| Global  Update
A Newsletter from Global Agriculture Programs, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University |
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World Food Prize
The annual World Food Prize International Symposium will be held October
12-14, 2005, in Des Moines, Iowa. This year's symposium, "The Dual
Global Challenges of Malnutrition and Obesity," will feature presentations
by experts from around the globe. Leading research scientists and medical
professionals will participate, as well as those at the forefront of
setting the policy agenda on nutritional requirements. The symposium
coincides with the awarding of the $250,000 World Food Prize to Dr.
Modadugu Gupta.
ISU Faculty, staff and students may attend at a reduced registration cost of $100. Contact the World Food Prize to obtain a copy of the required special registration form.
For more information and registration: www.worldfoodprize.org/Symposium/2005/index.htm
2005 Borlaug Lecture
The 2005 Norman Borlaug Lecture, "Celebrating Science and Its Application"
will be presented by William Foege, on Monday, October 17, 2005, at
8:00 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Iowa State University Memorial Union.
For more information: www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/680
22nd Annual World Food Day
The 22nd Annual World Food Day teleconference is scheduled for October
14, 2005, from noon to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. This year’s theme
is “Reflections on Fighting Hunger: Roads Not Taken; Goals Not
Met; the Journey Ahead.” For more information, please contact
Joyce Greving, 294-3079, jagrevin@iastate.edu.
The Board of International Food and Agricultural
Development (BIFAD) Open Forum
In conjunction with the World Food Prize Symposium,
BIFAD will hold an open forum on "Agriculture and Nutrition: Roles
and Links to Countering HIV/AIDS" at the Marriott Hotel, Iowa Ballroom
(2nd Floor), 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. There is no charge and the forum
is open to the public. For more information www.worldfoodprize.org/Symposium/2005/WedSpkrs.htm
NSF Announces EAPSI Graduate Research Summer
Institutes
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced it is seeking applicants
for its East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) in the following
areas:
· Biological Sciences
· Computer and Information Science and Engineering
· Education and Human Resources
· Engineering
· Geosciences
· Mathematical and Physical Sciences
· Polar Research
· Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Full proposal deadline date: December 13, 2005
For more information: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284
International Visitors to the College of Agriculture
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Bulgaria
Serbia
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