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Untitled Document 33rd Session of ICAR and the INTERBULL Meeting
26-31 May 2002
The 33rd Session of ICAR (International Committee on Animal Recording) will be held from 26-31 May 2002 in Interlaken, Switzerland together with the INTERBULL meeting. The main topic of the ICAR sessions will be "Performance recording and breeder needs, marker selection,  functional traits and performance recording in developing countries". There will be sessions on: 

Information on the ICAR meeting from: Secretariat, Strandbadstrasse 44, CH-3800 Interlaken, Switzerland. Tel: +41-33-827-6182. Fax: +41-33-827-6105. Email: icar2002@bluemail.ch  Homepage:www.asrbem.ch/ICAR2002
INTERBULL meeting. The main topics will be: Estimation of genetic correlations across countries and International genetic evaluations for non-production traits. Progress reports on national genetic evaluations with reference to recent developments, data quality and validation methods; also a focus upon developing countries. Information from: Professor Jan Philipsson, email: Jan.Philipsson@hgen.slu.se and Dr. Ulf Emanuelson, email ulf.emanuelson@hgen.slu.se. Webpage: http://www.interbull.org/

Sheep and Goat Housing and Technical Developments in Sheep and Goat Management
28-30 June 2002. Hotel Reykholt, W-Iceland
This Symposium is organized by the NJF-Section VII, Agricultural Engineering, and the Nordic Sheep and Goat Council (INTERNORDEN) and will be held at Hotel Reykholt, Borgarfjörður, W-Iceland, 117 km to the north of Reykjavík. On Thursday 27 June INTERNORDEN will hold its biennial meeting where brief reports on sheep and goat production in all the Nordic countries will be presented and other matters of mutual interest will be discussed. In the evening there will be a short cultural programme. Seminar participants are welcome to attend the INTERNORDEN programme. Visits to farms, research and scenic locations will take place. Further information: Eríkur Blöndal,  Agricultural  Research  Institute,  Technical  Division, Hvanneyri, IS-311 Borgarnes, Iceland. Tel. +354-437-0123, Fax: +354-437-0130, e-mail: eirikur@rala.is and Ólafur  R. Dýrmundsson, Farmers Association of Iceland, Bændahöllin, IS-107 Reykjavík,  Iceland.  Tel: +354-563-0300/0317. Fax: +354-562-3058, e-mail: ord@bondi.is

6th Symposium on Biology of Lactation
6th Symposium on Biology of Lactation will be held during the ASAS/ADSA/CSAS Annual Meeting in Quebec City from 08.00 to 17.00 hours on 20 July 2002. Further information see Website of ASAS/ADSA/CSAS Annual Meeting: www.fass.org/quebec02

XXVII  International Conference on Animal Genetics
11 to 15 August, 2002,  Göttingen – Germany
The ICAG Conference will be held at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen from 11 to 15 August 2002. The conference gathers a cadre of international experts in molecular genetics, molecular biology and related fields. The City of Science is one of the oldest and most attractive University cities in Germany. Topics are listed in EAAP News No. 42, LPS 73 (December 2001), page 96. Information from Dr.Jan-N. Meyer, Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Albrecht-Thaerweg 3, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany. Email: jmeyer@gwdg.de Tel: +49-551-395616 Fax: +49-551-395587 or from Dr. Bertram Brenig  bbrenig@gwdg.de   Webpage: www.gwdg.de/~bbrenig/ISAG2002.html

7th World Congress on Genetics applied to Livestock Production, Montpellier
19-23 August 2002
The 7th World Congress will be held in Montpellier, France from 19-23 August 2002. Full details are given in EAAP News No. 42, LPS 73 (December 2001), pages 96-97. The Scientific Programme concerns Species, Traits and Functions; and also Breeding Programmes; 29 concurrent sessions are scheduled. The Opening Plenary Session will address "Animal Breeding and Society".  Posters, software demonstrations and a field day plus gala evening will take place. Graduate Courses are offered on "Breeding for disease resistance: uniting genetics and epidemiology"and "Basic statistical methods for longitudinal data analysis". Tours for Accompanying Persons will be available each day.
Registration: Fees in Euros: Delegates 500; Students 370; Accompanying persons 150 – children under 15 free. Information: Le Corum – Service Gestion – Palais des Congrès, Esplanade Charles de Gaulle, BP 2200, 34027 Montpellier Cedex 01, France. Tel: +33-(0)-4-6761-6761/+33-(0)-4-6761-6712. Fax: +33-(0)-4-6771-6684. Email: gestion@corum-montpellier.fr Conference webpage: http://www.wcgalp.org/

Xth International Congress of Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production (AAAP) entitled Animal Production for Food and Environmental Security. New Delhi, India, 23-29 September 2002
This Congress in New Delhi, India will be held from 23 - 29 September 2002. Full details are available in EAAP News No. 42, LPS 73 (December 2001), pages 97-98. Main topics: Production Systems, Employment Generation, Income Generation, Trade (National and International), Tariff and Non-tariff Barriers in International Trade in Livestock Products. Each plenary will include all livestock species including buffalo.
Registration in US$: Participants $350; Students and Accompanying Persons $200. Lower fees for participants from India, Bangladesh and Nepal; $55. Information: Prof. P.N.Bhat, AAAP, Flat No. 205, No. F64-C/9, Sector 40, NOIDA 201 303, Uttar Pradesh, India Fax: +91-11-8457-9627, Email: wbtnoida@vsni.net.in  or pnbhat@bol.net in Home page: www.iaapindia.com

World Association of Animal Production
World Conference, 26 – 31 October 2003.
The World Conference on Animal Production will be held from 26 – 31 October 2003 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The theme of the conference will be: Animal Production for the Well-being of the Human Population. Further information may be found on the Website of WCAP: www.wcap2003.ufrgs.br

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