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Publicity Updates for the CFCS 2008 Meeting
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44th Annual Caribbean Food Crops Society Meeting “Repositioning Caribbean Agriculture: Challenges & Opportunities for Sustainability” July 13-17, 2008 Miami, Florida, USA Register Now • Call for Abstracts Open • Register Now • Call for Abstracts Open • Register Now • Call for Abstracts Open ***contact information for principal program organizers can be found at the end of this message***
GREETINGS FROM CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS We hope this message finds you well and looking forward to the 44th Annual Caribbean Food Crops Society (CFCS) Meeting scheduled for July 13-17, 2008 in Miami, Florida. The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will be hosting the meeting and it is the first time this event will be held outside of the insular Caribbean and Central America. This meeting will provide an excellent opportunity for you to share your research, network with potential collaborators, and participate in lively discussions about issues impacting Caribbean agriculture. If you have not yet registered or submitted an abstract for consideration please do so now at: http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/44th_Meeting/Home.htm
The CFCS
organization attracts experts from a variety of
disciplines, including horticulture, agricultural
and biological engineering, marine science, natural
resources, and animal science among other areas that
pertain to agriculture and food resources in the
greater Caribbean basin. A very exciting, engaging,
and timely program has been planned. We invite your
attendance and ask you to share this message with
faculty, graduate students, and others who we know
will be interested in participating. Scholarships
for students are available on a limited basis. For
more scholarship information, see the website at: A greeting from Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek, Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Florida and President of CFCS, follows. The materials he refers to in this greeting are being mailed now and are also available in PDF format on the CFCS website: http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/44th_Meeting/CFCS_44th_Meeting_Web_Poster.pdf http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/44th_Meeting/CFCS_44th_Meeting_Web_Brochure.pdf
English Version I am writing to invite you to attend and also request your assistance with publicizing an important event that we are hosting in Florida this summer, the 44th Annual Caribbean Food Crops Society (CFCS) Meeting. The CFCS will meet from July 13 to 17, 2008 in Miami, the first time this international meeting has convened in the U.S. We want to reach as wide an audience as possible to inform them of this major event. Would you help us by distributing the enclosed materials to your colleagues, including faculty, graduate students, and others who may be interested in presenting their research? The organization includes disciplines such as marine science, natural resources, environmental science, horticulture, animal science, trade, and a host of other areas as they pertain to agriculture and food resources in the greater Caribbean basin. An exciting, engaging, and timely program has been planned to address pertinent issues impacting Caribbean agriculture. I encourage your attendance and ask you to bring along your colleagues and stakeholders. I look forward to seeing you in Miami in July. For more details and registration information please visit the conference website at: http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/44th_Meeting/Home.htm.
Best Regards, ******************************* Le escribo para invitarle y también solicitar su asistencia con la diseminación de un evento importante que estamos auspiciando en Florida este verano, la 44ta Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Caribeña de Cultivos Alimenticios o CFCS por sus siglas en inglés. La CFCS se reunirá del 13 al 17 de julio de 2008 en Miami, la primera vez que esta reunión internacional se lleva a cabo en los Estados Unidos. Queremos impactar la más amplia audiencia para informarles de este evento tan importante. ¿Nos ayudaría a distribuir los materiales adjuntos a sus colegas, incluyendo la facultad, estudiantes graduados y otros que puedan estar interesados en presentar su investigación?. La organización incluye disciplinas como ciencias marinas, medioambiente y recursos naturales, horticultura, ciencia animal, comercio y un sinnúmero de otras áreas relacionadas a la agricultura y producción de alimentos en la región del Caribe. Hemos planificado un programa abarcador, oportuno y excitante para atender los asuntos que impactan la agricultura caribeña. Espero que pueda asistir y le exhorto a que traiga consigo a sus colegas y cualquier otra persona que se pueda beneficiar de este evento. Espero poder saludarle personalmente en julio en Miami. Para más detalles e información del registro visite la página cibernética de la conferencia: http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/44th_Meeting/Home.htm.
Cordialmente, ******************************* Par la présente, je vous invite à la 44e réunion annuelle de la Société caribéenne pour la production alimentaire (Caribbean Food Crops Society) qui aura lieu du 13 au 17 juillet 2008 à Miami. Je sollicite aussi de votre assistance pour la publicité de cette importante entreprise que nous accueillirons cet été en Floride. Cette conférence internationale se tiendra pour la première fois aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique et nous aimerions atteindre un aussi grand public que possible pour l'en informer. J'apprécierais que vous distribuiez le matériel ci-joint à vos collègues, aux membres de vos facultés, étudiants de cycle avancé et à tous ceux qui seraient intéressés à présenter leur recherche. La Société englobe diverses disciplines telles que les sciences marines et environnementales, celles relatives aux ressources naturelles, l'horticulture, la zootechnie, le commerce et bien d'autres thèmes applicables aux sciences agricoles et alimentaires dans le bassin de la Caraïbe. Un alléchant programme est planifié pour la présentation des sujets ayant un impact sur l'agriculture caribéenne. Veuillez consulter notre site Web pour obtenir de plus amples détails et informations concernant l'inscription à l'adresse suivante : http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/44th_Meeting/Home.htm. Je vous encourage d'y participer et d'y amener vos collègues et groupes à intérêts divergents. En attendant de vous rencontrer à Miami en juillet, je renouvelle mon invitation et vous remercie d'ores et déjà des suites favorables que vous donnerez à ma requête et vous prie d'agréer mes salutations distinguées.
Jimmy G. Cheek ********************************************************************************************* For more information about the CFCS meeting, please contact Marti Dettman-Kruse, Linda Evans, or Mark Trujillo. We look forward to seeing you in Miami. Marti Dettman-Kruse Linda Evans
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