Update Bioresource Hemp Symposium

Hayo van der Werf (vdwerf@colmar.inra.fr)
Tue, 31 Dec 96 11:15:28 GMT

As hemp is an interesting crop for sustainable farming systems, this=20
information may be of interest to sanet subscribers

Hayo van der Werf
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Institut National de Recherche Agronomique,
Station d'Agronomie,
28 rue de Herrlisheim,
BP 507, 68021 Colmar, France
email vdwerf@colmar.inra.fr
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>Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 18:51:50 -0700 (MST)
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>From: David Martin <dmartin@privateI.com>
>Subject: Update Bioresource Hemp Symposium=20
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>nova Institute extends early registration deadline for BIORESOURCE HEMP
>Symposium.
>
>
>To ease the burden of North Americans pondering whether to attend the=
upcoming
>BIORESOURCE HEMP Symposium, nova has extended the deadline for early
>registration at a reduced rate through December 31, 1996. Full registration=
(4
>days) is 480 Deutschmark (600 DM after 12/31). Reduced rates for students=
are
>240 vs. 300 DM.=20
>
>Meanwhile, the symposium's program is taking shape. The final program will
>consist of approximately 70 presentations and posters by hemp researchers=
from
>around the world. The first day will be devoted to updates on the status of
>industrial hemp, from the Netherlands, U.K., Germany, Ukraine, Austria,=20
Canada,
>Australia and others. Results from hemp breeding research and, in=
particular,
>the meanwhile extensive experience with the field cultivation of various
>European varieties will be presented on the second day. Various processing
>technologies for hemp fibers and product lines in the areas of textiles,
>non-wovens and pulp and paper will be discussed on day three. Finally, the
>fourth day will be devoted to the use of hemp seeds and oil, hurds, medical
>applications of hemp, and the marketing of hemp products.The preliminary=20
program
>can be found at http://www.hanfnet.de/wissenschaft.com.
>
>The symposium's setting concurrent to the BIO FACH 97, the world's largest=
=20
trade
>show of ecological products, will also allow conference attendees to assess=
the
>range and quality of hemp products.
>
>To register, please contact the nova offices in Hurth/Cologne, Germany or=
in
>Berkeley, CA.
>
>
> REGISTRATION INFORMATION
>
>Registration Fee (incl. 15% VAT)=20
>4 days: : 600 DM / 300 DM (students)
>Payment before 12/31/96 480 DM / 240 DM (students)
>Daily : 250 DM / 125 DM (students)
>Payment before 12/31/96 200 DM / 100 DM (students)
>
>(Current Exchange Rate: 1 $U.S. approximately 1.50 Deutschmark (DM))
>
>For further information on the symposium, please contact=20
>nova - Institute, Office Huerth, Thielstr. 35, D-50354 Huerth, Germany
>Phone: +49-2233-97 83 70, FAX: +49-2233-97 83 69
>or=09
>nova - Institute, P.O.Box 10075, Berkeley, CA 94709, Phone: 510-525-9533,
>Temporary FAX: 510-527-1231, E-mail: 75522.1722@compuserve.com
>
>For information about the BIO FACH 97 EXHIBITION, lodging, transportation
>etc.,please contact: Sunder + Rottner, Von- Vollmar-Str. 4, D-91154 Roth,
>Germany, Phone: +49-9171-4011, FAX: +49-9171-4016
>
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Hayo M.G. van der Werf
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Laboratoire d'Agronomie
28, rue de Herrlisheim - B.P. 507
68021 Colmar C=E9dex
France
T=E9l=E9phone: +33 38922 4923
Fax: +33 38922 4933
Adresse =E9lectronique: vdwerf@colmar.inra.fr
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