nnouncements of meetings, seminars, workshops and training courses are made. Please send us national, regional or international announcements for workshops, seminars and training courses organized in your country for inclusion in the next issue.

Conferences

Plant Breeding: Sustaining the Future, XVIth EUCARPIA Congress, 10-14 September 2001. The conference will be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Center, Edinburgh, Scotland. For more information contact: Nan Chapman, Congress Secretariat, Charisma, 42 Silverknowes Road, Edinburgh EH4 5LF, Scotland; Tel: +44 131 3127332; Fax: +44 131 3127336; E-mail: events@charm.co.uk

Drought in Morocco, 12-14 November 2001. The workshop originally planned for 22-24 October is now delayed to 12-14 November 2001.  There are calls for participation and presentation. For more information in English visit the website: http://www.drought.free.fr.

Asian Seed 2001 Conference, 17-20 September 2001, Makuhari Prince Hotel, Chiba, Japan; Tel: ++66-2-940 5464; Fax: ++66-2-940 5467; E-mail: as2001@apsaseed.com; website: http://www.apsaseed.com. For more information contact: Asian Seed 2001 Secretariat, P.O. Box 1030 (Kasetsart), Bangkok 10903, Thailand.
The First Congress of European Seed Association (ESA) and European Seed Trade Meeting 15- 16 October 2001, Paris, France. Contact the organizing committee: Confédération Française des Semenciers; Tél: ++33-1-53 00 99 30; Fax: ++33-1-53 40 74 10; E-mail: daniel.lascols@amsol.asso.fr; anne.tonkovic@amsol.asso.fr
International Conference on Transgenics & Bionic Engineering (ICBSE), 21-27 October 2001, Beijing, China; Fax: ++86-10-625 75691; E-mail: bangzhe@btamail.net.cn; Website: http://www.genbrain.org/wabse/confer.html
Seventh International Workshop on Seeds, 12-16 May 2002, Salamanca, Spain.  The scientific program will be composed of invited plenary lectures, short oral presentations and posters, including the following topics: (a) seed development, (b) seed germination and dormancy, (c) desiccation and other stress tolerance and conservation, (d) seed ecology and  (e) seed biotechnology. Please register by fax or ordinary mail at: Congress Secretariat, Halcón Viajes Congresos, Serranos 35    37008 Salamanca, Spain. Tel: ++: 34-923210728; Fax: ++34-923210749; E-mail: congresos@air-europa.com. To register online or for registration form, visit the conference website at: http://www.geocites.com/workshop on seeds/

Courses

International Agricultural Center (IAC) Seed Courses
Seed Production and Seed Technology, 5 May - 13 July 2002, Wageningen, The Netherlands. The objective of the course is to provide participants with the broader knowledge and skills to effectively identify, plan and implement seed programs focusing on policy and regulatory issues (PVP); seed production agronomy, seed processing, post-harvest operations; seed quality control and assurance systems; and socio-economic aspects of seed programs.
        The full course runs for a period of 10 weeks, but it has five stand-alone modules each of two weeks: (1) Seed Quality Aspects and Information Technology, 5- 18 May; (2) Management of Seed Programs, 19 May - 1 June, (3) Seed Enterprise Development, 2-15 June, (4) Plant Variety Protection 16-29 June, and (5) Seed Technology: Agronomy, Storage and Marketing 30 June-13 July. Contact person: C.Hellingman@iac.agro.nl
        Fellowships are available from the Netherlands for nationals of developing countries for full courses only. Applicants for the fellowship should submit their application to the Netherlands Embassy/ Consulate in their home country. Application deadline is 1 January 2002.
        Applicants should have at least a BSc degree or equivalent in agriculture and a minimum of three years experience and be competent in the English language. For all IAC courses, details can be obtained from: IAC, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands; Fax: ++31-317-418552; Email: Training@iac-agro.nl; Website: http://www.iac-agro.nl;

Sustainable Agriculture in an Environmental Perspective from 3 September - 19 October 2001, Svalöf Weibull AB, Sweden. The contents of the course are: (1) The challenge (food needs and resource availability, elements of sustainable agriculture, environmental problems etc); (2) Ecological basis of agricultural production;  (3) Plant breeding and biotechnology;  (4) Planning and monitoring; (5) Agriculture in a sustainable society; and (6) Policy instruments. For more information contact: Per Anderson, Director of Program, Svalöf Weibull AB, SE-26881, Svalöv, Sweden: Telefax: ++46-418-667109; E-mail: marie.hardfors@swseed.se; Website: http://www.swseed.se.
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