Past Events from February 4, 2019 – October 8, 2019 – Page 9 – CIMMYT Past Events from February 4, 2019 – October 8, 2019 – Page 9 – CIMMYT

Basic Wheat Improvement Course 2019

Ciudad Obregón Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico

The Basic Wheat Improvement Course (BWIC) is a unique professional development opportunity for early career scientists in the public and private sectors. Major focus of the course will be practical aspects of breeding methodologies (70%), with some general reviews (30%) on plant breeding, pathology, physiology, wheat quality, etc.

$10,500

Seeds of Change Conference

University of Canberra 11 Kirninari Street, Bruce, ACT, Australia

An interdisciplinary conference for researchers and practitioners in all fields of agriculture (including food/commodity/cash crops, subsistence/semi-subsistence sectors, supply chains, forestry, fisheries, and water management), focused on gender equality through agricultural research for development

A$300 – A$500

19th ICC Conference 2019

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Muthgasse 18, Wien, Austria

At the 19th ICC Conference 2019, scientists will share the latest developments in cereal science and technology.

€ 160 – € 620

11th Information Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) Conference

Speke Resort Munyonyo Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda

The 11th Information Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) Conference brings together hundreds of public, private and civil society organizations, eager to share practical insights on applying digital technology to development, humanitarian, and conservation challenges.

$200 – $1000

Conservation agriculture-based innovation systems

CIMMYT HQ Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, Mexico

This course allows participants to become familiar with different aspects of innovation systems (hubs) and provides tools to foster these systems. Emphasis is given to conservation agriculture-based technologies for both irrigated and rainfed conditions: reduced tillage, soil cover by crop residue or crops and crop diversification.

$6,800

IGC Grains Conference 2019

Congress Centre 28 Great Russell Street, London, United Kingdom

The twenty-eighth IGC Grains Conference will highlight the key challenges facing the international grains and oilseed industry.

£670 – £770

CIMMYT at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2019

Annexet and Quality Hotel Globe Arenaslingan 7, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden

Natalia Palacios Rojas will participate in the side event "Road testing healthy diets: Perspectives from the Global South" on June 14.

Statistical Analysis of Genetic and Phenotypic Data for Breeders

CIMMYT HQ Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, Mexico

Through lectures, practices and discussions, you will learn: Basic concepts about Generalized Linear Mixed Models; Basic quantitative genetic concepts applied in Genome Selection and Plant Breeding; Analysis of genetic data, data management, diversity analysis, genome wide association studies.

$400

1st International Wheat Congress (IWC)

TCU Place 35 22 St E, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

The Congress is the first meeting of its kind. It will include a balanced program encompassing six areas of wheat research.

Can$600 – Can$1800

Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue

Kigali Convention Center KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda

The meeting will facilitate engagement between key stakeholders to galvanize unified action around adaptation of Africa’s agriculture and food systems to climate change.

African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2019

Accra Accra, Ghana

The theme of AGRF 2019 will be "Grow Digital: Leveraging digital transformation to drive sustainable food systems in Africa."

Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture

AYANA Resort and Spa Jl. Karang Mas Sejahtera, Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia

Since the term climate-smart agriculture (CSA) was coined in 2010, the biannual global science conferences on CSA have emerged as the key global forum for scientific exchange to underpin CSA implementation.

$250 – $600