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III News

1. Third International Wheat Genetics Symposium

The International

Organising Committee:

Chairman: Professor J. MAC KEY (Sweden)
Secretary: Dr. K. W. FINLAY (Australia)
Dr. D. R. Knott (Canada) Dr. A. T. PUGSLEY (Australia)
Dr. R. RILEY (Great Britain) Dr. M. S. SWAMINATHAN (India)


Programme

The programme will be concerned with the following sections of wheat genetics and breeding :

Evolution and taxonomy Cytogenetic structure Aneuploidy
Incorporation of alien genetic material Mutation Disease resistance
Recent developments in breeding methods Biochemical and physiological genetics
Miscellaneous.

The local Programme Committee intends to depart from the format of previous symposia and provide an opportunity for a larger number of contributed papers to be presented at the 1968 meeting. Therefore, in addition to invited papers and addresses, it is planned to include contributed papers in most sections.
Details of the final programme will be circulated to members completing the enclosed form.

Symposium language

English will be used as symposium language for both presentation and discussion of papers and final publication of the proceedings.

Publication

The local Organising Committee intends to supply stencilled copies of the papers prior to the symposium. A volume of proceedings will be published after the symposium. All authors accepted as contributors to the symposium will be required to submit their full paper not later than 1 May, 1968. The Programme Committee reserves the right to exclude papers not received by this date.

Registration for the symposuium

The registration fee for the symposium will be :
Full membership................. $A 20
Associate membership......... $A 5
($Aust. 1.00 = approximately $U.S. 1.12)

Full membership entitles the participant to attend the symposium, to receive the symposium literature and to take part in social events.
Associate membership covers attendance at receptions and ladies' programme.

Accommodation

Sinlge accommodation has been arranged in Bruce Hall, a modern residential college of the Australian National University.

Cost-$A 7.50 per day (including meals).

Family accommodation will be available in nearby hotels.

Cost-Form $A8.00 per day for a double room (meals excluded).


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