ACCOMMODATION

Rooms would be reserved in suitable hotels. Limited accommodation is available to the local participants on the Campus of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Details of the accommodation and its reservation will be indicated in the Second Notice to the delegates.

TOURS

There will be pre- and post-symposium tours. The pre-symposium tour will be to Udaipur, Jaipur and Agra, all places of tourist interest, and post-symposium tour will be to Pantnagar, Karmaland Ludhiana, centres of agricultural research. The starting point for these tours will be New Delhi and all the participants will return to New Delhi after the tour. These tours will be undertaken mostly by road transport except the visit to Udaipur which can be reached both by air or train.

Please indicate in the provisional reply form whether you would like to participate in either or both of thsse tours.

LADIES PROGRAMME

If sufficient number of ladies are coming to the Symposium, a ladies programme will be organised. This includes visits to historical places, beauty spots, shopping centres etc. Please indicate on the reply Form if you would like to have a place reserved in the ladies programme. Separate fees may be charged for this programme. Also, please indicate if you would participate in the pre- and post-symposium tours.

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

Social functions would be organised to facilitate informal meetings of delegates.

WEATHER AND CLOTHING

February and beginning of March is generally pleasant in North Western India. The temperatures will be around 25C (75^oF). Light winter clothing is recommended.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

AIR INDIA will be the ofiicial carrier for the Symposium.

PASSPORTS AND VISAS

It is the responsbility of the overseas delegates to obtain their own passports, visas and necessary health documents prior to arrival in India.

DEMONSTRATION MATERIAL

Demonstration material to be grown at New Delhi can be accepted upto 1st July 1977. In India only wheats of spring habit are grown. Winter wheats do not perform well and they come to flower in summer in May-June under New Delhi conditions. All material should be clearly labelled and mailed to reach the Local Coordinating Secretary, accompanied with the appropriate quarantine documents by the above date. Please indicate on your provisional reply form if you would like to take advantage of this facility.

Please address all correspondence to :

Dr. M.V. Rao,