NewsJuly-August03

Global

Update

A Newsletter from Global Agriculture Programs
College of Agriculture
Iowa State University
104 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050 USA
Phone: (515) 294-8454 FAX: (515) 294-9477
Email: gap@iastate.edu URL: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/global/

July-August, 2003

Ag Research Funding Guide Website
A web site sponsored by the Sustainable Development Department of FAO facilitates access to funding sources for agricultural research. Included are Sponsors, Directories (collections of links to funding sources), and Services (offering guidance to available funding sources, assistance with proposal preparation, etc., sometimes at cost). Sponsors listed either support international agricultural research, including social, economic, environmental aspects, etc., in various ways or place no particular restrictions as to the field of research supported or regarding residency of applicants. In some cases, however, applications must come from an entity residing in the country or region where the sponsor is located, but can include a partner in a developing country.

The web address is www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0104a_en.htm

OECD Travel Fellowships
The Organization for Economic and Cooperation Development (OECD) is once again sponsoring travel fellowships between member countries. Fellowships are awarded under the "Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems" program. OECD sponsors travel fellowships for Ph.D. scientists (or equivalent) between 26 member countries. The average fellowship is for about 12 weeks, but the range is from 2 - 26 weeks. The individuals must have a permanent position or similar post in a home laboratory to return to after the fellowship (i.e., this is not a post-doc program). The current fellowship program expires in 2004. Renewal of the program for another 5 years is pending. Please note that the deadline for 2004 fellowships is September 30, 2003. Individuals receiving OECD fellowships within the past 5 years are not eligible. Travel for 2004 fellowship recipients cannot begin until mid February and must be initiated by December 15, 2004 at the latest. Check out www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_33903_1774679_1_1_1_1,00.html for more information.

Recent Agreements
The ISU College of Agriculture has recently signed agreements with the following institutions:

	University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Romania
	Warmia and Mazury University, Faculty of Food Science, Poland

South Korean Students Study Abroad at ISU
A group of 24 students from Yeungnam University in South Korea arrived at ISU on June 30. The students will participate in a 3-week program (June 30 - July 19) entitled, "Issues in U.S. Agriculture and Natural Resource Management." The program will include lectures and field trips at ISU and a week-long trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Dr Yong-Ho Khang, professor and director of Global Biotechnology Programs, is the group leader from Yeungnam University, while Richard Schultz and Joe Colletti, professors in Natural Resource Ecology and Management are the program leaders for ISU.

Final 2003 Study Abroad Programs
Graeme Quick, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and Corey Brink, Agricultural Education and Studies, will lead 10 students on a 4-week course, "Agricultural Machinery and Power Management," in Queensland, Australia.

Jim Pease, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, and 9 students will depart July 12 and spend almost 3 weeks in Brazil exploring the "Agro-ecology of Brazil, A Trans-Amazonian Perspective," including a 5-day trip down the Amazon River.

Thinking Ahead . . . proposals for Summer 2004 study abroad programs are due October 1. Visit www.iastate.edu/~study-abroad for the application form.

International Visitors to the College of Agriculture

Dates of Visit	Country	Visitors	Department/Contact
June 16	Mexico (USMEF)	10 visitors	CDFIN Paul Flakoll
June 25 - 30	South Korea (Yeungnam University)	Eui Ho Park	Global Agriculture Programs David Acker
June 27 – December 31	Italy (University of Padova)	Paolo Sambo	Horticulture Kathleen Delate
June 29 – July 13	South Korea (Yeungnam University)	Yong-Ho Khang (faculty) 24 students	Global Agriculture Programs Shelley Taylor
June 30 – August 31	Croatia (University of Osijek)	Emilija Raspudic Andrija Brkic	Entomology Jon Tollefson
July 7 - 11	Mexico (ITAO – Oaxaca)	Salvador Lozano Abraham Santa Ana	Forestry Heidi Asbjornsen
July 9 - 12	South Korea (Yeungnam University)	Chang Choi	Global Agriculture Programs David Acker
July 15 – August 31	Egypt	Shireen Assem	Agronomy Kan Wang
July 21 - August 3	Serbia	5 research scientists	Entomology Jon Tollefson

Where Are Faculty/Staff Traveling???

David Acker, GAP, Malawi, South Africa, Kenya, Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Program; international meeting
Richard Bundy, Ag Development, Malawi, South Africa, Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Program
Lorna Michael Butler, Wallace Chair for Sustainable Ag, Uganda, Kenya, Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Program
Man Yeon Choi, Entomology, Korea, attend international conference
Cornelia Flora, NCRCRD, Ecuador, Canada, SANREM Project; international meeting
Jan Flora, Sociology, Ecuador, Canada, SANREM Project; international meeting
A. Susana Goggi, Seed Science, Italy, attend international conference
William Gutowski, Agronomy, Italy, attend international workshop
Arnel Hallauer, Agronomy, Mexico, attend international symposium
Lynn Jones, Ag Education & Studies, France, research associated with ag study abroad program
Robert Mazur, Sociology, Uganda, Kenya, Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Program
Manjit Misra, Seed Science, India, attend international meeting
Thomas Richard, ABE, Netherlands, short course and lectures
Max Rothschild, Animal Science, Canada, attend international meeting
Wayne Rowley, Entomology, Costa Rica, research project
M.A. Tabatabai, Agronomy, Germany, Czech Republic, attend oral exam; present invited lecture
Jon Tollefson, Entomology, Croatia, serve as Fulbright senior specialist research advisor
Keith Whigham, Agronomy, Jamaica, organize student travel course

If you are planning to travel internationally and want to be included in the Global Update, please send or fax a copy of your Out of State Travel Authorization to Sue Finestead, 104 Curtiss Hall, FAX: 4-9477.

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