ISCN News and Information

Monday, May 2, 2011

Loss of Friend to ISCN

It is with great sadness that I share that our dear friend, Peter Jurisich of New Zealand passed away last week. I will always remember Peter as he is pictured below. A floppy hat, brilliant grin with a mischevious glint in his eye. He was a passionate man and we were fortunate that one of his passions was the citrus nursery business! Peter, you will be missed....

Monday, April 18, 2011

Pre-Congress form

Catalina Anderson has provided the following information for payment of the Pre-Congress tour in Uruguay. Please pass along to interested parties. If you would like a copy of the form, please e-mail rsmith@griffithfarms.com or the e-mail below. The form can't be posted in the blog, but the following is the information on the form. Pre-tour Uruguay ( 8th to 11th June 2011) Double basis per person US$ 840 Twin bed One bed Single basis per person US$ 1195 Note: Bookings after 7th May cannot guarantee room at the Sheraton Hotel (other hotel arrangement will be made) PAYMENT : (Please select option) ( ) 1. Credit card information ( please print in capital letters) I authorize Congresos & Reuniones to charge to my credit card the amount of U$S (American dollars ) Name of Passanger: Cardholder: Card Number: Expiry Date: I ssuing Bank: Safety Code : (3 or 4 digits at front or back of card) E-mail: Address: Phone: ( ) Mobile ( ) Cardholder’s signature: Passport or ID Number: ( )2. Bank Draft : Bank: Banco Itaú – Account No.: 8069353 in USD – Account Holder: Gabriela Rohr Bank Address : Zabala 1463 – Montevideo – Uruguay (Main Branch) ABA 026009593 - Swift: ITAUUYMM (Please send bank deposit slip by fax) ( ) 3. Western Union: Please contact registrations@congresos-rohr.com PLS SEND THIS FORM BY FAX TO +598 2 9168902 OR SCANNED TO registrations@congresos-rohr.com

Thursday, April 14, 2011

FAO Announcement from ISCN President Paco

I am pleased to inform you that the FAO coordinator (Francesco Gibbi) has been visiting the Argentinean Ministry of Agriculture during this week and accepted my proposal to hold the RIAC/IANET workshop in Tucuman (Argentina) as the site for the RIAC/IANET workshop. Thus, those who have already taken their international travel flights, should not worry about changing dates, and will have the opportunity to participate in the RIAC/IANET workshop .

The plan is as follows: RIAC members will join our field visits the 15th of June, as ISCN Congress presentations on the 16th, and will continue on the 17th all day and maybe the morning of the 18th for final conclusions .

The FAO confernce may be using the Catalinas Park Hotel and the same halls oas the ISCN Congress, if an agreement on costs is reached. RIAC/IANET is negotiating with the hotel and local organization.

However, all participating in the POST-Congress in Chile, they need a full traveling day: from Tucuman to Buenos Aires, change to the International airport and take another flight to Santiago de Chile. There are no direct flights from Tucuman to Santiago de Chile, and the road route that was considered initially has been ruled by the distance (about 1500 km) and the risk of roads closed by snow and ice.

Please consult the Congress website frequently, which has been updated with Pre and Post Congress information.

Up to now 90 participants have been registered, so I hope to get around 250 to 300 in Tucuman. From AVASA we'll be 8 to 10 (Pre+C+post).

Paco

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Pre-Congress Specifics Announced

Catalina Anderson has provided information on the Pre Congress Tour (Uruguay)- June 8 -11, 2011

WEDNESDAY 8
Arrival in Uruguay - Check in at hotel in Montevideo.
6 - 7 pm - Registration of participants

THURSDAY 9
8 -10 am – Institutional presentations: MGAP, INIA, INASE, DGSA, Montevideo
10 - 11:30 am- Transfer to INASE, Pando
11:30 am to 1:00 pm- Visit to INASE facilities. Technical presentation.
2 – 3 pm- Lunch.
3 – 6 pm – Visit to the Citrus Nursery Milagro SA.
6-7 pm - Return to the Hotel (Montevideo)
9:30 pm. Welcome Dinner .

FRIDAY 10
8 - 9 am - Check out of Hotel
9 – 11 am- Packinghouse visit. Montevideo.
12 pm – 1 pm- Visit to Juice Industry.
2 – 3 pm - Lunch
3 – 6 pm – Visit to commercial plantings (varieties and rootstocks). Kiyu.
6- 8 pm- Trip to Colonia, reception at Hotel. Colonia.
9:30 pm. Dinner.

SATURDAY 11
Tour of Colonia del Sacramento, Historical Heritage of Humanity.
Transfer to Buenos Aires, Argentina via ferry from the Port of Colonia.
Arrival at Buenos Aires during the evening.

Please contact: Ricardo Shaw, rshaw@congresos-roh.com to make the necessary arrangements.

a Anderson has provided the following details on the Pre-Congress in Uruguay.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Early Registration deadline approaches

Please pass the word to your nursery collegues to take advantage of the early bird registration by March 31, 2011 for the 9th ISCN Congress. When you are in the registration area of the 9th Congress web site, you must make sure there is information in every box. The phone number box needs area code in one box and the number in another box. If you don't do this and error will appear in Spanish. Mine was not initially accepted, but went through on the second try. If you have any problems with getting a response from the Congress organizers, please contact me and I will look into it for you.

Roger Smith
rsmith@griffithfarms.com
ISCN Sec-Treas.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Congress Dates Clarified

There has been some confusion on the dates for the 9th ISCN Congress and the pre and post tours. THE FINAL DATES ARE:

Precongress tour: URUGUAY ( June 9 to 11). Arriving Montevideo on June 8.
Congress: Tucuman, Argentina (June 13 to 16).
Postcongress Touring: Argentina (June 17-18)
Postcongress Tour: CHILE (June 19- 20-21). Leaving Chile on June 22
You can check the Congress web page at: www.iscn2011.com.ar/program.asp

Flights should be arranged accordingly.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Call for Abstracts for 9th ISCN Congress

Call For Abstracts

Instructions
All abstracts must be submitted in English. Abstracts for all presentations, both oral and posters, must be received by March 31, 2011. Email your abstract as an attached file.
Abstracts should be informative. Those suggesting that the work is not yet complete will be rejected.
Improperly submitted abstracts will be returned to the authors for corrections or rejected.
The abstracts must contain all of the information listed below. Email abstracts to ISCN2011@gmail.com . When you email your abstract, include the following information in the body of the email:
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
ZIP/Postal Code:
Country:
Email:

Please refer in the Abstract form if you wish to submit an oral or poster presentation.

To prepare abstracts for submission:
1. Use only Times New Roman font with 12 pt. font size.
2. Paper size: A4 (210mm x 297 mm)
3. Use only left justification – 2.5 cm margins
4. Do not center text on page.
5. Type Title in Bold, Author (s) (underline the presenting author), affiliation (s), including location, city, state and country. Skip a line, then begin the body of the abstract. Do not indent the first line of the abstract. Use italics to indicate latin names of genus and species. Limit the abstract to less than 275 words.
6. Microsoft Word (Office 2003).

Abstracts will appear in their original form and should be submitted camera-ready. They will be reproduced in the abstract book in their original form.

Example
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON CITRUS VARIETIES AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS IN ARGENTINA AND OTHER SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES

C. M. Anderson

Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Concordia, INTA, CC 34, E3200AQK Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina, Email: canderson@correo.inta.gov.ar

The American Continent accounts for nearly 45 percent of world citrus production and 84 percent of world trade of fresh and processed citrus. The variety composition of the citrus industry of Argentina and other South American countries has shifted in recent years because of changing demands in both overseas and domestic markets. Most popular varieties depending on the country are Lisboa and Eureka lemons, late ripening oranges such as Valencia, Pera, Midknight and Delta; Salustiana and other midseason; Navelina, Lane late and other navel oranges; Satsuma, Nova, Murcott, and Clementine mandarins and a few grapefruits. Nowadays, citrus growers are demanding new patented varieties. The majority of South American countries have a certified citrus nursery tree program to guarantee the use of high quality propagation material to provide there citrus industry, but the level of implementation and success is variable. Huanglongbing has arrived to the continent is rapidly spreading and threats the citrus industry of several American countries changing the way to grow nursery trees, safely.

Key words: propagation material, varieties, certified citrus nursery tree program.

Posters
Size: 90 cm wide x 110 cm high.
Title, author (s) and affiliations should appear on the top of the poster. The height of the title should be at least 2 cm. The authors’ names and affiliations may be somewhat smaller.
Content. Primarily use tables and figures and limit verbiage. Do not prepare a poster as if it were a manuscript. Lettering for text and illustrations should range in size between 6 mm and 12 mm.
Mounting the poster. Space will be provided for each poster. Organizers will supply the necessary elements for mounting posters.
In the abstract submission form, select one of the following topics:
Nursery facilities
New varieties and rootstocks
Nursery and plant propagation
Nursery management
Nursery diseases and pests
Accreditation protocol and certification programs

The Scientific Committee will notify authors if Abstracts were selected for oral and poster presentations. All accepted abstracts will be printed in the Book of Abstracts to be distributed at the Congress to registered participants.

Manuscript Preparation
All papers must be submitted in English, concisely written. Completed manuscripts in final form, including any figures, tables, must be submitted by May 15, 2011. Email to ISCN2011@gmail.com . ISCN Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject papers or to publish them as abstracts only.
1. Paper size: A4 (210mm x 297 mm)
2. Leave 2.5 cm margins around text.
3. No hyphenated words on line endings.
4. Number all pages upper right corners.
5. Put tables and figures, after Literature Cited.
6. Figure legends should be typed on a separate page.
7. Must include: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, Literature Cited.

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Roger Smith is the Secretary-Treasure of ISCN and the General Manager of TreeSource Citrus Nursery in California which propagates close to 1 million trees per annum. He has been a nurseryman since 1988 and also is a 4th generation citrus farmer in his spare time.