Invitation

You are cordially invited to attend the I International Conference on Food and Agriculture Applications of Nanotechnologies, which will be held in São Pedro, SP, Brazil from June 20 to 25, 2010.

New and emerging applications of nanotechnologies in food and agriculture and issues related to their use will be the focus of this Conference.

In addition to exploring relevant scientific and technological advances, the Conference will also seek to highlight areas of research with the greatest potential to benefit society.

Expected Outputs

• Identification of nanotechnology applications with the greatest potential to benefit both society and environment.
• Agreements on collaboration among countries on research & development and on tools for accessing most promising applications.
• Identification of ways to facilitate Public-Private partnerships on points of common interest.
• Definition of strategies for harmonized approaches to governance of nanotechnologies.

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FAO MINI PAPERS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD

To provide background for the discussions in Round Tables, FAO prepared 9 mini papers, written by Experts which will attend Nanoagri2010. You can download it and read previously by clicking here and here (updated jun 18, 2010).

PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Some presentations are available for download (according the Speaker interest). You may download some files:

Steve Suppan (IATC) - click here
Anne Mackenzie - click here
John Baglin - click here

FINAL PROGRAM (updated june 19)

Click here to access the Final Program.

Poster Sessions

Monday 21, 6:10 -8:10 pm - Symposia A and E posters
Wednesday 23, 6:10 - 8:10 pm - Symposia B, C, D and F posters

Posters should be prepared in 80 cm width per 120 cm height (35"x50" or A0 ISO paper size), and should be fixed until 2 pm during the presentation day.

Transfer support

The Conference Organization will provide transfer to delegates (from Guarulhos Airport, Campinas Airport and São Pedro) by a reduced price. If you are interested please contact TerraSol Turismo (Nanoagri2010 travel agency) in http://www.terrasolturismo.com.br/backup/eventoNanoagriValues.php. Requests from groups of 3 or 10 people are very preferable. Also you may contact Mr. Luiz Nunes, from TerraSol Turismo:
email: luiz.nunes@terrasolturismo.com.br
Phone (16) 7811-6770 ou 3413-0323

Alternatively, you have other options:

By Car:
http://www.saopedro.com.br/como-chegar.asp - instructions for car drivers

By regular bus:
Coming from Sao Paulo (Guarulhos International Airport):
http://www.airportbusservice.com.br/ - shuttle from Guarulhos Airport to São Paulo (Tiete Bus Station)
http://www.piracicabana.com.br/ - regular bus from Sao Paulo (Tiete Bus Station) to Sao Pedro

Coming from Campinas (Viracopos Airport)
http://www.caprioli.com.br/ - shuttle from Viracopos Airport to Campinas Bus Station
You should take a bus from Campinas to Piracicaba (neighboring city to the conference site). There are scheduled lines from 6 am to 11 pm (one per hour) offered by Viação AVA (phone 19 3236 2317). In Piracicaba you should take a shuttle (http://www.piracicabana.com.br/) or taxi to Conference Site

IMPORTANT -- ABOUT EARLY REGISTRATION

We are having some problems with our payment system, but we are working to solve them as soon as possible. We also reminder the Early Registration deadline -- April 30, 2010.

Also, if you are interested in participate in this Conference without submit a paper, it is totally possible. In this case, please do your Registration directly in http://www.nanoagri2010.com/registration/.

FAO Technical Round Table Sessions

During Nanoagri2010, FAO will promote Technical Round Tables, in order to discuss cross-cutting issues with selected experts. This is part of the Conference Program. Participation information should be requested to Renata Clarke (FAO) at Renata.Clarke@fao.org
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