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<font size=3>The 2008 USAIN Conference is only a few months away!
Online registration is now open! Don't delay--register now for the best
rates: Early Bird Registration ends March 1, 2008.<br>
To register, make lodging arrangements, and review the Preliminary
Program, visit:
<a href="http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/usain/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/usain/<br><br>
</a>Conference Details:<br>
USAIN Conference 2008<br>
Tradition in Transition: Information fueling the Future of Agbiosciences
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April 27-30, 2008 <br>
Shisler Conference Center <br>
Wooster, Ohio<br><br>
Selected Conference Highlights: <br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Distinguished
speakers sharing insights about new bio-based initiatives in the area of
energy, fuels and alternative agricultural products; current research in
and challenges of agricultural sustainability; and recent developments in
the control of information: <br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Dennis Keeney,
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Bruce Dale,
Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Michigan State University<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Stephen Myers,
Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Ann Christy,
Food, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Ohio State
University<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Clive Edwards,
Soil Ecology Program, Ohio State University<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Deborah
Stinner, Organic Food and Farming Education and Research Program, Ohio
State University<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Randy James,
Geauga County Extension Educator and author of Why Cows Learn Dutch<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>David Kline,
Amish farmer, noted author, and editor of Farming Magazine<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Tomas Lipinski,
Center for Information Policy Research, University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Pre-conference
workshops on GIS and Web 2.0<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Contributed
papers, panels and poster sessions<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Vendor
updates<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Exhibits<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>USAIN 20th
Anniversary banquet<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Tours of Amish
Country and Malabar Farm<br>
*<x-tab> </x-tab>Camaraderie!
Fun!<br><br>
It's all happening in Wooster! See you there!<br>
Questions? Contact: Connie Britton: britton.4@osu.edu or Anita Ezzo:
ezzoa@msu.edu<br><br>
Connie & Anita<br>
2008 USAIN Conference Co-chairs<br><br>
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