INRA at the 48th Paris International Agricultural Show. Feb. 25 - March 4, 2012. Paris, France

INRA's stand will present activities concerning its research on water, a vital resource. It will also be a venue for professional meetings and detailed information will be available on job offers and recruitment at INRA.

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CIRAD at the 48th Paris International Agricultural Show. Feb. 25 - March 4, 2012. Paris, France

CIRAD will be at the 48th Paris International Agricultural Show with a stand on "Animal production, at the heart of global issues". On the stand, CIRAD will have an exhibit on "Animal production for development", including a zebu, two aquariums, tsetse flies, ticks and other animal disease vectors. It will offer also a tasting station with various animal products (dried bushmeat, smoked tilapia, camel's milk, buffalo milk cheese, etc). Coffee-talks, mini-conference-debates for the general public will be organized every morning and live broadcasted on CIRAD website

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A new website for the European Research Group SYAL

The SYAL ERG (European Research Group) was created in January 2008 after the decision adopted during the SYAL Workshop in Collecchio-Italy (12-14 November, 2007 – Parma Declaration) to promote research on LOCALISED AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS at the European level.

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Recruitment of Master and Doctoral Candidates in Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, Tongji University, PR China

In 2012, IESD will keep running the following programs: Master and doctoral programs in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, International Master’s Program in Environmental Engineering,in Environmental Laws, in International Politics and Environmental Governance, in Green Environment and Energy Economics. To promote and encourage excellence in higher education in developing countries, Tongji University will provide limited scholarships (deadline for application is mid-March)

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A new website for the research unit Recycling and Risk

The overall objective of the research conducted within the unit is to provide solutions to recycle organic materials and waste (manure, biosolids from the treatment of wastewater, effluents of agro-industry, green waste and household waste) by agricultural practices within controlled agro-environmental risks.

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A Spanish website for Agropolis International

Made by the Agropolis International web team, this light Spanish version offers 15 pages. Projects including Hispanic partners are highlighted and news of possible interest for Hispanic net surfers are translated.

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2012 «Agropolis Fondation - Cariplo » Joint Call for Proposals is open

The first collaboration of its kind between the Milan-based Fondazione Cariplo and the Montpellier-based Agropolis Fondation, the FIRST Initiative (short for French-Italian Rice Science and Technology) is aimed at developing and supporting scientific research in the agri-food sector as well as in facilitating the emergence of excellent, innovative and potentially high-impact research on rice. Deadline for submission is March 12, 2012.

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A new Master’s programme on Water

This Master’s programme on Water pools six Montpellier institutions that are involved in water research: UM1, UM2, UM3, Montpellier SupAgro, AgroParisTech- ENGREF and CIHEAM-IAM.M.

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Agropolis International is member of the Bioenergiesud network

BIOENERGIESUD is a network that promotes innovation in the field of bioenergy. It brings together more than 100 structures, high-tech companies of all size, well-known research laboratories and innovation clusters of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region.

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The 2011 «Agropolis Fondation - Capes» Joint Call for Proposals (CfP) is open.

This call is launched within the framework of the Partnership Agreement between Agropolis Fondation and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) signed on 01 July 2010. Deadline for submission: 10 February 2012.

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Cemagref becomes Irstea, the National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture

Since November 2011, the Cemagref becomes IRSTEA (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture). Users can discover a new version of the website where content and presentation have been reviewed and improved.

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Visit of a delegation of agrofood companies from Valparaiso, Chile. Nov.28, 2011

In the context of the “Project Management Program-Gore Valparaiso” with the Regional Government of Valparaiso managed by the International Cooperation Agency of Chile, AGCI y supported by the European Union, a delegation of 12 business managers from the agrofood sector came to Agropolis International on Nov.28, 2011.

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Cooperation project with the National Advanced School of Agronomy (ENSA) of Algiers

Agropolis International scientific community participates to the reform process of the National Advanced School of Agronomy of Algiers (Algeria). In this context, a delegation of 8 professors-researchers from ENSA came to Montpellier from dec. 6 to 9, 2011.

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The City of Montpellier, has been chosen as France’s “Biodiversity Capital” for 2011

The City of Montpellier has been chosen as France’s “Biodiversity Capital” for 2011 in a competition offering rewards for local authorities committed to preserving biodiversity. The competition is held under the auspices of the French environment ministry and is supported by numerous partner associations (LPO, OPIE, ONF, UNAF, WWF) and networks. Read the article in Agropolis International newsletter # 11, October 2011.

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Creation of a new expertise cluster aimed at controlling infectious diseases: National Centre of Expertise for Vectors (CNEV)

The CNEV has been established for an initial five-year period, under the authority of the Ministries of Health and of Agriculture, in liaison with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES). It is a multidisciplinary structure, and has been set the task, with a view to providing decision support, of rapidly and efficiently mobilizing the available French expertise and skills in terms of medical and veterinary entomology, vector control, and the human and social sciences applied to public health. The CNEV associates a large number of French research organizations and operational surveillance and control structures involved in disease vector control.

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Download the flyer "French International Agricultural Research System" - February 2012

This document, prepared by the French Commission for International Agricultural Research (CRAI) aims to present the French agricultural and research and training system and the tools implemented to benefit the global agricultural research system.

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French courses organized by Euraxess services. Next session from January to April 2012.

French courses are offered to: PhD students, post-docs, researchers and professors registered as «Guest-researchers» who stay over 3 months in Montpellier.

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Inauguration of the LabEx AGRO "Agronomy and Sustainable Development", coordinated by Agropolis Fondation. October 20, 2011. Montpellier, France

The LabEx "Agronomy and Sustainable Development", coordinated by Agropolis Fondation, is one of the 7 "Laboratoires d'excellence" selected in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It aims to make Montpellier "the place to go" in the field of research in plants of agronomic interest given the capacity of the Montpellier scientific community to generate high-level scientific knowledge and use such knowledge to meet critical challenges related to plant adaptation to climate change, increasing demand for plants and plant by-products for food and non-food uses, as well as the prevention and management of risks.

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Visit of a delegation of the Presidents of 7 Brazilian foundations. October 27, 2011. Montpellier, France

The French Embassy in Brazil organises, in partnership with the CONFAP (Conselho Nacional das Fundações Estaduais de Amparo à Pesquisa) a mission in France for 7 Brazilian foundations from October 23 to 29, 2011. In this context, Cemagref and Agropolis International will welcome this delegation on October 27.

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In the context of the G20 conference held in Montpellier, the CGIAR Consortium has signed with the French government the agreement establishing its statute of International Organization

In the context of the G20 conference held in Montpellier on September 12-13, 2011, the French Minister of Cooperation has signed, together with the Hungarian Ambassador in Paris, the Agreement establishing the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers as an International Organization. The CGIAR consortium has also signed a declaration of intent with the research institutions involved in the French Commission for international agricultural research (CIRAD, INRA, IRD, Cemagref, Agreenium) which aims to ensure more effective coordination of the efforts made by the different organizations concerned in terms of research and partnerships.

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Higher education and research institutions of the Languedoc-Roussillon region have bid for the public tender IDEX

IDEX, Initiative d'Excellence, is a public tender to create in France 5 to 10 pluridisciplinar campuses of excellence. The goal of the Languedoc-Roussillon proposal(Idex Sud de France) is to create synergy within the region’s remarkable base of institutes of higher education as well as an unprecedented merger of national research bodies that seeks the emergence of a great internationally visible Research University.

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Agropolis Fondation and Fondazione Cariplo sign Partnership Agreement

The Agreement heralds the start of international collaboration in the field of agriculture and food between the two European foundations. The first joint action focuses on rice research.

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Visit of a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan - Sep. 16, 2011 - Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

In the context of a European project supporting the sustainable development of the agricultural and rural sector, a delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan is visiting Agropolis International scientific community and local authorities in charge of agriculure.

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Agropolis International joins the Consortium of Scientific Partners of the Convention on Biological Diversity

The purpose of this consortium is to leverage the expertise and experience of these institutions in order to implement education and training activities to support developing countries that are building scientific, technical and policy skills in the area of biodiversity.

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The "Grand Narbonne" has joined Agropolis International members

The Grand Narbonne, Narbonne urban community, and Agropolis International have signed a partnership agreement on July 6, 2011. This partnership aims to promote the "Parc Méditerranéen de l’Innovation" cluster on environmental and renewable technologies, agriculture and wine growing.

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Agropolis International celebrates its 25th anniversary (1986-2011)

Over the past 25 years, Agropolis International has gained a recognized broad experience and know-how in terms of promotion of competences, interinstitutional go-between and coordination, collective project management or partnership building.

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The CG34 and the Coquimbo region (Chile) renew their cooperation

On June 2011, the cooperation agreement between the Coquimbo region and the Hérault Général Council has been renewed and signed by André Vézinhet, President of the Hérault Général Council (CG34), and Sergio Gahona Salazar, Intendant of the Coquimbo region.

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ARIMNet joint call for transnational research proposals (Agricultural Research In the Mediterranean Network)

The ARIMNet Project (Agricultural Research In the Mediterranean Network), funded by the European Union, aims at coordinating National Agricultural Research Programmes to strengthen the capacities of its members to address in a coordinated way the major challenges that the Mediterranean agriculture is facing. In this perspective, ARIMNet is lauching a call for joint transnational research, based on funds from 12 participating countries from the northern, eastern and southern part of the Mediterranean Basin. The deadline for submission is September 25, 2011

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New 2012-2014 President for the European Society for Agronomy

The European Society for Agronomy (ESA) has elected Pr Andras Nabradi President for 2012-2014. He will be in charge of the XIII Congress in Debrecen (Hungary) in 2014.

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Kyoto University Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers

Kyoto University has launched the 3rd call for "Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers". Deadline for application is May 26. In the "Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers", the university will appoint promising young researchers as program-specific faculty members (associate professor/assistant with an annual salary) and support their research activities on Research programs in every range of basic and applied studies in all academic fields, from the humanities, to social and natural sciences.

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Paul Luu is Agropolis International's new director

Paul Luu became the new Director of Agropolis International on May 2nd, 2011and replaces the former Director Michel Salas, who was nominated as Regional Director at CIRAD.

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Thematic School 'Biophysical principles, molecular mechanisms and prospective applications for crop improvement'. October 03-07, 2011. Montpellier, France

Organised by the joint research unit BPMP (Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology).This event will provide theoretical and hands-on training to young researchers (PhD students and post-docs) interested in plant water relations and more specifically transmembrane water transport. Application are open until June 15, 2011.

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See the list of the new 2011 research units of Agropolis International scientific community

Due to the reorganization which took place in early 2011, there are now 80 research units corresponding to Agropolis International issues related to "agriculture-food-biodiversity-environment" 

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Montpellier scientific community is gearing up for the International Year of Forests

Throughout the year, in France and overseas, Montpellier scientific community participates to events, organizes international workshops and exhibitions.

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Agropolis International/Centre EURAXESS LR organises French courses for researchers (october 2011)

Public: PhD Students, post-docs, researchers and professors hosted in higher education and research institutes of Montpellier area.

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Several Montpellier's research units are associated to the new European project EDENext

Several Montpellier's research units are associated to the new European project EDENext (2011-2014 – 7ème PCRDT) "Biology and control of vector-borne infections in Europe". This research project bringing together 46 partners in 22 countries is dedicated to investigating the biological, ecological and epidemiological components of vector-borne disease introduction, emergence and spread, and the creation of new tools to control them.

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The five plant clusters Qualiméditerranée, Céréales Vallée, PEIFL, Qualitropic and Végépolys have joined their strengths to expand their international strategy by creating the «Plant InterCluster»

The purpose of this network is to set up a common strategy to facilitate the international development of the clusters and their members (companies, training and research centers), to build strong partnerships with clusters around those sectors: cider, cereals, fruit and vegetables, ornamental horticulture, medicinal plants, mushrooms, seeds and winegrowing.

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Bilingual Master 2 in "Comparative politics and public policy" and Professional Master 2 in "Operational Activities for International Cooperation and Development". Montpellier, France

These masters are co-sponsored by the University of Montpelier and the South European Centre for Political Research (CEPEL) a research unit of the French National Center for Scientific Research.

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Call for Research Proposals launched by CESAB - French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB)

This call for proposals is launched by the CESAB (CEnter for Synthesis and Analysis on Biodiversity), run by the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) to promote high level research activities devoted to syntheses of ideas and or data analyses in the field of biodiversity. Deadline for submission is July 1st, 2011.

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Results of the Systerra call for proposals - French National Research Agency

Upon 57 proposals received for the Systerra call for proposals (Ecosystems, territories, living resources and agricultures), the French National Research Agency (ANR) has selected 11 projects; Agropolis scientific community is involved in 7 projects. The ANR and the French Inter-Agency on Research for Development (AIRD) are organizing a kick-off meeting with project coordinators at Agropolis International on March 11, 2011. Download the program

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Agropolis Fondation and CAPES to support 5 new projects

Five projects involving French, Brazilian and African scientists were selected under the 2010 Agropolis Fondation-CAPES (Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education) Joint Call for Proposals (CfP).

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World Veterinary Year 2011

The world’s first veterinary school was founded in Lyon, France, in 1761, shortly followed by the Alfort veterinary school, near Paris, in 1764, both of them at the initiative of French veterinarian Claude BOURGELAT. This means that 2011 will mark the 250th world anniversary of veterinary education and profession.

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Heliospir has a new website

This scientific network aims at promoting the NIR spectroscopy and structuring the NIR research network in France and French-speaking countries.

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The International Year of Chemistry 2011: several events organized in the Languedoc-Roussillon region

The International Year of Chemistry 2011(IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. Under the unifying theme “Chemistry—our life, our future,” IYC 2011 will offer a range of interactive, entertaining, and educational activities for all ages. to increase the public appreciation of chemistry in meeting world needs, to encourage interest in chemistry among young people, and to generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry.

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New project: European Network of Innovation and Technology in the Agricultural and Food Sectors (RED-ITAA project)

Agropolis International participates with the regional federation of agricultural cooperation (Fédération régionale de la Coopération Agricole - FRCA-LR) to the European project RED-ITAA (European Network of Innovation and Technology in the Agricultural and Food Sectors ). This project will last 30 months and is coordinated by the Technical University of Madrid. It is funded by the Interreg SUDOE program (cooperation between Southwest European countries); it gathers Spanish and Portuguese partners around a transnational portal of knowledge on: agriculture -rural development and agrofood.

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Results of the call for projects "Equipex" of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research: three projects of the regional scientific community selected

The objective of the call for projects "Equipex", funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, is to allocate funds to French laboratories to buy cutting edge scientific equipments to be able to carry on researches at the higher world level.

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Launching of the 3rd stage of the Workshop on Mediterranean Foresight analysis (ARP-PARME 2010-2011)/Which researches and partnerships for the Mediterranean?

ANR project (French National Research Agency ) coordinated by Agropolis International

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Creation of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

During a plenary meeting held on December 21, 2010 in New-York, the United Nations 65th General Assembly (UNGA) approved the creation of an Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The new body will bridge the gulf between the wealth of scientific knowledge on the accelerating declines and degradation of the natural world, with knowledge on effective solutions and decisive government action required to reverse these damaging trends.

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Agropolis International will welcome a delegation from Campinas (Brazil) on April 14-15, 2011

This delegation will be welcome by Montpellier Agglomération and Agropolis International. This visit aims to foster cooperation between research and business and to support the innovation process, especially in the field of agrofood and information technologies.

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Agri-cultures, Summer course 2011

This course aims to provide students whose native language is not French with high quality French intensive courses and to discover French agriculture, including through an individual internship in a family farm.

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Applications for European School on New Institutional Economics. May 15-21, 2011. Cargèse, France

The goal of ESNIE is to make PhDs and Post-doc aware of the recent development in NIE and to train them in using rigorous methods. In addition, they will benefit of intensive networking aimed at stimulating future exchanges and co-operation among participants and to favour the integration of young researchers in the research community. Deadline for applications at the 10th ESNIE session is March 7, 2011.

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CIRAD and IRD are partners of the Global Rice Scientific Partnership (GRISP), a CGIAR research program on rice

CIRAD and IRD participate to the Global Rice Scientific Partnership (GRISP), the first CGIAR Research Program (CRP), led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) along with AfricaRice and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). GRiSP was launched in Hanoi today at the 3rd International Rice Congress.

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BiodivERsA Pan-European call for international research proposals on biodiversity and ecosystem services (deadline Feb 17, 2011)

BiodivERsA is a network composed of national organisations funding or managing research programmes on biodiversity across Europe. The objectives of this ERA-Net are to promote the cooperation between funding agencies in the field of biodiversity research and to coordinate research programmes at strategic and management levels to eventually develop and implement joint activities. The call will address the following themes, across all ecosystems and organisms: a) Relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem services; b) Valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services (monetary and non monetary), and better incorporation of biodiversity and ecosystem services into society and policy.

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AFRESH project (Activity and Food for Regional Economies Supporting Health)

Agropolis International represents the regional partners in the European project AFRESH titled "Countering diet related diseases through competitive regional food and physical activities clusters", funded through the FP7 programme "Regions of Knowledge"

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MSc programme in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR)

Next deadline - 1 December 2010 The MSc programme in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) is a top-level programme aimedat preparing qualified graduates to deal with contemporary tropical forestry. It providesstudents with direct access to the best tropical forestry teaching in Europe. The programme is offered by a five university consortium from Denmark (University of Copenhagen), France (AgroParisTech Montpellier), Germany (Technical University of Dresden), Italy (University of Padova) and Wales (Bangor University).

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LRI /Languedoc-Roussillon Incubation has ten years

The regional incubator aims to promote the creation of start-up companies, issued from researches carried out in public higher education institutions and research centers on high-potential technologies. In ten years, more than 162 projects have been incubated, 123 companies and 700 jobs created.

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Agropolis International becomes a member of the IASP - International Association of Science Parks

Agropolis International has just become a new associate member of the International Association of Science Parks (as an organisation closely related to the Science Parks activities). This network gathers 400 members throughout 70 countries (including 20 French organisations) in all fields and allows exchanges between professionals involved in the international science and technology parks.

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Agropolis Fondation - CAPES Joint Call for Proposals 2010

Agropolis Fondation launches its 2010 Joint Call for Proposals (CfP) together with CAPES (Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education). This 2010 Joint CfP targets interdisciplinary and integrated approach to plants that address development issues concerning the North and the South.

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New website for the international competitiveness cluster on water Pôle EAU

The international competitiveness cluster on water has been approved by the CIADT (Inter-ministerial Committee for Regional Planning and Development) on May 11th, 2010. It is based in Montpellier and focuses on water resources (location, rational management, decontamination, etc…).

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IWRA (International Water Resources Association) executive office is now settled in Montpellier

IWRA has strived to improve water management worldwide through dialogue, education, and research for over 35 years. Since its official formation in 1972, the organization has actively promoted the sustainable management of water resources around the globe. After the success of the XIII World Water Congress in Montpellier, IWRA has appointed Association VERSeau Développement to host the IWRA Executive Office from April 2010.

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Mr Laurent Bruckler is the new President of Montpellier INRA centre, since May 1st, 2010, he replaces Philippe Vissac

More informations in the press kit

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New International Executive Masters in Water Utility Management

AgroParisTech and Mines ParisTech have created within the framework of the “Water for All” Chair (ParisTech and Suez-Environment - Water for All Foundation) a new international executive masters titled "Water for All". The objective is to train leaders and reinforce the skills of executive managers in water and sanitation urban utilities in developing and transitional countries.

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Call for participation : Photo Exhibition European food cultures: lives, flavours and horizons.

This call is addressed to professional and amateur photographers. Photos must be related to different aspects of the European food cultures. The exhibition opening will held in Parma (Italy) in occasion of the International EAAE-SYAL Seminar “Spatial Dynamics in Agrifood Systems: implication of sustainability and consumer welfare”, 27-30 October 2010.

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6 top agricultural research and educational institutions launch Agreenium

In forming AGREENIUM, the National Consortium for agriculture, food, animal health and the environment, founding members INRA, CIRAD, AgroParisTech, Agrocampus Ouest, Montpellier SupAgro and ENV Toulouse have forged an organisation that is more than capable of facing the global challenges imposed by new requirements in these four fields. Several priority areas have already been singled out:Acting in the Mediterranean ; eighing in on France's approach to international agricultural research ;Establishing an international doctoral college.

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Food security in the Mediterranean: launching of SAMAQQ prospective study

Following Agropolis International Scientific and Technical committee’s initiative, a prospective study on Food security in the Mediterranean: qualitative and quantitative aspects - forecast 2030» has been launched to identify priorities for research, higher education and key partnerships on economical as well as cultural aspects. The study will especially focus on the consequences of global change on all the agricultural production systems of the Mediterranean basin.

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Workshop on Mediterranean prospective analysis

French National Research Agency has selected Agropolis International to coordinate a foresight workshop, from mid-January 2010, on the theme «Which research and which partnerships for the Mediterranean ?»

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EURAXESS Services Centre of Montpellier Languedoc Roussillon organises French courses

French courses (20h) from 25th January to 2nd April 2010 for PhD students, post-docs, researchers and professors hosted in higher education institutions and research centres in Montpellier and local area. 5 levels are available : beginner, elementary, intermediate, average, advanced. Courses take place from 5.30 to 7.30, at Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen, route de Mende, in Montpellier.

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Scientific animation on Agroecology: "Agronomy and the challenges of food production". May 3, 2012. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

In the context of the monthly seminars on "Agroecology - Ecological intensification of cropping systems", Agropolis International and the research unit System have invited John Porter, Professor at the University of Copenhagen Denmark. During this conference, John Porter will present his ideas on agronomy as the ecological science of food production.

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Conference ""Ecosystem services in agricultural systems". May 9, 2012. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

Agropolis International, in charge of ESA secretariat, has invited John R. Porter, Professor of Agricultural Systems Ecology at the University of Copenhagen Denmark, Associate Editor-in-Chief EJA and Coordinating Lead Author for IPCC. The lecture will discuss the ways in which agricultural systems may deliver ecosystem services and will examine two complementary ways in which services can be valued.

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10th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. April 23-27, 2012. Noumea, New Caledonia

This 10th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography is run under the auspices of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), in collaboration with the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) and Météo-France. The objective of the 2012 conference, the 10th of the series, is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for presentations of our current state of knowledge, as well as motivating new research and applications within the variety of disciplines related to weather and climate of the ocean and atmosphere.

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InterGI 2012 : 7th international training 'Geographical Indications: a way forward for local development'. April 16-27, 2012. Montpellier, France

Following the successful trainings held yearly since 2007, in Switzerland and in France, UMR Innovation and REDD are cooperating again to propose the 7th edition of this international training module. Labeling food and artisan products with Geographical Indications (GIs) contributes to regional development, by facilitating the participation of local entrepreneurs in the regional, national or international markets, with their specific skills and know-how. The course will include theoretical inputs, individual and group works, exchange between participants and field case studies. The course will be held in English.

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Plant Biology Seminar: "Unraveling clock-work in the simple eukaryotic unicellular system: Ostreococcus". May 3, 2012. Montpellier, France

This seminar is organized by the Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology (IBIP) research team and will take place in Agropolis International auditorium. It will be presented by Florence Corellou from the Microbial Oceanography Laboratory (LOMIC), Banyuls/Mer, France)

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Genetrop seminar: "Mechanisms of the Brassinosteroid receptor activation". April 27, 2012. IRD, Montpellier

This conference will be given by Yvon Jaillais (ENS Lyon, France).

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PhD course on International Forestry and Global Issues. April 16-20, 2012. Champenoux, France

"Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique" (INRA), AgroParisTech and the European Forest Institute (EFI), represented by its Central European Regional Office and the Observatory for European Forests (EFICENT-OEF), will conduct their 2nd PhD course on “International Forestry and Global Issues" from April 16th to 20th, 2012 in Champenoux, France. The course will address a wide range of forest issues, topics which rank high on the international and national forest and environmental research and policy agendas.

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Séminaires d’Ecologie et Evolution de Montpellier (SEEM): "On the evolutionary origins of the egalitarian syndrome". March 2, 2012. CNRS, Montpellier, France

This conference is presented by Sergey Gavrilets, from the University of Tennessee Knoxville(USA). It is organized in the context of the LABEx CeMEB cycle of seminars on Ecology and Evolution.

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Conference "Agroecology: foundations for the design of biodiverse, resilient and productive farming systems". Jan 30, 2012. Agropolis International. Montpellier, France

This conference, organized by the research unit AGIR at INRA Toulouse, will be live broadcasted at Agropolis International from 10 to 12. It will be given by the Pr Miguel Altieri (Berkeley University, USA)

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Seminar Ecological Intensification through systems design – concepts and methods. Jan. 31, 2012. CIRAD, Montpellier, France

The paradigm of ecological intensification as proposed by Cassman (1999) and redefined later on by several French scholars (cf. Dore et al., 2011) calls for integrative methods for systems analysis, design and evaluation. The objective of this seminar is to examine the state of the art in terms of concepts and methods for integrated agroecosystem assessment

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UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems inaugural conference "Alimentation durable: un bien partagé ?". January 27, 2012. Montpellier, France.

Montpellier SupAgro has created a chair in “World Food Systems” which has been labelled in May 2011 by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as part of the international program UNITWIN / UNESCO Chairs. This is in partnership with Agropolis international institutions, stakeholders involved in agricultural and food systems in France and worldwide, along with the support of Agropolis Foundation.

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Seminar "Biological invasions and management: useful, harmful, or futile ?". Jan. 13, 2012. Montpellier, France

The CEFE, Centre of Evolutionary and Functional Ecology, organizes a two-day workshop bringing together researchers from Europe, North America, and New Zealand who focus on biological invasions or on social or ethical questions related to them.

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2nd French-Chilean Workshop on Bioprocess Modeling. January 16-17, 2012. Pucón, Chile

This workshop is the product of a fruitful cooperation between chilean and french researchers from different areas of engineering, including applied mathematics, biochemical engineering and automatic. This activity gathers research in science, technology and engineering interested in the mathematical modelling, control and optimization of biological processes. The program includes presentations and discussion sessions on water resources, bacterial population growth and competition.

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International conference "Water resource issues in the Mediterranean basin". March 7-8, 2012. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

On the occasion of the 6th World Water Forum (March 12-17 2012, Marseille, France), Agropolis International will hold, in its place, an international conference on March 7 and 8, 2012, on «Water resources issues in the Mediterranean basin», co-organized with the SICMED program, initiative aiming at a better understanding of the Mediterranean anthropo-ecosystems and their evolutions, in partnership with VerSeau Développement.

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EIARD Annual General Meeting. December 6-8, 2011. Montpellier, France

Agropolis International is in charge of the organization of the next Annual General Meeting of the European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD), a permanent informal ARD policy coordination platform between the European Commission, Member States of the European Union, Switzerland and Norway (created in 1997).

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International renewable energies exhibition Energaïa. Dec. 7-9, 2011. Montpellier, France

Energaïa gathers the biggest national and international players of the renewable energies and green building sectors. All areas of renewable energies will be represented: solar, thermal, photovoltaic, wind energy, wood energy, geothermal, hydraulic… A whole pavilion will be dedicated to “Research & Development”: technologies,applications, systems, innovations, process, license exchanges...

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Conference Alg’n’ Chem 2011: "Algae, new resources for Industry?". Nov. 7-10, 2011. Montpellier, France

This international scientific conference aims at promoting public and private research and development for the valuation of algae (macro and micro). It addresses key themes through a multidisciplinary and multisectorial approach, from their culture to various potential opportunities. It is a unique chance for world leaders in this field, as well as chemists and biologists, to exchange ideas.

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Kick-off meeting Ecohort project "Designing ecologically innovative horticultural systems". Nov. 8-9, 2011. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

This project is being conducted by INRA, CIRAD, Agrocampus Ouest and Montpellier SupAgro. The project reflects the thinking that we need to promote sustainable horticulture and, more generally, manage biodiversity, which should be accompanied by intelligent management of plants in order to provide food in sufficient quantity and of sufficient quality for populations in both the northern and southern hemispheres.

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IUFRO Eucalyptus meeting: "Joining silvicultural and genetic strategies to minimize Eucalyptus environmental stresses: from research to practice". Nov. 14-18, 2011. Port Seguro, Bahia State, Brazil

This conference is organized by the Iufro working group 2.08.03: "Improvement and Culture of Eucalyptus". Its central goal of this Conference will be to highlight how silviculture and genetic knowledge can be used in a predictive way to guarantee the yield of the plantations, and health of the ecosystems in the long run, with extra challenges due to the future climate and economic uncertainties. Deadline for abstracts submission is June 14, 2011.

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Seminars on Food Security in Cuba. Nov 14-16-17, 2011. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

These seminars are organized by the association Montpellier Cuba Solidarité, with the support of Agropolis International and local authorities.

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International seminar “Uso Eficiente de Plaguicidas en Viticultura y Calidad de Agua”. Nov. 15, 2011. La Serena, Chile

This seminar is organized in the context of the decentralised cooperation between the Hérault General Council and the Coquimbo regional government and the 6th World Water Forum to be held in March 2012 at Marseille (France).

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Scientific and business meeting: "Agro-food innovation and competitiveness.Which strategy for the mediterranean agro-chains?". Nov. 17-18, 2011. Montpellier, France

This meeting is organized by the competitiveness cluster Qualiméditerranée. It is organized around conferences with guests speakers and experts ; workshops and discussions in order to debate and propose solutions ; matchmaking events to meet potential partners from all over Europe : B2B, B2Labs and B2banks meetings.

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International Conference GRIPAVI: "Avian influenza dynamic and management". Nov. 22, 2011. Montpellier, France

Three years after the international conference “Regards croisés sur la Grippe aviaire”, this 2011 meeting aims to present the Gripavi project (2006-2011) results to a wider audience and identify key challenges and perspective to improve avian born diseases understanding and management in tropical countries.

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International fair SITEVI 2011. Nov. 29 to Dec. 2nd, 2011. Montpellier France

SITEVI is the standard-setting exhibition for materials, equipment and services in the Wine-Vine & Fruit-Vegetable industries. It gathers 716 exhibitors from 22 countries; a common booth (INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Cemagref and the French institute of vineyards and wine - IFV) will present the regional scientific offer related to these fields.

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3rd African conference on irrigation and drainage: "Food Security and Climate Change: how to improve the contribution of irrigation”. Nov 29- dec. 5, 2011. Bamako, Mali

This conference is organized by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage and will be coupled with the 3rd African Exhibition of Irrigation and Drainage (SAFID) organized by the African Regional Association of Irrigation and Drainage (ARID).

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International conference ECO-TECH & -TOOLS 'Environmental & social assessment of Complex Systems - Biosystems- Water- Land Management'. Nov. 30 - Dec. 02, 2011. Montpellier, France

This meeting is held at the conjunction of research directions of three research networks and consortia endeavouring to develop innovative tools and methodologies for a better monitoring and control of the sustainability of agro-biosystems (including agriculture, forestry, water management, waste management, land management). The research networks which join their efforts to organize this seminar are: PEER (Partnership for European Environmental Research) ; ECOTOOL consortium (Ecotool is an IRSES European project) ; Ecotech-Sudoe consortium (Ecotech-Sudoe is an Interreg IV project).

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2011 ISHS-ProMusa symposium: Bananas and Plantains: Toward sustainable global production and improved uses. October 10-14, 2011. Salvador, Brazil

This symposium is organized by ProMusa, the Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and Bioversity’s Plantain and Banana Research and Development Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (MUSALAC). The symposium will be organised around four major themes: crop management, crop diversity and improvement, post-harvest issues (marketing and commercialization), alternative uses. Deadline for abstract submission is April 30, 2011.

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9th International Conference on Pests in Agriculture. October 26 -27, 2011. Montpellier, France

The AFPP Pests Conferences are organised every three years and are now recognised as the leading event for all those involved in crop protection : technical managers, researchers, advisors, pesticide company delegates, growers, etc.. The Conference will address the main current issues related to plant protection : locusts, pollinators, beneficials, new pests, resistance, methods of control, integrated pest management, biological control, side effects of pesticides, new active substances, reglementation.

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Conference "Scale insects: main or secondary pest". October 25, 2011. Montpellier, France

The AFPP commission "Pests and Beneficials" organizes every three years an international conference on pests in agriculture, and aims to focus in special technical meetings on topical pests. After the conferences "Mites in crops" (2005) and "Biodiversity and climatic changes" (2008), a full-day conference will be held in October 2011 on the scale insects in crops.

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Euraqua-PEER Scientific Conference:"Innovative management of plant protection products". October 26-28, 2011. Montpellier, France

This conference is organized at Agropolis International by the European Network of Freshwater Research Organizations in partnership with PEER (Partnership for European Environmental Research. EurAqua aims to influence the formulation and development of European freshwater research programmes and policy development.

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7th European Social Simulation Association Conference. September 22-23, 2011. Montpellier, France

The European Social Simulation Association was formed in 2003 in order to promote the development of social simulation research, education and application in Europe. Papers and presentations will focus on a wide range of actual research from very abstract artificial societies to empirical models, from methodological advances to simulation results and their comparison with evidence, from theoretical developments on decisions, networks, collective action, and policies to the lessons of simulations for decision-makers.

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XIVth IWRA World Water Congress. September 25-29, 2011. Porto de Galinhas / Recife, PE, Brazil

The World Water Congress will highlight emerging drivers of water resources management including climate change; population growth, urban expansion and demographic changes; economic development; water quality degradation, and ecosystem water requirements including to mantain biodiversity. Each of these will alter the way water is managed; together, they will require fundamentally new priorities for technology and infrastructure, management and policy, allocation and pricing, laws and institutions, and above all a new future outlook for water resources professionals

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Seminar "Evolutionary history of transposable elements". Sep. 27-28, 2011. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

This seminar is organized by the research team DIADE with the support of Agropolis International. Main scientific areas covered are bioinformatics, molecular genetics applied to tropical and Mediterranean plants.

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Conference "Les orientations stratégiques du Brésil en matière de recherche, d’enseignement supérieur et de mobilité : un enjeu de coopération". Sep. 7, 2011. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

This conference is organized by the IHEST (Institut des Hautes Etudes pour la Science et la Technologie) and Agropolis International at the occasion of the visit in France of Mr M. Luiz Davidovich, general secretary of the 4th national conference on science, technology and innovation held in Brazil in May 2011 and professor at the Instituto de Física de la Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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23rd annual conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. June 29th to July 3rd, 2011. Montpellier, France

HBES is an international society that was founded to provide a forum for the dissemination of research on the evolution of human behavior. Its two main activities are the highly-rated journal, Evolution and Human Behavior, and an annual conference. The HBES Annual Meeting regularly attracts a diverse group of researchers, including, anthropologists, economists, legal scholars, psychologists, primatologists, political scientists, biologists, behavioral ecologists, physicians, and humanities scholars.

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6th ISMOM (International Symposium on Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic Components and Microorganisms). Jun 26 -July 1, 2011. Montpellier France

ISMOM (International Symposium on Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic Components and Microorganisms) is a series of international symposia organised by Commission 2.5 (Soil chemical, physical and biological interfacial reactions) of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). The aim of the symposia is to create a forum for exchange and discussion between scientists from different fields of soil science: chemistry, biology, biochemistry, physics, ecology and environmental science.

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Seminar "Rice research and policy issues for food security". June 29, 2011. Montpellier, France

This seminar will be held at CIRAD at 2 pm. It is presented by Sushil Pandey, agro-économist at the International Rice Research Institute. As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of IRRI’s founding, a book titled Rice in the global economy: strategic research and policy issues for food security was published. The presentation will highlight the keys messages contained in various chapters of the book that provides a new vision for the future of rice farming. It includes the 5 major challenges facing the global rice economy: meeting the food security needs of poor consumers in the future; successfully managing structural change in the agricultural economy; enhancing efficiency of input use; reducing the environmental footprint of rice production; and addressing the problems in lagging regions, including Africa.

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Seminar "Politiques, programmes et projets de lutte contre la désertification: quelles évaluations ?". June 29-30, 2011. Montpellier, France

This seminar is organized by the French Scientific Committee on Desertification (CSFD) in partnership with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (IAM.M). It comes within the scope of the activities carried out by the CSFD since 2005: assessment of the costs of desertification and the benefits ot the investments made in the fight against desertification, land sustainable management and valorization of natural resources in arid regions.

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Open Innovation in Food Processing Workshop by HighTech Europe. May 26, 2011. Athens, Greece

The workshop will discuss the opportunities and possibilities of different open innovation models for research and development in the food processing sector. The workshop will also be the first official meeting of the Associated Membership Platform (AMP) which has been launched by HighTech Europe to involve further stakeholder from industry, associations and science in the first European food processing Network of Excellence.

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4th International Workshop of the Plant Virus Ecology Network (PVEN). May 30th - June 1st, 2011. Montpellier, France

This event is organised by CIRAD and IRD. The Plant Virus Ecology Network brings together researchers (virological through ecological) currently working on aspects of plant virus ecology. Througn a series of annual meetings, workshops and mediated discussions, the PVEN evaluates infrastrutural needs, prioritizes a research agenda, and takes steps to expand the emerging community and build long-terme support needed for the field.

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MEDPINE4 - 4th International Conference on Mediterranean Pines. June 6-10, 2011. Avignon, France

The general theme of the 4th Conference is: Conservation, Ecology, Restoration and Management of Mediterranean Pines and their Ecosystems: Challenges under global change

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Evolutionary Rescue conference. June 7, 2011. Montpellier, France

The aim of this conference is to synthesize recent advances improving our understanding of the role of evolutionary mechanisms in species responses to global change and of how these mechanisms may affect biodiversity patterns.

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Fondation 2iE’s Science Week. April 4-8, 2011. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

The Science Week of the Fondation 2iE, International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering, aims at promoting and disseminating findings of research designed for the South but conducted all over the world and particularly at 2iE. The theme of this 6th edition is the analysis and adaptation to climate change in water and environment areas.

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CGIAR Fund Council and Funders Forum meetings. April 5-7, 2011. Montpellier, France

The Fund Council, the strategic and financial component of the new CGIAR, will hold its next meeting on April 5-6, 2011 at Agropolis International, Montpellier. It will be immediately followed on April 7 by the 2nd Funders Forum meeting.

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Kick Off Meeting of the European project AQUAEXCEL (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELLence in European Fish Research). April 5-7, 2011. Montpellier France

AQUAEXCEL (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELLence in European Fish Research) is an infrastructure project funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union. With 17 partner institutions in the field of Aquaculture research, the project, coordinated by INRA with a budget of 9.2 M€, aims to integrate, on a European scale, key aquaculture research infrastructures, in order to promote their coordinated use and development. The project will last 4 years, starting from March 1st 2011.

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The II Mediterranean Forest Week. April 5-8, 2011. Avignon, France

The Mediterranean Forests Week will bring together relevant stakeholders working on/for Mediterranean forests and forestry: EFIMED, FAO and its Silva Mediterranea Committee, AIFM, PlanBleu, CTFC, ARCMED, MFMN, GTZ, COFOR, USSE. The Ministry of Agriculture of France, the PACA region and INRA will host such initiative aiming at providing a dynamic platform where the scientific community, the policy-makers and key stakeholders meet to network and debate around strategic policy-relevant questions.

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Doctoral Meeting of Montpellier (D.M.M.) 4th edition. May 3-5, 2011. Montpellier, France

The Fourth International Doctoral Meeting on economics and management will be held at the University of Montpellier, south of France, on May 3 - 5, 2011. The purpose of the Meeting is to provide an international discussion forum where Ph.D. students and young researchers could stimulate exchange about their ideas and results in a wide range of topics related to Economics, Management and Finance.

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Symposium "Transformation of the role of the State and new instruments of public action". May 5-6, 2011. Pretoria, South Africa

This international seminar organized by The Public Policy and Governance Platform (PP&G) with the support of CIRAD and the University of Pretoria which aims to concretely analyze policy transformations by detailing the changes in policy instruments developed within this governance framework. deadline for paper submission is April 20, 2011.

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6th DERBI International Conference. May 16-18, 2011. Perpignan, France

The DERBI Competitiveness Cluster – Development of Renewable Energies in Building and Industry – is organising the sixth edition of the DERBI International Conference. Since 2006, the DERBI International Conference has established a large audience: over 4,000participants, some 45 nationalities, over 500 speakers, around 840 business meetings organised and is currently acknowledged by leaders as being THE key meeting place worldwide for professionals in the renewable energies sector.

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International Conference on Animal Health Surveillance - ICAHS. May 17-20, 2011. Lyon, France

This first edition of the International Conference on Animal Health Surveillance (ICAHS) is part of the Vet2011 World Veterinary Year. It will bring together stakeholders from around the world who are working in the field of animal health surveillance

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Workshop on developing a global rice phenotyping and multienvironment. March 28-30, 2011. Montpellier, France

Three centers of the CGIAR (IRRI, AfricaRice, and CIAT), in partnership with CIRAD and IRD in France and JIRCAS in Japan, have developed a global research agenda for rice that will be implemented within a Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP). This workshop seeks to establish a global scientific, technical, and partnership strategy for rice phenotyping and characterization in the context of research on genetic improvement.

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International conference: GroundWater 2011. March 14-16, 2011. Orléans, France

This conference is the 24th European Regional Conference of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). The Conference is open to a wide public of researchers, water basin or managers of irrigation schemes, SME, users’ representatives and stakeholders.

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Kick-off meeting of the European project "EcoBioCAP (Eco-efficient Biodegradable Composite Advanced Packaging). March 16, 2011. Montpellier

This project coordinated by the IATE research team, aims to provide the EU food industry with customizable, ecoefficient, biodegradable packaging solutions with direct benefits both for the environment and EU consumers in terms of food quality and safety.

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First MISTRALS International workshop: "Mediterraneean Integrated Studies at Regional and Local Scales". March 30-April 01, 2011. Malta

MISTRALS is a decennial program for systematic observations and research dedicated to the understanding of the Mediterranean Basin environmental process under the global change. The underlined ultimate goal of this program is to predict the evolution of habitable conditions in this large ecosystem and to propose policies and adaptative measures.This event will gather 200 invited participants :project leaders, potential project developers, policy makers and stakeholders, totalizing more than 25 nationalities. Agropolis International will participate within the framework of its project ARP PARME.

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Workshop "Livestock farming embedded in local development: a functional perspective to alleviate vulnerability of farming communities". April 2-3, 2011. Rosario, Argentina

This workshop is organized by the Livestock farming and local Development (Liflod) Network”, an international initiative aiming to bring together groups from different countries in order to contribute to the debate on the future of livestock farming by focusing on the interactions between livestock farming and local development. It is a side event of the IX International Rangeland Congress (IRC2011).

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Paris International Agricultural Show. Feb 19-27, 2011. Paris, France

Paris International Agricultural Show is one of the world’s largest and most important agricultural shows. CIRAD and INRA will be present. Further information on CIRAD and INRA programs.

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International conference on crop improvement, ideotyping, and modeling for African cropping systems under climate change (CIMAC). Feb. 7-9, 2011. Stuttgart, Germany

This International Conference on crop improvement, ideotyping and modeling for African cropping systems under climate change is organized by the Department of Plant Production and Agro-ecology of the Tropics and Subtropics, Sub-institution Waterstress Management of the University of Hohenheim.

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International meeting on the Global Strategy for the conservation and use of banana and plantain genetic resources. Feb. 28 - March 3, 2011. Montpellier, France

This event is organised by Bioversity International. MusaNet Workshop Objectives: - To critically review the Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Banana Genetic Resources, its implementation to date and incentives for participation - To promote a coordinated approach for detailed characterization of Musa genetic resources - To strengthen the component of the strategy related to increasing the use of Musa genetic resources - To agree on the mechanism and its functions to ensure the efficient coordination and implementation of the Global Strategy and stimulate the involvement of partners, i.e. establishment of MusaNet

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Workshop «Resilience, Water and Foresight». January 18-19, 2011. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

The French node of the Resilience Alliance organizes on behalf of the Ministry of Ecology a workshop on Resilience, Water, Aquatic Environment and Foresight. This workshop aims at opening a debate within the French community working on water and aquatic ecosystems about the concepts of resilience of socio-ecosystems and those associated with viability, vulnerability and adaptive management. This workshop is a side event of the AQUA2030 program.

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First meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action on Sub-National Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity 2011-2020. January 17-19, 2011. Montpellier, France

The meeting is being co-organized by the Convention on Biological Diversity and the City of Montpellier at the invitation of the Government of France. Around 40 participants from all over the world will give advises on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and Plan of Action on Sub-National Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities on Biodiversity and on the preparation of the second summit on local authorities and biodiversity to be held in conjunction with the high level segment of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, in India in October 2012.

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International conference: Microbes in Wastewater & Waste Treatment, Bioremediation and Energy Production. January 24-27, 2011. Goa, India

This event is organised by the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS, India) and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, France, Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology /LBE). This conference is being organized within the framework of the IWA’s specialized groups Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) and Assessment and Control of Hazardous Substances in Water (ACHSW). It aims to bring together researchers, scientists and professionals working in the field of microbes and microbial ecology.

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Quatrièmes Journées de recherches en sciences sociales INRA SFER CIRAD. December 9-10, 2010. AgroCampus Ouest, Rennes, France

This conference is organized by INRA, SFER and CIRAD. It aims to gather researchers in economical, social and human sciences in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, food, forest, environment and land management.

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International Seminar "Geographical indications, socio-economic mobility and bio-cultural diversity: the case of Turkey and other Mediterranean countries". Dec. 16-19, 2010. Antalya, Turkey

This scientific event is a continuation of the First International Seminar of Antalya organized in April by CIHEAM-IAMM and Akdeniz University on “Local Products, Geographical Indications and Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean Countries”. It is organized by CERMC-Akdeniz University, CIHEAM-IAMM and Turkish Patent Institute, and involves the representatives of academia, professionals and associative spheres.

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Training course ‘Extreme environments and deep-sea ecosystems’. Nov 29-Dec 12, 2010. Banyuls-sur-Mer, France

This course is part of the Chair on "Extreme marine environment, biodiversity and global change" supported by the Total foundation in partnership with the UPMC (Sorbonne Universités). This course participate to the Master ERASMUS Mundus ‘Marine Biodiversity and conservation'.

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Conferences on genomic selection. December 1-2, 2010. Montpellier

Jean-Luc Jannink, plant geneticist at the USDA and associate professor at Cornell University, NY, will present two conferences in Montpellier: December 1st at 10.30 at CIRAD auditorium: "Breeding schemes to take advantage of genomic selection." December 2nd at 14.30 at INRA: "Population genetic research for genomic selection."

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Conference "Agir en situation d'incertitude - Quelles constructions individuelles et collectives des régimes de protection et d'adaptation en agriculture ?". Nov. 22-24, 2010. Montpellier

What individual and collective methods are required to build agricultural protection and adaptation regimes? A conference organized by CIRAD and INRA, with the support of the ANR, Agropolis International, the University of Paris-Sud and the International Farming Systems Association.

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International workshop “Organisations professionnelles et formation des populations rurales”. Nov. 25-27 2010, Bamako (Mali).

This workshop aims at fostering exchanges between the international network for agricultural and rural training(FAR) and agricultural and rural professional organizations in more than 20 African countries

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Expert panel report launch and public debate: "How to make European support for agricultural development in Africa more effective?". Nov.30, 2010. Agropolis International

A number of panel discussants from the scientific community, university, civil society, and students will share their views on the analysis of the Expert Panel. The audience will also have the opportunity to debate with the speakers. This event is organized by Agropolis Fondation and Imperial College London in collaboration with Agropolis International.

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Conférence: "Date palm genome". November 23, 2010. IRD Montpellier

Joel Malek, from Weil Cornell Medical College (Qatar) will present his research on the data palm genome at the IRD auditorium, Tuesday Nov.23 at 2pm.

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Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD)

Montpellier will welcome the first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) from March 28 to 31, 2010.

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Workshop on Knowledge engineering. November 19, 2010. Agropolis International

Organized buy the FEDAP, the aim of this workshop is to realize a prospective analysis of possible applications of Knowledge Engineering for Food Science, especially in some computer science domains including databases, data mining, expert systems, and decision support systems.

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SAPT 2010 conference on "Sustainable animal production in the tropics". Nov. 15-18, 2010. Guadeloupe

Organized by Inra Antilles, the SAPT Conference will hold 3 sessions on the following subjects: 1) adaptation capacities of livestock to a changing environment; 2) local feeds, their value and strategic use, 3) sustainable and integrated livestock farming systems.

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European workshop on mesocosm experiments and implications in aquatic ecology research. November 9, 2010. Montpellier

Within the frame of the MESOAQUA European project, the second workshop will be held in Montpellier and Sète with presentations from world-class leading researchers in mesocosms studies followed by group discussions and a visit of the Medimeer infrastructure in Séte as an example of mesocosms facilities available in Europe.

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International Conference on Congo Basin Hunter-Gatherers. September 22-24, 2010. Montpellier

The international conference is being held to share and evaluate recent research on Congo Basin hunter-gatherers. It has been almost ten years since international researchers have convened to discuss research and development issues facing Congo Basin hunter-gatherers.

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ESC2010: European Seismological Commission - 32nd General Assembly - September 06 -10, 2010 - Montpellier

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre will organize the ESC 32nd General Assembly on behalf of the European Seismological Commission. The ESC 2010 will focus on the Mediterranean dimension of seismology as well as on the study area at the interface between science and society, a field which includes risk management, sociology, educational initiatives but also the application of Citizen Science in seismology.

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AGRO2010 - XI European Society of Agronomy international congress. August 29 - September 3, 2010. Montpellier

Agro2010 is co-organized by Agropolis International, Montpellier Supagro, Cirad and Inra, in partnership with the French Association of Agronomy (AFA). This international event is organized jointly with the XI ESA congress (European Society of Agronomy), whose President is Jacques Wery, Director of the research unit System.

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GPS workshop 2010. October 11-13, 2010. Montpellier

The aim of this workshop is to have open and constructive exchanges about the practical use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) devices in the frame of the of the Common Agriculture Policy (control activities, management of the Land Parcel Identification Systems).

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7th SER European Conference on Ecological Restoration - August 23 to 27, 2010 - Avignon

7th SER European Conference on Ecological Restoration: "Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Development - Establishing Links Across Frontiers". This meeting offers an outstanding opportunity for transboundary contacts and exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices in ecological restoration for scientists and practitioners who work on biodiversity and habitat restoration

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IIFET 2010, International Conference: 'The Economics of Fish Resources and Aquatic Ecosystems:Balancing Uses, Balancing Costs'. July 13-16, 2010. Corum, Montpellier

The general theme of the conference will deal with the multi-functionality of fisheries and aquatic ecosystems, with particular emphasis on the developing world. It is promoted by IRD IFREMER, UMR Amure (University Brest/Ifremer), University Montpellier I, University Nantes.

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FSD 2010 - 5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal. June 13 - 18, 2010.Corum, Montpellier

The 5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2010) in Montpellier will celebrate 40 years of studies on seed dispersal. The main thema is Frugivores and Seed Dispersal: Mechanisms and Consequences of a Key Interaction for Biodiversity. Is is organized by par the Museum national d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) with the support of the Institute of Evolution Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM) and the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Ecology (CEFE).

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12th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. June 07-11, 2010. Palais des Congres, St Denis, La Réunion

Organized by the Plant Protection pole and the joint research unit PVBMT, this conference supported by Cirad, Inra, Ird and International Society for Plant Pathology will gather around 300 researchers. Special emphasis will be placed on emerging diseases, especially the amazing development of biotechnology and massive data flux from genomics as contributions to provide new clues to old problems: evolutionary history, genomic rearrangements and speciation.

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EDEN International Conference: Emerging Diseases in a changing European eNvironment. May 10 - 12, 2010. Corum, Montpellier

From 2004 to 2010, the EDEN project has operated in 24 countries with 49 partner institutions and 80 scientific teams. This represents more than 200 research years of work on the effects of environmental changes on the emergence of vector-borne diseases in Europe. EDEN is organising an International Conference in Montpellier, 10-12 May 2010, to present its most exciting scientific results to the international community, and to stimulate debates with prominent world scientists in this critical area. To ensure a wider debate the conference is not restricted to contributions from EDEN partners only but is opened to any interested scientist or research team working on similar topics in Europe or at its fringes.

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PALMS 2010 - International Symposium on the Biology of the Palm Family. May 5-7, 2010. Corum, Montpellier.

Organized by IRD and Cirad, with the support of the Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Council, Agropolis Fondation, Montpellier Agglomeration and the EUNOPS network, this symposium aims to gather scientists involved in researches on palms biology.

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International Workshop 'Cultivating Crisis' - 'Pesticides et Suds : des problématiques pour les sciences sociales' - May 4th. Cirad, Montpellier

This workshop is organized by Cirad, Inra, the joint research units "Innovation" and Ritme.

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Science in Montpellier April 1st, 2010

Complementary to GCARD, a special day on April 1st will be dedicated to showcase the activities of the Agropolis scientific community. Do not miss the opportunity to discover the expertise available at the Agropolis scientific community in the main areas of agriculture, food, environment, biodiversity and rural societies which are of global significance.

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Workshop "Taking stock of smallholder and community forestry: Where do we go from here?"

Date: March 24-26, 2010 Venue: Agropolis International, Montpellier CIFOR, the French research institute for development (IRD) and the French international research center for agricultural development (CIRAD) are organising an international conference on smallholder and community forest management in Montpellier, France, in March 2010. This workshop, bringing together researchers, policy makers and practitioners, is a forum for sharing and evaluating global patterns in forest resource use and management by smallholders and community groups to outline the current state of knowledge and identify a course for future research.

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Information session ‘Gender in research as a mark of excellence’

12th March 2010, Agropolis International, Montpellier. Organised by Agropolis International in partnership with Yellow Window Consultants, this session is funded by the European Commission. Programme in french.

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LandMod2010 - 2010 Conference on Integrative Landscape Modeling

The conference will be held at SupAgro, Montpellier, France From February 3rd to 5th, 2010

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Synthesis of the PARME Forward-thinking Workshop "PArtnerships and Research in the MEditerranean"

The French National Research Agency (ANR) has selected Agropolis International to coordinate, from January 2010, a forward-thinking workshop (Atelier de Réflexion Prospective) on the theme ‘Which researches and which partnerships for the Mediterranean?’ This study aimed at identifying research and innovation fields requiring cooperations between Mediterranean countries and defining related operating modes with a forward-thinking view for 2030

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Read the final report of the SAMAQQ study "Sécurité alimentaire en Méditerranée à l’horizon 2030 : aspects qualitatifs et quantitatifs" - June 2011

SAMAQQ study, initiated by the Agropolis International scientific committee is a foresight study which aims to give recommendations in terms of training, research and partnership in order to contribute to guarantee the food security in the Mediterranean area by 2030.

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Download the proceedings of the symposium Innovation and Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food. June 28 - July 1, 2010. Corum, Montpellier

This symposium was organized by CIRAD, INRA and Montpellier SupAgro. It has gathered 500 participants, from 65 countries bringing their experiences together, sharing their ideas, discussing new perspectives.

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IAALD2010 Congress: electronic proceedings and publication open access

The final papers of IAALD2010 Congress held in Montpellier, 26-29 April 2010 are available on Agricultural Information Worldwide v. 3, no. 2 , (IAALD Journal).
This issue contains papers selected by the XIIIth IAALD conference organizers for publication along with some organizational news. An another special issue will be published. Conference Proceedings are available on IAALD2010 website

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Just out: "A land degradation assessment and mapping method. A standard guideline proposal". CSFD dossier thématique. Issue 8. November 2010

This dossier presents a method to determine and map land degradation. The author, Pierre Brabant is Honorary Director of Research at the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)

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Just Published 12th thematic issue published by Agropolis International: ‘Agronomy: Crops and cropping systems'

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Read the article in the Agropolis International Newsletter, Issue number 7, November 2010

N° 7 - November 2010

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Just Published 11th thematic issue published by Agropolis International: ‘DURAS project : Innovative partnerships for sustainable development’

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Read the 10th thematic issue published by Agropolis International: ‘A Model laboratory without walls : the Brazilian Labex’

This special publication devoted to ‘Partnership’ describes the teachings of seven years of functioning of Labex-Europe, a laboratory without walls set up in Montpellier by Embrapa, a Brazilian research institute.

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Read the 9th thematic issue: 'Geoinformation and Earth Observation for environment and territories'

Access to airborne and satellite technology for Earth Observation is a major methodological boon for researchers. This ‘altitude gain’ for monitoring has led to the development of a new approach to assessing territories, providing an overview of the target area and clarifying the distribution of elements within this area.

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Flyer of STI activities and skills within the Agropolis scientific community in the South of France(Montpellier and the Languedoc-Roussillon Region)

Scientific and Technical Information (STI) facing the issues of a high-level research and training.

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Download the Book of Abstracts of the IUFRO International conference: "Research priorities in tropical silviculture: towards new paradigms?". Nov. 15-18, 2011. Montpellier, France

| After more than 50 years of tropical silviculture research carried out in the major forested regions of the world, and in the framework of the International Year of Forests, Cirad, CIFOR and Ecofor organized this international conference under the auspices of IUFRO (Division 1.02.00 Tropical and Subtropical Silviculture; Division 3.07.00 Forest operations in the tropics ; Division 8.02.00 Forest Biodiversity).

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Review of the 1st G20 Conference on Agriculture Research for Development - "Promoting Scientific Partnerships for Food Security". September 12-13, 2011. Montpellier, France

| Organized on September 12-13 2011 in Montpellier (France) at the initiative of the G20 French Presidency and in the framework of the pillar on Food Security of the action plan for development, the 1st meeting of the G20 development on Agriculture Research for Development was devoted to promoting scientific partnerships for Food Security.

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Review of the conferences of Mrs Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. June 20-24. Montpellier and Paris, France

| E.Ostrom's works are one of the main reference for those who, in the scientific and politic worlds, are building their speeches and actions on the one hand only on state management, and on the other hand, on the promotion of private property as a universal tool for the management of resources and environment management. E. Ostrom's analysis presents the collective action and the auto-organization as a third alternative between privatization and state management.

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Review of the presentation and discussion "Expanding the AWARD Programme in Francophone Africa". June 9, 2011. Agropolis International, Montpellier, France

| See the highlights of the event "CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program launched African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD).

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Download presentations of the International seminar «Development in social Life Cycle Assessment». May 5-6, 2011. Montpellier France

| The seminar social LCA of Montpellier, is an extension to that which was held May 31, 2010 at DTU (Denmark) by Dr. Louise Camilla Dreyer. Its purpose is to review recent developments in some approaches to social LCA. This seminar is organized by CIRAD, CEMAGREF, Montpellier 1 University and the ELSA research group .

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Report on GlobalHort 5th anniversary at Agropolis International on April 8, 2011

| On the occasion of its five years of activity, GlobalHort presented to the scientific community in Montpellier and to its partners, the history, action plan and some current accomplishments of GlobalHort, before opening a debate on its perspectives for the future.

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See video about the conference "Africa and Europe: Partnerships for Agricultural Development", 30/11/10, Agropolis International, Montpellier, France, event jointly organised by Agropolis Fondation and Imperial College London, in collaboration with Agropo

| During this event, the recent report of the Montpellier Panel, headed by Sir Gordon Conway, was presented ; Financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the report urges Europe to scale up its efforts to develop agriculture to spur economic growth in Africa.

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Review of EU-PEARLS European project mid-term international seminar. October 14-15, 2010. Montpellier

| Download presentations of the European mid-term seminar EU-PEARLS. This meeting aimed to bring together researchers, industry representatives, and policymakers, interested in the development of alternative sources of natural rubber.

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Review of the final scientific seminar of the ARCUS project. October 7th, 2010. Shanghai

| The final scientific seminar of the ARCUS project 2007-2010 (Ecology and sustainable development, Languedoc-Roussillon/China), was held on October 7th 2010 at the Auditorium of the French Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai (China). The ARCUS project, managed by Agropolis International, aimed at promoting scientific cooperation between French and Chinese stakeholders in ecology and sustainable development.

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Download presentations from AGRO 2010 - XI European Society of Agronomy international congress. August 29 - September 3, 2010. Montpellier

| Oral presentations and final documents are online

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See reports and multimedia on the 13th IAALD World Congress ‘Scientific and Technical Information and Rural Development’ organized by IAALD and Agropolis International, 26-29 April 2010, Montpellier

| See reports and multimedia on the 13th IAALD World Congress ‘Scientific and Technical Information and Rural Development’ organized by IAALD and Agropolis International, 26-29 April 2010, Montpellier

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Review of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD). March 28-31, 2010. Montpellier, France

| The first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) was organized by GFAR in collaboration with the Consortium and Independent Science and Partnership Council of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Agropolis International. The Conference replaced the GFAR Triennial Conferences and the Annual General Meetings of the CGIAR.

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Review of the information session held at Agropolis International (September, 17th), about the national contact point of the European Research Council

| Organised by the Europe Committee Agropolis

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Proceedings of TDWG 2009

| TDWG was formed to establish international collaboration among biological database projects. TDWG promoted the wider and more effective dissemination of information about the World's heritage of biological organisms for the benefit of the world at large. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) now focuses on the development of standards for the exchange of biological/biodiversity data.

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