Innovations in Organic Food Systems for Sustainable Production and Enhanced Ecosystem Services

1.-2. november, 2014. NEW VENUE: Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, Renaissance Ballroom III-IV, 111 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California, USA.

Info about event

Time

Saturday 1 November 2014, at 09:00 - Sunday 2 November 2014, at 11:00

Location

Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, Renaissance Ballroom III-IV, 111 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California, USA.

Organizer

OECD

Join Speakers from 12 OECD countries in discussions on current knowledge and potential of organic food systems to enhance ecosystem services!

This 2-day conference will bring leaders in research on organic food systems from around the world together to assess the current state of knowledge about innovations that enhance both sustainable food production and ecosystem services.

The Organic Food Systems Conference will be held as a special symposium ahead of the 2014 International Annual Meetings (https://www.acsmeetings.org) of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America (ASA-CSSA-SSSA). Housing and travel Information can be found on the Annual Meetings website.

The conference is organized by US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems, and the Organic Management Systems Group of ASA (ASA-OMS).

The conference is sponsored by the OECD’s Co-operative Research Programme on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems.

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Registration:

For those attending the ASA/CSSA/SSSA annual meeting, registration is $165 and can be completed as part of the regular online annual meeting registration process at https://www.acsmeetings.org/register.

For those wishing to attend only the Innovations in Organic Ag conference, registration is $330 and can be completed by contacting Lynne Navis at ASA/CSSA/SSSA either by phone 608-268-4961 or by email lnavis@sciencesocieties.org.