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Upcoming ISTA workshops on Biotechnology Trait Detection and on Quality Assurance in Seed Testing


Bassersdorf, Switzerland
September 28, 2011

Dear Members and Colleagues

We have the pleasure to draw your attention to two upcoming ISTA Workshops to be held in Shanghai:

ISTA Biotechnology Trait Detection Workshop
Location: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Date: December 5 - 9, 2011
Lecturers: Benjamin (Beni) Kaufman, Kirk Remund, Bruno Zaccomer, Cheryl Dollard

The workshop will cover: Sampling principles, testing plan design, assessment of GMO content, SeedCalc, Uncertainty. Theory of PCR methodologies; testing through-put and turnaround time, challenges specific to GMO testing. Hands-on practice of samples processing; Qualitative and qPCR testing and analyses.

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ISTA Workshop on Quality Assurance in Seed Testing
Location: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Date: December 5 - 9, 2011
Lecturers: Rasha El-Khadem, Ronald Don

This workshop aims at presenting and discussing basic principles of quality management and it focuses on the needs of seed testing laboratories that wish to comply with the ISTA Accreditation Standard and prepare for attaining and maintaining ISTA Accreditation.

More detailed information on the workshops can be found on the following website https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--260.org/workshops

Participation is open to both ISTA members and non-members.

Registration is possible until November 4, 2011.

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For the latest information on all upcoming ISTA events, please consult the ISTA website https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--261.org/events

Please feel free to pass this information to anyone you consider may have an interest in any ISTA event.

Sincerely yours,
Dr. Michael Muschick
Secretary General
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)

Calendar:
- ISTA Annual Meeting 2012, Venlo, The Netherlands, June 11-14
- 30th ISTA Congress 2013, Antalya, Turkey, June 12-18
- ISTA Annual Meeting 2014, June 16-19, 2014
- ISTA Annual Meeting 2015, June 15-18, 2015

Upcoming ISTA Seminars & Workshops:
- ISTA Biotechnology Trait Detection Workshop
Shanghai, China, December 05-09, 2011
- ISTA Workshop on Quality Assurance in Seed Testing
Shanghai, China, December 05-09, 2011
 



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