ISTA Workshop on Purity Analysis and Seed Identification
This Workshop is fully booked.
ISTA Purity Technical Committee and Official Seed Testing Station-National Institutes of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), is looking forward to hosting you at the ISTA Workshop on Purity Analysis and Seed Identification, to be held in Cambridge, United Kingdom in June 2024.
| Date | 26.06.2024 - 28.06.2024 |
| Location | Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Information
Aim of the workshop
The workshop aims to provide training, resources, and a forum for intermediate-level analysts or other professionals in a seed testing laboratory; to further and develop their skills or understanding in purity analysis and other seed determination.
Workshop content
The content of the workshops is planned for the following topics:
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How to build seed identification resources and reference
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Seed morphology and identification of Brassicaceae species and clovers
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Steps on the identification of unknown seeds
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ISTA PSD definition and exercise
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Blower procedure and practice
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Forum on the method innovation in Purity analysis and OSD
The language will be English – no translation.
Preliminary Programme: to be uploaded soon
Location
NIAB
93 Lawrence Weaver Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LE
Workshop Organiser
| ISTA Secretariat |
Local Organiser
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Official Seed Testing Station, National Institutes of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) |
Helen Appleyard |
Lecturers
| Ruojing Wang |
ISTA Purity Technical Committee Chair |
| Dot Vittrup Pedersen | ISTA Purity Technical Committee Member |
| Jennifer Neudorf |
ISTA Laboratory Member |
| Susanne Andersen |
ISTA Proficiency Technical Committee Member |
Participation Fee
| ISTA Members |
700 EUR |
| ISTA Non-Members | 1050 EUR |
The participation fee includes all literature and supporting material for the workshop, lunches, coffee breaks and workshop official dinner. It does not include accommodation or meals other than those specified.
The number of participants is a minimum of 16 and restricted to a maximum of 24 participants.
If you would like to attend the workshop please fill in the registration form. In case you select payment by invoice the invoice will be sent to you, which has to be paid before the participation confirmation will be generated.
Registration and payment deadline is 20 May 2024
Please note:
For cancellations made before 20 May 2024 registration fees are refundable less the 50 EUR administration fee.
For cancellations made after 20 May 2024 registration fees are non-refundable.
Recommended Accommodation:
Many hotels are available in Cambridge City, but near NIAB are the following (both hotels are within a 20 minute walk of the workshop venue)
| Premier Inn | Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL |
| Hyatt Centric Cambridge |
37 Eddington Avenue, Cambridge CB3 1SE |
Note: Guests may book directly with the hotel and will be responsible for payment of their own room, taxes and incidentals.
Travel & Visa information:
You may need a VISA and a Letter of Invitation for entry into UK. For more information, please consult UK Embassy in your country.
If you require an invitation letter, or for any additional information, please contact:
Karen De La Rosa
Email: karen.delarosa@ista.ch
The invitation letter will be issued by ISTA Secretariat only after payment of the registration fee.
Young@ISTA Programme
Participants eligible to apply for support to attend this workshop under the Young@ISTA programme should view the funding criteria and download the application form here: Young@ISTA - International Seed Testing Association
Applications for funding close on Wednesday, May 01 2024.