International Congress on Organic Farming, Food Quality and Human Health

January 6 - 9 · 2005 at Newcastle, UK

On-line booking


Please fill out the form below. Finish by clicking the button "Register" at the bottom of the page.

If you are an accompanying person you may use this simple booking form

* = Required information
Name
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Institution
Address
City and zip code
Country
E-mail address
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Phone
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Fax

Occupation

Farming
Research
Advisory service
Supply
Processor
Administration
Student
Press
Other


Dietarian needs (e.g. vegetarian)



RATES

You can chose between standard rates and assisted rates.

The assisted rate is reserved for small-scale producers and processors
meaning that standard rates apply for all other participants.

The rates stated are for bookings received before 5:00 pm on 10 December (new deadline) 2004.
Hereafter the late booking rates will apply. This and other terms are described at Rates & Cost



Standard rate

Day tickets (include lunch, but not dinner)
Thursday 190 £
Friday 190 £
Saturday 190 £
Sunday 190 £

Conference dinners
Dinner Friday 65 £
Dinner Saturday 50 £

3 Day Ticket* Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Without conference dinner included 415 £
With 2 conference dinner included 465 £

4 Day Ticket* (Thursday to Sunday)
Without conference dinner included 580 £
With 2 conference dinner included 620 £
(no dinner will be provided on Thursday)
* 3 and 4 day tickets include lunches



Assisted rate

Reserved for small-scale producers who must also fill out the Assisted Rate Application Form below

Day tickets (include lunch, but not dinner)
Thursday 100 £
Friday 100 £
Saturday 100 £
Sunday 100 £

Conference dinners
Dinner Friday 65 £
Dinner Saturday 50 £

3 Day Ticket* Friday, Saturday, Sunday
With 2 conference dinner included 235 £

4 Day Ticket* (Thursday to Sunday)
With 2 conference dinner included 310 £
(no dinner will be provided on Thursday)

* 3 and 4 day tickets include lunches



Assisted rate application form

The assisted places scheme is designed to broaden access to the congress, and
enable smaller food producers and processors to attend the conference.

Please consider your own circumstances carefully before applying.

The conference organisers reserve the right to adjudicate eligibility of assisted places.
Only applications, which come with assisted rate payment up front, will be considered.
If you are not successful, the standard delegate rate will apply and we will contact you
to request additional payment or offer reimbursement.

Organic certification number
Total size of farm (ha)
Approximate annual turnover (euro)

Land use details (ha)
Horticultural crops
Arable crops
Rotational grassland
Permanent grassland

Livestock (heads)
Dairy cows
Milk sheep
Milk goats
Beef cattle
Sheep
Pigs
Poultry
Other (please specify)

Processing business (please specify)

Comments



Conference workshop and Technical Seminar

All particpants are kindly asked to fill out the attendance intention form below.

This will enable the conference organizers to estimate attendance at workshops
and technical seminars and allocate appropriate size venues.

Please tick only one box for each period

Thursday 6th January 2005

Technical Seminars (TS) 11:45 am to 1:15 pm


TS1 Potato breeding
TS2 Diversification strategies
TS3 Genetics of phytopthora infestans
TS4 Quality assurance in organic production
TS5 Quantifying quality in organic foods

None

Technical Seminars (TS) 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm


TS6 Improving crop protection
TS7 Improving agronomic strategies
TS8 Improving fertility management
TS9 Improving standards and regulation
TS10 Improving efficiency and integrity of supply chains

None


Friday 7th January 2005

Conference Workshops (WS) and Technical Seminars (TS)
4:45 pm to 6:15 pm

WS1 Ethical trade
WS2 Health evidence
WS3 Wildlife on farms
WS4 Processing standards
WS5 Breeds for welfare

TS11 Soil management and crop quality
TS12 Livestock husbandry and meat quality
TS13 Dairy nutrition and milk quality
TS14 Strategies to avoid GM contamination

None


Saturday 8th January 2005

Technical Seminars (TS) 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm

TS15 Understanding consumer motivations
TS16 Agronomy & fertility management: arable crops
TS17 Agronomy & fertility management: field vegetables
TS18 Agronomy & fertility management: fruit production
TS19 Agronomy & fertility management: glasshouse crops
TS20 Seed production and protection

None

Conference Workshops (WS) and Technical Seminars (TS)
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

WS6 Public procurement
WS7 GM scientists under attack
WS8 Farms and food culture
WS9 Cutting salt and sugar

TS21 Improving crop health management: arable
TS22 Improving crop health management: vegetables
TS23 Improving crop health management: fruit
TS24 Improving crop health: glasshouse crops
TS25Effective soil analysis in organic systems

None


Sunday 9th January 2005

Conference Workshops (WS) and Technical Seminars (TS)
9:00 am to 10:30 am

WS10 Producer cooperation
WS11 Access and affordability
WS12 Education through farms
WS13 Replacing chlorine/nitrate
WS14 Salmon farming

TS26 Husbandry & feeding regimes: beef and sheep
TS27 Husbandry & feeding regimes: pigs
TS28 Husbandry & feeding regimes: dairy
TS29 Husbandry & feeding regimes: poultry

None

Conference Workshops (WS) and Technical Seminars (TS)
11:30 am to 1:00 pm

WS15 Local food models
WS16 Soil and climate change
WS17 Farms and the arts
WS18 Processing to enhance nutrition
WS19 New aquaculture species

TS30 Organic research and development - plans and priorities
TS31 Improving health management: beef and sheep parasites
TS32 Improving health management: pigs and enteric pathogens
TS33 Improving health management: mastitis in dairy cows
TS34 Improving health management: poultry disease and parasites

None


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