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Contents
Section 1: HandbookWelcome............................................................................................. 1
Committees........................................................................................ 2
Host Societies.................................................................................... 3
Sponsors ............................................................................................. 4
Plenary Speakers ............................................................................... 6
Scientific Program ............................................................................. 8
Social & Mid-Congress Technical Tour Program......................... 19
Partners’ Tours................................................................................... 25
Brisbane Discount Dining Guide & List of Nearby Cafés........ 29
Things to Do...................................................................................... 30
Congress Information ...................................................................... 31
General Information......................................................................... 32
Section 2: Trade ExhibitionExhibition Hours ............................................................................... 37
Exhibitor List...................................................................................... 37
Exhibitor Details ............................................................................... 37
Section 3: Abstracts and Poster Program
MapsBrisbane Convention &
Exhibition Centre Map ................................... Inside Front Cover
Exhibition and Poster Display
Floor Plan .......................................Divider of Exhibition Section
Brisbane Map including Accommodation..................................... 27
Welcome
Dear DelegatesOn behalf of the Organising Committee, we take great pleasure in welcoming you to the 4th International Crop Science Congress in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. New approaches to complement traditional methods are needed in scientific research and implementation to feed an increasing world population, improve quality and develop new plant-based products while sustaining the natural resources that underpin global cropping. The Organising Committee has developed an outstanding program featuring many internationally recognised experts, addressing science and community aspects of New Directions for a Diverse Planet. There is an exciting mix of plenary sessions, symposia, workshops, and poster sessions covering the major international topics in crop science in 2004. The 5th Asian Crop Science Conference and the 12th Australian Agronomy Conference are embedded in the Congress program. We look forward to your lively participation.Please take advantage of the mid-Congress tours and the social program to learn a little about Queensland’s agriculture and strengthen your scientific networks. We know you will enjoy Brisbane in the spring, and if you are participating in Congress tours, or your own pre or post-Congress touring, we hope you take home some great memories of Australia beyond the city limits! We trust you will enjoy your visit and we know you will benefit greatly from your participation.
Dr Bob Clements Dr Ray ShorterCongress President Congress CEO
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR A DIVERSE PLANET
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Karen AitkenEric ArmstrongSenthold AssengRandy BarkerSnow BarlowEd Barrett-LennardKaye BasfordJohn BlackwellAbraham BlumAndrew BorrellCorrie Bos-VanderZalmBill BowdenJohn BoyerAnn BraunStevens M. BrumbleyBernie CarrollScott ChapmanJudy CharltonAbed ChaudhuryFred ChudleighJeff ClewettTim ColmerTony CondonDavid ConnorGreg ConstablePeter CornishJeff CouttsHoward CoxColin CreightonRam DalalP DebaekeRalf Dietzgen
Michael DingkuhnTony DunnHoward EaglesJeff EllisMia EvansMike EwingWarwick FeltonElias FereresTony FischerKen FischerJane FisherMike FoaleHugh FosterJohn FoulkesJohn FreneyShu FukaiShu GengRichard GibbsRoss GilmourAlan GreenAnthony HallJohn HamblinDavid HamiltonGraeme HammerDean HargreavesTom HattonLinda HendersonRob HenryJim HillPeter HobbsZvi HochmanPhil Jackson
Pete JamiesonDavid JordanBrian KeatingRob KellyWalter KelmanPeter KenmoreIvan KennedyJacob KijneAndrzej KilianChristine KingJohn KirkegaardSue KnightsKazuhiko KobayashiMakie KokubunMartin KropffChristopher LambridesPhil LarkinBob LawnDavid LawrenceLaurie LewinChunji LiuDavid LloydDon LochBryan LohmarBrian LoveysMichael MackayJohn MannersMichael MaterneBob McCownGlenn McDonaldBob McIntoshMike McLaughlin
Craig MeisnerNeal MenziesDavid MidmoreEric MiltnerMatt MorraWilliam MuirWarren MuirheadRana MunnsBob MyersRohan NelsonGarry O’LearyRodomiro OrtizJohn PassiouraBruce PengellyMark PeoplesJohn PetheramJim PratleyMerv ProbertKen QuailPeter RandallGreg RebetzkeBob ReddenTimothy ReevesBenjavan RerkasemMatthew ReynoldsRichard RichardsAnna RidleyDaniel RodriguezDavid RogetMark RosegrantChristen RothSabyasachi Roy
Jim RyanVictor SadrasRay ShorterArt ShulmanGeorge SmithHowie SmithBing SoWolfgang SpielmeyerHubert SpiertzRichard StirzakerPhil ThorntonJagadish TimsinaThijs TollenaarNeil TurnerJoop Van leurErik van OosteromSant VirmaniLen WadeDan WalkerJeremy WhishAnthony WhitbreadJeff WhiteIan WillettMeryl WilliamsDerek WilsonLewis WilsonBill WinterTed WolfeGraeme WrightSteve YeatesHeping Zhang
Reviewers
Congress Organising CommitteeCongress PresidentBob Clements, The ATSE Crawford Fund, ACTChief Executive OfficerRay Shorter, CSIRO Plant Industry, QLDChair, Finance CommitteeEoin Wallis, BSES, QLDChair, Program CommitteeRussell Muchow, SRDC, QLDChair, Publications CommitteeTony Fischer, ACIAR, ACTDerek Wilson, Poster Subcommittee, Institute for Crop and Food Research, NZChair, Local Arrangements & ToursDon McNee, Agronomist, QLDRepresentative, International Continuing Committee, ICSCNeil Turner, CSIRO Plant Industry, WACo-Presidents, Asian Crop ScienceKen Fischer, University of Queensland, QLDJohn Angus, CSIRO Plant Industry, ACTPresident, The Australian Society of AgronomyPeter Carberry, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, QLD
Finance CommitteeEoin Wallis ChairJohn AngusBob ClementsKen FischerRay Shorter
Scientific Program CommitteeRussell Muchow Program ChairTony Fischer Publications ChairDerek Wilson Posters ChairJohn AngusPeter CarberryKen FischerGraeme HammerLynne McIntyreColin PigginGreg RebetzkeNeil Turner
Program Planning Workshop ParticipantsJohn AngusLisa BrennanPeter CarberryKen CassmanV L ChopraOlaf ChristenDavid ConnorTony FischerAnthony HallGraeme HammerZhong-hu He
Lynne McIntyreRuss MuchowRodomiro OrtizColin PigginGreg RebetzkeBenjavan RerkasemJan ShawNeil TurnerDerek Wilson
Publications CommitteeTony Fischer ChairAndrew BorrellShu FukaiRoger JohnsonMakie KokubunRodomiro OrtizBenjavan RerkasemDerek Wilson
Communications CommitteeRoss AndrewsBob ClementsNicole PerrinCathy ReadeRay ShorterPaula WilliamsonSonya Wilson
Local Arrangements CommitteeDon McNee ChairJan ShawNicole Perrin
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Asian Crop Science AssociationThe Asian Crop Science Association (ACSA) is holding its fifth conference (5ACSC) in association with 4ICSC. ACSA was formed in 1992 and previous conferences were held in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. ACSA consists of a group of Crop Science and related societies from Asian countries. Details of its structure are on the website (www.asiancropscience.org).The scientific program for 5ACSC is embedded within the program of 4ICSC and four of the symposia are joint sessions. The fifth is a specific 5ACSC symposium on Thursday afternoon, with the theme ‘Crop Science for Improving Human Diet in Asia’. This symposium consists of invited talks and sessions of submitted oral presentations. Everyone attending the Congress can attend any 5ACSC symposium. Posters related to 5ACSC are allocated according to Congress themes.Two other ACSA activities will be held during the week. One is the conference dinner, a traditionally convivial gathering. This time the dinner is at The Australian Woolshed and has an Aussie barbecue theme.The other activity is the Business Meeting, scheduled for Thursday at 5.10 pm in Mezzanine Room 9 at the Convention Centre. This meeting is for representatives of all ACSA-member countries, and representatives of Asian countries that are not yet members of ACSA, but are interested in joining. The main business of the meeting is reviewing this conference and planning future conferences.SecretariatCo-Presidents: Dr Ken Fisher and Dr John AngusVice-President: Dr Leocadio SebastianSecretary-General: Dr Andrew BorrellCommittee Member: Professor Shu FukaiCurrent International CommitteeAustralia: Drs Ken Fischer, John Angus and Andrew
BorrellIndonesia: Prof Mansur Ma’shumJapan: Professor Makie KokubunKorea, South: Professor Byon-Woo LeeMalaysia: To be appointedPhilippines: Dr Leocadio SebastianTaiwan: Professor Huu-Sheng LurThailand: Dr Benjavan RerkasemNew International Committee Members to be appointed in 2004Bangladesh: Dr Craig MeisnerCambodia: Dr Men SaromMyanmar: Dr U Tun ThanNepal: Dr Naba Raj DevkotaPapua New Guinea: Dr Segei BangSri Lanka: Dr Buddhi Marambe
The Australian Society of AgronomyThe Australian Society of Agronomy is the professional body for agronomists in Australia. It has more than 300 active members drawn from government, universities, research organisations and the private sector. The primary function of the society is to host a biennial national conference. More information on the society, and its past conferences, can be sourced from www.agronomy.org.au.The 12th Australian Agronomy Conference is being held in conjunction with the 4th International Crop Science Congress. In addition to the speakers addressing Australian issues within the broader Congress program, a special session on Australian Agriculture is being held on the afternoon of Thursday 30th September 2004. This session is highlighted by a plenary presentation of the Donald Medal and Oration, an award presented to an eminent Australian agronomist.Concurrent presentations follow which address aspects of the topic “Australian Agriculture – Learning From The Past And Planning For The Future”, encompassing the issues:
1. Pathways to efficient and profitable agriculture2. Farming and land stewardship3. The benefits and challenges of crop-livestock
integration in Australian agriculture4. The imperatives for research implementation and
delivery in AustraliaThe Australian Society of Agronomy is pleased to be co-hosting the 4th International Crop Science Congress and, as a consequence, trusts that Congress participants will learn more of Australian agriculture and its research achievements.
The current ASA committee includes:
President: Peter CarberryPast-President: Bob BelfordVice-President: Len WadeSecretary: Karin SchillerTreasurer: Erik van OosteromEditor: David LloydCommittee Members: Ingrid Christiansen
Graeme HammerDavid MidmoreBruce PengellyRichard RoutleyJeremy Whish
Host Societies
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Diamond Sponsors
Australian Government
Australian Centre forInternational Agricultural Research
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research utilises Australia’s exceptional scientific skills to contribute to Australia’s international development cooperation program through agricultural research partnerships to benefit developing countries. ACIAR collaborates with partner countries in setting priorities and commissioning research to achieve more productive and sustainable agricultural systems that help reduce poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. Crop related research focuses on genetic improvement of crop plants, where appropriate improved crop management, as well as crop protection with an emphasis on bio-security.
The Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) role is to invest in research, development and related activities to benefit Australian graingrowers, the wider grains industry and the Australian community. In doing so, the GRDC invests in research where obstacles to industry’s progress exist and where R&D may be effective in overcoming these obstacles. This includes:• investigating and evaluating the requirements for R&D in the
grains industry• coordinating or funding the carrying out of R&D activities• facilitating the dissemination, adoption and commercialisation
of the results of R&D
Platinum Sponsors
Australian Government
AusAIDThe Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), manages the Australian Government’s official overseas aid program. Each year the Australian aid program reaches more than 58 million people living in poverty around the world, with our main focus being on the Asia-Pacific region. AusAID, in conjunction with its partners, implements projects which tackle the causes and consequences of poverty in developing countries. The Australian overseas aid program also responds to humanitarian and emergency relief situations, such as helping the victims of earthquakes or cyclones.
CSIRO’s crop science research focuses on discovery of useful genes and gene technologies and the development of profitable and sustainable farming systems. Partnerships with Australia’s cropping industries are fundamental to our research which is aimed at reliable and sustainable productivity growth alongside conservation of soil, water and biodiversity resources.Our research includes:• Sustainable resource management• Plant breeding• Integrated biological pest management• Industry competitiveness
The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) is focused on achieving profitable primary industries that create jobs, support regional communities, expand exports and drive economic growth for Queensland. DPI&F is proud to sponsor the 4th International Crop Science Congress as it supports the department’s world-leading research on improving crops’ genetic potential, integrating pest management and developing farming systems which are linked to the cropping industries’ priorities of sustainable use of natural resources and long-term profitability along the value chain.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a subsidiary of DuPont, is the world’s leading source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers, and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics, crop protection solutions, and quality crop systems to customers in nearly 70 countries. DuPont is a science company, delivering science-based solutions in food and nutrition, health care, apparel, home and construction, electronics and transportation that make a difference in people’s lives.
Gold Sponsors
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an autonomous, non-profit, agricultural research and training organization with offices in more than ten nations. The Institute’s main goal is to find sustainable ways to improve the well-being of present and future generations of poor rice farmers and consumers while at the same time protecting the environment. Most of IRRI’s research is done in cooperation with the national agricultural research and development institutions, farming communities, and other organizations of the world’s rice producing nations.
The Agricultural Research Service is the principal scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ARS provides access to agricultural information and develops new knowledge to solve technical agricultural problems of broad scope and high national priority. ARS’ 22 national research programs and more than 1,200 research projects are structured to ensure availability of high-quality safe food and other agricultural products, sustain a competitive and viable food and agricultural economy, and maintain a quality environment and natural resource base.
Sponsors
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Silver Sponsors
The Australian Society of Agronomy is the professional body for agronomists in Australia. In 2004, the ASA departed from its conventional biennial national conference by incorporating the 12th Australian Agronomy Conference within the 4th International Crop Science Congress. Consequently, the ASA was pleased to provide financial and in-kind support for the organisation of the Congress. In 2006, the 13th Australian Agronomy Conference will be held in Western Australia.
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is an international, not-for-profit research and training organization that, together with partners in over 100 developing countries, conducts maize and wheat research to benefit the developing world. The center’s outputs and services include improved crop varieties and cropping systems, the conservation of maize and wheat genetic resources, and capacity building. Support for CIMMYT’s work comes from the members of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), national governments, foundations, development banks, and other public and private agencies.
The Rockefeller Foundation
SponsorsBronze Sponsors
Acknowledgements
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Peter S Carberry is a Senior Principal Research Scientist with CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems in Australia. He leads the CSIRO team based with the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit (APSRU) in Toowoomba. His disciplinary expertise is in crop physiology, and in the development and application of
systems simulation models – he has been a key developer of the APSIM cropping systems model. In more recent times he has led major RDE projects aimed at increasing the participation of farmers and advisers in research. His current interests lie in working closely with proactive farmer groups around Australia to improve the relevance of science and the rigour of on-farm research. Over the past 20 years he has also been involved in development projects in India and Africa, the emphasis of which has been on soil fertility management and farming systems research.
Hon Tim Fischer FTSE is a former Army Officer, former NSW State Parliamentarian, former Leader of the National Party, Minister for Trade & Deputy Prime Minister, now Consultant and Company Director and multiple Patron. Tim is the author of three successful books, and has a number of works in progress.
In relation to honorary activities, Mr Fischer has accepted positions including the following: Chair of the Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research; Chair of Tourism Australia; Chair of the Australian Winemakers Foundation; National Patron of Frontier Services; Patron of various charitable organisations. Some of Mr Fischer’s commercial activities include the following: consultant Deloittes and NCR Teradata; Director of the AA Company and Ausmore; Ambassador to The Australia Made campaign; envoy to Adelaide-Darwin Railway.
Jerry L Hatfield is the Laboratory Director of the USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. His research interests focus on the interaction of water, nutrients, carbon, and light in the response of crops to management systems across varying landscapes. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy,
Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America and recipient of the A.S. Flemming Award for Outstanding Federal service, an ARS Outstanding Scientist of the Year, and received the Distinguished Service Award in Agriculture from Kansas State University. He is the author of over 300 refereed publications and the editor of ten monographs.
Most of Michael Lipton’s career has been at Sussex University, starting as one of seven teacher-researchers in its first year, 1961-2. He was Reader, then Professorial Fellow, at the Institute of Development Studies in 1967-94. In the 1970s he headed a comparative analysis of village studies from developing countries, leading
to books on migration, labour use, and nutrition. Since 1994 he has been Research Professor at Sussex University’s Poverty Research Unit, which he founded. He is now coordinating an EU study of the impact of land and asset distribution on fertility, migration and environment in drylands. Honours include the Webb Medley Economics Prize, Oxford (1959) and the Dudley Seers Memorial Prize (with Robert Eastwood, 2001).
Yanhua Liu holds a DPhil from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a Masters degree, majoring in Geography, from The Netherlands. Since 2001 he has held the position of Vice Minister, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, and prior to that was Director-General, Department of Rural and Social
Development, Ministry of Science and Technology. Dr Liu has been a member of the Science Committee of the International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction since 1997, and was a member of the ACIAR Policy Advisory Council from 2000-2003. From 1993 to the present Dr Liu has been the Chinese Coordinator, “Capability building of integrated agricultural development in the Tibetan mountainous district” cooperation project, for the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal). In 1996 Dr Liu received an Award for Outstanding Scientist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr Liu has contributed to many scientific publications.
Raj Paroda, an accomplished Plant Breeder and Geneticist, had led the Indian National Agricultural Research System as Director General, ICAR and Secretary, DARE, for the Government of India from 1994-2001. He was responsible for the establishment of one of the largest Gene Banks in the world. He has
several Honorary DSc degrees including one from University of Ohio, and he is Fellow of Agricultural Academies of India, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Tajikistan and TWAS. Dr Paroda served as Chairman, GFAR and he has been the Executive Secretary of APAARI since 1991. He has served as a member of the Board of IRRI, CABI, ACIAR and also as Chairman of the ICRISAT Board. He was also a member of the CGIAR Finance Committee. He has more than 200 research papers and 15 books and proceedings to his credit. He was the Executive Chairman for the second ICSC held in New Delhi in 1996.
John Passioura has worked as a soil scientist and crop physiologist in CSIRO Plant Industry for many years. His research has mainly concerned the water economy of plants: how they extract water from the soil, how they use that water in fixing carbon and converting it into biomass, and how they convert that
biomass into grain. He has addressed these questions from genetic, agronomic, and physiological points of view. Latterly he has been concerned with the flows of water beyond the reach of crop roots that can lead to hydrologic imbalance and other environmental difficulties.
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Tim Reeves has worked for 37 years in agricultural research, development and extension, mostly focused on sustainable agriculture in Australia and overseas. His professional career includes positions in the Department of Agriculture, Victoria; Foundation Professor of Sustainable Agricultural
Production, Adelaide University (1992-95) and Director General, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) based in Mexico (1995-2002). Current activities include: Member, United Nations Millennium Project Task Force on Hunger; Chair, NSW Agricultural Advisory Council on Gene Technology; Member, European Commission Expert Group – Evaluation of Framework Projects; Chair, Academic Advisory Board on International Community and Development Studies, and Adjunct Professor, Deakin University; Affiliate Professor, Adelaide University; and Professorial Fellow, Melbourne University; Chair, Board, Joint Centre for Crop Innovation, Melbourne University. Tim Reeves has received several international and national honours. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and in 2003 received the Centenary of Federation Medal. He has published extensively. Tim Reeves is currently Director and Principal of Timothy G. Reeves and Assoc. Pty Ltd, specialising in national and international consulting in agricultural research and development.
Frank Rijsberman is the Director General of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka since August 2000. IWMI is an international research center supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). He is a Professor at the IHE in Delft,
The Netherlands. Frank Rijsberman earned his PhD in Water Resources Planning & Management from Colorado State University, USA. He has 20 years of experience as a natural resources planner for fresh water resources, coastal zones, soil erosion, and environmental management.
Pedro Sanchez, the 2002 World Food Prize laureate, is Director of Tropical Agriculture and Senior Research Scholar at the Earth Institute of Columbia University in New York City. He also serves as coordinator of the Hunger Task Force of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Project. Sanchez served as
Director General of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya from 1991-2001. Sanchez is author of Properties and Management of Soils of the Tropics (rated among the top 10 best-selling books in soil science worldwide), and author of over 200 scientific publications. He has received decorations from the governments of Colombia and Peru and was awarded the International Soil Science Award and the International Service in Agronomy Award.
John Skerritt has been Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, part of the Australian Government Overseas Development Assistance program, since early 1999. He is responsible for managing the Centre’s Research, Development and Training Programs, overseeing activities within
ACIAR’s 12 research and training program areas. The programs develop, monitor and evaluate projects to deliver solutions against identified agricultural and natural resource management problems of developing countries. Dr Skerritt has a University Medal and PhD from the University of Sydney. He was Rotary Foundation Fellow at the University of Michigan, USA, prior to joining CSIRO in 1983. During this time he worked in Sydney and Canberra, advancing to the position of Senior Principal Research Scientist and Program Leader at the Quality Wheat Cooperative Research Centre. Dr Skerritt has won the Edgeworth David Medal of the Royal Society, the Murex Diagnostics Award and the Wasserman Memorial International Biotechnology Research Award in Cereal Science.
John Snape is Head of the Department of Crop Genetics at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK, with a background of nearly thirty years research on cereal genetics and biotechnology. Following a PhD in quantitative genetics, Professor Snape joined the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge and developed
a programme to understand the inheritance of important agronomic traits in wheat. He advises the Home Grown Cereals Authority and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on UK strategy concerned with plant breeding and genetics. He was the recipient of the 2001 Royal Agricultural Society of England Gold Medal for research, which is given for outstanding contributions to UK agricultural research.
M S Swaminathan has been acclaimed by TIME magazine as one of the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century and one of the only three from India, the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. He has been described by the United Nations Environment Programme as “the Father
of Economic Ecology” and by Javier Perez de Cuellar, former Secretary General of the United Nations, as “a living legend who will go into the annals of history as a world scientist of rare distinction”. A plant geneticist by training, Professor Swaminathan’s advocacy of sustainable agriculture leading to an ever-green revolution makes him an acknowledged world leader in the field of sustainable food security. Professor Swaminathan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1971, the Albert Einstein World Science Award in 1986, and the first World Food Prize in 1987.
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Bre
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rmin
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ropp
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ence
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cult
ures
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Pro
ven
pro
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r fa
cilit
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nova
tio
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d ch
ange
Irri
gate
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ce-b
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int
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lera
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aize
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rovid
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hope
for
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a’s
drou
ght-p
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env
ironm
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r M
aria
nne
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ps fo
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wat
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ts D
r M
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pons
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tmen
t of
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prov
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drou
ght t
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in ra
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iland
Dr
Bo
onr
at J
ong
dee
Tha
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spo
nsor
ed b
y Aus
AID
Synt
hesi
s
Bene
fits
and
mec
hani
sms
of c
rop
rota
tions
Dr
John
Kir
kega
ard
Aus
tral
ia
In d
efen
se o
f con
tinuo
us m
onoc
ultu
re
Pro
f R J
ames
Co
ok
USA
Crop
-ani
mal
sys
tem
s: ol
d w
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in n
ew
bags
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rof H
erm
an v
an K
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n T
he N
ethe
rlan
ds
Synt
hesi
s
Arab
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sis: w
hat c
an c
rop
bree
ders
le
arn
from
a w
eed?
Dr
Eliz
abet
h D
enni
s A
ustr
alia
The
rice
geno
me:
impl
icatio
ns fo
r br
eedi
ng r
ice a
nd o
ther
cer
eals
Pro
f Q
ifa Z
hang
PR
Chi
na s
pons
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by
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ns: h
ow c
an m
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ular
ge
netic
info
rmat
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on p
lant
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ns
assis
t in
bree
ding
dise
ase
resis
tant
cro
ps
Dr
Kim
Ham
mo
nd-K
osa
ck U
K
spon
sore
d by
CRC
TPP
Synt
hesi
s
The
evol
utio
n of
ext
ensio
n pr
oces
ses
and
prac
tices
in r
elat
ion
to s
mal
lhol
der
farm
ing
in S
outh
ern
Afric
a D
r Tsa
kani
N
gom
ane
Sout
h A
fric
asp
onso
red
by U
SDA-
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Part
icipa
tory
act
ion
rese
arch
: doe
s it
wor
k? D
r Ja
cque
line
Ash
by
Col
ombi
a
Wha
t’s th
e fu
ture
of t
he c
ompu
teris
ed
decis
ion
supp
ort s
yste
m?
Dr
Pete
r H
aym
an A
ustr
alia
Synt
hesi
s
Wat
er p
rodu
ctivi
ty in
rice
-bas
ed s
yste
ms
in A
sia –
var
iabi
lity
in s
pace
and
tim
e D
r D
avid
Daw
e Ph
ilipp
ines
sp
onso
red
by IR
RI
Mor
e ric
e, le
ss w
ater
– in
tegr
ated
ap
proa
ches
for
incr
easin
g w
ater
pr
oduc
tivity
in ir
rigat
ed r
ice-b
ased
sy
stem
s in
Asia
Dr T
o P
huc
Tuo
ng
Phili
ppin
es s
pons
ored
by
IRRI
Wat
er s
avin
g in
rice
-whe
at s
yste
ms
Dr
Liz
Hum
phre
ys A
ustr
alia
Synt
hesi
s
1815
–19
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nue:
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at H
all 3
& 4
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ade
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bitio
n)Po
ster
Ope
ning
Rec
epti
on
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sore
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tralia
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ciety
of A
gron
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Ho
n H
enry
Pal
aszc
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Min
iste
r fo
r Pr
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ries
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Dr
Pedr
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anch
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arth
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Co
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ge
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Und
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ng a
nd d
ealin
g w
ith
com
plex
ity
in t
he g
ene
to
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oty
pe s
yste
m
Impl
emen
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pur
pose
ful c
hang
e –
less
ons
for
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futu
reTu
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ass:
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st v
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le c
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ioch
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ry
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ked
in in
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sing
prod
uctiv
ity u
nder
wat
er s
carc
ity?
Pro
f Bill
Dav
ies
UK
The
use
of p
hysio
logi
cal t
raits
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of n
ew c
ultiv
ars
for
wat
er-
scar
ce e
nviro
nmen
ts D
r R
icha
rd
Ric
hard
s A
ustr
alia
Root
gro
wth
mai
nten
ance
dur
ing
wat
er d
eficit
s: ph
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logy
to fu
nctio
nal
geno
mics
Pro
f Ro
bert
E S
harp
USA
sp
onso
red
by U
WA
Synt
hesi
s
Achi
evem
ents
and
futu
re c
halle
nges
in
cons
erva
tion
tilla
ge D
r D
rew
Lyo
n U
SA
Dire
ct s
eedi
ng m
ulch
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ed c
ropp
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syst
ems
(DM
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e ev
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an
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at c
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em P
rof R
am
K M
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a sp
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by A
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Synt
hesi
s
Chal
leng
es in
stu
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ne-to
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noty
pe
rela
tions
hips
for
com
plex
trai
ts
Dr
Mar
k C
oo
per
USA
The
stru
ggle
to e
xplo
it no
nadd
itive
va
rianc
e A
sso
c P
rof B
ruce
Wal
sh
USA
Mod
ellin
g ge
ne n
etw
orks
con
trollin
g tra
nsiti
on to
flow
erin
g in
Ara
bido
psis
Dr
Ste
phen
M W
elch
USA
Synt
hesi
s
Succ
esse
s an
d le
sson
s fro
m th
e CG
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expe
rienc
e D
r Jo
hn L
ynam
Ken
ya
The
case
of u
sing
mas
s m
edia
: co
mm
unica
tion
and
beha
viour
cha
nge
in re
sour
ce m
anag
emen
t Dr
Mon
ina
Esc
alad
a Ph
ilipp
ines
spo
nsor
ed b
y IR
RIRe
sear
ch’s
cont
ribut
ion
to th
e ev
olut
ion
of th
e Au
stra
lian
cotto
n in
dust
ry
Dr
Gre
g C
ons
tabl
e A
ustr
alia
Synt
hesi
s
Man
agin
g tu
rf s
usta
inab
ly D
r Jo
hn
Cis
ar U
SA
Exch
ange
of s
cienc
e be
twee
n tu
rf a
nd
field
cro
ps: c
omm
onal
ities
bet
wee
n tu
rf
and
field
cro
ps a
nd le
sson
s D
r R
onn
y D
unca
n U
SAH
erba
ceou
s na
tives
for
man
aged
en
viron
men
tal a
nd r
ecre
atio
nal p
urpo
ses
Dr
Pete
r M
arti
n A
ustr
alia
Synt
hesi
s
1230
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ent a
nd m
anag
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t res
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int
sess
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Und
erst
andi
ng a
nd d
ealin
g w
ith
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plex
ity
in t
he g
ene
to
phen
oty
pe s
yste
m
The
ro
le o
f inf
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atio
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chno
logy
in e
nhan
ced
deliv
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and
ado
ptio
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Gen
etic
res
our
ces
of t
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cent
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ater
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for
padd
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in s
emi-a
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area
s P
rof N
uhu
Hat
ibu
Ken
ya
Man
agem
ent o
f ext
ensiv
e fa
rmin
g sy
stem
s fo
r dr
ough
t-pro
ne e
nviro
nmen
ts
in N
orth
Am
erica
and
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tralia
D
r Tho
mas
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ik U
SA
Wat
er h
arve
stin
g an
d su
pple
men
tal
irrig
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n fo
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prov
ed w
ater
pro
duct
ivity
of
dry
land
farm
ing
syst
ems
in N
orth
Af
rica
and
Wes
t Asia
Dr T
heib
Ow
eis
Syri
an A
rab
Rep
ublic
spo
nsor
ed b
y IC
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nthe
sis
Low
land
rice
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f Tak
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rie
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n sp
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red
by C
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subs
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ce c
ropp
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Pro
f Ben
java
n R
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sem
Tha
iland
sp
onso
red
by A
usAI
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ach
ieve
men
ts a
nd p
oten
tial
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Mo
hd B
asri
Wah
id M
alay
sia
spon
sore
d by
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Synt
hesi
s
Link
ing
phys
iolo
gica
l and
gen
etic
cont
rols
of le
af g
row
th a
nd d
evel
opm
ent
Pro
f Fra
nco
is T
ardi
eu F
ranc
e
Trai
t phy
siolo
gy a
nd c
rop
mod
ellin
g to
lin
k ph
enot
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com
plex
ity to
und
erlyi
ng
gene
tic s
yste
ms
Pro
f Gra
eme
Ham
mer
Aus
tral
ia
Util
ising
app
roac
hes
to d
ealin
g w
ith
com
plex
ity o
f the
gen
e to
phe
noty
pe
syst
em in
pla
nt b
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ing
prog
ram
s D
r Fr
ed v
an E
euw
ijk T
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Net
herl
ands
Synt
hesi
s
Link
ing
farm
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to in
form
atio
n: th
e ro
le o
f IT
Dr
War
wic
k E
asdo
wn
Ken
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red
by IC
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Prec
ision
agr
icultu
re a
nd s
ite-
spec
ific
man
agem
ent P
rof A
chim
D
obe
rman
n U
SA
Inte
ract
ive D
SS fo
r cr
op p
rodu
ctio
n: is
ther
e a
recip
e fo
r su
cces
s? D
r Pe
ter
Sto
ne A
ustr
alia
Synt
hesi
s
Gen
es a
nd p
lant
bre
edin
g in
an
IPR-
led
wor
ld P
rof M
icha
el B
lake
ney
UK
Inte
rnat
iona
l gen
etic
plat
form
in r
ice fo
r sh
arin
g of
gen
etic
reso
urce
s be
twee
n pu
blic
and
priva
te s
ecto
rs to
ass
ess
gene
fu
nctio
n an
d de
velo
p pr
oduc
ts R
egen
ts’
Pro
f Ro
nald
L P
hilli
ps U
SAPl
ant g
enet
ic re
sour
ces
colle
ctio
ns: s
till a
n in
tern
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nal p
ublic
goo
d? D
r J
Co
osj
e H
oog
endo
orn
Ital
y sp
onso
red
by
IPG
RI
Synt
hesi
s
1600
–16
30Ve
nue:
Gre
at H
all 3
& 4
(Tr
ade
Exhi
bitio
n)R
efre
shm
ent
Bre
ak &
Po
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win
g sp
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red
by In
tern
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nal F
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atio
n fo
r Sc
ienc
e16
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ilov-
Fran
kel F
ello
wsh
ip S
chem
e: G
loba
l Ove
rvie
w a
nd L
aunc
h in
Aus
tral
ia
1700
–18
30Ve
nue:
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& 2
The
CG
IAR
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lleng
e P
rogr
amm
e: U
nlo
ckin
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enet
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rops
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ustr
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ner
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nue:
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ICA
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Ope
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fo
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ant
bree
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s fo
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cro
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s
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and
optim
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irr
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syst
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pr
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Dr
Enr
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by U
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Re-u
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f effl
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wat
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ben
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and
ris
ks D
r S
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alia
Synt
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Prog
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with
inte
grat
ed p
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man
agem
ent D
r G
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Fit
t A
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alia
Glyp
hosa
te: a
new
mod
el fo
r re
sista
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man
agem
ent D
r Jo
hn K
illm
er U
SA
Her
bicid
e re
sista
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an im
pera
tive
for
smar
ter
crop
wee
d m
anag
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t P
rof S
teph
en P
owle
s A
ustr
alia
Synt
hesi
s
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
mol
ecul
ar m
arke
rs
for
quan
titat
ive tr
aits
in b
reed
ing
prog
ram
s –
chal
leng
es a
nd o
ppor
tuni
ties
Dr
Jam
es H
olla
nd U
SAW
hole
gen
ome
map
ping
app
roac
hes
for
Mar
ker A
ssist
ed S
elec
tion
Dr
Will
iam
N
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r U
SA
Use
of M
arke
r Ass
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Sel
ectio
n in
a
prod
uct d
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opm
ent b
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ing
prog
ram
D
r D
aria
Sch
mid
t U
SASy
nthe
sis
Know
ledg
e sh
arin
g an
d di
stan
ce le
arni
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for
sust
aina
ble
agric
ultu
re in
the
Asia
Pa
cific
regi
on M
iss
Bue
nafe
Abd
on
Tha
iland
spo
nsor
ed b
y Aus
AID
Exte
nsio
n po
licy
at th
e na
tiona
l lev
el in
As
ia D
r R
ashe
ed S
Vad
akke
l Ind
ia
spon
sore
d by
Aus
AID
The
role
of t
he p
rivat
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ctor
in d
elive
ry
Dr
Ras
hid
Baj
wa
Paki
stan
spo
nsor
ed
by A
usAI
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nthe
sis
Man
agin
g re
sidue
s an
d nu
trie
nts
of
inte
nsive
cro
ppin
g sy
stem
s D
r G
illes
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Prog
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in li
fting
soi
l fer
tility
in S
outh
ern
Afric
a D
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teph
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n Z
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bwe
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s in
org
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farm
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Ho
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Impr
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Asi
a Sp
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by IR
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hair
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Leoc
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Seb
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n sp
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by A
usAI
DP
lena
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essi
on
Wes
tern
isatio
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Asia
n di
ets
and
the
trans
form
atio
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food
sys
tem
s: im
plica
tions
for
scie
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and
tech
nolo
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rof P
rabh
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inga
li Fo
od &
Agr
icul
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aniz
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Uni
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Nat
ions
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lyG
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plas
m e
nhan
cem
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nd b
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ing
stra
tegi
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r cr
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r K
azut
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kuno
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Ple
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RIC
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Jong
Gun
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tegr
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ustr
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ricu
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Dav
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Venu
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he im
pera
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s fo
r re
sear
ch
impl
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tati
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and
deliv
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in A
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alia
Cha
ir: M
s K
arin
Sch
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1510
1526
1542
1558
1614
1630
1646
1702
Mak
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a gr
eene
r re
volu
tion:
a nu
trie
nt
deliv
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syst
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r fo
od p
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ctio
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ad
dres
s m
alnu
triti
on th
roug
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cienc
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r C
raig
Mei
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Ban
glad
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Mol
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reed
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for
rain
fed
low
land
ric
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the
Mek
ong
Regi
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r T
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ayut
To
ojin
da T
haila
ndCo
mbi
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hig
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otei
n qu
ality
and
har
d en
dosp
erm
trai
ts th
roug
h ph
enot
ypic
and
mar
ker
assis
ted
sele
ctio
n in
mai
ze
Dr
Ram
an B
abu
Indi
aVa
riatio
n in
gra
in ir
on b
etw
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seed
lots
of
som
e up
land
rice
var
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s D
r C
hana
kan
Pro
m-u
-tha
i Tha
iland
Mor
pho-
agro
nom
ical v
aria
tion
amon
g di
vers
e le
ntil
geno
type
s (L
ens
culin
aris
M.)
unde
r ra
infe
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viron
men
ts in
Nep
al
Mis
s R
enuk
a S
hres
tha
Nep
alsp
onso
red
by A
CIAR
Rece
nt a
dvan
ces
in m
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se
lect
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for
drou
ght t
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ance
in P
earl
Mille
t Dr
C T
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Has
h In
dia
WTO
and
its
impa
ct o
n oi
lseed
eco
nom
y of
Indi
a D
r P
riya
Ran
jan
Kum
ar
Indi
aSe
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n co
nclu
des
Socio
-eco
nom
ic ev
alua
tion
of h
ybrid
ric
e pr
oduc
tion
in th
e Ph
ilippi
nes
Mrs
Flo
rdel
iza
H B
ord
ey P
hilip
pine
s sp
onso
red
by A
CIAR
Anal
ysis
of s
pecia
l var
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n of
gra
in y
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re
spon
se to
soi
l che
mica
l pro
pert
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Pro
f Byu
n-W
oo
Lee
Sou
th K
orea
The
wat
er b
alan
ce o
n slo
ping
land
in
rain
fed
low
land
rice
eco
syst
em
Dr
Mit
suru
Tsu
bo A
ustr
alia
A su
rvey
of t
ropi
cal s
pecie
s fo
r bo
ron
retra
nslo
catio
n M
iss
Saw
ika
Ko
nsae
ng T
haila
ndSo
il m
anag
emen
t sys
tem
s im
prov
e w
ater
us
e ef
ficie
ncy
of ra
infe
d ric
e in
the
sem
i-ar
id tr
opics
of S
outh
ern
Lom
bok,
East
ern
Indo
nesia
Mr
Mah
rup
Mah
rup
Indo
nesi
aPa
lm p
ulve
risat
ion
in s
usta
inab
le o
il pa
lm r
epla
ntin
g M
r L
ing-
Ho
ak O
oi
Mal
aysi
aIn
crea
sed
fish
from
the
seas
onal
ly flo
oded
ric
e fie
lds
in B
angl
ades
h an
d Vi
etna
m
Dr
Mad
an M
ohr
an D
ey M
alay
sia
Sess
ion
conc
lude
s
1510
1540
1600
1620
1640
1700
The
chan
ging
face
of
agric
ultu
re in
Aus
tralia
M
r N
eil C
lark
e V
ic
A lo
ng-te
rm v
iew
of
Aust
ralia
n ag
ricul
ture
: hi
stor
y, fu
ture
and
less
ons
Dr
Mic
hael
Dun
lop
AC
TRe
mov
ing
soil
com
pact
ion
and
incr
easin
g w
ater
us
e ef
ficie
ncy
Mr
Ric
k D
arlin
g SA
New
asc
ochy
ta b
light
re
sista
nt, h
igh
qual
ity
kabu
li ch
ickp
ea v
arie
ties
for A
ustra
lia P
rof
Kad
ambo
t S
iddi
que
WA
Sim
ulat
ing
com
pani
on
crop
ping
farm
ing
syst
ems
in A
ustra
lia D
r M
icha
el
Ro
bert
son
Qld
Sess
ion
conc
lude
s
Farm
ing
and
land
st
ewar
dshi
p ca
se s
tudy
–
Aust
ralia
’s in
nova
tions
in
sust
aina
ble
irrig
atio
n D
r C
olin
Cre
ight
on A
CT
Fallo
w m
anag
emen
t affe
cts
the
risk
of d
eep
wat
er lo
ss
Dr
Kir
sten
Ver
burg
A
CT
Risk
ass
essm
ent o
f cl
imat
e ch
ange
impa
cts
on
Aust
ralia
’s w
heat
indu
stry
D
r M
ark
How
den
AC
TBo
ron
tole
ranc
e of
lent
il –
high
light
s of
a r
esea
rch
prog
ram
Ms
Kri
sty
Ho
bso
n V
ic
Sim
ulat
ion
of n
itrog
en
man
agem
ent i
n tra
sh-
blan
kete
d su
garc
ane
syst
ems
Dr
Pete
r T
horb
urn
Qld
Sess
ion
conc
lude
s
The
bene
fits
and
chal
leng
es
of c
rop-
lives
tock
inte
grat
ion
in A
ustra
lian
agric
ultu
re P
rof
Mik
e E
win
g W
A
Gra
in-G
raze
as
sust
aina
ble
farm
ing
syst
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in
sub-
tropi
cal Q
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sland
D
r A
ntho
ny W
hitb
read
Q
ldD
evel
opin
g su
stai
nabl
e fo
dder
cro
ppin
g sy
stem
s w
ith a
nnua
l pas
ture
legu
mes
D
r A
nyo
u L
iu W
ATh
e w
hole
-farm
impa
ct
of in
clud
ing
dual
-pur
pose
w
inte
r w
heat
and
fora
ge
bras
sica
crop
s in
a g
razi
ng
syst
em: a
sim
ulat
ion
anal
ysis
Dr
And
rew
Mo
ore
AC
TG
enet
ic im
prov
emen
t of
stra
nd m
edic
for A
ustra
lian
farm
ing
syst
ems
Dr
Ram
N
air
SA
Sess
ion
conc
lude
s
The
impe
rativ
es fo
r re
sear
ch im
plem
enta
tion
and
deliv
ery
in A
ustra
lia
Dr
Ann
Ham
blin
WA
Visu
alisi
ng th
e yie
ld s
pace
fo
r w
heat
pro
duct
ion
in
the
east
ern
whe
atbe
lt of
Wes
tern
Aus
tralia
D
r D
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Abr
echt
WA
Know
ledg
e an
d le
arni
ng
in th
e Au
stra
lian
cotto
n in
dust
ry I
ngri
d C
hris
tian
sen
Qld
Eval
uatio
n an
d pr
actic
e ch
ange
: a p
rivat
e an
d pu
blic
sect
or c
olla
bora
tion
Mr
Eva
n R
yan
Vic
No-
till a
dopt
ion
in S
outh
ern
Aust
ralia
n fa
rmin
g sy
stem
s M
r Fr
anci
s D
’Em
den
WA
Sess
ion
conc
lude
s
1705
–18
30Ve
nue:
M9
Asi
an C
rop
Sci
ence
Ass
oci
atio
n B
usin
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Mee
ting
1900
Venu
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laza
Bal
lroo
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inne
r
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FRID
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20
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0830
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harn
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neer
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tern
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Cha
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arsh
all
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and
socie
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r Jo
hn S
kerr
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tral
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nteg
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nven
tiona
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Pro
f Jo
hn S
nape
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K
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reg
istr
atio
n fe
e fo
r de
lega
tes.
Part
ners
: Opt
iona
l at
own
cost
. Tic
kets
may
be
purc
hase
d fo
r $A
30 –
see
the
Reg
istr
atio
n de
sk.
Inst
ruct
ions
:Pl
ease
hav
e yo
ur p
erfo
rate
d lu
nch
ticke
t re
ady
for
colle
ctio
n by
Con
gres
s st
aff. Y
our
ticke
t is
insi
de t
he w
hite
del
egat
e en
velo
pe y
ou r
ecei
ved
upon
reg
istr
atio
n.
Spec
ial d
iets
:T
hose
del
egat
es w
ho h
ave
prev
ious
ly a
dvis
ed s
peci
al d
ieta
ry r
equi
rem
ents
will
be
able
to
colle
ct t
heir
spe
cial
mea
l fro
m a
sep
arat
e se
rvin
g st
atio
n in
the
tra
de
exhi
bitio
n. P
leas
e lo
ok fo
r th
e si
gn “
Spec
ial D
iets
”.
19
Sun
day
26
Sep
tem
ber
Wel
com
e R
ecep
tio
n &
Exh
ibit
ion
Ope
ning
Tim
e:18
00 t
o 19
30 h
ours
Venu
e:Tr
ade
Exhi
bitio
n &
Pos
ter A
rea,
Gre
at H
alls
3&
4, B
CEC
Des
crip
tion:
Cat
ch u
p w
ith fr
iend
s, m
ake
new
acq
uain
tanc
es, a
nd v
iew
the
exc
iting
tra
de a
nd s
pons
or d
ispl
ays
at t
he W
elco
me
Rec
eptio
n.
Dre
ss:
Rel
axed
cas
ual
Cos
t:Fu
ll-tim
e de
lega
tes:
Incl
uded
in t
he r
egis
trat
ion
fee.
Part
ners
: Opt
iona
l at
own
cost
. Tic
kets
may
be
purc
hase
d fo
r $A
51–
see
the
Reg
istr
atio
n de
sk.
Incl
usio
ns:
Can
apés
and
bev
erag
es
Inst
ruct
ions
:Pl
ease
hav
e yo
ur p
erfo
rate
d fu
nctio
n tic
ket
read
y fo
r co
llect
ion
by C
ongr
ess
staf
f. You
r tic
ket
is in
side
the
whi
te d
eleg
ate
enve
lope
you
rec
eive
d up
on r
egis
trat
ion.
Mo
nd
ay 2
7 S
epte
mb
erPo
ster
Ope
ning
Rec
epti
on
spon
sore
d by
Aus
tral
ian
Soci
ety
of A
gron
omy
Tim
e:18
15 t
o 19
15 h
ours
Venu
e:Tr
ade
Exhi
bitio
n &
Pos
ter A
rea,
Gre
at H
alls
3&
4, B
CEC
Des
crip
tion:
The
rec
eptio
n w
ill in
clud
e th
e of
ficia
l ope
ning
of t
he p
oste
r di
spla
ys b
y H
on H
enry
Pal
aszc
zuk,
Min
iste
r fo
r Pr
imar
y In
dust
ries
and
Fis
heri
es, a
nd g
ives
del
egat
es t
he
oppo
rtun
ity t
o vi
ew t
he p
oste
rs in
a r
elax
ed a
tmos
pher
e.
Dre
ss:
Smar
t ca
sual
Cos
t:Fu
ll-tim
e de
lega
tes:
Incl
uded
in t
he r
egis
trat
ion
fee.
Part
ners
: Opt
iona
l at
own
cost
. Tic
kets
may
be
purc
hase
d fo
r $A
16 –
see
the
Reg
istr
atio
n de
sk.
Incl
usio
ns:
Ligh
t fo
od a
nd b
ever
ages
Inst
ruct
ions
:Pl
ease
hav
e yo
ur p
erfo
rate
d fu
nctio
n tic
ket
read
y fo
r co
llect
ion
by C
ongr
ess
staf
f. You
r tic
ket
is in
side
the
whi
te d
eleg
ate
enve
lope
you
rec
eive
d up
on r
egis
trat
ion.
Tues
day
28
Sep
tem
ber
5AC
SC
Din
ner
spon
sore
d by
IRR
I
Tim
e:18
00 h
ours
(co
ache
s w
ill d
epar
t th
e C
onve
ntio
n C
entr
e)
Venu
e:O
ffsite
: The
Aus
tral
ian
Woo
lshe
d
Des
crip
tion:
All
4IC
SC d
eleg
ates
are
invi
ted
to t
he 5
AC
SC d
inne
r w
hich
will
be
an o
ppor
tuni
ty t
o en
joy
a un
ique
Aus
tral
ian
barb
ecue
and
bus
h cu
ltura
l exp
erie
nce
at T
he
Aus
tral
ian
Woo
lshe
d on
Bri
sban
e’s
outs
kirt
s. En
tert
ainm
ent
will
feat
ure
a sh
eep
shea
ring
dem
onst
ratio
n, w
hip
crac
king
dem
onst
ratio
n an
d co
mpe
titio
n, a
nd a
n op
port
unity
to
pat
and
phot
ogra
ph a
koa
la.
Dre
ss:
Smar
t ca
sual
Cos
t:D
eleg
ates
and
par
tner
s: $A
45 (
optio
nal a
t ad
ditio
nal c
ost)
Incl
usio
ns:
Barb
ecue
din
ner,
retu
rn t
rans
port
, and
ent
erta
inm
ent
– pr
ice
does
not
incl
ude
beve
rage
s
Inst
ruct
ions
:Pl
ease
mee
t at
the
bus
dep
ot o
n G
lene
lg S
tree
t w
hich
is a
cces
sed
via
the
low
er fo
yer
of t
he C
onve
ntio
n C
entr
e.
20
Wed
nes
day
29
Sep
tem
ber
Mid
-Co
ngre
ss T
echn
ical
To
urs
Des
tinat
ions
:To
ur 1
: Too
woo
mba
/Eas
tern
Dar
ling
Dow
nsTo
ur 2
: Her
mita
ge/S
outh
ern
Dar
ling
Dow
nsTo
ur 3
: Gat
ton/
Lock
yer V
alle
yTo
ur 4
: Bri
sban
e/In
door
oopi
lly/T
wee
d Va
lley
Tour
5: B
risb
ane
Spor
ts S
tadi
um/R
edla
nds/
Roc
heda
le
Dre
ss:
Cas
ual c
loth
ing
and
com
fort
able
foot
wea
r ar
e re
com
men
ded,
alo
ng w
ith s
unsc
reen
and
a h
at fo
r fie
ld s
ites.
Cos
t:$A
80 p
er p
erso
n
Incl
usio
ns:
Full
day
tour
incl
udin
g tr
ansp
orta
tion
and
lunc
h
Inst
ruct
ions
:•
Coa
ches
will
dep
art
from
the
bus
dep
ot o
n G
lene
lg S
tree
t w
hich
is a
cces
sed
via
the
low
er fo
yer
of t
he C
onve
ntio
n C
entr
e. P
leas
e se
e th
e to
ur d
escr
iptio
ns b
elow
fo
r th
e co
ach
depa
rtur
e tim
e.•
Plea
se h
ave
your
per
fora
ted
func
tion
ticke
t re
ady
for
colle
ctio
n by
Con
gres
s st
aff a
s yo
u pr
epar
e to
boa
rd t
he c
oach
. You
r tic
ket
is in
side
the
whi
te d
eleg
ate
enve
lope
you
rec
eive
d up
on r
egis
trat
ion.
Tech
nica
l Tou
r 1:
Sum
mer
and
win
ter
crop
pin
g sy
stem
sTo
owoo
mba
/Eas
tern
Dar
ling
Dow
ns
Itin
erar
y08
00–0
930
Trav
el fr
om B
CEC
to
Toow
oom
ba09
30–1
015
Brie
f sto
p at
Pic
nic
Poin
t10
30–1
215
Insp
ect
farm
ing
oper
atio
ns a
nd fi
eld
site
s on
the
Dar
ling
Dow
ns12
15–1
315
Lunc
h –
“Pre
stbu
ry”
at S
outh
broo
k13
15–1
345
Trav
el t
o K
ings
thor
pe13
45–1
445
Insp
ect
tria
l site
s at
DPI
&F’
s K
ings
thor
pe r
esea
rch
site
1510
–160
0 In
spec
t Pi
onee
r co
mm
erci
al p
lant
bre
edin
g op
erat
ion
1600
–173
0 R
etur
n to
Bri
sban
e/BC
EC
Dep
art
Bris
bane
at
8 am
tra
velli
ng t
hrou
gh e
xten
sive
Loc
kyer
Val
ley
hort
icul
tura
l are
as a
nd s
top
to t
ake
in t
he
view
at
Picn
ic P
oint
par
klan
ds a
t th
e to
p of
the
ran
ge. F
ollo
win
g th
is t
he g
roup
will
vis
it a
grai
ngro
win
g op
erat
ion
and
field
res
earc
h si
tes
to in
spec
t an
d di
scus
s cr
oppi
ng s
yste
ms
and
rese
arch
and
impr
ovem
ent.
Lunc
h is
in
the
grou
nds
of ‘P
rest
bury
’ at
Sout
hbro
ok, f
ollo
wed
by
insp
ectio
ns o
f fiel
d tr
ials
at
the
Dep
artm
ent
of P
rim
ary
Indu
stri
es’ K
ings
thor
pe r
esea
rch
site
, wes
t of
Too
woo
mba
. The
gro
up w
ill t
hen
tour
the
Pio
neer
com
mer
cial
pla
nt
bree
ding
com
plex
bef
ore
retu
rnin
g to
Bri
sban
e.
Tech
nica
l Tou
r 2:
Cro
p b
reed
ing
and
imp
rove
men
tH
erm
itage
/Sou
ther
n D
arlin
g D
owns
Itin
erar
y07
45–0
915
Trav
el fr
om B
CEC
to
Mai
n R
ange
Nat
iona
l Par
k09
15–1
000
Mor
ning
tea
and
bri
ef b
ushw
alk
1015
–110
0 Tr
avel
to
Her
mita
ge S
tatio
n11
00–1
230
Out
line
of c
rop
rese
arch
pro
gram
s at
Her
mita
ge R
esea
rch
Stat
ion
1230
–133
0 Lu
nch
– H
erm
itage
Sta
tion
grou
nds
1330
–143
0 R
esea
rch
and
crop
insp
ectio
ns14
30–1
500
Trav
el n
orth
thr
ough
Eas
tern
Dar
ling
Dow
ns15
00–1
600
Insp
ect
loca
l cer
eal a
nd p
ulse
cro
ps16
00–1
730
Ret
urn
to B
risb
ane/
BCEC
Thi
s to
ur w
ill t
rave
l thr
ough
the
Fas
sife
rn V
alle
y fa
rmla
nds
to t
he M
ain
Ran
ge N
atio
nal p
ark
for
a st
opov
er.
The
n th
e gr
oup
will
vis
it th
e D
PI&
F’s
Her
mita
ge R
esea
rch
Stat
ion,
the
old
est
agri
cultu
ral r
esea
rch
stat
ion
in
Que
ensl
and,
out
side
of W
arw
ick.
Res
earc
hers
at
the
stat
ion
will
out
line
thei
r cr
op a
nd s
yste
ms
impr
ovem
ent
prog
ram
s. Lu
nch
will
be
in t
he S
tatio
n gr
ound
s. T
he t
our
will
the
n tr
avel
to
insp
ect
and
disc
uss
loca
l cro
ppin
g sy
stem
s 25
km
nor
th o
f the
sta
tion
en-r
oute
to
Bris
bane
via
the
Hei
fer
Cre
ek H
ighw
ay a
nd t
he L
ocky
er V
alle
y.
21
Tech
nica
l Tou
r 3:
A p
ot-p
ourr
i of
pes
t m
anag
emen
t, cr
op b
reed
ing
and
catc
hmen
t hy
drol
ogy
Gat
ton/
Lock
yer V
alle
y
Itin
erar
y09
00–1
000
Trav
el fr
om B
CEC
to
the
Gat
ton
cam
pus
of t
he U
nive
rsity
of
Que
ensl
and.
The
CSI
RO C
oope
r La
bora
tory
is o
n ca
mpu
s.10
00–1
045
Pest
icid
e ap
plic
atio
n an
d pe
st m
anag
emen
t10
45–1
200
CSI
RO P
lant
Indu
stry
inte
grat
ed w
heat
impr
ovem
ent
prog
ram
1200
–130
0 Lu
nch
– G
atto
n C
ampu
s gr
ound
s13
00–1
600
Hyd
rolo
gy o
f the
Loc
kyer
Val
ley:
“Hav
e th
e w
ater
con
serv
atio
n pr
ojec
ts o
n Lo
ckye
r C
reek
hel
ped
or h
inde
red
crop
pro
duct
ion?
”16
00–1
700
Ret
urn
to B
risb
ane/
BCEC
The
Gat
ton
cam
pus
of t
he U
nive
rsity
of Q
ueen
slan
d is
in t
he c
entr
e of
the
Loc
kyer
Val
ley,
a hi
ghly
pro
duct
ive
crop
ping
dis
tric
t so
me
80 k
m w
est
of B
risb
ane.
Ori
gina
lly t
he Q
ueen
slan
d A
gric
ultu
ral C
olle
ge, t
he c
ampu
s w
as
esta
blis
hed
in 1
897.
The
CSI
RO C
oope
r La
bora
tory
, est
ablis
hed
on c
ampu
s in
the
193
0s, i
s a
maj
or fi
eld
site
of
the
orga
nisa
tion’
s w
heat
impr
ovem
ent
prog
ram
invo
lvin
g sc
ient
ists
from
the
mol
ecul
ar b
iolo
gy la
bs in
Can
berr
a th
roug
h to
tho
se in
Bri
sban
e re
sear
chin
g ge
rmpl
asm
enh
ance
men
t an
d ev
alua
tion.
Jim
Gal
letly
, for
mer
ly a
lect
urer
at
the
Gat
ton
cam
pus,
has
mad
e a
care
er-lo
ng s
tudy
of L
ocky
er C
reek
, the
mai
n w
ater
sup
ply
for
the
dist
rict
and
th
e im
pact
tho
se s
uppl
ies
have
had
on
crop
pro
duct
ion.
Tho
se c
rops
incl
ude
pota
toes
, oni
ons,
cucu
rbits
, bee
troo
t an
d ot
her
vege
tabl
es, c
itrus
and
oth
er t
ree
frui
ts, l
ucer
ne a
s w
ell a
s w
heat
, bar
ley
and
sorg
hum
.
Tech
nica
l Tou
r 4:
Sug
ar c
ane
pro
duct
ion
Bris
bane
/Indo
oroo
pilly
/Tw
eed
Valle
y
Itin
erar
y08
15–0
845
Trav
el fr
om B
CEC
to
BSES
at
Indo
oroo
pilly
0845
–093
0 O
verv
iew
of Q
ueen
slan
d su
gar
indu
stry
& B
SES
0930
–110
0 Tr
avel
to
Mel
aleu
ca S
tatio
n11
00
Intr
oduc
tion
to t
he N
SW s
ugar
indu
stry
1145
R
ober
t Q
uirk
’s fa
rm –
man
agem
ent
of a
cid
sulfa
te s
oils
1245
Lu
nch
– Tu
mbu
lgum
1355
C
ondo
ng S
ugar
Mill
– p
ropo
sed
co-g
ener
atio
n pr
ojec
t14
35
Mar
k N
orth
’s fa
rm –
farm
ing
syst
ems
proj
ect
& c
ontr
olle
d tr
affic
1535
–160
5 Tr
avel
to
Poin
t D
ange
r16
05–1
625
Brie
f sto
p at
Poi
nt D
ange
r fo
r vi
ews
of t
he G
old
Coa
st &
Tw
eed
Valle
y16
25–1
755
Ret
urn
to B
risb
ane/
BCEC
Que
ensl
and
Sug
ar I
ndus
try/
BS
ES
:T
he B
SES
Lim
ited
Cen
tre
at In
door
oopi
lly is
the
cor
pora
te h
eadq
uart
ers
of t
he o
rgan
isat
ion.
The
site
ac
com
mod
ates
the
cor
pora
te e
xecu
tive
team
and
org
anis
atio
n-w
ide
supp
ort
serv
ices
. The
re a
re a
ppro
xim
atel
y 50
sta
ff lo
cate
d on
site
. BSE
S un
dert
akes
a s
ubst
antia
l pro
gram
on
gene
tic m
odifi
catio
n of
sug
arca
ne, w
hich
is
supp
orte
d by
the
CR
C fo
r Su
gar
Indu
stry
Inno
vatio
n th
roug
h Bi
otec
hnol
ogy.
Out
com
es fr
om t
he G
M p
rogr
am
will
be
cane
s pr
oduc
ing
biop
last
ics,
deri
vate
s of
suc
rose
, and
nov
el a
ppro
ache
s to
pes
t an
d di
seas
e re
sist
ance
. N
ew t
issu
e cu
lture
bas
ed p
ropa
gatio
n sy
stem
s fo
r su
garc
ane
are
bein
g de
velo
ped.
Mol
ecul
ar m
arke
rs a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith p
erfo
rman
ce t
raits
are
bei
ng u
sed
for
intr
ogre
ssio
n of
nov
el g
enes
, and
for
geno
typi
ng t
he id
entit
y of
clo
nes.
Soil
and
wat
er a
naly
ses
are
unde
rtak
en in
sup
port
of p
rodu
ctiv
ity a
nd n
atur
al r
esou
rce
man
agem
ent
rese
arch
, and
th
e si
te p
rovi
des
the
maj
ority
of t
he o
rgan
isat
ion’
s ca
pabi
lity
in s
ugar
qua
lity
rese
arch
. Rec
eipt
and
sup
ply
of a
ll ge
rmpl
asm
is m
anag
ed t
hrou
gh t
he q
uara
ntin
e fa
cilit
y on
site
.N
SW
Sug
ar I
ndus
try/
Twee
d V
alle
y:O
ver
70%
of t
he s
ugar
can
e in
the
Tw
eed
Valle
y is
gro
wn
on a
cid
sulfa
te s
oils
. We
will
vis
it a
rese
arch
site
at
Rob
ert
Qui
rk’s
farm
and
see
how
the
sug
ar in
dust
ry m
anag
es t
he p
robl
em a
nd h
ow it
wor
ked
with
go
vern
men
t to
ach
ieve
sel
f-reg
ulat
ion
for
man
agin
g th
ese
soils
. The
Cro
ppin
g Sy
stem
s tr
ial c
ompa
res
seve
ral r
ow
confi
gura
tions
usi
ng c
ontr
olle
d tr
affic
to
conv
entio
nal c
ane
farm
ing
met
hods
. The
new
cro
ppin
g sy
stem
s al
so
inco
rpor
ate
a so
ybea
n ro
tatio
n. U
nder
the
NSW
Sug
ar In
dust
ry’s
prop
osed
co-
gene
ratio
n pr
ojec
t, pr
e-ha
rves
t fir
ing
of c
ane
will
cea
se a
nd t
he e
ntir
e st
andi
ng c
rop
will
be
harv
este
d an
d tr
ansp
orte
d to
the
mill
. The
re t
he c
ane
leav
es w
ill b
e se
para
ted
and
used
as
fuel
for
gene
ratin
g gr
een
pow
er a
long
with
the
sur
plus
can
e fib
re. T
he t
wo
prop
osed
pla
nts
will
eac
h ge
nera
te 3
0 M
W o
f gre
en p
ower
per
yea
r.
NE
W D
IRE
CT
ION
S FO
R A
DIV
ER
SE P
LA
NE
T
22
Tech
nica
l Tou
r 5:
Tur
fgra
ss p
rodu
ctio
nBr
isba
ne S
port
s St
adiu
m/R
edla
nds/
Roc
heda
le
Itin
erar
y07
30–0
800
Trav
el fr
om B
CEC
to
Sunc
orp
Stad
ium
0800
–093
0 In
spec
t Su
ncor
p St
adiu
m09
30–1
000
Trav
el t
o R
edla
nds
1000
–143
0 In
spec
t re
sear
ch c
entr
e R
edla
nds
Park
; lun
ch14
30–1
500
Trav
el t
o R
oche
dale
Tur
f16
30–1
700
Ret
urn
to B
CEC
Sun
corp
Sta
dium
is t
he m
ost
rece
nt o
f the
maj
or s
port
ing
stad
ium
s in
Bri
sban
e to
be
re-d
evel
oped
. Ori
gina
lly k
now
n as
La
ng P
ark,
Sun
corp
Sta
dium
has
a lo
ng h
isto
ry a
s on
e of
Que
ensl
and’
s pr
emie
r sp
ortin
g ve
nues
. It
was
re-
built
in 2
003
as
a re
ctan
gula
r pl
ayin
g fie
ld s
urro
unde
d by
sea
ting
for
up t
o 52
,500
spe
ctat
ors
in s
tand
s ar
ound
the
per
imet
er c
lose
to
the
actio
n in
a ‘c
auld
ron-
like’
atm
osph
ere.
Sun
corp
is u
sed
for
loca
l and
inte
rnat
iona
l foo
tbal
l mat
ches
, inc
ludi
ng R
ugby
Lea
gue,
R
ugby
Uni
on a
nd s
occe
r. It
was
one
of t
he v
enue
s ar
ound
Aus
tral
ia s
elec
ted
to s
tage
last
yea
r’s W
orld
Cup
of R
ugby
. The
pl
ayin
g su
rfac
e is
ber
mud
agra
ss, a
nd is
ove
rsow
n w
ith r
yegr
ass
duri
ng t
he c
oole
r m
onth
s. Li
ke a
ll m
ajor
spo
rtin
g ve
nues
in
Bris
bane
, Sun
corp
Sta
dium
is m
anag
ed b
y th
e M
ajor
Spo
rts
Faci
lity
Aut
hori
ty.
Red
land
s P
ark
– a
66 h
ecta
re r
esea
rch
cent
re o
pera
ted
by t
he Q
ueen
slan
d D
epar
tmen
t of
Pri
mar
y In
dust
ries
and
Fi
sher
ies
(DPI
&F)
– is
tes
timon
y to
the
cha
ngin
g pr
iori
ties
for
agri
cultu
ral r
esea
rch
over
the
pas
t 50
yea
rs. O
rigi
nally
a
cent
re fo
r fr
uit
and
vege
tabl
e re
sear
ch in
the
form
er ‘s
alad
bow
l’ re
gion
just
out
side
Bri
sban
e, it
is n
ow lo
cate
d am
ong
the
urba
n sp
raw
l on
the
east
ern
edge
of B
risb
ane
and
dedi
cate
d to
am
enity
(lif
esty
le)
hort
icul
ture
. A m
ajor
act
ivity
are
a at
Red
land
s Pa
rk is
the
gro
win
g tu
rf r
esea
rch
prog
ram
, whi
ch w
as in
itiat
ed le
ss t
han
5 ye
ars
ago.
The
ada
ptat
ion
and
man
agem
ent
of w
arm
-sea
son
turf
gras
ses
in r
elat
ion
to e
nvir
onm
enta
l and
use
r-re
late
d st
ress
es (
wat
er, s
alin
ity, s
hade
, te
mpe
ratu
re, n
utri
tion,
wea
r, ch
emic
al u
se)
is a
maj
or fo
cus
of c
urre
nt w
ork
at R
edla
nds,
and
thei
r liv
ing
colle
ctio
n of
mor
e th
an 1
30 w
arm
-sea
son
turf
gras
s va
riet
ies
is a
lway
s a
poin
t of
inte
rest
for
visi
tors
.R
och
edal
e Tu
rf is
one
of Q
ueen
slan
d’s
larg
er-s
cale
sod
pro
duce
rs, w
ith 1
40 h
ecta
res
unde
r cu
ltiva
tion.
The
tou
r w
ill v
isit
Roc
heda
le’s
mai
n so
d fa
rm, w
hich
is lo
cate
d on
the
sou
ther
n ou
tski
rts
of B
risb
ane.
The
com
pany
mar
kets
a r
ange
of w
arm
-se
ason
gra
sses
to
a di
vers
e lo
cal c
lient
ele
from
hom
eow
ners
and
land
dev
elop
ers
thro
ugh
to s
port
sfiel
ds, g
olf c
ours
es a
nd
othe
r sp
orts
ven
ues.
It a
lso
has
cont
ract
s fo
r th
e su
pply
of t
urf t
o lo
cal a
nd s
tate
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
, and
is m
ovin
g in
to
expo
rt s
ales
. Roc
heda
le T
urf’s
gro
win
g bu
sine
ss is
sup
port
ed b
y its
exp
andi
ng r
ange
of p
ublic
and
pro
prie
tary
var
ietie
s.
Thu
rsd
ay 3
0 S
epte
mb
er4I
CS
C O
ffici
al C
ong
ress
Din
ner
Tim
e:19
00 h
ours
onw
ards
Venu
e:Pl
aza
Ballr
oom
, BC
EC
Des
crip
tion:
The
Con
gres
s di
nner
will
be
the
high
light
of t
he s
ocia
l pro
gram
giv
ing
dele
gate
s on
e of
the
ir fi
nal o
ppor
tuni
ties
to m
eet
new
frie
nds
and
fare
wel
l col
leag
ues
befo
re
the
last
day
of t
he C
ongr
ess.
Ente
rtai
nmen
t w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e R
an T
an B
ush
Band
.
Dre
ss:
Smar
t ca
sual
Cos
t:$A
88
Incl
usio
ns:
Food
, bev
erag
es, a
nd e
nter
tain
men
t
Inst
ruct
ions
:Pl
ease
hav
e yo
ur p
erfo
rate
d fu
nctio
n tic
ket
read
y fo
r co
llect
ion
by C
ongr
ess
staf
f. You
r tic
ket
is in
side
the
whi
te d
eleg
ate
enve
lope
you
rec
eive
d up
on r
egis
trat
ion.
23
Satu
rday
2 O
cto
ber
Sun
shin
e C
oas
t &
Aus
tral
ia Z
oo
To
ur
Tim
e:09
00 t
o 17
00 h
ours
(ho
tel p
ick
ups
com
men
ce a
t 08
00 h
ours
)
Des
crip
tion:
Dis
cove
r th
e be
st t
hat
the
Suns
hine
Coa
st h
as t
o of
fer.
Stop
in t
he h
eart
of t
he G
lass
hous
e M
ount
ains
for
a gr
eat
phot
o op
port
unity
and
tra
vel t
hrou
gh t
he m
any
pine
appl
e pl
anta
tions
and
mac
adam
ia fa
rms
befo
re v
isiti
ng A
ustr
alia
Zoo
. Wat
ch t
he e
xciti
ng c
roco
dile
feed
ing
show
and
mar
vel a
t th
e m
any
uniq
ue A
ustr
alia
n an
imal
s on
dis
play
. Pas
s th
e co
mic
al E
ttam
ogah
Pub
en-
rout
e to
Moo
lool
aba
whe
re y
ou c
an v
isit
the
fam
ous
beac
h an
d m
ain
shop
ping
str
eet.
Whi
le in
the
are
a, w
hy n
ot a
lso
visi
t U
nder
Wat
er W
orld
(op
tiona
l at
own
expe
nse)
to
witn
ess
an e
norm
ous
rang
e of
fasc
inat
ing
unde
rwat
er in
habi
tant
s: th
e br
illia
ntly
col
ourf
ul c
oral
and
qui
cksi
lver
fis
h of
war
m t
ropi
cal w
ater
s; m
oray
eel
s, lu
ngfis
h an
d gi
ant
barr
amun
di; t
umbl
ing
turt
les
and
frie
ndly
frol
icki
ng s
eals
.
Dre
ss:
Cas
ual s
un p
rote
ctiv
e cl
othe
s, co
mfo
rtab
le s
hoes
, hat
and
sun
glas
ses
Take
: Sun
scre
en, l
ight
jack
et, s
wim
wea
r an
d to
wel
Cos
t:A
dult:
$A
75, C
hild
: $A
42
Incl
usio
ns:
Coa
ch t
rans
port
and
ent
ry t
o A
ustr
alia
Zoo
Opt
iona
l:En
try
to U
nder
Wat
er W
orld
: Adu
lt $A
20, C
hild
$A
10
Inst
ruct
ions
:C
oach
pic
k up
s w
ill b
e fr
om s
elec
t of
ficia
l Con
gres
s ho
tels
as
follo
ws:
Par
tici
pant
s ga
ther
Pic
k up
tim
e/
depa
rtur
eP
ick
up fr
om
Pic
k up
loca
tio
nN
earb
y C
ong
ress
ho
tels
0750
0800
Chi
fley
on
Geo
rge
103
Geo
rge
Stre
et, B
risb
ane
Opp
osite
the
hot
el, a
cros
s th
e st
reet
at
the
Geo
rge
Stre
et C
ounc
il Bu
s St
op
The
pic
k up
loca
tion
is w
ithin
wal
king
dis
tanc
e fr
om:
Conr
ad In
tern
atio
nal
0800
0810
Chi
fley
at
Len
nons
66–7
6 Q
ueen
Str
eet
Mal
l, Br
isba
neU
nder
neat
h th
e ho
tel,
in
the
bus
tunn
elN
ot a
pplic
able
0810
0820
Ho
tel I
bis
Bri
sban
e27
–35
Turb
ot S
tree
t, Br
isba
neFr
ont
of h
otel
The
pic
k up
loca
tion
is w
ithin
wal
king
dis
tanc
e fr
om:
Mer
cure
(via
inte
rnal
wal
kway
)H
otel
Geo
rge W
illiam
sQ
uest
on
Nor
th Q
uay
0820
0830
Car
lto
n C
rest
Kin
g G
eorg
e Sq
uare
, Cor
ner
of R
oma
& A
nn S
tree
ts, B
risb
ane
Fron
t of
hot
elT
he p
ick
up lo
catio
n is
with
in w
alki
ng d
ista
nce
from
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plor
ers
Inn
0825
0835
Wes
tend
Cen
tral
Apa
rtm
ents
H
ote
l22
0 M
elbo
urne
Str
eet,
Wes
t En
d
Fron
t of
hot
elN
ot a
pplic
able
0830
0840
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cres
t Apa
rtm
ents
311
Vultu
re S
tree
t, So
uth
Bris
bane
Fron
t of
hot
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ot a
pplic
able
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0845
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ges
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uthb
ank
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nelg
Str
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Sout
h Br
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neFr
ont
of h
otel
Not
app
licab
le
Part
icip
ants
who
hav
e no
t bo
oked
acc
omm
odat
ion
wit
h th
e C
ongr
ess
shou
ld c
all 1
300
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at le
ast
24 h
ours
(op
en 6
am t
o 9p
m d
aily
) be
fore
the
to
ur t
o co
nfirm
fro
m w
hich
of
the
abov
e lo
cati
ons
they
will
join
the
tou
r. R
emem
ber
to b
ring
you
r ti
cket
!
24
Par
tner
s’ T
ou
rsTo
urs
– O
verv
iew
Dat
eT
ime
Act
ivit
yL
oca
tio
nC
ost
Tra
nsfe
rs
Mon
day
27 S
epte
mbe
r08
30 t
o 18
30 h
rsN
oosa
Dis
cove
ry T
our
Noo
sa &
sur
roun
dsA
dult:
$A
131
Chi
ld: $
A66
Dep
artin
g fr
om G
lene
lg S
tree
t bu
s st
atio
n ou
tsid
e BC
EC
Tues
day
28 S
epte
mbe
r09
00 t
o 17
00 h
rsG
old
Coa
st &
Hin
terl
and
Win
ery
Tour
Gol
d C
oast
& s
urro
unds
Adu
lt: $
A71
Chi
ld: $
A45
Dep
artin
g fr
om G
lene
lg S
tree
t bu
s st
atio
n ou
tsid
e BC
EC
Thu
rsda
y 30
Sep
tem
ber
0930
to
1300
hrs
Hig
hlig
hts
of B
risb
ane
Mor
ning
Tou
rBr
isba
ne c
ityA
dult:
$A
46C
hild
: $A
30D
epar
ting
from
Gle
nelg
Str
eet
bus
stat
ion
outs
ide
BCEC
1430
to
1800
hrs
Lone
Pin
e K
oala
San
ctua
ry
Aft
erno
on T
our
Lone
Pin
e K
oala
San
ctua
ryA
dult:
$43
Chi
ld: $
33D
epar
ting
from
Gle
nelg
Str
eet
bus
stat
ion
outs
ide
BCEC
Frid
ay 1
Oct
ober
0730
to
1730
hrs
4WD
Win
dow
to
Wild
erne
ss T
our
Tam
bori
ne M
ount
ain
&
Lam
ingt
on N
atio
nal P
ark
Adu
lt:$A
126
Chi
ld: $
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Dep
artin
g fr
om G
lene
lg S
tree
t bu
s st
atio
n ou
tsid
e BC
EC
Mo
nd
ay 2
7 S
epte
mb
erN
oo
sa D
isco
very
To
ur
Tim
e:08
30 t
o 18
30 h
ours
Des
crip
tion:
Dis
cove
r th
e be
auty
of Q
ueen
slan
d’s
Suns
hine
Coa
st a
nd it
s su
rrou
nds.
Dep
art
Bris
bane
for
a sc
enic
dri
ve t
o N
oosa
, sto
ppin
g at
Fai
rhill
Nat
ive
Plan
ts &
Bot
anic
G
arde
ns fo
r a
Dev
onsh
ire
tea
and
Anz
ac b
iscu
its (
a re
al A
ustr
alia
n fa
vour
ite!)
. Enj
oy a
sce
nic
driv
e th
roug
h th
e N
oosa
Hin
terl
and
befo
re r
each
ing
Noo
sa’s
fam
ous
Has
tings
Str
eet.
Enjo
y a
leis
urel
y lu
nch
at B
istr
o C
, one
of N
oosa
’s fa
bulo
us b
each
fron
t re
stau
rant
s. Fo
llow
ing
lunc
h, e
njoy
an
afte
rnoo
n at
leis
ure:
bro
wse
thr
ough
the
de
sign
er b
outiq
ues,
take
a s
trol
l thr
ough
Noo
sa N
atio
nal P
ark
(and
per
haps
spo
t a
koal
a in
its
natu
ral e
nvir
onm
ent!
), or
sim
ply
rela
x on
the
bea
ch b
efor
e re
turn
ing
to
Bris
bane
.
Dre
ss:
Cas
ual s
un p
rote
ctiv
e cl
othe
s, co
mfo
rtab
le s
hoes
, hat
and
sun
glas
ses T
ake:
Sun
scre
en, s
wim
wea
r, to
wel
, lig
ht ja
cket
Cos
t:A
dult:
$A
131,
Chi
ld: $
A66
Pl
ease
not
e th
at a
t tim
e of
writ
ing
ther
e w
ere
no fu
rthe
r tic
kets
ava
ilabl
e fo
r sa
le o
n th
is to
ur; h
owev
er p
leas
e ch
eck
at th
e re
gist
ratio
n de
sk in
cas
e an
othe
r pa
rtici
pant
has
can
celle
d.
Incl
usio
ns:
Ret
urn
coac
h tr
ansp
ort,
mor
ning
tea
at
Fair
hill
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tem
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BCEC
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crip
tion:
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conv
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stor
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top
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the
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to
lush
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land
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re t
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at
the
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bus
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outs
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the
BCEC
at
0920
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rs. R
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to b
ring
you
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noo
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ur
Tim
e:14
30 t
o 18
00 h
ours
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crip
tion:
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ve p
ast
som
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the
city
’s fin
est
hist
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al b
uild
ings
, and
thr
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the
pre
stig
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sub
urba
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wor
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koa
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t ow
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pens
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reas
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pas
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ss:
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et
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t:A
dult:
$A
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hild
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iona
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pho
to t
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hol
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a k
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$A16
per
per
son
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usio
ns:
Ret
urn
coac
h tr
ansp
ort
and
entr
y to
Lon
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ne
Inst
ruct
ions
:Pa
rtic
ipan
ts a
re t
o ga
ther
at
the
Gle
nelg
Str
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bus
stat
ion
outs
ide
the
BCEC
at
1420
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rs. R
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to b
ring
you
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o 17
30 h
ours
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crip
tion:
Thi
s to
ur t
akes
you
on
a jo
urne
y to
the
Wor
ld H
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rai
nfor
ests
of L
amin
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iona
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d Ta
mbo
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ntai
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casc
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falls
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so
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four
whe
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ake
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an
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boom
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row
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geri
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avai
labl
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r pa
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o pl
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ss:
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sun
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wim
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wel
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lunc
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re t
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at
the
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Str
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bus
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outs
ide
the
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at
0720
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al T
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nic
al &
Par
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s’ T
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dit
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Tic
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are
req
uire
d fo
r en
try
to d
aily
lunc
hes,
soci
al fu
nctio
ns/
activ
ities
and
all
tech
nica
l and
par
tner
s’ t
ours
. Tic
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for
dele
gate
ac
tiviti
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ours
and
par
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/tou
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re lo
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gua
rant
ee t
o be
abl
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l ext
ra t
icke
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ill li
kely
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be
avai
labl
e le
ss t
han
48 h
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pri
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tion.
Bo
oki
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olic
y•
All
activ
ities
/tou
rs a
re s
ubje
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o av
aila
bilit
y.•
Opt
iona
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ivity
cos
ts (
offe
red
as p
art
of t
ours
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prox
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e on
ly
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in t
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broc
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cial
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part
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The
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st b
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and
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lann
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nise
rs o
f the
se a
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and
do
not
acce
pt r
espo
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for
any
act
or o
mis
sion
on
the
part
of t
he s
ervi
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prov
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s. N
o lia
bilit
y is
acc
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d fo
r in
accu
racy
, mis
desc
ript
ion,
del
ay,
dam
age,
dea
th o
r pe
rson
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Brisbane Discount Dining Guide
On free nights during the Congress, especially Wednesday 29 September, delegates are invited to make their own dining selection from a multitude of outstanding local restaurants. A list of recommended venues follows. Mention you are a 4ICSC delegate when you make your booking and present your namebadge to receive the special offers mentioned below. Special offers are valid from
Sunday 26 September to Sunday 3 October 2004.
Restaurant Description Discount / Incentive
Bella Notte Italian Restaurant & BarShop 11, 30 Park Road, MiltonT: 3369 5326
Contemporary European on the famous Park Road strip.
10% discount on meals from main menu.
Café San MarcoRiverside Promenade, South Bank ParklandsT: 3846 4334
Sleek café dining with fabulous views of the river and the city.
10% discount on total bill.
CBD Café BarLobby Level, Cnr Grey & Glenelg Streets, South BankT: 3364 0877
Modern Australian cuisine. Offers large wood fired oven, ready for gourmet pizzas – try the king prawn pizza. Diverse menu includes tapas, steaks and pasta.
10% discount on total bill.
Circa Restaurant483 Adelaide StreetT: 3832 4722
Excellent food, a wine-list as long as your arm and views of the Story Bridge and river make Circa an inner city hot-spot.
Complimentary dessert when ordering entrée and main course per person. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Daniel’s Restaurant & Bar145 Eagle StreetT: 3832 3444
Daniel’s has a comprehensive menu which offers modern freestyle cuisine and export quality beef.
10% discount on total bill.
Decks Steak & SeafoodEnergex Arbour, South Bank ParklandsT: 3846 4036
Seafood platters to sigh for! Great steaks! Crabs and lobsters in season; oysters, prawns, fresh fish and marvellous fish and chips. 2003 Barramundi Gold Plate Award
15% discount on meals only. Only one offer applies. Not to be used with any other offer.
Il Centro Restaurant & BarShop 6, Eagle Street Pier, Eagle StreetT: 3221 6090
Multi-award-winning restaurant with views of the Brisbane River & Story Bridge. Fine balance of casual but elegant al fresco and indoor dining with a modern Italian flavour.
Complimentary glass of Galway Pipe Port or Brown Brothers Muscat & Flora when ordering entrée and main course per person.
La Dolce Vita RistoranteShop 12, 20 Park Road, MiltonT: 3368 1191
Alfresco Italian dining. 10% discount on total bill.
Pig ‘N’ Whistle Eagle StreetShop 20, Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle StreetT: 3832 9099
Inspired by the tradition of old style English pubs, the Pig ‘N’ Whistle is an ideal destination to eat, drink, relax, and socialise.
$A30 per person set menu: Vietnamese spring rolls; fresh market fish of the day or rosemary chicken; glass of house wine or pint of local beer.
Punjabi Palace195 Melbourne Street, West EndT: 3846 3884
Traditional Indian cuisine. 5% discount on meals only. Offer excludes Monday (closed), Friday & Saturday. Offer excludes anything on special.
River CanteenOn the Boardwalk (near the Goodwill Bridge), South BankT: 3846 1880
Relaxed fine dining with absolute river frontage views of CBD and Kangaroo Point cliffs. Modern Australian cuisine with International flavours.
Complimentary glass of the Hamilton Ewell Chardonnay (2003) when you order the Fish of the Day, or complimentary glass of the Hamilton Ewell Cabernet Shiraz (2002) when you order the Beef.
The Plough Inn TavernStanley Street Plaza, South Bank ParklandsT: 3844 7777
Dine in the beer garden on magnificent steaks, hickory smoked pork ribs, crisp salads, burritos, pasta, seafood and chips!
Free bottle of wine with two main meals ordered.
The Royal Thai Orchid45 Little Cribb Street, MiltonT: 3229 2588
Multi-award-winning Thai restaurant. 10% discount on total bill.
Toscani’sLittle Stanley Street, South BankT: 3846 1000
Modern Italian cuisine. Tuscan decor reflects the modern Italian menu.
10% discount on total bill.
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If you do not wish to make a booking at one of the restaurants listed, we encourage you to visit one of Brisbane’s many café strips, as follows:• For something a little more bohemian,
New Farm has several small and intimate brasseries, as well as a good selection of cafes. From Fortitude Valley, head down Brunswick Street to the corner of Barker Street.
• Meander along the river and then enjoy the city views at one of South Bank Parkland’s many and varied restaurants. South Bank offers almost 30 cafés, restaurants and takeaways, from ethnic fare to contemporary.
• Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Asian communities live side by side in Brisbane’s most multicultural suburb, West End. Right next door to South Bank, West End has dozens of established Asian, European and other restaurants particularly along Melbourne Street, Boundary Street, Vulture Street and Hardgrave Road.
• Visit vibrant Rosalie for a great selection of cafes and restaurants centred around Baroona Road and Nash Streets.
• Park Road, Milton, is a unique dining experience in Brisbane. Packed with great al-fresco restaurants, boutiques, and gift stores.
• Queen Street Mall is a veritable buffet of food choice, with alfresco and sunlit restaurants dotted along the Mall. Several are open all day and night.
• At Eagle Street Pier the river views are fabulous and there is a myriad of highly awarded up-market restaurants to choose from including Cha Cha Char; II Centro; Opus; Pier Nine; and Vinos.
• Fortitude Valley – in Brunswick Street sidewalks double as extended restaurant space. From linen-clothed class to casual and ethnic. Central Brunswick is a dining hot-spot. Find sophisticated pan-Asian, tapas, and one of our city’s oldest restaurants, Lucky’s Trattoria. There’s also Spanish, Japanese, Thai and excellent Gelati. In Chinatown taste the diversity of Asia – Chinese, Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Laotian. Experience Yum Cha, where you choose dim sum, seafood nibbles, even chicken’s feet, from constantly passing trolleys. Served from 11am to 2pm, with Sunday the busiest day.
• Brisbane pubs – find contemporary Aussie pub fare at Cavill’s Norman Hotel, Woolloongabba, and the historic Breakfast Creek Hotel at Albion.
• River views – if you like to eat while soaking in the river views, there are lots to choose from, including Bretts Wharf at Hamilton; Watt at the Powerhouse Centre for Live
Arts at New Farm; or even ON the river aboard the Kookaburra Queen paddlewheeler, departing from Eagle Street Pier.
Cafés near to Convention CentreIf you want to catch up with friends and colleagues for a chat away from the Convention Centre, following is a list of cafés within walking distance. In addition, Merivales Restaurant & Café at the Convention Centre will be open from 0900 to 1700 hours, Monday to Friday during the Congress.• Café Imax
167 Grey Street, South Brisbane– T: 3226 4625
• Cafe Lagoona’sStanley Street Plaza, South Bank– T: 3844 8092
• Café SocietyShop 30BB, Stanley Street Plaza,South Bank – T: 3217 2700
• Chez LailaBoardwalk Restaurants, South Bank Parklands – T: 3846 3402
• Denim CoLittle Stanley Street, South Bank– T: 3844 0302
• Espresso GarageShop 8A, 176 Grey Street, South Bank – T: 3846 6162
• Flavours on StanleyShop 10, 176–178 Grey Street,South Bank – T: 3844 1997
• Le CircCnr Grey, Ernest & Little Stanley Streets, South Bank – T: 3846 7331
• Star on Little Stanley Cafe & BarLittle Stanley Street, South Bank– T: 3844 8448
• SteamCentral Cafes, South Bank– T: 3846 0602
• T’LiciousShop 9, Little Stanley Street, South Bank – T: 3844 3305
• Water Mall Cafe at the Queensland Art GalleryCnr Grey & Melbourne Streets,South Bank – T: 3840 7145
Things to See & Doin BrisbaneThe following sights and attractions are a short walk or taxi ride from most city hotels. Ask the hotel concierge for details.• Chinatown• City Botanic Gardens• City Hall (King George Square)• Conrad Treasury Casino• Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary• Parliament House• Queensland Art Gallery• Queensland Museum• Riverside Markets (Sunday only)• South Bank Markets (Friday nights and
weekends only)• South Bank Parklands
GolfSt Lucia Golf LinksSt Lucia Golf Links is an 18 hole ‘pay and play’ course open seven days a week. It is located next to the Brisbane River, 10 minutes from the city, at the corner of Indooroopilly Road and Carawa Street, St Lucia.Facilities and services:• 18 hole weekday and weekend golf• nine hole dusk and dawn golf rates• ‘the nineteenth’ refreshment bar• Golf World pro-shop, including an
indoor practice net• 30 motorised buggies• car parking facilities• The Clubhouse with fully licensed
restaurant• change rooms and toiletsCosts:18 holes – $A25 per person;9 holes – $A17 per personClub hire – $A12.50 half set/$A35 full setNo shoe hire availablePull Buggy Hire – 18 holes – $A3.50; Motorised Buggy Hire – 18 holes – $A29.50;9 holes – $A16.50These prices are for week days only – please call to confirm weekend prices. It is preferable for you to make a booking and a discount will apply if 12 or more people are playing.Bookings:Contact the Clubhouse on 3870 3433 or the Golf World Pro-Shop on 3870 7084.
Victoria Park Golf CourseVictoria Park Golf Course is a nine hole course located at Herston Road, Herston, two kilometres from the city centre.Facilities and services:• nine hole weekday and weekend golf• public course• nine hole dusk or dawn rates• car parking• 18 motorised buggies• tees and greens to PGA construction
standards• pro shop• 76 bay driving range• cafe/restaurantCosts:18 holes – $A20 per person;9 holes – $A13.50 per personClub hire – 9 holes – $A6.60 half set/$A11 full set;18 holes – $A11 half set/$A20 full setPull Buggy – 9 holes – $A2.75;18 holes – $A4.40Motorised Buggy – 9 holes – $A15.50;18 holes – $A27.50Driving Range – 45 balls – $A7;105 balls – $A13Bookings:Contact the Pro Shop on 3252 9891.
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Congress ManagersEvent Planners Australia(formerly Intermedia Convention & Event Management)PO Box 1280, Milton QLD 4064 AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 (0)7 3858 5410Facsimile: +61 (0)7 3858 5510Internet: www.eventplanners.com.au
Congress Registration OfficeThe Congress registration office will be staffed at the following times:
Sunday 26 September 2004 1500–1900 hoursMonday 27 September 2004 0800–1830 hoursTuesday 28 September 2004 0800–1630 hoursWednesday 29 September 2004 ClosedThursday 30 September 2004 0800–1700 hoursFriday 1 October 2004 0800–1700 hours
Congress VenueBrisbane Convention and Exhibition CentreCnr Merivale and Glenelg StreetsSouth Brisbane QLD 4101 AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 (0)7 3308 3000Facsimile: +61 (0)7 3308 3500
Dress CodeWelcome Reception Relaxed casualPoster Opening Smart casual5ACSC dinner Smart casualMid Congress Comfortable casual clothing, flat shoes,Technical Tours and a hat (sunscreen also recommended)
4ICSC dinner Smart casualSessions Smart casual (carrying a jacket is
recommended as air-conditioned rooms can be cool)
Function/Lunch/Tour TicketsAttendance at lunches, social functions, optional activities and tours is by ticket only. These tickets are in your registration envelope. If tickets are misplaced or you do not have tickets for the functions or tours you wish to attend, please advise registration staff at the Congress office.
Internet ServicesInternet Lounge in Trade Exhibition sponsored by the Molecular Plant Breeding CRCThere is a complimentary internet lounge located in the trade exhibition, Halls C&D, for the duration of the Congress which has kindly been sponsored by the Molecular Plant Breeding CRC. For the benefit of all users, delegates are requested to keep their usage of the internet stations to a maximum of 15 minutes per visit, and not to download large files. The internet lounge will be available during opening hours of the trade exhibition – see the Trade Exhibition section of this handbook for details.
Internet access outside Trade Exhibition opening hours:For internet use outside trade exhibition opening hours the Convention Centre provides user-pays internet access in the foyer near Merivales Restaurant. To use a PC, you must purchase a password from the Information Desk in the Convention Centre foyer at a cost of $A10 for 15 minutes. On receiving the password, you will be able to log on to a PC and use the Internet for around 15 minutes. Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Suite and Printing Facilities are installed on the PCs. Please note there is no facility at the Convention Centre for you to connect and use your own PC for internet use.
MediaMedia InvitationJournalists and photographers wishing to cover the 4th International Crop Science Congress and associated events are welcomed as invited guests. In order to enter any of the sessions for the event, you will need to wear the media namebadge provided to you when you checked in at the Congress registration desk in the foyer.Media Room and Information for the MediaMedia kits, including programs, bios of speakers and press releases, are available from the media room in Mezzanine Room 7 at the Convention Centre. The media room is also available for media use and for interviews. Updated information for the media will be available from the media room throughout the event. For media enquiries and to organise interviews, please contact Cathy Reade on 0413 575 934.Media EventsA range of side events such as press conferences and briefings have been organised for media during the Congress. Details of these are available at the media room.
MessagesA message board will be located outside the Congress registration office. Please advise potential callers to contact Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on telephone +61 (0)7 3308 3000 and ask for the Crop Science Congress office. No guarantee can be given to deliver messages personally.
NamebadgesPlease wear your namebadge at all times. It is your admission pass to sessions, the trade exhibition and poster displays, and morning and afternoon teas. If you misplace your namebadge please see staff at the Congress office.
Speakers’ Support CentreThe speakers’ support centre is located in Meeting Rooms 5&6 on the Mezzanine Level, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The centre is open at the following times:
Sunday 26 September 2004 1500-1900 hoursMonday 27 September 2004 0800-1800 hoursTuesday 28 September 2004 0800-1630 hoursWednesday 29 September 2004 ClosedThursday 30 September 2004 0800-1700 hoursFriday 1 October 2004 0800-1700 hours
Special Dietary RequirementsDelegates who have advised special dietary requirements via the registration form should identify themselves to the serving staff at functions. Lunches will be available from a separate serving station in the trade exhibition. If you have not yet advised us of your special requirements, please see the registration office staff as soon as possible. The organisers cannot guarantee special meals for delegates who have not pre-booked these at least 72 hours prior to a meal.
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AccommodationHotels Telephone FaxCarlton Crest Hotel 3229 9111 3229 9618Chifley at Lennons 3222 3222 3221 9389Chifley on George 3221 6044 3221 7474Conrad International 3306 8888 3306 8880Explorers Inn 3211 3488 3211 3499Hotel George Williams (YMCA) 3308 0700 3308 0733Hotel Ibis 3237 2333 3237 2444Hotel Mercure 3236 3300 3236 1035Rydges Southbank 3255 0822 3255 0899Apartments Telephone FaxHillcrest Apartments 3846 3000 3846 3578Quest on North Quay 3236 1440 3236 1582Westend Central Apartments 3011 8333 3011 8399BankingThe following banking facilities are located in the South Bank precinct.Bank of Queensland88 Boundary StreetWest EndT: 3844 8750Commonwealth Banking CorporationCorner Mollison & Boundary StreetsSouth BrisbaneT: 3844 4505National Australia BankBoundary StreetSouth BrisbaneT: 3844 1323Westpac Banking Corporation91 Boundary StreetWest EndT: 3844 4861The BCEC provides an Automatic Teller Machine located on the concourse between the Great Hall and Exhibition Hall 1. This machine accepts all cards with the exception of Bank of Queensland.Business CentreThe Convention Centre operates a user-pays business centre at the information desk in the main foyer during normal business hours – 0900 hours to 1700 hours daily.ChildcareDial an Angel – for one or two children the rate is $A61 for the first three hours then $A13 for each additional hour. All sitters have a childcare suitability card and first aid certificate. 3 to 4 hours notice is required for night time childcare, and 24 hours notice is required for daytime care. For more information, telephone: 3878 1077.
Emergency First Aid & MedicalFor emergency first aid & medical assistance, telephone:Ambulance: 000Dental: 3830 4157The nearest Public Hospital Casualty Department is at the Mater Hospital, Annerley Road, South Brisbane, telephone: 3840 8111.Also, for your information the BCEC Security Team are trained in CPR / Oxygen & Defibrillator use and First Aid.Shopping hours in BrisbaneShops in the central business district are open from 0900 hours to 1730 hours on weekdays and until 2100 hours on Friday nights. Most of the shops are open from 1000 to 1700 hours on Saturday and 1000 to 1600 hours on Sunday.SmokingSmoking is not permitted anywhere within the BCEC.Telephone CodesAustralia country code: 61; Queensland area code: 07.Tourist Refund SchemeThe TRS enables you to claim a refund, subject to certain conditions, of the goods and services tax (GST) and wine equalisation tax (WET) that you pay on goods you buy in Australia. To claim a refund you must:• Spend $A300 or more in the one store and get a single tax
invoice;• Buy goods no more than 30 days before departure; and• Wear or carry the goods on board and present them
along with your tax invoice, passport and boarding pass to a TRS facility (located at airports throughout Australia).
How you make a claimYou will need to present the following at the Customs TRS facility when you depart Australia:• your goods (to prove you are taking them out of the
country);• the original tax invoice from the retailer (to provide
information for Customs officers);• your passport; and• your international boarding pass or other proof of travel.You should note that it is a legal requirement that the person who purchases the goods must be the person who makes the claim for a refund of GST.Claims can only be made up to 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your flight.Where you make a claimClaims can be made after you have passed through Customs and Immigration outward processing at the TRS facilities at international airports at Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Cairns, Adelaide, Darwin and Gold Coast.
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Transport to the BCECThe Convention Centre is within walking distance of most CBD Hotels. Alternatively the following transport facilities are available. Please note that you may purchase a Translink ticket which covers travel on trains, buses, and ferries:TrainFor timetables and fare enquiries, telephone: 13 12 30.The BCEC is located adjacent to South Brisbane train station – the train station can be accessed via the Plaza level exit of the BCEC and taking the ramp down to street level.BusFor timetables and information, telephone: 13 12 30.The BCEC is located near the bus stop outside the Cultural Centre. Leaving BCEC main foyer, turn right into Merivale Street and then right into Melbourne Street.CityCatFor timetable and information, telephone 13 12 30.The nearest CityCat terminals are located on the boardwalk at South Bank Parklands.ParkingParking is available at the BCEC for $A9 Flat Rate for 24hr parking. Early Bird Rate $A7 – in before 9am, out before 6pm.
Transport to the AirportTrainThe Airtrain rail service provides a 20 minute service from the city (including Central and Roma Street Stations) to the domestic and international airports for $A10. For timetables and information, telephone: 13 12 30.
General InformationBusCoachtrans operates a domestic and international airport shuttle bus service every half hour between most inner city hotels and Brisbane airport for $A11 per person one way. For timetables and information, telephone: 3238 4700.TaxiTransfers by taxi from inner city hotel locations to Brisbane airport will take 25–30 minutes and cost approximately $A30. For bookings and information, telephone:Black & White Cabs 131 008Yellow Cabs 131 924Yellow Cabs Executive 132 227
Corporate Travel ManagementIf you booked your flights through Corporate Travel Management (CTM) you can change your bookings by contacting them as follows:
T: 1800 630 866T (after hrs): 0402 890 533
F: 3229 7522E: [email protected]
Please quote tour code: CROPS 2004
Malaysia AirlinesThe committee would like to thank Malaysia Airlines for their support of the Congress as official international airline.
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Trade ExhibitionLocationThe trade exhibition is located in Great Halls 3&4.Opening HoursSunday 26 September 1800–1930 hours (Welcome
Reception & Exhibition Opening)Monday 27 September 0830–1915 hours (including evening
Poster Opening Reception)Tuesday 28 September 0800–1630 hoursWednesday 29 September Closed for Mid-Congress Technical
Tours DayThursday 30 September 0800–1700 hoursFriday 1 October 0800–1400 hours
ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Booth 27Agricultural Research) Diamond SponsorWarren PageScience CommunicatorGPO Box 1571Canberra ACT 2601AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 2 6217 0500Fax: +61 2 6217 0501Email: [email protected]: www.aciar.gov.auThe Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research utilises Australia’s exceptional scientific skills to contribute to Australia’s international development cooperation program through agricultural research partnerships to benefit developing countries. ACIAR collaborates with partner countries in setting priorities and commissioning research to achieve more productive and sustainable agricultural systems that help reduce poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. Crop related research focuses on genetic improvement of crop plants, where appropriate improved crop management, as well as crop protection with an emphasis on bio-security.
Exhibitor ListName Booth numberACIAR ................................................................................................... 27ADC ANRI Instruments Skye .......................................................... 13Analytical Spectral Devices..................................................................7Australian Genome Research Facility............................................. 19Australian Gifts.......................................................................................5Challenge Program on Water & Food............................................ 20CID Inc .................................................................................................. 31The Crawford Fund............................................................................ 26CSIRO..............................................................................................22–24CSSA.........................................................................................................4Decagon Devices Inc.............................................................................1Elsevier .................................................................................................. 11Fifth International Crop Science Congress ......................................9GRDC.................................................................................................... 12ICARDA, VIR & AWCC FIGS Strategy ........................................... 21ICT International............................................................................ 2 & 3International Foundation for Science ............................................. 29John Morris Scientific/Li-Cor ........................................................... 28Kluwer Academic Publishers ...............................................................8New Zealand Crop Science.............................................................. 25Orica Watercare.................................................................................. 10Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.............................................32–35Qld Dept of Primary Industries & Fisheries .......................... 14–17Regent Instruments Inc.........................................................................6Spectrum Technologies ...................................................................... 30
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ADC ANRI Instruments Skye Booth 13Stephen HurstSales ManagerAnri Instruments & Controls Pty Ltd29, 756–758 Burwood HwyFerntree Gully VIC 3156AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 3 9752 3782Fax: + 61 3 9752 3783Email: [email protected]: www.adc.co.uk / www.skyeinstruments.comAnri Instruments will be displaying the latest in ADC BioScientific Plant Science Instrumentation & Skye Instruments Environmental monitoring sensors and research instruments. Among the instruments on display will be the new ADC ultra compact fully programmable LCpro+ portable photosynthesis system & the new Skye DataHog 3 logging system as well as Chlorophyll Fluorescence monitors, leaf area monitors, light sensors, Met sensors and soil and plant moisture monitors. Representatives from Anri, ADC (UK) & Skye (UK) will be on hand to discuss any applications and customer requirements.
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Analytical Spectral Devices Inc Booth 7Amanda GriffinMarketing Communications Manager5335 Sterling Drive, Suite ABoulder CO 80301USATelephone: +1 303 444 6522Fax: +1 303 444 6825Email: [email protected]: www.asdi.comAnalytical Spectral Devices designs and manufactures the highest quality Vis/NIR spectroradiometers, and the only truly portable, full range field systems for remote sensing. Our instruments are rapid, sensitive, reliable, and rugged enough to maintain laboratory accuracy in the harshest of environments. With all the performance you expect in a lab system, ASD’s user friendly instrumentation, accessories, and software are dramatically enhancing the quality, productivity, and efficiency of applications requiring measurement of radiance, irradiance, reflectance, and transmission.
Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd Booth 19John R Stephen, PhDAgriculture Section ManagerPlant Genomics CentreUniversity of AdelaidePMB1 Glen Osmond SA 5064AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 8 8303 7202Fax: +61 8 8303 7214Email: [email protected]: www.agrf.org.auThe Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd (AGRF) is an efficient, industry-accredited facility for the collection of molecular genetic information. The Agriculture section of AGRF is a single point of contact for breeders and researchers, providing upstream plant growth and plant / animal nucleic acid extraction in quarantine and GM-containment approved premises. Nucleic acids are then passed to our DNA sequencing, microsatellite genotyping, SNP detection, microarray fabrication, Affymetrix Genechip™ hybridisation and other resources for mapping, mutation detection, gene expression and associated bioinformatics.Australian Gifts (Mr Solutions) Booth 5Emma BowyerPrincipalPO Box 334West Ryde NSW 1685AUSTRALIAFax: +61 2 9875 4163Australian Gifts – a great gift idea. Our unique products are hand crafted and painted in Australia and include specially crafted wooden bowls and ornaments from rare Australian timbers of Australian Redgum and Red Cedar. Souvenirs such as authentic Australian aboriginal crafts, proudly designed Australian scarves, a range of fine Australian cotton and wool blend conference polo shirts and caps are also available. Many more special gifts and products with an Australian flavour are on display at Stand 5 in the Exhibition Hall.
CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food Booth 20Dr Jonathan WoolleyCoordinator, CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & FoodPO Box 2075ColomboSRI LANKATelephone: +94 11 2787404Fax: +94 11 2786854Email: [email protected]: www.waterforfood.orgThe CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food is an international research and capacity building initiative to find ways of growing more food with less water – while improving rural livelihoods and protecting the environment. The initiative brings together water experts, NGOs and river basin communities in Africa, Asia and South America to find solutions to the world’s growing water crisis. Its overall goal is to support increases in food production to achieve internationally adopted food security and poverty eradication targets by 2015 – without increasing global diversions of water for agriculture above the levels of 2000. For more information visit www.waterforfood.org.
CID Inc. Booth 31Ying YanSales Manager4845 NW Camas Meadows DriveCamas WA 98607USATelephone: +1 360 833 8835Fax: +1 360 833 1914Email: [email protected]: www.cid-inc.comCID Inc. designs and manufactures high technology research instruments. We strive to provide an elegant solution to the needs of our customers. This is accomplished by emphasizing feedback and input from scientists all over the world. Come and see the new Soil Profile and Root Growth Monitoring System. The only one of its kind in the world; find out how easy it is to track the root systems of your plants. We will also demonstrate our Photosynthesis Systems, Leaf Area Meters, Plant Canopy Imager, Computer Image Analysis System and Spectrometers.
Crawford Fund Booth 26Cathy ReadeCoordinator, Public AwarenessHilda Stevenson House1 Leonard StreetParkville VIC 3052AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 3 9347 8328Fax: +61 3 9347 3224Email: [email protected]: www.crawfordfund.orgThe ATSE Crawford Fund community shares a passionate belief that poverty and hunger can be reduced, regional security enhanced and the natural resource base for agriculture improved through the vigorous engagement of Australia and Australians in collaborative international agricultural research, development and education, for the benefit of developing countries and Australia. It assists in the transfer of agricultural technologies to men and women in developing countries through its State and specialist training programs.
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CSIRO Booths 22–24Platinum SponsorBag 10Clayton South VIC 3169AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 3 9545 2176Fax: +61 3 9545 2175Email: [email protected]: www.csiro.auCSIRO applies strategic crop science research with a focus on improving yield and quality of crops and the long-term sustainability of farming systems. Partnerships with Australia’s cropping industries are a fundamental part of our research. Our research includes sustainable resource management, plant breeding, integrated biological pest management and industry competitiveness.
CSSA (Crop Science Society of America) Booth 4American Society of AgonomyCrop Science Society of AmericaSoil Science Society of America677 South Segoe RoadMadison, WI 53711USATelephone: +1 608-268-4950Fax: +1 608-273-2021Website: www.crops.orgThe Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) is an educational and scientific organization comprised of members who advance the discipline of crop science by acquiring and disseminating information about crops in relation to seed genetics and plant breeding; crop physiology; crop production, quality and ecology; crop germplasm resources; and environmental quality. Founded in 1955, CSSA has 3,646 members. The CSSA Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 in Seattle, Washington, USA. For more information, visit www.crops.org.
Decagon Devices Inc Booth 1Matt GallowayInternational Sales Manager950 NE Nelson CourtPullman WA 99163USATelephone: +1 509 332 2756Fax: +1 509 332 5158Email: [email protected]: www.decagon.com/instrumentsDecagon Devices has manufactured instrumentation for plant and soil research for over 20 years. Our Ceptometers have been the standards for PAR and LAI measurement; come see the newest version, model LP-80. We will also be exhibiting the ECH2O Soil Moisture probes for long term monitoring of water content, our new leaf wetness sensor, other environmental sensors that connect to the Em5 logger, the WP4 water potential meter, and the Gee passive-capillary lysimeter (Drain Gauge) for studies of drainage below the root zone.
Elsevier Booth 11Mary McAdamMarketing ManagerSara Burgerhartstraat 25Amsterdam 1005 KTHE NETHERLANDSTelephone: +312 0485 3911Fax: +312 0485 2457Website www.elsevier.comPlease stop by the Elsevier booth to look at the latest and greatest resources in the field. Free sample copies will be available of all our top crop science journals and browse our bookstore for new and best-selling titles, where you can take advantage of our special meeting discount (books only). Demonstrations will also be given for our online services including Online Submission on Author Gateway, Science Direct and Scirus.
Fifth International Crop Science Congress Booth 9Professor Ho Jin LeeDepartment of Plant ScienceCollege of Agriculture and Life ScienceSeoul National UniversityKOREAThe 5th ICSC will be held at Jeju Island, Korea, from April 13 to 18, 2008. There will be exceptional opportunities to share relevant information among international crop scientists and network regarding professional and scientific associations. Your visit to our booth will be very welcome to obtain information regarding the Jeju convention site, mid-and post-congress tours, as well as congress program and souvenirs.
Grains Research and Development Booth 12Corporation (GRDC)Diamond SponsorPO Box 5367Kingston ACT 2604AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 2 6272 5525Fax: +61 2 6271 6430Email: [email protected]: www.grdc.com.auThe Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) role is to invest in research, development and related activities to benefit Australian graingrowers, the wider grains industry and the Australian community. In doing so, the GRDC invests in research where obstacles to industry’s progress exist and where R&D may be effective in overcoming these obstacles. This includes:• investigating and evaluating the requirements for R&D in the
grains industry• coordinating or funding the carrying out of R&D activities• facilitating the dissemination, adoption and commercialisation
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ICARDA, VIR & AWCC FIGS Strategy Booth 21Michael MackayCuratorRMB 944 Calala LaneTamworth NSW 2340AUSTRALIATelephone: + 61 2 6763 1150Fax: + 61 2 6763 1154Email: [email protected] Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS) exploits the relationships between genotype and environment to select sets of collected germplasm containing specified genetic variation. The collection site geographic coordinates provide the link between germplasm and the environment where it evolved over millennia. Using geographic information system (GIS) technology each collection site can be individually profiled for available environmental parameters such as precipitation, humidity, temperature, ago-climatic zoning, and soil characteristics.
ICT International Pty Ltd Booths 2 & 3Dr Peter CullPrincipalPO Box 503Armidale NSW 2350AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 2 6772 6770Fax: +61 2 6772 7616Email: [email protected]: www.ictinternational.com.auICT International is well known for the application of quantitative principles of soil moisture monitoring and plant water use for agricultural and environmental monitoring and research. ICT supplies instruments to measure soil moisture, soil physical properties, plant growth & water use, weather and water quality. ICT has assembled a comprehensive range of instrumentation from leading international manufacturers which, together with the company’s own complementary products and expertise enables ICT to offer the best possible solutions to a customer’s needs.ICT is well known in Australia is currently actively seeking customers, distributors and business partners in all parts of the world.
International Foundation for Science (IFS) Booth 29Bronze SponsorBrian PorterManager, Network and InformationKarlavägen 108, 5th floorStockholm SE-115 26SWEDENTelephone: +46 8 545 818 00Fax: +46 8 545 818 01Email: [email protected]: www.ifs.seInternational Foundation for Science (IFS) supports scientific capacity building in developing countries. It gives research grants and supporting services to young scientists at the beginning of their careers to undertake research projects in developing countries. IFS was established as a non-governmental organisation in 1972, is funded by more than 15 donor organisations and has provided over 5,500 grants to researchers in 100 countries. It is supported in an advisory capacity by a network of over 1,000 internationally renowned scientists.
John Morris Scientific Pty Ltd/Li-Cor Booth 28Andre WyzenbeekMarketing DirectorPO Box 447Willoughby NSW 2068AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 2 9417 8877Fax: +61 2 9417 8855Email: [email protected]: www.johnmorris.com.auLi-Cor and John Morris Scientific will feature the LI-8100 – the new Automated Soil CO2 Flux System. The LI-8100 is economical, lightweight, rugged, portable and weather tight. It is ideal for short or long term unattended soil CO2 flux measurements. It can be operated using a laptop or PALM PDA using wireless or serial communication. We will also feature the famous LI-6400 Photosynthesis System which is the market leader in plant gas exchange studies and now available with the option of integrated Fluorescence Measurements.
Kluwer Academic Publishers Booth 8Jacco Flipsen (onsite contact)PO Box 173300 AA DordrechtTHE NETHERLANDSTelephone: +31 78 657 6000Fax: +31 78 657 6254Email: [email protected]: www.kluweronline.comKluwer Academic Publishers provides the highest quality information products and services to academic and corporate researchers in humanities & social sciences, environmental & plant sciences, physical sciences, behavioural sciences, engineering & computer sciences and biosciences. The Kluwer Online gateway at www.kluweronline.com reaches millions of researchers, scientists and professionals in more than 50 countries.
New Zealand Crop Science Booth 25New Zealand Institute Of Crop & Food ResearchNic LeesEmail: [email protected]: www.crop.cri.nzLeader in crop production systems and new cultivars that enhance productivity while maintaining environmental quality.The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR)Nick PykeEmail: [email protected]: www.far.org.nzThe organisation responsible to New Zealand grain and seed growers and involved in funding of applied research and technology transfer.Lincoln UniversityDr Derrick MootEmail: [email protected]: www.lincoln.ac.nzLeader in agricultural teaching and research with an emphasis on temperate crop and pastoral agriculture including cereal and seed cropping.RSNZ PublishingDavid SwainEmail: [email protected]: www.rsnz.orgThe major publisher of international research journals in New Zealand.
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Orica Watercare Booth 10Lisa GreigCommercial ManagerGate 4 Stanford StreetAscot Vale VIC 3032AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 3 9283 6257Fax: +61 3 9283 6266Email: [email protected]: www.orica.comOrica Watercare has developed a range of products to assist with the management of pesticides in the environment. These enzymes rapidly hydrolyse actives into less toxic, more readily biogradeable metabolites. The range will initially be recommended to assist with livestock and post harvest dip disposal and rinsate from spray equipment, and a sponge impregnated with the enzyme for cleaning up spills. Future directions will include the use of the products in irrigation run-off and removing residues from agricultural produce.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. Booths 32 – 35Platinum Sponsor400 Locust Street, Suite 700Des Moines IA 50309USATelephone: +1 515 270 4000 or +1 800 247 6803 x4000Email: [email protected]: www.pioneer.com/employmentExceptional people, quality products and cutting-edge research and technology are what make Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., one of the best-known brands in agriculture today. With facilities in nearly 70 countries, Pioneer is leading the world in developing and integrating plant genetics and technologies, providing customers with crop-based solutions that improve and sustain lifestyles for people around the world. Continually building upon a culture that fosters professional excellence, open communication and sharing of ideas, Pioneer recruits the best talent from around the globe. www.pioneer.com
Queensland Department of Primary Booths 14–17Industries & Fisheries (DPI&F)Platinum SponsorDavid HamiltonGeneral Manager, Plant SciencePO Box 2282Toowoomba QLD 4350AUSTRALIATelephone: +61 7 4639 8884Fax: +61 7 4639 8881Email: [email protected]: www.dpi.qld.gov.auThe Queensland Government has the largest group of scientists working in crop genetics and modeling, biotechnology, climate research, integrated pest management, product customisation and biosecurity in the southern hemisphere. This world-class R&D group is part of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) display will highlight this world-leading research, which is linked to the cropping industries’ priorities of sustainable use of natural resources and long-term profitability along the value chain.
Regent Instruments Inc. Booth 62672 Chemin Sainte-FoySainte-Foy QC G1V 1V4CANADAEmail: [email protected]: www.regentinstruments.comSome of our image analysis systems are designed for simple to complex precise morphological analysis of plant leaves, seeds, needles and roots. They also perform colour analysis and quantify insect and disease damage. Our other systems are developed specifically for wood cell anatomy, tree-ring and forest canopy analysis. Our products are known worldwide for their high performance and technological advance. Visit our booth for further information.
Spectrum Technologies Inc. Booth 30Federico NoresInternational Sales Manager23839 W Andrew RoadPlainfield IL 60544USATelephone: +1 815 436 4440Fax: +1 815 436 4460Email: [email protected]: www.specmeters.comSpectrum Technologies, Inc. offers a full line measurement technology for research and commercial growers. Measure nutrient levels, ph, EC, temperature, light exposure, soil moisture and compaction, and more. Our WatchDog™ line of data loggers and weather stations are designed specifically for agricultural research applications. Customers across the globe count on Spectrum’s easy to use, dependable technology and knowledgeable staff for their growing needs.
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NEW DIRECTIONS FOR A DIVERSE PLANET
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