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10th International Wheat Genetics Symposium (2^nd circular)

We are pleased to invite you to the 10th International Wheat Genetics Symposium (TIWGS) at the Ariston Conference Centre in Paestum, Italy, next 1- 6 September 2003.
The objective of the Symposium, patronizes by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, is to bring together researchers who deal with genetics of wheat, a crop widely grown in five continents providing over 20% of the calories of the world population of 6 billion persons.
In selecting the themes of the Symposium, we attempted to cover an extensive range of subjects including Evolution and Genetic diversity, Cytogenetics, Genomics, Technologies for genetic modification, Transgenic wheat, Classical and molecular breeding, Tolerance to abiotic stress, Resistance to pathogens and parasites, Nutritional and technological quality of wheat grain. The major focus of the Symposium will be on common (bread) wheat. However, durum (pasta) wheat, triticale, tritordeum and minor wheat species such as Triticum dicoccum (the ancient Roman "farrum") and T. monococcum will be considered as well because of their historical and economical relevance in the Mediterranean area. Short workshops will be devoted to other noteworthy aspects such as Taxonomy and Genome Symbols, Hybrid Wheat, Breeding in the Third Millennium, etc.
Moreover, we are delighted that the Symposium will once again host the International Triticeae Mapping
Initiative (ITMI) workshop, with formal and poster presentations.
The poster and oral papers presented at the Symposium will be printed in a refereed proceedings. This will be a useful reference to people dealing with wheat genetics and breeding.
The old Magna Glacier City of Pestum, filled with Mediterranean hospitality, charm and culture, is the location of this exciting event, which is immediately followed the 8th Gluten Workshop scheduled for 8-10 September 2003 in Viterbo, Central Italy. We look forward to welcoming you to Paestum in September 2003.

Scientific Secretariat
Instituto Sperimentale Ceralicoltura
TIWGS Secretariat
Via Cassia, 176, 00191 Roma, Italy
tel: 0039-06-3295705
fax: 0039-06-36306022
e-mail: tiwg@mclink.it
Organizing Secretariat
Leader s.a.s.
Corso Garibaldi, 148, 84123 Salerno, Italy
tel: 0039-089-253170
fax: 0039-089-253238
e-mail: leadersas@tin.it
Web Symposium
www.cerealicoltura.it

Symposium in brief

Attendance requirements
At least one paper author and all speakers must attend the Symposium. Symposium
registration fee must accompany submission of the final paper or poster submission.

Badges
All delegate will be provided with a name badge to be worn throughout the Symposium.

Certificate of attendance
A Certificate of attendance will be available on the request at the registration desk on
the last day of the Symposium.

Exhibition
An exhibition will be arranged. For further information please contact the Organizing Secretariat.

Language
The official Symposium language will be English.

Proceedings
All accepted papers and poster presentations will be published in the Symposium Proceedings
distributed to participants upon registration.

Symposium activities
Symposium plenary sessions
Poster sessions
Workshops
Social programme
Social Programme for accompanying persons

Time table
April 30 Final deadline for submission of proposals
May 9 Notification of acceptance of scientific contribution
May 30 Deadline for early registration
June 16 Deadline for submission of papers
September 1 Opening of the 10th IWGS
September 6 Closing of the 10th IWGS