Congresses 2008

XVIth Eucarpia meeting, section Vegetables
Working Group Tomato

12-15 May 2008, Wageningen, The Netherlands

The XVIth Eucarpia meeting of the working group Tomato will be held in Wageningen the Netherlands from 12-15 May 2008. The subjects will include: Breeding for Resistance and Quality, the impact of Genomics research on tomato breeding and more general trends influencing tomato breeding. You are cordially invited to attend this meeting; the deadline for submitting abstracts is the first of March 2008.

For more information visit our web site: http://www.eucarpiatomato2008.org/

4th EPSO Conference 2008 " Plants for life"

22-26 June 2008, Toulon (Côte d'Azur), France

The European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) presents:
The Plant Science Conference in Europe!
The fourth EPSO Conference - which will explore the theme 'Plants for life' - will be held on the French Côte d'Azur, near Toulon, from 22 to 26 June 2008. The conference will address many of the challenges faced by the plant research community in an evolving world and will bring together international scientists and experts who will provide insights into the most recent breakthroughs in the fields of genome structure and evolution, evolutionary biology, developmental biology, eco physiology, system biology, economics, plant breeding and the challenges facing developing countries.

Topics
Plant science in Europe: Science policy
Science and society: The challenges for tomorrow's agriculture
Understanding, preserving and using plant diversity: Genome structure and evolution, Plant adaptation, domestication and conservation, Climate change and challenges for the next decades
Preserving our future by reducing the inputs in agriculture: Reducing water input, Reducing fertilizers, Reducing pesticides
Improving plant product quantity and quality: Developmental biology, Improving yield, Food and feed
New products: Plant based bio fuels: how to improve them?, Bio materials, biopharmaceuticals and other new products

For more information and registration visit EPSO web site: www.epsoweb.org/catalog/conf2008.htm

Symposium ' From Seed to Pasta'

30 June - 3 July 2008, Bologna, Italy

International Durum Wheat Symposium:
From Seed to Pasta: The Durum Wheat Chain
The symposium "From Seed to Pasta" will be held in Bologna, Italy from 30 June to 3 July 2008. The International Symposium "From Seed to Pasta: The Durum Wheat Chain. Multidisciplinary approaches for a more sustainable and high-quality durum production", will bring together all the main stakeholders of the Durum Pasta production chain.

The symposium will present state-of-the-art results in genomics, marker-assisted selection, genetic resources, breeding, agronomy, tolerance to abiotic stresses, nutritional and technological quality, pasta production and socio-economy of durum production and processing.

For more information and registration visit From Seed to Pasta web site.

Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference 2008

'Agricultural Biotechnology for a competitive and sustainable future'

24-27 August 2008, Cork, Ireland

The theme for ABIC 2008 will be "Agricultural Biotechnology for a competitive and sustainable future" and will be held in Cork, Ireland, from 24 to 27 August 2008. Taking a global perspective, industry and scientific leaders along with visionaries will address Agricultural Biotechnology and its impact on world agriculture from food production to maximising bio energy potential. This big picture of agriculture biotechnology, its global opportunities and its impact at both local and regional level, will be of great interest to decision makers and leaders in Governments, industry, academia and public.

ABIC 2008 will have an exciting programme that extends over 4 days commencing on Sunday the 24th with a welcome reception. The agenda is composed of both plenary and parallel sessions and in addition, the conference will host a trade exhibition to provide exhibitors with the opportunity to promote their businesses and products in a professionally presented and marketed exhibition display area. There will also be facilities for scientists to present and discuss their findings through a poster session.

For more information and registration visit ABIC 2008 web site.

5th Tri-National Arabidopsis Meeting 2008

10 - 13 September 2008, Zürich, Switzerland


The 5th Tri-National Arabidopsis Meeting will discuss advances in Arabidopsis research carried out primarily in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. A very rich program has been established that cover numerous and interesting research areas.

Presentations at this meeting have been divided into the following sections:

Development and Evolution
Molecular physiology and Cell biology
Metabolism
Epigenetics and gene regulation
System Biology and –Omics
Biotic and abiotic stress

These areas cover a large number of Tri-National research projects, making this a conference of general interest for both graduate students and senior researchers. In addition to the invited speakers, several posters will be selected for short oral presentations and a prize for the best poster of each session will be attributed.

Beside the scientific program, a guided tour of Zurich will be organized on Saturday afternoon to allow you to discover this beautiful city.

You can find more information about this exciting event on the following web page: http://www.tnam2008.ethz.ch/

X congress of European Society for Agronomy

15 - 19 September 2008, Bologna , Italy

Multi-functional Agriculture
Agriculture as a Resource for Energy and Environmental Preservation

The Bologna X Congress of ESA “Multi-functional Agriculture - Agriculture as a Resource for Energy and Environmental Preservation”, will meet the needs of finding tools to deal with environmental problems coupled with the increasing demand for food, and filling the knowledge gap on the physiological relationships between functional compound bio-synthesis and agricultural practices.




Members of the European Society for Agronomy already have a deep knowledge of these issues, and the Bologna ESA Congress will provide an opportunity to develop them further particularly in regard to innovative agricultural techniques, new energy sources and
better environmental monitoring.

For more information and registration visit the ESA congress web site.

ECCB is the major European conference in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. The conference covers computational methods for molecular biology that arise in the context of genomics and proteomics technologies in the fields of molecular biology, molecular medicine and pharmaceutics. Biological areas of interest include molecular sequence analysis, phylogenetics and evolution, molecular structure, molecular docking and drug design, metabolic and regulatory networks, gene expression and regulation, gene and protein function, modeling of cellular processes, and analysis of genetic variations.

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Plant Genomics European Meetings

7th Plant GEM Albena 2008

24 - 27 September 2008, Albena, Bulgaria

The "Plant Genomics European Meeting" (Plant GEM) is an annual meeting on the subject of plant genomics in all its assets. The 7th Plant GEM will take place from September 24th till 27th 2008 in Albena, Bulgaria, Europe.

Latest developments in genome and genomics research are proceeding at an ever increasing speed. With these developments new fields of research are emerging. Integrative disciplines as systems biology or molecular ecology are only two examples. The ongoing discussions in our societies about the effects of global climate change, the need for an improvement of renewable resources, safer and healthier food are guiding the developments towards the so called “Knowledge Based Bio-Economy” where plants and therefore plant research are in the spot light.

Plant GEM is an international annual conference designed to be the platform for researchers from Europe and all over the world to discuss latest developments and to exchange new ideas for future projects and to improve cooperation. The 7th Plant Gem is the first Plant GEM meeting to be hosted by a Central and Eastern European country and will definitely assist the improvement of plant genomics activities in Central and Southern European countries and thus to increase the competitiveness of the bio economy in Europe.

For more information and registration visit the Plant GEM Albena 2008 web site.

5th Solanaceae Genome Workshop 2008

'Omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci'
(Horaz, ars poetica)

12-16 October 2008, Cologne, Germany

The 5th Solanaceae Genome Workshop 2008 - motto: Omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci (Horaz, ars poetica) - will be held in Cologne, Germany from 12 to 16 october 2008. Genome research has perforated traditional borders between species specific research communities. Knowledge obtained in one plant genome is beneficial for many other related plant genomes.The purpose of this meeting, as of the previous ones, is to stimulate the crossing of borders when listening to, looking at and talking about the research going on in tomato, potato, tobacco, pepper, petunia, coffee and all 2008 useful and beautiful Solanaceous plants.

Registration is now open, please visit http://sol2008.org for further details.