updated 02.03.2005

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THE ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE
CHARACTERISATION AND CONSERVATION OF
CROP, FORESTRY, ANIMAL AND FISHERY GENETIC RESOURCES

International Workshop

Villa Gualino, Torino - 5-7 March 2005

SATURDAY / 5 March / afternoon

13.00
Registration

SESSION I:
Status of the world's agro-biodiversity

14.00
Status of the world's livestock genetic resources
Ricardo Cardellino, Animal Production Service, FAO, Rome, Italy

14.40
Global overview of crop genetic resources
Brad Fraleigh, Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service, FAO, Rome, Italy

15.20
Status of the world's fishery genetic resources
Devin Bartley, Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service, FAO, Rome, Italy

16.00 Coffee break

16.30
Efforts towards achieving a global status of forest genetic resources
Pierre Sigaud, Forest Resources Development Service, FAO, Rome, Italy

17.10 General discussion

SESSION II:
Use of biotechnology for conservation of genetic resources

8.30
Status of cryopreservation and reproduction technologies in animals and its relevance for conservation strategies
Sipke Joost Hiemstra, Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN) of Wageningen University, The Nederlands

9.10
Use of molecular markers and other information for sampling germplasm to create an animal genebank
Henner Simianer, Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Goettingen, Germany

9.50
Status of cryopreservation technologies in plants (crops and forest trees)
Bart Panis, Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, K.U. Leuven, Belgium
Maurizio Lambardi, CNR, IVALSA/Trees and Timber Institute, Florence, Italy

10.30 Coffee break

10.50
Molecular marker-based analysis for crop germplasm preservation
Sergio Lanteri, University of Turin, Italy
Gianni Barcaccia, University of Padua, Italy

11.30
The role of biotechnology in the conservation, sustainable use and genetic enhancement of bioresources in fragile ecosystems
Prashanth S.Raghavan, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India

12.10
Gene flow between crops and their wild progenitors
Roberto Papa, Faculty of Agriculture, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

12.50
Molecular analysis of genebanks for sustainable conservation and increased use of crop genetic resources
Marcio Elias Ferreira, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia, Brazil

13.30 lunch

POSTER SESSION

15.00 - 17.30
Discussion

SESSION III:
Presentation of the ECONOGENE project results

8.30
Biotechnology and biodiversity in the EU framework programmes for research
John Claxton, Directorate General Research, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

8.50
Overview of Econogene, an European project that integrates genetics, socio-economics and geo-statistics for the sustainable conservation of sheep and goat genetic resources
Paolo Ajmone Marsan, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Piacenza, Italy

9.10
Evolutionary and demographic history of sheep and goats suggested by nuclear, mt-DNA and Y chromosome markers
Johannes A. Lenstra, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

9.50
Detection of signatures of selection/adaptation in a set of sheep and goat candidate genes
Gordon Luikart, University Joseph Fourier et CNRS, Grenoble, France

10.30 Coffee break

11.00
Genetics and socio-economics: estimating the value of diversity
Jutta Roosen, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany

11.40
Combining biotechnologies and GISciencies to contribute to sheep and goat genetic resources conservation
Stephane Joost, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland

12.20
Strategies for integrating husbandry, genetics, geographic and socio-economic data for sustainable conservation
Mike Bruford, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

13.00 Lunch

MONDAY / 7 March / afternoon

SESSION IV:
Genetic characterisation of populations and its use in conservation decision-making

14.00
Genetic characterisation of populations and its use in conservation decision making
in fish
Craig Primmer, Department of Biology, University of Turku, Finland

14.40
Genetic diversity in forest tree populations and conservation: analysis of neutral and adaptive variation
Giovanni G. Vendramin, Plant Genetic Institute, CNR, Florence, Italy
Michele Morgante, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Udine, Italy

15.20
Genetic characterisation of populations and its use in conservation decision making in livestock
Olivier Hanotte and Han Jianlin, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya

16.00 Coffee break

16.30
Genetic characterisation and its use in conservation decision-making in crops
M. Carmen de Vicente and Felix Guzman, International Plant Genetic Resource Institute, Cali, Colombia

17.10 General discussion

17.50 Closure

Prof. Sergio Lanteri
DiVaPRA, Plant Genetics and Breeding,
University of Turin, I
e-mail: sergio.lanteri@unito.it

Prof. Luigi Monti
Dept of Soil, Plant and Environmental Sciences,
University of Naples, Italy
e-mail: lmonti@unina.it

Dr Andrea Roberto Sonnino
Research and Technological Development Service
FAO of the UN, Rome, I
e-mail: andrea.sonnino@fao.org

Prof. Fabio Veronesi
Dept. of Plant Biology and Agroenvironmental Biotechnologies
University of Perugia, I
e-mail: veronesi@unipg.it

Organisers
The FAO Working Group on Biotechnology > http://www.fao.org/biotech/index.asp
Fondazione per le Biotecnologie > http://www.fobiotech.org)
ECONOGENE project > http://lasig.epfl.ch/projets/econogene/
Società Italiana di Genetica Agraria > http://www.siga.unina.it

Congress Location
Villa Gualino Congress Center
Viale Settimio Severo, 63 - 10133 Torino, Italy

Registration fee
Registration fee is € 140.00 + VAT 20% (for a total of € 168,00) net of any bank charge.
It includes:
- Conference kit
- Participation to all sessions
- Proceedings of workshop
- Attendance certificate
- 5 Coffee breaks

For any meal at Villa Gualino a self-service coupon can be bought at € 13,00 each at the reception.

Reduced registration fee (€ 100.00 + VAT 20% for a total of 120,00) is possible for researchers and students aged 32 years or less
(send a copy of your ID while registering)

 Deadline for applications: February 25th, 2005.

Payment modalities
Bank wire transfer headed to:
Fondazione per le Biotecnologie
Bank: Istituto Bancario S. Paolo di Torino
Branch: Agenzia 01
Bank Address: C.so Re Umberto I, 51/53 - 10128 Torino, Italy
Account number: 100000104365
CAB: 1001
ABI: 1025
CIN: C
SWIFT code: IBSPITTM501

Cancellations
Written cancellations must be submitted to the Organising Secretariat not later than February 20th, 2005.
In this case 70% of the registration fee will be refunded; no refunds will be given for cancellation requests presented after the above mentioned date.

Poster session
Those participants who want to present a poster in the dedicated session, will have to submit an abstract by January 20, 2005 to the following address: mail@fobiotech.org.
Please send the abstract only by e-mail as attached word file.
T he Scientific Committe will read and select the abstracts received by the deadline.
All selected abstracts will be included in the book of proceedings.
Authors will be notified within February 2, 2005.

Instructions for abstracts preparation
The Proceedings will be distributed at the Conference. It is essential, therefore, that these instructions are followed exactly. Each contribution must comprise TWO PAGES only, and should fill the pages as nearly as possible. Abstracts lay-out should correspond to the following: Summary (maximum 5 lines), text (including introduction, materials, methods, results, etc.), 5 keywords and 5 References. All contributions must be in English and S.I. units should be used. The abstracts should fit in A4-size (297 x 210 mm) paper, using single line spacing and Times New Roman 12-point font type-size. Please keep a margin of 30 mm at the top of the page and 25 mm at bottom, right and left margins of the page. The title of the abstract should appear in higher case and bold type. There should be one line spaces between title and authors names followed by a 2-line space before the text starts. There should be one line spaces between sections. Between heading of a section and text no space. Indicate the session your abstract refers to. Do not use page numbers. Figures and Tables in greyscale may be included and they should be presented in the body of the text. Abstracts should be submitted as Word electronic file through e-mail or diskette
The deadline for abstract submission is January 20th, 2005.
Any contributions received after this date will not appear in the Proceedings and the abstract will not be accepted for presentation at the Conference.

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The deadline for abstract submission is January 20th, 2005.

Poster format
Posters must be portrait format. The maximum accepted dimensions for the posters is 90 cm (width) X 120 cm (height).
Fastening material will be made available by the Organising Secretariat and no other material will be allowed in order to avoid panels damaging.
Posters will be hanging for all conference duration.

Hotel accommodation
Contact the Organising Secretariat for suggestions.

Language
Official language of the Workshop is English.
Translation will not be provided.

Deadlines
Abstract for poster session: January 20th, 2005
Registration: February 25th, 2005

Organising Secretariat
Fondazione per le Biotecnologie
Viale Settimio Severo, 63 - 10133 TORINO (I)
Phone +39 011 6600187
Fax +39 011 6600708
e-mail: mail@fobiotech.org

updated 02.03.2005

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