July 2008

June 26 - July 1
Plant Biology 2008 - Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists and the Sociedad Mexicana De Bioquimica Rama: Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular de Plantas - Mérida, Mexico

June 28 - July 2
8th International Oat Conference - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Info: Deon Stuthman

June 29 - July 2
OECD - Annual Meeting of the Seed Schemes - Chicago, Illinois

June 29 - July 5
21st International Grassland Congress and 8th International Rangelands Conference - Hohhot, China

June 30 - July 4
Technologia para qualidade de semente de soja - III Curso de vigor para semente de soja - Londrina, PR, Brazil

June 30 - July 4
Curso de posgrado sobre interacciones planta-patógeno: “Aspectos fisiológicos y moleculares de las interacciones planta-patógeno causantes de stress bióticos y su aplicación en la selección de estrategias de control” - Universidad de Rosario - Argentina
Info: posgrado-agr@unr.edu.ar

June 30 - July 4
ISTA Workshop on Seed Moisture, Germination & Vigour - Nakuru, Kenya

June 30 - July 3
International Durum Wheat Symposium "From Seed to Pasta: The Durum Wheat Chain" - Bologna, Italy

June 30 - July 11
APSA-JAAS Hybrid Rice Training Course 2008 - Jiangxi, China
Info: apsa@apsaseed.org

July 1-2
Annual meeting of OECD Seed Schemes - The Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers - Chicago, USA

July 1-3
II Reunião da Comissão Brasileira de Pesquisa de Trigo e Triticale - Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil

July 2-4
BIOTRACER 2nd General Meeting - Dublin, Ireland

July 3
II Reunião Brasileira de Pesquisa de Trigo e Triticale - Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil

July 4-6
IX Feria de las Flores - Mérida, Venezuela
Info: feriadelasflores@gmail.com

July 6-8
Canadian Seed Trade Association - 85th Annual Meeting - Fairmont Newfoundland - St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

July 6-11
9th ISSS Conference on Seed Biology - University of Warmia and Mazury Conference Centre - Kortowo, district of Olsztyn, Poland

July 7-11
Curso sobre Cultura de Tecidos de Plantas - A Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia e a Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa Científica e Tecnológica
Info: catcurso@cenargen.embrapa.br

July 8-11
International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI) Research Conference - Anyang Hotel Conference Center - Anyang, China

July 9-12
Congreso Interuniversitario de Biotecnología - León, Spain

July 12-14
Alabama Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting - King Prince Beach & Golf Resort - St. Simons Island, Georgia

July 13-14
Georgia Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting - King Prince Beach & Golf Resort - St. Simons Island, Georgia

July 13-17
44th Annual Caribbean Food Crops Society Meeting - Miami, Florida

July 14-18
Noções e Aplicações em Bioinformática - Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil

July 14-18
Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) - 90th Annual Meeting - Québec City, Québec, Canada

July 16-18
Development of plant breeding and crop management in time and space - Priekuli, Cesis district, Latvia
Info: priekuli-conference@inbox.lv

July 19-24
The European Bioenergetics Conference 2008 - Dublin, Ireland

July 20-23
9th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) - Hyatt Regency Tech Center - Denver, Colorado

July 21-24
American Society for Hortitultural Science - Annual Meeting - Rosen Plaza Hotel - Orlando, Florida

July 26-30
Workshop on Applying Modern Genomic Tools to the Management and Characterization of Plant Genetic Resources - University of British Columbia - Vancouver British Columbia, Canada

July 26-30
American Phytopathological Society - Annual Meeting - Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 27- August 2
American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) - Annual Meeting - Merida, Mexico

July 28-30
2008 Australian Grains Industry Conference - Melbourne, Australia

July 28 - 31 (now September 15-18)
ISTA Purity, Germination & Tetrazolium Test on Tropical and SubTropical Seeds - Córdoba, Argentina

August 2008

August 4-8
XXth International Congress of Sexual Plant Reproduction - Brasília DF, Brazil

August 4-15
Rice Breeding Course: Laying the Foundation for the Second Green Revolution - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

August 6-9
Association of American Seed Control Officials (AASCO) - Annual Meeting - Nashville, Tennessee

August 11-14
14th Australian Cotton Conference - Australia

August 12 - 13
Soybean Rust Identification Short Course (free) - University of Florida - North Florida Research and Education Center - Quincy, Florida

August 12-15
International Symposium on Induced Mutations in Plants (ISIM) - International Atomic Energy Agency - Vienna, Austria

August 17-22
16th Conference of The Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB)  - Tampere, Finland

August 19-22
International Cconference on Sorghum for Biofuel - Omni Houston Hotel - Houston, texas

August 20-21
XXX Reunião de Pesquisa de Soja Região Central do Brasil - Centro Technológico Coming - Rio Verde, GO, Brasil

August 20-22, 2008
Fifth International Symposium Integrative Bioinformatics -  Leucorea, Lutherstadt-Wittenberg, Germany

August 24-27
Agricultural Biotechnology Agricultural Conference (ABIC) - UCC Campus - Cork City, Ireland

August 24-28
Sixth International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding - Queensland, Australia

August 24-29
9th Congress of the International Society for Plant Pathology - Torino, Italy

August 24-29
11th International Wheat Genetics Symposium (IWGS 2008) - Brisbane Convention Centre - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

August 26-28
African Food Safety & Traceability Conference and Exhibition - Arusha, Tanzania

August 30 - September 2
10th International Fusarium Workshop and the International Fusarium Genomics Workshop 2008 - Hotel Carlos V, Alghero, Sardinia (Italy)

August 31 - September 4
58th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference - Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa - Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

August 31 - September 4
XXVII Congresso Nacional de Milho e Sorgo - Centro de Exposições e Eventos de Londrina - Londrina PR, Brazil

September 2008

September or October
5th World Cotton Research Conference - New Delhi, India

September 1-26
Plant Breeding and Seed Production - A SIDA Advanced International Training Program, Phase 1 (phase 2: February 23 - March 6, 2009)  - Svalöv, Sweden

September
Workshop: Risks, benefits and opportunities from the release of GMOs in the African Regions - The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) - Cape Town, South Africa 
 

September 2008 - June 2010 Plant Breeding Academy Offered by the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis, Davis, California A professional development course teaching the principles of plant breeding. It is targeted toward people who are currently involved in plant breeding or wish to become plant breeders, but who desire a greater knowledge of genetics, statistics, and breeding methodology to direct a breeding program. The format is designed to allow participants to maintain their current positions while learning the theory and practice of plant breeding. www.pba.ucdavis.edu

September 2-7
3rd International Symposium on Fusarium head blight (10th European Fusarium Seminar) - Szeged, Hungary

September 4-5
II Congreso Nacional / I Congreso Internacional de Enseñanza de las Ciencias Agropecuarias - Colegio de Profesionales de la Agronomía de Entre Ríos, España 281 - Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina

September 4-5
Seed Resarch Summit - Organized by the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis, ASRF, NCCPB and ASTA - Chicago, Illinois
Info: scwebster@ucdavis.edu

September 8-12
ISTA Workshop on Seed sampling, Moisture, Germination, Purity and Quality Management - Taichung, Taiwan

September 8-12
V International Symposium on Brassicas and XVI Crucifer Genetics Workshop - Lillehammer, Norway
Info: magnor.hansen@umb.no

September 9-11
Monsanto Canada's Technology Expo - Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

September 9-12
IV Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes - Sadovo, Bulgaria
Info: krasteva@ipgr-bg.org

September 9-13
International Symposium on Tomato in the Tropics - Simposio Internacional de Tomate en el Trópico - Villa de Leyva, Colombia

September 10-11
PotatoEurope 2008 - 5ièmes Journées Internationales de la Pomme de Terre - Villers-Saint-Christophe, Aisne, France
 

September 10-12 China Seed Expo 2008 Liaoning Industrial Exhibition Center - Shenyang, China The Expo will feature about 500 exhibiting booths in an area of 12,000 square meters, showcasing the latest development of seed products and technologies around the world. The exhibition includes:   seeds and seedlings cereal crops cotton oil plants vegetables fruits pastures and turf flowers woods agro-chemicals seed coatings pesticides fungicides chemicals technology machinery and facilities processing and packing  machinery testing equipment analysis instruments intellectual property protection breeding methodology books and documents medias consulting In conjunction with the expo, there will be a global seed industry summit and a series of seminars and conferences on issues such as intellectual property protection and the latest development and prospects in the seed industry. Visit the website of China Seed Expo 2008: http://www.chinaseedexpo.com.cn/english

September 11-14
18th EUCARPIA General Congress - Modern Variety Breeding for Present and Future Needs - Universidad Politecnica de Valencia - Valiencia, Spain

September 11-15
5th International Hybrid Rice Symposium - Changsha, China

September 12-17
BioSpain 2008 - Granada Congress and Exhibition Center - Granada, Spain

September 14-18
Harlan II - Biodiversity In Agriculture: Domestication, Evolution and Sustainability - University of California, Davis, USA

September 14-18
12th International Lupin Conference - Freemantle, Perth, Western Australia

September 15-18 (originally scheduled July 28 - 31)
ISTA Purity, Germination & Tetrazolium Test on Tropical and SubTropical Seeds - Córdoba, Argentina

September 16-20
Bioenergy World Americas 2008 - Salvador, Brazil

September 17-19
Soya & Oilseed Summit 2008 - Chase Park Plaza Hotel - St. Louis, Missouri

September 17-19
BioSpain 2008 - Granada, Spain

September 17-20
19th New Phytologist Symposium - Physiological Sculpture of Plants: New Visions and Capabilities for Crop Development - Mount Hood, Oregon, USA

September 18-20
CSIRO Plant Industry symposium: Plant energy and water productivity: from genes to environment - A satellite conference to ComBio 2008 assessing future strategies to develop improved plants for agriculture and bio-fuel production and to assess the performance of plants in natural environments - Robertson Theatre, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National Univestity - Canberra ACT, Australia

September 20-24
14th Australian Agronomy Confenrence - Adelaide Convention Center - Adelaide, South Australia

September 22-25
Biennial meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organisations' Seed Physiology Working group: 'Trees, Seeds and a Changing Climate' - The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew's, Millennium Seed Bank Project, Sussex and the conference centre of the University of Sussex.

September 22-26
1st All Africa Congress on Biotechnology: ‘Harnessing the Potential of Agricultural Biotechnology for Food Security and Socio-Economic Development in Africa’ - Nairobi, Kenya

September 22-26
8th ISTA Seminar on Statistics in Seed Testing - POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 2009

September 23-24
Western Nursery & Garden Expo

September 29 - 30
AgriGenomics World Congress - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

September 29 - October 3
Agroforestry and Tree Genetics: Making Markers Meaningful - Nairobi, Kenya

September 29 - June 2009 & October 2009 – July 2010
International Master in Plant Breeding (17th edition) - Zaragoza (Spain)

October 2008

October 1-2
8th AMT Agri Outlook Conference - CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

October 2
1st International Watermelon Conference - Valencia, Spain
Info: watermelonconference@universoseleccion.com

October 4-10
2008 Wuhan Seed Trade Fare - Wuhan Science and Technology Exhibition Center - China

October 6-31
Regional training programme on Plant Genetic Resources and Seeds: Policies, Conservation and Use -Ethiopia

October 7-9
EuroBIO 2008 - Palais des Congrès - Paris, France

October 12-15
European Seed Association - Annual Meeting - Brussels, Belgium

October 12-16
5th Solanacea Genome Workshop 2008 - Cologne, Germany

October 12-17
13th International Biotechnology Symposium (IBS) and Exhibition - China

October 14-16
IV Congreso de Mejora Genética de Plantas - Córdoba, Spain

October 14-17
HortiFair 2008 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

October 14-17
12st Pan-American Seed Seminar (FELAS) - Cartagena, Colombia

October 20-23
10th Asian Regional Maize Workshop - Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

October 20-25
Curso de Postgrado sobre producción de fármacos en plantas / Plant cell biotechnology for the production of biopharmacs - Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, Subsecretaría Ceprocor - Córdoba, Argentina
E- mail: goleniow@ceprocor.uncor.edu

October 20-31
II Curso teórico-práctico: “Herramientas biotecnológicas en el mejoramiento de cultivos ornamentales” - Instituto de Floricultura. INTA-Castelar, Argentina
Info: aescandon@cnia.inta.gov.ar

October 20-31
International Course on Crop Prebreeding / Curso Internacional de Pre-Mejoramiento Genético de Plantas - Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Agronomía - Maracay, Venezuela

October 22-24
II Congresso Brasileiro de Tomate Industrial - Centro de Convenções de Goiânia - Goias, Brasil

October 26-29
AusBiotech 2008 National Conference - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

October 26-30
Annual Meetings, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America - Chicago, Illinois

October 28
Mexican Seed Trade Association (AMSAC) - Annual Meeting - Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

October 28-29
Workshop em viroses de cereais transmitidas pelo ácaro Aceria tosichella - Wheat streak mosaic virus e High plain virus - nos países do Cone Sul: situação, detecção e manejo - Hotel Balcarce, Balcarce, Pcia. Buenos Aires, Argentina

November 2008

November 2-3
Western Seed Association - Annual Meeting
ASTA Farm and Lawn Seed Meeting
Westin Crown Plaza - Kansas City, Missouri

November 2-5
Workshop on Mixed Models for Plant Improvement - International Centre for Plant Breeding Education and Research - University of Western Australia - Perth, Western Australia

November 3-6
7th International Safflower Conference - Wagga Wagga New South Wales, Australia

November 3-7
ISTA Workshop on Seed Moisture, Germination & Vigour Workshop - Nakuru, Kenya

November 3-7
7th International Safflower Conference - Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

November 3-14
Transgene Expression in Plants - New Delhi, India
Info: biotechsymp2008@yahoo.com

November 9-12
8th International Symposium on the Role of Soy - Hilton Hotel - Tokyo, Japan

November 9-13
Asian Seed Congress 2008 - Hyderabad, India

November 14

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