Majlis and HIVOS, December 20, 2002. Equity, Security and Basic Education: An Agenda for Research and Action', Kolkata , January 10-12, 2003, organised by the Commission on Human Security (headed by Amartya Sen), Harvard's Global Equity Initiative, Pratichi Trust and UNICEF India. Inception Workshop for Maharashtra Human Development Report follow-up study, organised by IGIDR and UNDP, February 14,2003. Meeting to launch the Read India campaign, 8 March 2003, Centaur Hotel, Mumbai, organised by Pratham India Education Initiative.
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Dr. Jyoti K. Parikh i) Gave a keynote speech at the Regional Workshop on Household Energy, Indoor Air Pollution and Health, New Delhi, from May 9-10, 2002. Attended Round Table on Water Policy organised by the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), Delhi on 10 th May 2002. Attended the meeting at the Ministry of Environment for COP8 on 15 th July 2002 in New Delhi. Attended meeting with Department of Science and Technology, Delhi and India Meteorgical Department at FICCI from 12 th to 13th August 2002, New Delhi.
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Thematic talk at the Inaugural function of Environmental Economics Research Committee (EERC), Final Review Workshop VIII inaugurated by Dr. C. Rangarajan, Honourable Governor of Andhra Pradesh The inaugural function was organised by IGIDR in association with University of Hyderabad, 20th-21st August 2002 held at University of Hyderabad. Videoconference session on Millennium Ecosystem Assessment organized by World Resources Institute, Washington with support of Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) held on October 10, 2002 at TERI, Delhi. Keynote address at Inter-regional conference on adaptation to climate change October 18-20, 2002, New Delhi. Panel discussant at International conference on S&T Capacity Building for Climate Change, A joint Program of FICCI and Department of Science & Technology, October 20-22, 2002, New Delhi. Convened COP8 Event on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Sustainable Development (SD) on 25 th October 2002 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Chaired COP8 event on Insurance and Climate Change-Issues and Opportunities on 28th October 2002 held at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi. Convened COP8 event: Is the Gender Dimension of the Climate Debate Forgotten? Engendering the Climate Debate: Vulnerability, Adaptation, Mitigation and Financial Mechanisms on 29 th October 2002 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Theme address at the India Energy Meet on "Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism" organized jointly by India Energy Forum, INWENT of Germany and ASSOCHAM held on 28th January 2003 at The Oberoi, New Delhi. Delivered two lectures on "Environmental Economics - Concepts and Approaches" and "Introduction to Climate Change" on 3rd February 2003 at the Faculty Upgradation Program in Environmental Economics, IGIDR, Mumbai.
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Delivered a lecture on "Poverty and Environment" on 14th February 2003 at the Faculty Upgradation Program in Environmental Economics. USAID Dialogue on Energy Efficiency and Climate Change held on March 13-14, 2003, New Delhi.
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Dr. Jayati Sarkar i) ii) iii) Attended the Workshop on E-commerce and network economics, TIFR, Mumbai on April 24, 2002. Discussant, Workshop on Maharashtra Development Report, March 7th, 2003. Attended the Workshop on Law and Economics organized by IGIDR during March 18 - 29, 2003, lectured on Corporate Governance Issues in India.
Dr. Kausik Chaudhury
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Presented GATT, Dunkel Proposals, WTO and its effects on Indian Economy, at a seminar on Issues concerning Indias International Trade and International Economic Co-operation Updates, Marathwada Mitramandals College of Commerce Deccan Gymkhana, Pune 411004, on 14th September, 2002.
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Attended the Fifth Conference on "Money and Finance in the Indian Economy", 30 th Jan-1st Feb 2003, IGIDR, Mumbai.
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Taught in UGC-Refresher Course on Development Economics in Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, March 2003.
Dr. Manoj Panda
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Lectured at the UGC Refresher Course in Economics, Sambalpur University on September 12-14, 2002. Attended a seminar Right to Development, CDHR, Delhi on October 19-22, 2002. Attended a seminar on "Perspectives on Maharashtra's Economy", at Mumbai University, January 9 10, 2003.
Dr. M.H. Suryanarayana
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Attended a workshop, Evaluating Poverty Reduction & Progress Towards The Millennium Development Goals, organised by the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) & the Operations Evaluation Department, The World Bank at ISEC, Bangalore, June 26-27, 2002. Presented the paper, Poverty Reduction Evaluation: Questions and Issues. Attended a workshop, Dichotomy Between Grain Surplus and Widespread Endemic Hunger, organised by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation at the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, 11 July 2002, presented the paper :Food Security in India: The Role of PDS.
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Delivered lectures on Poverty: Concepts and Issues in Measurement at Refresher Programme for Officers of the Indian Statistical Service sponsored by the Central Statistical Organisation of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, at National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, November 18, 2002. Delivered lectures on (i) Approaches to Measurement of Rural Poverty; (ii) Economic Reforms and Rural Poverty; (iii) Millennium Development Goals & India's Progress at the UGC Refresher Course in Economics for University and College teachers, Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune, January 23, 2003. Delivered lectures on (i) Measurement of Income Inequality; (ii) Poverty: Concepts and Issues; (iii) Database for Studies on Poverty and (iv) Millennium Development Goals & India's Progress at the UGC Refresher Course in Economics for University and College teachers, Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune, March 20-21, 2003.
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Dr. P.G. Babu
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Attended a workshop on Internet Auctions, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, April, 2002 (funded by the Ministry of Information Technology).
Dr. P.V. Srinivasan
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Presented a paper Coping with price volatility under liberalized trade: case of edible oils in India, at IGIDR-IFPRI Methodological Workshop on Analysis of Market Reforms and Food Security, IGIDR, July 8-9, 2002.
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Role of Agriculture in the Provision of Food Security, presentation made at the inception workshop of the FAO Project on Roles of Agriculture, IGIDR, September 21-22, 2002.
Dr. R. Radhakrishna i) Participated in the World Bank sponsored conference on Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Assistance Programme towards the Millennium Development, held at the Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore on June 25-27, 2002. Participated in the ADB study on Poverty Monitoring in the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, entrusted to the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, July-August 2002.
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Delivered the P.N. Haksar Memorial Lecture Poverty Alleviation and Food Security: Challenges to Policy-Making in India at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh, September 8, 2002.
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Participated in the Agro Economic Research Centre Advisory Committee meeting of Andhra University, held on September 17, 2002 and delivered an extension lecture on Crisis in Indian Agriculture: A Policy Dilemma, at the Department of Economics, Andhra University, on 18th September, 2002. Delivered an extension lecture on Reforms in Higher Education in India at the Academic Staff College, Osmania University, September 25, 2002. Participated in the Consultative Meeting on Poverty Alleviation held at the Asian Development Bank, New Delhi, held on 7 th October, 2002. Participated in the ADB Dissemination workshop on ADB Study on Poverty Assessment and presented the draft report on Strategy for Poverty Alleviation in Gujarat, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, jointly with Dr. Shovan Ray and Dr. Ravi Srivastava, held at NIRD, Hyderabad, October 28, 2002. Participated in the Research Advisory Committee meeting of the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, held on 1 st November, 2002.
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Participated in the International Agronomic Congress organized by the National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, held in Delhi and presented a paper on Agricultural And Dietary Diversification in India: Emerging Food Security Concerns, (with A. Janaiah), November 28, 2002. Participated in the National Seminar on States in Transition: Governance-Civil Society Interaction organized by the University of Mumbai on 30th November 2002 and chaired the session on Role of Civil Society Organizations. Delivered the Inaugural Address on Economic Reforms in India: Some Emerging Concerns at the National Seminar on Economics Reforms and Indian Economy: A Development Experience, Osmania University, Hyderabad, March 15, 2003.
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Attended the Policy Analysis and Advisory Network for South Asia (PAANSA) meeting in Delhi and also the IFPRI/JNU Workshop on Economic Reforms, The Dragon and The Elephant, A Comparative Study of Economic and Agricultural Reforms in India, held during March 25-26, 2003. Acted as a discussant in the Session on Sequencing Marketing Reforms.
Dr. R. Nagaraj
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Attended a Consultative workshop on Employment and Labour Market Reforms in India, organised by the Indian Society of Labour Economics, held in New Delhi during November 1-2, 2002. Attended a seminar on Impact of Globalisation on Labour, organized by SNDT University, Mumbai on November 26, 2002. "Process of Growth in the Infomal Sector: An Exploration", Paper presented at a seminar on " New Developmental Paradigms and Challenges for Western and Central Regional States in India", organised by Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad during March 4-6,2003.
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Dr. Shikha Jha i) Presented a paper entitled "Food and nutrition expenditures in India: On the way to achieving food security?" at the IX Asisan Nutrition Congress: Nutrition Goals for Asia - Vision 2020, organized by Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies, Nutrition
Society of India and Nutrition Foundation of India, New Delhi, February 23-27, 2003.
Dr. Sudhakara Reddy i) ii) Delivered a lecture on "Energy Efficiency and Environmental Implications", at the NIPFP, Delhi, Jan 2003. Delivered a lecture on "Natural Resource Management" at lIT, Mumbai on the Faculty Upgradation Programme in Envt.Economics on 17th February, 2003.
Dr. Shovan Ray
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Attended a Workshop on the ADB Study on Poverty Monitoring in the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, entrusted to the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, July-August, 2002. Seminar on Water Management at the Centre de Sciences Humaines, India International Centre, New Delhi, on 17/12/02. Paper entitled "Not too much but not too little: the Sustainability of Urban Water Sevices in New York, old Paris and New Delhi" - Discussant. "From Confrontation to Collaboration: Multi-Stakehoders" Dialogue as an Approach towards Sustainable Development" and other papers in the session Chairperson.
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Conference on Money & Finance at IGIDR in January 2003. Regional Consultation Workshop on Maharashtra Human Development Report, Pune, on 10.2.2003
Dr. Sudhakar Yedla i) Attended Inception workshop of Role of Agriculture (ROA) project funded by Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations (FAO) at IGIDR on 21-22nd September, 2002.
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Participated and presented a paper "GHG Mitigation from MSW" in the Group Monitoring Workshop of Department of Science and Technology's "Fast Track Scheme", Nagpur, January 2003. Invited Speaker, "Environmental Economics Training Programme for Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services Offices", Sponsored by the World Bank, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, February 6, 2003.
Dr. Shikha Jha i) Presented a paper Food Stocks, Domestic Trade and Price Stabilisation: Role of Public Versus Private Sector, at the IGIDRIFPRI Methodological Workshop on Analysis of Market Reforms and Food Security, IGIDR, July 8-9, 2002.
Dr. Tridip Sharma i) Attended the Fifth Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian Economy, IGIDR, January 30 - February 1, 2003 and presented a paper entitled "The Effect of Enforcement on Firm Finance" (joint with Stefan Krasa and Anna Villamil). Attended the Workshop on "Law and Economics", IGIDR, March, 2003 and lectured on "Contract Implementation and Legal
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Dr. Vijay Laxmi Pandey i) Attended the "XVI National Conference on Agriculture Marketing", at lIT Kharagpur, organized by Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, during 3-5. January 2003.
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Organized a special session on WTO "Administrative Reforms in the Field of Agricultural Marketing in the Context of WTO" at IIT Kharagpur on 4th January, 2003. International Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Symposia and Training Programmes attended by our faculty members in the year 2002-2003: 34
Dr. Ashima Goyal i) Presented a paper entitled,"Exchange Rate Regimes: Middling Through", at the Western Economic Association Conference in Taipei during January 9-12,2003.
Dr. Aldas Janaiah
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Attended the Ist International Rice Congress Conference at Beijing (China) on 16-22nd September, 2002.
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Attended the International Conference on Green Revolution in Asia and its Transferability in Africa, Tokyo, organized by FASID, during December 8-10, 2002.
Dr. Anitha Ramanna
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Attended a workshop on Trade Policy, WTO and South Asian Agriculture Paro, Bhutan, November 26-30, 2002, panel presentation on IPRs and Agriculture.
Dr. Barnita Bagchi i) Presented a paper Education, Gender and Social Capital in India, University of Durham, September 16, 2002.
Dr. Jyoti K. Parikh i) Visiting Fellow at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies for a period of one month from April 1, 2002. Public seminar on environmental governance and pollution and health, New York, USA. Attended First Global Scenarios Workshop of the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment in Port of Spain, Trinidad which was held at Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 14-17, 2002. Attended the Third International Congress on Women, Work and Health, (WWH at Stockholm, Sweden and presented the paper titled Womens Work on Energy and their Health Impact at the session Women and Energy in developing countries), 2-5th June 2002.
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Participated in the Joint UNIDO-MRI Forum on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the opportunities it presents for Japanese industry in Asian Developing Countries, Tokyo, 24-25 June 2002. Presented EERC project paper from the project Rural Pollution and Health Impact at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 26 th August to 2nd September, 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Three-day conference titled Indian and German Perspectives on Climate Change held at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 25-27th September 2002, Potsdam, Germany. Attended World Forum 2003 - Biomass Energy Workshop - Energy Markets Workshop, Energy and Poverty Workshop from 22nd February to 1st March 2003 at the World Bank, USA.
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Dr. Kirit S. Parikh i) Participated in the Conference on Frontiers of Applied General Equilibrium Modeling, organized by the Yale University, New Haven, USA, April 5-7, 2002.
Dr. Manoj Panda
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Attended a workshop on Evaluation of Targeted Poverty Evaluation Programme, Manila, Phillippines, on November 11-12, 2002.
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Attended a workshop on Evaluation of Targeted Poverty Evaluation Programme, Comilla, Bangladesh on November 17-19, 2002. Attended a Workshop on "Evaluation of Targeted Poverty Evaluation Programme" at Jakarta, Indonesia, March 5-6, 2003.
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Dr. Rajendra Vaidya i) Attended a seminar on Finance for Growth and Poverty Reduction: Experience and Policy, on April 10-12, 2002 at University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K. Presented a Paper Titled: Financial Liberalization and the Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Transmission: The Indian Experience. (Coauthored with Abhaysingh Chavan).
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Attended the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS) Conference on 15-17th April, 2002 at Lancaster University, Lancaster, U.K. Presented a Paper Titled: Indias Export Competitiveness.
Dr. R. Nagaraj
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Attended the conference on Foreign Direct Investment Opportunities and Challenges for Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, organized by the State Bank of Vietnam and IMF Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, held in Hanoi during August 16-17, 2002.
Dr. Susan Thomas
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Seminar series at the Center for New and Emerging Markets, London Business School, June 5 2002. (Talk: Does the stock market get it before the credit rating agencies? A test of the Merton model.) Presentation at the CERNA, Ecole des Mines, Paris, June 10 2002. (Talk: Does the stock market get it before the credit rating agencies? A test of the Merton model.) Invited to attend the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economies, 2002, Oslo, Norway, June 24--26, 2002.
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Dr. Sudhakara Reddy
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Sixth International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-6), Kyoto, Japan, October 1-4, 2002.
Dr. Shovan Ray
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Attended the Team Leaders Meeting for the FAO Study held in Rome during July 1-5, 2002.
Dr. Sudhakar Yedla i) Attended WBI Course on Environmental Economics and Development Policy 2002 (EEDP V) partly funded by UNEP, at World Bank, Washington, D.C. on 15-16th July, 2002.
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Attended Methodology workshop on Strategies to promote energy efficient technologies in urban transportation under Asian Regional Research Project for Energy Environment and Climate (ARRPEEC-II) at AIT, Thailand on 7-8th October, 2002. Invited Speaker "Better Air Quality in Asia and pacific Rim Cities (BAQ) 2002", an international workshop organized by the CIA Asia, ADB and HK Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (Sponsored by BAQ), December 16 - 18, 2002.
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Fourth Training Workshop on International Environmental Law - Biodiversity (Sponsored by United Nations Institute of Training and Research - UNITAR), Kushiro, Japan, January 15 - 21, 2003.
Dr. Shikha Jha i) Presented a paper Domestic Market Reforms in Indias Wheat-Rice Sector: Some Potential Gains (with P.V. Srinivasan and Ashok Gulati) at IFPRI, Washington, DC, October 23, 2002. Presented a paper India-Domestic Market Deregulation for Cost-Effective Food Security at World Bank, Washington, DC, October 24, 2002.
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Visited International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C. for IGIDR-IFPRI Collaborative Research Project on Food Security during September-October 2002.
Dr. Vinod K. Sharma i) Presented a paper ECOSENCE INDIA2002: Environmental Issues and Development in India at AIST Workshop: Gateway to Life Cycle Impact Assessment for APEC Member Economies, Tsukuba, Japan, November, 2002.
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Presented a paper LCA Activities in India-2002 at the Fifth International Conference on EcoBalance, Sponsored by SNTT, EcoMaterials Forum, JEMAI, Tsukuba, Japan, November, 2002.
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Presented a paper A Case Study of Domestic Defluoridation of Ground Water in Jaipur, India at International Conference on Sustainable Management of Head Water Resources, sponsored by UNU, UN-HABITAT, UNESCO and UNEP, organised by USIU, Nairobi, September, 4-8, 2002.
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Dr. Anitha Ramana i) "Intellectual Property Rights", Two guest lectures at the Central Institute of Fisheries Education for course on International Trade and WTO, Andheri (W), Mumbai, May 6, 2003. India's Plant Variety and Farmer's Rights Legislation" presented at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, May 12,2003.
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Dr. Ashima Goyal
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Invited to comment on the terms of reference, at a meeting with the 12 th Finance Commission, April 17 2003, Mumbai. Invited to comment as an external expert at a presentation on Foreign Exchange, Reserves for the DRG, Reserve Bank of India, 19th May, 2003. Presented a paper "Getting Water from Public Private Partnerships", at IIR2004 writer's workshop, IDFC and 3i Network, Mumbai, June 14-15,2003.
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Presented a paper, "Getting Water from Public Private Partnerships", at a symposium on "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development", in honour of Jyoti Parikh, IGIDR July 6-7,2003.
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Impact of an Appreciating Rupee on the Indian Economy", invited address at the 14th National Assembly of the Forex Association of India, 16th August 2003, followed by participation in a panel discussion, Mumbai. Participation in a panel discussion on "Have interest rates bottomed out globally?" on 20 th August 2003 at Corporate Markets Advisory Group, ICICI Bank, Mumbai. Panelist at discussion on: The Current Economic Boom: Will it last? S. P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, 24th January, 2004.
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Attended workshop on Maharashtra Development Report, IGIDR and Planning Commission, and was the discussant for chapter 2 on Fiscal Situation and Policies, February, 12-13, 2004, IGIDR.
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Discussant for the session on Monetary Policy at the Sixth Annual Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian Economy, 25-27th March, 2004, IGIDR.
Dr. Aldas Janaiah i) Attended the Workshop on Agricultural Policies for the 21st Century From Vision to Action, Hyderabad, Jointly organized by ANGRAU and IFPRI during April 15-16, 2003. Attended the 17th Annual Conference of The Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing, ANGRAU, Hyderabad on 5th 7th February, 2004.
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Presented the project proposal titled: "Liberalization of food-processing sector in India: Proposal for a study using the GTAP Model (with Manoj Panda (IGIDR) and Mary Burfisher (ERS-USDA) at the Inception Seminar for the IGIDR-ERSIUSDA collaborative research project held at IGIDR during October 9-10,2003.
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Discussant for paper titled "Poverty and Agriculture" at the "National Workshop on the Roles of Agriculture", FAO-IGIDR Project meeting, IGIDR, Mumbai, October 6-7,2003.
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Workshop on "Poverty Reduction Strategy as Implementation of the Right to Development: A Case Study of India" held at IGIDR, 19th November 2003.
Dr. Barnita Bagchi
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Review workshop on education, Maharashtra Human Development Report follow-up study, IGIDR, 16th August 2003.
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Review workshop on health, Maharashtra Human Development Report Follow-up Study, IGIDR, 3rd September 2003. Review workshop on livelihoods, Maharashtra Human Development Report Follow-up Study, IGIDR, 25th September 2003. FAO Roles of Agriculture Workshop, discussant for Dipankar Gupta's paper for the Culture Module, "The Vanishing Village", 6th October 2003. Organised module review workshop on education, Maharashtra Human Development Report follow-up study, IGIDR, financed by UNDP, 4 December 2003. Presented invited paper "Carrying Over: Analysing Female Utopias and Narratives of Education from 17 th Century France to 18th Century Britain to 20th Century India", at a one-day conference "Narratives: A Cross-Cultural Perspective", organised by Katha and SIES College, Mumbai, 4-8th October 2003. Chosen as best paper and invited with sponsorship for the Katha International Indo-European Colloquim, "Forging Identities, Linking Diversities" to be held at India International Centre, New Delhi, January 2004.
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Dr. D.M. Nachane
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Delivered Eighth Lalit Doshi Memorial Lecture, (St. Xaviers College, Mumbai) on the theme Globalisation and Inequality among Nations, 23 December 2003. Delivered Distinguished Lecture (Central University Hyderabad) on the theme Causality in Economics, 12 January 2004.
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Dr. Jayati Sarkar
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Discussant, Workshop on Maharashtra Development Report, March 7th, 2003.
Dr. K.V. Ramaswamy
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Delivered two lectures on Global Production Networks and Trade Policy in India for the Post Graduate students of NITIE, Mumbai, December 2003. Workshop on Trade Liberalization: Impact on Employment, Skills and Technologies held at GIDR, Ahmedabad, in February 2004. Delivered Two Lectures for UGC Refresher Programme at the Department of Economics, Mumbai University, Kalina, Mumbai, in February 2004.
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Delivered a lecture on, "Research Methodology: Econometrics & Its Relevance" at the Post-Graduate Department of Economics, Pondicherry University, Mahe, April 2, 2003.
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Presented the paper. "Food Security: Global Profile & South Asian Issues" and Discussant for the Paper: WTO and Global Food Security at the Regional Conference on Food Security, Heritage Village, Manesar, Delhi, April 25, 2003. UGC Refresher Course in Economics for University and College teachers, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, August 22, 2003. Delivered the following lectures: Poverty: Concepts & Issues, Poverty & Human Development Monitoring System in Karnataka.
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Delivered a Lecture at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, October 17, 2003, on 'Millennium Development Goals and Their Policy Implications'. Consultation Workshop on Poverty Monitoring for Andhra Pradesh, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, February 2004. Presented the paper: Poverty and Human Development Monitoring System in Karnataka: Indicators, Rationale and Approach.
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Dr. Manoj Panda i) ii) Attended a Workshop on "Evaluation of Targeted Poverty Evaluation Programme" at NIRD, Hyderabad, May 5-6,2003. Workshop on "Poverty Reduction Strategy as Implementation of the Right to Development: A Case Study of India" held at IGIDR, 19th November 2003.
Dr. Nirmal Sengupta
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Resource Person, seminar on Conservation of Water, India Habitat Center, New Delhi, organized by the Earthcare Foundation, in collaboration with Commonwealth Forestry Association, October 17,2003.
"Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights" invited paper. seminar on Intellectual Property Rights,
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"Records, Reality and Current Relevance of Irrigation System" invited paper, International Seminar on Agriculture in South Asia's History: Issues and Paradigms, Indian Council of Historical Research, Bangalore, December 5-8,2003. Biodiversity: Indigenous knowledge/ Traditional Knowledge Systems and IPR, Panel presentation at 3 rd Biennial Conference of Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), IIM, Kolkata, December 20, 2003. Session Coordinator, Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, 3rd Biennial Conference of INSEE, IIM, Kolkata, Dec. 18-20, 2003. The New Institutional Economics Its perimeters and promises, Keynote paper, 86th Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 29th-31st December, 2003. Lecture on Climate Change and Interlinking of Rivers, World Social Forum, symposium Whose Rivers Anyway, session I, Mumbai, January 18, 2004.
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Discussant of paper Handlooms and Handicrafts by R. K. Jadhav, Workshop on Maharashtra Development Report, IGIDR, February 12-13, 2004, and Chairperson, Session II, Workshop on Maharashtra Development Report, IGIDR, February 12-13, 2004.
Dr. P.V. Srinivasan i) Participated in the Inception seminar on Indian Agricultural Markets and Policy, IGIDR-USDA-ERS collaborative research project, IGIDR, October 9-10, 2003. Food Security Module of the Roles of Agricultural project", presentation at the National Workshop on FAO roles of Agriculture (ROA) project, IGIDR October 6-7,2003.
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Dr. R. Radhakrishna i) ii) Participated in the meeting on Growing Rural-Urban Disparity at NIRD, June 9-10,2003. Participated in the Policy Analysis and Advisory Network for South Asia (PAANSA) meeting organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in Delhi, August 3-5, 2003. Chaired a session on "Economic Reforms in the inception workshop of SHARP Workshop organized by the Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute, New Delhi. Chaired a session and presented a paper "Emerging Nutrition Trends in India: Their Implications" (jointly with Dr. C. Ravi) in the WTO Seminar on NFHS-II held at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, September 16-18,2003. Presented the Project report on Chronic Poverty, Food Insecurity and Malnutrition .in the Nineties (jointly with K.
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Hanumantha Rao, C. Ravi and B. Sambi Reddy) in the seminar on "Chronic Poverty and Development Policy in India", organized by Indian Institute of Public Administration and the Centre for Chronic Poverty, University of Manchester, held at IIPA, Delhi, on October 3-5,2003. vi) Presented a paper "Emerging Nutritional Trends in India: Their Implications" in the International seminar organized by the Institute of Development Studies (IDSK), Kolkata on "Public Health in India: Colonial and Post-colonial Experience" on 15 and 16 October, 2003 at Calcutta and delivered lecture on Teaching of Development Economics at the IIDSK, on 17 th October 2003. Discussant for Food Security in Bangladesh in the Context of Evolving Food Policy and Markets, at the CESS-LPEM-IFPRI Workshop on Agribusiness: From Parastatals to Private Trade Why, When and How? organised by International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, December 15-16, 2003. Participated in the Food and Agricultural Organisation/Centre for Social Development seminar on Right to Food held in Delhi on January 8, 2004 and initiated discussions on Improving the Food Security of the Poor. Chaired the Inaugural and Valedictory Sessions of the XVII Annual Conference of the Indian Agricultural Marketing Society, held at Hyderabad during 5th-7th February, 2004.
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Dr. Rajendra Vaidya
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Taught a course on Managerial Economics at XLRI Jamshedpur, 16th June to 11th July 2003.
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Gave series of three lectures on "Economic Reforms in India-Post 1991 Era and its Impact" at the Certificate Course in Public Policy and Public Systems Management for Govt. of Maharashtra Officers (IAS Cadre) organised by the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, 10th September to 17th September 2003. Delivered a lecture on "Financial sector reforms in India" at Chenai College of Commerce, Andheri, Mumbai, 13th September 2003.
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Dr. R. Nagaraj i) Participated in National Symposium on Trade and Globilsation: The Agenda Towards Cancum 2003, organised by Union Commerce Ministry, UNDP and UNCTAD, held in Delhi during August 18-19th, 2003.
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Made a presentation at the panel discussion on Defining/Developing the Framework for Financing Sustainable Development, in the seminar on Strategies for Development Financing in India, organized by Exim Bank of India, in Mumbai during December 10-12, 2003. Made a presentation at the panel discussion on Labour Policy of India at the Conference on Anti-Poverty and Social Policy in India, organised by MacArthur Research Network on Inequality and Economic Performance, at Neemrana, Alwar, Rajasthan, during January 2-4, 2004. Participated in a seminar on Regional Dimensions of Growth, Poverty and Quality of Life, organized by the Indian Association for Research in Income and Wealth, in Jaipur during January 16-18, 2004. Participated in a workshop on Spatial Disparities and Challenges of Development, Food security and Industrial Clusters, organized by ICSSR-WIDER in New Delhi during January 31-February 1, 2004.
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Made a presentation on Labour Market Issues in India, at a panel discussion on labour market organised by the Asian Development Bank, at the 5th Annual Global Development Network Conference entitled Understanding Reforms, in New Delhi, during January 28-30, 2004.
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Presented a seminar on Industrial Growth in China and India: A Preliminary Comparison, at the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum on March 5, 2004.
Dr. Shikha Jha
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Discussant for a paper, "Fiscal Reform: A Perspective from the Financial Market" by Saumitra Chaudhuri, Conference on Issues before the Twelfth Finance Commission, Delhi, September 29-30, 2003 organized by the NIPFP and the Twelfth Finance Commission. "India - Alternative Policy Options for Farm Support Operations", proposal presented at Inception Seminar: Indian Agricultural Markets and Policy, IGIDR - ERS/USDA Collaborative Research Project, IGIDR, October 9-10,2003.
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Workshop on Orissa Human Development Report in Bhubaneswar on June 23 and 24, 2003.
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Participated in FAO-ROA Workshop, New Delhi, November 6, 2003. Group Discussion on Culture Module for FAO Roles of Agriculture project with Prof. Dipankar Gupta of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), IGIDR Project, 9th December, 2003. `Participated in the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), Annual Conference in Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 15-17th December, 2003. Chaired the technical session on 16.12.2003. Livelihood Module Review Workshop, Maharashtra HDR Study, IGIDR Project. under my guidance as Project Director, 23rd January, 2004. Synthesis of study reports in preparation
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Attended the workshop on Human Development at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai , jointly with UNDP, 8th March, 2004. Attended the World Bank-UNDP-TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences). District Level, at TISS, Mumbai, 7th March, 2004. Workshop on Poverty Alleviation at the
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Dr. Sirjit Mishra i) Gave Seminar on "Secluded and Proximate Illiteracy Across Social Groups: Analysis through Triplots" at (1) Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram on 9th June 2003 and (2) Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies, Bhubaneshwar on 27th June, 2003. Gave a lecture "Using Triplots for Analysing Changes in Causes of Death", to Master of Public Health Students at Achuta Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvanthapuram on 12th June, 2003. Attended final workshop on Orissa Human Development Report organized by UNDP and NCDS at Bhubaneshwar on 23 - 24,
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June 2003. iv) Presented a paper "Emerging Demographic and Health Scenario in India: Exploration from NFHS2", at Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, 17-18th September 2003.
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Panel Member, Thematic Workshop on "Environmental Impacts of Development and Ecosystem Management, under Ministry of Environment and Forests and World Bank aided (EMCaB) project, IGIDR, July 5, 2003. Participant in the Inception Workshop, organized by the Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute under Shastri Applied Research Projects on three thrust areas namely, Economic Reforms, Social and Health and Environmental Management, New Delhi, September 1-5, 2003. Served as Chairman of the session on "Gender Issues". Participated on invitation in the Seminar on Environmental Solutions from the UK organised by the British Council, Mumbai, February 3rd, 2004.
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Dr. Anitha Ramana i) "India's Plant Variety and Farmer's Rights Legislation: Potential Impact on Stakeholder Access to Genetic Resources", poster presentation (in absentia), Conference on Biodiversity & Biotechnology and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Cosponsored by Washington University School of Law's Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies, Washington University's Biology Department, Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center Missouri Botanical Garden, Washington University School of Law, April 4-6, 2003. Paper presented "Intellectual Property Rights, Agriculture and Rural Communities", at the Fifth International Symposium on the Future of Rural People: Rural Economy, Healthy People, Environment, Rural Communities, organized by Institute for Agricultural Rural and Environmental Health, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, October 19-23, 2003. Presented paper "Intellectual Property and Agriculture: India's Law on Breeders' and Farmers' Rights" at the College of Biotechnology University of Saskatchewan, Canada on October 21, 2003 and also at the German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin, Germany on October 31, 2003.
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Presented paper titled "Global Political Economy of TRIPs Negotiations" at the Conference "Moving Forward from Canun: The Global Governance of Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development" organized by CAT + E (Concerted Action on Trade and Environment) Ecologic, Berlin, Germany. This conference is part of the international research project CAT + E, funded by the 5th Framework Programme of the European Commission - DG Research, in co-operation with the Task Force Global Issues of the German Federal Foreign Office, 30-31 October 2003.
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Commented on Thomas Willet, Ekniti Nitithanprapas, Isriya Nitithanprapas, and Sunil Rongala (Claremont Graduate University, California), "The Asian Crises Reexamined" as an invited discussant at the Asian Economic Panel Meeting at Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Seoul, October 9-10, 2003. "Dictatorship, Democracy and Decentralisation : Macro Policy in China and India', (with A.K. Jha) at the Economic Forum on "China-India's Economic Cooperation and Development", China Development Institute, Shenzhen, China, 25-27 November, 2003.
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Invited paper on, Regulation and De-regulation of the Stock Market in India, for the Regulation Conference organized by the Public Policy Programme of the National University of Singapore, March 22-24, 2004.
Dr. Aldas Janaiah i) Presented a paper "Has Green Revolution Bypassed Coarse Cereals? The Indian Experience" at a workshop "Green Revolution in Asia and its Transferability to Africa" organized by FASID as a Pre-IAAE Conf), 25th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Durban South Africa (organized by International Association of Agricultural Economists), 17 th - 22nd August, 2003. Workshop on Impact Evaluation of Public Irrigation Expenditures in Vietnam, Hanoi, presented a paper on "Assessing the impacts of a development project" (organized by ADB), 26-28th November 2003. Conference on China-India Economic Co-operation and Development under WTO Regime, presented a paper Agricultural biotechnology for sustaining the green revolution: Can India learn any lessons from the Chinas experiences Shenzhen, China (organized jointly by China Development Institute, IGIDR and other co-sponsors), 26-28th November, 2003.
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Attended seminar on African Green Revolution Initiative: Methodology for Design and Implementation of a Field Studies, organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Kampala, Uganda, on 10-12th December, 2003.
Dr. A. Ganesh Kumar i) Eleventh Annual Short Course on Global Trade Analysis Project (GT AP), The Center Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, USA, August. 2-8, 2003.
Dr. Jyoti Parikh i) Annual Meetings of the Consultative Group for the Energy Trust Funded Programs held from April 28-30, 2003 at the Deutsche Gesselschaft fuer Technische Zusammernarbeit (GTZ), Berlin, Germany. EU Research proposal Evaluation in Global change, 3rd - 5th May 2003, Brussels. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) Responses Working Group meeting held on May 19-23rd 2003, Frankfurt, Germany.
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As a member of the UNDP sponsored international panel of experts, visited Nepal and delivered lectures on Poverty Monitoring & Analysis for the Under Secretaries and other senior officers of the Government of Nepal, July 2003. The topics were: Profiles of poverty and their Policy Implications; Poverty Indicators and their role in Policy Targeting; Poverty and Human Development Monitoring System in Karnataka, India; Economic Growth, Public Intervention and Poverty Reduction: The Contrasting Experiences of Kerala and Maharashtra ; and Group Discussions on Issues regarding Poverty & Policy Choices.
Dr. Manoj Panda i) ii) Seminar on "WTO Agreement on Agriculture' India's Experiences and Concerns" at ERSIUSDA, Washington DC, July 31, 2003. Eleventh Annual Short Course on Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP), The Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University, USA, August 2-8, 2003. International Conference on Role of Agriculture at FAO, Rome, October 20-22, 2003.
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Dr. Nirmal Sengupta
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"Water: Development Alternatives", Panel presentation at SANDEE Workshop, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok,
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Dr. P.V. Srinivasan
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Presented a paper entitled "Managing price volatility under trade liberalization" at the South Asia Initiative Workshop on Analysis of Trade Liberalization for Poverty Alleviation, organized by the Council for Agricultural Research Policy, IFPRI, World Bank Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 21-25, 2003. Rule based trading under the WTO : Implications for domestic food policy", paper prepared for presentation at the China-India forum, China Development Institute, Shenzen, China, November 26-28, 2003. Agriculture and Food Security in India" paper presented at the FAO International Conference on the Roles of Agriculture in Developing Countries, 20-22 October, 2003, Rome, Italy. Participated in the International Conference on China-India's Economic Co-operation and Development under WTO Framework hosted by the China Development Institute at Shenzhen, China, November 26-28,2003.
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Dr. R. Radhakrishna i) ii) Participated in the Social Protection Forum of the World Bank, Colombo, April 1-4,2003. Served as a Member of the World Bank Mission on National Emergency Employment Program in Afghanistan, May 5-11, 2003. Submitted to the World Bank, Washington DC, the Technical Report on Social Protection Issues. Executive Summary will be translated into local languages of Kabul by the World Bank. Chaired a session and presented a paper, '"Improving Food Security of the Poor" in the seminar on India-Egypt and their contributions to Development Policies and Thought jointly organized by Centre Ecole de Paris in Cairo and Centre for Human Sciences, New Delhi, on 1-3 October 2003 in Cairo. Participated and was a Panelist for the session on "Lessons Learnt, Future Directions and Synthesis" in the international conference on "The Dragon and the Elephant: Agricultural and Rural Development and Reform Experiences in China and India" on November 10-11, 2003 in Beijing hosted by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
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Participated and chaired a session on Perspectives of Advantage Complementation and Cooperation between China and India in the international conference on China-India's Economic Cooperation and Development under WTO Framework at Shenzhen, China, on November 26-28, 2003 hosted by the China Development Institute on the Asian Studies.
Dr. R. Nagaraj i) Participated in the International Conference on China-India's Economic Co-operation and Development under WTO Framework hosted by the China Development Institute at Shenzhen, China, November 26-28, 2003.
Dr. Sudhakara Yedla
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Annual review workshop on "Strategies to promote energy efficient technologies in urban transportation" under Asian Regional Research Project for Energy Environment and Climate (ARRPEEC-II), 24-26 September 03, Bangkok, Thailand.
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International Conference on "Roles of Agriculture", 20-22 October 2003, Rome, Italy.
Dr. Shikha Jha
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Presented a paper entitled "Analyzing effects of removal of restrictions on domestic movement of grains" at the South Asia Initiative Workshop on Analysis of Trade Liberalization for Poverty Alleviation, organized by IFPRI, World Bank Institute and Council for Agricultural Research Policy, Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 21-25, 2003.
Dr. Sudhakar Reddy i) Clean Development Mechanism - The South Asian Perspective, Second Asian Energy Conference, 25th -26th August 2003, Hongkong. The Potential Role of the Clean Development Mechanism to Improve Energy Efficiency in South Asia, paper presented at the SANEI (South-Asia Network of Economic research Institutes), Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 15-17, 2003. Technology Shifts in India's Household Sector and implications for COM - World Climate Change Conference, Sept. 29-3rd October 2003, Moscow, Russia. Natural Resource Management through Peoples Participation, paper presented at the IFSSO Conference, Jakarta, 3-5 October 2003. Participated in the International Conference on China-India's Economic Co-operation and Development under WTO Framework hosted by the China Development Institute at Shenzhen, China, November 26-28,2003.
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Presented the paper Beyond the State-Centric diffusion of Renewable energy technologies, at the African Energy Week, 2004 Congress and Exhibitions, Abuja, Nigeria, March 22 - 26, 2004.
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Participated in IAAE Conference in Durban, August 17-23, 2003. Participated in FAO project final workshop for 11 countries, Rome, October 19-23, 2003.
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Attended the Sixth Conference on Current Trends in Economics, Rodn, Greece, June 29, 2003.
Dr. Vijay Laxmi Pandey i) 25th International Conference of Agricultural Economists" held at Durban, South Africa by International Association of Agricultural Economists, 16-22, August 2003.
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"Open Science Meeting on Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research" held at Montreal, Canada by International Human Dimension Programme and Mc Gill University, October 12-19,2003.
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Delivered an invited lecture for International Course on Advances in Fish Culture and Fisheries, held at CIFE, Versova, Andheri (E), Mumbai, organised by Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands on 26th January, 2004 30th January, 2004.
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Dr. Ashima Goyal i) Panelist at discussion on Direction of Indian Rupee and its Impact on Indian Corporate, Indian Merchants Chamber, Economic Research and Training Foundation, April 27, 2004, Mumbai.
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Invited to participate in Panel Discussion on From CMP to Budget 2004-05: Hopes & Expectations, on Friday, June 25, 2004, Maharashtra Economic Development Council, Y.B. Chavan Centre, Mumbai.
Dr. A. Ganesh Kumar
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Attended the National Workshop on Cold Chain Management and Rural Warehousing, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, Mumbai, December 22-23, 2004. Paper titled: Food Safety Regulations: Some Issues and Implications for India. Attended the First Workshop on Financial Econometrics, IGIDR, Mumbai, January 3-8, 2005. Attended the International Conference on Economic Reforms in India and China Emerging issues and Challenges, IGIDR, Mumbai, February 24-25, 2005. Discussant for session on: Agriculture and WTO.
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Dr. Bibhas Saha
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Gave a seminar at Burdwan University, Wage bargaining and managerial incentive in oligopoly, in August, 2004.
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Gave a seminar at Burdwan Raj College, Issues in Copyright Acts.(National seminar on Intellectual Property Rights) in August, 2004.
Dr. D.M. Nachane i) Delivered Lecture at the Bicentennary Seminar of the Asiatic Society, Mumbai on the theme Reflections on the Current State of Economics in India, 16th October, 2004. Attended the Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society, Feb 2005, Calcutta.
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Dr. K.V. Ramaswamy i) Invited course: Industrial Economics and Competitive Strategy for the Final Year MBA students at XLRI (St. Xavier Labour Relations Institute), Jamshedpur, during September and October 2004.
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Attended the workshop on Trade Liberalization and Industry held at Habitat Center, New Delhi, organized by IIMB-ICRIERADB in October 2004. Attended the workshop on Functional Competition Policy for India organized by CUTS International, Jaipur during October 2004. Coordinator : International Conference on Wages and Incomes in India: Emerging Patterns and Policy, December 13-14, 2004 held at IGIDR Workshop on Labor Markets in India organized by the World Bank in New Delhi, February 2005. Workshop on Trade and Industry organized by Asian Development Bank and IIMB at Bangalore, January 2005.
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Presented To Pool or to Aggregate? Tests with a Dynamic Panel Macroeconometric Model of Australian State Labour Markets, Fourth Annual Conference on Models & Methods in Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, December 2004.
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Presented To Pool or to Aggregate? Tests with a Dynamic Panel Macroeconometric Model of Australian State Labour Markets, Conference on Growth, Development, and Macroeconomic Policy, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, December 2004
Dr. Nirmal Sengupta
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The Issue of Trade Facilitation and Implications for India, Invited paper presented at Workshop on Major Issues in the WTO and Implications for India, at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad. April 30 and May 1, 2004. Invited participant, World Intellectual Property Rights Day Celebration seminar on IPR, Organised by the Controller General of Patents and World Trade Centre, at WTC Mumbai, April 27, 2004. Workshop for Presentation of Final report, Trade Facilitation Project, Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Madras Institute of Development Studies, August 31, 2004.
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Property Rights, Incentives, and Efficiency: Natural Resources in Indian Legal System, Paper presented at Law and Economics Workshop, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, September 13, 2004.
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Organized a capacity building seminar on Information Technology and social science research, in completion of my responsibilities against Malcolm Adiseshiah Chair for Policy Studies, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, September 18, 2004.
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Economics of Franchise- IT education in India, paper presented at Malcolm Adiseshiah seminar on Information Technology and social science research, Chennai, September 18, 2004.
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Facilitating Indias trading environment: Issues and constraints, India: Trade & Export Finance Forum, Exporta, 2-3 November, 2004, Taj Lands End, Mumbai. Read the Paper, Governance of Natural Resources in India: Property Rights, Legal Pluralism and Other Issues, IRMA Silver Jubilee Seminar, 17-18, December 2004. Attended a seminar on Sustainable Land Use in Drylands: Global and National Perspectives for India, UN Conference Room, New Delhi, 2 Feb., 2005.
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Invited by the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal for consultation on Access to Justice for the Poor, November 2004.
Dr. Rajlaxmi Kamath i) Gave a seminar on the first chapter of Ph.D. Dissertation, Public Inputs and the Credit Market, at IGIDR on August 3rd, 2004.
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Gave a seminar on the first chapter of Ph.D. Dissertation, Public Inputs and the Credit Market, at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, August 27th, 2004.
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Paper based on the second chapter of Ph.D. Dissertation, Public versus Private Signals in the Credit Market, presented for the Conference on Growth, Development and Macroeconomic Policy, organized by the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi, 18th December, 2004. Paper presented at the Conference on Growth, Development and Macro Policy organized by the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, 16th-18th December, 2004. Paper presented at the Indo China Conference organized by the IGIDR, Mumbai, 24-25th February, 2005. Invited by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune to take 8 lectures on Issues in Indian Income Tax Act as a part of their Masters Public Economics Program on 18-19th Feb, 2005 and 26-27th February, 2005.
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Dr. R. Nagaraj i) Gave two lectures on (i) Industrial Growth and (ii) FDI in India at the refresher course organized by the Economics Department, Mumbai University, in December 2004. Taught a module of 8 lectures on Indias industrialization in the M Phil course at the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, during February 29-March 6, 2004. Gave a lecture on the Union Budget at Jhunjhunuwala College, Ghatkopar, Mumbai in August 2004. Participated in the National Conference on Internationalisation of Higher Education: Issues and Concerns held in New Delhi during August 26-27, 2004.
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Attended the PC Consultative group on external sectors meeting held in New Delhi September 10, 2004.
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Attended the PC Consultative group on industries meeting held in New Delhi during September 22-23, 2004.
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Presented a paper on Industrial Growth in China and India, at a conference on Planning and Development: Institutions and Markets A Conference in Honour of Professor K N Raj held in Trichur, Kerala during October 2-3, 2004.
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Gave a lecture on WTO and Higher Education, at Sophia College, Mumbai in October, 2004.
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Presented a paper on Disinvestments and Privatisation in India at the ADB Policy Networking Projects first technical workshop in New Delhi during October 25-26, 2004 Discussant in the international seminar on Wages and Income in India: Emerging Patterns and Perspectives organized by IGIDR, along with the Institute of Human Development, Delhi and Indian Society of Labour Economics, December 12-14, 2004. Second Technical Workshop for Policy Papers on Trade and Industry, held in the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, jointly organized by the IIM Bangalore and ICRIER New Delhi, January 24-25, 2005.
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A discussant in the conference on China and India organised in Mumbai by IGIDR and China Development Institute, Shenzen, February 24-25, 2005. Taught a module of 10 lectures on Planning and Development Strategy, in M.Phil Programme at Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, during February 6-13, 2005. Spoke on the Union Budget, 2005, at the RBIs Bankers Training College, Mumbai, March 5, 2005.
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Presented a Key Note Paper on Industry in the seminar on "Sustainable Development in India", organised by Department of Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, March 28, 2005.
Dr. R. Radhakrishna i) Gave a lecture on Concept and Measurement of Poverty, at the Refresher course on Poverty, Measurement and Poverty Alleviation, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, 20th July, 2004. Gave a lecture on the Measurement of Poverty in the context of Millennium Development at the short term course on Population and Development, National Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai, September, 21, 2004. Served as a resource person in the National Workshop on Protecting the Vulnerable Poor in India: The Role of Social Safety Nets, organised by World Food Programme during October 6-8, 2004 at New Delhi. Participated in the international conference in honour of Professor C.H. Hanumantha Rao, on Indias Economic and Social Development, National and International Perspective organized by ASCI and CESS at Hyderabad, November 16-17, 2004. Chaired a technical session on Macro Issues in Agricultural Development and also participated in the panel discussion on Issues of Agricultural Development. Participated in the 18th Annual Conference of The Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing, Shimla, November 29-December 1, 2004, in the capacity of President of the Society. Chaired a session in a thematic workshop titled Economic Reforms: Canadian and Indian Perspective, organised by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on December 9-11, 2004.
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Chaired the session on Progress of Reforms: The Importance of Trade Regimes and addressed on the theme An Overview of the Indian Economy, in the opening session on Progress of Reforms and their Overall Impact on the Economy on 10 th December, 2004. Delivered Thirteenth D.T. Lakadwala Memorial Lecture on Food and Nutrition Security of the Poor: Emerging Perspectives and Policy Issues at the 35th Annual Conference, of the Gujarat Economic Association held at Bharuch, 12th February, 2005. Delivered Professor R.M. Joshi Memorial Lecture on Poverty Reduction and Malnutrition in India at Sydenham College on 19th March, 2005. Participated and chaired a session in the ICSSR-WIDER Project Workshop on Food Security, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, March 4-6, 2005.
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IRMA Silver Jubilee Symposium on Governance in Development, Anand, December, 2004.
Dr. Subrata Sarkar i) Delivered lecture on Stochastic Frontier Analysis and its application to Indian Banking in the Financial Econometrics, Workshop held in IGIDR in January 2005.
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Attended the UN Inter Agency Working Group on Gender and Development: Workshop on Mainstreaming of Gender Issues in Human Development, at United Nations Office, New Delhi, 14th May, 2004. Participated in West Bengal Human Development Report 2004, Round Table Conference, organised by UNDP, Planning Commission of India and Government of West Bengal held at Kolkata, 20 th July, 2004.
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Made presentation on Maharashtra Human Development Study: Approach and Outcome, Organised by Planning Commission of India and UNDP held at Jodhpur, 23-24th September, 2004.
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Attended the Employment Guarantee Act Workshop, IGIDR, 6th November, 2004.
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Human Development at the District Level, TISS, Mumbai, TISS, UNDP & Planning Commission of India, 8-9th November, 2004.
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Employment Guarantee Workshop, IDS Jaipur, Planning Commission of India, ICSSR, Oxfam India & Action Aid India, 22-23rd November, 2004.
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Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing 18th National Conference, Shimla, 29th Nov. to 1st December, 2004. Delivered the first Prof. G. Parthasarathy Memorial Lecture on 30 November 2004. Attended the International Seminar on Wages and Incomes in India, organised by IGIDR, Institute of Human Development, New Delhi and Indian Society of Labour Economic, during December 12-14, 2004 and was discussant for a session on Trends in Wage Rates. Attended the Conference on Management of Education, organized by Government of India and Government of Maharashtra, at IGIDR on 10-11th January, 2005. Attended the Inception workshop on Suicide Deaths among Farmers in Maharashtra, organized by Government of Maharastra and IGIDR at IGIDR on 11th January, 2005. Participated in the Panel Discussion of BBC World Television Programme on Budget 2005-06 on 20th February, 2005, telecast on 27th February, 2005. Attended the Workshop on District Human Development Report Initiative on Rajgarh District, Madhya Pradesh, organized by Government of Madhya Pradesh and UNDP, on 4-5th March, 2005 at Rajgarh.
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Dr. Vinod K. Sharma i) Participated on invitation in World Environment Day organised by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and Indian Environment Association, Mumbai, June 5th, 2004.
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Invited to participate in a workshop on Clean Development Mechanism: Opportunities for the Corporate Sector, as a part of National Strategy Study for CDM implementation in India, organized by TERI, Mumbai, August 21, 2004.
Dr. Vijay Laxmi Pandey i) Round Table on Employment Guarantee Act, organized by IGIDR, 6th November, 2004.
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Organized a training programme for the enumerators for Growing rural-urban disparities project at YASHADA, Pune, 20th August, 2004. Attended the workshop on Growing rural urban disparities, organized by NIRD at Hyderabad on 10th March, 2005.
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Attended the seminar on Impact of fuel scarcity and pollution on rural poor held at India International Centre, New Delhi organized by IRADE, on 11th March, 2005.
Dr. Ashima Goyal i) "Does Political Democracy Inhibit Economic Development?: Observations on the Development Paths of India and China," Invited lecture at Reed College, Oregon, USA, 8th April, 2004 as part of Reed College Lecture Series on Public Policy, Reflecting on the 90s: Politics and Policy in the New Millennium. 7th Annual International Economics Conference on October 15 and 16, 2004 at University of California at Santa Cruz. Exchange Rate Regimes and Incentives presented at the Claremont-IIE Workshop on the Political Economy of Intermediate Exchange Rate Regimes (Including Managed Floating), November 3, 2004, Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC. Fifth IMF Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference: Policies, Institutions and Instability, November 4 and 5, 2004 at IMF headquarters in Washington, DC. Workshop on International Power and Finance at Claremont, CGU, November 19, 2004. Panelist at discussion on Impact of Asian Tsunami, on January 20, 2005, at International Place of The Claremont Colleges, Claremont. Panelist at discussion on "Asia, the Euro, and the Dollar: What's going on?", February 10, 2005, International Place of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont. With speakers Sven Arndt, Director, Lowe Institute of Political Economy, CMC; Ashima Goyal visiting Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, Kwanho Shin, visiting Freeman Scholar; and Tom Willett, Co-Director, Freeman Program in Asian Political Economy.
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Discussant at workshop on Regional Economic Integration in Asia, February 25, 2005 at Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, Sponsored by the Lowe Institute, Claremont McKenna College and the Freeman Foundation.
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Summary of discussion and comments at International Womens Day Panel on the Status of Women around the World at IPlace, Thursday, March 10, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont.
Dr. Aldas Janaiah Delivered a series of Lectures to the key policymakers (as a Visiting Professor) on The Irrigation and Technology Impacts on Rural Livelihood in Viet Nam, organised by Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute (VASI), Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 20-31st May, 2004 Dr. Bibhas Saha i)
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Presented a paper Wage bargaining and managerial incentives, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, on 23 rd February, 2005.
Dr. D.M. Nachane i) Presented paper entitled Relationship Banking and the Credit Market in India at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 21 May 2004.
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Presented paper entitled Relationship Banking and the Credit Market in India at the Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, 2 June 2004.
Dr. K.V. Ramaswamy i) Presented a paper on Global Production Networks: Evidence from Manufacturing firms in India at the AIES-AEA meetings held at Philadelphia, USA, January 7-9, 2005 .
Dr. Manoj Panda i) Attended the Workshop on Pro-poor Macroeconomic Policy, organized by UNDP at Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 28-29, 2004.
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Irrigation Linked Social-Ecological System (SES) -- A Model Of Resilience, 8th Biennial Scientific Conference of International Society for Ecological Economics, Montreal, Canada, July 11-14, 2004. Common Mistakes about Common Property, Tenth Biennial Conference of International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP), Oaxaca, Mexico, August 9-13, 2004.
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Dr. R. Nagaraj i) Presented a paper at a conference on 75 years of Development Research, organized by Economics department of Cornell University, USA, during May 7-9, 2004.
Dr. Sudhakara Reddy i) Delivered a talk on Regional Cooperation among Countries, at the International Think Tank Forum, 17-18 September, 2004, Shenzhen, China.
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Participated in the International Life Cycle Panel (ILCP) meeting organized by the UNEP under UNEP/ SETAC Life Cycle Initiative Programme and SETAC EUROPE 14th Meeting, also attended SETACs Conference and visited Czech Environmental Institute, Prague, April 21-26, 2004.
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Invited to participate in the 4th AIST Workshops and 6th International Conference on EcoBalance and International Symposium on LCA, sponsored by AIST, APEC, UNEP/SETAC, Research Center for LCA, AIST, Tsukuba, Oct.25-28, 2004. Presented a paper in SETACs 4th World Congress, November 14-18, Portland, USA, 2004.
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Invited to participate in UNEPs ILCP meeting, November 19, Portland, USA, 2004.
Dr. Vijay Laxmi Pandey i) Participated in the workshop on Ex Post Impact Assessment of Natural Resource Management Research at University of Hannover, Germany on 18th 19th June, 2004.
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Dr. Ashima Goyal i) Panelist at book club discussion on Amartya Sens The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity, The Nehru Centre, Mumbai, September 29, 2005. New Technology and Labour Markets: Entrants, Outsourcing and Matching, to be presented at 47th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, JNU, New Delhi, December 15-17, 2005. Taught Eight lectures at the Institute of Economic Growth as part of the Macroeconomics and Public Economics Course for the Indian Economic Service Training Program, October 17-21, 2005. Gave Training lectures on: Latest issues in development of Indian capital markets and role of different regulators on Dec 12, 2005, at the 14th Advanced Central Banking Programme, for the senior officers of the Bank, at Bankers Training College, Reserve Bank of India. Gave two lectures on International Finance and Development, refresher course at Department of Economics, Mumbai University organized for its college teachers, 21st December, 2005. Attended a closed door discussion meeting on Do Global Imbalances Pose a Threat to the Sensex? at the Indian Merchants Chamber, organized by IMC ERTF, 29th March, 2006. Attended a panel discussion on Business & Ethics at the National Research Conference on Entrepreneurship, 26th March, 2006, Taj, Lands End, Mumbai, organized by St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, March 24-26, 2006.
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Attended the 4th Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics on Ecology and Human well Being, IGIDR, Mumbai, June 3-4, 2005. Discussant for session on: Sustainable Land Use Management. Gave Lectures on: Panel Data Analysis (6 lectures and 2 practical sessions) and Policy Analysis Using Computable General Equilibrium Models at the Training programme on Advanced Econometrics and Econometric Applications for Indian Statistical Services Probationary Officers, Economic Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, Dec.11-17, 2005. Attended a seminar on Growing Size of the Services Sector in the Indian Economy: A Data Base Seminar, at IGIDR on March 29, 2006.
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Presented a paper School dropout and informal apprenticeship, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata, on 1 st June, 2005.
Dr. D.M. Nachane i) Chair, Session Gender Perspectives on Market Structure at National Conference on Engendering Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies UNDP-sponsored and organized by Department of Economics (University of Mumbai) 29-30 Sept. 2005.
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Delivered a lecture on Monetary Policy & capital Markets at the UTI-Institute of Capital Markets, New Mumbai.
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2 Lectures at NITIE Fellow Programme on ANN, on 16th September, 2005. Panel discussion at the seminar Macroeconomic Management and Government Finance held on Oct. 24, 2005 in Delhi (organizers: NCAER, ADB, DEPT. OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (GoI). Chaired a session Issues In Agriculture at National Seminar on WTO and India : A Roadmap for Hong Kong Ministerial Conference 29 Nov. 2005 (organizers: FICCI & CENTAD (Centre for Trade & Development)
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Delivered the Valedictory Address at the Orientation Programme, Academic Staff College, University of Mumbai, 28 Dec. 2005
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Presented a Paper Entitled Financial Liberalization : Implications For Sustainable And Equitable Growth CESS Silver Jubilee Seminar, Hyderabad, 7-9 Dec. 2005
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Delivered a lecture on Value at Risk models at the UTI-Institute of Capital Markets, New Mumbai, 4 Jan. 2006
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Delivered 3 invited lectures on The Indian Financial System at the Centre for Research in Planning and Development, M.S. University, Baroda 23-25 Jan. 2006
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Delivered 4 invited lectures on Non-linear time series at the Central University Hyderabad, 6-10 March 2006.
Dr. K.V. Ramaswamy i) Workshop on Labor Markets in India organized by the World Bank in New Delhi, September 2005.
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Participated and Presented the synthesis paper Human Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from BOMARU States in the seminar Human Development and Economic Growth, XIMB, sponsored by UNDP, July 2005.
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Participated in the seminar Human Development and Economic Growth, Kolkata, sponsored by UNDP, October 2005.
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Gave a talk on Poverty Alleviation and Government Expenditure in India at College of Agricultural Banking, RBI, Pune, on April 7, 2005. Attended a seminar on Transport and Millennium Development Goals organized by Asian Institute of Transport Development, New Delhi, on April 14-15, 2005.
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Workshop on Strategies and Preparedness for Trade and Globalisation in India for Textiles and Clothing Sector, organized by UNCTAD and Textiles Committee, August 30, 2005 at Ahmedabad. Workshop on Strategies and Preparedness for Trade and Globalisation in India for Textiles and Clothing Sector, organized by UNCTAD and Textiles Committee, September 2, 2005 at Bangalore. Seminar on Accelerated Economic Growth And Regional Balance: Recent Experience and Implications for Inter State Variations In Development jointly organized by Indian Economic Association (IEA), Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) and Institute for Human Development (IHD), September 16-18, 2005, New Delhi
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Seminar on Chronic Poverty, Indian Institute of Public Administration, September 26, 2005.
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National workshop on Pro-poor Macroeconomic Policy, United Nations Development Programme, New Delhi, October 17, 2005.
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Attended the Silver Jubilee Seminar on Perspectives on Equitable Development: International Experience and What can India Learn?, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, January 5-7, 2006.
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Attended the seminar on Agricultural Growth in the Post Reform Period: Regional Perspectives at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow, March 27, 2006.
Dr. Mythili i) Presented a paper on A Synthesis of States Studies, at the Review Meeting of MacroEconomics of Poverty Reduction: India Case Study, a project funded by UNDP, June 2005 . Discussant for the session Eco System Services and Quality of Life (Wetlands) containing 3 papers at the 4th Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics 3-4 June, 2005 held at IGIDR, Mumbai. Reviewed 4 papers submitted for the same conference. Presented a paper at the Seminar, Macro Economics of Poverty Reduction: India Case Study, on 17 Oct 2005 at UNDP office, New Delhi Delivered 2 lectures at RBI Bankers Training College on Topics in Econometrics July 2005. Presented a paper on Power Sector Reforms: Some Issues on Price Reforms, at State level seminar on Power Crisis in Maharashtra UGC sponsored, held at R.V. Belose Commerce College, Dapoli Dist, Ratnagiri, 28 January, 2006. Participated in Workshop on GTAP , held at IGIDR organised in coordination with Centre for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Economics, Purdue University, Feb 18-24, 2006 and presented a project report on Effect of complete and partial domestic farm liberalisation in sub Sahara African Countries on output and welfare gains.
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Dr. M.H. Suryanarayana i) Lectures on Poverty Estimation and Evaluation of Poverty Alleviation Programmes to Indian Statistical Service Probationers at the National Institute for Rural Development, Hyderabad on 8 November 2005. a) b) ii) Poverty: Concepts, Issues & Policies Trickle Down Debate: Empirical Verification
Lectures for the Post Graduate Programme students at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai on 22 November 2005
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Gave a lecture on Food Security in India at the refresher course for the college teachers of Mumbai University, on Development Economics, at Department of Economics on 12 December 2005. Attended the Silver Jubilee Seminar: Perspectives on Equitable Development: International Experience and What can India Learn? at Centre for Economic and Social Studies during 7-9 January 2006 and presented a paper: Poverty and Food Insecurity in India: A Disaggregated Regional Perspective and Policy Implications. Attended a dissemination Seminar on World Development Report 2005, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Goregaon (East), Mumbai. 01 February 2006. Discussed the Report from an economic perspective.
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Dr. Nirmal Sengupta i) Chairperson, Technical Session: V-A: Collective Action for Ecosystem Management, Fourth Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics, IGIDR, Mumbai, June 4, 2005. Expert Consultation Workshop for the Eleventh Five Year Plan, New Delhi, Council for Social Development and Planning Commission on 20-21st October, 2005.
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Economics of E-commerce and Auction theory, A set of three Invited Lectures at Railway Staff College as part of their program on E-commerce, Baroda, May 30 to June 4, 2005. Sixteen hours of lecture on Games and Market Design as part of the Faculty Development Program on Game theory: A Tool for Economists and Strategists, conducted jointly with Dr. Sumit Sarkar at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikhode, June 13-18, 2005. Market Design Through Two-sided Matching Models, Invited paper for the Symposium on Current Topics in Operations Research, IIT Bombay, November 12, 2005. Invited to give a lecture on the works of Nobel Laureates Robert Aumann and Thomas Schelling at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai., November 2005. Invited to give a set of lectures on Auction applications at Railway Staff College, Baroda, Scheduled for Dec 20-23, 2005.
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Organised the kick-off meeting of the Asia Link Programme in Law and Economics at IGIDR in December, 2005. Delivered twenty-five lectures on Games and Market Design as Visiting Faculty at Madras School of Economics, Chennai, during December 2005 and March 2006.
Dr. R. Radhakrishna i) Delivered a lecture on Poverty Concepts and Issues in Measurement of Poverty at the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, 26th July, 2005. Delivered a lecture on Poverty and Human Development Issues in CIRDAP countries at the Training Workshop of CIRDAP & NIRD joint programme, Pune, 16-17th August, 2005. Delivered a lecture on Conceptualisation of Poverty, Training Programme for IES Probationers, NIRD, Hyderabad, 27 th September, 2005. Participated and chaired a session in the National Workshop on Pro-poor Macroeconomic Policy, United Nations Development Programme, New Delhi, 16-18th October, 2005. Presided over the inaugural and valedictory sessions of the 19 th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Agricultural Marketing held at G.B. Pant Agricultural University, Pantnagar in the capacity of Societys President, 25-27th October, 2005.
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Participated in the 88th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association held in Visakhapatnam during 27-29th December, 2005 and chaired the Professor G. Parthasarathy Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor G.S. Bhalla. Participated and chaired a session in the CESS Silver Jubilee Seminar on Perspectives on Economic Development: International Experience and What can India Learn?, held at Hyderabad during January, 2006.
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Presented a paper on Replacing Job-Security with Income Security: A Suggested Outline, at the national conference on Employment and Income Security in India held in Delhi, April 6-8, 2005. Second meeting of the Standing Advisory Group on the Database of the Indian Economy, RBI, Fort, Mumbai, April 8, 2005. Collaborative meeting on sectoral policy of FDI in education sector, organized by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, May 5, 2005. Evaluated a doctoral dissertation of JNU and conducted the viva voce of the candidate in May, 2005. Attended 3rd meeting of the Statistical Advisory Group of the RBI, on July 8, 2005. Gave a lecture on Industrial Growth in China and India, at the World Trade Centre, Mumbai on July 12, 2005.
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Presented a paper on Disinvestment and Privatisation at the dissemination seminar organised by ADB policy research networking group on trade and industry, held on August 17, 2005 in New Delhi.
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Presented a paper entitled, Industrial Growth in Regional Perspective: A Short Note, at the conference on Accelerated Economic Growth and Regional Balance organised by the Indian Economic Association jointly with Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) and Institute for Human Development (IHD), to be held in New Delhi during September 16-18, 2005.
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Presented a paper at the workshop on Labour Market, Employment Growth and Social Protection in India, held at ADB India Resident Mission, New Delhi, on 7 October 2005. Participated in a meeting to review economics syllabus at the Lal Bhadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, organized by Department of Personnel and Training, at New Delhi in December 2005.
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Presented a paper titled, Industrial Wages and Productivity, 1951-2002: Some Fresh Evidence, at the international conference on Development in Open Economies: Industry and Labour, held during 6-8 March, 2006, organised by the Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Dr. Rajendra Vaidya i) Attended the Final Technical Workshop of ADB Policy networking Project held at Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad and presented a paper on State Debt, on 21-22nd March, 2005.
Dr. Subrata Sarkar i) Delivered lecture on Risk Modelling in the Mathematical Finance workshop held in IGIDR in April 2005.
Dr. Srijit Mishra i) National Seminar on Farmers Suicides, Hyderabad, Council for Social Development (Southern Regional Office), on 10-11th June, 2005.
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Made a presentation on: Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra at Mantralaya (Chief Secretary and his colleagues), Mumbai, December 2005. Made a presentation on: Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra at CDS, Thiruvananthapuram, 10 th March, 2006. Attended a Research collaboration workshop on India health project, CDS, Thiruvananthapuram and International Health Unit, University of Montreal, 14-15th March, 2006. Presented a paper on Rural Credit and Suicides in Mahrashtra, India: A Case-control Study, 8th Money and Finance Conference, IGIDR, Mumbai, 27-28th March, 2006.
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Attended the Seminar on Indian Agricultural Markets and Policy, organized by IGIDR and US Department of Agriculture, at IGIDR, Mumbai on 16th April, 2005. Attended the Fourth Biennial Conference of INSEE on Ecology and Human Well Being, organized by Indian Society of Ecological Economics, at IGIDR, Mumbai on 3-4th June, 2005. Chaired the third technical session of the seminar on Development of Producer Price Index - Issues and Methodology, New Delhi on 29-30th September, 2005.
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Dr. Sudhakara Reddy i) Delivered a lecture on Economics of Energy Efficiency, at the Training Programme conducted by the Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, February, 2005. Panelist at the High-level conference on Strategies for control of air pollution in Mumbai, Hotel Le Meridien, Mumbai, March 1-2, 2005. Attended seminar on Science, Technology and Development at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 28 th October. 2005.
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i) Participated in Doordarshans live Telecast of Mahacharcha- A programme on ban on plastic bags Doordarshan Kendra, Mumbai, Sept, 23, 2005.
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Invited faculty expert for delivering two sessions in a Refresher Course on Development Economics for College Teachers, organised by the Bombay University, Department of Economics, Mumbai, December, 21st , 2005. Participated in the Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) of Shastri Applied Research Projects (SHARP), New Delhi, February 1819, 2006.
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Dr. Vijay Laxmi Pandey i) Participated in the 4th Biennial Conference of Indian Society for Ecological Economics held at IGIDR, Mumbai, on 3-4th June, 2005.
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Attended the seminar Workshop on growing rural urban disparities, organized by NIRD at Hyderabad, on 29 th 30th August, 2005. Attended the seminar, "Engendering Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies organized by Mumbai University and UNDP at NCPA, Mumbai, 29th30th September, 2005. Participated and presented a paper in the Annual Conference of Indian Society for Agricultural Marketing held at GBPUA&T, Pant Nagar, Uttranchal, 26-27th October, 2005.
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International Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Symposia and Training Programmes attended by our faculty members in the year 2005-2006: 21 Dr. Ashima Goyal i) India: Resistance and Change presentation at conference on Mental Models and Economic Policy: Neo-liberalism and its Competition, Claremont Graduate University, April 1-2, 2005.
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Lunch Talk on Women in Economics: Minority or Diversity? organized by CWEST (Claremont Womens Economic and Political Economy Society Today) and Executive Student Committee, School of Political Economy, Claremont Graduate University, April 19, 2005. Asian Reserves and the Dollar: Is Gradual Adjustment Possible? presented at International Conference on Enlarged ASEAN: Issues of Trade, Development and Integration, at the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, November 24-25, 2005.
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Attended the 8th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Institute of Market Analysis and Agricultural Trade Policy (FAL), Braunschweig, Germany, jointly with the Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University, USA, June 9-11, 2005. Presented a paper titled: Reforms in Indian Agro-processing and Agriculture Sectors in the context of Unilateral and Multilateral Trade Agreements (with Mary Burfisher and Manoj Panda).
Dr. K.V. Ramaswamy i) Seminar on Impact of Reforms on Poverty and Labor Markets held at Munk center for International studies, University of Toronto, August 2005.
Dr. Nirmal Sengupta i) For A Theory Of Minimum Admissible Standards accepted for 10th EURAS Workshop on Standardisation and Networks, the European Academy for Standardization, Tallinn, Estonia, June 2-3, 2005.
Dr. R. Radhakrishna i) Participated in the Policy Dialogue on Rural Issues organized by the Center on Integrated Rural Development for the Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), at Dhaka, during 29th September 1st October, 2005. Participated and made a presentation in the Poverty Reduction Practice Advisory Panel Meeting of the Asia and Pacific Regional Centre, UNDP. Covened on 8th February, 2006 in Colombo.
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Presented a paper entitled "Industrial Growth in China and India: A Preliminary Comparison, at a workshop on Indian Economy: Policy and Performance 1980 - 2000, June 24th and 25th , 2005 in the Institute of Asian Research, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Delivered San-Ei Gen Lecture on Internationalisation of Indian Business: An Emerging Tendency, at the University of Edinburgh Management School and Economics, in Edinburgh on November 18, 2005. Gave a couple of lectures on comparing FDI inflow in China and India, at the Graduate School in Management and Economics, University of Edinburgh in November 2005.
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Attended the meeting of the IUSSP Panel on Urbanization, Columbia University, New York, USA, January, 2006.
Dr. Subrata Sarkar
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The Inaugural Asia-Pacific Corporate Governance Conference (APCGC), Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, August 25-26, 2005. Presented a paper. ESRC funded Workshop on Corporate Governance, Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Finance in Transition Economies, Brunel University, Uxbridge, West London, September 9-10, 2005. Presented a paper.
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Conference on Enlarged ASEAN: Issues in Trade, Development and Integration, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies (CSES), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia on 24-25th November, 2005.
Dr. Sudhakara Reddy i) Attended the International Conference on Governing for Sustainability in the Asia Pacific Region, Putrajaya, Malaysia on 1214th April, 2005. Presented the paper Barriers and Drivers to Energy Efficiency at the 6 th International conference on EE lighting, Shanghai, 9-11 May 2005. Presented the paper Social Aspects of Energy Use in India: The Gap between the Haves and Have nots at the 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences June 13 - 16, 2005, Waikiki Beach Marriott Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii, USA.
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Participated in the training workshop of regional representatives of International Life Cycle Panel (ILCP) of UNEPs Life Cycle Initiative, organized by the UNEP, Paris, May 27-30, 2005.
Participated in the International Teleconference of ILCP of UNEP at Baltimore, USA, November 17, 2005.
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Dr. Ashima Goyal i) Attended a discussion meeting on the Indian economy with the US Treasury Under Secretary and his delegation, Market Analysts and Economic Academics, at DSP Merrill Lynch, Nariman Point, Mumbai, May 2, 2006. Attended a Brainstorming discussion on Fuller Capital Account Convertibility, at the Indian Merchants Chamber, organized by IMC ERTF, to prepare a brief for the Tarapore Committee, June 14, 2006. Incentives from Exchange Rate Regimes in an Institutional Context accepted for presentation at the South Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society, Chennai, December 18-20, 2006. Panelist, discussion on Indian Growth, organized by the ICICI Bank, November 15, Mumbai. Invited presentation on 'Monetary Policy, Feedback and Markets under Uncertainty', November 13, 2006, DRG, RBI. "Macroeconomic Policy and the Exchange Rate: Working Together?" invited lecture on October 11, 2006, RBI, Bandra- Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Incentive Structures in the Employment Guarantee Scheme, IIR Writers Workshop at IIT, Kanpur, July 22, 2006. A GEM Open Economy Model for Emerging Markets: Monetary Policy with Dualistic Labour Markets presented at Conference on Advances in Open Economy Macroeconomics, organized by Centre for Economics and Development, Northwestern University and IGIDR, Taj President Hotel, Mumbai, 19-20th March, 2007.
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Panelist for Asian Currencies- Recent Market Developments (Panel Discussion), Forex Association of India and Bloomberg, Taj Hotel Mumbai, 25th January, 2007. Incentives from Exchange Rate Regimes in an Institutional Context presented at the South Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society, Chennai, 18-20th December, 2006. Presentation on "The Impact of Liberalisation on Monetary Policy and its Interaction, with FX Markets" 2nd FEDAI Annual Conference, Lonavala, Panel on Impact of external sector liberalization on FX market, 9 th December, 2006.
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Attended the International Seminar on Saving DOHA and Delivering on Development, jointly by Govt. of India, UNCTAD, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Oxfam International, NCAER and CUTS International, New Delhi, March 12-13, 2007. Attended the workshop on Building Trade Safety Nets in Agricultural Systems in South Asia, jointly by Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) and Centre for Trade and Development (CENTAD), Hyderabad, March 26, 2007. Attended National Workshop on Sustainability of Food Security Land, Water and Equity Issues, University of Mysore, Mysore, March 29-30, 2007.
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Fourth Annual International Conference of GLOBELICS (Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems), Trivandrum, jointly organized by GLOBELICS, CDS, and IIM Bangalore. Presented the paper India and China: Changing Patterns of Comparative Advantage?, October 4-7, 2006.
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World Bank seminar on Labour and Employment. Presented the World Bank commissioned paper on Impact of Trade on Employment: Manufacturing and new Services, New Delhi, July 27-29, 2006. Invited expert for a two day work shop on Development Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Gave a lecture on Labour Reforms in India, September 25-26,2006. Discussant for the session Employment and Global Value Chains, IGIDR-IILS Conference at IGIDR, Mumbai, August 1011, 2006.
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Attended the IFPRI-IGIDR-PIDS Seminar on Trade Liberalisation and Food Security, New Delhi, June 7-9, 2006. Gave a lecture on Environmental Accounting and Adjustments in GDP, to IAS probationers at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, April 1, 2006.
Dr. Mythili i) Participated in workshop on Poverty Alleviation Programs held at IGIDR, May 29 -30, 2006 and presented a paper on Management of Non timber Forest Products : Issues in Community Livelihood Options. Presented a paper in the Workshop on Supply Response of Indian Farmers under the project scheme sponsored by USDA/ERS held at IGIDR on September 29, 2006. Presented a paper at the Annual Indian Econometric Society Conference held at IIT, Mumbai, January 2007.
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Dr. M.H. Suryanarayana i) Attended a technical workshop on Human Development Statistics, Planning Commission UNDP Project on Strengthening State Plans for Human Development, Bangalore, 27-28 April 2006. Presentation on Maharashtra Human Development Report: Issues related to Data Base. Gave Lectures on Poverty Estimation and Evaluation of Poverty Alleviation Programmes to Indian Statistical Service Probationers at the National Institute for Rural Development, Hyderabad on 4 July 2006. a) Poverty: Concepts, Issues & Policies b) Trickle Down Debate: Empirical Verification Gave Lectures on Game Theory & Economic Applications for doctoral students at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies, Mumbai, 10-11 July 2006.
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Panel Member, National Workshop on Exclusion, Hegemony, Development: Tribal Livelihoods and the Search for Alternative Road Maps, sponsored by Indo-Dutch Programme on Alternative Development & Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi held at Conference Hall, Mumbai, 29 August 2006. Presented a paper Livelihoods in the Context of Social and Natural Environments. Delivered lectures on Game Theory: Concepts & Economic Applications for doctoral students at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies, Mumbai, 10-11 September 2006. Presented an evaluation of the GoM Economic Survey Chapter on Social Sectors; from methodological and policy perspectives. Lectures for doctoral students at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies, Mumbai, 10-11th September, 2006. Delivered Guest Lectures on i) Millennium Development Goals and ii) MDG Costing and Policy Imperatives. Post Graduate Programme, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, 13 November 2006. Seminar on Confronting Global Poverty by Tim Besley and Robin Burgess, London School of Economics sponsored by the Expert Group on Development Issues, Swedish Ministry of External Affairs at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore., 12th Dec.2006. Discussed the paper and raised issues for further research. 14th International Economics Convention: India: Economic and Social Issues Lessons from Overseas, organized by the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board at H. R. College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai, 15-16th December, 2006. Participated as a member of the panel of judges. Gave lectures on Poverty, Inequality and Regional Disparity in India and on Concepts, Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications for the Foundation Course at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, December, 2006.
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Strengthening State Plans for Human Development, Training of Trainers Workshop on Human Development, sponsored by UNDP-Indian Planning Commission at Administrative Training Institute, Government of West Bengal, Kolkatta, 15-19th January, 2007. Participated by conducting discussions and commenting on the proposed course manual. Pre-Budget Consultations of the Finance Minister, Government of India, with small group of experts from specialized areas, Committee Room No. 136-B, North Block, New Delhi, 23rd January, 2007. Presented comments on preparation of annual Economic Survey and certain issues regarding the social sector. Seminar of Economic Survey of Maharashtra organized by the Department of Economics, University of Mumbai and the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Maharashtra, at Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 3-4th February, 2007.
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Acted as a discussant for the paper titled Monetary Policy and Stockmarket Boom-Bust Cycles by Lawrence Christiano (Northwestern University), Massimo Rostagno (European Central Bank) and Roberto Motto (European Central Bank) at a conference on Advances in Open Economy Macroeconomics organised jointly by Centre for Economics and Development, Northwestern University, USA and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, 19-20th March, 2007.
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Attended a workshop on National Capacity Self Assessment in land degradation, on 19 th May, 2006, NAEB Regional Centre, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. IFPRI-World Bank Consultation on World Development Report 2008, Delhi November 02-03, 2006.
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Visiting Faculty, National Law School of India Bangalore, November-December 9, 2006. Attended the Second Asian Law and Economics Conference, December 8-9, 2006.
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Invited by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad as a visiting faculty to teach a graduate level course on Game Theory and Applications for the PGP (MBA) II year students, Dec, 2006- Feb.2007.
Dr. Rajendra Vaidya i) Gave a special lecture on Understanding the changing economic and industrial environment and their implications in the Cement Industry on 2.05.2006 to Senior Managers from ACC Ltd.
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Presented a paper titled, Public Sector Performance Since 1950: A Fresh Look, at a seminar, Macroeconomic Policy, Agricultural Development and Rural Institutions, held in honour of Professor A Vaidyanathan at the Institute of Economic and Social Change in Bangalore during April 9-10, 2006. Gave a series of lectures on Indian Public sector, Capital market and Economic reforms at the National Academy of Defense Production, Nagpur in February 2006. Participated in Workshop on Decent work organized at IGIDR by ILO, in collaboration with IGIDR and Institute of Human Development, New Delhi in July 2006
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Delivered a set of 5 lectures on Indian Economy and Industry at the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, in a refresher course for college teachers, July 25-29, 2006. Invited speaker at the 2nd National Conference of Association of Public Sector Officers, held in Goa during September 27-28, 2006. I delivered a lecture on Public Sector Performance in India. 4th annual conference of the International Network of Researchers on Innovation Globelics 2006, held in Kovalam, Kerala during October 4-7, 2006.
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Dr. R. Radhakrishna i) ii) Delivered the 48th Convocation address at the International Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai on May 13th, 2006. Keynote address to the All India Economics Conference on Economic Growth with Equity and Stability held at Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Putaparthi, during 24-26.8.2006.
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Attended workshop on Integrating the poor with Mainstream Development, held at National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, on 29.9.2006. Keynote address on Food Consumption and Nutritional Status in India: Emerging Trends and Perspectives, at the 66 th annual conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, November 8-10, 2006. Participated in the 43rd Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society held at IIT, Mumbai, 5-7 January, 2007. Participated in the Retreat on Rural Development for Afro-Asian. Countries at National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, served as a Resource Person, 7-11th January, 2007. Participated in the Annual Conference of The Indian Society. of Agricultural Marketing, Nagpur, chaired the Inaugural and Valedictory sessions in the capacity of the President of the Society, 20-24th February, 2007. Delivered Inaugural address at the Regional Seminar on Regional Disparities in Infrastructure Development in India With Special Reference to Andhra Pradesh organized by the Department of Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 8-10th March, 2007. Delivered Silver Jubilee Lecture on Indias Development, Poverty Traps and Malnutrition Crisis organized by the Institute of Public Entertprise, Hyderabad, 14th March, 2007.
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Made a presentation on: Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra, HSS department, IIT, Mumbai, 5 th April, 2006. Attended a panel discussion on Farmers' Suicides in India, Peace Mumbai, at YUVA office, Mumbai, 27th April, 2006. Attended a meeting of Health Equity and Rights Watch Project, Sathi (Cehat Pune), at TISS, Mumbai, 16 th May, 2006. Attended the 39th Annual Conference of the Orissa Economic Association, Upendranath Sarada Mahavidyalaya, Khaiabad, Mugapal, Jajpur, Orissa. Presented keynote paper, 13-14th Jan.2007. Attended the 20th National Conference on Agricultural Marketing, Vasantrao Naik State Agricultural Extension Management Training Institute (VANAMATI), Nagpur. Presented a keynote paper, 22-24th Feb. 2007.
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Labour and Employment Situation in India by IHD/ World Bank Conference, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 27 July 2006. Inception Workshop for Second Human Development Report for West Bengal, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata on 20 th September, 2006. The Multidimensions of Urban Poverty in India organised by The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai and Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi on 6-7th October, 2006.
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Workshop on Cleaner Mobility in Urban Areas in India, UNDP/Ministry of Urban Development, GOI, New Delhi, 26 th August, 2006. Attended GEF Empowered Committee Meeting, Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, New Delhi, 6 th Sept 2006. Invited speaker at Envrionmental Economics Workshop, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi, 30th Nov.2006. Resource Person at the Training Program for Non-ISS Statistical Personnel on Natural Resources Accounting Techniques, Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal. Also gave lectures on Environmental Finance to PFM graduate students at the Institute, February 2007. LEAD Consultation on the Status of Local Environmental Governance in India and Strategies for Future Action, organised by LEAD International, Delhi on 15-16th March, 2007.
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Dr. Vijay Laxmi Pandey Participated in the round table on Poverty Alleviation Progammes on June 29-30th, 2006 at IGIDR. Attended the 66th Annual Conference of Indian Society Agricultural Economists, NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, 8-10th November, 2006. Participated and introduced the paper written by Dr. Suresh Pal, for Agricultural Crisis in India book at IGIDR, Mumbai, 30th December, 2006. Participated in a roundtable on Constraints in access to credit by the enterprises in unorganized sector at IGIDR, Mumbai, 4th March, 2007.
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Dr. Nirmal Sengupta i) Subsidy Swing, Keynote Paper, Fourth International Seminar , Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion, Kathmandu, November 6-7, 2006.
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Discussant for a chapter in a workshop on ADBs annual publications, Asian Development Outlook, held on November 2, 2006, in Manila.
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Second Annual Workshop, The Unit of Analysis and the Micro-Level Dynamics of Violent Conflict, Organised by Households in Conflict Network, Belgium (Paper: Marriage, Fertility and Health Care Seeking Behavior in Rwanda, with Tesfayi Gebreselassie, Anuja Jayaraman), January 2007. Workshop on Poverty Measurement and Analysis, African Population and Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, (Paper: Multidimensions of Urban Poverty in India, with A Mukhopadhyay), February 2007.
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Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America in Philadelphia, USA. (Paper: Prevalence of Child Poverty in India and China, with M.H.Suryanarayana), March 2007.
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Visited the University of Sydney, Australia, between 30th April to 26th May, 2006. Gave seminar in the department and worked on two research papers with Kunal Sengupta.
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Chaired contributed paper session in 26th Conference of International Association of Agricultural Economists on Water Policy Facing Salinity and attended on a variety of themes in Agriculture, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 12-18th August, 2006 funded by Accumulated IGIDR Personal Project Research Fund. Indian Agriculture and Prospects for Trade: Perpectives on Environment and Poverty, paper presented in Conference on Australia-China Free Trade Agreement: Econometric Modelling and Regional Development issues, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 17-18th March, 2007.
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Better Air Quality Conference organized by CAI-Asia and ADB, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 13-15th December, 2006.
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Dr. Vijay Laxmi Pandey i) 26th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Presented contributed paper Assessing the impact of international natural resource management research: The case of zero tillage in Indias rice-wheat systems, 12-18th August, 2006.
The XVI International Silage Conference will be held in Hmeenlinna, Finland on 2-4 July 2012.
The conference will bring together scientists and experts from all over the world to present and discuss cutting edge advances in all major areas of silage research. Details of the meeting are distributed through this web site, and more information will be updated as the conference approaches.
Key-note speakers at XVI ISC

Outline of the programme for XVI ISC 1 July 2012, Sunday 2 July 2012, Monday 3 July 2012, Tuesday 15-17 Pre-Conference Cruise 17-20 Possibility for registration 8.30 - 18.30 Scientific programme 18.30 Informal dinner at Conference venue 8.30 - 12.30 Scientific programme 13 Mid-Congress Tours 19.00 Conference dinner
4 July 2012, Wednesday 8.30 - 12.30 Scientific Programme followed by lunch
A detailed Practical Guide available here (updated 18 June)!
Hmeenlinna is situated in Southern Finland. The distances to main cities with International airports are:

Helsinki 100 km Tampere 75 km Turku 145 km
The most convenient way to get to Hmeenlinna from Helsinki-Vantaa airport is by bus, which stops both at Terminal 1 and 2. There are buses almost every hour and the travel time to Hmeenlinna is from 1 to1.5 hours. There is a transfer of bus during the trip. Leave the bus at Hmeenlinna bus station. If you come from Helsinki City Center, train is a good option for travel. From Turku and Tampere, both bus and train connections are good, so you may check the timetables to find the best option.
Bus timetables Train timetables
Hmeenlinna is a compact historic city with almost 70 000 inhabitants. Sokos Hotel Vaakuna (street address Possentie 7, Hmeenlinna) is close to the train station while Hotels Emilia (street address Raatihuoneenkatu 23, Hmeenlinna) and Cumulus (street address Raatihuoneenkatu 16-18, Hmeenlinna) are close to the bus station. Hotel Rantasipi Aulanko (street address Aulangontie 93, Hmeenlinna) is ca. 5 km from the City centre, but there is public transportation available. For Conference Delagates, a shuttle bus is arranged on Conference days.
nformation for sponsors
We offer the following possibilities for sponsorships of XVI ISC:
Sponsor packages:
Level Silver
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Company name listed in the proceedings and posted at 1500 the conference site, a link to the company website from the conference website. + 23 % VAT The same benefits as the Silver Level, but with one conference registration, 3 2 m exhibit space (includes 3200 table, electricity and wireless internet connection), indication of the sponsorship in the name tag for the company representative, plus a 1/3 page space for + 23 % VAT company logo and mission statement in the proceedings.
Gold
The same benefits as the Gold Level, but with 1 additional conference registration (for a total of 2), sole 5000 sponsorship for 1/4 day of the conference (7 sessions Platinum available on a first come, first served basis), recognition of company sponsorship (e.g., company logo) at or near + 23 % VAT the speaker podium, and recognition during the session by the session moderator.
Extra sponsorship opportunities:

Logo on the conference bag Logos of the sponsors (maximum three) may be printed on the conference bag together with the logo of the conference. Three places available: first come, first served basis. Price: 3000 + 23 % VAT Pens and notepads Pens and notepads will be included in the conference bags. A sponsor may offer their own materials with the logo of the sponsor on them. One opportunity available. Price: Production costs + 1000 + 23 % VAT Brochures and other additional material in conference bag Sponsors are welcome to provide material to be included into the conference bag. The material goes through checking by the conference organization committee beforehand. The material should be produced by the sponsor and delivered 2 weeks before the conference. Price: Production costs + 1000 + 23 % VAT
For additional information and registration as a sponsor, please contact

Arja Seppl, MTT Agrifood Research Finland,
tel. +358 40 742 0557, arja.seppala@mtt.fi he XVI International Silage Conference is organized by MTT Agrifood Research Finland and University of Helsinki, Department of Agricultural Sciences. Members of the organizing committee:

Prof. Marketta Rinne, MTT (chair) Silage specialist Virva Hallivuori, Valio Ltd. Research scientist Terttu Heikkil, MTT Dr. Seija Jaakkola, University of Helsinki Development manager Mikko Korhonen, Valio Ltd. Dr. Kaisa Kuoppala, MTT Research scientist Matts Nysand, MTT Head of the Feed Section Tarja Root, Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira Senior specialist Eeva Saarisalo, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Research scientist Auvo Sairanen, MTT Research scientist Arja Seppl, MTT Silage specialist Tiina Sirkjrvi, Valio Ltd.
Members of the scientific comittee:

Prof. Aila Vanhatalo, University of Helsinki (chair) Dr. Seija Jaakkola, University of Helsinki Dr. Tuomo Kokkonen, University of Helsinki Dr. Kaisa Kuoppala Dr. Juha Nousiainen, Valio Ltd. Prof. Marketta Rinne, MTT Dr. Markku Saastamoinen, MTT Research scientist Antti Suokannas, MTT
Dr. Perttu Virkajrvi, MTT
The main contact person for the Conference is Marketta Rinne at MTT Agrifood Research Finland (marketta.rinne@mtt.fi, tel. +358 50 5700 811). Hme Convention Bureau takes care of the practical arrangements of the conference. The congress coordinator is Jasmin Heikkil (jasmin.heikkila@hameenmatkailu.fi, tel. +358 10 617 2336).
Conducted by University of Helsinki http://www.helsinki.fi/university/index.html and MIT
Rice Tech Expo Sri Lanka

Visitor Registration 15 - 17 February 2013
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Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall Colombo, Sri Lanka
About Visitor Registration Book a Stall
Rice Tech Expo Sri Lanka is a three day show that will be held in Colombo in Sri Lanka. This is an international exhibition that will concentrate on the rice processing and other technologies that will help the development of rice industry. This mega event is supported by various associations related with rice industry and the government organizations. It provides a unique platform for the buying and selling of rice and technologies related with it. Rice Tech Expo Sri Lanka also provides its exhibitors with an opportunity to establish good contacts with the attendees and have quality conversations with them. They get the chance to establish new business contacts and to strengthen their existing contacts that will help them to keep a good hold over the market.
Visitors' Profile
The visitors of Rice Tech Expo Sri Lanka will include Rice Industry Associations and Govt. Organization, Rice Processing Companies, Rice Millers, Rice Mill Owners, Other Grain Mill Owners, Distributors and Agents, CEOs and Chief Engineers, Rice Importers and Exporters, Rice Trade Analysts, Research Scientists and Technologists, Ware Houses, Food Retail Chains, Chamber of Commerce from Various Countries, Commission Agents and Consultants and Others.
Highlights
The highlights of Rice Tech Expo Sri Lanka will include + Conferences. + Technical Seminars. + Workshops. + Discussion on Modernization of rice technology.
Exhibitors' Profile
Book a Stall Find Suppliers in Sri Lanka The Rice Tech Expo Sri Lanka will exhibit the products and services that will include rice mill machinery manufacturers, dall, pulses and oil seeds processing machinery, rice flakes and other rice based products, machinery, paddy parboiling, dryer plants, grain color
sorter machinery, boilers, water treatment plants, motors, rubber rolls, v belts and conveyer beltings, generators power generating units silky polishing units lab equipments, rice exporters, bag stitching machines and packing machinery, tarpaulin companies, perforated sheet material, elevator buckets, other input suppliers, agriculture equipments and related government departments.
56th Summer Fancy Food Show Report June 27-29, 2010 Summer Fancy Food Show: Exhibit Space Sells Out
The 56th Summer Fancy Food Show on June 27 29, 2010, was a great success. Exhibit space at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City was sold out. This years show drew 23,304 verified attendees from across the U.S. and around the world. Attendance exceeded last years strong showing, which was the highest at any Fancy Food Show in the past decade. The event is the largest marketplace for specialty foods and beverages in North America and this year was no exception: 2,400 exhibitors filled 331,000 square feet of exhibit space. More than 80 countries presented their latest specialties, best-in-class foods and beverages, and products at the forefront of emerging trends. To view a photo gallery of the show click here. We are extremely pleased with our great results. Theres no question that our show is the place to be for the top buyers and suppliers of specialty food, said Ann Daw, president of the NASFT. Next summers show in Washington, DC, is already drawing strong sales. Our industry is clearly moving forward."
Check out the buzz
The social media sites for the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc., the shows owner, are still busy with show news and reviews. Share your show experiences and learn what your industry colleagues are saying in our communities on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn (NASFT Fancy Food Shows).
Show highlights included:

New Brands on the Shelf. This special pavilion presents tabletop displays with sampling from 37 participants in the NASFTs Member Candidate program for newcomers to the industry. Exhibitors from 80+ countries, and 41 international pavilions. Whats New, Whats Hot! Showcases. This popular display featured hundreds of products representing the latest trends in natural and organics, gifts, and more, and opens two hours before the exhibit halls. Social Media 101. The NASFT had 45 one-on-one consultations in the Exhibitor Lounge to help exhibitors brush up on the latest communications tools. 253 first-time exhibitors.
In the Spotlight
The 56th Summer Fancy Food Show was a major media magnet. The showand scores of exhibitor productswas featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS News and Martha Stewart Radio. There was also coverage in the New York Times, New York Daily News, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Epicurious, and Cond Nasts food site. More than 1,000 journalists attended the show from the U.S. and abroad. See coverage here.
Buyer Mix
The show draws top buyers from all major food channels. This year saw a significant jump in attendance from the foodservice sector, up an impressive 25 percent over last year. There was also a 13.5 percent increase in the number of buyers from natural and organic, specialty food retailers, supermarkets and mass merchants. Buying organizations in attendance at the show have a combined purchasing power in the billions of dollars.
Big Names
The show was a whos who of top specialty food purveyors. Some of the most important names in retailing were there, including Whole Foods, Costco, Sysco, Kroger, Winn-Dixie, Harry & David, Alaska Air, Pinkberry, Raleys, Restaurant Associates, Barnes & Noble, Zingermans, The Fresh Market, and hundreds of top regional and local retailers, distributors, and importers.
Matchmaking Program Takes Off
The NASFT arranged 2,000 one-on-one sessions between buyers and suppliers, up from 1,343 in 2009, including 111 private sessions. These meetings were set up by NASFT staff in the months before the show. Cracker Barrel, Whole Foods, Crate & Barrel, and Kings Super Market were among the 227 retail, foodservice and distribution companies that took part in the program. The sessions got great reviews. The interview sessions were perfectly orchestrated right buyer, right product and we are starting to rollout with [new] stores next month. Thank you NASFT. Jeremy Isenberg, President, Chex Finer Foods.
Big Draw from Around the World
Buyers from more than 95 countries flocked to New York for the show this year. The three-day event provides a great way to source the best foods and beverages the U.S. has to offer, plus great products from the more than 80 countries that showcased their wares. Attendees were from:
BELIZE BERMUDA BRAZIL BULGARIA CANADA CAPE VERDE ISLANDS CAYMAN ISLANDS CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA ENGLAND FRANCE FRENCH POLYNESIA GAMBIA GERMANY GREECE GUATEMALA GUYANA HONDURAS HONG KONG ICELAND INDIA KUWAIT LEBANON LIBYA MACEDONIA MALAYSIA MARTINIQUE MEXICO MONGOLIA MOROCCO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NIGERIA PORTUGAL RUSSIA SAUDI ARABIA SERBIA SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA ST LUCIA
CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR
INDONESIA IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN
NORTH KOREA NORWAY PAKISTAN PALESTINE PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND
SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIA TAIWAN ROC THAILAND TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
sofi Awards Break Records
The 38th sofi Awards were a special highlight of the show. This year was the most competitive sofi contest ever. Members submitted 2,258 of their outstanding specialty foods and beverages across all 33 categories, up from the prior high of 2,091 in 2008. All 140 Silver Finalists were featured in a special showcase at the show. Gold Winners were selected by attendees at the show, who sampled and evaluated the finalists in a special judging room monitored by an outside accounting firm.
And the Winner Is.
The sofi Gold Winners were announced at a red-carpet ceremony at the show by Executive Chef Dan Barber, who is a leader in the artisanal food movement and well known for his restaurants, Blue Hill in New York City, and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. The NASFT was honored to make a contribution to City Harvest in honor of Barber, in lieu of a speaking fee. City Harvest is the Fancy Food Shows longtime charity of choice. The sofi Gold Winner for Outstanding New Product of 2010 is the South African Consulate for Rozendal Hibiscus Vinegar. View all 33 Gold Winners here.
Hunger for Knowledge
Education sessions at the show were packed. Attendance was up 15 percent above last year. The best-attended seminars were Understanding Pricing for a Beginning Manufacturer and Taking Your Products to the Marketplace. There were 20+ seminars, tasting sessions and tours, including presentations by industry experts on trends research and roundtables on trends in Kosher, Halal, and Sustainability.
Other seminars included:

How to Become a Media Darling Pricing Your Gift Baskets with Profit and Goals 7 Ways to Evaluate Your Products Branding and Packaging to Respond to Changing Markets Tasting Terroir: The Skinny on Bean to Bar Origin Chocolate
Giving Back
For the 21st year, Fancy Food Show exhibitors made a major donation to City Harvest, a leading anti-hunger organization in New York City. Exhibitors donated 100,000 pounds of chocolate, cheese, olive oil, snacks and much more, enough to fill eight tractor trailers. The food was collected by 250 volunteers right after the exhibit halls closed, and deployed to 200 community food pantries and soup kitchens. One recipient, the Community Food Pantry of Highbridge, Bronx, N.Y., received 2,962 pounds of food. "As an agency that serves a mostly immigrant population, we were grateful to receive high quality food that is also culturally familiar to our clients. It was a real treat for them." -- Nurah Amat'ullah, Community Food Pantry of Highbridge.
Specialty Food Media: The Top Source for Industry News You Can Use
The NASFTs media platforms were front and center at the show, including:
Specialty Food Media: The NASFT's information source for the trade and the key vehicle to reach buying professionals across call channels. Providing total market access by connecting buyers and sellers year-round through a variety of food and beverage focused channels: Specialty Food Magazine, www.specialtyfood.com and Specialty Food News. Foodspring.com: Connecting consumers to specialty foods. Foodspring.com offers the adventuresome food consumer an insider's look at specialty foods and the people who make them.
Foodspring Network: Linking the world's best specialty food sites. The Foodspring Network links NASFT member websites and foodspring.com to help them reach more consumers, simplify their marketing and save time and money while offering a professional online presence.
The Summer Fancy Food Show was an amazing event. I met great people and made good contacts. Everything was so well organized. NASFT made it very easy for us and it was a lot of fun. Thanks for everything. Nancy Gaynor, Oompa's Hot Mustard, Member Candidate, New Brands on the Shelf. "That was a fantastic show, thanks so much for allowing us to participate. We learned a lot about our product and feel much better prepared to move forward. You did an excellent job organizing New Brands on the Shelf." Howard Lerner, Inbru Coffee Flavors, Member Candidate, New Brands on the Shelf "It really helps me personally focus on these vendors. Being away from the show floor keeps the distractions at a minimum. I am interested in continuing this at future shows." Key Buyer, Private Interview Session "I am looking forward to building partnerships with all the vendors whom I met with." Heidi Quaschnick, Senior Business Development Manager, Sears Holding Company
Season-long Rice Farming Training 2012

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Rationale
The application of up-to-date rice farming practices in each country results in greater, sustainable harvest of quality rice which increases food security and improves the livelihoods of rice farmers, their families and communities. To obtain sustainable improvement in the quality and quantity of rice harvest, the latest production technologies from research must be adopted by the farmers. Understanding the rice knowledge and adopting rice production technologies are improved through well-trained cadre of extension agronomists in all aspects of rice farming and skilled in technology transfer and communication with farmers. The 17 week course aims to develop a cadre of 5 extension agronomists in each CARD country capable of promoting continuous improvement in rice farming, using communication skills in technology transfer, and acquiring knowledge of up-to-date production and postproduction technologies for rice farmers.
Participants
The course is designed for 5 extension agronomists in each CARD country in Africa who will be trained in the latest technologies of farm management and rice farming from seed to market who in turn shall apply this knowledge and skills to improve the farming practices in their country.
Scholarship
The scholarship includes airfares, airport pick-up and send off, pre-/post-travel allowance, board and lodging in IRRI and PhilRice Residence Halls, local medical insurance while in the course, stipends for miscellaneous expenses, local travel, and other training related expenses.
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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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June 25 - October 26, 2012 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Maligaya, Science City of Muoz Nueva Ecija, Philippines, and
Training Center International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Los Baos, Laguna, Philippines
Contact Information
Dr. Noel Magor Head, Training Center Or Engr. Joseph Rickman Regional Coordinator for East and Southern Africa IRRI Africa Program Email: JICA_Extension@irri.org
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International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering, Serdang, Malaysia, 26 Nov 201212th International Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology, Rotorua, New Zealand, 2 Sep 2012 September 2012 Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC2012), Christchurch, New Zealand, 1 Sep 2012 International Conference on Agriculture, Science and Engineering, Omoku, Nigeria, 3 Sep 2012 November 2012 International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering (CAFE), Putrajaya, Malaysia, 17 Nov 2012 December 2012 International Conference on Agricultural, Biotechnology, Biological and Biosystems Engineering (ICABBBE), Phuket, Thailand, 23 Dec 2012
1.2.ASIAFRUITLOGISTICA2012fromSeptember0507,2012inHongKong ASIAFRUITLOGISTICAisAsia'sleadingtradeshowfortheinternationalfreshfruitandvegetablebusiness.ASIAFRUITLOGISTICA2011attractedmorethan5, 300topdecisionmakersfrom63countriestoHongKong.332exhibitorsfrom33differentcountriespresentedafascinatingoverviewofthemarketandagreatopportunityto makeimportantbusinesscontacts. AsthecenteroffreshfruitproductsinAsiawithmorethan5.300tradevisitorsfrom63countries 3.DUBAISEAFOODEXPO2012fromOctober0810,2012inDubai InternationalExhibitiononSeafood,SeafoodProcessing,Packaging&DistributionTechnology,Equipment&Supply,istheonlyspecializedeventinMiddle EastforSeafood&SeafoodprocessingindustrySeafoodExpo DUBAI2012willopenitsgatesforthe6time.ThiseventisfocusedontheSeafood&SeafoodProcessingindustry.However,itisnotjustforbuyers,producersa ndexportersofproduce,itisalsoforanyassociatedproductorindustry,suchaspackaging,labelingortransportation.. 4.SHANGHAIINTLFISHERIES&SEAFOOD2012fromDecember0709,2012inChina OneofthelargesteventofChinaFisheries&Seafood,SIFSEwassponsoredbyShanghaiGovernmentandSeafoodTradeAssociationorganizetopro motebusinessandtradeinternationalseafoodindustry.Totalareaof10.00m2,annuallyattractingmorethan13.000tradevisitorsfrom19provincesandcit iesinChina,20othercountries(HongKong,Taiwan,Australia,Canada,Japan,Spain,etc)andparticipationof500exhibitors.Thefairhasbecomeanannualm eetingplaceforbusinesswhichplayanimportantgatewaytoChinesemark
CIFE 2013 EXHIBITS PROFILE 1. Local governments and overseas pavilion A. International pavilion: over 50% tags of the items on display are produced in overseas B. Domestic food pavilion of advanced provinces and cities C. According to the number of booths, the group will be awarded the memorial cup for his contribution and organization, and be entitled to the honored province or the distinguish country. 2. Wine and spirits exhibition (set up a special exhibition WINEXPO 2013) Red wine, wine, beer, whisky, champagne, rice wine, medicated liquor, liquor, overseas other spirits and alcoholic beverages; 3. Beverage area Sodas, juices, vegetable juice, dairy products, cold drink, drinking water, coffee, tea etc. 4. Grain and oil& Seasonings A. Grain products: rice, flour, grain crops, dehydrated food etc. B. Seasonings: raw-food materials, food additives, food preservativeetc; 5. Leisure food area A. Preserves: candy, cakes, fruit pudding, and sweet, canned category. B. Nuts, roasted seeds and nuts: dried fruits, seeds, pistachio nuts, peanuts, and edible nuts etc. C. Instant food, childrens foodstuff, healthy food, medicinal granules; D. Nutrition health food: childrens food, health food, instant nutrition food. 6. Agricultural Products Area A. Agricultural Characteristics: the regional characteristics of agricultural around melon and fruits, vegetables, and crops. B. Agricultural achievements: Special agricultural sightseeing parks, planting/ breeding/processing production bases and high technologies and products, modern agricultural demonstration, transformation and promotion of creative agricultural achievements, high-tech ecological products. C. Green organic food: authenticated in domestic and international authoritative institutions; 7. Catering Exhibition Area
A. Oil, spices, seafood products, ham, frozen meat, poultry and marine products, etc B. The kitchen appliances: bake/kitchen/breeding/freezing equipments, tableware, kitchenware, etc 8. Food Machinery & Packaging exhibition Area (set up a special exhibitionCMPE 2013) Food equipments those are relevant to food production, food processing and food packaging. http://www.cantonfair.net/index.php?option=com_rseventspro&layout=show&cid=131:2013-the-9th-
A very informative & updated presentation was made by Dr.Werner Nadir,Director,EuroFins Germany today at REAP office. Dr.Werner explained Rice export related current & future Quality Issues in EU & USA.The topics which he delibertated in details were Toxin & Heavy metal contamination,GMO,Pesticide residues,DNA testing for authentification,Packaging. The discussion was opend by Vice Chairman REAP Mr.Sami ullah & attended by Ex Chairman REAP Mr.Javed Islam
agha, Shaikh Muhammad Yousuf,Dr.Muhammad Akhtar,Director RRI KalaShah Kaku,Dr.Arif from NIBGE,Mr.Waqas Akhtar,MAZCO, Mr.Zohaib Tariq,RTP ,Mr.Asif,Atlas Foods,Mr.Nadeem Qazi & Hamid Malik ,Indus & others. Mr.Nadeem Akbar Khanecretry REAP & Mr.Kashif U Rehman, facilated the presentation in a well coordinated way.The depth of technical data & contents of presentation will go a long way to help & facilitate REAP members in a big way.
Event Profile Rice Tech Expo 2011 is one of the much awaited events dedicated to rice technology in Bangladesh. The event will be supported by various government organizations and rice industry associations. The expo will put emphasis on commercial and technological developments in rice milling machinery industry. The participants will get a chance to interact with industry experts and share their views in the industry. The show will provide vital information about modernization, rice processing, marketing and technological developments. The 13th International Exhibition & Conference on Rice processing Technology is aimed at gathering foremost rice producers, dealers and trade buyers from across the globe and provide them an excellent platform to network, trade and explore business opportunities in the region.
Visitor Profile
The visitor profile at Rice Tech Expo 2011 would include: Exhibitor Profile Organizer
Future Farm (17 October)

Future Farm (17 October) Agriculture Investment Summit (16 October) last modified: 07 August '12 Hover over a speaker picture to read more about them
Registration and welcome coffee & tea 8am 8.50am Chairpersons opening remarks THE FUTURE OF ASIAN FARMING Keynote: Food security and sustainability challenges & opportunities for Asian agriculture
9am
Mr Kenneth M. Baker, Chairman, World Agricultural Forum
Keynote: Technological growth between now and 2050 - Where are future developments likely to come from and what is the likely impact in the Asian context?
9.30am
Mr Claudio Torres, Regional Lead Asia Pacific, Monsanto
10am
Increasing productivity and Innovation in farming: An Asian industry roadmap Climate change and the impact on different Asian agriculture and farming systems
10.20am
Mr Michael Ferrari, PhD, Director of Climate Informatics and Senior Scientist,, CSC, NASA
10.40am Morning refreshments PRODUCT INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIPS 11am

Agricultural sustainability within the global food system: benefits for consumers
Mr Andrew McConville, Head of Corporate Affairs Asia Pacific, Syngenta
Organic food and agriculture - What does that mean for farmers?
11.20am
Mr Tim Marshall, Deputy Chair, Organic Federation of Australia
11.40am Speed netoworking 12.40pm Networking Lunch MECHANISATION INNOVATION

Latest developments in technologies & machineries in agriculture mechanisation
1.40pm
Mr Vitaliy Skotsyk, CEO, AMACO
2pm
Mechanisation in Asian agriculture When does it not make sense and what is the real ROI for major Asian crops?
Mr Deepak Atal, Managing Director, Amalgamated Plantations Pvt.Ltd
2.40pm Case Study - Mechanisation in irrigation & harvesting REALLY SMART FARMING
When will the precision farming revolution finally materialise?
3pm
Dr Roger Mandel, Head of Agriculture, Curtin University
ICT for climate smart agriculture: how can it help farmers combat climate change and increase productivity?
3.20pm
Mr Bob Hansen, Adjunct Associate Professor for Sustainable Business,, University of Southern Queensland
3.40pm
Technology beyond yield drivers: An investors closest ally?
Mr Nico Janssen, Agriculture and Renewable Energy Portfolio director, SNV Asia
4pm
Afternoon refreshments
FUTURE CROPS
Next-generation biotechnologies: where is the next golden bullet?
4.20pm
Mr Kalib Kersh, Analyst, Lux Research
Mr Kalib Kersh
Kalib Kersh covers Bio-based Materials and Chemicals and Alternative Fuels for Lux Research. Kalib addresses client questions on the entire value chain for bio-based industrial processes, including feedstocks, processes, and markets. Other common... more.. 4.40pm Panel debate GM crops and its future in Asia 5.10pm End of Future Farm Asia conference
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Innovation and strategy for farming companies and technology suppliers - 17 October 2012, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore
Agriculture Investment Summit (16 October)

Future Farm (17 October) Agriculture Investment Summit (16 October) last modified: 07 August '12 Hover over a speaker picture to read more about them 8.45am Registration and welcome coffee & tea Chairpersons opening remarks 9am THE BIG PICTURE ON AGRICULTURE INVESTMENTS
Panel Discussion: Vertical integration & acquisition trends across the global ag spectrum: outlook for 2013
9.10am
Who are the new participants in the global agribusiness value chain? Increasing core competitiveness through vertical integration- when does it make sense? Partnerships with F&B companieswhere in the value chain can they participate? Mr Peter James Moore, COO - International Farming Ventures, Fonterra Mr Gary Sharkey, Head of Wheat Procurement, Premier Foods Mr David Yiend, CEO, Associated British Agriculture
9.50am
Private equity investor panel: Analysing the best global investment opportunities today
Moderator:
Mr Kian Woon Yap, Partner, CMIA Capital Partners Mr Victor Lean, Managing Partner, Caudex Asia Mr Martin Lemoine, Investment Specialist, Asian Development Bank Mr Vipul Prakash, Director - Agribusiness Asia, IFC Mr Stefan Nilsson, Managing Director, Forbes and Manhattan Capital Management
10.30am Networking Morning Refreshments

Panel Discussion: Reviewing global agriculture companies today: investor considerations
11am
General outlook on investment into agriculture commodities Evaluating listed vs unlisted investment opportunities What are the key criteria for investors when selecting key agriculture equities? Mr Thilan Wickramasinghe, Commodities Analyst, HSBC Mr Sebastian Tobing, Commodities Analyst, UBS Mr Conrad Werner, Commodities Analyst, Macquarie Securities Mr Patrick Tiah, Commodities Analyst, Goldman Sachs
PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOOD COMPANIES

Creating shared value through sustainable partnerships with agribusinesses
11.40am
Nestls sustainable agriculture initiatives Key considerations for sourcing raw materials Driving competitive advantage at the beginning of the supply chain Mr Lee Keng Yong, Manager- Agricultural Services, Nestl
To what extent can investing in partnerships with food processing companies improve both sustainability and investor ROI?
12pm
When investing in the value chain and partnering with food processing companies, what are the typical pitfalls to be aware of, and how can these be avoided? How can partnership with a food processing company limit risk and increase returns? To what degree are partnerships with food processors vital for driving sustainable agriculture investments? My Guy Huybrechts, Strategic Development Director, Farm Frites
12.20pm Networking Lunch UPDATE ON KEY SECTORS 1.20pm

Updates and developments within the dairy sector where are the global opportunities?
How to meet the increased world demand for dairy Asia the new way forward? Overcoming risks and challenges faced within this region Mr Peter James Moore, COO - International Farming Ventures, Fonterra
Sustaining growth and investment in the Asian palm oil sector
1.40pm
Mr Fadhil Hasan, CEO, GAPKI
Evaluating production, supply and demand in the wheat and corn industry
2pm
Updates and developments within the wheat and corn sector Demand outlook and world market drivers Challenges facing the industry and strategies to deal with these issues Mr Gary Sharkey, Head of Wheat Procurement, Premier Foods
INVESTING IN AGRICULTURE PROJECTS
Agricultural investment models and opportunities in South Australia
2.20pm
Agricultural investment models designed to reduce investor risk Facilitating investment into Australian rural land a safe, secure, hard asset class Establishing partnerships to leverage on local knowledge and experience Mr David Heinjus, Managing Director, Rural Directions
2.40pm Afternoon refreshments

Utilising local expertise: A key consideration to ensuring returns on Australian agricultural investments
3.10pm
Ensuring performance through correct due diligence What are the realistic returns on your investment through both lease and operational models Why investment in Australia should be considered a medium to long term strategy Mr Gordon Verrall, Managing Director, Corporate Agriculture Australia Pty Ltd
Olive oil as an investment opportunity
3.30pm
Commodity cycles and how to maximise returns if you are in a receding market; Raising capital in a depressed market and deciding how to best invest it Why investors should consider olive oil as an alternative to palm oil How to become a lowest cost quartile producer without cutting costs The importance of being well managed and well capitalized Mr Angel Barrio, Managing Director, Perpetual Olives Pty Ltd
Understanding Indonesias investment potential
3.50pm
Uncovering the value of Indonesias smaller businesses How to spread the risk and maximize returns Where are the best opportunities in Indonesias agriculture sector? Mr Kreisna Dewantara Gozali, Director, Tbk PT Gozco Plantations
OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPED MARKETS

CEE: A comparative analysis of regional opportunities
4.10pm
How to accessthe best investment opportunities in Central & Eastern Europe What are the common mistakes within CEE investment, and how can these be avoided? What does the future hold for land investments and availability in this region, and what changes are likely to be seen in the near future? Mr Vasile Foca, Chairman, Talis Capital Ltd
Investing in European farmland as a hedge against inflation
4.30pm
Main drivers for European agricultures success as an investment strategy Evaluating the farming potential and land ownership climate in European countries Has the outlook for investments into Europe changed faced with an economic downturn? Mr Vitaliy Skotsyk, CEO, AMACO
4.50pm Chairpersons closing remarks End of Agriculture Asia Day 1 5pm
Upcoming Conferences on Rice and Agriculture, 2012 Date Event Detail Venue World Sustainable Agriculture Congress 2012 Singapore
July 10th -12th,2012
The congress aims to bring together businesses from across the entire food value chain to explore ideas, strategies, partnerships and CSR initiatives to ensure food security, business sustainability and long term profitability. July 16th -19th, 2012 5th Annual International Symposium on Agriculture Greece
The conference aims to bring scholars and students together in the discipline of agriculture July 20th , 2012 Workshop Data Mining in Agriculture DMA 2012Germany
The workshop aims to provide a forum for identifying important contributions and opportunities for research on data mining as it applies to agriculture to promote the systematic study of how to apply data mining to agriculture data. July 23rd -25th ,2012 Africa Rice Outlook 2012 - Optimizing Rice Trading South Africa
The event focuses to share latest rice market insights for not only Africa, but also the major foreign exporting players that do business there. July 25th -26th , 2012 Myanmar: Agri Trade, Investments & Infrastructure 2012 Myanmar
The event aims to tap into the emerging agro opportunities, both upstream and downstream processing in Myanmar. August 7th -10th Biodiversity Asia 2012 India
Biodiversity Asia 2012 will include important updates on conservation research in Asia in lectures, workshops, plenary sessions, symposia and poster sessions by leading scientists and students. August 11th -12th 2012International Conference on Environment, Agriculture and Food Sciences Thailand
The conference aims to share new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Environment, Agriculture and Food Sciences and its Applications. August 19h-22nd 2012 The 2012 International Conference on the Utilization of Heterosis in Crops China
The 2012 International Conference on the Utilization of Heterosis in Crops (ICUHC) having optimal themes to strengthen broader international academic exchange and cooperation, vigorously motivate sic-tech developments. September 3rd -6th 2012 Agritech Asia 2012 India
It aims to bring together latest agriculture technologies and professional to interact and bring awareness to all segment of end user. September 3rd to 7th 2012 Nigeria The major objective is to provide a unique environment to sharing innovative practices, cutting-edge research and unique experiences as well as strategies. September 4th -6th ,2012 Agri Congress Malaysia 2012 International Conference on Agriculture, Science and Engineering
The Agriculture Congress 2012 is arranged with the theme of "Transforming Agriculture for Future Harvest" September 10th -12th,2012 The 6th International Hybrid Rice Symposium India
The symposium aims to facilitate a discussion platform to tackles the issue of increasing rice yields and worlds increasing demand for rice. September 18th -20th ,2012 The 2nd Asia Pacific Symposium on Post Harvest Indonesia
The symposium focuses on post harvest technology innovation, GAP implementation, post harvest in plant factory, quarantine system and policy supporting food safety for horticultural products, grains and tubers plus one day field visit. September 26th -28th 2012 TRT World Rice Conference Indonesia
This conference aims to share the cutting edge information about world of rice trade and networking. October 4th -5th ,2012 Second International Conference on Food Studies USA
The conference aims to bring knowledge community together by a common interest to explore new possibilities for sustainable food production and human nutrition and dimensions of a new green revolution. October 15th -17th ,2012 Agri Congress Africa 2012 South Africa
It aims to bring together businesses from across the entire food value chain to explore ideas, strategies, partnerships and initiatives to ensure food security, business sustainability. October 16th -18th,2012 Agriculture Investment Summit Asia Singapore
An event for investors and agriculture companies to learn about partnership & investment opportunities in commodities, companies and farmland in Asian regions. October 29th -1st November 2012 Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) Uruguay
The conference brings together all the AR4D stakeholders from all over the world. November 26th 28th ,2012 International Conference on Agricultural & Food Engineering Malaysia
The main objective is to provide the forum for discussion of research results and new scientific knowledge, promote networking, interaction among academia and industry. November 26th -29th ,2012 10th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG 10th) Thailand
The symposium aims to bringing together rice functional genomics research community and imminent climate change on rice productivity. It also have focus to develop a concrete strategic for innovative genomics tools and genetic resources to enabling breeding-by-design more efficiently and effectively in all rice growing countries. Note: The Complete detail is available on www.conferencealerts.com
10th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG 10th)

26-29 nOVEMBER CHIANG MAI THAILAND Maraiman Road.Kamphaengsaen Nakhonpathom 73140 Thailand E-mail: anat@dna.kps.ku.ac.th Telephone: Information: (66)34-355-193 Fax: (66)34 - 355 -197
Kasetsart University Kamphaengsaen Campu
http://dna.kps.ku.ac.th/isrfg10/
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The 6th International Hybrid Rice Symposium

http://ricecongress.com/main/ Venue : The 6th International Hybrid Rice Symposium will be held at Taj Krishna Hotel, Hyderabad, India from 9-11 September 2012
PICO Building, 10 Soi Lasalle 56 Sukhumvit Road, Bangna Bangkok, 10260 THAILAND Tel: +66 2 748 7881 Fax: +66 2 748 7880 E-mail: info@ricecongress.com ========================================================-
RICE GENETICS SYMPOSIUM 2013

International EXHIBITION to Promote rice IMPORT & EXPORT Date :November 19th, 20th & 21st 2012 Dubai, UAE
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AFRICA RICE OUTLOOK 2012 - OPTIMIZING RICE TRADING - CAPETOWN SOUTH AFRICA JULY 23-25
1 Grange Road, #08-02 Orchard Building, Singapore 239693
phone +65 650 82479
fax +65 650 82406
email: samuel.bianzon@ibcasia.com.sg
Bianzon, Samuel [mailto:samuel.bianzon@ibcasia.com.sg ==============================================================================
7th EXPO Pakistan 4-7 October 2012 at Karachi Expo Centre

Muhammad Shoaib Anwar,Assistant Director (Agro-Food Division)
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, Karachi,Government of Pakistan Cell # 00 92 334 710 9858 Office # 00 92 21 99201513 shoaib@tdap.gov.pk www.tdap.gov.pk
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o. Name of Meetings and Events th 1. 5 ARF Peacekeeping Experts' Meeting
Venues Ulaanbaatar
2. ARF Workshop on Preparedness and Response to a Biological Event
Manila
Ms. Khulan Batchuluun Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mongolia Fax: +976-11-322127 E-mail: khulan@mfat.gov.mn 5-7 Ms. Victoria S. Bataclan September Director-General 2012 Department of Foreign Affairs
Dates 27-28 August 2012
Contacts
3. ARF Workshop on Cyber Incident Response
Singapore
Philippines Fax: (632) 832 1667 6-7 Mr. Clifton Soh September Infocomm Development Authority Singapore 2012 E-mail:arf_workshop2012@singcert.org.sg Ms. Lindl Rowe CERT Australia E-mail: Lindl.Rowe@cert.gov.au Ms. In-jung PARK International Security Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Republic of Korea Fax: +82 2 2100 7936 E-mail: securitypolicy@mofat.go.kr Ms. TONG Zhao Department of Asian Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China Fax: 0086-10-65962171 Email: arf_china@mfa.gov.cn,tong_zhao@mfa.gov.cn Department of ASEAN Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Brunei Darussalam E-mail: aseanbru@mfa.gov.bn Mr. Vu Ho Deputy Director-General ASEAN Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Viet Nam Fax: 844 843 575
4. ARF Seminar on Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace
Seoul
11-12 September 2012
5. 16th ARF Heads of DefenceUniversities/Colleges/Institutions Meeting (HDUCIM)
Beijing
4-8 November 2012
6. ARF Defence Officials Dialogue (DOD) Bandar Seri 27-28 / ARF Inter-Sessional Support Group Meeting Begawan November on Confidence Building Measures and 2012 Preventive Diplomacy (ISGon CBMs and PD) 7. ARF Workshop on Space Security Hoi An 6-7 December 2012
8. ARF Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF DiREx) Initial Planning Conference and Site Survey (IPC/SS)
Bangkok (IPC) Chaam/Huahin(SS)
14-16 January 2013
Ms. Supasiri Thanaphum ASEAN-Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2203 5000 ext. 14395 Fax: +66 (0) 2643 5226 Email: arfdirex2013@gmail.com Mr. KANG Youn Ho Development Cooperation Bureau MOFAT-ROK Tel: +(82-2) 2100-8363 Fax: +(82-2) 2100-8370 Email: '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text52419 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> ARF Desk Directorate of ASEAN Political and Security Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Indonesia Fax: 62 21 350 9053 Mr. Christian M. Castro Director Office of Multilateral Affairs Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Department of State United States of America Fax: (202) 647-2278 Ms. Supasiri Thanaphum ASEAN-Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2203 5000 ext. 14395 Fax: +66 (0) 2643 5226 Email: arfdirex2013@gmail.com
9. 12th ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM on DR)
Indonesia
February / March 2013
10. 2nd ARF CBM Seminar on Implementation ofUNSCR 1540
TBC
February / March 2013
11. ARF Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF DiREx) Final Planning Conference (FPC)
Thailand
1-3 April 2013
12. ARF Workshop on Ship Profiling
Kuala Lumpur
April 2013
13. 5thARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Maritime Security(ISM on MS)
Seoul
April 2013
14. ARF Defence Officials Dialogue (DOD) / ARF Inter-Sessional Support Group Meeting on Confidence Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy (ISGon CBMs and PD)
China
April 2013
15. ARF Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF DiREx)
Cha7-11 May am/Hua-hin 2013
Mr. KANG Youn Ho Development Cooperation Bureau MOFAT-ROK Tel: +(82-2) 2100-8363 Fax: +(82-2) 2100-8370 Email: '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text60468 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> Mr. Mark Pearson Deputy Director Asia Pacific Regional Integration Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Zealand Fax: 64 4 439 8873 E-mail: mark.pearson@mfat.govt.nz Mr. Young-hyo PARK Director International Security Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Republic of Korea Fax : 82 2 2100 7936 Ms. TONG Zhao Department of Asian Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China Fax: 0086-10-65962171 Email: arf_china@mfa.gov.cn,tong_zhao@mfa.gov.cn Ms. Supasiri Thanaphum ASEAN-Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2203 5000 ext. 14395 Fax: +66 (0) 2643 5226 Email: arfdirex2013@gmail.com
16. 5th ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on NonProliferation and Disarmament (ISM on NPD)
Manila
17. ARF Defence Officials Dialogue / 10th ARFSecurity Policy Conference / ARF Senior Officials Meeting 18. 2nd ARF Workshop on Non-Proliferation Nuclear Forensics
Bandar Seri Begawan
Viet Nam
19. 20th ASEAN Regional Forum
Bandar Seri Begawan
20. 11th ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on CounterTerrorism and Transnational Crime (ISM on CTTC)
TBC
Mr. KANG Youn Ho Development Cooperation Bureau MOFAT-ROK Tel: +(82-2) 2100-8363 Fax: +(82-2) 2100-8370 Email: '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text5859 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> May 2013 Ms. Victoria S. Bataclan Director-General Department of Foreign Affairs Philippines Fax: (632) 832 1667 20-24 May Department of ASEAN 2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Brunei Darussalam E-mail: aseanbru@mfa.gov.bn Spring 2013 Mr. Vu Ho Deputy Director-General ASEAN Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Viet Nam Fax: 844 843 575 27 June Department of ASEAN 2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Brunei Darussalam E-mail: aseanbru@mfa.gov.bn 2013 Mr. Keith Scott Acting Assistant Secretary South East Asia Division Department of Foreign Affairs Australia
21. 7 ARF Experts and Eminent Persons (EEPs) Meeting
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TBC
2013
22. ARF Seminar on Preventive Climate Diplomacy
TBC
2013
23. Workshop on Concept Development of the ARFTransnational Threat Informationsharing Centre (ATTIC)
TBC
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Fax: 61 2 62611110 Mr. Christian M. Castro Director Office of Multilateral Affairs Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Department of State United States of America Fax: (202) 647-2278 Mr. Marek Repovsky Council of the European Union General Secretariat DGE - Policy Unit, Asia Unit (ARF Contact Point) European Union Fax: +32 22 81 6573 Mr. Christian M. Castro Director Office of Multilateral Affairs Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Department of State United States of America Fax: (202) 647-2278
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ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM Promoting peace and security through dialogue and cooperation in the Asia Pacific 2011 All rights reserved ASEAN Secretariat..
Global Grains Congress 2012 26 29 November 2012, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore This years event will address the grains industrys continued shifts in market drivers and provide the latest market intelligence, providing you with the ideal platform to understand current trends and do business. Grains industry experts will focus on price movements, grain markets inter linkages, supply demand analysis of individual grains, government policies, trade opportunities and risk, and more. The Global Grains Congress 2012 is bringing together the leading personalities from the grains industry. AFMA members can enjoy 20% discount when register through AFMA. More on Global Grains Congress 2012 See Global Grains Congress 2012s brochure
RECENT/HOISTORY ecent Activities 2011
Inception Workshop on Pro-Poor Policy Approaches to Address Risk and Vulnerability at the Country Level 22-23 March 2012 - Bangkok, Thailand FAO and IFAD signed the second phase of a Grant Agreement to assist four countries of Asia the Pacific Region in formulating and implementing pro-poor policies at country level. A particular focus of the project is helping smallholder farmers and the rural poor manage and cope with risk, especially those posed by market integration and climate change. Program | Summary
Middle East Grain Congress 21-23 February 2012 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates With grains markets in a perennial state of volatility, market drivers impacting trade are constantly changing. Inter linkages between different grains markets have never been more pronounced, and the impact on trade is significant. Supply security is of paramount importance, and with the Middle East region one of the largest buyer markets More on Middle East Grains Congress
The 17th Asia International Coffee Conference (AICC) 7-9 December 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The premier trade conference for the coffee industry, the 17th Coffee Outlook offers a new and exciting program with updates on Asia and Global coffee production and consumption. The program includes an enhanced focus on developments in Vietnam and Indonesia, alongside pressing commercial issues like Market Transparency and Risk Management. More on The 17th Asia International Coffee Conference
Workshop on Capacity Building for Producer Organizations 19-21 October 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand A regional capacity building workshop is held in Asia on the topic of Workshop on Capacity Building for Producer Organizations. The workshop covers support to the following key topics relating to (i) producer-market linkages; (ii) post harvest management; (iii) Good Agricultural Practices (iv) cooperative and collective action (v) business services; and (vi) financial services. List of participants | Program | Summary
The 3rd ASEAN Food Security Conference
3-5 October 2011- Jarkata, Indonesia This conference focuses on themes relating to trade regulations and standards, trade facilitation, food safety and conformity assessment, and intellectual property and agri-food trade. More on The 3rd ASEAN Food Security Conference
AFMA EXCOM meeting 7 September 2011 - Hong Kong AFMA Secretariat organizes the 31st Executive Committee (EXCOM) meeting on Wednesday, 7 September 2011 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), Hong Kong. The meeting was organized back to back with the Asia Fruit Logistica. More on Asia Fruit Logistica
The 3rd International Summit cum Exhibition 2011 14 September 2011 - New Delhi, India The Food Processing sector is expected to grow by 20% and value addition to increase by 35% by 2015. There is an opportunity for large investments in food and food processing technologies, skills and infrastructure, especially in areas of canning, dairy packaging, frozen food / refrigeration and thermo processing. Realizing this opportunity there is immense need of making Indian products presence felt across the globe beating international competition while catering domestic demand. More on The 3rd International Summit cum Exhibition 2011
The 4th Rice Africa Outlook
25-27 July 2011 - Hilton Durban Hotel, Durban, South Africa The 4th year Africa Rice Outlook continues to bring together the markets biggest buyers, sellers and traders to capitalize on the growing trade importance of the region. With the global food situation volatile at best, the African regions response to securing supplies is likely to have a profound impact on rice trade. More on The 4th Rice Africa Outlook
The 2nd ASEAN food Security Conference 18-19 July 2011- Manila, The Philippines The 2nd ASEAN Food Security Conference: Improving Access, Advancing Food Security concentrated on issues of food production, reducing post harvest losses, and improving rural-market linkages. More on The 2nd ASEAN Food Security Conference
Rice Policy Study Tour 23-28 May, 2011 Thailand The study tour provides participants with familiarity with the rice marketing chain in Thailand, with a focus on processing and storage, and on the countrys potential as a source of supply for the Public Food Distribution System of Bangladesh. It also enables participants to get a better understanding of national policies impacting on rice price and quality. List of participants | Program | Summary
India Warehousing Show 2011
21-23 April, 2011 - India Expo Center, Delhi NCR, India Indian economy is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. Increasing buying capacity and focused approach across the industries are increasing the productivity of the nation. Growing markets are feeding all the industries to grow at a phenomenal pace. More on India Warehousing Show 2011
Regional Workshop on FAO Data Collection, Processing and Dissemination System of Food and Agriculture Statistics 28 March-1 April 2011 - Novotel Siam Square, Bangkok The workshop will explain and discuss FAO data requirements of production, trade and Food Balance Sheet (FBS) data, and related international standards and methodologies. It is designed to help countries better understand these subjects and thus better accomplish the requirements of the FAO questionnaires. List of participants | Program | Summary
Sino-Pack & China Drinktec 2011 9-11 March 2011 - Guangzhou, PR China The largest and most influential packaging and beverage technology exhibition in China, endorsed as UFI Approved Event. It aggregates over 400 local and overseas renowned exhibitors and pavilions from the USA, UK and Taiwan to showcase the latest products and equipment. More on Sino-Pack & China Drinktec 2011
Modernizing the Asian Rice Industry 16-17 February 2011 - Bangkok, Thailand
With the food price effect and weakness in rice industry functions during 2007-2008, World Bank, ASEAN and FAO has conducted a study on important issues for the rice industrial sector to be modernized and to gain governments confidence in the ability to meet the regions food security with no government intervention. List of participants | Program | Summary
2010 The 3rd Asia-Pacific Wholesale Markets ConferenceThe 4th China International Agro-product Trading Fair 16-18 December 2010 - Wenling, China Under the theme of "Asia-Pacific Cooperative Market Innovation", heads of large agricultural wholesale markets, relating governmental authorities and the industrys organizations as well as agro-product producers and distributors from Asia-Pacific countries are coming to the conference to discuss the Innovation of Asia-Pacific Wholesale Markets Cooperative System and Low-carbon Logistics & Green Supply Chain. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group Meeting was will be held to review the work of 2010 and mapped out a working plan for the year 2011. More on The 3rd Asia-Pacific Wholesale Markets Conference & The 4th China International Agro-product Trading Fair
The 8th China Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF 2010) 18 22 October 2010 - Zhengzhou International Convention & Exhibition Center, Henan Province, China For all companies and people in the sector of agriculture industry, food industry, agricultural machinery industry (CATF 2010). It provided an efficient site for communicating and trading between suppliers and purchasers, traders, importers and wholesalers.
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Asian Agro-Marketing Forum and the 15th GA and 30th EXCOM Meeting 13-15 October 2010 - Yangon, Myanmar According to the 29th EXCOM held in November 2009 in Zhengzhou, China, it was agreed that the 15th General Assembly (GA) and the 30th Executive Committee (EXCOM) of AFMA will be organized in Yangon, Myanmar this year. In this connection, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) was proudly hosted this event. List of participants | Program | Summary
The 15th Annual World Rice Commerce 11-12 October 2010, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Linkages to the Global Grains Markets - Extended networking with the rice and other grains industry players. Get the latest developments on the wider grains markets, from demand for corn, wheat production and export, to prices and consumption of other major grains and how these impact the rice markets. More on The 15th Annual World Rice Commerce
ASSOCHAM 2nd International Summit cum Exhibition on Processed food, Agribusiness and Beverages 15-16 September 2010 - Hotel Oberoi, New Delhi. This Summit cum Exhibition provided an excellent opportunity for business to business interaction among industries, technology providers, States and Countries as well as provided platform to expose their strengths for exploring investment opportunities
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Study tour on "Key functions of the Government Extension System in Strengthening Thailand's Fruit Industry" 20-29 July, 2010 Thailand The study tour in Thailand was designed to offer participants insights into; how the government agricultural extension system has contributed to the development of Thailands fruit and high value plantation crop industries.
Global Grains Trade Summit 2010 28-29 June 2010 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The Global Grains Trade Summit 2010 shall focus on 5 major grains: rice, wheat, corn, soybean and barley with the aim of providing a platform for buyers, importers, exporters and traders to get the latest market updates, assess trade opportunities, and leverage tools to minimize trade risk. More Global Grains Trade Summit 2010
Consultation Workshop on Market Oriented Agricultural Extension 11-13 May 2010 - Bangkok Thailand This workshop gave an understanding of the structure of agricultural extension in different countries. It is known that many governments in Asia are changing their perspective from one of food security to one of livelihoods. Market- oriented extension has been starting in many countries. However, the services available have not yet reached a satisfactory level. The workshop was a success in raising awareness of the work that FAO has done in market-oriented extension and introducing many training and extension materials which can support national extension agencies. Each country identified issues and priority needs.
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2009
Workshop on Wholesale Market Infrastructure and Quality Management 8-12 November 2009 - Zhengzhou, China The workshop built a small network of wholesale managers across Asia and Africa that they can share experiences and learn from each other. Participants from traditional markets had great learning experiences same as participants from market authorities. List of participants | Program | Summary
Study Tour on Exotic Fruit Supply Chain 19-24 May 2009 - Bangkok and Chantaburi, Thailand The tour focused on four economic tropical fruits being harvested at the time. There were durian, rambutan, mangosteen and longkong. It involved four days visiting two farms, TESCO distribution centre, fruits processing factory, local assembly market and one exporter. The findings from the trip covered the roles of producers, the private sector and government in the chain. List of participants | Program | Summary
Symposium Go...Organic 2009
19-21 August 2009 - Bangkok, Thailand There were 334 participants from Thailand and abroad. Around 20% of participants were from abroad, the rest were Thai. They were from universities, private companies and government institution, respectively. It was a big event that gathering 52 oral presentations and 83 post presentations altogether. For this event AFMA provided media support to regional network and we had table to deliver free publications and welcome for membership application. List of participants | Program | Summary
Workshop on Rice Policies and Food Security in Asia: what we have learned from the 2008 rice price crisis and can we avoid another one? 10-12 February 2009- Chiangmai, Thailand There was discussion and analysis of various rice statistics, government actions and policies and the course of world and domestic rice prices during the crisis. The meeting discussed the reaction of government agencies to the situation and what were the impacts of each policy. Although the rice crisis happened at approximately the same time as the global food price crisis, the causes were different. List of participants | Program | Summary
2008
Study Tour on Philippines Food Security for Bangladesh delegates 23-29 November 2008 - Manila and Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Study Tour on Thailand Rice Marketing for Bangladesh delegates 16-22 November 2008 - Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathumthani, Sakaew, Thailand
The Twenty-Eighth Executive Committee Meeting and Fourteenth General Assembly 14 November 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand
Workshop on Role of Commodity Associations in Asia and the Pacific 11-13 November 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand The workshop was attended by 20 participants from India, Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The meeting concluded that commodity associations are potentially valuable for the region as there is a need to increase the understanding of the function and activities of all parties involved in a chain and linkages between chain actors must become more formal and sophisticated in response to market trends. List of participants | Program
Study Tour on Agricultural and Food Security for South African delegates 28 September - 4 October 2008 - Nakhonpathom, Petchaburi, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, Thailand
International Seminar on Consumer Trends and Export of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits 14-16 July 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand It attracted around one hundred participants, mostly from Southeast Asian countries. The seminar focused on trends for tropical fruits in potential markets such as Europe, America and Japan. Potential tropical and subtropical fruits that were discussed during the seminar are
banana, dragon fruit, mango, kiwi, durian, orange, mangosteen and pineapple. Asia is the major producer of tropical fruit and hold 58.2% market share. However, the main production is still for domestic consumption. List of participants | Program | Summary
The Twenty-Seventh Executive Committee of AFMA 3 April 2008 - New Delhi, India
FAO/AFMA/India Regional Workshop on Integrated Supply Chain Management: Opportunities for Small Farmers 31 March - 4 April 2008 - New Delhi, India The four days workshop consisted of ten sessions concerning with country experiences, linkages of farmers to the market, procurement models, food safety, commodity trading, new warehousing receipt law, e-commerce, supply chain management and transport systems. Seventeen presentations were covering these topics. List of participants | Program | Summary
2007
FAO/AFMA/KMUTT Regional Training Workshop on Young Coconut Water Bottling 12-13 December 2007 - Bangkok, Thailand
Study Tour on Agro-Industry in Thailand
25-30 November 2007 - Sakaew, Chachoengsao, Ratchaburi, Pathumthani and Nonthaburi, Thailand
Study Tour on Supply Chain of Fresh Produces in Thailand 5-9 November 2007 - Bangkok, Saraburi, Ayudthaya and Nakornpathom, Thailand
Study Tour on Organic and Hydroponic Farm 2-6 September 2007 - Bangkok, Sakaew and Pathumthani, Thailand
Study Tour on Agro ASEAN 9-14 July 2007 - Chiang Mai, Nonthaburi, Ratchaburi and Saraburi Thailand
Study Tour on Vegetable Postharvest Processing 1-5 July 2007 - Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Study Tour on Rice and Grain Processing 17-20 June 2007- Pathumthani, Chachoengsao, Nonthaburi, and Lopburi, Thailand
Study Tour on Exotic Fruit Postharvest and Marketing Practices
21-26 May 2007 - Bangkok, Pathumthani and Chantaburi, Thailand
Projects Case Study on Small Farmers Delivering Produce to High Value Market in Asian Countries 10 September 2007- 8 January 2009, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos and Philippines
Survey on Export Cost Competitiveness of Selected Vegetables and Fruits in Thailand 10 October 2007- 22 April 2008, Thailand
2006
International Symposium on Fresh Produce Supply Chain Management 6-10 December 2006 - Chiangmai, Thailand
The 26th Executive Committee Meeting and the Twelfth General Assembly 24 November 2009 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
FAO/AFMA/Malaysia Regional Workshop on Marketing Training in the Agricultural Supply Chain 20-23 November 2006 - Kuala Lumpur and Melaka, Malaysia
The 25th Executive Committee Meeting 7 August 2006 - Bangkok, Thailand
Indian Seminar Basmati for the World November 22-23, 2011 Rice Summit February 11-12, 2011 Fancy Food 2012 June 17-19, 2012
Conference Programme
Day 1 8.15 8.55 Registration and Welcome Coffee Opening Remarks from the Chair Chris Horseman, Managing Editor, Agra Europe Assessing the Future of European Agriculture Changes to the CAP and Developing Key Markets 9.00 Outlining Changes to The Common Agricultural Policy The Future of European Agricultural Production

Examining changes to CAP funding allocation Supporting research and innovation under the CAP What to changes to the CAP mean for producers?
Joao Pacheco, Deputy Director General, Agriculture and Rural Development, DG AGRI 9.30 Examining the Economics of CAP Reform What do Policy Changes mean for the Future of European Agriculture?

Will changes to the CAP help make European farming more competitive? Assessing the economic impact of CAP reform on farmers more profit for producers? Assessing changes to the environmental support within the Common Agricultural Policy
Matt Adey, Economic Advisor International & Strategy Evidence team, DEFRA 10.00 Fostering Innovation and Productivity Growth through Agricultural Policies
Improving productivity and sustainability of agricultural production Strategies for supporting innovation and growth within the agricultural sector Increasing cross country coordination and driving policy coherence
Catherine Moreddu, Senior Agricultural Policy Analyst ,OECD 10.30 10.45 Questions Refreshments Key Markets: Assessing the Impact of Policy Developments and Production Outlooks 11.15 Examining the European Sugar Industry in a Global Context

Assessing production outlook for European sugar production Quantifying supply and demand trends
Mats Liljestam, CMO, Nordzucker 11.45 Assessing Changes to the European Sugar Regime

Quantifying the impact of reform the EU Sugar reform What do the changes mean for European refiners?
Gerald Mason, Vice President, EU Affairs & Strategy, Tate & Lyle Sugars 12.15 12.30 14.00 Questions Lunch Examining the Impact of CAP Changes upon the European Dairy Industry
Economic impacts of milk quota reform in Europe
Assessing the costs of the dairy Code of Practice to the industry
Jim Begg, Director General, Dairy UK 14.30 The Future of the Global Dairy Industry Demand and Development

Developing support for the European dairy industry Assessing production outlooks
Kimberley Crewther, Policy & Advocacy Manager Europe, Fonterra 15.00 15.15 15.45 Questions Break High Food Prices or GM Crops What do Consumers Fear More?

What would stress resistant GM crops mean for global supply issues? Assessing the capability of GM crops to help meet rising demand and prices Examining perceptions of GM crops amongst European consumers
Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, Director Agricultural Biotech Europe, EuropaBio 16.15 Examining European Fertilizer Supplies and their Impact on Product Prices

Assessing supply and demand outlooks for the fertilizer products in Europe Quantifying the impact of fertilizer supply on agricultural products
Barrie Bain, Director, Fertecon 16.45 17.00 DAY 2 8.45 Welcome Coffee Questions Closing Remarks from the Chair
9.15
Opening Remarks from the Chair Chris Horseman, Managing Editor, Agra Europe
Global Agricultural Markets Forecasting Product Supply Outlooks and Soft Commodity Prices 9.00 Forecasting Edible Oil Price Trends

Exploring the growth of the edible oils market in Europe Examining trends in supply and demand of sustainable oils: palm and soy
James Fry, Chairman, LMC 9.30 Assessing the Global Supply and Demand Balance for Grain

Gauging movements in global grain markets Developing mechanisms for stabilizing price and ensuring sustainable supply networks Examining structural problems for grain and cereal supplies
Stefan Vogel, Head of Economics Department, Alfred C. Toepfer 10.30 Assessing the Link Between Price Volatility and Food Security

Examining food security risk for consumer and governments Price trends, market volatility and food security Strategies for addressing volatility and food insecurity moving beyond stock piling supplies
Paul Leonard, Chair, Food Security, Safety and Sustainability taskforce, British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium 11.00 Questions
11.20
Break Growth Regions for Agricultural Commodities: Assessing their Impacts on Global Supply and Price Movements
11.50
Developing Russias Grain Corridor

Developing integration with Asian economies Improving market access Augmenting infrastructure and lowering administration costs Assessing the impact on grain prices
12.20
Ensuring African Agriculture Fulfils its Potential

Examining the factors driving growth in different regions Creating a cohesive vision for African agricultural expansion and ensuring continued funding
12.50
Assessing the Future of Agricultural Production in China

Examining plans for agricultural growth in China Quantifying the rise in Chinese consumption Key crop outlooks
13.20 13.40 14.40
Questions Lunch Creating Stronger, More Resilient Supply Chains to Manage Commodity Prices

Improving the functioning of the European food supply chain Increasing efficiency to lower environmental impact, reduce costs and prevent
waste
Examining the economics of inefficient food and agribusiness supply chains
Richard King, Partner and Head of Business Research, The Andersons Centre 15.10 Assessing the Impact of International Land Deals on Future Agricultural Production Outlooks

Who is buying what and where? Examining opportunities resulting from land deals demand for expertise, products and knowledge services Assessing the long term developmental impact of foreign investment in land
Alan Bullion, Head of Agra Analyst Team, Informa Agra 15.40 Encouraging Agricultural Investment Meeting the Challenge of Tough Market Conditions

Examining strategies for investing in agriculture to ensure profit and encourage sustainability What does responsible investment in agriculture look like?
16.10 16.30 16.35
Questions Closing Remarks from the Chair End of Day 2
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FOOD SAFETY ASIA (Hygiene And Quality Control Technology)

FOOD AGRI LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION INCORPORATES
The Exhibition will act as a catalyst for food industry participants to become involved in meeting the demands of the future and creating a safe food supply chain. Food Safety Asia helps customers, manufacturers, retailers and traders to assess their products and commodities against a wide range of safety, regulatory, quality and performance standards. Food Safety Asia offers a complete line of food safety and hygiene related technology and equipment to help improve efficiency and enhance food safety processes. The event covers every aspect of food safety, by highlighting its importance and the basic principles of food hygiene. It also provides Producers, manufacturers, suppliers, processors, retailers, foodservice institutions environmental health departments, and health promotion associations a platform to share their knowledge and experience on Food Safety, Hygiene & Quality Control Technology. HYGIENE The microbes on our food that can cause food poisoning are usually controlled by heating (cooking) and/or chilling (refrigerating) our
food, but given the chance they can easily be spread around the kitchen - via our hands, chopping boards, cloths, knives and other utensils. If they are allowed to cross-contaminate other foods - especially cooked and ready-to-eat foods - they can make us ill. Good kitchen hygiene and good personal hygiene are important to help control the spread of harmful germs.
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FOOD SAFETY ASIA (Hygiene And Quality Control Technology)

FOOD AGRI LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION INCORPORATES
FOOD SAFETY Asia Exhibit Profile FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES Laboratory and Analysis Equipments Laboratory Services Testing and Measuring Equipments and Services Weighing Equipments Temperature Measuring and Recording Systems Heating and Humidity Measuring Systems Ph Meters FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE TECHNOLOGY Hygienic Material and Equipments for Food Production Cleaning and Disinfection Equipments and Materials Hygienic Floor Coatings and Materials Hygienic Wall Painting Materials Hygienic Lighting Materials Heating, Refrigeration and Ventilation Equipments
Hygienic Equipments for Personnel Biotechnological Products Pest Control Technology Insect Disinfection QUALITY CONTROL TECHNOLOGY Certification, Consultancy and Training Services Traceability Computer Technology (Hardware and Software)
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Cambodia Rice Forum Invites You to Attend

By Oryza News on August 08,2012
Cambodia is an up and coming player on the world rice stage, targeting the exportation of one million tons of rice annually by 2015.
In pursuit of that goal, the nation is holding its second Cambodia Rice Forum, October 1-2 in Phnom Penh. Attending the forum will be local and international rice industry participants along with various government bodies and Cambodian rice institutions. If you would like to attend, please contact one of the organizers. National attendees should contact Ms. Soka Tha: 855-70-26-10-27 (mobile) 855-23-5-55-15-85 (telephone) sokha@rgevent.biz International attendees should contact: Mr. Robin Dionco 855-975-888-458 (mobile) 855-23-5-55-15-85 (telephone)
robin@rgevent.biz or Ms. Melit Tortal 855-17 669 071
melit@cambodiajapan.com
Sudan Poultry Expo

Khartoum 12-15th December 2012 A leading specialized exhibition on the poultry industry in Sudan, Sudan Poultry Expo will take place from 12 to 15 December 2012 at Khartoum International Fairground. More information : www.expoteam.info Contact : simsim362002@yahoo.com
Industry Contacts
ABD Crop Consultants, LLC Contact: Amy Beth Dowdy 9201 St. Hwy ZZ Dexter, MO 63841 P: (573) 614-1679 E: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Agrifert, S.A. www.agrifert.com Bayer CropScience USA Bayer CropScience is one of the world's leading innovative cropscience companies in the area of crop protection (Crop Protection), non Rice Crop Consultant
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agricultural pest-control (Environmental Science), seeds and plant biotechnology (BioScience). For more information, please visit their website http://www.bayercropscience.com.
Beaumont Rice Mills Box 311 Beaumont, TX 7704
Bunge 11720 Borman Drive St. Louis, MO 63146-1000
Rice Growers, Millers & Distributors
Cache River Valley Seed, LLC P.O. Box 10 Cash, Arkansas 72421 P: (870) 477-5427 Registered and Certified Seed
CMC Custom Marketing Co., LLC
All Your Grain Handling and Storage Needs.
1126 West Main Ave. West Fargo, ND 58078 www.custommarketingco.com P: (701) 281-0493 F: (701) 281-9604 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it CMI, Inc. John Deere P.O. Box 368 Weiner, AR 72479 (807) 684-7720 Coastal Rice & Futures, Inc. P.O. Box 821267 Houston, TX 77282-1267 www.coastalrice.com P: (281) 558-4333 F: (281) 497-6770 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
CMC can meet your needs for new grain storage bins, or we can simply adapt the Pressure Cure system to fit existing grain storage facilities. The system will cure your high moisture crop to the desired storage moisture content without any supplemental heat.
Coastal Rice & Futures/East Bernard Rice Marketing. EBRM markets rice for producers in Texas and performs ongling domestic and international cash market analysis as well as USDA program review for its customers. Futures brokerage and heding advice is available through an in-house licensed brokerage operation. Owners Jay Davis and Andy Hewes have the combined experience of over 65 years in the U.S. rice industry and maintain extensive domestic and international contacts. To subscribe to the Rice Market Letter, contact Andy Hewes at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Jay Davis at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Creed Rice Co., Inc. 800 Wilcrest, Ste. 200 Houston, TX 77042 www.creedrice.com P: (713) 982-3260 F: (713) 782-4671 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Doguet's Rice Milling Company 795 South Major Drive Beaumont, TX 77707 P: (409) 866-2297 Doguet's Rice Milling Company provides the drying, storage and milling of rough rice, marketing rice for other farmers and growing rice. Their products include Organically grown Long Grain and Aromatic rice, Package Long Grain and Medium Grain milled rice and Aromatic rice. For more information, please call (409) 866-2297 or visit their website at http://doguets.com. Firstgrain, Inc. publishes a rice advisory service for the world rice market. Clients include farmers, brokers, traders and millers. Firstgrain also serves milled rice buyers Firstgrain, Inc. 3977 River Place Boulevard Austin, TX 78730 P: (512) 345-0497 www.firstgrain.com for various U.S. and global brands. Its service includes a weekly newsletter, The Firstgrain Rice Market Strategist, a website, daily market alerts and access to the Firstgrain staff. Kevin Ries and Milo Hamilton co-founded Firstgrain, Inc. in 2000. Prior to forming the advisory service, Kevin traded on the grain floor of the CBOT for 18 years and Milo ran rice purchasing operations for Uncle Ben's, Inc., a Mars Incorporated affiliate. Firstgrain is dedicated to the proposition that every individual in the rice marketing chain is a market force. Gowan USA 4835 Blazing Trail Rice Brokers: Creed Rice Co., Inc., which has been in business since 1973, is a rice brokerage firm. We negotiate rice transactions in both the export and domestic markets. We also publish a weekly rice newsletter, THE CREED RICE MARKET REPORT. Further, we act as consultants, advisers, and arbitrators.
"A tremendous passion for agriculture, the science and business of it, courses through our company veins."
Bryan, TX 77808 www.gowanco.com P: (800) 883-1844
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Gowan Company is a family owned registrant and marketer of crop protection products and champions technology for agriculture and horticulture through innovative product development, public advocacy and quality production.
Hlavinka Equipment Co. 17405 Hwy 90A East Bernard, TX 77435 www.Hlavinka.com P: (979) 335-7528 Horizon Ag, LLC 8275 Tournament Dr., Ste. #255 Memphis, TN 38125
Farming Equipment: Hlavinka Equipment Company has been a part of Texas since the days of using farm animals to pull the plows. Even then, folks knew Hlavinkas was the place to go for their equipment needs.
Milburn Growers, Inc. P.O. Box 40 Ruleville, MS 38771 P: (662) 658-0021 Mississippi Rice Sales P.O. Box 300 Cleveland, MS 38732
PS International, LTD 1414 Raleigh Rd., Ste. 205 Chapel Hill, NC 27517 P:
Rice Belt Warehouse, Inc. P.O. Box 1545 El Campo, TX 77437 Ross Risk Management, LLC 2145 Rolling Valley Dr. Germantown, TN 38138 Southwest Agribusiness Consulting, Inc. 2122 FM 50 Caldwell, TX 77836 P: (979) 272-0539 Trinidad Benham Corporation P.O. Box 378007
Ross Risk Management LLC consults southern producers in marketing of their cash crops. We deal in rice, soybeans, corn, wheat and cotton. We are also futures
Denver, CO 80237 TRC Trading Coroporation 3721 Douglas Blvd., Ste. 375 Roseville, CA 95661
2825 Wilcrest, Suite 505 Houston, Texas 77042 Phone: 713-974-7423 Fax: 713-974-7696
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AGROTECH Chandigarh is one of the largest agricultural technology sector trade events in India. The event is attended by more than 250 professional exhibitors and the latest innovations and updates from this sector are closely scrutinized here. Different types of high quality agro chemicals, irrigation systems, fertilizers, hybrid seeds, dry land farming tools and rain water harvesting equipments are exhibited during the event, which also helps corporate participants to expand their business networks at the show. The event focuses on the overall improvement of the investment conditions in the agricultural sector and supply chain issues are closely looked into here as well. The event boasts of overall visitor counts in excess of 85000, with eminent farm contractors, researchers, scientists, distributors and senior corporate executives attending the show on a regular basis. New and innovative agricultural technologies are also showcased here.
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Event Name & Edition 2012 Agrotech Chandigarh 2010 Agrotech Chandigarh
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Mask-Africa: Food Security & Nutrition Summit

Summit Overview Mask-Africa is proud to announce the Food Security & Nutrition Summit 2013, the first in a series of events to discuss ways to accelerate sustainable investment and production in African agriculture to improve food & nutrition security. The summit will
be organised by Mask-Africa, in association with the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, and the National Planning Authority. Ministers and officials, agencies, NGOs, foundations, donors, business associations and representatives from the farming community have come together to form new initiatives. International companies are committed to investing in African agriculture to strengthen food security on the continent. The two day summit will take place in Kampala, Uganda on the 16-17 April 2013. Those present will use this event as an occasion to discuss their goals, aims, objectives and challenges and also to announce opportunities, time scales, to discuss inward investment, production and their agricultural needs. The growth in food demand is the result of the combined effects of world population growth to over 9 billion by 2050, rising incomes and dietary changes towards higher meat intake. Meat production is particularly demanding in terms of energy, cereal and water. Today, nearly half of the worlds cereals are being used for animal feed. Each day another 200,000 people are added to the world food demand. We must act together with scale and speed. Market-based approaches, counterbalanced with appropriate government interventions are essential to implementing viable solutions, as is collaboration among farmers, private industry, governments and civil society. The challenge is enormous but the opportunity is both substantial and achievable.
Governments in Africa understand the urgent need to develop strategies for developing their agriculture potential which, is universally forecasted to supply some 60% of the worlds feeding needs in the future. In order to drive production and alleviate poverty, they are looking to develop this sleeping giant. They also understand that to meet the needs of their own populations they must increase their food capacity to enable them to develop their agriculture sector further. Who Should Attend? Representatives from countries within Africa and indeed our hosts Uganda will meet senior executives from local and international companies such as agri-businesses, developers, investors, manufacturers, agro-processing providers, suppliers, agrochemical manufacturers, transport companies, farmers organisations, academic organisations, donor agencies, agriculture organisations, biotechnologists, grain traders and NGOs. Mask Africa Food Security provides a platform and showcase opportunity to reach, meet and demonstrate to the agricultural industry professionals, key industry buyers and influencers of Africa. Plenary Sessions The mornings of the summit offer delegates unparalleled insight as government ministries and key decision makers from foundations, donors, agencies, NGOs and farmers associations announce their development plans, project information, including
new opportunities in a series of plenary sessions; delegates will be encouraged to join in the discussion with a Q&A session. Key themes include: African Infrastructure Food Security & Nutrition Policy Government of Uganda Post-Harvest Losses Empowering the African Farmer Donor Support Towards Promotion of Food Security and Nutrition Promoting Crop Production and Food Security in the Continent of Africa Achieving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change Farming ICT Mask-Africa Food Security Aims To: Align stakeholders around a shared vision at national level and regional levels, including governments, foundations, donors, agencies, civil societies, farmers and the private sector to coordinate efforts and target investments around those priorities with global support, implementing market-based strategies for sustainable agricultural growth.
Offer all delegates maximum return on investment, an opportunity to get ahead of your competitors, a chance to utilise the summit to gain exposure worldwide, whilst Africa is at the forefront of agriculture business and investment. One-to-One Pre-Scheduled Roundtable Meetings
The afternoon sessions of the summit are devoted to providing all delegates with unprecedented access to pre-scheduled one to one meetings with their chosen ministerial officials and key decision makers, from agencies, donors, NGOs, foundations and farmers associations to discuss their relevant business strategies. Our team introduces delegates to the most influential officials in order for them to gain a valuable competitive advantage, facilitate interaction and dynamic discussion, collaborate and explore the development and investment opportunities across Africa. To ensure maximum benefit is gained from these meetings, detailed profiles of all attending officials and leaders of the agricultural community, outlining their role, responsibilities and most important projects, will be issued prior to the summit. Each table host will be using the summit to determine the best partners and suppliers to work with. Delegates can then make an informed choice of whom to meet. Participants receive an individually tailored itinerary, based on their choices. Mask-Africa, in association with the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, and the National Planning Authority, will be ensuring the participation of key leaders from government ministries, NGOs, foundations, donors, agencies and farmers associations. Mask-Africa Food Security & Nutrition Summit will include over 30 hosted roundtables.
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya Ministry of Agriculture, Mozambique Ministry of Agriculture, Somalia Ministry of Agriculture, South Africa Ministry of Agriculture, South Sudan Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia Ministry of Agriculture, Zimbabwe Ministry of East African Affairs, Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda Ministry of Lands, Uganda Ministry of Local Government, Uganda Ministry of Trade, Uganda Ministry of Water, Uganda National Planning Authority, Uganda Private Sector Foundation Uganda Bureau of Statistics Uganda Investment Authority Uganda National Bureau of Standards Uganda Revenue Authority
Key leaders from foundations, donors, NGOs, agencies and farmers associations will also host roundtables. Food Security Network In between meetings delegates can attend the Food Security Network Pavilion, a headquarters for everyone involved in the program, allowing them to interact and communicate in an informal manner. A member of our team will provide all participants with a stimulating introduction to the Food Security Social Network, how it works and the key benefits of joining. Following the summit there will be a special evening reception where all delegates will have many networking opportunities to discuss their business strategies, face to face in a more informal atmosphere. For more information, please contact: sales@mask-africa.com
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International Floriculture Expo is one of the best exhibitions in US that cater to the floricultural sector and it is the only event in the country that covers all the aspects of the industry and strives to bring all the professionals from different areas under a single roof. The exhibition is scheduled to take place in the city of Miami, Florida in the course of three days of exhibitor visitor negotiations and industry discussions. International Floriculture Expo rides upon the success that it achieved in the previous year editions and is believed to sway huge crowds over the days of the event. The exhibition acts as a forum where around 200 retailers can network with the exhibitors and take part in the negotiations.
Visitors' Profile
International Floriculture Expo will be looking to attract around 200 leading retailers in the industry in the country. The visitor profile will include wholesale florists, commercial growers and mass market retailers such as owners of Convenience Stores, Craft Stores, Department Stores, Discount Stores, Drug Store Chains, Home Centers, Supercenters and Wholesale Clubs apart from Grocery Wholesalers, Retail Florists, Supermarkets, Wholesale or Voluntary or Cooperative Supermarkets, Event Floral Suppliers, Retail Garden Centers, Online and Catalog Retailers, Hospitality Industry Buyers, Interior designers, Industry Media or Analysts and designated buying agents.
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Highlights of International Floriculture Expo will include + Networking sessions and industry discussions.
Exhibitors' Profile
Book a Stall Find Suppliers in USA International Floriculture Expo will be presenting an exhibitor profile that will include large scale manufacturers of shrubs and flowers, wholesale florists, suppliers and dealers of flower products and accessories apart from cut flowers, seeds and seedlings, bulbs, chemicals used to protect flowers, preservatives and post harvest season techniques.
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2012 USA Rice Outlook Conference Dec. 9-11 ,2012
2012 USA Rice Outlook Conference
December 9-11, 2012
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5th International Hybrid Rice Symposium (Presentations) 1. Progress in Breeding of Super Hybrid Rice (Yuan Longping) 2. Ensuring Food Security in the 21st Century with Hybrid Rice(Nguu Van Nguyen) 3. Hybrid Rice Development in China (J. Zhuang & S. Cheng) 4. Toward the Development of Green Super Rice using Genomics-based Strategies (Qifa Zhang) 5. IRRI's Role in Developing Tropic Hybrid Rice (Fangming Xie) 6. DuPonts Global Strategy for Increasing Agricultural Productivity (Dennis Byron) 7. Economics of Hybrid Rice: Issues and Opportunities (Sushil Pandey & Hum Nath Bhandari) 8. Recent Development of Hybrid Rice in Bangladesh (A. W. Julfiquar) 9. Successful Introduction of Hybrid Rice in Brazil (Markus Ritter) 10. Indica Type Hybrid Rice Development in China (Changxiang Mao) 11. Hybrid Rice Technology in Egypt (H.F. El Mowafi)
12. Hybrid Rice Research and Development in India (B.C. Viraktamath) 13. Hybrid Rice in Indonesia (Satoto) 14. Status and Prospects of Hybrid Rice Commercialization in the Philippines (Madonna C. Casimero) 15. Hybrid Rice Research and Development in Sri Lanka (S.W. Abeysekara) 16. Progress of Research and Development of Hybrid Rice in Vietnam (Nguyen Tri Hoan) 17. Yield Advantage of Hybrid Rice over Conventional and Clearfield Long-grain Rice in the Southern United States (Xueyan Sha) 18. Hybrid Rice Breeding Strategy of Cirad for Latin America (James Taillebois) 19. Advances on the Utilization and Genetic Mechanism of Honglian CMS in Rice (Yingguo Zhu & Daichang Yang) 20. Utilization of wild species in hybrid rice breeding (Darshan Brar) 21. Breeding and Application of Restore Line for Hybrid Rice (Huaan Xie & Jianfu Zhang) 22. reation Varieties by Fixing Heterosis Effect in Rice Hybrids (Julia Goncharova) 23. Accelerate the Development for Japonica Hybrid Rice in China (Chengquan Li) 24. Performance and potential of hybrid rice production in Bangladesh (Mahabub Hossain) 25. Improvement of pre-harvest sprouting and grain quality in CMS line of hybrid rice using MAS (Guangjun Ren) 26. Researches for development of CMS-Di based high yielding potential japonica hybrid rice at the Yun-Gui Plateau (Xuelin Tan) 27. Advances in Japonica Hybrid Rice Breeding (Zetian Hua) 28. Strategies in Development of Transgenic Rice with High Insect-resistance (Zhen Zhu) 29. New resistance genes for BPH, Blast and bacterial blight and marker-assisted breeding (Kshirod Jena) 30. Genetics and Improvement of Resistance to Bacterial Blight in Hybrid Rice (Qi Zhang) 31. Pyramiding of xa5, xa13, xa21 genes for the development of bacterial vlight resistance maintainer and restorer in hybrid rice (V.P. Khedikar) 32. Improvement of Grain Quality in Hybrid Rice (Feng Wang) 33. An introduction of Hybrid Rice Quality in China (Zhiwei Zhu) 34. The cultivation techniques for high yielding with high quality of hybrid rice seed production (Chengshu Zhou) 35. Agro-management for high yield in hybrid rice seed production (M.P Pandey) 36. Application of Herbicide Lethality in Hybrid Rice (Shimei Wang)
37. Yield attributes and nitrogen use efficiency of super hybrid rice (Shaobing Peng) 38. The Approach and Practice for the Cultivation of Nitrogen-Saving & High-yielding of Super Hybrid Rice (Guohui Ma) 39. Sink regulation in hybrid rice: consequences for breeding programs and crop management (Lafarge Tanguy) 40. Physiological characteristics of hybrid rice and its cultivation technique for high yield (Defeng Zhu) 41. International Treaty and implications on IP (Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton) 42. Economics of Hybrid Rice Seed Production in India (B.Nirmala & B.C. Viraktamath) 43. A Short Review of the Hybrid Rice Seed Industry in China (Weibin Yan) 44. Phytosanitary barriers to international movements of hybrid seed: the challenging case of bacterial leaf blight (Ed Roumen) 45. Determining the Economic Value and Viability of a Rice Hybrid (Video) (Robin Andrews)
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Thirteen participants are attending the latest batch of the Research Data Management (RDM) 101 training course, which runs for 3 half-days on 26-28 June 2012 at the I.T. Learning Center in IRRI. The course aims to train IRRI research staff on good practices for gathering and managing research data. Topics include organizing raw data in spreadsheets and databases; and data manipulation, checking, and validation. File management tools are also introduced and demonstrations conducted. The participants are composed of data encoders, researchers, and M.S./Ph.D. scholars from IRRI. Research data management is an important area of responsible conduct of research. Research data should be managed, shared, and preserved properly; management of it ought to be planned well right from the start of any project. The resource person for the course is Marco van den Berg. The RMQA-RDM 101 training team is composed of Menchu Bernardo, Icoy Mercado, and Dec Arreza.
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International Water Summit

The inaugural International Water Summit will be hosted by Masdar and held alongside the 2013 World Future Energy Summit. The aim of the International Water Summit is to provide an opportunity for participants to network with global politicians, experts from the international water community and leaders from the public and private sectors, and collaborate in the development of solutions for some of the worlds most water-scarce regions. dates: 15-17 January 2013 location: Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi), United Arab Emirate
High-level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP)

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), in collaboration with a number of UN agencies, international and regional organizations and key national agencies, are organizing the HMNDP in Geneva, Switzerland, in March 2013. HMNDP will provide practical insight into useful, science-based actions to address the key drought issues being considered by governments and the private sector under the UNCCD and the various strategies to cope with drought. HMNDP will start with a half-day opening plenary, with a major keynote address, followed by three days of scientific segment, and a High Level segment for ministers. dates: 11-15 March 2013 venue: International Conference Centre (CICG) location: Geneva (Geneve), Switzerland
2012 IRRI Young Scientists Conference

The first IRRI Young Scientists Conference will be held on 8-9 November 2012 at IRRI Headquarters in Los Baos with the theme, Sustaining excellence in rice research. It aims to provide young rice researchers in IRRI a platform to present their research findings, share experiences and ideas, and discuss recent trends in science and agriculture. The organizing committee invites all postdoctoral fellows, visiting researchers, students, and nationally recruited staff involved in IRRIs research to present their work. Abstracts are expected from all disciplines pertaining to rice research. All abstracts will be reviewed by experts of the concerned discipline. Based on the number of abstracts selected, presenters will be divided into different sessions. Each session will be chaired by guest scientists. Submission of abstracts is from 1 July-31 August 2012.
The conference program will include oral presentations, panel discussions, and recognition rites. Top presenters will be awarded cash prizes and certificates. Presenters will be recognized with certificates. To attend, interested staff should register on or before 31 August, 2012. Registration is free. Visit the IYSC website for more information or send a message to 2012iysc@irri.org. Govinda Rizal heads the 2012 IYSC organizing committee.
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2012 FMB East Europe Fertilizer Conference & Exhibition Jun 20 - 22, 2012 - Serbia , Belgrade
RIO+20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) Jun 20 - 22, 2012 - Brazil , Rio de Janeiro
Young researchers excel at the 2012 SAMRA conference

28 Aug 2012 12:01Submit a commentBizLike The increasing consumerisation of technology, the role of the mobile phone and social media in consumer marketing and brand research, and the relevance of behavioural economics to research were just some of the issues and trends under scrutiny at the recent 33rd annual Southern African Marketing Research Association (SAMRA) conference themed Reflection and progress: from the present and into the future.
Kyle Findlay (right) receives the gold award from outgoing SAMRA chair Prof Adr Schreuder for the overall best paper at the
2012 SAMRA conference. 2012 conference.
The topical keynote presentations, the wide variety of research papers, expert Q&A sessions, the introduction of opinion pieces, and the beautiful venue at the Rosebank Crowne Plaza, all contributed to the success of the
Like last year, the conference was preceded by a practical, insightful ESOMAR workshop where BrainJuicer's Juicy Evangelist Will Goodhand put the spotlight on Measuring Emotions. In his entertaining opening keynote address, well-known branding and advertising expert Andy Rice also provided some serious food for thought. Examining the death of creativity, he concluded that a 'dirty dozen' all, to a greater or lesser extent, were complicit to 'assisted suicide' of creativity, causing their own potential downfall. Have you responded to fundamental changes? Illuminating delegates on the extent to which technology has been consumerised, keynote speaker Andisa Ntsubane, Microsoft South Africa Marketing and Communications director, among other things raised the question whether marketing professionals have sufficiently responded to fundamental global and consumer changes, as well as the way people interact and engage with technology. Likewise, Facebook national account manager Sifiso Mazibuko focused on the phenomenal rise of social media and the extent to which brands can leverage Facebook to enhance social connections to connect with their customers in a real and authentic way. Describing how the human mind thinks and reacts, Goodhand, in his keynote presentation, vividly illustrated the importance and financial success of emotion-focused advertising. "Emotional advertising campaigns are more effective and more profitable than rational campaigns even in 'rational' categories," he pointed out. SAMRA restructuring; awards Various topical issues ranging from the powerful potential of stokvels, the South African political Twittersphere and gamification in market research, to the extent to which social networkers and mobile phone users engage with brands, and search engine optimisation and the importance of good content, were addressed in some of the other conference papers.
Concluding the official conference programme, SAMRA CEO Leonie Vorster shed light on the restructuring of SAMRA to play a broader role as representative industry body, as well as the strategy to broaden the organisation's membership base and improve stakeholder value. The awards event was one of the highlights of the two-day conference. The gold award for the overall best paper went to Kyle Findlay for his informative paper titled Gamification in Market Research. Along with co-author Paul Oosterveld, he also took joint-silver for his paper titled Mapping the South African Political Twittersphere. Marilu Smit also took home two awards: as the best first time speaker and joint-silver for overall best paper for Optimising advertising ROI on Print - The contribution of eye tracking now and into the future. Likewise Kambe Mwaba notched up two awards: the 'Bright Young Minds' award (for researchers under 25) and bronze for the overall best paper for Making the Small Screen Part of the Big Picture: Understanding how South African Internet and Mobile Phone Users Interact with Brands Online. Zinzile Ntoyiwa's presentation titled Stokvels - A Hidden Economy: Unpacking the potential of South African traditional saving schemes, earned her the People's Choice award. Besides Mwaba, Findlay, Smit and Ntoyiwa who received awards, Ruane Bester, Mathilda Eloff, Kathryn Kure and Tessa Nowosenetz were also commended for outstanding contributions. According to conference chair Kim Larsen, SAMRA is "encouraged by the interest shown in the conference by young researchers, both as presenters and as delegates, as this bodes well for the future of the research industry."
Topic of the Conference:
Black Sea Grain: Export Forever!
Blck Sea Grain Conference - is an international platform providing participants with an opportunity to meet and review all the important global tendencies and the newest market drivers to improve and sharpen their business strategies in the fast changing world. Blck Sea Grain Conference - is a large forum for participants of Black Sea grain and
oilseeds markets.
Aim of the Conference: The grain and oil crops market volatility will likely even to broaden in the nearest years bringing new challenges to farmers, traders, investors. The global food security is influenced considerably both by grain production/climate and by the agrarian and export policies followed by the national governments. Arbitrary use of export restraints and bans promote lower
confidence of the food importing countries in the global trading system as a guarantee of food security. Poor weather in the Black Sea region could be combined with droughts in other parts of the world similar to 2012 situation aggravating the supply deficit in the world markets. Though Black Sea region was hit by drought 2 times (2010 and 2012) for the last 4 years and local government took restrictive measures, its total grain exports do not decline below 22-25 Ml t playing considerable role in
the ensuring the global food security and preventing the food prices from even broader volatility.
Ukrainian grain export contributed greatly in the calming the unpredictable world food commodity markets.
The Black Sea Conference will address the following hot topics: Black Sea region: Summary of the 2012/13 grain and oil crops season. The 2013 grain and oil
crops production forecast (Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan). The years of 2012-2014: Weather market? Political Market? Key factors of growing grain production in the Black Sea region Adjustment of crop structure and crop rotation under pressure of climate change and margin drivers Flip flop grain export from the Black Sea region. How to feed the world? New strategies for crushing industry under conditions of sunflower/soy supply deficit against the
crushing capacities Currency wars and broadening investments in the farming sector are they new fundamentals for the global food commodities market? Asian demand key factor determining trends of agriculture sector development Black Sea agriculture after decades of under investments: returns, risk management, challenges. Growing market capitalization of Ukrainian large scale farms Land lease vs. Land ownership. The
latest news from Ukraine. How adequate is Black Sea grain market logistics against the challenge of 60-80 Ml t grain export?
History: The Black Sea Grain 2012 Conference was attended by over 750 trade and agricultural representatives. Leading exporters, grain buyers, agroholdings, banks and insurance companies traditionally participate in the Conference. Ukrainian and foreign companies from 52 countries expressed their
interest in the Conference in 2012. Networking enabled participants to significantly widen their contacts and partnerships, and exchange views on key market trends.
In the previous years the Black Sea Grain Conference was sponsored by the following companies: Glencore/Serna, Bunge Limited, Alfred C. Toepfer International, Cargill, Inc., NWG, Allseeds Group, CHS, Nibulon, Silo Bag, ING Bank, Credit Agricole CIB, Finansbank (Holland) N.V,
Forum Bank, ASOS GRAIN, Zerno Trade, Filhet Allard Maritime, Romspeed SRL Romania, NYSE Liffe, CME Group, WJ, Viterra, Noble Group, INTL FC Stone, Inspectorate, OR SAN Group, SGS.
IRRI Bulletin
The IRRI Bulletin is the weekly online newsletter for employees of the International Rice Research Institute. It comes out Tuesdays (except during holidays) and includes the latest news, events, and announcements from IRRI and its offices in 16 countries.
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 2012.24 (25-29 June)

News
IRRI moisture tester commercialized
After discussions with several electronics manufacturers in the Philippines, Cambodia, and India, IRRI finally found an industry partner to
commercialize the low-cost IRRI moisture tester. Many inquiries and orders for the previous version showed that the moisture tester has the huge potential to finally provide affordable means to measure moisture content in village postharvest operations. Read more
News
13 IRRI staff undergo research data management training
Thirteen participants are attending the latest batch of the Research Data Management (RDM) 101 training course, which runs for 3 half-days on 26-28 June 2012 at the I.T. Learning Center in IRRI. The course aims to train IRRI research staff on good practices for gathering and managing research data. Read more
News
IRRI hosts snake bite medical management training

To improve emergency response to snake bites and address concerns on anti-venin administration, IRRI hosted the Snake Bite Medical Management Training of the IRRI-UPLB Management Committee at the Harrar Hall Seminar Room on 20 June 2012. Read more
News
IRRI staff hold Fun Run to raise funds for school children
SINOP successfully sponsored a Fun Run last Friday, 22 June 2012. This is another fund-raising activity of the organization to provide umbrellas/raincoats for the school children of Pinagpala Orphanage House and Bagong Silang Elementary School, a SINOP-adopted school, in Los Baos. Read more
IRRI Seminar
Rice races against rising temperatures

By S.V. Krishna Jagadish, scientist (plant physiology), IRRI 1315-1415 H, Thursday, 28 June 2012, Havener Auditorium, IRRI
Abstract:
Research on high temperature in rice over the past decade has focused primarily on the flowering stage, with little or no progress in research on the vegetative and other key developmental stages such as panicle initiation and gametogenesis. Research on rice response to short durations of exposure to intense heat at precise developmental stages continues to provide important knowledge. However, we understand little about aspects related to longer durations of stress and rice's ability to acquire thermo-tolerance. In addition, heat stress that shortens the grain-filling period strongly affects grain yield and quality.
In this presentation, Krishna will discuss the progress of research in tackling the problems mentioned above. Specifically, he will highlight a series of physiological and molecular studies spanning key developmental stages in rice. Economic losses associated with high-temperature-driven milling-quality outcomes and their implications under future warming scenarios will also be discussed.
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2012 IRRI Young Scientists Conference
The first IRRI Young Scientists Conference will be held on 8-9 November 2012 at IRRI Headquarters in Los Baos with the theme, Sustaining excellence in rice research. It aims to provide young rice researchers in IRRI a platform to present their research findings, share experiences and ideas, and discuss recent trends in science and agriculture.
The organizing committee invites all postdoctoral fellows, visiting researchers, students, and nationally recruited staff involved in IRRIs research to present their work.
Abstracts are expected from all disciplines pertaining to rice research. All abstracts will be reviewed by experts of the concerned discipline. Based on the number of abstracts selected, presenters will be divided into different sessions. Each session will be chaired by guest scientists. Submission of abstracts is from 1 July-31 August 2012.
The conference program will include oral presentations, panel discussions, and recognition rites. Top presenters will be awarded cash prizes and certificates. Presenters will be recognized with certificates.
To attend, interested staff should register on or before 31 August, 2012. Registration is free.
Visit the IYSC website for more information or send a message to 2012iysc@irri.org. Govinda Rizal heads the 2012 IYSC organizing committee.
Human resources announcement
2012 UPLB-IRRI Dual Meet

29-30 June 2012, hosted by University of the Philippines Los Baos (UPLB). Poster
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International Conference on Frontiers in Biological Sciences, Rourkela, India 23rd Regional Symposium of Malaysian Analytical Sciences, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia National Conference on Biotechnology and the Environment, Durgapur, India Asia Pacific Conference of Chemical Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan International Conference "Environment - XXI" for Young Scientists (under age 35), Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine International Conference on Environmental Challenges: A Global Concern, Jalandhar, India Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy, Amherst, MA, USA International Conference on Chemical Engineering, San Francisco, CA, USA International Conference and Exhibition on Biotechnology, Khartoum, Sudan EAAE SYAL: Spatial Dynamics in Agri-Food Systems, Parma, Italy International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Environment, Aligarh, India
November
ICEMT 2010: The 1st International Conference on Environmental Management & Technologies, Amman, Jordan ICABE 2010: International Conference on Agricultural and Bioscience Engineering, Venice, Italy Pilot International Conference on Global Sustainable Development, Kampala, Uganda EMBO Conference Series from Functional Genomics to Systems Biology, Heidelberg, Germany ICIKT 2010: International Conference on Information and Knowledge Technology, Venice, Italy New Zealand Microbiological Society and NZ Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Joint Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cairo, Egypt International Renewable Energy Congress, Sousse, Tunisia Best of Both Worlds Conference 2010: Effective Environmental Education for Biodiversity Conservation, Kuching, Malaysia EcoBalance 2010, Tokyo, Japan 2nd International Conference on Science in Society, Madrid, Spain International Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change, Manila, Philippines Gender, Sustainability and Climate Change, Linkoping, Sweden 1st International Chemical and Environmental Engineering Conference 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Transitions to Sustainability, Auckland, New Zealand
December

2nd International Conference on Climate Change & Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Gwalior, India 4th International Conference on Plants and Environmental Pollution, Lucknow, India Asia Pacific Conference and Exhibition (APOC 2010), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International Conference on Environment 2010, Penang, Malaysia ICEET 2010: International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
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