Second International Conference on Parthenium Management
December : 5-7, 2005, Bangalore, India

Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) popularly called as white top, carrot weed, fever few, is an annual herb growing to a height of 1.0 to 1.5m with profuse flowering through out the year. It is a native of North East Mexico, West Indies, tropical south and North America. After its introduction to India during 1956, the weed has now spread all over the country barring western parts of West Coast and temperate regions of Himalayan range. Owing to absence of natural enemies, the weed has spread from no man’s land to cultivated fields causing great concern in agricultural production including decreasing the area of grazing lands.

Parthenium hysteroophorus belonging to Asteraceae has become pernicious weed causing health problems to animals, human beings, replacing other plants causing imbalances in the bo-diversity and yield losses in various Field and Horticultural crops. In view of the fact that Parthenium is causing health problems , threatening the bio-diversity and reduction in crop yields, it is intended to have international Conference on Parthnium to update the status of Parthenium in different pats of the World, consolidat all the research results and to come out with workable recommendations to manage this weed in different situations. Eco-system, make useful suggestions to policy makers to combat the weed and to further activate the formation of working group on Parthenium. The First Internal Conference was held during October 6-8, 1997 at Dharwad, India. This is the Second International conference being held at Bangalore during December 2005.

Theme

The theme of this second internatioal conference “Integrated management of iParthenium to sustainable conservation of bio-diversity in our eco-system” is on the following areas :
•    Global view of Parthenium in different countries.
•    Importance of Parthenium in Agriculture, Health, Environment, Bio-diversity.
•    Status of Parthenium management-Competitive plants, Pathogens, Insects, Chemical Manual, Integrated approach, etc.
•    Utility aspects of Parthenium – medical, compost, insecticidal property, etc.
•    Coordinated strategy for involvement of voluntary organizations, individuals and government agencies in the management of Parthenium on regional scale, and
•    Course of action on the formation of International Working Group on Parthenium.

Presentations

    There will be three categories of presentations :
•    Invited
•    Contributory
•    Poster

Invited Papers on salient topics regarding the theme from lead scientists of various countries have been planned. In addition, we welcome contributed papers for oral as well as poster presentation in different sessions, covering the theme.

For Contributory papers, abstracts typed double space in English, strictly not exceeding 250 words (excluding title, author information) are to be submitted on A4 size paper as hard copy as well as electronic version in a CD (preferably in Microsoft Word) on or before March 31, 2005. After acceptance, the full paper not exceeding 6 pages typed in 12 Fonts of Times New roman, double spacing following the style of Indian Journal of Agronomy (sub headings Title, Authors, Address of the Institution, Key words, Abstract, Introduciton, Material & Methods, Results & Discussion, Literature Cited / Refrences, Table and Figures).

Poster Presentations : There will be an organized Poster session covering the them identified in order to encourage wider participation. The papers contributed for poster session will be screened and each poster session will have a convener and the co-conveners will prepare and present summary in the conference on the concerned poster session. This will permit discussion and help in formulation of meaningful recommendations. Papers accepted for poster presentation, organizers will provide a space of 1.0m x 1.2 m and materials for fixing posters. Posters should be precise bearing the names(s) of the author(s), brief Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion and Conclusions.

Language : English will be the official language of the Conference.

Venue : Bangalore

Conference Duration : December 5 –7, 2005

Registration       Please Download the Registration Form HERE

For participation in the conference, please mail or fax the Participation Form so as to reach Dr. T. K. Prabhakara Setty, Organising Secretary & Director of Research, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bangalore-65 Karnataka, India, before February 15, 2005.

Registration Fee
The participating delegates are to be required to register before July 31, 2005 with the following reistration fee. The registration fee needs to be sent in the form of Demand Draft / Money transfer in favour of Organising Secretary, International Conference on Parthenium, Directorate of Research, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bangalore-560065.

Foreign Delegates :
Participant - US$500/-
Participant (With late fee) - US$600/-
Student / Research Scholar - US $ 200/-
Student / Research Scholar (With late fee) - US $ 250/-
* Accompanying member - US$200/-

Indian delegates :
Participant - Rs. 2000/-
Participant (With late fee) - Rs. 2500/-
Student / Research Scholar - Rs. 500/-
Student / Research Scholar (With late fee) - Rs. 750/-
* Accompanying member - Rs. 500/-

Currency: Rupee is the national currency of India. All major international currencies can be exchanged at the International Airports, 5-Star Hotels and Banks. Major currencies are accepted at the hotels and some major shopping centers. International credit cards are widely accepted.

Accommodation: Indian delegates will be arranged accommodation to a limited extent in various hostels and guest houses in and around Hebbal campus. Foreign delegates will be accommodated in various hotels varying from 5-Star hotels to 2 star hotels, nearer to Hebbal/conference place, as per their request. The details about tariff, location, etc. will be provided in the second circular.

Important Dates

Notice of Intent / Participation Form - 15th February 2005
Submission of Abstract - 31sth March 2005
Acceptance of papers - 16th May 2005
Registration fee - 31st July 2005
Receipt of full length Paper (Invited / Contributory) - 31st July 2005

Tour
Pre and post-Conference tours to tourist spots will be organized on payment basis for the registered delegates and accompanying persons in and around Bangalore as well as other places of interest.

Second Circular
The second Circular containing further information will be sent only to those who send the notice of Intent/ Participation form.

Conference Venue : Bangalore

About the city :

Bangalore, southern city of India is the capital of Karnataka. It was founded by Kempegowda of Magadi, a chieftain of Vijayanagara empire around 16th Century. Bangalore is situated at an altitude of 920 meters above MSL with latitude of 12.97” N and longitude of 77.56” E. Bangalore with salubrious and warm climate has 6.0 million population spread over an area of 368 sq. km. Bangalore is not only for its beauty and technological advancements but also for its easy access to the marvels of lands around it. This city is full of trees which line up the parks and the streets with colours of green, orange, red and yello o make its wonderful sight. Bangalore is popularly known as “The Silicon Valley of India”, “Garden City of India”, “Hub of Bio-technology”, “Pub City”, and “The Consmopolitan City”, and is the fastest emerging industrialized cities in India, keeping pace with the latest trends and fashion.

Weather
Beginning of December is cool and pleasant. Light winter clothing is required. The day temperature ranges from 25 to 27°C and night temperature from 12 to 15°C with clear sky.

Contact :
The organizers may be contacted on the following :-
(Office hours : 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM)
Telephone : 91-080-23330206, 2351944
Fax : 080-23330206, 23330277
(After Office hours)
Mobile : 09448025004)

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