ICAR-Conference 2012

Please give some thought to speaking at ICAR 2012 which is being held in Cork from Monday 28^th May to Friday 1^st June, 2012.

The main session themes are:

Session

Date/Time

Theme

Target Audience

1

Mon 28th May
from 10:30 to 18:00.

Information for Profitable Dairy Farming.

Policy and decision makers in the worldwide dairy recording and breeding industry.

2

Tues 29th May
from 10:30 to 18:00.

Information for Profitable Beef & Sheep Farming.

Policy and decision makers in the worldwide beef & sheep recording and breeding industry.

3

Wed 30th May
from 8:30 to 10:30.

How Can Animal Recording Improve the Profitability of Animal Farming?

Policy and decision makers, and technical experts in the worldwide recording and breeding industry.

4

Wed 30th May
from 14:00 to 18:00.

Identifying the Most Profitable Animals for Breeding - Dairy, Beef, Sheep.

Policy and decision makers, and technical experts in the worldwide breeding industry.

5

Wed 30th May
from 14:00 to 18:00.

On-Farm and On-Animal Devices for Identification and Recording.

Policy and decision makers, and technical experts in the worldwide animal recording industry.

6

Thurs 31st May
from 8:30 to 10:30.

Practical Implications of Genomic Technologies for Animal Agriculture.

Policy and decision makers, and technical experts in the worldwide recording and breeding industry.

7

Thurs 31st May
from 11:00 to 13:00.

Information Systems for Providing Farmers (and Breeders) with Information Needed to Increase Profitability.

Policy and decision makers, and technical experts in the worldwide field of information systems applied to the recording and breeding industry.

8

Thurs 31st May
from 11:00 to 13:00.

Developments in Off-Farm Recording & analysis - for Milk, Meat, …

Policy and decision makers, and technical experts in the worldwide field of laboratory measurement systems applied to the recording and breeding industry.

9

Fri 1st June
from 8:30 to 10:30.

The Future Organisation of Animal Recording & Genetic Evaluations - keeping the balance between Commercial, Industry Good and Public Good.

Policy and decision makers in the worldwide recording and breeding industry.

If you would like to present (10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion) a paper, or poster, under one or more of these themes please suggest a title (max 200 characters) and provide a short abstract (max 2,000 characters) by registering as a potential speaker here. Please use the registration form to fill in your details, indicate that you are interested in presenting a paper and provide a title and short abstract. The deadline for receiving your proposed paper is 31^st December 2011.

Other key deadlines that have to be strictly respected by Speakers and the Organisers are:

1. Submit Abstract and Title by 31^st December 2011 (Speaker).
2. Notification of paper acceptance on or before 25^th January 2012 (Organisers).
3. Submission of written paper – 1^st Draft by 27^th April and final version for on-line publication by 25^th May, 2012 (Speaker).
4. Submission of Presentation slides by 25^th May 2012 (Speaker)

As a reward for the collaboration of Speakers, we the Organisers are committed to:

1. Include a copy of the abstracts of all accepted presentations in the printed program.
2. Publish on the conference website all written papers on Monday 28^th May, the first day of the conference.
3. Publish on the conference website all presentations on Monday 28^th May.

Your efforts in respecting the above deadlines will not be in vain. Please help us make these deadlines and ensure a really enjoyable and informative conference for all delegates.

The process for title submission and the publication of proceedings is available in more detail here.

We encourage you to focus on the main themes for the conference and to submit your ideas as soon as possible.