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XII Congress of ESA20 – 24 August 2012Helsinki, Finland : 

XII Congress of ESA20 – 24 August 2012Helsinki, Finland 1

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23.9.2010 2

Finnish agriculture – between lakes and forests : 

3 Finnish agriculture – between lakes and forests

Basic statistics : 

66 000 farms (down from 88 000 since joining EU in 1995) Average size 33.5 ha arable land + 48 ha forests Total 2.2 M ha arable land 10% set-aside 29% pasture, silage, hay, fodder 51% barley, oat, wheat, rye 10% ALL other crops Short growing season (May – August) Winter reduces some pests, pathogens 4 Basic statistics

Possible theme: Agronomy at the edge : 

At the edge of Europe: seasons are short, days are long, interesting for modellers At the edges with related sciences: genetics, pathology, economics At the cutting edge: Adaptation to climate change, introduction of new crops and cropping systems 5 Possible theme: Agronomy at the edge

Crops get many hours of sunlight : 

6 Crops get many hours of sunlight

Joint sessions : 

International acid-sulphate soil conference Legume Futures: legume-supported cropping systems for Europe (FP7 project) Others? Possible joint hosts NJF (Nordic agricultural science association) SMTS (Finnish agricultural science association) 7 Joint sessions

Possible session themes : 

Crop adaptation to high latitudes; stresses; daylength Modelling Yield gap (Nordic-Baltic region has a large yield gap!) Management of novel crops (part of adaptation to climate change) Frontiers with related sciences: biotechnology, economy, breeding, technology, ecology Crop protection Legume-supported rotations Acid-sulphate soils Farming and cropping systems Soil microbiology & soil-plant interactions Extension and education Agroecology, environmental impacts 8 Possible session themes Ecological intensification Modelling

Local scientific committee includes : 

Plant- and crop-level agronomists Soil scientists Tillage scientists Agricultural technologists And possibly pathologists, geneticists, economists and others from allied disciplines Several ”willing” PhD students will be volunteered to help 9 Local scientific committee includes

Input needed!!!!!!!! : 

Volunteers or nominees for the (international) Scientific Committee Suggestions or nominations for invited speakers 10 Input needed!!!!!!!!

Conference organizers : 

Blue & White Conferences Oy Conference website www.esa12.fi will soon be open Conference email is esa12@congrex.fi 11 Conference organizers

Conference location : 

University's Main Building Main Hall for opening and closing sessions 3 large auditoriums for concurrent sessions 3 large open spaces for posters, coffees & lunches 12 Conference location

Conference hotels : 

4, 3 and 2 star hotels in the city centre Walking distance to conference venue Walking distance to main cultural centres 13 Conference hotels

Travel : 

Direct flights from: Copenhagen, Stockholm, Riga Most other European capitals Ferries from Estonia, Sweden, Germany Railway from Russia 14 Travel

Possible timetable : 

15 Possible timetable

Also in 2012 … : 

World Design Capital, Helsinki and Lahti, events all year European Athletics Championships, Helsinki, 27 June – 1 July Helsinki Festival, 17 August – 6 Sept … and, according to an interpretation of an ancient Mayan calendar… the end of the world 16 Also in 2012 …

Post-conference or accompanying person tours : 

17 Post-conference or accompanying person tours

Welcome to Finland, August 2012! : 

18 Welcome to Finland, August 2012!