First Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD)

Date: March 28 - 31, 2010
Venue: Corum, Montpellier

Partners mobilization and the GCARD general organization were in the hands of GFAR (Global Forum for Agricultural Research). Agropolis International was in charge of the Local Organization Committee.

CGIAR reform process: Montpellier city is candidate for hosting the consortium office

The consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) decided on a reform process to be put in place in 2010. This includes a change in the governance, with two pillars : the fund and the consortium of centres. The CGIAR is looking for a place to host the consortium office and France decided to propose Montpellier.

XIII World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists: "Scientific and Technical Information and Rural Development" (April 26-29, 2010, Montpellier)

This Congress, organized by IAALD and Agropolis International has promoted fruitful exchanges between information specialists and the actors of rural development who face key challenges in agriculture.
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Agro2010 Montpellier:
The international scientific week around agronomy

Date: August 29 - September 3, 2010
Venue: Corum and La Gaillarde campus, Montpellier

This event is organized jointly with the XI ESA congress (European Society of Agronomy).

Final scientific seminar of the ARCUS project 2007-2010 (Ecology and sustainable development, Languedoc-Roussillon/China)

Date: October 7, 2010
Venue: Auditorium of the French Pavilion at the World Expo 2010, Shanghai, China

ARCUS project aimed at promoting scientific cooperation between French and Chinese stakeholders in ecology and sustainable development is managed by Agropolis International

"EU-PEARLS European project mid-term seminar,’The future of natural rubber’"

Date : October 14-15
Venue : Agropolis International, Montpelllier

Seminar co-organised by CIRAD, the Joint Research Unit Chemical Engineering (GPEB), Agropolis International and the international partners.