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Dear Sir / Madame,


The Egyptian Seed Association (ESAS) has the pleasure of informing you that the Second International Seed Trade Conference in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) Region will be held in Cairo, Egypt, from 19-21 November 2007 at the Historical Palace of Mena House Oberoi Hotel.

The conference will cover a broad range of issues of interest to those in seed trade and the global seed industry. It will provide an opportunity to promote your business at an international level and keep abreast with the developments in the industry. The Conference will also address issues of Seed Trade at both global and regional levels and current trends in the seed industry and aims at exploring and promoting seed trade.

Topics include:

• Status and prospects in global and regional seed trade
• Protection of intellectual property rights
• GMOs and biosafety in seed trade
• Biofuels and impacts on seed and grain trade
• Status and role of private seed sector in selected CWANA countries
• Accreditation in seed quality assurance
• Harmonization of seed regulatory frameworks

The conference is organized and hosted by the Egyptian Seed Association (ESAS), held under the umbrella of the National Seed Council and by the public (Central Administration for Seed Production and Central Administration for Seed Certification and Testing) in Cooperation with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the Turkish Seed Industry Association.

The Second International Seed Trade Conference (ISTC2007) is expected to provide a forum to promote regional seed trade among seed companies within and outside the CWANA region and to share experiences among stakeholders of the seed industry. While the main focus of the conference will be on seed trade, the conference program includes key presentations covering policy, regulatory, institutional and technical issues affecting the seed industry development at global, regional and national levels.

These goals can only be achieved through active participation of the private sector (seed companies, agricultural input suppliers, seed equipment manufacturers), public sector, international/ regional/national seed trade associations and international/regional development organizations working on seeds. The National Organizing Committee in its meeting of 24 July 2007 has reviewed the arrangements for the conference.

We would appreciate that your esteemed association assists in mobilizing the participation of various sectors of the seed industry in the ISTC2007 through linkage to the website, announcements in the newsletters, announcements during the meetings, etc .

For more information regarding the conference, please contact the conference secretariat:
The Egyptian Seed Association (ESAS)
Ms. Sarah Yehia - General Manager
35, Gamet El Dowal El Arabeya Street, Mohandessen, Cairo - Egypt
Tel and Fax: +20-2-7484018; +20-2-7499178 ; +20-2-3387274
E-mail: info@esas-egypt.org
Or visit the website: http://www.esas-egypt.org

Thank you and best regards
Sincerely
Dr. Samir El Naggar
Chairman

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