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20th Eucarpia General Congress ETH Zurich, 29 August to 1 September, 2016 2nd Circular – Registration now open www.eucarpia2016.org EUCARPIA, Agroscope and ETH Zurich invite you to the 20th EUCARPIA General Congress, ETH Zurich, 29 August to 1 September 2016. Taking place every four years, the congress will last four full days with 11 plenary sessions, each introduced by the keynote of an invited speaker, followed by oral contributions selected from submissions by the scientific committee. In addition, the conference will feature ultra-short "flash presentations" to exchange crop specific information in parallel sessions, opinion statements by important stakeholders, and poster sessions. One half day of excursion with five attractive options will precede the conference dinner. Venue ETH Zurich, Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading universities for technology and natural sciences. It has nearly 18,000 students from over 100 different countries, including 3,800 doctoral students. The congress will be held in the main building of the ETH Zurich, an architectural masterpiece by Gottfried Semper built in the second half of the 19th century. 1
Key dates 28 February 2016 – Deadline for abstract submission 31 March 2016 – Deadline for early bird registration 30 June 2016 – Online registration closes 28 August 2016 – Conference desk opens 29 August – 1 September 2016 – 20th General Congress of EUCARPIA at ETH Zentrum, Zurich, Switzerland
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Paper solicited in these Topics
Delphine Fleury, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, Adelaide, Australia François Tardieu, INRA Montpellier, France German Spangenberg, Biosciences Research Division DEPI, Victoria, Australia Hei Leung, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines Johannes Novak, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria John Bradshaw, James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK Matthew Reynolds, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico Nils Stein, Genome Diversity IPK, Gatersleben, Germany Ola Westengen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway Richard Oliver, Curtin University, Australia Richard Visser, Wageningen University & Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands Torben Asp, Aarhus University, Denmark
1. Genomics and bioinformatics - Putting advanced genomic knowledge to work in novel cultivars 2. Stress tolerance - Breeding climate-smart crops to cope with a scarcity of resources and versatile pathogens 3. Secondary metabolites - Optimizing secondary metabolites for specialized plant uses 4. Phenomics - A combination of phenotyping and crop modelling as a basis for genetic plant improvement 5. Genetic resources and pre-breeding - Refining the green gold of genetic resources 6. Plant microbe interactions - Joining plants and microbes for enhanced crop performance 7. Innovation vs. regulation - Facilitating access to germplasm and release of innovative cultivars
Proceedings An abstract book will be distributed to participants at the beginning of the congress. Outstanding contributions will have the opportunity to be submitted for a peer-reviewed paper in a special issue of Euphytica, to appear in summer 2017. Registration fees
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Transportation ETH Zurich can be easily reached from Zurich international airport (ZRH), by railway as well as by car. The main railway station is not far from the main campus (15 min on foot) and is served by tram lines 6, 9 and 10. The “Polybahn” leaves from the “Central” tram stop and is an easy way to reach the campus, which lies above the city. A 5-day (Sunday to Thursday) ticket for the highly developed public transport system of the city is included in the registration fee. Location and how to get there: https://www.ethz.ch/en/campus/locations/zurich-region/HG.html Accommodation Participants will be responsible for reserving accommodation. We advise to look into your accommodation booking early enough to increase your chances of finding good rates in convenient locations. Special rate available: https://www.zuerich.com/en/visit/20th-general-congress-of-eucarpia Conference information Contact: Dr. Paolo Demaria, Demaria Event Management Website: www.eucarpia2016.org E-mail:
[email protected] I look forward to greeting you for a memorable 20th General Congress of EUCARPIA!
Beat Boller, EUCARPIA President, Agroscope
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