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15th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CENTRE FOR FERTILIZERS

15^th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CENTRE FOR FERTILIZERS

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

Fertilizers and Fertilization for Sustainability in Agriculture: the First World meets the Third World - Challenges for the Future

27-30 September 2004

Pretoria

South Africa

Jointly organized by:

The Department of Plant Production and Soil Science

University of Pretoria

and

The International Scientific Centre for Fertilizers

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

In South Africa today, as a microcosm of the whole world, there are two different “worlds” when agriculture is considered. In the one, agricultural products are produced on a large commercial scale and producers have access to fertilizers through access to credit, adequate profits, and knowledge. In the other, subsistence and small-scale farmers produce little or just enough to sustain their families due to environmental constraints and inadequate access to fertilizers, credit, knowledge, etc. Where agriculture contributes only about 4% of the GDP, the majority of the population of South Africa is highly dependent on it in different forms (commercial through subsistence). Together with the challenge of introducing and maintaining sustainable agricultural practices, many rural communities face the challenge to increase fertilizer use to better their livelihoods. The major topics of the symposium will therefore be:

Developments in commercial fertilizer materials
Fertilizers from industrial by-products and waste materials
Organic-fertilizer use and technology in agriculture
Fertilization, environmental quality and sustainability
Fertilizer use in precision agriculture
Advanced aspects of macro- and micronutrient fertilization
Fertilization and food quality
Fertilization related to food security and improved rural livelihoods
Challenges related to inadequate access to fertilizers

OBJECTIVE OF THE SYMPOSIUM

The objective of the symposium is to bring together scientists from South Africa and the rest of the world to discuss different aspects concerning fertilizer use. At the end of the symposium it is hoped that delegates will leave having shared ideas, having contributed to the body of knowledge concerning fertilizer use, and having made friends and contacts for future research and the sharing of knowledge.

HONORARY COMMITTEE:

Robin Barnard (Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Agricultural Research Council)

Giel Laker (Retired – University of Pretoria)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Johan van der Waals (Chairman)

Lizelle Adams (UP)

Christelle Botha (UP)

Chris de Jager (UP)

Diana Marais (UP)

Hendrik Smith (UP)

CIEC SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD:

Christian Hera, President of CIEC (Romania)

Ewald Schnug, Deputy President (Planing) of CIEC (Germany)

Georges Hofman, Deputy President (Members) of CIEC (Belgium)

Tamas Nemeth, Secretary General of CIEC (Hungary)

Silvia Haneklaus, Deputy Secretary General of CIEC (Germany)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:

John Annandale (UP)

Robin Barnard (Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Agricultural Research Council)

Andries Claassens (UP)

Chris du Preez (University of the Free State)

Piet Hammes (UP)

Nico Labuschagne (UP)

Giel Laker (Retired – UP)

Monique Salomon (Farmer Support Group, University of Natal)

Puffy Soundy (UP)

Sylvain Perret (UP)

Further members to be announced later

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE SYMPOSIUM

All proceedings will be conducted in English only. Delegates have to ensure that all papers and presentations are in English before the commencement of the symposium as there will be no translation facilities.

ABSTRACTS

Delegates are invited to submit English abstracts of no more than 300 words (excluding titles and author details).

All page margins should be one inch.
All text should be 12-point font and Times New Roman with 1.5 line spacing.
The TITLE should be short, concise, and indicative of the abstract. CAPITALIZE and BOLD all letters in the title and centre.
The Author’s name should follow the title (allow two open lines between title and author name and author name and abstract body). The name should be in bold, but not capitalized. Use an asterisk (*) after the name to indicate the corresponding author. If the corresponding author and the presenter of the paper are different, please indicate. Author names and addresses should be centred.
Provide an e-mail address and postal address of the corresponding author.
Abstract body should be justified left and right. The word “Abstract” should be directly above the body of the abstract.

The submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and the decision will be forwarded to the corresponding author before April 15, 2004.

SYMPOSIUM TOURS

Details to be supplied in second announcement.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Circulation of second announcement – before January 30, 2004

Submission of abstracts: March 31, 2004

Submission of full papers (for publication): May 31, 2004

Early registration payment: May 31, 2004

REGISTRATION

(Please complete the attached form and return to the address provided below)

Full registration:

Early (Before July 31, 2004) R 1 500

At symposium R 2 300

Student registration:

Early (Before July 31, 2004) R 1 000

At symposium R 1 600

(US $ 1.00 ≈ R 7.00)

SECRETERIAT

Johan van der Waals OR Lizelle Adams

Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria

Pretoria

0002

South Africa

Fax: +27 12 420 3221

E-mail: [email protected]

Johan van der Waals

Phone: +27 12 420 3214

E-mail: [email protected]

Lizelle Adams

Phone: +27 12 420 3879

E-mail: [email protected]

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27-30 September, 2004

Pretoria, South Africa

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