This conference will take place from 7-8 April 2004 in New Delhi, India. Conference topics include: agriculture, food security and the economic contribution of biotechnology; PPPs for financing biotechnology; biotechnology, trade, and intellectual property issues; and national biosafety legislation and the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol.  

dates: 7-8 April 2004  
location: New Delhi, India  
contact: Nagesh Kumar, Director-General, RIS  
phone: 91-1124-6821-7780  
fax: 91-1124-6821-7374  
e-mail: dgoffice@ris.org.in  
www: http://www.ris.org.in/SecCon/SACBD.htm