VI International Conference onLegume Genetics and Genomics

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Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & ConventionCenter, Hyderabad, India

VI International Conference onLegume Genetics and Genomics

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Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, Hyderabad, India

October 2-7, 2012

Organized by

VI International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics

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Welcome!

Legumes play important role in the quality of life on human kind and form a major crop for human food, animal feed and forage. Legumes have been part of agricultural production in several continents for thousands of years. Most legumes possess seeds rich in protein, oils and starches. They have the potential to play an increasing role in alleviating these threats owing to their ability to produce, with minimal environmental damage and external energy input in the form of nitrogenous and phosphorous fertilizers. The VI ICLGG is an continuous effort of its mission to bring together scientists working on research aspects of legume biology in model species, using genetic and genomic tools, with those working on applied aspects and breeding of crop and pasture species. The meeting will focus on fundamental discoveries that extent our understanding of the unique traits of legumes and review the tools and resources and approaches including technological advances to study legume genome(s). You and your colleagues and collaborators are invited to contribute to the scientifically rich meeting and explore the historical city and the beautiful country in a pleasant weather !!

Looking forward to welcoming you in VI ICLGG in Hyderabad!

Conference Topics:

The meeting will have lead and invited presentations from the leading authorities in legumes research, contributory presentations from the selected abstracts and dedicated poster sessions as following themes:

� Next generation genomics � Nutrition � Development � Evolution and Diversity � Symbiosis � Abiotic Stress � Pathogenesis and disease resistance � Translational genomics � Genomics assisted breeding � Harnessing germplasm resources

In addition, some workshops on topical subjects are also being organized on October 2, 2012.

Featured Speakers: -

David Bertioli, Catholic University, Brazil

Doug Cook, University of California-Davis, USA

Martin Crespi, ISV-CNRS, France

Claire Domoney, JIC, UK

Jeff Doyle, Cornell University, USA

Peter Gresshoff, Queensland University, Australia

Valerie Geffroy, IBP, INRA, France

CLL Gowda, ICRISAT, India

Georgina Hernandez, UNAM, Mexico

T J Higgins, CSIRO, Australia

Sachiko Isobe, Kaduza DNA Research Institute, Japan

Scott Jackson, Purdue University, USA

Günter Kahl, Frankfurt University, Germany

Attila Kereszt, Hungarian Acad. Sci, Hungary

Suk-Ha Lee, Seoul National University, Korea

Da Luo, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Greg May, National Centre for Genome Resources, USA

Henry Nguyen, Missouri University, USA

N Nadarajan, Indian Institute of Pulse Research, India

Giles Oldroyd, John Innes Centre, UK

Jean-Marcel Ribaut Generation Challenge Program, Mexico

Jens Stougaard, Aarhus University, Denmark

Karam Singh, CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia

Richard Thompson, INRA-Dijon, France

AM Torress, IFAPA, Spain

Michael Udvardi, Noble Foundation, USA

Carroll Vance, University of Minnesota, USA

Bert Vandenberg, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

... and many more planned!

Please submit your abstract online to present your work in the exciting legume meeting. In case, your abstract is selected, you will have an opportunity to present your work as an oral presentation!

General information:

Hyderabad city:

Hyderabad is the capital city of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and the fifth largest city in India, with an ancient civilization and culture. Attached to the city is its twin, Secunderabad, which is part of Hyderabad. The twin cities, Hyderabad and Secunderabad are separated by the Hussain Sagar, an artificial lake constructed during the time of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah Wali in 1562 A.D. While AP is known as the most IT savvy state in India, Hyderabad is emerging as a major center for IT exports. The city is nearly 400 years old and is noted for its natural beauty, mosques and minarets, bazaars and bridges, hills and lakes. It is perched on the top of the Deccan Plateau, 1776 ft., above sea level, and sprawls over an area of 100 sq. miles.

Charminar, Mecca Masjid, Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Spanish Mosque, Chowmahalla Palace, Falaknuma Palace, Birla Mandir, Salar Jung Museum, Statue of Buddha amid the Hussain Sagar Lake, and several Heritage structures are some of the important tourist places in Hyderabad.

Conference Venue:

The conference will be held in Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, India.

Weather: In the month of October, weather would be pleasant as it is the end of rainy season. Average temperature in early October ranges from a mean maximum of 30° C to a mean minimum of 20° C.

Visa: Participants from abroad are requested to contact organizers for an invitation letter to apply for seeking Indian visa as early as possible. Necessary help will be extended to registered participants to avoid any delay in getting the visa.

Registration:

Registration needs to be made through online by paying registration fee through credit card or by bank transfer as indicated on the website. Regular Student (Pre- PhD) EARLY (extended upto 15 July, 2012) Indian Organization INR 9500 INR 5000 Foreign Organization US$ 400 US$ 300

Industry (India) INR 20000 Industry (International) US$1000 LATE (Before 15 Sep, 2012) Indian Organization INR 12000 INR 6000 Foreign Organization US$ 500 US$ 400

ON SITE Indian national INR 12000 INR 7000 Foreign national US$ 550 US$ 450

Accompanying Person (for all the above categories) Indian national: INR 8000 Foreign national: US$ 200

A few fellowships will be offered to young scientists from developing countries towards supporting registration and travel.

Registration fee includes:

• Shuttle service from/to airport and from/to Hotel within the vicinity of the conference venue • Welcome dinner • Coffee breaks and snacks breaks (Oct 2-7, 2012)

• Lunches for conference days (Oct 3-7, 2012) • Gala dinner

• Conference kit e.g. bag, abstract book, name tag For the accompanying person, registration fee includes the same as above except the material for the meeting.

Abstract submission: Participants are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentation. Some abstracts based on quality may be considered for Oral presentation. Abstracts will be accepted ONLY if the presenting author is registered to the conference. Instructions for abstract preparation and submission are available on the website.

Accommodation: Limited number of rooms have been reserved for the meeting participants in the Hyderabad Marriott Hotel, the Conference Venue, at a very attractive price. In addition negotiations are being made with other budget hotels in the vicinity of Conference Venue. Information about hotel tariffs and booking will be available soon on the website.

Key dates to remember: Registration

Early Bird Registration Opens January 1, 2012

Early Bird Registration Closes July 15, 2012

Registration Closes Sep 15, 2012 Abstract

Abstract Submission Opens January 1, 2012

Abstract Submission Closes July 31, 2012

Notification regarding Oral/ Poster presentation August 15, 2012 Accommodation

Accommodation Bookings Opens May 1, 2012

Accommodation Bookings Closes July 31, 2012

Patrons: William D Dar, Director General, ICRISAT S Ayyappan, Director General, ICAR Chair: Rajeev K Varshney, ICRISAT International Advisory Board: David Bertioli, Catholic University, Brazil Paula Bramel, IITA, Nigeria

Doug Cook, University of California, USA

Martin Crespi, ISV-CNRS, France

Noel Ellis, John Innes Centre, UK

Peter Gresshoff, University of Queensland, Australia

Maria Harrison, Cornell University, USA

Georgina Hernández, UNAM, Mexico

Sachiko Isobe, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Japan

Scott Jackson, University of Georgia, USA

Günter Kahl, Frankfurt University, Germany

Suk-Ha Lee, Seoul National University, Korea

Da Luo, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Teresa Milan, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

Maria Monteros, Noble Foundation, USA Lijuan Qiu, NFCRI/ ICS- CAAS, China

Karam Singh, CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia

Richard Thompson, INRA-Dijon, France

Carroll Vance, University of Minnesota, USA

Bert Vandenberg, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Organizing Committee: S K Datta, Dy. Director General-CS, ICAR, New Delhi C L L Gowda, RP Director, ICRISAT, Hyderabad H S Gupta, Director, IARI, New Delhi D A Hoisington, Dy. Director General, ICRISAT, Hyderabad J B Misra, Director, DGR, Junagadh S Nadarajan, Director, IIPR, Kanpur A Pal, Sr. Professor, Bose Institute, Kolkatta N K Singh, BP Pal Chair, NRCPB, New Delhi S K Srivastava, Director, DSR, Indore A K Tyagi, Director, NIPGR, New Delhi Congress Secretariat: Chair, VI ICLGG, Center of Excellence in Genomics, Building # 300, ICRISAT, Patancheru- 502 324, A.P. INDIA Email: ICLGG2012@gmail.com r.k.varshney@cgiar.org Phones +91 40 30713305/3387 Fax +91 40 30713074/3075