MAIZE AND SORGHUM SECTION OF
EUCARPIA
Second
Announcement
XXI Conference
“Maize and Sorghum Breeding in the Genomics Era”
Bergamo, 21 – 24 June, 2009
Under the auspices of
Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali, Rome
Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Rome
Regione Lombardia, Milano
Provincia di Bergamo
Comune di Bergamo
Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura, Bergamo
Università degli Studi di Bergamo
Confindustria Bergamo
Presentation
We are proud to host the XXI EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference, which will take place in Bergamo (Italy). On behalf of the Organizing and Scientific Committees, we want to invite you and look forward to meeting you here in June 2009.
Csaba L. Marton: Chairman of the EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Section Mario Motto: Local Organizing Committee
Università degli Studi di Bergamo
Conference Topics
The topic areas that will be covered are:
1 - Frontiers in breeding for complex traits. Dissection of complex trait. Breeding by design-linking gene discovery to trait improvement. Molecular breeding. Marker assisted selection. Heterosis: genetic and molecular bases. Genotype-environment interaction.
2 - New molecular tools and technology for breeding. High throughput genotyping and phenotyping. Tilling and mutant screening. Single feature polymorphism. Epigenetics as new source of variability. RNAi technology and applications. New transgene technology products and markers. DH in recurrent selection and hybrids development.
3 - Breeding for quality, nutritional, and micronutrients. Genetic approaches to identify genes underlying quality traits. Metabolic pathways. Starch, proteins, oil, new components. Forage quality. Seed and embryo development.
4 - Exploitation of genetic resources. Germplasm characterization and exploitation. Association between gene polymorphism and trait variation. Bridging genomics and genetic diversity.
5 -Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Genetic resistance to fungi, bacteria, viruses, and insects. Mycotoxin management via genetic resistance. Use of crop physiology/biochemistry to enhance breeding for drought tolerance, water use efficiency, suboptimal temperatures, salt and metals, nitrogen-use efficiency.
6 - Breeding for industrial uses. Genetic approaches for biofuel productions and biomass properties. Cellulosic ethanol. Cell wall biogenesis.
7 - Regulatory issues. New technologies and registration of varieties. Transgenic plant detection and regulation. Mycotoxin limits.
Well-know experts will introduce these main topics and give the keynote lectures.
Local Organizing Committee: Gabriella Consonni, Giuseppe Gavazzi, Pierangelo Landi, Carlo
Lorenzoni, Adriano Marocco, Michele Morgante, Roberto Pilu, Mirella Sari Gorla, Roberto Tuberosa, Serena Varotto, Hans Hartings, Vincenzo Rossi, Mario Motto, Carlotta Balconi, Rita Redaelli, Nicola Berardo.
International Scientific Commitee: Yves Barrière (France), Janos Berenji (Serbia), Alain
Charcosset (France), Alfons Gierl (Germany), Frank Hochholdinger (Germany), Kosana Konstantinov (Serbia), Csaba L. Marton (Hungary), Albrecht Melchinger (Germany), Montserrat Pages (Spain), Atanasios Tsaftaris (Greece), Fred van Eeuwijk (The Netherlands), Johan van Waes (Belgium)
Venue
The Conference will be held in Bergamo, a small-sized beautiful city, with a medieval hilltop town (http://www.apt.bergamo.it) Its friendly environment will provide us with the right atmosphere to successfully achieve our scientific objectives. Bergamo is located 45 km east of Milan and is easily reached by plane (regular and low-cost; http://www.orioaeroporto.it). The airport is within the city limits of Orio al Serio - 3 km from the Conference venue and hotels – and can be reached by regular buses. Bergamo is also well connected to Milan by trains (http://www.trenitalia.com), busses (http://www.autostradale.it), and by cars (A4 highway Milan-Venice).
Conference Place
The conference will be held at Congress Center Giovanni XXIII (Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, 106 – 24121 Bergamo), situated in the very heart of Bergamo, close to the rail station and all the main
Time 21 June 2009, 16.00 - 24 June 2009, 16.00 Fee Before 01.04.09 After 01.04.09 EUCARPIA’s member € 300 € 350 EUCARPIA’s non-member € 350 € 400
PhD students / Accompanying person € 100 € 150
Fees include Conference material, coffee, tea, meals, Book of Abstracts, and Proceedings. Not included: accommodation [ca € 70 (A), € 100 (B), € 121 (C), €133 (D), € 165 (E) per night].
Registration
Registration and accommodation details will be available on the Congress Center Giovanni XXIII website (http://www.congresscenter.bg.it, under “
Next events and news
”) or via a link through theEUCARPIA homepages
(
http://www.eucarpia.org/) by beginning January 2009. It is recommendedto register early. After April 1, 2009 an extra registration fee of € 50 will be charged. EUCARPIA offers one year free membership for the participants.
Proceedings
At the start of the Conference, an abstract book will be available. A Conference Proceedings volume will be prepared. Additionally, the Editor in chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Maydica, has offered the possibility to publish a Special issue on this Conference (ca. 13-15 selected, reviewed papers). Full papers should be sent before June 1, 2009.
PhD-students
PhD students are encouraged. Particularly for those working in the field of breeding, the Conference will be quite rewarding, as it will give in-depth insight on the cutting-edge issues in the field. Through poster sessions, PhD students will be able to display their own work and interact with specialists.
Sponsorships
Co-sponsorship opportunities are available, which will attract participation by a large number of plant breeders and plant molecular biologists, research managers, commerce specialists, industry and international organization representatives . The organization logo and website will appear on the cover of the Conference Proceeding and in the EUCARPIA, Maize and Sorghum website. A page advertisement will be included in the Conference special issue of Maydica and Conference Proceedings. Your brochure, if requested, will be inserted in each Conference kit.
Language
The official language of the Conference will be English. No translation facilities will be available.
Commercial exhibition
Breeding, Biotechnology, Field, Laboratory and Scientific Equipments, and Chemical Companies, are welcome.
Important dates to remember
15 January 2009 third announcement, registration open
15 February 2009 deadline submission of abstracts
31 March 2009 deadline for early registration fee
Further information Mario Motto
Director of CRA-Maize Research Unit Via Stezzano 24, 24126 Bergamo, Italy e.mail: mario.motto@entecra.it
Tel.: +39 035 313132 – fax: +39 035 316054
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XXI CONFERENCE EUCARPIA MAIZE AND SORGHUM
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