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Upcoming
Meetings
Windsor, Ontario, Canada May 19-26, 1997 Ontario is hosting the
International Scientific Conference, Greenhouse Grower Convention and
Trade Show, May 19-26, at the Cleary International Center and Windsor
Hilton Hotel in Windsor. Called "Growing Media and Hydroponics," this
year's meeting will feature Cees Sonneveld from the Netherlands, Merle
Jensen, USA, and Peter Adams, UK, along with 44 more invited speakers from
18 countries.
For more information, contact Tom Papadopoulos, Greenhouse and
Processing Crops Research Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
Harrow, Ontario, NOR 1GO; phone 519-738-2251, ext. 423; fax, 519-738-2929;
e-mail, papadopoulost@em.agr.ca; website, http://res.agr.ca/harrow/circ09.htm
Monterey, California June 10-12, 1997
The Methyl Bromide Global Coalition is sponsoring the 1997 Methyl Bromide
State of the Science Workshop, June 10-12, at the Double Tree Hotel, Two
Portola Plaza in Monterey, CA.
Purpose is to update scientific knowledge on the
role of bromine and methyl bromide in stratospheric ozone loss, identify
remaining uncertainties, and discuss possible future research. The
workshop will be presented in five sessions: Atmospheric Measurements,
Sources and Sinks, Laboratory Kinetics, Modeling, and Open Discussion.
For additional information, contact Bobbie McCallum, Methyl Bromide
Global Coalition, P.O. Box 57, Hollister, CA 95024; Overnight delivery
address, 8770 Highway 25, Hollister, CA 95023; phone, 408-637-0195; fax,
408-637-0273.
San Diego, California November 3-5,
1997
Mark your calendar for the 1997 Annual International Research
Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reduction, to be
held November 3-5 in San Diego. Scientists from around the world will
present new research information and updates on promising alternatives to
methyl bromide. More information will be available soon from Methyl
Bromide Alternatives Outreach (MBAO). A call for papers will be issued
shortly.
For additional information call MBAO at
209-244-4710.
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