The 53rd EAAP Annual Meeting will be Scholarships will be awarded to young scientists

J . Hodges Livestock Production Science 67 2000 155 –204 157 to 1 September and Northern Hungary 30–31 Pers, PO Box 42, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The August. Netherlands. Tel.: 1 31-317-476-516. Fax: 1 31- A Ph.D. Course will be offered after the end of 317-426-044. Email: eaap2001wageningenpers.nl the EAAP Meeting on Computation of Random and Web: www.wageningenpers.nl eaap see page 161. Fixed Effects in Animal Breeding with the Pest Package see page 201.

2002. The 53rd EAAP Annual Meeting will be Scholarships will be awarded to young scientists

held from 1 to 4 September 2002 in Cairo, Egypt. of maximum age 30. Previous holders of scholar- This is the first time that the EAAP Annual Meeting ships cannot reapply for three years. There is a will be held outside Europe. maximum of two scholarships per country. Applica- Egypt is a land of ancient and modern cultures tions should be made through the EAAP Member with a population of 13 million. Greater Cairo Country. Details of applying for Scholarships may be includes two parts: Cairo and Giza on each side of found on page 163. the Nile river. In Giza are the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Step Pyramid of Sakkara and the Solar Registration Fees: Bark. The scientific programme will include all recent trends in science while the programme for Accompanying Persons will include visits to Phara- Participant: EURO 550 625. Accompanying onic, Coptic and Islamic museums. There will be person EURO 280 350. Post-Conference Tours to famous places of interest including Upper Egypt by boat and air where the Accommodation is available at a wide variety of ancient Pharoah culture flourished, to Hurghada for hotels with prices ranging from EURO 205 to 18 per swimming in the Red Sea and to resorts on the night for single room. Mediterranean coast. Contact addresses are as follows: The Study Commission Programme may be found Organizing Committee, c o Research Institute on page 158. for Animal Breeding and Nutrition, H-2053 Her- Information: Professor Ashraf H. Barkawi, De- ´ ´ ceghalom, Gesztenyes ut 1., Budapest. Tel.: 1 36- partment of Animal Production, Faculty of Agri- 23-319-133, ext 225. Fax: 1 36-23-319-133, ext culture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt. Tel.: 120. Email: jgundelatk.hu. Web: www.atk.hu 1 202-569-4049. Fax: 1 202-568-3188. Email: eaap2001 esapasunet.shams.eun.eg or cisemain- Official Congress Agency, AgroEurope Organiz- scc.cairo.eun.eg. Home page: esap.org.eg ¨ ¨ ¨ ing Bureau Llc., H-2100 Godollo, Pf.8. Tel.: 1 36- 28-432-987 988. Fax: 1 36-28-432-988. Email: eaapkatki.hu.

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