The Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops

Annual Meetings:  

Current annual meeting: College Station, Texas - September 7-11, 2008

Past meetings: 1997-2007 Programs and Abstracts

                      Locations

2008 AAIC 20th Annual Meeting
College Station, Texas
September 7-11, 2008

New Crops & Bioproducts Development

Hosted by the Department of Soils & Crop Science, Texas A&M University

Join the AAIC for our 2008 meeting at the Hilton Hotel in College Station, Texas.

Accommodations

• Hilton College Station, 801 University Drive East, College Station, TX US 77840.  Right in the heart of Texas, the Hilton College Station & Conference Center is located at the intersection of University Drive and Tarrow Boulevard, less than two miles from Texas A&M University. The hotel has 303 luxuriously appointed guest rooms, with over 65 suites, several in-room Jacuzzi suites and a two bedroom Presidential Suite on the top floor, overlooking the beautiful Brazos Valley.

• Standard single and double occupancy rooms: $89.00 US

• Reservations: Phone the hotel at 1-979-693-7500 (1-800-445-8667; 1-800-hiltons fax: 1-979-260-1931) no later than August 17, 2008. Request the special AAIC Conference rate.

2008 Program

Dr. Luciano Nass

(EMBRAPA, Brazil)
 "Biofuels in Brazil: past, present and future needs.”

September  8th, Monday - Plenary session and technical sessions (Oilseeds, Fiber, Bioenergy) and Poster Session begins
 

Plenary Session:

• Bruce Resnick (Intellectual Asset Manager, Cargill, Inc.) – Quality Deployment Function as a Tool for Selecting an Industrial Crop
• Nick Kob (Market Development Manager, Huntsman) -  Biobased Products in the Chemical Industry

September  9th, Tuesday - Technical sessions (Oilseeds, General crops, Rubber & Resins, Nutraceutical and Medicinal Crops) - Awards Banquet

**Call for Abstracts**

Abstracts will be due for the 2008 conference on July 7, 2008. 

Go here for guidelines for abstract submission and sample abstract (requires Adobe^® Reader^® ).

Go here for poster formatting information (requires Adobe^® Reader^® ).

Registration

•   Direct online registration with Acteva
   

Early member registration (before July 7th): $300
Early non-member registration (before July 7th): $325

Student registration: $100
Wednesday companion field trip and lunch: $35

Late member registration (after July 7th): $350
Late non-member registration (after July 7th: $375

 More Information
Want more information about presenting a poster, paper, exhibit, or otherwise participating in the conference? E-mail us.

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  Past programs:

2007 Conference: Bringing Industrial Crops into the Future

Program Abstracts

2006 Conference: The 6th New Crops Symposium
Program Abstracts

2005 Conference: International Conference on Industrial Crops and Rural Development
Program Abstracts

2004 Conference: AAIC/NUC Joint Annual Meeting: Industrial Crops & Uses to Diversify Agriculture
Program Abstracts

2003 Conference: AAIC Annual Meeting: Solving Problems with Industrial Crops
Program Abstracts

2002 Conference: AAIC Annual Meeting
Program Abstracts

2001 Conference: The 5^th New Crops Symposium
Program Abstracts

2000 Conference: AAIC/NUC Joint Annual Meeting
Program Abstracts

1999 Conference: Diversity in Agricultural Markets: New Crops and New Markets
Program Abstracts

1998 Conference: New Crops and New Uses: Biodiversity and Sustainability
Program Abstracts

1997 International Conference: The Green Industrial Revolution
Program Abstracts