| Tours The local Organising Committee is planning pre-and post-symposium tours. The presymposium tour will enable overseas visitors to see some of the wheat research and agriculture in south-eastern Australia and also to enjoy the vegetation, wild life and scenery of this region. It is planned to commence the pre-symposium tour at Adelaide on Tuesday 30, July. It is suggested that visitors entering Australia from Europe, the near East and South-East Asia should try to arrange their flights to enter via Perth if they wish to visit the western part of Australia before proceeding to Adelaide. The post-symposium tour will commence from Sydney and include areas of agricultural interest in the eastern regions of Australia. The tour will terminate in Brisbane on 15 August. Connecting flights are available from Brisbane to Tokyo for those proceeding to the XII International Congress of Genetics. Approximate cost of tours per person : 6 day pre-symposium tour.....................$A 82 (plus meals) 4 day post-sympositum tour...................$A 56 (plus meals) Clothing Overseas visitors are advised that the weather in Canberra in early August can be very cool (mean maximum 13C, mean minimum 1C) due to the close proximity of the Australian Alps. Suitable winter clothing should be included in your luggage. Social functions Several social functions are being arranged to provide an opportunity for members to get to know each other. Venue of meetings All meetings will take place in the Australian Academy of Science Building in Canberra. This building, of modern architectural design, provides first class lecture accommodation and other facilities close to the residential accommodation at Bruce Hall. Travel arrangements A travel agent will be available throughout the period of the symposium for the convenience of members. 2. The Death of Dr. S. MATSUMURA It is really regretable to report that Dr. Seiji MATSUMURA, Head of the Department of Induced Mutation, the National Institute of Genetics, Misima, Japan, passed away due to leukemia on 19 February, 1967. He made considerable contributions to WIS as one of the Members of the Coordinating Committee. His death means certainly a serious loss to the world of science. (K. Y.) |
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