INTERNATIONAL FERTILISER SOCIETY CONFERENCE 13-15 DECEMBER 2006
'PHOSPHORUS: ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICE FOR AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT', to be held at Robinson College, Cambridge, UK.
No doubt you have the dates for the IFS Conference in your diary, but please find attached details of the papers and a registration form. We anticipate another valuable and enjoyable Conference, and look forward to receiving completed Registration forms as soon as possible, to help with the organisation. Please contact the Secretary if you have any special requirements, such as a double room or a special diet.
I look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you in Cambridge, if possible.
Regards,
Chris Dawson
'Phosphorus: Environmental Challenges and Best Practice for an Essential Nutrient'
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for all crops and animals, and was perhaps the first to be industrially processed as a fertiliser. Now that the serious P deficiencies in the soil have been overcome, at least in the developed world, attention is being focussed on issues other than the role of P in crop and animal production. This Conference has been designed to re-examine the fundamental nutritional importance of P, and at the same time to look at the other issues of importance today. We will hear an introductory overview from IFA, followed by an examination of the issues and opportunities associated with the manufacturing by-product, phosphogypsum. After looking at P in the plant and in the soil, we will discuss the management of P from a number of sources in the context of protecting the wider environment from unwanted nutrient enrichment. We will conclude by reviewing the best practice for phosphorus fertilisation on farm.
The Society's residential Conferences provide a forum for discussion and an opportunity for delegates to make new contacts and to renew old acquaintances.
The Conference in Cambridge in 2005 was attended by delegates from over 24 countries, and a large gathering is anticipated for this year's event.
THE VENUE
Robinson College, Cambridge, has been a regular venue for this Conference because of its in-house
rooms and conference facilities, the excellent food and the convivial atmosphere. Cambridge is directly accessible by road and rail, and London Stansted airport is about half an hour away.
Delegates are accommodated in College in modern rooms with full en suite facilities, and have ample
opportunity to meet formally and informally during the Conference.
CONFERENCE FEES
REGISTRATION FEES (only delegates from the EU pay VAT): excl. VAT incl. VAT
Members of the International Fertiliser Society - - - £160.00 £188.00 per person
Members of the SCI Agriculture Group - - - - £215.00 £252.63 per person
Full-time bona fide students - - - - - - £95.00 £111.63 per student
Non-members of either Society - - - - - £255.00 £299.93 per person
The Registration Fee covers attendance at all sessions, a full set of Proceedings and lunches and light refreshments.
Fertilizer Conference
INTERNATIONAL FERTILISER SOCIETY CONFERENCE 13-15 DECEMBER 2006
'PHOSPHORUS: ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICE FOR AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT', to be held at Robinson College, Cambridge, UK.
No doubt you have the dates for the IFS Conference in your diary, but please find attached details of the papers and a registration form. We anticipate another valuable and enjoyable Conference, and look forward to receiving completed Registration forms as soon as possible, to help with the organisation. Please contact the Secretary if you have any special requirements, such as a double room or a special diet.
I look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you in Cambridge, if possible.
Regards,
Chris Dawson
'Phosphorus: Environmental Challenges and Best Practice for an Essential Nutrient'
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for all crops and animals, and was perhaps the first to be industrially processed as a fertiliser. Now that the serious P deficiencies in the soil have been overcome, at least in the developed world, attention is being focussed on issues other than the role of P in crop and animal production. This Conference has been designed to re-examine the fundamental nutritional importance of P, and at the same time to look at the other issues of importance today. We will hear an introductory overview from IFA, followed by an examination of the issues and opportunities associated with the manufacturing by-product, phosphogypsum. After looking at P in the plant and in the soil, we will discuss the management of P from a number of sources in the context of protecting the wider environment from unwanted nutrient enrichment. We will conclude by reviewing the best practice for phosphorus fertilisation on farm.
The Society's residential Conferences provide a forum for discussion and an opportunity for delegates to make new contacts and to renew old acquaintances.
The Conference in Cambridge in 2005 was attended by delegates from over 24 countries, and a large gathering is anticipated for this year's event.
THE VENUE
Robinson College, Cambridge, has been a regular venue for this Conference because of its in-house
rooms and conference facilities, the excellent food and the convivial atmosphere. Cambridge is directly accessible by road and rail, and London Stansted airport is about half an hour away.
Delegates are accommodated in College in modern rooms with full en suite facilities, and have ample
opportunity to meet formally and informally during the Conference.
CONFERENCE FEES
REGISTRATION FEES (only delegates from the EU pay VAT): excl. VAT incl. VAT
Members of the International Fertiliser Society - - - £160.00 £188.00 per person
Members of the SCI Agriculture Group - - - - £215.00 £252.63 per person
Full-time bona fide students - - - - - - £95.00 £111.63 per student
Non-members of either Society - - - - - £255.00 £299.93 per person
The Registration Fee covers attendance at all sessions, a full set of Proceedings and lunches and light refreshments.
ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS
(only delegates from the EU pay VAT):
excl. VAT incl. VAT
Wednesday, 13th Dec: Buffet Dinner - - - - £21.00 £24.68 per delegate
Room (en suite) and full breakfast - £54.00 £63.45 single room
Thursday, 14th Dec: Coffee, lunch, tea - - - - Included
Reception & Conf. Dinner, inc. wine - £26.00 £30.55 per delegate
Room (en suite) and full breakfast - £54.00 £63.45 single room
Friday, 15th Dec: Coffee and lunch
Included for further details and for any special dietary or other requirements please contact the Secretary at:
The International Fertiliser Society, PO Box 4, York YO32 5YS, United Kingdom
Telephone and Fax: +44 (0)1904 492 700 E-mail: secretary@fertiliser-society.org
WEDNESDAY 13th DECEMBER
from 18.00 REGISTRATION and BUFFET DINNER.
THURSDAY 14th DECEMBER
08.30 REGISTRATION
09.15 OPENING OF CONFERENCE: Phil Hayward, President, The International Fertiliser Society.
Phosphorus fertilisation: issues and outlook,
Patrick Heffer et al., IFA, Paris, France.
Phosphogypsum - management and opportunities for use,
Julian Hilton, Aleff Group, London, UK.
Physiological aspects of phosphorus as a plant nutrient,
Ernest Kirkby, Leeds Univ, UK & V Roemheld, Hohenheim Univ, Germany.
Efficient use of soil and fertiliser phosphorus: revised concepts of behaviour,
Johnny Johnston, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
Agricultural phosphorus in relation to its effect on water quality,
Chris Dawson et al., York, UK.
Removing phosphorus from municipal waste water before its discharge to
watercourse, Peter Balmr, Mölndal, Sweden.
Use of phosphate rock: alternative approaches to solubilisation,
Liz Stockdale, Newcastle University and C Watson, SAC, Aberdeen, UK.
19.15 RECEPTION AND CONFERENCE DINNER.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER
08.30 Long-term effects on soil of restricted use of phosphate fertilisers,
Phillip Ehlert et al., Alterra - Wageningen University, Netherlands.
Phosphorus use by livestock: efficiencies of different sources,
Ingrid Sten, E-konsult, Asmundtorp, Sweden.
Management of manure surplus under regimes which limit phosphorus input,
Jacques Neeteson et al., Plant Research International, Wageningen, NL.
Best practice for phosphorus fertilisation on farm,
Ian Richards, Ecopt, Bredfield, Suffolk, UK.
13.00 CLOSING DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY, FOLLOWED BY LUNCH.
'FACTS': This Conference will attract CPD Points for the FACTS/BASIS scheme in the UK.
PREVIOUS CONFERENCES OF THE INTERNATIONAL FERTILISER SOCIETY
1992 ‘Fertilisers in the European Environment – The Way Ahead’
1993 ‘Sustainability – Its Meaning for Agriculture, the Environment and the Fertiliser Industry’
1994 ‘Best Practice from Factory to Farm’
1995 ‘Beyond 2000 – Issues for the Nutrient Input to World Agriculture’
1996 ‘Fertilisers from Factory to Farm’
1997 'A Shared Responsibility for Food Production and the Environment'
1998 'Precision Agriculture - Practical Applications of New Technologies'
1999 'Quantifying Responsible Plant Nutrition'
2001 'Fertilisers and Resource Management for Food Security, Quality and the Environment'
2002 'Sulphur Fertilisers: Demand, Production and Use'
2003 'Nutrient, Substrate and Water Management in Protected Cropping Systems'
2004 'Micronutrients for Crops and Grass'
2005 'Efficient Crop Nutrition: Challenges and Prospects'
The International Fertiliser Society
The Conference Office, The International Fertiliser Society
P O Box 4, York YO32 5YS, United Kingdom
Tel & Fax: +44 (0)1904 492 700
E-mail: secretary@fertiliser-society.org
www.fertiliser-society.org
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