Nanning, China, 7 to 11-11-2011
The Government of Guangxi Zhuang Minority Autonomous Region, P.R. China, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are pleased to announce the 11th Asian Maize Conference (11th AMC) to be held in Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China, 7-11 November 2011. The meeting is jointly hosted by the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GAAS) and the Guangxi Maize Research Institute (GMRI). Scientists and maize production specialists of all disciplines, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and seed industries are invited to participate.
Venue: Xiyuan Hotel, 38, XingGuang, DaDao, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi, P.R. China.
Theme: Addressing climate change effects and meeting maize demand for Asia
Topics:
- Trends for maize in Asia (Area, production and productivity scenario and trends, Socio-economic and policy environment; demand and supply scenario, maize value chains).
- Breeding and biotechnology for maize improvement (Conventional breeding, tools of genomics and biotechnology).
- Maize in cropping system of Asia (Conservation agriculture, maize in new cropping systems, site-specific nutrient management).
- Abiotic and biotic stresses (Trends and progress with research on drought, water-logging, acid soils, cold tolerance, tolerance to diseases and insects).
- Value-added maize (Nutritionally improved maize: QPM, micronutrients, specialty corns etc.).
- Maize seed production and supply.
Language of the conference: English
Conference registration and submission of abstracts: The registration form, format for submission of abstract and other details will be available in the 2nd announcement of 11th AMC, which will be available by 31 December, 2010.
Please submit duly filled conference registration form and abstracts of your paper by e-mail to the co-Chairs of the Technical Committee: Dr. B.S. Vivek (
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Important dates:
- 31 March 2011 - Submission of registration form and concise abstract (containing a brief summary of the objectives, methods, and results of the research to reach the Technical Committee.
- 30 June 2011 - Notice of acceptance of abstracts sent to authors.
Organizing committee:
Dr. Chen Zhangliang, Vice-president of Guangxi Government Chairman
Dr. Zhai Huqu, President of CAAS Co-chair
Dr. Marianne Bänziger, Deputy Director General, CIMMYT Co-chair
Dr. Li Yangrui, President of GAAS Executive member
Prof. Zhang Shihuang, Chief Expert, CSI, CAAS Executive member
Dr. Gao Guoqing, Director of International Cooperation, GAAS Executive member
Dr. Fan Xingming, DG, YAAS, Yunnan, China Executive member
Dr. B.M. Prasanna, Director, Global Maize Program, CIMMYT Executive member
Prof. Wang Zhenying, Expert of PPI, CAAS, China Executive member
Dr. P.H. Zaidi, Maize Physiologist, CIMMYT-Asia Executive member
Dr. B.S. Vivek, Senior Maize Breeder, CIMMYT-Asia Executive member
Dr. Cheng Weidong, Director of GMRI Executive Coordinator
Contact persons:
Dr. P.H. Zaidi, Co-Chair: Executive and Technical committees, CIMMYT-Asia Maize Program, Hyderabad, India; Email:
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Dr. Cheng Weidong, Co-Chair: Executive committee, Guangxi Maize Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China; Email:
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Dr. B.S. Vivek, Co-Chair: Technical committees, CIMMYT-Asia Maize Program, Hyderabad, India; Email:
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Registration fee: RMB 2,500 per person (USD 370) which covers participation in the conference, registration kit, and meals.
Sponsorship: Funding available to sponsor participants from the region is very limited. Support provided through CIMMYT to attend will depend on the acceptance of the paper by the Organizing Committee. Independently sponsored participants are welcome, but their inclusion in the program will also depend on acceptance of their paper by the Technical Committee of the Conference.
Conference
Address: Mingyang (530227), Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. of China
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Fax: +86-771-4282154
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