Organised by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Fondazione per le Biotecnologie, the ECONOGENE project and the Società Italiana di Genetica Agraria, this workshop includes three sessions on: the status of the world’s agro-biodiversity; the use of biotechnology for conservation of genetic resources; and genetic characterization of populations and its use in conservation decision-making.  

dates: 5-7 March 2005  
location: Turin, Italy  
phone: 39-011-660-0187  
fax: 39-011-660-0708  
e-mail: mail@fobiotech.org  
www: http://www.fobiotech.org/FAO_2005.htm