EAPR

On behalf of the organising committee for the forthcoming EAPR Pathology Section Meeting, I am keen to welcome you to Carlow, Ireland for our meeting to be held from 13-16 September 2010.   We have extended the deadline for abstract submission until 16 July, but encourage you to register and submit your abstracts as soon as possible to help us with planning.  You can find more information, register and submit your abstract on-line at http://www.teagasc.ie/events/EAPRpathology2010/
The EAPR are offering a limited number of Student Bursaries covering the cost of registration (reduced price accommodation at the conference hotel is also available to students).  Students who wish to apply should submit an abstract of their proposed paper (to be included in the Student Paper Competition) with confirmation of their status from their supervisor. Supervisors: please make your students aware of this!

I look forward to seeing you in Carlow,
Louise Cooke
on behalf of the EAPR Pathology Section Meeting Committee

See http://www.eapr.net/sections/pathology/ for more details.

8TH AFRICAN POTATO ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
5-9 December 2010, Cape Town, South Africa
Host: Potatoes South Africa

On behalf of the African Potato Association, Potatoes South Africa wishes to invite you to the 8th African Potato Association Conference.
The conference will be held at the Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge, Cape Town, South Africa. (The lodge is situated beneath the slopes of Table Mountain – the world famous heritage site) Visit the website www.breakwaterlodge.co.za
The conference is scheduled to take place from Sunday, 5 to Thursday, 9 December 2010.

Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes – the driving force behind food security in Africa

The provisional program for the Conference is as follows:
•    Sunday, 5 December 2010: Welcoming function
•    Monday, 6 December 2010: Registration and official program
•    Tuesday, 7 December 2010: Official program and banquet
•    Wednesday, 8 December 2010: Official program and excursion
•    Thursday, 9 December 2010: Official program and closure (It is envisaged that the Conference will close at 14:00 on Thursday, 9 December 2010.)

The cost of attending the Conference is estimated at US$ 880 (US$ 220 per day – this includes hotel accommodation, conference package, evening functions, outing and farm visit). Arrangements can be made with the Lodge for Conferees who wish to stay over. This will be for your own account.

More details:
Mr Mark Du Plessis, President: African Potato Association, mduplessis@potatoes.co.za
Dr Ben Pieterse,  Secretary: African Potato Association, bpieterse@agric.co.za
Mr Gawie Geyer, Manager: Communication Potatoes South Africa, ggeyer@potatoes.co.za

Potato Breeding after completion of the DNA Sequence of the Potato Genome, Wageningen, The Netherlands on 27–30 June 2010. Second announcment: http://www.eapr.net/sections/breeding-and-varietal-assessment/

2010 European Association of Potato Research Pathology Section meeting Carlow, Ireland, September 13-16, 2010. Second announcement: http://www.eapr.net/sections/pathology/

The Potato Association of America 94d Annual Meeting will be held Aug 15-19, 2010 in Corvallis, Oregon (USA). For more information visit the website: http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/paa2010/