Official Newsletter of the WANA Seed Network
No. 34, January 2008
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Announcements of meetings, seminars, workshops and training courses appear in this section. Please send us announcements for national, regional, or international workshops, seminars and training courses organized in your country for inclusion in the next issue.
Conferences
8th AFSTA Annual Congress 2008, 26-29 February 2008, Casablanca, Morocco. The 8th AFSTA General Assembly will be held in Casablanca, Morocco. Registration started in mid-November 2007. The Moroccan Seed Association (AMSP) will organize the Congress. For more information please contact: Secretariat, AMSP, 2, rue El Kaf Apt. No 1 Hassan, Rabat, Morocco; Tel: +212-37-26.35.00; Fax: +212-37-263501; E-mail: amsp@iam.net.ma. More information is available on the AFSTA website www.afsta.org..
World Seed Congress 2008, 26-28 May 2008, Prague, Czech Republic. The Czech Republic will host the World Seed Congress in 2008. The National Organizing Committee is planning to include several tours in Prague and surrounding areas in the registration fee for accompanying persons. The congress will be followed by the ISF 4th Seed Treatment conference on 29 May 2008. The conference will focus on recent developments in technical, regulatory and practical aspects of seed treatments; with a special focus on Eastern European Countries. Registration begins on 3 January 2008. For more information contact ISF Secretariat - Chemin du Reposoir 7 - 1260 Nyon Switzerland; Tel +41 22 365 44 20; Fax +41 22 365 44 21; E-mail: isf@worldseed.org; Website www.seedworld.org
ISTA Annual Meeting 2008, 16-19 June 2008, Bologna, Italy. The meeting is aimed at discussing and deciding on proposals for changes to the ISTA International Rules for Seed Testing and business of the association, with the international participation of ISTA delegates and representatives from both the seed industry and governments including experts in seed technology, scientific research and laboratory accreditation. The annual meeting will also focus on testing of specified traits including the presence of GM seeds in non-GM seed lots.
9th ISSS Conference on Seed Biology, 6-11 July 2008, Olsztyn, Poland. The conference of the International Society of Seed Science (ISSS) will be held at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland. It will highlight the recent advances in seed science and research and will include seed development and maturation; seed dormancy and germination; seed ecology; seed stress tolerance; seed technology; seed germplasm preservation and alternative seed uses. For more information, please contact: E-mail: info@seedbio2008.pl or visit the website at: www.seedbio2008.pl
International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008), 2-16 June, 2008. This is an internet conference with minimal participation expenses since it can be attended from your office, home or any other place with internet access. Participants incur no expenses for transportation, hotel accommodation, per diem, visa, etc. The conference will take place at URL address http://www.e-conference.elewa.org/agriculture.
Deadline for submitting abstracts is 29 February 2008. All submissions entered will be published as full reviewed papers in a special volume of the online Journal of Applied BioSciences. Full details on how to participate are available at http://www.e-conference.elewa.org/agriculture.
Courses
ISTA Training Workshops in 2008
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ISTA Seed Health Testing Workshop, 7-11 April 2008, Pretoria, South Africa |
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6th ISTA Seed Health Symposium, 14-18 April, Berg en Dal, Kruger National Park, South Africa |
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ISTA Seed Vigor Workshop, 15-18 April, Bologna, Italy |
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ISTA Workshop on Species and Variety Testing and Verification, 21-25 April, Freising-Munich, Germany |
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ISTA Workshop on Seed Moisture, Germination and Vigor, 30 June - 4 July, Nakuru, Kenya |
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ISTA Purity, Germination and Tetrazolium Test on Tropical and Subtropical Seeds, 28-31 July, C?rdoba, Argentina |
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8th ISTA Seminar on Statistics in Seed Testing, 22-26 September, Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands |
For detailed information or to register, see the following link https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%40a3a28d620689--60.html
Organization and Management in the Seed Sector, 23 June to 4 July 4, 2008, Germany. The training addresses managers, researchers, extension and technical staff both from public and private sector. To receive further information and application forms please declare your interest through an informal message. The deadline for application is April 11, 2008. Please send all messages and inquiries to:
SeedConcept Paul Hoesch St. 4 Tel & fax: 0049-89-82085522 81243 Munich; Mobile: 0049-171-1285132, Germany; E-mail: walter.haege@gmx.de
Plant Breeding and Seed Production: Phase 1: 1-26 September 2008 and Phase 2: 23 February- 6 March 2009. SIDA offers, as part of its bilateral development assistance, advanced international training programs for cooperating countries based on identified priorities and needs. The main objective of this training program is to enhance the participants' managerial efficiency by increasing their knowledge in all the essential elements of a modern seed industry.
The program is divided into five modules: (ii) Seed policy, laws and regulations including certification and GMO regulations; (ii) Plant breeding and agricultural biotechnology; (iii) Seed production and processing including seed treatment and storage; (iv) Business development and marketing; and (v) Project management and communication. It is divided into two phases. The first phase, 1-28 September 2008, will take place in Sval?v and Stockholm, Sweden. Phase 2 will be held in one of the participating countries between 23 February to 6 March 2009. Between the two phases participants will work on their 'Projects of Change' in their respective home countries.
For all information or communication contact: Sval?f Consulting AB, Marie Hardfors, Onsj?v?gen 19, SE-268 31 Sval?v, Sweden; Tel: +46-418 66 51 22; Fax: +46 -418 66 37 33;E-mail: marie.hardfors@svalofconsulting.com; Website: www.svalofconsulting.com