2013 BGRI Technical Workshop
The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative 2013 Technical Workshop will be held August 19-22, 2013, in New Delhi, India, at the Taj Palace Hotel.
In 2012, India produced 93 million tons of wheat for its 1.2 billion people. The success of India’s wheat production today is due to the efforts of Indian farmers, scientists, and Dr. Norman Borlaug, whose vision and tenacity helped reverse the bleak food security situation in Pakistan and India in the 1960s. In the 50 years since Borlaug first set foot on the subcontinent, India has progressed from being a food deficit country to a food sufficient country.
The BGRI 2013 Workshop will be held in India to commemorate Dr. Borlaug’s achievements there.
Host Institution: BGRI South Asia Center
The BGRI 2013 Technical Workshop is open to wheat rust scientists including molecular geneticists, pathologists, wheat breeders and others with an interest in the rusts of wheat.
There is an accompanying person program. A $250 fee includes all the workshop provided meals,airport pick up and drop, local travel to Vigyan Bhavan for Inaugration ceremony, welcome reception, and invitations for the Presidential Inaugural ceremony and Entertainment evening followed by the Gala Dinner.
The workshop will be held at the Taj Palace Hotel. All participants are encouraged to lodge at the Taj Palace Hotel during the workshop. The hotel is on a six-acre campus in the diplomatic district of New Delhi, a 10-minute drive from the airport.In order to receive a special rate at the Taj Palace Hotel please send your booking request by email to Palace.delhi@tajhotels.com with "BGRI 2013 Room Reservation" as a subject line.
General registration (after April 1, 2013): $550
Accompanying person fee: $250
When
Monday, August 19, 2013 - Thursday, August 22, 2013
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
