PMAC2012:Toward risk assessment and management of sustainable agriculture in the cool and cold regions
Scientific Sessions
1. Global Warming in Agricultural Environment
2. Plant Adaptation to Cold
3. Molecular Breedings for Winter Hardiness
4. Microbial Adaptation to Cold
5. Plant-Microbe Interaction
»Special Session:
Global Warming Management: A case study from Hokkaido and Saskatchewan
»Poster Session
Poster sessions are scheduled on June 25th and 27th
Invited Speakers
1. Global Warming in Agricultural Environment
Hugh Henry (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Juergen Kreyling (University of Bayreuth,Germany)
Yukiyoshi Iwata (NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, Japan)
Tomoyoshi Hirota (NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, Japan)
2. Plant Adaptation to Cold
Gabor Galiba (Hungarian Academy od Science, Hungary)
David Livingston (USDA-ARS, North Carolina State Univ)
Julio Salinas (CSIC, Spain)
Rishikesh Bhalerao (Umea Plant Science Center, Sweeden)
Dirk Hincha (Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany)
Karen Tanino (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Taishi Umezawa (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)
Keita Arakawa (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Ryozo Imai (NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, Japan)
3. Molecular Breedings for Winter Hardiness
Tim Murray (Washington State University, USA)
Odd Arme Rognli (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway)
Annick Bertland (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada)
Luigi Cattivelli (Agricultural Research Council, Italy)
Shigeo Takumi (Kobe University, Japan)
Yasuhiro Yoshimura (Hokkaido Research Organization, Japan)
Midori Yoshida (NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, Japan)
4. Microbial Adaptation to Cold
Steve Schmidt (University of Colorado, USA)
Jenifer McBeath (University of Alaska, USA)
Naoyuki Matsumoto (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Sachiko Ikeda (Hokkaido Research Organization, Japan)
Motoaki Tojo (Osaka Prefectural University, Japan)
Tamotsu Hoshino (AIST, Japan)
5. Plant-Microbe Interaction
Anne Marte Tronsmo (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway)
Denis Gaudet (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada)
Jian Hua (Cornell University, USA)
Tom Hsiang (University of Guelph, Canada)
Kentaro Sasaki (NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, Japan)
Special Session
Kenji Maezuka (Tokachi Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, Japan)
Greg Jorde (Cattle Farmer, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Wrap-up Discussion
Bjarni Guðleifsson (Agricultural University of Iceland, Iceland)
