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The organising committee has great pleasure in extending
a warm invitation to everyone with interests in the poultry
and allied industries to attend the 23rd World’s Poultry
Congress which will be held in Queensland, Australia from
30 June - 4 July 2008.
June/July are wonderful months to visit sub-tropical Brisbane.
It will be mild and is normally bright and sunny, with day
time temperatures ranging from 12- 24°C. Located in the
heart of Brisbane, the venue for this major international
event is the modern and beautifully appointed Brisbane Convention
& Exhibition Centre.
We are very pleased to announce that the 6th Asian-Pacific
Poultry Health Conference (AP6), the 4th International Ratite
Science Symposium (4IRSS) and the 2008 Australian Poultry
Information Exchange (PIX2008), will run concurrently with
the Congress. The Congress program has been closely integrated
with these affiliations, with AP6 primarily covering the Bird
Health and Disease stream. There will also be two satellite
meetings taking place in conjunction with WPC2008: The Avian Immunology Research Group 2008 (AIRG 2008) Conference to be held from 24 to 27 June at the Gold Coast and the 8th International Marek’s Disease Symposium.
The scientific and technical program will be topical and
relevant to the needs of the poultry industries in 2008. Speakers
with expertise in identified areas of interest and importance
to industry, science and technology will be invited to share
their knowledge with delegates in both plenary and symposia
sessions. Contributed papers will be critical to the success
of the meeting and the organising committee is keen to receive
submissions across a wide spectrum of activity relevant to
the future development of poultry science and the poultry
industries.
The Congress will include an extensive trade exhibition,
which will be the largest ever staged in Australia. It will
provide an ideal opportunity to network with colleagues and
industry associates.
To download a copy of our latest announcement please click
on the following link: WPC2008
registration brochure
We look forward to welcoming you “down under”
in 2008.
Bob Pym
CHAIRMAN WPC2008
| Key
Dates |
| Call for Abstracts |
January 2007 |
| Abstract Submission Deadline |
30 September 2007 |
| Registration Available |
October 2007 |
| Earlybird Registration Deadline |
29 February 2008 |
| Congress |
30 June - 4 July 2008 |
Congress Organising Committee
| Congress Chairperson |
Bob Pym, President,
WPSA Australian Branch |
| Chair, Scientific Program Committee |
David Farrell, The
University of Queensland |
| Chair, Publicity & Marketing Committee |
Martin Simmons, Outback
Environmental Controls, Queensland |
| Chair, Chicken Meat Committee |
Margaret MacKenzie, Inghams
Enterprises Pty Ltd, Queensland |
| Chair, Egg Industry Committee |
James Kellaway, Australian
Egg Corporation Limited, New South Wales |
| Chair, Stock Feed Committee |
John Spragg, Stock
Feed Manufacturers' Council of Australia, Victoria |
| Chair, Other Poultry Species Committee |
John Millington,
Luv-a-Duck, Victoria |
| Coordinator, Youth Program |
Julie Roberts, Australian
Poultry CRC |
| Member, Scientific Program
Committee |
Rider Perez-Maldonado,
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries |
| Member, Stock Feed Committee |
Michael Evans, President,
Queensland Branch WPSA; Vice-president, Australian Branch
WPSA |
| Member, Publicity & Marketing
Committee |
Alan Gibbins, President,
WPSA Asian Pacific Federation, New Zealand |
| Member, Chicken Meat Committee |
Andreas Dubs, Australian
Poultry Industries Association, New South Wales |
| Member, Egg Committee |
Frank Pace, Pace
Farms, New South Wales |
| 2008 Poultry Information Exchange
(PIX2008) |
Geof Runge, President,
Poultry Information Exchange Association |
| 6th Asian-Pacific Poultry Health Conference
(6APPHC) |
Kevin Whithear, Chairman
6APPHC |
| 4th International Ratite
Science Symposium (4IRSS) |
Irek Malecki, Chairman,
4IRSS
Phil Glatz, Vice-Chairman,
4IRSS |
| Stud Breeders and Exhibitors Committee representative |
Jim Finger, CEO, Bellsouth, Victoria |
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