| The Global 2000:Sorghum and Millet
Diseases III Conference was held in the beautiful city of Guanajuato,
Mexico from September 24_29, 2000. The objectives of the conference
were to review the status of sorghum and millet diseases nationally,
regionally, and globally. The conference offered opportunities for the
participants to discuss current issues and placed special emphasis on
diseases such as ergot and grain mold, population biology of selected
pathogens of pearl millet and sorghum, integrated management of
disease, and effects of disease management on the crop ecosystem.
Participants were treated to a packed schedule that included a full
day field trip to the INIFAP Experiment Station at Celaya, one of
Mexico�s largest sorghum producing areas.
The International Sorghum and Millet Research
Support Program (INTSORMIL) at the University of Nebraska, organized
the conference and was a co_sponsor along with INIFAP/Mexico and
ICRISAT/India. INIFAP/Mexico acted as in-country host, arranging an
evening walking tour of the city of Guanajuato accompanied by local
street musicians and an outstanding display of Mexico�s rich dance
heritage during the closing ceremonies. Guests were also offered
sightseeing opportunities that included some of the oldest and most
breathtaking Spanish Colonial cities in North America.
Twenty-one countries, represented by 130
participants, were provided with a wide variety of scientific and
cultural experiences that will be long remembered. INTSORMIL
appreciates the hard work and dedication of the conference organizer
in putting together this successful conference, especially by Richard
Frederiksen, Texas A&M University; Jesus Narro, INIFAP/Mexico and
Ranajit Bandyopahdyay, ICRISAT/India. |
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Some members of the organizing
committee:
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Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, Senior Plant Pathologist, ICRISAT,India
Larry Claflin, Plant Pathologist, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Gebisa Ejeta, Sorghum Breeder, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
J. Peter Esele, Director of Research, NARO, Soroti, Uganda
Debra Frederickson, Plant Pathologist, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Richard Frederiksen, Plant Pathologist, TAMU, College Station, TX
Laura Giorda, National Director of Sorghum Research, Argentina
Issoufou Kollo, Plant Pathologist, INRAN, Niamey, Niger
John Leslie, Plant Pathologist, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Noe Montes, Sorghum Research, INIFAP, Rio Bravo, Mexico
Jesus Narro, Plant Pathologist, INIFAP, Celaya, Mexico
Gary Odvody, Plant Pathologist, TAMU, Corpus Christi, TX
Georgel Moctezuma, Scientific Interchange Department, INIFAP
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