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51st ANNUAL MEETING OF EAAP, THE end at the Joint Conference Party in Amsterdam with
HAGUE, 2000 buses back to The Hague.
Plans are well advanced now for the 51st EAAP Organizing Committee EAAP 2000: c o S. van
Annual Meeting in The Hague, The Netherlands der Beek, CR Delta, PO Box 454, 6800 AL Arnhem,
from 21–24 August with the special theme ‘‘Inter- The
Netherlands. Tel.:
1 31-26-3898791. Fax: action between Research and Innovation’’. Key
1 31-26-3898777. E-mail: eaap2000alg.vf.wau.nl information and contacts are given below. Other
Website: http: eaap2000.wau.nl
details of the meeting may be found in EAAP News No
. 36, LPS 62 in December 1999 on pages 67 –68. Congress Agency for Registration only: c o Bernie
Brilman PCO BV, Huygensstraat 1, 2271 BV Voor- burg, The Netherlands. Tel.: 1 31-70-387-0070. Fax:
Scientific programme
1 31-70-386-3372. E-mail: eaap2000bbpco.nl The Revised Scientific Schedule for the meeting
Book of Abstracts: c o A.F.M.Jacobs, Wageningen may be found in EAAP News No
. 35, LPS 61
Pers, PO Box 42, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Nether-
August 1999, page 82. An update on individual
lands. Tel.: 1 31-317-47-6516. Fax: 1 31-317-42-
Study Commission sessions is given on pages 70 –
6044. E-mail:
eaap2000wageningenpers.nl
73 of EAAP News No. 36, LPS 62 December
WWW.WageningenPers.nl eaap eaap2000
1999. Registration details: The most important point is to
2000 JOINT CELEBRATION MILLENNIUM register NOW as the Registration fees increase after
MEETING OF EAAPASAS ADSA
31 May 2000. Early and late registration fees for Participants are Euro 500 625; and for Accom-
This Joint Celebration will be held in two parts. panying Persons Euro 250 375. See below for
From 24–28 July 2000 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA registration address.
at the combined meeting of ASAS American Socie- ty of Animal Science and ADSA American Dairy
Accompanying Persons Programme: A two-day
Science Association and from 21 to 24 August in programme will take place on Monday 21 and
The Hague at the EAAP Annual Meeting thus Tuesday 22 August 2000. On Monday the tour will
bringing together animal scientists from both sides of visit Amsterdam and on Tuesday Delft, The Hague.
the Atlantic. Information on the Baltimore meeting is Full details are available in the EAAP 2000 booklet
available at ASAS: Tel.: 1 1-301-571-1875. Fax: from the Organizers, together with Registration
1 1-301-571-1837. E-mail: ellenbassochq.org Forms and Programme.
Both at the meeting in Baltimore and in The Hague two plenary talks will be given related to the
Reduced Fee and Courses For Graduate Students
common theme ‘‘Interaction between Research and
at EAAP-2000: HURRY . . . A 50 reduction in fee
Innovation’’. The speakers are: Prof. Dr. G. van is available for 100 Ph.D. students that submit an
Dijk, Director of the NCR National Co-operative accepted abstract. Ph.D. courses of one week length
Council for
Agriculture and
Horticulture, The
will be organized in the week preceding EAAP-2000 Netherlands on the topic of ‘‘Governance of innova-
Application should be completed by 15 April 2000. tion in animal production: New roles for science,
Further details on the EAAP-2000 at the Website or business and the public sector’’. The US Speaker is
the Organizing Committee given below. Dr. H.D.Cleberg, Kansas City, MO, President and
Conference Tour: The Conference Tour will take Chief Executive Officer of Farmland Industries, Inc
place on Wednesday 23 August with a variety of on the topic: ‘‘Scientific information transfer as a
tours to different locations. All the Conference Tours source for new products to society’’.
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SATELLITE SYMPOSIA ASSOCIATED WITH nologies concerning lactation in farm animals. The
THE EAAP ANNUAL MEETING IN THE main themes of the 2000 Workshop are:
HAGUE. •
Practical and fundamental aspects of milk ejec- tion;
Elsevier EAAP Workshop, The Hague 2000 on
• Prolactin: mechanism and function;
Preparing and Presenting Scientific Papers
• Milk protein synthesis in high yielding dairy
cows; The Elsevier EAAP Workshop on writing and
• Regulation of milk fat synthesis and milk fat for
presenting scientific papers, that was highly ap- human health.
¨ preciated in Warsaw 1998 and in Zurich 1999, will
be held also in connection with the EAAP meeting in Information: Antonella Baldi, Animal Nutrition Insti-
The Hague in 2000, at the Netherlands Congress tute, University of Milan, Trentacoste, 2 20133
Centre on Saturday 19 August from 08.30 to 17.30 Milan,
Italy. Fax:
1 39-2-2140745. E-mail:
hours. abaldiunimi.it Local organizer: Kerst Stelwagen,
The Workshop is aimed at young scientists and Research Station for Cattle, Sheep and Horse Hus-
others interested in the quality of their scientific bandry, PO Box 2176, Runderweg 6, 8203 AD
communications. It will be led by Dr Michael Lelystad, The Netherlands. Fax: 1 31-320-241-584.
Grossman USA, Dr Birgitta Malmfors Sweden E-mail: k.stelwagenpr.agro.nl
and Dr Phil Garnsworthy UK and includes lectures, discussions and group activities on:
The Use of Information and Communication Technology ICT in Teaching and Learning in
• Techniques for scientific writing
Animal Sciences
• Oral presentation
• Poster presentation
This Satellite Symposium will be held on Sunday •
Scientific communication in a university cur- 20 August 2000 at the Netherlands Congress Centre,
riculum The Hague. The aim is to:
Registration for participation in the Workshop is •
Examine the potential of ICT to support open and made on the EAAP-2000 registration form. The
distance learning environments in animal science; number of participants will be restricted to 30. Please
• Disseminate good practice in the use of ICT in
note that only the first 30 applicants will be accepted student learning;
and will receive a confirmation notice, which will be •
Initiate a Network of lecturers for co-operation in needed to attend the workshop. The workshop fee is
ICT based learning materials in animal science. 100 EURO when registration is done before 31 May
Participants will be involved in Case Studies. Regis- 2000 150 EURO after 31 May. For further in-
tration before after 31 May Euro 100 150. formation please contact Dr Phil Garnsworthy, Uni-
Information: Dr. Simon Heath, Centre for CBL in versity of Nottingham. Fax: 1 44 115 951 6060.
Land Use and Environmental Sciences CLUES, E-mail: Phil.Garnsworthynottingham.ac.uk
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 5UA, UK. Tel.: 1 44-1224-273-755. Fax: 1 44-1224-273-752.
E-mail: cluesabdn.ac.uk.
Web: http:
Biology of Lactation in Farm Animals: Fifth Joint
www.clues.abdn.ac.uk:8080
EAAPASAS Workshop
This Workshop will be held on 19 and 20 August Cumulative Gas Production in Feed Evaluation
2000 in The Hague in advance of the EAAP for Ruminants and in Studying the Behaviour of
Meeting. The aim is to bring together animal sci- the GIT Microflora
entists from around the world and provide them with the latest research philosophy, discoveries and tech-
This Symposium will be held on 18 and 19 August
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2000 at Wageningen Agricultural University, The FAO-ICAR Buffalo Workshop, 17 May 2000
Netherlands. The aim is to discuss the role the gas production technique can play in current feed evalua-
In association with the May 2000 ICAR Confer- tion, in future dynamic systems of feed evaluation
ence in Slovenia, a Joint FAO-ICAR Buffalo Work- and in elucidating the role of the GIT microflora and
shop will be held on 17 May 2000 in the location of other applications. The Registration fee is Euro 150
the ICAR Meeting entitled ‘‘Animal Recording for and includes coffee tea, a dinner on Friday night,
Improved Breeding and Management Strategies of lunch on Saturday and a copy of the Proceedings.
Buffaloes’’. During this session, the major problems Information:
Eddie Deaville.
E-mail: concerning the improved use of recording data and
eddie.deavilleadas.co.uk or Barbara Williams E- the breeding practices will be depicted and analyzed.
mail: barbara.williamsalg.vv.wau.nl or John Cone Specialist input from INTERBULL will also be
E-mail: j.w.coneid.dlo.nl or from: BSAS, PO Box available to make recommendations and an action
3, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0RZ, UK. Tel.: 1 44- plan for improvement of the buffalo. Information
131-445-4508. Fax: 1 44-131-535-3120. E-mail:
from the
organizers of
the ICAR
Meeting: bsased.sac.ac.uk. http: www.bsas.org.uk
Groblje 3, 1230 Domzale, Slovenia. Tel.: 1 386- 61-711701.
Fax: 1 386-61-721-005.
E-mail: marija.klopcicbfro.uni-lj.si
FUTURE EAAP ANNUAL MEETINGS FAO Buffalo Research Network ICAR Buffalo
2001. The 52nd EAAP Annual Meeting will be Recording Group
