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3rd IFSDAA International Seminar |
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3rd Circular
Call for Abstracts and Registration
3rd IFSDAA International Seminar
on
Crop Science for Food security, Bio-energy and Sustainability
Szeged, Hungary
June 1-3, 2010
http://sites.google.com/site/3rdifsdaaseminar
Organized by the
Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd, Szeged, Hungary
in collaboration with the
International Foundation for Sustainable Development in Africa and Asia (IFSDAA) Germany
IC, Society for Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management (ICSSARM) , India
Invitation
Dear Colleagues
In the first decade of this new Millennium, global warming along with unpredictable weather-patterns and the rapidly raised input prices in agriculture has considerably questioned the optimistic food supply scenarios of previous times. Also, at on-farm level, in many parts of the world, even in well developed areas, the agricultural production has become a risky business. Enhancing crop adaptability at low level of nutrient input, under high temperatures and unbalanced rainfall is an incredible challenge today. To address this challenge we believe that an extensive dialog can help in getting over on the critical problems in agricultural activities. Therefore a complex approach based on knowledge and experiences in crop improvement, improved agricultural production technologies, resource management are needed to reach the food, feed and nutritional security in vulnerable parts of the globe.
Keeping these facts in view, the 3rd International Seminar for Crop Science for Food Security, Bio-energy and Sustainability aims
• to review the status of knowledge at global level on agriculture, particularly on food, bioenergy,natural resources and environmental security
• to identify long term challenges of food, bio-energy, livelihood security
• to provide an opportunity to exchange knowledge and technologies on sustainable agriculture in standard and stressed environments
• to establish an international forum for researchers and development functionaries concerned with natural resources including agriculture, forestry and other relevant disciplines for sustainable development
The technical program of the International Seminar will consist of plenary lectures, keynote and standard lectures, poster presentations, discussions with scientists, policy planners, representatives from industry and NGO's. You and your Colleagues are invited to join us at Szeged, Hungary and we will be delighted to welcome you.
| Lajos Bona |
Janos Pauk |
| Convener |
Chairman |
Venue Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd., Alsokikotosor 9, Szeged, Hungary
Dates June 1-3 , 2010
Language English
Register now! Registration Fee: Euro 140 (for students: 70) and additional 20 Euros for the tour
Deadlines
| Abstract submission |
April 05, 2010 |
| Booking at Hotel TiszaSport at Szeged |
March 31, 2010 |
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(you may find accommodation after this date but it is better to get it in time) |
| Payment of Registration via Bank transfer |
February 10- May 15 |
| Payment at Registration by cash |
June 1, 2010 |
| Arrival to Szeged |
May 31 or June 1, 2010 | -The official website of the Seminar where you can find every important info as follows:
http://sites.google.com/site/3rdifsdaaseminar
Themes: Contributors are requested to specify topic of the Seminar for which their intended presentation from the following themes and related topics.
I. Crop Improvement
» Genetic resources for crop improvement
» Crop improvement for elevating productivity ceilings in crops
» Crop improvement for tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses
» Plant-microbe interactions towards sustainability and crop yield
» Participatory plant breeding – farmers perceptions and breeders’ skills
» Genetic resources in relation to agro ecology, land use and nutrient use efficiency
» Seed Production- technology & international cooperation
II. Resource Management
» Natural Resource Management- land, water, soil fertility and soil health
» Impact of climate change on crop production and risk aversion
» Management options for bridging the yield gaps
» Integrated and biologically oriented land use, organic farming
» Biomass production and use of renewable bio- energy
» Drylands for crop & Livestock production, agro-forestry& horticulture
III. Socio-Economic Aspects
» Food, feed and nutritional security
» Policy and improvement issues for sustainable agricultural and rural development
» Integrated farming systems
Send Abstract by March 15
Times New Roman, 1 page without tables and figures
Margins: 1 inch / 2.5cm (left/right and top/bottom)
Title (bold), 12pt, Times New Roman, 12pt single space
Names 10pt
Address 10pt
E-mail Address of presenting author 10pt
12pt single space
Text of the 1 page abstract: 12pt
One registrant can submit only one paper. The accepted abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts of
the Seminar. Send your abstract by email till March 15, 2010 to lajos.bona@gk-szeged.hu
Full paper for publication: Some contribution will be selected and asked to write a full manuscript by July 1,
2010. Accepted manuscripts of these selected papers will be reviewed and published in a special supplement of
the Cereal Research Communication.
Oral presentation
Selected contributions will be asked for oral presentations (20min. including 5 min discussion part).
Poster Presentation:
Posters (max. 1x1.2 m) should include title, name and address of the author (s), short introduction, method and
material, results and conclusions.
Arrival We kindly suggest to arrive on May 31 afternoon/evening to Hungary. From the Budapest-Ferihegy
airport Terminal 1, there are trains departing hourly to Szeged between 7.13 a.m. – 20.13 p.m. Buy your ticket to
Szeged (and back) at Airport Tourinform Office and ask information about the exact place of the railway-station to
Szeged. It is a two-hour trip to arrive to Szeged from the Budapest-Airtport Terminal 1.
Accommodation The offered hotel of the Seminar is the Tisza Sport Hotel (10 minutes walk from the Cereal Research Ltd, the Seminar place). There will be reduced room prices for Seminar-guests. Please mark in your hotel reservation at remarks: “Seminar”. Please take your booking via internet: http://tiszahotel.hu/
There are two hotels at this homepage. The Hotel Tisza is an older and more exclusive one situated in downtown, while Hotel Tisza Sport is very close to the Seminar place. We recommend you the Tisza Sport from where it will be easier to
reach the venue.
Room categories are as follows (these prices contain a special, circa 10% reduction for Seminar guests)
Superior:
Double room for one person: cca. 46 Euro/night
Double room for two persons: cca. 71 Euro/night
Classic:
Double room for one person: cca. 45 Euro/night
Double room for two persons: cca. 67 Euro/night (for three persons: 74)
Junior (common bathroom and toilet):
Double room for one person: cca. 27 Euro/night
Larger room for two persons: cca. 43 Euro/night (for three 58, for four persons 70)
Other hotels, rooms can be found via internet, too.
Site
Szeged is situated near to the southern border of Hungary. It is the fourth largest town of the country, the regional centre of South-Eastern Hungary and the capital of the county of Csongrád. By Hungarian standards, Szeged is a large country town with a population of 177,000 even so it is a livable city. It is big enough to have all kinds of cultural facilities, and small enough to reach everything in a short time either by local transport or by bicycle. The brand-new Spa Wellness Center is located just next-door to the Tisza Sport Hotel, the main hotel of the Seminar. Szeged is a prominent economic and cultural center with a rich historical past, moreover, a wide range of historical buildings, churches and museums therewith it is a thriving university town. The appr. 25,000 Hungarian and foreign students provide a special atmosphere here. Szeged is a perfect place for festivals like the Szeged Open Air Festival, organized on the Dome Square that is the most outstanding cultural event of the town in July and August.
Weather
The climate is nice: the mean temperature is somewhat higher than in average in Europe. Szeged is often called the City of Sunshine, as there is an average of 2,000 sunny hours annually.
Accompanying persons are welcome. Their registration fee is 70 Euros which cover two Seminar-meals and the post-seminar tours. There will be a site-seeing tour also involved.
Post Seminar Tours On the third day, a stimulating professional and rural program shall be arranged.
This includes a professional tour to the Cereal Research Farm to see the field experiments, close to Szeged.
The second tour is a visit of a rural Farm Area, 36 km far from Szeged, a pleasant woody, sandy-soil area along with special rural meals and tasty, natural local wines.
After the Tour, buses take back Participants to Szeged, Railway-St. to the train to Budapest-Ferihegy Airport/Budapest (or to Szeged-Center).
Please send your Registration.Form e-mail to: lajos.bona@gk-szeged.hu with cc palyazat@gabonakutato.hu
and ifsdaa2010@gmail.com
Dr. Lajos Bona, 3rd IFSDAA International Seminar, Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd. 6726 Szeged, Alsó Kikötő sor 9. Hungary.
Telephone: +36 62 435 235 Fax: +36 62 420 101
| International Advisory Committee |
| Dr. J. Pauk, Hungary, Chair |
Dr. L. Bona, Hungary, Convener |
| Dr. M. Kern, Bayer Crop Science |
Dr. T. Kleynhans, South Africa |
| Dr. G.R. Beckeberg, South Africa |
Dr. D. P. Singh, India |
| Dr. J. Kubat, Czech Republic |
Dr. B. Havrland, Czech Republic |
| Dr. H. Meliczek, President, IFSDAA |
Dr. M. Kadlecikova, FAO |
| Dr. R. K. Behl, General Secr., India |
Dr. N. Somogyi, Hungary-France |
| Dr. P. Pepo, Hungary |
Dr. R. Chhibar, Canada |
| Dr. N.K. Fageria, Brazil |
Dr. A.K. Dhawan , India |
| Dr. N. El Bassam, Germany Dr. M. Dingkuhn, France |
Dr. R.J. Strasser, Switzerland Dr. A. Riedacke, France |
| Dr. A. R Siddiqui, Bangladesh Dr. W. Merbach, Germany |
Dr. K.W-Giorgis, Ethiopia Dr. A. Wais, Afghanistan |
| Dr. Omar Badran, Jordan Dr. M. Osaki, Japan |
Dr. R. Sumalan, Romania Dr. A. Aniol, Poland |
| Dr. K. Zaki Ahmed, Egypt Dr. N. Youji, Japan |
Dr. A. Veha, Hungary Dr. A. Anton, Hungary |
| Dr. Vidya S. Parchuri, India Dr. M.K. Mohapatra, Hungary-India |
Dr. J. Matuz, Hungary Dr. T. Shinano, Japan |
| Local Organizing Committee |
Mr. Janos Pauk, Chair
Mr. Lajos Bona, Convener |
Ms. Zsofia Gyeviki
Ms. Melinda Tar |
Ms. Bea Toth
Ms. Kati Fackellman |
Mr. Laszlo Cseuz
Mr. Tamas Kiss |
Mr. Bela Beke
Mr. Akos Mesterhazy |
Mr. E. Gyimes
Mr. P. Fónad |
| Mr. Janos Matuz |
Mr. Istvan Petroczi |
| Venue - the Conference Room at the Cereal Res. Ltd, Szeged |
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| Pictures of Szeged, the town of the International Seminar |
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| Buildings of the Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd., the place of the Seminar |
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Immediate Past President, African Crop Science Society Council, Prof. Kasem Zaki Ahmed, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt, ET-61517, (ahmed_kz@yahoo.com)
Tel (work): ++ 20 (86) 2 36 23 33
Mobile:++ 20 (12) 10 37 50 4
Fax (work):+ + 20 (86) 2 36 21 82
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