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Are you looking for information on the upcoming meeting of GEC (Group of Goat Ethnozootechny)? The Decentralized Meeting of S.E.Z. will take place in Sainte-Maure de Touraine on June 6, 2008. For programme information click here.

 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are looking forward to the Ninth International Conference on Goats to be held in Queretaro, Mexico, August 31 - September 4, 2008, and we believe you can help us make this a great success!

This quadrennial conference will gather goat production scientists and practitioners from all over the world. It is the premier event for sharing the latest research on goats, and the International Goat Association [IGA] along with many others is sponsoring this event.

One of IGA’s goals is to make it possible for more young professionals, especially women professionals, who are interested in goat production and research to be involved in this conference. In most of the world, goats are cared for by women and are an extremely important source of food and income for the poor. However research and development on goats is still lagging perhaps exactly because they tend to be the domain of the poor and marginalized.

We need your help in sponsoring some young professionals who cannot afford to participate in this conference on their own. Connecting young professionals with some of the top scientists in the field and exposing them to the needs of peasant farmers and goat producers of all types will stimulate much needed work to continue to increase the productivity of goats, the safety of various food products, and in general the well being of farmers and herders.

The average cost for sponsoring a young professional’s participation is $1,500 USD [one thousand and five hundred dollars] to cover airfare, food and accommodation. Please consider sponsoring one person.

Our goal is to provide this opportunity to at least 12 people. Perhaps you can persuade your institution to sponsor someone. If you are unable to contribute a full sponsorship, please contribute whatever you can $500, $250, or $100. All sponsorships will be recognized at the conference in Queretaro and in IGA publications unless you prefer to remain anonymous. To download a donation form click here.

Send your contributions to:
International Goat Association
Attn: Christian DeVries
1 World Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72202
USA
Thanks for helping us make this an event that will be accessible to all.

Sincerely,
Chris Lu
President, International Goat Association

Contact us at:
International Goat Association
Attn: Christian DeVries
Director of Operations
1 World Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 USA
Telephone: 1-501-454-1641
Fax: 1-501-907-2805
E-mail: goats@heifer.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

last updated: May 14, 2008