The FAO Biotechnology Forum is devoting its next e-mail conference to the role that biotechnology can play in the characterization and conservation of crop, animal, forestry and fishery genetic resources in developing countries. This will be the 13th conference hosted by the Forum since it was launched in 2000. The conference is open to all, is free and will be moderated. All e-mail messages posted during the conference will also be placed on the Forum website.
dates: 30 May – 26 June 2005 venue: email conference location: TBA e-mail: biotech-mod1@fao.org www: http://www.fao.org/biotech/conf13.htm