February 2010
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February 1-2
2010 New Mexico Chile Conference - Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces - Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

February 1-4
International Conference on: "Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas" - Amman, Jordan

February 1-5
Genetic Technology “SUPERWORKSHOP”: five one day workshops dedicated to each of the genetic seed testing areas: herbicide bioassay, immunoassay/ELISA, molecular genetics and plant breeding, electrophoresis, and PCR - Iowa State University Seed Science Center - Ames, Iowa, USA

February 2-5
International Conference on Green Plant Breeding Technologies - Vienna, Austria

February 3-4
UK Soil Association Annual conference 2010 "The Future of Food" - The Custard Factory, Birmingham, United Kingdom

February 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11
HGCA Agronomy Workshops 2010 - Scotch Corner, Willerby, Grantham, Newmarket, Newbury, United Kingdom

February 3-5
Fruit Logistica 2010 - Berlin, Germany

February 3-6
Expo Agro Sinaloa 2010 - Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

February 3-7
International Conference on Organic Agriculture in Scope of Environmental Problems - Famagusta Cyprus

February 4
East Texas Turfgrass Conference - Overton, Texas, USA

February 7-11
COURSE: Genomic approaches to evolution and development - European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) - Heidelberg, Germany

February 8-11
Joint annual meeting of the U.S. Weed Science and Rangeland Management Societies - Denver, Colorado, USA

February 9-10
2010 International Conference on Biotechnology and Food Science (ICBFS 2010) - Bangalore, India

February 9-11
World Ag Expo - Tulare, California, USA

February 9-13
36th International Fair of Agricultural Machinery - Zaragossa, Spain

February 10-12
Corn Belt Seed Conference - Joint annual meeting of the Indiana Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) and the Indiana Seed Trade Association (ISTA) - Sheraton Keystone Hotel - Indianapolis

February 11, 16 & 17
HGCA and MAGB Malting Barley Workshops - Edinburgh / Bury St Edmunds / Beverley, United Kingdom

February 12-13
Indian Seed Congress 2010 - Bangalore, India

February 12-13
2010 International Conference on Biotechnology and Food Science (ICBFS 2010) - Bangalore, India

February 15
HGCA Milling Wheat Conference - Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

February 15 - May 14
Wheat Improvement and Pathology - Hands-on training program - CIMMYT, El Batán & Obregón, Mexico

February 16-17
Breeding with Molecular Markers course
Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis

February 16-17
Grains Research and Development Corporation 2010 New South Wales Grains Research Update - Charles Sturt University - Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

February 16-18
Le Salon du Végétal - Angers, France

February 17-20
BioFach 2010 - Nurmberg, Germany

Febraury 19-20
New Mexico Organic Farming Conference 2010 - Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

February 23
CropLife Canada Stewardship Programs for Experimental PNTs - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

February 21-26
RNA Silencing Mechanisms in Plants (Keystone Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Biology) - Hilton Santa Fe/Historic Plaza - Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

February 21-26
4th Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Conference - University of Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand

February 23-24
The Dundee Conference - Environmental Management and Crop Protection CPNB 2010 - West Park Conference Centre - Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

February 23-24
Grains Research and Development Corporation 2010 Victorian Grains Research Update - Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre - Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

February 23-26
International Conference on Molecular Aspects of Plant Development (Keystone Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Biology) - Vienna, Austria

February 25
HGCA Milling Wheat Conference - Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United kingdom

February 25
30th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference - Cave City Convention Center - Cave City, Kentucky, USA

February 25-27
The 2010 Pest & Production Management Conference - Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport - Orlando, Florida

February 26-28
2010 International Conference on Agricultural and Animal Science - Singapore

February 27 - March 7
Salon international de l'agriculture 2010 - Paris Porte de Versailles - Paris, France

February 28 - March 3
Global Biosecurity 2010: Safeguarding Agriculture and the Environment - Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre - Brisbane, Australia

January 2010
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January 4-5
2010 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show - Embassy Suites Hotel - Lexington, Kentucky, USA

January 4-6
The Oxford Farming Conference - Oxford, England, Unitd Kingdom

January 4-6
2010 Potato Expo - Loews Royal Pacific - Orlando, Florida

January 4-7
2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

January 5-7
International Advances in Pesticide Application - Robinson College - Cambridge, United Kingdom

January 6-14
University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classics - Illinois, USA
- January 6 -- Mt Vernon (Holiday Inn)
- January 8 -- Champaign (I Hotel and Conference Center)
- January 11 -- Springfield (Crowne Plaza)
- January 12 -- Bloomington (Doubletree Hotel)
- January 13 -- Moline (i Wireless Center)
- January 14 -- Malta (Kishwaukee College)

January 7-9
2010 Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference - St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

January 9-13
Plant and Animal Genome XVIII Conference - Town & Country Convention Center - San Diego, California

January 10 - 13
American Farm Bureau Federation - Annual Convention - Seattle, Washington

January 12-13
Plant International Meeting - Convention Center - Angers, France

January 12-14
SIVAL, Salon des Matériels et Techniques Viticoles, Horticoles, Arboricoles et Légumiers - Angers, France

January 13-14
National Sunflower Association Research Forum - Ramada Plaza Suites and Convention Center - Fargo, North Dakota, USA

January 13-15
AgConnect Expo 2010 - Orlando, Florida

January 19-21
IPSA - Independent Professional Seed Association - Annual Conference: "Champions for Independence" - The Westin Indianapolis - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

January 20-21
BioVak 2010 - Ijsselhallen, Zwolle, The Netherlands

January 23-26
American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)
49th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference
Red Rock Resort & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada

January 23-25
Agro-Expo Vlaaderen - Roeselare, Belgium

January 28
HGCA and PGRO Oilseeds and Pulses Conference - The Peterborough and Cambridge Suites, East of England Showground, Peterborough 

December 2009
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December 1-2
Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference - University of Illinois - I Hotel and Conference Center - Champaign, Illinois

December 2-3
Soybean Plant Health & Profitability Media Summit - EMD Crop BioScience - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

December 2-4
First ECOSA International Seed Trade Conference (ECOSA 2009) - Antalya, Turkey
Registration: www.ecosaseed.org

December 3-4
3rd Annual International Technology, Food & Agriculture Conference - Doubletree Hotel - Rochester, New York, USA

December 5-7
Agri Tech India - Bangalore, Karnataka, India

December 6-10
Second National Meeting of the National Plant Diagnostic Network - Intercontinental Hotel - Miami, Florida, USA

December 8-9
9th International Conference on Plant Diseases (CIMA) - Centre de congrès Vinci - Tours, France

December 8-11, 2009
ASTA 39th Soybean Seed / ASTA 64th Corn & Sorghum Seed Conferences / Seed Expo 2009 - Hyatt Regency Hotel - Chicago, Illinois

December 9-10
Midwest Food Processors Association’s 105th Annual Convention and 82nd Processing Crops Conference - Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

December 9-11
Tuinbouw Vakbeurs - Venlo, The Netherlands

December 9-11
2009 National Soybean Rust Symposium - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

December 10
Journée Mycotoxines - CIRAD - Montpellier, France

December 10-13
7th Sifel Morocco: International Fruit & Vegetables Trade Show - Agadir – Morocco

December 13-16
Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America - Indianapolis, Indiana

December 16-17
International Conference on “Dialogue between Europe and its Southern partners on agricultural research and climate change” / Conférence Internationale intitulée « Dialogue entre l'Europe et ses partenaires du Sud sur la recherche agricole et le changement climatique » - Centre de conférence Albert Borschette - Brussels, Belgium

December 17-19
InnovAsia 2009: Food in the Future - Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand

December 19
international Conference on Biotechnology-Based Sustainable Agriculture - New Delhi, India

November 2009
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November
ICARDA Training Course on Pre-breeding - Aleppo, Syria

November
The Potato - From the Renaissance to the 21st century: History, Society, Economics, Culture - Tours France
Info: Potato-Colloquium@univ-tours.fr

November 1-5
2009 ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings - David L. Lawrence Convention Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

November 2-4
BIO-Europe 2009 - Vienna, Austria

November 2 – December 4, 2009
Joint FAO/IAEA International Training Course on Novel Biotechnologies and Molecular Technologies for Enhancing Mutation Induction Efficiency - Seibersdorf, Austria
Info: C.mba@iaea.org

November 2-5 (POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY 2010)
Agricultural Biotechnologies in Developing Countries Conference "Options and opportunities in crops, forestry, livestock, fisheries and agro-industry to face the challenges of food insecurity and climate change" (ABDC-09) - Guadalajara, Mexico (by invitation only)

November 2-6
1st International Congress on Biological Invasions - Fuzhou, China

November 2 - December 6
UPOV Distance Learning course DL-205: Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention

November 3-5
Soya & Oilseed Summit 2009 - The Roosevelt Hotel - New Orleans, Louisiana

November 5-6
3rd Annual Proteomics Europe Conference and Exhibition - Barcelona, Spain

November 5-6
3rd African Grain Trade Summit - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Info: graintradesummit@eagc.org

November 5 – December 10
Cross-Pollinated CropBreeding - Mini-course for seed professionals - University of Nebraska-Lincoln / Distance Education & Life-Long Learning Program - Lincoln, Nebraska

November 6-7
10th EMBO/EMBL Science & Society Conference / Food, sustainability and plant science - a global challenge - EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

November 6-9
15th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops: Tropical Roots and Tubers in a Changing Climate: A convenient opportunity for the World - The International Potato Center (CIP) - Lima, Peru

November 8-9
Western Seed Association - Annual Meeting - Westin Crown Plaza - Kansas City, Missouri

November 8-9
ASTA Farm and Lawn Seed Conference
Westin Crown Plaza - Kansas City, Missouri

November 8-12
Asian Seed Congress 2009 - Centara Grand at Central World Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand

November 8-13
6th Solanaceae Genome Workshop (SOL 2009) - Hotel Le Méridien - New Delhi, India

November 9-11
British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) Congress & Exhibition 2009 - Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center - Glasgow, Scotland

November 9-12
3rd International Workshop on Crop Protection Chemistry in Latin America: Environment, Safety and Regulation - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

November 9-12
OECD-GenomeAssociation-OZ09: Exploiting genome-wide association in oilseed brassicas: a model for genetic improvement of major OECD crops for sustainable future farming - The International Centre for Plant Breeding Education and Research (ICPER) - University of Western Australia - Perth, Western Australia

November 9-12
2009 International Conference on Horticulture - Bangalore, Karnataka, India

November 9-13
ISTA Workshop on Variety Testing - An introduction, using protein electrophoresis and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for GMO Detection - Bangalore, India

November 9-13
Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG) Annual Conference - Congress Center ‘Le Corum’ - Montpellier, France

November 10-12
AgGateway 2009 Annual Conference - Hotel Monteleone - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

November 10-12
4th International Conference on Coexistence between Genetically Modified (GM) and non‐GM based Agricultural Supply Chains (GMCC’09) - Melbourne, Australia

November 10-13
5th International Conference on Plant Pathology - The Indian Phytopathological Society - The Indian Agricultural Research Institute - New Delhi, India

November 10-14
Agritechnica 2009 - Hannover, Germany

November 12-13
Texas Pepper Conference and Field Day - Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center - Weslaco, Texas, USA

November 12-13
INASE Uruguay - Curso de Certificación de Semillas - Hotel Escuela Kolping - Kolping, Uruguay

November 16-17, 2009
Application of Genomics Technologies in Plant breeding, Sixth training course of ICRISAT-CEG - ICRISAT Campus at Patancheru, Greater Hyderabad, India

November 16-17
AgriBiotech & Crop Protection Markets - Crowne Plaza Mutiara Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

November 16-18
World Summit on Food Security - FAO headquarters - Rome, Italy

November 16-18
The 2009 ACPFG Genomics Symposium: The Genomics of Salinity - The Grand Chancellor Hotel - Adelaide, South Australia

November 16-20, 2009
Fourth and Final RCM on Pyramiding of Mutated Genes Contributing to Crop Quality and Resistance to Stress Affecting Quality - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Info: Q.Y.Shu@iaea.org

November 17-19
BioMalaysia 2009 - Kuala Lumpur Convention Center - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

November 17-20
Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) Semi-annual Meeting - Fairmont Queen Elisabeth - Montréal, Québec

November 16-19
6th International Rice Genetics Symposium (RG6) - Manila Hotel - Manila, The Philippines

November 16-19
7th International Symposium of Rice Functional Genomics - Manila Hotel - Manila, The Philippines

November 18-22
Salon International de l’Agriculture (SIAMAP 2009) - Gabès, Tunisia

November 18-19
The 6th UK Onion & Carrot Conference & Exhibition - The East of England Showground - Peterborough, United Kingdom

November 20
Australian Plant Phenomics Facility Introductory Workshop: How CAN The Plant Accelerator address biological problems? - University of Adelaide, Waite Campus

November 20-21
Biosafety and environmental impact of genetically modified organisms and conventional technologies for pest management - Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India

November 24-26
Milho Safrinha - X Seminário Nacional - Rio Verde, Goiás, Brasil

November 24-26
60. Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Vereinigung der Pflanzenzüchter und Saatgutkaufleute - Raumberg, Gumpenstein, Austria

November 25
Wheat Genetic Improvement Network (WGIN) Stakeholders Meeting - Rothamsted Research - United Kingdom

November 25-26
European GMO conference 2009 - GMOs in European Agriculture and Food Production - Steigenberger Kurhaus Hotel - The Hague, The Netherlands

November 25-28
7th Pacific Rim Conference on the Biotechnology of Bacillus thuringiensis and its Environmental Impact - New Delhi, India

November 26-28
III Congresso Brasileiro de Tomate Industrial - Centro de Convenções de Goiânia - Brasil

November 26-30
6th International Agriculture Trade Fair, Krishi 2009 - Nashik, Maharashtra, India

November 27-29
IPC 2009: VII International PENSA Conference - World Agribusiness Forum - Sao Paulo, Brazil

November 30 - December 1
Sustainable Sourcing Agriculture Raw Materials Summit - London, United Kingdom

October 2009
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October 1-2
International Conference on Knowledge Management in Agri-biotechnology: The Asian Experience - Rama Gardens Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand

October 2-5
9th Agri Intex International Agricultural Trade Exhibition - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

October 5-8
1st Program on African Seed Systems (PASS) Stakeholders' Meeting - International Conference Center - Bamako, Mali
Info: lassana.sacko55@yahoo.fr

October 5-9
Curso de Posgrado: "Ingeniería Genética de Plantas" - En el marco del Doctorado de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la UNR Campo Villarino, Santa Fé, Argentina

October 5-9
Regional Training Course on Mutation Breeding for Crop Disease Resistance, RAS/5/045 - Mumbai, India
Info: Q.Y.Shu@iaea.org

October 6, 2009
USDA/PVPO Plant Variety Protection Training Session - San Juan Oaks Golf Club - Hollister, California

October 6-7
California Seed Association - Mid-Year Meeting - Hyatt Regency - Monterey, California

October 6-9
Inovatec 2009 (5ª Feira de Inovação Tecnológica) - Expominas Belo Horizonte, Brazil

October 7
11am to Noon CDT
Free Webinar on New Biotech Soybean Varieties and Testing Strategies - Eurofins

October 7-10
8th Plant Genomics European Meeting (Plant GEM) - Lisbon, Portugal

Octobre 9
Colloque Agrimonde Inra-Cirad - Agricultures et alimentations du monde en 2050 - Campus de la Gaillarde - Montpellier SupAgro –Inra

October 11-12
Fourth Regional Yellow Rust Meeting - Antalya, Turkey

October 11-14
European Seed Association - Annual Meeting - Sheraton Brussels Hotel & Towers - Brussels, Belgium

October 11-16
Interdrought-III, The 3rd international conference on integrated approaches to improve crop production under drought-prone environments - Shanghai, China

October 12-13
High-Level Expert Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050 - FAO headquarters - Rome, Italy

October 12-14
Agriculture: Africa's Engine for Growth - Plant Science & Biotechnology Hold the Key - Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, United Kingdom

October 12-14
Southwest Turfgrass Conference - Ruidoso, New Mexico

October 12-15
International Conference on Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas - Amman, Jordan

October 13-16
Hortifair - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

October 13-16
12th International Cereal Rusts and Powdery Mildews Conference & 4th Regional Yellow Rust Conference - Antalya, Turkey

October 14-15
International Conference on the issue of seed laws and their impact on landraces, population and conservation varieties - Marseille, France

October 14-17
Expo Semilla - Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

October 15-15
International Conference on Forage legumes in Temperate Pasture-Based Systems - Teagasc, Moorepark  - Silver Springs Hotel, Cork and at Moorepark’s Solohead Research Farm (near Limerick Junction)

October 18-21
V International Symposium on Seed , Transplant and Stand Establishment - Murcia, Spain
Info: alfocea@cebas.csic.es or jpascual@cebas.csic.es

October 18-21
Third Edition European Food & Agribusiness Seminar (EFAS), offered by Wageningen University and Research Centre - Rome, Italy

October 19-21
CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International) Global Summit - London, United Kingdom

October 19-23, 2009
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Twelfth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - Rome, Italy

October 19-23
ISTA Workshop on Quality Assurance in Seed Testing - Palmerston North, New Zealand

October 19-20
4th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM-Lucerne 2009) & IBMA’s Annual General Assembly and Group Meetings - Lucerne Culture and Convention Centre (KKL) - Lucerne, Switzerland

October 19-21
CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International) Global Summit - London, United Kingdom

October 19-22
4ht Meeting of the International Peanut Genome Initiative (IPGI) on Advances in Arachis through Genomics & Biotechnology (AAGB-2009) - Bamako, Mali

October 19-23
33rd Annual Meeting of the North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) - Chicago, Illinois

October 19-23
22nd Asian Pacific Weed Science Conference - Lahore, Pakistan

October 20-23
ENDURE Annual Meeting - Wageningen, The Netherlands

October 21-22
XVIII Reunião Nacional de Pesquisa de Girassol (RNPG) e do VI Simpósio Nacional sobre a Cultura de Girassol - Sede da Embrapa Clima Temperado, em Pelotas (RS), Brasil

October 22
Symposium on biotechnology - North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) - Chicago, Illinois

October 22-23
2nd Crop Science Seminar in East Asia 2009 "Important Gene Mining and Molecular Breeding in Rice and Soybean" - Beijing, China
Info: zhanghx@mail.las.ac.cn

October 25-30
9th International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology – St. Louis, Missouri, United States

October 26-28
BIO, Intellectual Property Counsels Fall Conference and Committee Meeting - Washington, DC

October 26-29
6th Master Class on Seed Technology - Wageningen Seed Center - Wageningen, The Netherlands

October 26-31, 2009
First RCM on Isolation and Characterization of Genes Involved in Mutagenesis of Crop Plants - St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Info: P.Lagoda@iaea.org

October 27-30
AusBiotech 2009 - Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center - Melbourne, Australia

October 29 - November 1
XII International Asparagus Symposium - Lima, Peru

October 30-31
2009 International Conference on Agricultural Biotech Frontiers - National Chiayi University - Chiayi City, Taiwan

September 2009
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August 31 - September 4
1st All African Horticultural Congress - Safari Park Hotel - Nairobi, Kenya

August 31 - September 3
16° Congresso Brasileiro de Sementes - Curitiba, PR, Brasil

August 31 - September 4
23rd EUCARPIA Symposium Section Ornamentals ‘Colourful Breeding and Genetics’ – Leiden, the Netherlands

September
IOBC/WPRS Study Group “Benefits and Risks of Biological Control” - Switzerland
Info: Marc Kenis 

September 1-3
Farm Progress Show - Dacatur, Illinois

September 1-3
6th Annual 2009 Midwest Specialty Grains Conference & Trade Show - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

September 1 - October 4
8th International Symposium of Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology New Developments in Green Gene Technology - Szeged, Hungary 

September 1 - October 4
UPOV distance learning course DL-205, Session II
"Introduction to the UPOV system of plant variety protection under the UPOV Convention"

September 1-16
Rice Breeding Course: Laying the Foundation for the Second Green Revolution - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

September 2-4
Meeting of the Biometrics in Plant Breeding section of Eucarpia - Dundee, Scotland

September 2-4
Asia Fruit Logistica - Hong Kong, China

September 3-4
10th International Cotton Conference - Gdynia, Poland

September 6-11
IOBC/WPRS Integrated Control in Protected Crops - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh) - Crete, Greece

September 7-8
EPSO Workshop on Plant Productivity – Ghent, Belgium

September 7-9
International Conference on Heterosis in Plants: Genetics and molecular causes and optimal exploitation in breeding - University of Hohenheim - Stuttgart, Germany

September 7-11
Curso: Protección de Cultivos: Omicas y Nuevas Estrategias para Estudiar las Interacciones Planta-Microorganismo (MAMPS) - INTA Castelar - Argentina

September 7-11
68th Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee - Cape Town International Convention Centre - Cape Town, South Africa

September 8-10
PotatoEurope 2009 Congress & Exhibition - Emmerloord, The Netherlands

September 8-10
2nd World Seed Conference: Responding to the challenges of a changing world - FAO headquarters - Rome, Italy

September 8
History of Genetics - The John Innes Centre - Norwich, United Kingdom

September 8-10
Tercer Congreso Colombiano de Horticultura “Ciencia y Tecnología Hortícola frente al cambio económico y ambiental” - Paipa, Boyacá, Colombia

September 9-10
Tercer Congreso Colombiano de Horticultura "Ciencia y Tecnología Hortícola Frente al Cambio Económico y Ambiental" - Hotel Panorama Comfaboy - Paipa, Boyacá, Colombia

September 9-11
John Innes Centenary Symposium ‘Genetics 100 Years On’ - The John Innes Centre - Norwich, United Kingdom

September 9-12
2009 International Conference on Horticulture - Bangalore, Karnataka, India

September 10-12
Primer Simposio Internacional de Cebolla en el Trópico - Hotel Panorama Comfaboy - Paipa, Boyacá, Colombia
Info: soccolhort@gmail.com

September 11-13
Euromaïs 2009 - Ostheim, Haut Rhin, France

September 13-16
14th European Congress on Biotechnology - Barcelona, Spain

September 14-16
Agriculture Outlook Asia 2009 - Singapore

September 15-16
International Seminar on "Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future" - Udayana University, Sudirman Campus, Indonesia

September 15-17
Global Crop Protection Summit 2009 - The George Hotel - Endinburgh, Scotland

September 15-18
VII Congresso Brasileiro do Algodão - Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil

September 16-19
8th International Conference ‘Eco-physiological Aspects of Plants Responses to Stress Factors’ – Krakow, Poland

September 21-25
World Congress on Organic Cotton - Interlaken, Switzerland

September 21-25
1st International Jujube Symposium - Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China

September 21-26
8th Phytochemical Society of Europe Meeting on Biopesticides - La Palma, Canary Islands

September 21-26
IV International Cucurbit Symposium - Changsha, Hunan, China

September 22-23
Genetically Modified Organisms / Organismes génétiquement modifiés - University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Canada

September 22-24
V Congresso Panamericano de Incentivo ao Consumo de Frutas e Hortaliças - Brasília, Brasil

September 22-25
VI Brazilian Biosafety Congress & International Symposium on Biosecurity and Dual Use Research - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

September 22-25
ABIC 2009 Conference - Queen Sirikit National Convention Center - Bangkok Thailand

September 23-25
EuroBio 2009 - Grand Palais - Lille, France

September 23-26
XXXII Congreso Argentino de Horticultura y 1er. Simposio Latinoamericano de Fruticultura Tropical - Salta, Argentina

September 24
"Focus2 Grow", Innovation in Seed Treatment, an informative program - INCOTEC Coating and Seed Technology - Enkhuizen, The Netherlands

September 25-27
2009 International Conference on Food Engineering and Biotechnology (ICFEB 2009) - Cairo, Egypt

September 27 - October 8
ICARDA Training Course: Crop Management and Post Harvest Operations in Quality Seed Production - Aleppo, Syria

September 28-30
II Seed Congress of the Americas - Bourbon Spa Resort Atibaia - Sao Paulo, Brazil

September 28 - October 1
9th African Crop Science Society Conference - Cape Town, South Africa

September 28 - October 2
XLIX Curso Diacom: tetrazólio e patologia de sementes - Brazil

September 29-30
Measures of Hope and Promises Delivered: An International Conference on Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Biotech Crops - Rama Gardens Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand

September 29 – November 3
Germplasm and Genes - Mini-course for seed professionals - University of Nebraska-Lincoln / Distance Education & Life-Long Learning Program - Lincoln, Nebraska

September 30 - October 1
XVIII Reunião Nacional de Pesquisa de Girassol (RNPG) e o VI Simpósio Nacional sobre a Cultura de Girassol - Embrapa Clima Temperado - Pelotas, RS, Brasil

August 2009
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August 1–5
Annual Meeting of The American Phytopathological Society (APS) - Oregon Convention Center - Portland, Oregon

August 2-13
ICARDA Training Course: Marker-assisted Selection and Genetic Engineering of Crops - Aleppo, Syria

August 3-5
2009 US Ag HR Roundtable - Champaign, Illinois

August 3-5
3rd Annual Plant Breeding Workshop - National Association of Plant Breeders, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center - Madison, Wisconsin, USA

August 5-7
Guelph 09 - Joint annual meetings of the Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA), the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) and the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (CSAFM) - "Sciences for Sustainability: Soils, Agronomy, and Atmosphere" - Guelph, Ontario, Canada

August 9-11
Home Garden Seed Association - 2nd Annual Summer Conference and Trials - Corvallis, Oregon

August 10-14
14th Australasian Plant Breeding (APB) Conference and the 11th Society for the Advancements of Breeding Researches in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) Congress  - Cairns, Queensland, Australia

August 10-15
World Soybean Research Conference VIII - Beijing, China

August 11-12
Great Plains Sorghum Conference - Amarillo, Texas

August 11-13
June 24-25
Iowa State University Seed Science Workshops 2009: Gravity separation - Seed Science Center at Iowa State University

August 14
Biotechnology from a Legal Perspective - University Tunku Abdul Rahman, PJ Campus - Malalysia
Info: nicholas@bic.org.my

August 19
SGS Seed Services: Corn and Soybean Seed Quality Workshop - Brookings, South Dakota

August 19-20
Iowa State University Seed Science Workshops 2009: Corn & Soybean Seed Quality Workshop - Seed Science Center at Iowa State University

August 19-21
10th Plant Genomics in China Conference - Chongqing, China

August 19-21
International Symposium on Organic Agriculture 2009 - Emerald Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand

August 20-21
SGS Seed Services: Seed Sampler Workshop - Brookings, South Dakota

August 23-28
2nd World Congress of Agroforestry - Nairobi, Kenya

August 24-27
IX Curso sobre Tecnologia de Produção de Sementes de Hortaliças - Petrolina e Juazeiro, Brasil

August 24-28
II Congresso Nacional de Feijão-caupi e VII Reunião Nacional de Feijão-caupi - Belém/PA, Brasil

August 25 –September 24
Self-Pollinated CropBreeding - Mini-course for seed professionals - University of Nebraska-Lincoln / Distance Education & Life-Long Learning Program - Lincoln, Nebraska

August 25-28
1st IFOAM Conference on Organic Animal and Plant Breeding - Breeding Diversity - Santa Fe, New Mexico

August 26-30
XVI International Plant Nutrition Colloquium  - Sacramento, California, USA

August 28
National Conference on Genetically Modified Organisms and Biosafety Management - Hanoi, Vietnam
Info: quyendt2000@yahoo.com

July 2009
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July 2-3
2nd Annual AgriGenomics World Congress - London, United Kingdom

July 6-8
2009 Joint International Agricultural Conference (JIAC) - Wageningen, Netherlands

July 7-9
June 24-25
Iowa State University Seed Science Workshops 2009: Soybean and small grain seed - Seed Science Center at Iowa State University

July 8-10
10th World Congress on Parasitic Plants - Pine Bay Resort Hotel - Kusadasi, Turkey

July 8-11
IV Congreso Interuniversitario de Biotecnología - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia - Valencia, Spain

July 8-11
Canadian Seed Growers' Association Annual General Meeting 2009 - Fairmont Winnipeg - Winnipeg, Manitoba

July 12-14
Alabama Seed Association, Annual Meeting - Sandestin, Florida

July 12-14
Georgia Seedsmen's Association, Annual Meeting - Sandestin, Florida

July 12-15
Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) 86th Annual Meeting - Westin Whisler Resort and Spa - Whistler, British Columbia

July 13-17
2nd International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) Africa Conference: "Towards Opening Access to Information & Knowledge in the Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Africa" - Accra, Ghana

July 13-17
Course on "Plant Structure and Reproduction in Evolution - A New Approach" - IPB Campus at Baranangsiang - Bogor, Indonesia

July 13-17
VI Curso sobre Cultura de Tecidos de Plantas - Embrapa Cenargen - Brasil

July 14-16
Mid-year AgGateway meeting / Councils, Committees and Projects Meeting (CCP) - Marriott Indianapolis North - Indianapolis, Indiana

July 16-18
South Carolina Seedsmen's Association, Annual Meeting - Hilton Head, South Carolina

July 18-22
Plant Biology 2009 - Hawaii Convention Center - Honolulu, Hawaii

July 14-17
Annual Meeting of the American Peanut Research & Education Society, Inc. - Raleigh, North Carolina

July 19-23
Association of American Seed Control Officials, Annual Convention - Scottsdale, Arizona

July 19-23
XlVth Congress of the International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - Quebec City, Canada

July 19-24
17th International Farm Management Congress - Agriculture: Food, Fiber and Energy for the Future - Bloomington/Normal, Illinois USA

July 22-23
Northern & Field Seed Institute, Summer Meeting - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

July 22-23
Workshop: Breeding for Resistance to Whitefly-transmitted Viruses - Royal Plaza Hotel in the Walt Disney World Resort - University of Florida - Orlando, Florida

July 22-25
Tropical Crop Biotechnology Conference – New Horizons for the Tropics - Kruger National Park, South Africa.

July 23-26
BioTaiwan 2009 - Taipei World Trade Centre - Taipei, Taiwan

July 25-28
North Carolina Seedsmen's Association, Annual Meeting - Hilton Riverside - Wilmington, North Carolina

July 25-28
American Society for Horticultural Science - Annual Meeting - Millenium Hotel - St. Louis, Missouri

July 29
Soybean Cyst Nematode (SNC) Workshop - Ag Information Center, University of Iowa Extension - Ames, Iowa

July 29 - August 1
International Symposium on Molecular Markers in Horticultural Species - Corvallis, Oregon, USA

July 30
Corn Nematode Workshop - Ag Information Center, University of Iowa Extension - Ames, Iowa

July 30-31
1st Regional Conference in Biotechnology - Traders Hotel - Manila, Philippines

July 30-31
Arkansas Seed Dealer Association, Annual Meeting - Chateau on the Lake - Branson, Missouri

June 2009
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May 30 - June 5
Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) and Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST)
Annual Meeting - University Park Hilton - Fort Collins, Colorado

May 31 - June 5
6th International Triticeae Symposium - Kyoto University Conference Hall - Kyoto, Japan

May 31 - June 5
III Reunião Anual da Biofortificação no Brasil - Aracaju, SE, Brasil

June 1-5
Third Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - Hotel Ramada Plaza - Les Côtes de Carthage, Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia

June 1-5
Tecnologia para qualidade de semente de soja - IV curso de vigor para semente de soja - Londrina, PR, Brasil

June 1-26
Course: Seed Potato Technology, Certification and Supply Systems - Wageningen University - Wageningen, The Netherlands

June 3-4
Iowa State University Seed Science Workshops 2009: Color sorting (Satake) - Seed Science Center at Iowa State University

June 3-5
The Co-Extra International Conference: "Coexistence and traceability of GM and non-GM products in food and feed supply chains" - AgroParistech - Paris, France

June 4-5
Tercer Seminario Internacional de Semillas / 3rd International Seed Seminar - Antenor Orrego Private University, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Pabellón E- tercer piso. Campus universitario - Trujillo - Perú

June 6-7
2009 World Grain Forum - St. Petersburg, Russia

June 8 - July 5
Moderated Forum “Learning from the past: Successes and failures with agricultural biotechnologies in developing countries over the last 20 years”

June 9
IGC Grains Conference - London, United Kingdom

June 9-13
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Seed Schemes Annual Meeting - Paris, France

June 10-11
Iowa State University Seed Science Workshops 2009: Color sorting (Sortex) - Seed Science Center at Iowa State University

June 10-12
HORTITEC - Exposição Técnica de Horticultura, Cultivo Protegido e Culturas Intensivas - Holambra SP, Brazil

June 10-13
ISTA Workshop on Molecular Markers for Variety Identity and Purity - Bologna, Italy

June 11-12
Oil & Oilseed Innovation Asia 2009 - Beijing, China

June 11-13
ISTA Quality Assurance Workshop - ISTA Secretariat - Bassersdorf, Switzerland

June 11-18
Oil and Oilseed Innovation Asia 2009 - Beijing, China

June 15 (6-8 weeks course, starting mid-June)
Wheat Chemistry and Quality Improvement Course -CIMMYT - El Batan, Mexico

June 14-19
Greensys2009: International Symposium on High Technology for Greenhouse Systems - Québec, Canada

June 14
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) - Seed Analyst Training Workshop/Seminar - Glattbrugg, Zurich, Switzerland

June 15
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) - Seminar on Purity Testing - Glattbrugg, Zurich, Switzerland

June 15-18
Iowa State University Seed Science Workshops 2009: Commercial seed corn - Seed Science Center at Iowa State University

June 15-18
Montana Seed Trade Association, 2009 Summer Meeting - Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort - Worley, Idaho

June 15-18
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) - Annual Meeting - Glattbrugg, Zurich, Switzerland

June 15-26
Course: Plant variety protection (Plant Breeders' Rights) - Wageningen University - Wageningen, The Netherlands

June 17-19
VII International Symposium on Artichoke, Cardoon and their Wild Relatives - Saint-Pol de Léon, France

June 17-21
IV International Symposium on Breeding Research in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Biodiversity
conservation and use of genetic resources - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Info: dea.baricevic@bf.uni-lj.si

June 18
Curso de Análise Fundamental e introdução a Comercialização de Soja - Safras & Mercado - Gelps Hotel - Rio Verde, GO, Brasil

June 18-20
Bangalore Bio 2009 - Bangalore, India

June 18-20
13th ICABR Conference: "The Emerging Bio-economy" - Ravello, Italy

June 20-24
126th ASTA Annual Convention - Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch - Scottsdale, Arizona

June 21-23
Ag Expo at Michigan State University - Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan

June 22-23
Australian National Farmers’ Federation - 1st National Congress - Brisbane Convention Centre - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

June 24-25
Iowa State University Seed Science Workshops 2009: Seed treatment - Seed Science Center at Iowa State University

June 25
Curso de Análise Fundamental e introdução a Comercialização de Soja - Safras & Mercado - UNIBALSAS - Balsas, MA, Brasil

June 25-27
Sustainable Food Summit - Okura Hotel - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

June 28 - July 1
Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) Annual Meeting - Portland, Oregon

June 28 - July 2
2009 IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference - Whistler, Canada

June 29-30
OECD Global Forum on Agriculture - Preparing for the Future - Paris, France

May 2009
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May 1 - November 30
Preliminary Exhibition to the International New-superior Vegetable Expo 2010 - Shanghai, China
Info: shanghai@zhongdu.com.cn

May 3-5
International Plant Breeding Conference - Egyptian Society of Plant Breeding - Suez Canal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Agronomy Department - Ismailia, Egypt

May 4-6
2009 Australian Vegetable Industry Conference - Melbourne Convention Centre - Melbourne, Australia

May 4 - June 7
UPOV Distance Learning course DL-205: Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention

May 5 –7
Agritech 2009 - Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds - Tel Aviv, Israel

May 7
International Conference on Fresh Produce Marketing in a Changing Economic Environment - Tel Aviv, Israel

May 6-9
2nd EMBO Conference on Plant Molecular Biology ‘Frontiers in Plant Research’ – Cadiz, Spain

May 7-8
National Vegetable Expo - Werribee, Victoria, Australia

May 8-9
5th International Greek Biotechnology Forum - Athens, Greece

May 11-12

Symposium: “Seed Biotechnologies: Filling the Gap between the Public and Private Sectors”
Seed Biotechnology Center at the University of California, Davis

May 11-14
Nigerian Phytopathological Society (NPS), Inaugural Meeting - Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Info: s.aigbe@cgiar.org

May 12-13
I Curso de Tecnologia e Gestão da Produção e do Comércio de Sementes Pela Agricultura Familiar - Lagoa Seca/PB, Brazil

May 12-13
Primera Conferencia Nacional de Biotecnología - Lima, Peru

May 12-13
Seed Quality Workshop - SGS Mid-West Seed Services, Inc. - Brookings, South Dakota

May 12-15
Segundo Simposio Chileno de Control Biológico: Cambio y Oportunidades - INIA Quilamapu - Chillán, Chile

May 13-17
Thaifex – World of Food Asia - Bangkok, Thailand

May 14-15
Seed Sampling Workshop - SGS Mid-West Seed Services, Inc. - Brookings, South Dakota

May 14-16
Ecological Impact of Genetically Modified Organisms (EIGMO) - Rostock, Germany

May 18-20
World Agricultural Forum 2009 - St. Louis Ballpark Hilton Hotel - St. Louis, Missouri

May 18-21
BIO 2009 - Georgia World Congress Center - Atlanta, Georgia

May 18-29
Fifth training course of ICRISAT-Center of Excellence in Genomics - ICRISAT Campus - Patancheru, Greater Hyderabad, India

May 19-20
Registration of Agrochemicals in Europe - Crowne Plaza Brussels City Centre "Le Palace" - Brussels, Belgium

May 19-21
Delivering Agricultural Biotechnology to African Farmers: Linking Economic Research to Decision Making - Entebbe, Uganda

May 19-21
International Public Health Pesticides Workshop - London, United Kingdom

May 19-21
NAPPO Electronic Phytosanitary Certification Workshop - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

May 19-22
V Congresso Brasileiro de Soja (CBSoja) / Mercosoja 2009 - Centro de Convenções - Goiânia, Brasil

May 25-27
ISF Congress - Antalya, Turkey

May 25 - June 26
Conservation Agriculture: Laying the groundwork for sustainable and productive cropping systems - CIMMYT, Mexico

May 26-27
4th International Converence of the Round Table on Responsible Soy Association - Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil

May 26-28
Nordic Bioenergy Conference 2009 - Aalborg, Denmark

May 26-29
19th EUCARPIA Conference, Genetic Resources Section - Ljubljana, Slovenia

May 27-29
Training for Recall, Communicating Under Fire” training program - Salinas, California

May 28
Curso de Análise Fundamental e Mercadológica de Arroz - Everson Palace Hotel - Cachoeira do Sul/RS, Brasil

May 28
ISF workshop on Phytosanitary Procedures for International Seed Trade - Antalya, Turkey

April 2009

April
8th ISTA Seminar on Statistics in Seed Testing - Aussonne, France

April 1-3
International Conference on Plant Virology - Harrogate International Center - Harrogate, United Kingdom

April 5-8
1st International Symposium on Cryopreservation in Horticultural Species - Leuven, Belgium

April 6-10
8th ISTA Seminar on Statistics in Seed Testing - Aussonne, France

April 6 - May 1
Contemporary approaches to plant genetic resources, conservation and use - Wageningen, The Netherlands

April 7-8
The Second European Ramularia Workshop, Edinburgh 2009 – A New Disease and Challenge in Barley Production – Edinburgh, United Kingdom

April 8-10
1st International Conference on Corn and Sorghum Research - Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel - Pattaya City, Thailand

April 8-10
34th National Corn and Sorghum Research Conference - Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel - Pattaya City, Thailand

April 8-10
1st International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

April 8-12
VI International Postharvest Symposium - Antalya, Turkey

April 14-15
XXVII Reunião Nacional de Pesquisa de Cevada - Embrapa Trigo, Passo Fundo- RS, Brazil

April 16-18
Progeny Trial Analysis with ASReml - International Centre for Plant Breeding Education and Research (ICPBER) - University of Western Australia

April 18-21
ISTA Seed Vigour Workshop - Mashhad, Iran

April 19-21
4th international ‘Genomics in Business’ conference - Innovations and Business Strategies in the Agro-Food Sector - Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

April 20-21
13th QTL-MAS workshop - Wageningen UR - Wageningen, The Netherlands

April 20-21
CSIRO/AFAA Workshop on the science and regulation of gene technology - Esperance, Western Australia

April 20-24
Seventh National Symposium on Biotechnology REDBIO-Argentina "Biotechnology and the future global scenario" - Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

April 21-22
1st European Turfgrass Society Field Day - Universidad Politecnica de Valencia - Valencia, Spain

April 21-22
6th Annual BIGMAP Symposium: "Food and Fuel Crops: Issues, Policies and Regulation" - Gateway Hotel & Conference Center - Ames, Iowa

April 21-22
Measures of Hope and Promises Delivered: An International Conference on Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Genetically Modified (GM) Crops - Bangkok, Thailand

April 22-23
CSIRO/AFAA Workshop on the science and regulation of gene technology - Geraldton, Western Australia

April 22-24
1st International Plant Phenomics Symposium - Canberra, Australia

April 22-24
Total Food 2009 - Sustainability in the Agri-Food Chain - Norwich BioScience Institutes Conference Centre -  Norwich, United Kingdom

April 23-28
3ième Salon International de l'Agriculture - Mekness, Maroc

April 25-28
1st International IFOAM Conference on Organic Animal and Plant Breeding - Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

April 26-30
5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders' Perspective (ICOB-V 2009) - Indian Habitat Center (IHC) - New Delhi, India

April 27 - May 1
ISTA Workshop on Seed Sampling - Lusaka, Zambia

April 27-28
ECO-PB/ITAB Workshop: Strategies for a future without cell fusion techniques in varieties applied in Organic Farming - Paris, France

April 27-29
China-U.S. symposium on Barley, Malt and Brewing - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

April 28-30
"Flaxseed: Adding Functional Food Value" Short Course - Northern Crops Institute - Fargo, North Dakota

March 2009

March 1-4
California Seed Association - Annual Convention - Sir Francis Drake Hotel - San Francisco, California

March 2-5
ICARDA/JICA Workshop on Plant Variety Protection and Implications for Seed Industry Development - ICARDA - Aleppo, Syria

March 2-6
9th Annual Congress of the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) - Cape Sun International Hotel - Cape Town, South Africa

March 3
Canola College 2009 - Warman, Saskatchewan, Canada

March 3-6
ASTA Management Academy - Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business - Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

March 3
Soyfoods 2009 - Hilton Anaheim - Anaheim, California

March 4
18th Annual WANFTA Conference - Vines Resort - Swan Valley, Western Australia

March 4-5
NUTRACON - Hilton Anaheim - Anaheim, California

March 4-5
III Curso de capacitação e difusão de tecnologia em canola - Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil

March 5
Canola College 2009 - Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

March 8-9
5th International Greek Biotechnology Forum - Zappeion Megaron, Athens, Greece

March 8-10
1st Asian Regional Congress of the World Agricultural Forum - Phuket, Thailand

March 9-11
NZ Bio Conference 2009 - Sky City Convention Center - Auckland, New Zealand

March 9-13
XLVIII Curso Diacom: Tetrazolio e patologia de sementes - Londrina- Paraná- Brasil

March 10
Canola College 2009 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

March 10
Mycotoxins 2009 - Imperial Queen's Park Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand

March 10-12
Seed Quality Assessment Workshop
Sponsored by ASTEC-Global Seed Technology, the workshop will demonstrate Q2 – ASTEC’s new technology which monitors seed germination based on individual oxygen consumption in a fully controlled air-tight environment.
Seed Biotechnology Center, UC Davis, California

March 10-12
Canada Council of Canada - Annual Convention - Sheraton Center - Toronto, Canada

March 10-12
International scientific congress "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions" - Copenhagen, Denmark

March 11
Canola College 2009 - Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

March 12
Masterclass: Licensing Intellectual Property - AJ Park - Auckland, New Zealand

March 12
HGCA/MAGB Malting Barley Conference - Peterborough, United Kingdom

March 12-13
Teagasc Agricultural Research Forum - Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

March 12-15
51st annual Maize Genetics Conference - Pheasant Run, St. Charles, Illinois

March 16-20
Fifth Moscow International Congress on Biotechnology: State of the Art and Prospects of Development and VII International Specialized Exhibition Biotech World 2009 - House of Moscow Government - Moscow, Russia

March 16-27
Intensive training course in ‘Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding’ - The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) - Cambridge, United Kingdom

March 17-19
Technical workshop of the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative - Cd. Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Online registration at http://www.globalrust.org

March 18
European Conference on Ensuring Seed Availability in the 21st Century - European Commission DG 'Health and Consumers' - Brussels, Belgium

March 19
Canola College 2009 - Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

March 19-20
11th National Forum on Seed Meeting / 11ième Réunion du Forum national sur les semences - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

March 19-21
Genomics in Business 2009 - Innovations and Business Strategies in the Agro-Food Sector - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

March 19-21
Adaptation Potential in Plants – Vienna, Austria

March 20-21
The Future of Crop Protection in China - Dijon Hotel - Shanghai, China

March 22-25
7th World Potato Congress - Christchurch, New Zealand

March 23-26
GREENHOUSE 2009: Climate change & resources - Perth, Western Australia

March 23-26
International Triticale Symposium - Cd. Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
Info: k.ammar@cgiar.org

March 24-26
Sixth International Integrated Pest Management Symposium - Transcending Boundaries - Portland, Oregon

March 25-26
Seed Biology, Production & Quality course
Seed Biotechnology Center and UC Davis Extension
Davis, California

March 25-27
Biotechnologies végétales : sélection des variétés assistée par marqueurs - Gif sur Yvette, France

March 25 - April 23
Cross-pollinated Crop Breeding: distance-delivered courses for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska

March 26-27
Understanding Impact Assessment: the Biofuel Challenge - A workshop - SEARCA, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

March 26 - June 4
WIPO distance learning course on biotechnology and intellectual property
Curso especializado sobre propiedad intelectual y biotecnología
Cours avancé sur la biotechnologie et la propriété intellectuelle

March 28 - April 3
Pack Trials 2009 - Ernst Benary of America Inc. - Santa Barbara, California

March 29 - April 2
Proteomic Forum 2009 - Freie Universität Berlin - Berlin, Germany

March 30-31
Michigan Agri-Energy Conference - Kalamazoo Radisson Plaza Hotel - Kalamazoo, Michigan

March 30 - April 1
AGRAme - Dubai Exhibition Center - Dubai, UAE

March 31
HGCA Biofuels Conference: "The future of UK biofuels" - Judges Country House Hotel - Yarm, Cleveland, United Kingdom

February 2009

February - May
Hands-on Breeding Program - Wheat Breeding: Addressing food secutiry issues of the 21st century - CIMMYT Obregon & El Batan, Mexico

Feburary 1-4
2009 National Biodiesel Conference and Exposition - Moscone Center - San Francisco, California

February 2-4
BioAsia 2009: The Global Biobusiness Forum - Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) - Hyderabad, India

February 3
2009 New Mexico Chile Conference - Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces - La Cruces, New Mexico

February 3-4
Mid-America Alfalfa Expo - Kearney, Nebraska

February 4
23rd Annual Illinois-Indiana Seed Conditioning Workshop - Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites - Keystone Crossing, Indiana

February 4-6
Freshconex 2009 - International Trade Fair and Congress for Fresh-cut Convenience - Berlin, Germany

February 4-6
Fruit Logistica 2009 - Berlin, Germany

February 4-6
Illinois/Indiana Seed Conditioning Workshop & 109th Annual Conference - Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites - Keystone Crossing, Indiana

February 4-7
Expo Agro Sinaloa 2009 - Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

February 4-7
4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture- New Delhi, India

February 5
East Texas Turfgrass Conference - Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center - Overton, Texas

February 5-6
Indiana Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) Annual Conference - Sheraton Keystone Hotel - Indianapolis, Indiana

February 7-10
ASTA 48th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina
Tampa, Florida

February 8-11
International Conference on Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance - Vienna, Austria

February 9-12
Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference - Louisville, Kentucky

February 9-13
49th Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and 62nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) - Walt Disney World Resort - Orlando, Florida

February 10
Air Drill Clinic - Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

February 10-12
World Ag Expo - Tulare, California

February 10-13
The IOBC-APRS Australian and New Zealand Biocontrol Confrence 2008 - Menzies Hotel - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

February 12
2nd Idaho Oilseed Conference - University Inn Best Western - Moscow, Idaho

February 13-14
6th Global Knowledge Millennium Summit, "Biotechnology and Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: Eradicate Global Hunger and Ensure Food Security" - New Delhi, India

February 14-19
International Conference on Grain Legumes: Quality Improvement, Value Addition and Trade - Kanpur, India

February 16-20
United Soybean Board Annual Meeting - Charleston Marriott Hotel - Charleston, South Carolina

February 17-18
World Grain Trade Summit 2009 - Singapore

February 17-18
Quebec Seed Growers Annual General Meeting - L'Hostellerie Rive Gauche de Beloeil - Beloeil, Quebec

February 17-19
Le Salon du Végétal - Parc Expo - Angers, France

February 18-19
Seed Sampler Training Workshop - SGS Mid-West Seed Services - Brookings, South Dakota

February 19
29th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference - Cave City Convention Center - Princeton, Kentucky

February 19-20
ESA Seminar on Intellectual Property Protection: "Opensource Innovation Models in the Seed & Plant Biotech Industry" - Sheraton Hotel - Brussels, Belgium

February 21 - March 1
46ieme Salon International de l'agriculture - Paris, France

February 22-26
SIMA - Salon des fournisseurs du monde agricole - Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte, France

February 23 - March 6
Plant Breeding and Seed Production - A SIDA Advanced International Training Program, Phase 2 (phase 1: September 1-26, 2008)  - Svalöv, Sweden

February 24
HGCA Milling Wheat Conference - Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

February 24-25
U.S. National Agriculture Pollinator Forum - Hyatt Regency Crystal City - Arlington, Virginia

February 24-25
2009 Agribusiness Crop Updates - Burswood Entertainment Complex - Perth, Western Australia

February 24-25
Seed Production and Treatment in a Changing Environment - The Belfry Hotel - Wishaw, West Midlands, United Kingdom

February 24-27
World Agricultural Forum's (WAF) 2009 World Congress: "Africa Meets the World: Creating Prosperity By Investing in Agriculture" - Kampala, Uganda

February 25-26
Plant Bio-Industrial Oils Workshop - Delta Bessborough Hotel - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

February 25-26
Eurofins International Seminar 2009 "An outlook on next generation biotech crops" - Paris, France

February 25-27
Workshop on the role of Marker Assisted Selection in breeding varieties for organic agriculture - Wageningen, The Netherlands
Info: mail@eco-pb.org

February 26
Canola College 2009 - Nisku, Alaberta, Canada

February 26-28
Commodity Classic - Gaylord Texan - Grapevine, Texas

February 27-28
New Mexico Organic Farming Conference - Hotel Encanto - Las Cruces, New Mexico

January 5-8
2009 Beltwide Cotton Conferences - Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk - San Antonio, Texas

January 6-15
2009 University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classics address essential issues for growers - Various locations, Illinois

January 8-9
University of Idaho’s 2009 Snake River Sugarbeet Conference - Twin Falls, Idaho

January 9-11
Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference - Savannah, Georgia

January 10-14
Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference - Town & Country Convention Center - San Diego, California

January 11-14
American Farm Bureau Federation - Annual Convention - San Antonio, Texas

January 13-14
U.S. National Sunflower Association Research Forum - Ramada Plaza & Suites - Fargo, North Dakota

January 14
58th Annual Rice Council Meeting - El Campo Civic Center - El Campo, Texas

January 14-16
SIVAL, Salon de Référence des Cultures Spécialisées / Trade Fair for Specialty Crops - Angers Expo Congrès -Angers

January 15-25
Internationale Grüne Woche - Berlin, Germany

January 15-16
American Corn Growers Association - 22nd Annual Convention - Marriott Hotel - Coralville, Iowa

January 16
2nd Iowa State University Aphid Research Symposium - Ensminger Room, Kildee Hall, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa

January 18-21
33rd International Carrot Conference - Embassy Suites · Anaheim South - Garden Grove, California, USA

January 20-22
Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA) - Annual Meeting - The Westin Downtown - Indianapolis, Indiana

January 21-22
Midwest Organic Production and Management Conference and Trade Show - Adams Mark Hotel-Airport - Indianapolis, Indiana

January 21-22
Sommet du Végétal 2009 - Palais de la Musique et des Congrès - Strasbourg, France

January 21-22
University of Idaho’s 41st Annual Potato Conference - Pocatello, Idaho

January 21-23
U.S. Sclerotinia Initiative Meeting - Holiday Inn Select - MPLS/Bloomington, Minnesota

January 22
CSTA Western Researchers' Committee Meeting - Four Points Sheraton Hotel - London, Ontario, Canada

January 22
Swissem - Delegiertenversammlung / Assemblée des délégués  - Murten/Morat, Switzerland

January 25
Produce First! American Menus Initiative - The Culinary Institute of America's (CIA) Greystone Campus - St. Helena, California

January 26-27
Alberta Seed Growers' Association Annual General Meeting - Westin Hotel -, Edmonton, Alberta

January 28-30
ICABE 2009: International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Engineering - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 31 - February 2
IPM ESSEN, Internationale Fachmesse für Pflanzen, Technik, Floristik und Verkaufsförderung - Essen, Germany

January 31 - February 2
International Workshop on Crop Improvement under Drought an Integrated Approach - Karaj, Iran

December 2008

November 30 - December 5
AgBiotechnology: Facing Huge Challenges with New Approaches - Havana, Cuba

December 2
Ontario Seed Growers' Association - Annual General Meeting - London, Ontario
Info: Harold.Rudy@ontariosoilcrop.org 

December 2-3
Deep South Fruit & Vegetable Conference & Trade Show - Myrtle Beach, South CArolian

December 2-4
Regulatory and safety issues in commercialization of biotechnology research in developing countries - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Info: biotechsymp2008@yahoo.com

December 2-4
2008 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium and Western Seed Conference - San Diego, California

December 2-4
CropLife Canada - 56th Conference - The Westin - Ottawa, Canada

December 2-4
2008 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum - Indianapolis, Indiana

December 3
California Asparagus Day - Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center - Stockton, California

December 4-6
National Symposium on Plant Protection - University of Agricultural Science GKVK - Bangalore, India

December 4-6
2008 Wheat Genomics Conference - Indianapolis, Indiana

December 5-7
BioAsia 2009 - Hyderabad, India

December 7-9
2008 USA Rice Outlook Conference - Little Rock, Arkansas

December 7-11
Vth International Symposium on Horticultural Research, Teaching and Extension - Chiang Mai, Thailand

December 7-12
International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics IV - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

December 8-9
U.S. Soy Industry CONNECTIONS - United Soybean Board Annual Meeting - Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark - St. Louis, Missouri

December 8-10
Atelier International Epigénétique Végétale 2008 - Cirad - Montpellier, France

December 8-13
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia - Curso “Introdução à análise de dados genômicos para conservação e melhoramento molecular de plantas” - Brasília, DF

December 9-10
XIX Reunião da Comissão Nacional de Cultivares de Girassol - Brazil

December 9-12
ASTA 38th Soybean Seed
ASTA 63th Corn & Sorghum Seed Conferences
Seed Expo 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel - Chicago, Illinois

December 9-12
Global Potato Conference 2008 - NASC Complex - New Delhi, India

December 10-11
104th Midwest Food Processors Convention & 81st Annual Processing Crops Conference - Prospering in Challenging Times - Marriott Madison West Hotel and Conference Center - Middleton, Wisconsin

December 10-11
Turfgrass Institute and Trade Show - Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center - Duluth, Georgia

December 10-12
Biomass and Energy Crops III – Defra's Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, United Kingdom

December 10-14
International Soybean Processing and Utilization Conference - The Soybean Processing and Utilization Centre, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal, India
Info: ispuc.v@gmail.com

December 12-13
Invasive Species Conference - Lexington, Kentucky

December 15-17
Conference on “Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change” - Sirte, Libya

December 16
National Forum on Seed Working Group Meeting on Use of Variety Names / Réunion du groupe de travail portant sur l'utilisation des noms des variétés - Winnipeg, Manitoba

December 16-17, 2008
Cereal Pathosystems Conference - Queen Mary, University of London - London, United Kingdom

December 22-23
National Seed Congress 2008 - University of Agricultural Science GKVK - Bangalore, India

November 2008

November
International Conference Wheat Stem Rust Ug99 – A Threat to Food Security’ - New Delhi, India

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 4-5
Conférence "Biodiversité et Agricultures : défis d’aujourd’hui, recherche de demain pour une agriculture durable" - Montpellier, France

November 4-5
Sixth New Zealand Biosecurity Summit - Christchurch Convention Centre - Christchurch, New Zealand

November 4-6
Jahrestagung der Gemeinschaft zur Förderung der privaten deutschen Pflanzenzüchtung e.V. (GFP) - Hotel Königshof - Bonn, Germany

November 4-7
Curso Internacional Teóretico Práctico sobre métodos de Detección de Organismos Geneticamente Modificados - Bogota, Columbia

November 4-8
3rd International Meeting of the Peanut Genomics Initiative on Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology (AAGB-2008) - ICRISAT Headquarters - Hyderabad, India

November 6-7
BBSRC Next Generation Conference 2008 - Newcastle, United Kingdom
Contact: next.generation@bbsrc.ac.uk 

November 9-12
2009 International Conference on Horticulture - Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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 9-14
5th International Symposium of the European Amaranth Association - Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences - Nitra, Slovak Republic

November 10-12
2008 Corn Belt Seed Conference - Sheraton Indianapolis - Indianapolis, Indiana

November 10-14
11th KARI Biennial Scientific Conference & 3rd Agricultural Forum - KARI Headquarters Complex - Loresho, Nairobi, Kenya

November 12
Meeting of Canada's National Forum on Seed - Delta Hotel - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

November 12-13
Global Commercial Pipeline of New GM Crops - Seville, Spain

November 12-13
Effects of Climate Change on Plants: Implications for Agriculture - Rothamsted Research - Harpenden, United Kingdom

November 13
Meeting of the Working Group on Variety De-registration of Canada's National Forum on Seed - Best Western - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

November 13-17
Workshop on reference sets of food crop germplasm for international collaboration - Montpellier, France

November 14

November 16-18
Texas Seed Trade Association - Annual Meeting - Galvestn, Texas

November 16-18
Eastern European Seed Network (EESNET) - 8th Annual Meeting - Siófok, Hungary

November 16-21
10th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (ISBGMO) - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Wellington, New Zealand

November 17-18
5th World Mycotoxin Forum - Hotels van Oranje - Noordwijk, the Netherlands

November 17-21
67th Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

November 17-28
Molecular methodologies for assessing and applying genetic diversity in crop breeding - ICRISAT Campus - Patancheru, Greater Hyderabad, India

November 18-19
Third International Conference on Genetically Modified Food - Amman, Jordan

November 18-19
National Conference for Agribusiness - Purdue University

November 18-20
Canadian Seed Trade Association - Semi-Annual Meeting - Hyatt Regency - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

November 18-20
Global Grains 2008 - Geneva, Switzerland

November 18-20
58th Annual Kansas Turfgrass Conference - Topeka, Kansas
Info: +1 785 532 6173

November 19-21
Biodiversity & Biotechnology Symposium 2008 - Crowne Plaza Hotel - Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

November 20-22
World Biodiversity Conference - Chiang Mai, Thailand

November 23-27
International Conference on Genetic Control of Plant Pathogenic Viruses and their Vectors: Towards New Resistance Strategies  – Puerto de Santa María, Spain

November 23 - December 2
Introductory Course in Bioinformatics - Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute - Giza, Egypt

November 24-27
Conventional and Molecular Breeding of Field and Vegetable Crops - Novi Sad, Serbia
Info: tanja@ifvcns.ns.ac.yu

November 25-27
Review and Planning Meeting on Vegetable Variety Selection and Adoption in Central Asia and the Caucasus - hosted by AVRDC – Central Asia and the Caucasus - Tashkent, Uzbekistan

November 25-27
The Second Steering Committee Meeting on Central Asia and the Caucasus Vegetable Research and
Development Networks - hosted by AVRDC – Central Asia and the Caucasus - Tashkent, Uzbekistan

November 25-28
II Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Genéticos / Second Brazilian Symposium of Genetic Resources - Hotel Nacional - Brasília, Brasil

November 25-29
Agromek - MCH Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark

November 27-30
6th Sifel Morocco: International Fruit & Vegetables Trade Show - Agadir, Morocco

November 28-30
The Challenges for North Africa and Promises for a Regional Integrated Program in Biosciences - Ezzahra Hotel Zahra Dar - Tunis, Tunisia
Info: me_aouani07@hotmail.fr

October 2008

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

October 1-3
XI Seminário Mineiro sobre Produção Orgânica - Embrapa Milho e Sorgo - Sete Lagoas, MG, Brasil

October 2
1st International Watermelon Conference - Museum Principe Felipe of Ciudad de las Ciencias - 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 7-8
L'événement Fruits & Légumes - Angers, France

October 7-9
2nd International Non-GMO Soy Summit - Brussels, Belgium

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

October 8-9
1st meeting of EFSA's Advisory Forum Representatives on Plant Health – Parma, Italy

October 12-14
11th General Conference of AARINENA, the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa - Damascus, Syria

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

October 12-15
1st International Conference "Diversifying Crop Protection" - The European Network for the Durable Exploitation of Crop Protection Strategies - La Grande Motte, France

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

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

October 14-15
IV International Uzbek Cotton Fair - Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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

October 14-17
HortiFair 2008 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

October 14-17
XXI Congreso Panamericano de Semillas - Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Semillas (FELAS) - Hotel Hilton - Cartagena, Colombia

October 15-18
XXXVII Convention of AMSAC: “Challenges and Opportunities facing the seed producing industry” - Hotel Velas - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

October 18
Seminar on Phytosanitary Regulations - ASTA is partnering with the Mexican Seed Trade Association (AMSAC) to hold a one-day seminar on in conjunction with the AMSAC Annual Congress in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

October 19-23
SIAL 2008 - Paris, France

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 21-22
Seminário sobre Ferrugem Asiática da Soja - Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil

October 21-22
Seed Sampler Workshop - SGS Mid-West Seed Services - Brookings, South Dakota

October 21-22
Maximizing the Impact of Agricultural Research in Africa: A Workshop on Research Communication
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

October 22-23
Cultivos transgénicos y orgánicos: impacto en el desarrollo económico del Perú - Miraflores, Peru

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

October 23-24
2008 PREISM Workshop - Waugh Auditorium, Economic Research Service, USDA - Washington, DC

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 27
3rd Workshop of the National Forum on Seed on Plants with Novel Traits and Novelty
Réunion de travail du Forum national sur les semences portant sur les VCN
Minto Suite Hotel, Ottawa, Canada

October 28
Deutscher Bauernverband Fachausschuss für Saatgutfragen - Berlin, Germany

October 28
National Workshop on Seed Program Modernization / Atelier national sur la modernisation du Programme des semences - Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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

October 28-30
6th National Seed Information Exchange and Products Fair - Zhengzhou Zhongyuan International Exhibition Center - Zhengzhou City, Henan province, China
Info: chenmiao870421@yahoo.com.cn

October 28-31
Organic ASIA 2008 - Sarawak Cultural Village - Kuching, Malaysia

September 2008

September 1-5
47ª edição do Curso Diacom: Tetrazólio e Patologia de Sementes - EMBRAPA - Londrina, Paraná, Brasil

September 1-12
Training course on Seed Pathology and Seed Health Technology, in collaboration with the African Seed Health Centre (AFSHC) at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro, Tanzania

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 2008 - June 2010
Plant Breeding Academy
Offered by the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis, Davis, California

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 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Is Your Intellectual Property Protected? - A Soyatech Webinar - presented by attorneys from the McLane Law Firm - offered by Soyatech, LLC

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

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 15-19
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 16-17
Bioenergy World Americas 2008 - Salvador da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil

September 16-17
California Seed Association Mid-Year Meeting - Marriott Hotel - Monterey, California

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 - Congress and Exhibition Centre - 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 19
III Encontro Nacional do Agronegócio Pimenta e Pimentão - Brasília, Brasil

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 24-25
Seed Sampler Training Workshop - SGS Mid-West Seed Services - Brookings, South Dakota

September 29
Northern Plains Biomass Economy: What Makes Sense? - Ramada Plaza Suites and Conference Center - Fargo, North Dakota

September 29-30
First Workshop on Phytosanitary and Trade Regulations - Brasilia Alvorada Hotel - Brasilia, Brasil

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)

September 30 - November 4
Germplasm and Genes: distance-delivered courses for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska

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 5-7
4th Indonesian Biotechnology Conference 2008 (IBC 2008) - IPB International Convention Center - Bogor, Indonesia

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
Barley Malt Quality Evaluation Short Course - Northern Crops Institute - Fargo, North Dakota

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 22-29
International Workshop on Sorghum for Biofuels - Omni Houston Hotel - Houston, Texas

August 24-27
Agricultural Biotechnology International 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 25-27
VIII Curso sobre tecnologia de produção de sementes de hortaliças - Embrapa Hortaliças, Brasília-DF, Brasil

August 25 - December 12
Agricultural Biochemistry: distance-delivered courses for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska

August 25 - December 12
Plant Science: distance-delivered courses for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska

August 26 - September 25
Self-pollinated crop breeding: distance-delivered courses for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska

August 26-28
Fram Progress Show - Boone, Iowa

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

August 28-29
Phytosanitary Workshop - presented by The Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA) and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) - Bangkok, Thailand
Info: lnichols@amseed.org

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

July 2008

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 21-25
Third International Biofumigation Symposium - Canberra, Australia

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

June 2008

June 2-3
1st International Symposium Soy & Strategic Marketing and the 5th International Conference Soy & Health - Het Pand, Ghent University - Ghent, Belgium

June 2-4
2008 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference (CUTC) - Kansas City, Kansas

June 2-16
International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008) - Internet conference

June 2-20
Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems - Wageningen, The Netherlands

June 2-27
Contemporary approaches in plant genetic resources, conservation and use - Wageningen, The Netherlands

June 3
Partnerships, Innovation, Agriculture - International meeting organised by INRA, CIRAD and their public interest group IFRAI, the French Initiative for International Agricultural Research - Paris, France

June 3-5
High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy - FAO - Rome, Italy

June 6-9
Oregon Seed Trade Association - Annual Meeting - Sunriver Resort - Sunriver, Oregon

June 6-11
Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) and Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST) - Annual Meeting - Saint Paul, Minnesota

June 7
8th Annual Native Seed Symposium - Mid-West Seed Services - St. Paul, Minnesota

June 9-11
XI International Symposium on the Processing Tomato - Toronto, Canada
Info: ofpa@sentex.net

June 9–11
World Biofuels Forum 2008 - Prague Congress Center - Prague, Czech Republic

June 10
IGC Grains Confenrence 2008 "Volatile markets – who will pay the price?" - Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center - London, United Kingdom

June 11-13
ISTA GMO Detection Workshop - Bologna, Italy

June 12-14
ISTA Moisture, Forest Tree and Shrub Seed & Tetrazolium Workshop - Peri, Italy

June 12-14
The future of agricultural biotechnology: creative destruction, adoption, or irrelevance? - 12th ICABR Conference - Ravello, Italy

June 13-15
China International Seed Industry Expo 2008 (CISIE 2008) - Hunan International Convention & Exhibition Centre - Changsha, Hunan, China

June 14-18
World Congress on In Vitro Biology - Tucson, Arizona, USA

June 16
Intellectual Property for Biotech - A comprehensive overview of IP valuation and exploitation - Berjaya Times Square Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Info: ramesh.ramakrishnan@lexisnexis.com

June 16
ISTA Seminar on Specified Trait Seed Testing  - Savoia Hotel Regency - Bologna, Italy

June 16-18
2008 Workshop of the U.S. Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee - Des Moines, Iowa

June 16-19
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) - Annual Meeting - Savoia Hotel Regency - Bologna, Italy

June 16-24
The 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress: Cultivate the Future - Modena, Italy

June 16-27
Plant variety protection - Wageningen, The Netherlands

June 17-20
2008 BIO International Convention - San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, California

June 18
Illinois Crop Improvement Association/Illinois Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting - Hawthorne Suites Hotel, Champaign, Illinois

June 18-20
16th IFOAM Organic World Congress - Modena, Italy

June 18-21
BIO 2008 - San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, California

June 21-25
125th Annual Convention of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)
Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center - Kissimmee, Florida

June 22-24
IFOAM General Assembly - Modena, Italy

June 22-24
Workshop on Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) / Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) and Enforcement of Biosafety Regulations - Siem Reap, Cambodia

June 22-25
Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) and the Sociedad Mexicana De Bioquimica Rama: Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular de Plantas - Fiesta Americana Hotel - Merida, Mexico

June 22-26
2008 EPSO Conference - Presqu’île de Giens, France

23-25 June 2008
International Plant Hopper Conference - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - Los Baños, Philippines

June 23-
African Conference for Biotechnology - Tripoli, Libya

June 23 - July 4
Organization and Management in the German Seed Sector
Info: walter.haege@gmx.de

June 24-26
II Workshop sobre Potencial Forrageiro da Alfafa nos Trópicos - São Carlos (SP), Brazil

June 24-27
1st Global Conference on GMO Analysis - Villa Erba - Como, Italy

June 24-28
DLG-Feldtage 2008 - Gut Buttelstedt bei Weimar, Thüringen, Germany

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

May 2008

May
National Training Course on Molecular Marker Techniques for Mutant Characterization, VIE/5/015 - Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

May 4-8
XXVI Congresso Brasileiro da Ciência das Plantas Daninhas - Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil

May 4-8
International Symposium on Biotechnology - Sfax, Tunisia

May 5-6
62nd annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference - University of Georgia - Tifton campus

May 5-6
Internationales Hopfensymposium - Wolnzach (Hallertau), Germany

May 5-7
United Fresh 2008 - Las Vegas, Nevada

May 5-7
Commercialisation of Agricultural Biotechnology Crops in Asia - Moving from Ideas to Useful Products - Le Meridien - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

May 5-9
Workshop “Criação de Percevejo em Laboratórios” - Embrapa - Londrina, PR, Brasil

May 6-8
Bundesverband Deutscher Planzenzüchter e.V. - 63. ordentliche Mitgliederversammlung - Bad Dürkheim statt

May 6-9
82nd Annual Convention of the Pacific Seed Association (PSA) - Gleneden, Oregon

May 6-10
3rd European Whitefly Symposium - Aguadulce, Alemria, Spain

May 7-28
Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights - A SIDA Advanced International Training Program - Svalöv, Sweden

May 8
Biotechnology and Biosafety in Developing Countries - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Washington, DC

May 12-15
XVIth Eucarpia meeting, section Vegetables, Working Group Tomato - Wageningen, The Netherlands

May 12-16
Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 4) - Bonn, Germany

May 12-16
10th Annual Seed Technologist Workshop - Mid-West Seed Services - Brookings, South Dakota

May 12-16
ISTA Quality Management Training Course - Hotel 'The Chancery' - Bangalore, India

May 12-16
World Congress on the Future of Food and Farming - Bonn, Germany

May 12-22
Workshop on plant pre-breeding - The Center for Agricultural Biotechnology - Kamphaengsaen Campus, Kasetsart University, Thailand

May 12-23
Workshop on Agricultural Robotics - Held in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation - Pasadena, California

May 14
Seed Industry Conference - Recreation Pool Lodge - Davis, California

May 14-16
‘Seed and Young Plant Health’ Symposium - De Ruiter Seeds - Bergschenhoek, the Netherlands

May 15-16
Seed Trade Association of Arizona (STAA) - 16th Annual Convention - Carefree Resort & Villas - Carefree, Arizona

May 18-22
16th Australian Weeds Conference - Cairns Convention Center - Cairns, Queensland

May 19
Workshop on Agricultural Robotics - held in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation - Pasadena, California

May 19-23
Workshop "Introduction to Biosafety for the Environmental Release of GM Crops: Evaluation of Scientific Data and Risk Assessment Dossiers" - The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) - Ca' Tron di Roncade, Italy

May 19-30
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity - Bonn, Germany

May 20-22
Irrigation Australia 2008 National Conference and Expo - Melbourne, Australia

May 21-22
Seed Sampler Workshop - Mid-West Seed Services - Brookings, South Dakota

May 24-28
ISF Congress - Prague, Czeck Republic
Info: isf@worldseed.org 

May 24 - September 28
Gregor Mendel - Planting the Seeds of Genetics - An exhibit is presented by Villanova University and The Academy of Natural Sciences - Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 27-30
Sommet des fruits et légumes - Paris, France

May 29
Seed Treatment Conference - Prague, Czeck Republic

May 29-31
Europatat 2008 - Berne, Switzerland

May 30
5o Simpósio Paranaense de Pós-Colheita e 4o Simpósio Internacional de Grãos Armazenados - Cascavel, PR, Brazil

April 2008

March 31 - April 3
2nd International Salinity Forum - Adelaide Convention Center - Adelaide, Australia

March 31 - April 11
Molecular marker applications in crop genetics and breeding - ICRISAT - Patancheru, India

April
National Training Course on Tissue Culture Techniques including Rice Anther Culture, SIL/5/007 - Freetown, Sierra Leone

April 1-2
Third International Conference on Intellectual Property in Agriculture - Amman, Jordan

April 1-3
Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles (FNSEA) - Nantes, France

April 2-4
International conference on Implications of GM-Crop cultivation at large spatial scales (GMLS 2008) - Bremen, Germany

April 3-6
3rd Global Initiative on Late Blight (GILB) - Beijing, China

April 5-10
The 10th International Barley Genetics Symposium - Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt

April 6-9
California Seed Association - Annual Convention - Palm Springs Hilton Resort - Palm Spring, California

April 7-9
Advancing Agriculture in Developing Countries through Knowledge and Innovation - Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia

April 7-11
ISTA Seed Health Testing Workshop - Pretoria, South Africa

April 7-12
Intergovernmental Plenary Meeting of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) - Johannesburg, South Africa

April 7-18
IAEA-AFRA Regional Training Course on “Basic Molecular Markers and Data Analysis”, RAF/5/056 - Thiès, Senegal

April 7-18
Quantitative Methods in Plant Breeding - The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NAIB) - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Info: courses@niab.com

April 8-10
Ethanol 2008 - Sydney Convention Center - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

April 8-10
AGRA Middle East - Dubai International Exhibition Centre - United Arab Emirates

April 8-11
Global Agro-Industries Forum (GAIF) - New Delhi, India

April 9-10
APSA-AVRDC Workshop on Collaborative Research - Kaohsiung, Taiwan

April 10-12
International Conference on the Organic Sector Development in Central/Eastern European and Central Asian Countries - National Agricultural University - Kyiv, Ukraine

April 11-13
International Plant Tissue and Biotechnology Conference - University of Dhaka - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Info: mimdadul07@yahoo.com

April 13-18
5th International Crop Science Congress 2008 - Jeju, Korea

April 14-18, 2008
"Methods in Plant Population Genetics", An International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) Workshop - IPK Gatersleben, Germany

April 14-18
II International Conference on Vegetable Crops — ICV 2008 - Fortaleza, Brasil
Info: aragao@cnpat.embrapa.br

April 14-18
6TH ISTA Seed Health Symposium - Berg en Dal, Kruger National Park, South Africa

April 15 - 18
Curso de postgrado sobre Recursos Genéticos - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias - Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Brasil
E-mail: posgrado@agr.unne.edu.ar

April 15 - 18
ISTA Seed Vigour Workshop - Bologna, Italy

April 17-18
Colloque: Agriculture biologique et changement climatique - ENITA Clermont - Lempdes, France

April 17-18
3rd International Conference on IP Protection for Plant Innovation - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

April 21-25
ISTA Workshop on Species & Variety Testing / Verification - Freising-Munich, Germany

April 22-24
"Agricultures et défis globaux" Atelier pour un observatoire des agricultures du monde - Cirad - Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

April 23 - 25
VIII International Symposium of Plant Biotechnology - The Institute of Plant Biotechnology - Villa Clara, Cuba

April 24-26
Bangalore Bio 2008 - Bangalore, India

April 26-29
2008 All Things Organic Conference and Tradeshow - McCorkmick Place - Chicago, Illinois

April 29
Journée Nationale Protéagineux: "Marchés et débouchés des protéagineux : Saisir les opportunités" - Chartres, France

March
IAEA/RER Regional Training course (RTC) on Methodology in Drought Tolerance Research, RER/5/013 - Aleppo, Syria

March 3-7
International Symposium “Underutilized Plants for food, nutrition, income and sustainable development” - Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge - Arusha, Tanzania

March --28 (in two phases)
Generation Challenge Programmme phenotyping course for drought-related traits across tropical legumes – Concepts and practices - ICRISAT - Patancheru, India
Info: Vincent Valdez

March 3 - April 8
Distance-delivered mini-course in Production of Specialty Grain Crops - offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit

March 4-5
Outlook 2008 - Australia's premier commodity forecasting conference - Canberra, Australia

March 4-5
Seed Sampler Workshop - Mid-West Seed Services - Salem, Oregon

March 6
Forage Technology Conference - Michigan State University (MSU) Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center

March 9-11
Canola Council's 2008 Convention - Boca Raton Resort, Florida

March 10-11
CSREES-USDA Integrated Competitive Programs Grantsmanship Workshop - Memphis, Tennessee

March 11-13
21st National Rice Research and Development (R&D) Conference - PhilRice Central Experiment Station - Maligaya, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, The Philippines

March 12-13
World Biofuels Markets Congress - Brussels, Belgium

March 13
Illinois-Indiana Seed Conditioning Workshop 2008 - Hawthorn Suites - Champaign, Illinois

March 13-14
2nd Biennial Charley Rick Symposium – Plant Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stress- Organized by the UCD Plant Genomics Program

March 17
Plant Breeding in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities across the Plant Sciences - A symposium - Cargill Center for Microbial and Plant Genomics, St. Paul Campus - St. Paul, Minnesota

March 24-28
XLV Curso Diacom: Tetrazólio e patologia de sementes - Embrapa Soja - Londrina, Brazil

March 24 - April 11
Curso de Actualización en Análisis de Riesgo y Bioseguridad en AgroBiotecnología - Buenos Aires, Argentina

March 25-28
Potato Science for the Poor – Challenges for the New Millennium - A Working Conference to Celebrate the International Year of the Potato - Cuzco, Peru

March 26
1º Seminário Nipo-Brasileiro sobre a Cultura do Arroz" - Auditório da Embrapa Sede - Brasília (DF), Brasil

March 26-28
Training course: Perspectives in coexistence and traceability along the supply chain: GMO detection, identification and quantification - AgroBioInstitute - Sofia, Bulgaria

March 27-28
Convención anual de CropLife Latin America - Ciudad Antigua, Guatemala

February 2008

February 3-6
International Conference “Molecular Mapping & Marker Assisted Selection in Plants - Pharmaziezentrum Althanstrasse - Vienna, Austria

February 4-5
National Alfalfa Symposium - Ramada Inn - Kearney, Nebraska

February 4-5
2008 New Mexico Chile Conference - Hotel Encanto - Las Cruces, New Mexico

February 4-6
55th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show - Airport International Inn - Williston, North Dakota

February 4-7
Weed Science Society of America - Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois

February 5-8
1st Global Workshop on High Resolution Digital Soil Sensing and Mapping - Sydney, Australia

February 6
GMO-seminariou Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet - Alnarp, Sweden

February 6-7
Kansas Seed Industry Association - Annual Meeting - Clarion Hotel - Manhattan, Kansas

February 6-7
North Dakota Crop Improvement Association - Annual Meeting - International Inn - Minot, North Dakota

February 6 - March 6
Distance-delivered mini-course in Advanced Plant Breeding for the Tropics - offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit

February 7-8
Indiana Crop Improvement Association - Annual Conference - Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites at Keystone Crossing - Indianapolis, Indiana

February 7-9
Fruit Logistica 2008 - Berlin, Germany

February 8
Best of the Best in Wheat Research and Marketing Workshops - Minot, North Dakota

February 8-13
48th Annual Meeting of the U.S. Grains Council - Hyatt Regency - San Antonio, Texas

February 8-13
U.S. National Sorghum Producers - Annual Meeting - Hyatt Regency - San Antonio, Texas

February 12-14
4th ASTA Executive Management Forum - Chicago, Illinois

February 13-18
National Farm Machinery Show - Louisville, Kentucky

February 14
New Mexico Seedsmen's Association - Annual Meeting - Clovis, New Mexico

February 14-15
5th Biennial Organic Seed Growers Conference - Salem Conference Center - Salem, Oregon

February 17-18
I International Symposium on Horticulture in Europe - Wien, Austria

February 18-22
13th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-13) of the Convention on Biological Diversity - Headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization -Rome, Italy

February 20-21
3rd Breeding with Molecular Markers course - Offered by the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis -
UC Davis Buehler Alumni Center - Davis, California

February 20-22
Eurofins Internatinal Seminar 2008 - Analytical expertise for seed, feed & food safety - Paris, France

February 21
28th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference - Cave City Convention Center - Cave City, Kentucky

February 21
Wheat Research, Marketing, Crop Protection and Variety Update Seminar - Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center - Amarillo, Texas

February 21
Milling Wheat Conference - Linton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

February 21-22
Agricultural Outlook Forum 2008 - Crystal Gateway Marriott - Arlington, Virginia

February 22
Biotechnology as a toolbox to study and monitor agricultural genetic resources - FAO - Rome, Italy

February 22-24
Mississippi Seedsmen's Association - Annual Meeting - Gold Strike Casino - Tunica, Mississippi

February 23 - March 2
Salon international de l'agriculture 2008 de Paris - Paris, France

February 26-29
8th Annual Congress of the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) - Casablanca, Morocco

February 28 - March 1
2008 Commodity Classic - The Gaylord Opryland Resort - Nashville, Tennessee

February 29 - March 1
2008 New Mexico Organic Farming Conference - Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid Hotel - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Info: (505) 841-9067

January 8-10
Louisiana Seedsmen's Association - Annual Convention - Hotel Acadiana - Lafayette, Louisiana

January 8-10
Crop Production Show - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

January 8-11
Beltwide Cotton Conference - Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center - Nashville, Tennessee

January 9-10
University of Illinois' 2008 Crop Protection Technology Conference - the Illini Union - University of Illinois campus

January 9-12
5th Philippine National Corn Congress: "Nagkakaisang Pagpapalaganap ng Akmang Teknolohiya Tungo sa Maunlad na Maisan" - Punta Villa Resort - Ilo-ilo City, the Philippines

January 10-11
U.S. National Research Association - Research Forum - Ramada Plaza Suites & Conference Center - Frago, North Dakota

January 11
2008 Snake River Sugarbeet Conference - Twin Falls, Idaho

January 11-12
Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference - Ramada Inn - St. Joseph, Missouri

January 12-16
Plant and Animal Genome XVI Conference - Town & Country Convention Center - San Diego, California

January 13-14
Minesota Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting - Jackpot Junction, Morton, Minnesota

January 13-16
American Farm Bureau Federation - Annual Convention - New Orleans, Louisiana

January 14-15
International Plant Meeting: Value Creation - Convention Center - Angers, France

January 14-16
Nebraska Seed Improvement Association Annual Conference - Sandhills Convention Center - North Platte, Nebraska

January 14-18
2008 University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classics - University of Illinois

January 14 - February 18
Distance-delivered mini-course in Crop and Weed Genetics - offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit

January 14 - February 29
Distance-delivered mini-course in Animal, Food and Industry Uses of Grain - offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit

January 14 - April 18
Distance-delivered mini-course in Speciality Grain Utilization Package - offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit

January 15-17
Manitoba Ag Days - Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

January 16
Oregon Seed Trade Association Mid Year Meeting - Salem Conference Center - Salem, Oregon

January 16-17
Farm Foundation conference, The Second Decade of Crop Biotechnology - Westin City Center - Washington, D.C.

January 17-18
Midwest Organic Production and Management Conference and Trade Show - University of Illinois

January 17-20
1st Symposium on Horticulture in Europe - Vienna, Austria

January 18-22
Southern Seed Association - 89th Annual Meeting - Don Cesar Beach Resort - St. Pete Beach, Florida

January 20-22
Northwest Alfalfa Seed Growers - Winter Conference - Sivler Legacy Resort - Reno, Nevada

January 22-24
IPSA - Independent Professional Seedsmen Association - Annual meeting - Sheraton Sand Key Resort - Clearwater, Florida

January 23-24
"Arable Cropping in a changing climate" - HGCA Research Conference - Belton Woods Hotel - Lincolnshire

January 23-24
R&D Conference: 'Arable Cropping in a Changing Climate' - Belton, nr Grantham, United Kingdom

January 23-24
University of Idaho's 2008 Potato Conference - Pocatello, Idaho

January 24-25
Arkansas Seed Dealers' Association Annual Convention - Capitol Hotel - Little Rock, Arkansas

January 24-27
Internationale Pflanzenmesse (IPM) - Essen, Germany

January 26
Success, obstacle and perspectives of bio-dynamic plant breeding - Conference of the Foundation for Future Farming - Anthroposophical Centre - Kassel, Germany

January 29-30
1st Annual Georgia Cotton Conference - University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center - Tifton, Georgia

January 30 - February 1
FarmTech - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

January 31
HGCA and PGRO Oilseeds and Pulses Conference - Peterborough, United Kingdom

January 31
Best of the Best in Wheat Research and Marketing Workshops - Dickinson, North Dakota
and Feb. 8 in Minot

December 2007

December 2-4
USA Rice Outlook Conference - Buena Vista Palace Hotel - Orlando, Florida

December 4-6
2007 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo - DeVos Place - Grand Rapids, Michigan

December 4-7
ASTA 37th Soybean Seed
ASTA 62th Corn & Sorghum Seed Conferences
Seed Expo 2007
Hyatt Regency Hotel - Chicago, Illinois

December 5-8
Workshop on food assessment of GM crops to support environmental release and commercialization - Dai Lai, Vietnam
Info: httnhan@yahoo.com

December 9-13
The 3rd Sunflower Symposium for Developing Countries - Imperial Resort Beach Hotel - Entebbe, Uganda

December 11-12
Mississippi State University Extension Service’s 24th annual Cotton Short Course - Mississippi State University - Bost Extension Center - Starkville, Mississippi

December 12
University of California Small Farm Program - UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center, Rooms A and B - Davis, California

December 12-13
Specialty Crops Conference - UC Davis - Davis, California

December 12-13
Gene Flow Among Transgenic Plants and Their Wild Relatives: Implications for Risk Assessment - The Hyatt Regency, St. Louis, Missouri.

December 12-14
2007 National Soybean Rust Symposium - Marriott Louisville Downtown - Louisville, Kentucky

December 13-14
Iowa Soybean Association Leadership Conference and Annual Meeting - Ames, Iowa

December 15-16
Plant Molecular Farming: From Biodiversity to Bioindustry - 1st Sudan- Egypt Workshop - National Centre for Research - Khartoum, Sudan
Info: molecularcourse@gmail.com

December 17-19
2007 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium - Portola Plaza Hotel - Monterey, California

November 2007

November 4-6
Canadian Seed Trade Association - Semi-Annual Meeting - Fairmont Winnipeg - Winnipeg, Manitoba

November 4-8
Annual Meetings, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America - New Orleans, Louisiana

November 5-6
Biofuels Markets Africa - Cape Town, South Africa

November 5-7
Simpósio Internacional sobre Melhoramento de Forrageiras - Auditório da Embrapa Gado de Corte - Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul - Brasil

November 6-7
Corn Belt Seed Conference - Indiana Seed Trade Association - Indianapolis, Indiana

November 6-9
Flaxseed: Adding Functional Value - A short course - Northern Crops Institute - Fargo, North Dakota

November 6-10
Asian Seed Congress 2007 - Edsa Shangri-la Hotel - Manila, The Philippines

November 7-9
1st EUCARPIA-Symposium on Organic Plant Breeding - Wageningen, Netherlands

November 7-9
Congreso Agrario Nacional - Hotel Tequendama - Bogota, Colombia
Info: comunicaciones@sac.org.co

November 7-9
3rd International Aphanomyces Workshop on Legumes - Rennes, France

November 7-9
6th Asian Crop Science Association Conference (BioAsia 2007) - Queen Sirikit National Convention Center - Bangkok, Thailand

November 7-10
Agri-Trade - Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

November 8 – December 13
Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding - Distance-delivered mini-course - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

November 10-13
Western Seed Association - Annual Meeting - Westin Crown Plaza - Kansas City, Missouri

November 11-12
ASTA Farm and Lawn Seed Meeting
Westin Crown Plaza - Kansas City, Missouri

November 11-13
Soya & Oilseed Summit 2007 "Nourishing Innovations in Food and Energy" - InterContinental Hotel - Chicago, Illinois

November 11-14
Iowa Seed Association Annual Meeting - Ames, Iowa

November 11-17
Agritechnica 2007 - Hannover, Germany

November 12-16
6th European Conference on Grain Legumes - Lisbon Congress Centre - Lisbon, Portugal

November 12-23
Practical and Theoretical Course ''Insecticidal Proteins: Application and Regulatory Issues" - New Delhi, India

November 13-14
Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar - Doubletree Hotel Riverside - Boise, Idaho

November 13-14
National Conference for Agribusiness - Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana

November 13-17
Agritechnica 2007 - Messegelände - Hannover, Germany

November 14-15
Open meeting of the Plant Variety Protection Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Beltsville, Maryland

November 18-20
Eastern European Seed Network (EESNET) - Annual Meeting - Novi Sad, Serbia

November 19-21
Second International Seed Trade Conference 2007 in the Central and Est Asia and North Africa (CWANA) Region - Mena House Oberoi - Cairo, Egypt

November 20-21
Coexistence between Genetically Modified (GM) and non-GM based Agricultural Supply Chains - Third International Conference - Sevilla, Spain

November 26-30
XLV Curso Diacom: Tetrazólio e Patologia de Sementes - Embrapa Soja = Brazil

November 26-30
2nd International Vavilov Conference: Crop Genetic Resources in the 21st Century - Current Status, Problems and Prospects - The N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

November 27-28
Regional Conference on Agri-Biotechnology and Biosafety - Dushanbe, Tajikistan

November 27-29
103rd Midwest Food Processors Association Convention & Expo + 80th Annual Processing Crops Conference - Midwest Airlines Center - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

November 27-29
Enjeux et Perspectives des Biocarburants pour l’Afrique - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

November 28
Kolloquium „Klimawandel – Herausforderung für die Pflanzenzüchtung - Abgeordnetenhaus - Berlin, Germany
Anmeldung bitte unter Telefon: 0228-98581-28

November 28-29
New York Seed Association Annual Meeting - Ramada Inn - Geneva, New York

November 29
National Workshop on Seed Program Modernization - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Atelier national sur la modernisation du Programme des semences

November 29
'Restoring Ancient Wheat' Seminar - The Israel Genebank, Machon Volcani, Beit Dagan, Israel

October 2007

October 1-12
Rice Breeding Course: Laying the foundation for the second green revolution - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - Los Baños, The Philippines

October 1-12
Training programme: Plant genetic resources and seed - Debre Zeit, Ethiopia

October
Second International Seed Trade Conference in the Central Asia, West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region - Cairo, Egypt

October 2 – November 6
Germplasm and Genes - Distance-delivered mini-course - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

October 3-5
Annual Meeting of the Missouri Seedsmen's Association - The Resort at Port Arrowhead - Lake Ozark, Missouri

October 3-5
17ª Reunião Nacional de Pesquisa de Girassol - V Simposio Nacional sobre a Cultura de Girassol - Uberaba, MG, Barzil

October 3-5
XXVIII Congreso Ascolfi - Instalaciones del Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical - CIAT
Cali, Colombia

October 3-6
Plant Genomics European Meetings - PlantGEMs 6 - Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain

October 4-5
Next Generation Biofuels Markets - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

October 5-7
Fruit Logistica Asia - Bankgkok, Thailand

October 6-8
Atlantic Seed Association Annual Meeting - Hershey Lodge & Convention Center - Hershey, Pennsylvania

October 7-8
Oil and Protein Crops Section of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA) - Scientific Conference - Budapest, Hungary

October 7-10
Scientific Conference 2007 of The Oil and Protein Crops Section of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA) - Budapest, Hungary.

October 8-12
II International Symposium on Tomato Diseases - Kusadasi, Turkey

October 8-12
ISTA Moisture, Purity and Germination Workshop - GEVES-SNES - Beaucouzé, France

October 8-12
Practical Course ''Evaluation of Risk Assessment Dossiers for the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Crops'' - ICGEB Biosafety Outstation - Ca'Tron di Roncale, Italy

October 8-19
Theoretical and Practical Course ''Molecular Approaches in Gene Expression Analysis for Crop Improvement'' - New Delhi, India

October 9-11
Biotechnica - 15th International Trade Fair for Biotechnology - Hannover, Germany

October 9-12
IV Baltic Genetical Congress - Daugavpils University, Latvia

October 9-12
Hortifair - Amsterdam RAI - The Netherlands

October 9-14
4th International Rice Blast Conference - Vaya Huatian International Hotel, Changsha - Hunan, China

October 10-12
BioFach Japan 2007 - Tolyo, Japan

October 12-15
Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition - George R. Brown Convention Center - Houston, Texas

October 14-17
European Seed Association (ESA) - Annual Meeting - Sheraton Brussels Hotel - Brussels, Belgium

October 15-17
5th International Symposium of Rice Functional Genomics - Epochal Tsukuba International Congress Center - Tsukuba, Japan

October 15-18
XVI International Plant Protection Congress - SECC - Glasgow, Scotland

October 15-19
10th International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium: Controlling Epidemics of Emerging and Established Plant Virus Diseases - The Way Forward - ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India

October 16
IV Seminario Internacional sobre Propriedad Intelectual Vegetal - Hotel Atton - Las Condes, Chile

October 16-17
Oklahoma Biofuels Conference - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

October 16-18
BioFach America Latina 2007 - São Paulo, Brazil

October 18-19
Biodiesel Congress - Buenos Aires, Argentina

October 19-20
Asociación Mexicana de Semilleros, A. C. (AMSAC) / Mexican Seed Trade Association - XXXVI Asamblea General Ordinaria / 36th Annual Convention - Guadalajara, Mexico

October 21-23
5th National Seed Information & Product Fair - Anhui International Exhibition Center - Hefei, China

October 22-24
Genomics Symposium: The Genomics of Drought - The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics - Adelaide, Australia

October 22-25
North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) - 31st Annual Meeting - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

October 22-26
66th Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee - Izmir, Turkey

October 22-26
Strategic Agrimarketing - Purdue University

October 22-26
VI Encuentro Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Biotecnologma Agropecuaria (REDBIO 2007) - Vina del Mar and Valparaiso, Chile

October 24-26
22nd annual Tomato Disease Workshop - Virginia Tech - Crowne Plaza at Fort Magruder - Williamsburg, Virginia

October 24-26
VI International Pensa Conference - Sustainable Agri-food and Bioenergy Chain/Networks Economics and Management - Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil

October 27-31
V International Symposium on Edible Alliaceae - Lelystad, The Netherlands

October 29-31
VII Curso sobre Tecnologias de Produção de Sementes de Hortaliças - Embrapa Hortaliças - Brasília/DF, Brazil

October 27-31
8th African Crop Science Society Conference - Suzann Mubarak Center for Arts and Letters, Minia University Campus - El-Minia, Egypt

October 29 - November 1
2nd World Onion Congress - Congress Centre de Pijler - Lelystad, The Netherlands

October 29 - November 2
2nd Meeting of the Governing Body of the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - FAO - Rome, Italy

October 30-31
Second International Conference on Genetically Modified Foods (GMF): "Biosafety, and Genetically Modified Seeds and Fodders" - Holiday Inn - Amman, Jordan
Info: conferences@tc-center.com

October 31
5th International Symposium on Edible Alliaceae - Congress Centre de Pijler - Lelystad, The Netherlands

September 2007 (incomplete)

August 28 – September 27
Self-Pollinated Crop Breeding - Distance-delivered mini-course - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

September 23-26
Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC) - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

September 24-28
Curso ‘Bioseguridad de Cultivos Genéticamente Modificados y la Evolución de Marcos Regulaorios: temas actuales y desafíos futuros’
Workshop on “Biosafety of GM Crops and the Evolution of Regulatory Frameworks: Issues and Challenges” - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

September 25-26
California Seed Association - Mid-year Meeting - Portola Plaza Hotel - Monterey, California

September 25-27
1st Annual Pan-Africa Biofuels Conference & Expo - Durban International Convention Centre - Durban, South Africa

September 26-27
Western Nursery & Garden Expo

September 26-28
Danforth Plant Science Center's Fall Symposium, "Frontiers in Transgenesis" - St. Louis, Missouri

September 26-28
EuroBio 2007 - Lille, France