Invitation 

We have the pleasure of inviting you to the Fifth Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, November 4-9, 2001. The conference is entitled Cassava, An Ancient Crop for Modern Times: Food, Health, and Culture.

General Organization

The first day of the conference will be devoted to the presentation of cassava as a crop and constraints that limit productivity. The succeeding four days will be devoted to the status of cassava biotechnology. The program will consist of keynote addresses, general lectures, specialized seminars, and poster sessions. A significant part of these sessions will be reserved for selected oral communications. In addition, there will be evening round tables to review progress and problems. All participants will receive the text of the communications at the beginning of the symposium.

Claude Fauquet, Director of the International Laboratory for Tropical Agricultural Biotechnology (ILTAB), Coordinator Nigel Taylor, ILTAB, Adjunct Coordinator General Secretariat: Bernadette Delannay, ILTAB/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center 975 North Warson Road St. Louis, Missouri 63132 USA email: cbn-v@danforthcenter.org telephone: 314-587-1247 fax: 314-587-1347