Ninth International Wheat Genetics Symposium
August 2 - 7, 1998
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Internet homepage: http://www.usask.ca/agriculture/cropsci/winter_ wheat/9th_ iwgs/

Forty years after the first Symposium took place in Canada at the University of Manitoba, the 9th IWGS will return to Canada and be held at the University of Saskatchewan. The highlight of the first symposium were the reports by Sears and Okamoto, and Riley and Bell on the discovery of the Ph1 gene that prevents homoeologous pairing in Triticum aestivum. Many exciting new discoveries are being made in wheat genetics. The 9th IWGS will cover all aspects of wheat genetics and breeding.

University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan has extensive crop research facilities and a large phytotron. Saskatoon is a major centre for plant biotechnology. Located on the campus are the National Research Council of Canada's Plant Biotechnology Institute, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Research Centre, the POS (Protein, Oilseed and Starch) Pilot Plant Corporation and numerous biotechnology companies in a research park, Innovation Place. Tours will be arranged to visit some of these facilities.

Program

The program will include invited and contributed papers and posters. A refereed proceedings including both papers and posters will be published and available at the Symposium. A separate program for accompanying persons is planned.

Accommodations

With the low value of the Canadian dollar, costs in Canada are very reasonable. Accommodation for the Symposium will range from university residence units at $20 Cdn. per person per night to first class hotels at $60-90 Cdn. per room per night.

For further information, contact the symposium secretary,

Carolyn Ouellet
E-mail: Carolyn.Ouellet@USask.ca