Program Introduction

During the first week of April many changes were made to the conference program; mainly details of the time table, chairs of sessions, and paper titles. These are included in both the web site and PDF versions.

The full program in one web page can be viewed from this link:

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

You can go directly the program sections for particular days by clicking on the underlined day headings below. You can also do this by clicking the appropriate sub-menu items in the line underneath the top navigation bar.

Below is a brief summary of the program

Conference Check-in & Welcome

MONDAY 2 MAY 2011

3:00pm - Conference Check-in Registration
7:00pm - Welcome Reception

Conference Sessions

TUESDAY 3 MAY - The technology:

Finding genes for economically important traits. Applications of genomics. Uses of Genomics in Livestock other than genetic improvement.

WEDNESDAY 4 MAY - Applications of genomics in livestock.

Applications of genomics in livestock Agriculture I. Applications of genomics in livestock Agriculture II. Getting value from Genomics. The Future.

THURSDAY 5 MAY - Industry day: Genomics for Producers

Opening Plenary Session: Practical introduction. Latest research. Lab to farm. The next step.
Concurrent Dairy session: Building dairy breeding programs using genomics
Concurrent Beef/Sheep session: Breeding programs using genomics
The Future - Q&A: Introduction. Producer presentations. Q&A discussions

Social Events

A welcome function, conference dinner and informal night are being organised to facilitate networking during the week of the conference. Go to this page for information:

SOCIAL EVENTS

Information about your choices for these events will be collected as part of conference registration.