HarvestPlus plans to attend or present at the following conferences and events. Please contact us for more information or to arrange interviews with our biofortification experts at these events.
2012 Calendar
International Scientific Symposium on Food and Nutrition Security Information
January 17-19, 2012
Rome, Italy
Feeding The World Summit
February 8, 2012
Geneva, Switzerland
World Nutrition Rio 2012
April 27-30, 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 Events Attended
3rd International Meeting on Wheat Productivity Enhancement under Changing Climate
February 9-12, 2011
Karnataka, India
2020 Conference: Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
February 10-12, 2011
New Delhi, India
Panelist: Howarth Bouis, Science and Technology Levers
Presentation: Dan Gilligan, HarvestPlus Orange-Flesh Sweet Potatoes
Africa Seed Trade Association Congress
March 8-11, 2011
Lilongwe, Malawi
Presentation: Mel Oluoch, Biofortification: Nutrient-Rich Crop Varieties for Better Nutrition and Health
CSAE Conference 2011: Economic Development in Africa
March 20-22, 2011
University of Oxford, England
Presentation: Patrick Eozenou, Measuring Risk Attitudes among Mozambican Farmers
Presentation: Daniel Gilligan, Access and Learning through Information Networks in Agricultural Technology Diffusion: Results from a Partial Population Experiment in Uganda
Experimental Biology 2011
April 9-13, 2011
Washington, DC
Sunday, April 10: Presidential Symposium: Ameliorating micronutrient deficiencies through biofortification: The science and prospects (8:30 AM, Ballroom A), Howarth Bouis, co-chair
Sunday, April 10: Biofortification of provitamin A maize in Africa (10:00 AM, Ballroom A)
IFPRI Policy Seminar: Leveraging Agriculture to Improve Human Nutrition: Prospects for Golden Rice
April 14, 2011
Washington, DC
Presenter: Howarth Bouis, Potential amelioration of micronutrient malnutrition in populations through staple crop biofortification
3rd International Symposium on Trace Elements and Health
May 24-27, 2011
Murcia, Spain
Speaker: Erick Boy, Biofortification of Trace Elements
Asia Pacific Conference on Clinical Nutrition
June 5-9, 2011
Bangkok, Thailand
4th Annual Biofortification Meeting
July 10-15, 2011
Teresina, Brazil
2nd Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) Congress
September 11-15, 2011
Abuja, Nigeria
HarvestPlus Workshop
14th International Conference on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA-14)
September 19-24, 2011
Enshi, Hubei (China)
Special Session: Global Iron and Zinc Biofortification: Potential, Success, and Challenges
3rd International Zinc Symposium: Improving Crop Production and Human Health
October 10-14, 2011
Hyderabad, India
Co-Sponsor: HarvestPlus
World Food Prize: 2011 Borlaug Dialogue
October 12-14, 2011
Des Moines, Iowa
2010 Events Attended
Unite for Sight Annual Conference
April 17-18
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Presentation: Bonnie McClafferty, Breeding Better Food: A New Solution To Reduce Vitamin A Deficiency
8th International Wheat Conference
June 1-4
St. Petersburg, Russia
Global Health Council 2010 Conference
Dateline 2010: Global Health Goals and Metrics
June 14-18
Washington, DC
Visit us at Booth #419
15th International Symposium on Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants
June 26-30
Budapest, Hungary
All-day special session on iron biofortification and human health, featuring presentations by Wolfgang Pfeiffer and Erick Boy
US Food Assistance Programs: Assessing Progress and Challenges Related to Local and Regional Purchase, Food Quality, Host Country Capacity, and Moving to a Comprehensive Approach
Organized by: Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa and the Africa Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
July 13
Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC
Panel speaker: Bonnie McClafferty, Improving the Nutritional Quality of Food Aid and Targeting
II World Congress on Public Health Nutrition
Moving towards a healthy and sustainable nutrition for all
September 23-25
Porto, Portugal
Genetics of Plant Mineral Nutrition Symposium
September 30-October 2
Hannover, Germany
Presentation: Wolfgang Pfeiffer, HarvestPlus: Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition – Mineral-Density
Bioavailability 2010
September 26-30
Pacific Grove, California
Presentation: Erick Boy, Biofortification with Iron and Zinc: plant breeding, selection and propagation
2010 Borlaug Dialogue-The World Food Prize
Take it to the Farmer: Reaching the World’s Smallholders
October 13-14
Des Moines, Iowa
Speaker: Howarth Bouis, Conversation: More food, better food – improving and preserving quality
2010 Farm Forum Event
November 16-18
Saskatoon, Seskatchewan, Canada
Speaker: Howarth Bouis, Biofortification: A New Tool to Reduce Micronutrient Malnutrition
International Symposium on Food and Nutrition Security
December 7-9
Rome, Italy
Speaker: Howarth Bouis, Biofortification: Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition
