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St. Paul, Minnesota
April 2, 2008
The largest gathering of plant
health experts from around the world will take place during the
Centennial Meeting of The
American Phytopathological Society (APS). The meeting will
take place July 26-30, 2008 at the Minneapolis Convention
Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
“The APS Centennial Meeting will showcase the many advances
plant pathologists have made in plant health management over the
last 100 years and highlight the contributions plant pathology
continues to make in keeping our food supply, gardens, and
forests healthy,” said APS President Ray Martyn.
The meeting will begin on Sunday morning, July 27, with plenary
sessions focused on agriculture, food security, and improving
public health. Internationally-renowned speakers will emphasize
the importance of agriculture in global public health and
address some of the key issues that will impact agriculture in
the future, including biotechnology and the impact of climate
change on agriculture.
Plenary topics and speakers include:
- Biodiversity and
Agriculture - Dr. Peter Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical
Garden and the Engelmann Professor of Botany, Washington
University in St. Louis
- Impact of Global Climate
Change on Agriculture - Dr. Chris Field, Director,
Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for
Science and Professor of Biology, Stanford University
- The Global Water Conflict
Between Agriculture and Public Health: Can We Have Both -
Shiney Varghese, Senior Policy Analyst, Institute for
Agriculture and Trade Policy
- Revitalizing Support for,
and Impact of, Plant and Agriculture Sciences - Dr. Rob
Horsch, Senior Program Officer, Science and Technology, Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation
- Feeding Africa through
Crop Biofortification - Dr. Florence M. Wambugu, Chief
Executive Officer, A Harvest Biotech Foundation
International, Nairobi, Kenya
- Biopharming and
Plant-Derived Pharmaceuticals - Dr. Charles Arntzen,
Regent’s Professor and F.E. Nelson Presidential Chair,
Arizona State University
- Plant Biotechnology and
Agriculture - Dr. Roger Beachy, President and Director, The
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis
- The Interface of Science
and Policy: The Crucial Roles of Food and Health in Economic
Development - Dr. Gilbert Omenn, Director, Center for
Computational Medicine and Biology and Professor of Internal
Medicine, Genetics and Public Health, University of Michigan
In addition, Dr. Lowell Catlett,
Regent’s Professor of Economics, Agriculture and Genetic
Engineering at New Mexico State University will present a
closing luncheon lecture on Wednesday, July 30 entitled
“Tomorrow’s Agriculture – Six Trends You Can’t Afford to Miss.”
The meeting’s scientific program includes oral and poster
presentations, four days of special sessions, an exhibition,
workshops, field trips, and special events highlighting APS
history. More information, including online registration and
full program, is available at
http://meeting.apsnet.org.
The advance registration deadline is May 1, 2008.
The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is a non-profit,
professional scientific organization. The research of the
organization’s more than 5,000 worldwide members advances the
understanding of the science of plant pathology and its
application to plant health. Founded in 1908, APS is celebrating
100 years of breakthroughs in plant disease research. |
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