Emerging
Opportunities for the Mass Production & Quality Assurance of Invertebrates
Bangalore,
India
November 6 - 8, 2013
Second
Announcement
Joint
Meeting of:
IOBC Global Working Group
on Mass Rearing and Quality Assurance (MRQA)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Society for Biocontrol Advancement (SBA), India
International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA), Invertebrate
Biocontrol Agents Group
Hosted
by:
National Bureau of Agriculturally
Important Insects (ICAR), Bangalore, India
Venue:
The workshop will be held at
the Mövenpick Hotel & Spa in Bangalore, India. The program will
consist of invited papers presenting an overview of selected topics grouped
in organized symposia and contributed presentations on the different aspects
of arthropod rearing as it relates to production and quality control grouped
in poster sessions. There will also be an organized excursion to the NBAII
research facilities.
Organizing
Committee:
Dr. S. Ayyappan (DG ICAR
& Secretary, DARE)
Dr. S. K. Datta (DDG Crop Science, ICAR)
Dr. N. K. Krishna Kumar (DDG Horticulture, ICAR)
Dr. T. P. Rajendran (ADG Plant Protection, ICAR)
Dr. A. Verghese (Director NBAII)
Dr. P. De Clercq (IOBC-MRQA Co-Convenor)
Dr. T. Coudron (IOBC-MRQA Co-Convenor)
Mr. A. Parker (IAEA)
Organizing Secretaries
Dr. Chandish R. Ballal, NBAII
Dr. T. Venkatesan, NBAII
Dr. Y. Lalitha, NBAII
Local organizing
committee at NBAII
Dr. J. Poorani
Dr. M. Pratheepa
Dr. Ankita Gupta
Dr. G. Sivakumar
Dr. N. Bakthavatsalam
Dr. S. K. Jalali
Dr. Sunil Joshi
Dr. P. Sreeramakumar
Dr. Prashanth Mohanraj
Dr. K. Srinivasamurthy
Dr. A. N. Shylesha
Dr. B. Ramanujam
Dr. R. Rangeswaran
Dr. M. Nagesh
Dr. T. M. Shivalingaswamy
Dr. Deepa Bhagat
Dr. K. J. David
Dr. M. Mohan
Dr. Y. Mahesh
Dr. Jagadeesh Patil
Mrs. B. L. Lakshmi
Registration:
Basic
Registration:
- Early registration for
IOBC members before September 1, 2013: 56 EUR
- Late registration for IOBC members (between September 1 and October
31, 2013): 64 EUR
- Early registration for
non-IOBC members before September 1, 2013: 85 EUR
- Late registration for non-IOBC
members (between September 1 and October 31, 2013): 93 EUR
Optional
Events:
-
Excursion to Mysore, to be organized during the workshop
For online
registration please visit:
http://www.tinyurl.com/MRQA2013/
Program
- Call for Posters:
The objectives of this workshop
are to address quality and assessment protocols, rearing invertebrates
for biocontrol and other emerging applications, and societal and legal
issues associated with mass rearing invertebrates. The scope of the
workshop includes all issues related to the rearing of entomophagous
and phytophagous insects and mites, and entomopathogenic nematodes,
and to principles and practices of quality assurance.
The program will consist
of invited oral presentations as part of organized symposia and submitted
papers presented in poster format. All presenters, both oral and posters,
are asked to provide an abstract that will be part of the proceedings
of the workshop. Papers will serve as a basis for discussion and exchange,
with the final aim of improving collaboration among scientists and practitioners.
To
submit an abstract please email: iobcmrqa13thworkshop@gmail.com
stating under which symposium
theme you wish to be considered and the title. Your request will be
forwarded to the session organizer who will send you details of the
poster format and an abstract form.
Symposia:
- Development and validation
of protocols for invertebrate mass rearing and quality assurance
- Mass rearing invertebrates
for:
• Management of arthropod pests
• Veterinary and medical field applications
• Production of microbial biocontrol agents
- Biocontrol in high value
and export crops and new emerging markets
- Legal and ethical issues
associated with mass rearing invertebrates
Excursion:
There will be an organized
tour of the NBAII research facilities as part of this workshop on 6
November, followed by the congress dinner.
Meals:
Light lunch will be provided
to the participants on 6 and 7 November, as part of the registration
fee. The congress dinner (without bar facilities) will be provided by
NBAII and will be organized on 6 November and will take place following
a tour of NBAII.
Hotel
Accomodation :
The Mövenpick Hotel
& Spa, Bangalore (http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com/en/asia/india/bangalore/hotel-bangalore/overview/)
will serve as the meeting site and also has some rooms available for
attendees. Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations.
A list of hotels with indicative room rates can be found here.
Exhibitors
and Sponsorships:
Institutes or companies that
wish to reserve display space are kindly requested to contact the local
organizers at iobcmrqa13thworkshop@gmail.com
no later than 1 September. Any request received after this date will
not be considered.
Financial
Assistance for Young IOBC Members and Scientists from Developing Countries:
IOBC MRQA has limited funds
to award assistance to young scientists and scientists from developing
countries who are IOBC members and are presenting a paper or poster
at the workshop. An application can be made through the online registration
webpage.
For
Additional Information:
Please direct all questions
concerning the practicalities of the Workshop to iobcmrqa13thworkshop@gmail.com
For
the proceedings of previous workshops see Proceedings
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