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<td valign="top" width="625"><br><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Friends and Colleagues, <br><br>We are pleased to announce the following:<br><br></font><a class="events"><strong><font color="#336600"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><u>Public Seminars</u><br>
SEARCA ADSS: Tropical Maize in Asia: Production Systems, Constraints and Research Priorities</font></font></font></strong></a><br><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Speaker: <strong>Ms. Roberta V. Gerpacio</strong><br>
Project Development Specialist, Research & Dev't Dept., SEARCA<br>SAS Room, SEARCA, College, Laguna, Philippines<br>09 June 2009 (Tuesday), 4:00 - 5:00 PM<br><br></font><a class="events"><strong><font color="#336600" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">IRRI Seminar Series: Global Rice Food Security: What does it mean and how can we achieve it?</font></strong></a><br>
<font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Speaker: <strong>Dr. Samarendu Mohanty</strong><br>Senior Economist and Head, Social Sciences Division, IRRI<br>Havener Auditorium, IRRI, Los Baņos, Laguna, Philippines<br>
11 June 2009 (Thursday), 1:15 - 2:15 PM<br><br></font><a class="events"><strong><font color="#336600"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><u>Job Opportunities</u><br>Special Projects Coordinator (Network & Linkages)</font></font></font></strong></a><br>
<font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study & Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)<br>Deadline of applications: <strong>15 June 2009</strong><br></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bic.searca.org/"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Click here for details.</font></a><br>
<br><a class="events"><strong><font color="#336600" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Executive Director</font></strong></a><br><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA)<br>
Deadline of applications: <strong>15 June 2009</strong><br></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bic.searca.org/"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Click here for details.</font></a><br>
<br><a class="events"><strong><font color="#336600"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><u>Knowlege Products</u><br>ISAAA Video: Knowledge, Technology and Alleviation of Poverty</font></font></font></strong></a><br>
<font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Abridged version:</strong><br></font></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.isaaa.org/resources/videos/gs2008/abridged/default.asp"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.isaaa.org/resources/videos/gs2008/abridged/default.asp</font></a><br>
<br><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Abridged version with Tagalog subtitles:</strong><br></font></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.isaaa.org/resources/videos/gs2008/abridged/tagalog/"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.isaaa.org/resources/videos/gs2008/abridged/tagalog/</font></a><br>
<br><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Full-length version:</strong><br></font></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.isaaa.org/resources/videos/gs2008/default.asp"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.isaaa.org/resources/videos/gs2008/default.asp</font></a><br>
<br><a class="events"><strong><font color="#336600" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Highlights of the ISAAA Brief 39-2008: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech / GM Crops 2008</font></strong></a><br><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Local translations (in PDF):</strong><br>
<strong>Tagalog:</strong><br></font></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bic.searca.org/highlights/2009/HighlightsTagalogVersion.pdf"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.bic.searca.org/highlights/2009/HighlightsTagalogVersion.pdf</font></a><br>
<br><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Ilocano:</strong><br></font></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bic.searca.org/highlights/2009/HighlightsIlokanoVersion.pdf"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.bic.searca.org/highlights/2009/HighlightsIlokanoVersion.pdf</font></a><br>
<br><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Cebuano:</strong><br></font></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bic.searca.org/highlights/2009/HighlightsCebuanoVersion.pdf"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.bic.searca.org/highlights/2009/HighlightsCebuanoVersion.pdf</font></a><br>
<br><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Other languages:</strong><br></font></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/39/highlights/default.html"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/39/highlights/default.html</font></a><br>
<br><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For more events and announcements, visit SEARCA BIC website at </font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bic.searca.org/"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.bic.searca.org</font></a><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">.<br>
<br><br>Best regards, <br><br><br>E-group Moderator <br>SEARCA BIC</font></td><td><font size="2"><br><br><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></font>
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