UK Controlled Environment Users' Group
UK Controlled Environment Users' Group
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2009 Annual Meeting of the United Kingdom Controlled Environment Users' Group (UK CEUG)
(Second and final announcement May 2009)
Theme: Controlled Environments for Containment
Book by 17th July 2009 to receive a £20 discount (see below under “Bookings”)
Dates:
Tuesday 15th - Wednesday 16th September 2009
Places:
1) Holiday Inn, Luton South M1, London Road, Luton AL3 8HH, UK.
2) Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, UK
Organised by:
United Kingdom Controlled Environment Users' Group (UK CEUG)
Organisers:
Mr Julian Franklin, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, UK (e-mail;
Dr Laurence Benjamin, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, UK (email; <laurence.benjamin@bbsrc.ac.uk>)
Bookings: The booking form and detailed programme are available as a pdf document
Enquiries to
Julian Franklin, Rothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ
Tel: 00 44 (0)1582 763133 x 2690
E-Mail: julian.franklin@bbsrc.ac.uk
Programme:
1. Scientific meeting at the Holiday Inn, Luton South M1 (one half day – Tuesday afternoon)
Theme: Controlled Environments for Containment
Increasingly controlled environments have been used to contain plants and associated pests and diseases, preventing any environmental risk associated with studying these organisms. The advent of genetic manipulation as well as the requirement to study plants and pests together and the increasing awareness of the potential risk to the environment, have heightened the need to have secure, contained plant growth facilities. Biosecurity has been of much concern to animal and human health researchers in recent months, should it be for researchers using plants? The meeting will look at different aspects of the ‘containment’ of plants grown for research, including:
- The control, management and use of a ‘contained’ environment for plant research.
- Containment for plants, grown for genetic manipulation research. What is required?
- Treatment of waste from a contained environment.
- Plant imports, what can and what cannot you grow?
2. Business meeting at the Holiday Inn, Luton South M1 (Tuesday evening)
3. Visit to controlled environment facilities at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden (one half day – Wednesday morning)
Organisers of 3:
Mr George Waimann, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, UK (email: <george.waimann@bbsrc.ac.uk>
Mr Ian Pearman, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, UK (email: <ian.pearman@bbsrc.ac.uk>)
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