6th International Triticeae Symposium

June 1-5, 2009 (Mon -Fri) Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan

June 11, 2008

An invitation to the 6th Triticeae Symposium in 2009

As the Local Organizing Committee, we invite you to join your colleagues at the 6th International Triticeae Symposium which will be held at the Kyoto University Conference Hall in Kyoto, Japan, on June 1-5, 2009.

The main themes of the meeting will be: Systematics and Phylogeny Domestication and Evolution Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Genomics and Breeding

The Scientific Program includes invited special lectures, short oral presentations and poster papers. One free day (Wednesday) will be programmed to participate in tours to a famous temple, a Triticeae gene bank in Kyoto University and a ‘Sake’ company in Kyoto. The Local Organizing Committee invites you to enjoy this meeting and welcomes any suggestions on the Scientific and Social Programs.

We look forward to welcome you all in Kyoto, Japan.

Taihachi Kawahara Chair of LOC

International Organizing Committee

Roland von Bothmer, Mary Barkworth, Vojtech Holubec, Taihachi Kawahara, Kazuhiro Sato

Local Organizing Committee

Members: Taihachi Kawahara, Chair of LOC, PGPI, Kyoto University Kazuhiro Sato, Secretary of LOC, RIB, Okayama University Tomohiro Ban, KIBR, Yokohama City University Katsuyuki Kakeda, Mie University Takao Komatsuda, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences Hideho Miura, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Shigeo Takumi, Kobe University Hisashi Tsujimoto, Tottori University

Contact:

Taihachi Kawahara

Plant Germ-plasm Institute, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University Mozume, Muko, Kyoto 617-0001 Japan Phone: +81-75-921-0652, Fax: +81-75-932-8063

kawatai@mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Kazuhiro Sato

Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University Chuo, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0046 Japan Phone: +81-86-434-1224, Fax: +81-86-434-1249

kazsato@rib.okayama-u.ac.jp