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Advice on Publications Available.Third European Symposium on Industrial Crops and Products
Reims, France
22-24 April 1996
This symposium will address aspects such as agronomy, breeding, policy and economics, agro-technology, industrial processing and utilization and environmental impact as they relate to existing and new potential industrial crops such as oil and fibre crops, crops for production of carbohydrates or pharmaceuticals and crops producing other special compounds for industrial application.
The symposium will consist of invited and selected submitted papers in plenary and parallel sessions.
Industrial crops to be included are:
oil crops such as:
carbohydrate crops such as:
fibre crops such as:
protein crops such as:
other new crops for special industrial markets.
Parallel sessions will consist of contributed papers discussing policy, economics, marketing, cultivation and breeding, processing and products in the field of oils, carbohydrates, fibres and proteins for special industrial markets as well as products based on the above renewable resources (such as polymers, inks, glues, coatings, lubricants, fibres for reinforcement, foams and biofuels).
For further information contact:
Sharron Emsley
Conference Organiser
Elsevier Science Limited
The Boulevard, Langford Lane
Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 1865 843721 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1865 843958
Email: s.emsley@elsevier.co.uk
Culture of the Land; Cuisine of the People
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
3-5 May 1996
This conference is to be staged by the Australian Native Bushfood Industry Committee (ANBIC), which was established by RIRDC in 1995 (see Australian New Crops Newsletter, Issue 4, page 8).
ANBIC has been charged with the responsibility of assessing the current status of the bushfood industry, its size and its scope as well as identifying and charting its future as a financially viable, sustainable Australian industry. This process includes the development of a strategic management framework to facilitate the industry's national growth, including an industry business and marketing plan.
As part of its activities, ANBIC is to stage this conference. The conference will address the wide ranging factors affecting the current industry which include standards for growing and processing, research and development, value-added food/ingredients and its applications, funding, employment and marketing and promotion.
For further information contact:
Denise Hart
Secretary
Australian Native Bushfood Industry Committee
Telephone/Facsimile: (0411) 852 644
International Telephone/Facsimile: +61 411 852 644
or the Conference Convenor on (015) 519 456
Eighth International Lupin Conference
Asilomar Conference Centre
Monterey, California, USA
11-16 May 1996
This conference is being organised by the International Lupin Association (ILA) and is co-sponsored by the Department of Agronomy and Range Science at the University of California, Davis and the North American Lupin Association. The ILA was founded in 1980 and meets every three years in a different country. This is the first time that it has been held in the USA. The scientists convening at Asilomar in 1996 will report on a number of topics that will be of interest to both scientists and growers. These include new crop development, human and animal food uses, nitrogen fixation, ecological importance and agronomic aspects of lupin.
For further information contact:
Conference and Event Services (Lupin)
University of California
Davis, CA 95616-8766 USA
Telephone: +1 916 757 3331
Facsimile: +1 916 757 7943
Email: jcbarnes@ucdavis.edu
Domestication, Production and Utilisation of New Crops: Practical Approaches
University of Southampton, UK
8-10 July 1996
This is the Third International Conference organised by the International Centre for Underutilised Crops (ICUC), University of Southampton, UK. Recent years have seen rapidly growing interest in developing novel crops, and new uses for existing or underutilised crops. The concern among scientists, agriculturalists and industrialists in the developed world is driven by the need both to find viable uses for land no longer needed for food production, and to find alternative renewable sources of raw materials.
In less developed countries, accelerating population growth and the need for sustainable development make it necessary constantly to raise productivity and improve nutrition through diversification of crops and better exploitation of underutilised plants.
Previous International Conferences organised by the ICUC have been titled 'New Crops for Food and Industry' (1987) and 'New Crops for Europe' (1991). The objective of the Third Conference is to highlight obstacles in the process of new crop development, and determine, from practical experience, how to overcome them. The aim will be to extract general principles, and thus provide a practical basis to aid future work. The conference program will include the following sessions: Why do we need new crops? (As alternative sources for food, industrial and medicinal materials; For their implications for farming systems); Sources of new crops (Domestication of new crops; Revival of old crops; Enhancement of existing crops); Mechanics of crop development (Improvement strategies; Genetic enhancement; Agronomy; Pests and diseases; Environmental impacts; Mechanisation); Utilisation and marketing (Post-harvest handling; Processing; Products for markets; Products for subsistence; Economic barriers and opportunities; Regulations: quality and composition).
The Society for Economic Botany and the International Society for Ethnopharmacology will be holding a five-day Conference in London on 'Plants for Food and Medicine' immediately before this Conference (1-6 July 1996).
Further information can be obtained by replying to:
Dr N. Haq
Conference Secretariat
International Centre for Underutilised Crops
Building 62
University of Southampton
Southhampton, SO16 7PX. U K
Telephone: +44 (0) 1703 594 229
Facsimile: +44 (0) 1703 594 269
Email: haq@soton.ac.uk
First Australian New Crops Conference,
The University of Queensland Gatton College
Queensland, Australia
8-11 July 1996
The First Australian New Crops Conference will be held at The University of Queensland, Gatton College over 4 days from 8-11 July 1996. Gatton College is situated about 50 km from Brisbane and has full residential facilities. This national Conference is being organised by The University of Queensland, the CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures, the Department of Primary Industries Queensland and NSW Agriculture in collaboration with State, Federal and Territory Departments of Agriculture and commercial organisations.
The theme of the Conference is 'New Crops, New Products: New Opportunities for Australian Agriculture'. The objectives of the Conference will be:
The program will comprise plenary sessions on current and past policy considerations in new crop development (national and international); economics and marketing; commercialisation; production; processing; extension; and information systems. Concurrent sessions will be run with contributions on individual crops in the groups cereals and pseudocereals; grain legumes; oilseeds; industrial crops; fibre crops; fruits and nuts; vegetables; floral, landscape and landcare plants; and aromatic, spice, medicinal and bioactive crops.
Workshops will be held on specific crop groups and new crop developments in specific regional areas, according to the wishes of the participants, as indicated in the responses to the Call for Papers and Expression of Interest. The final plenary sessions will include summaries of the workshops; will consider future policy considerations in new crop development; and investigate a systems approach to future new crop development. A Conference Proceedings will be published.
Registration brochures have been released and early registration of $AUD400 closes on 29 February 1996. Normal registration will cost $AUD450 (college-style accommodation and meals are included).
Full-time students may enrol for $AUD360, which includes a seminar-workshop conducted by Mr Terry Grimond of Effective Presentations, Hamilton, New Zealand. The workshop, on the afternoon of 8 July 1996, will be entitled 'How to Deliver Great Academic Presentations'. It will be restricted to sixty postgraduate participants.
For further information on the First Australian New Crops Conference, contact:
Sally Brown
Conference Secretariat
Continuing Education
The University of Queensland
QLD 4072 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: (07) 3365 6360
Facsimile: (07) 3365 7099
International Telephone: +61 7 3365 6360
International Facsimile: +61 7 3365 7099
Email: Sally@ceu.uq.oz.au
First International Working Group on Persimmon
Chiang Mai, Thailand
17-19 July 1996
This working group will cover all aspects of the persimmon industry including research, extension, management and marketing. The scientific program will consist of plenary lectures, workshops, panel discussions and informal meetings.
Main topics will include botany and taxonomy, genetics and breeding, biotechnology, physiology and reproductive biology, diseases and pest control, propagation and nursery practices, horticultural practices, postharvest technology, shipping, marketing and economics and research planning and methodologies.
For further information contact:
The First Working Group of Persimmon
c/- Professor Suranant Subhadrababdhu
Foreign Relations Division
Kasetsart University, Chatuchak
Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Telephone: +66 (0) 2 579 9868
Facsimile: +66 (0) 2 579 8781
Email: fro@nontri.ku.ac.th
Global Commercialisation of Tropical Fruits
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
23-26 July 1996
The objectives of this conference are:
The conference will cover recent developments in tropical fruit research focussing on global commercialisation of better-known tropical fruits such as banana, pineapple, papaya and mango and the potential of under-exploited exotic fruits such as starfruit, mangosteen and sapodilla for the world market. Emphasis will be placed on improving fruit productivity and quality, new product development, processing and other downstream activities of tropical fruits.
For further information contact:
The Secretariat
Organising Committee
International Conference on Tropical Fruits
c/- ASEAN Food Handling Bureau
Level 3, G14 and 15 North, Damansara Town Centre
50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Telephone: +60 (0) 3 255 1088 or +60 (0) 3 254 4199
Facsimile: +60 (0) 3 255 2787
Third Horticultural Industry Technical Conference
in conjunction with
First Australian Macadamia Research Conference
Pan Pacific Hotel
Broadbeach, Gold Coast
Queensland, Australia
17-22 August 1996
The theme of this conference is 'Challenges for horticulture in the tropics'. Australian horticulture is rising to the challenge to become a major supplier to overseas as well as domestic markets. Our success in the highly competitive world market place will depend on maintaining a world's best approach to horticultural science and technology.
The climatic environments of northern Australia provide great opportunities for horticultural production. Identifying, and overcoming the challenges facing tropical and subtropical horticulture is the key to maintaining a viable and sustainable horticultural industry in northern Australia.
Although this conference will focus on tropical and subtropical horticulture, the issues and needs inherent in the theme are relevant to both temperate and tropical production systems.
The technical sessions on the first two days of the conference will highlight issues relevant to the macadamia industry. The development of the macadamia industry over the last thirty years and the technical challenges which lie ahead make this crop a model for horticultural research and development.
Sessions will be concerned with the responsible use of chemicals, resource sustainability, improving production efficiency, the marketing challenge, the image of horticulture, information and technology transfer, education, R&D funding and the linkage of R&D.
For further information contact:
AuSHS/AMS Conference Secretariat
Story Horticultural Services Pty Ltd
202 Stenner street
Toowoomba Queensland 4350 Australia
Telephone: (076) 356 845
Facsimile: (076) 359 422
International Telephone: +61 76 356 845
Fourth National Workshop for Australian Native Flowers
The University of Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
28-30 September 1996
The objective of this workshop is to provide interaction and exchange of knowledge between growers, exporters and researchers.
Major subject areas include market trends and directions, plant propagation, crop growth management, water and fertiliser management, pest and disease management, pot plant production, plant improvement, and postharvest. Crops to be covered include Waxflower, Protea, foliage, Banksia, Dryandra and other Australian plants.
For further information contact:
UWA Extension
Conference and Seminar Management
The University of Western Australia
Nedlands, Western Australia 6907
Telephone: (09) 380 3181 or (09) 380 2433
Facsimile: (09) 380 1066
International Telephone: +61 9 380 3181
Email: uwaext@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
Third International Symposium on New Floricultural Crops
The University of Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
1-4 October 1996
The objective of this symposium is to provide opportunities for researchers and industry members to exchange new information on genetic resources, advanced technologies and production strategies.
Major subject areas include world trends and requirements, biodiversity, genetic resources, advances in breeding technologies, strategies for introduction, production of new crops, environmental and chemical manipulation, postharvest, dried and preserved, bush picking and weedy species.
For further information contact:
UWA Extension
Conference and Seminar Management
The University of Western Australia
Nedlands, Western Australia 6907
Telephone: (09) 380 3181 or (09) 380 2433
Facsimile: (09) 380 1066
International Telephone: +61 9 380 3181
Email: uwaext@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
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