After the success of the 2018 Global Sorghum Conference it was decided to form an International Sorghum Task Force (ISTF) to capitalize on the momentum generated by the previous conference and provide an organizing body for regular global sorghum conferences. The ISTF is a representative body for the global sorghum research community which is hosted by ICC.

The ISTF focusses on maintaining a high scientific standard and ensuring the continuation, further development, and success of the International Sorghum Conference in the future. For holding a conference of a global nature, on a crop that has important regional specificities in terms of constraints, uses, markets and stake-holders, the ISTF thinks it is important to put in place a structure to ensure that the conference is truly international and does not become too regionally specific and narrow in scope.

With this in mind, the ISTF is calling for expressions of interest from appropriately qualified organizations or consortia to hold the next Global Sorghum Conference in 2022 or 2023.

Check out all details in the invitation document and submit your Expression of Interest to the ICC Headquarters latest by 18. October 2020.

In case there are any questions, please feel free to contact us any time!

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03 August 2020

As the COVID-19 virus pandemic, early in 2020, started spreading worldwide and disrupting travelling opportunities, the conference organizers have taken the responsible decision for the safety and well being of all participants to postpone the 7^th Whole Grain Summit (WGS) with the theme "From Science to Global Application" organised by ICC in collaboration with the Whole Grain Initiative (WGI) and the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) to 25-27 October 2021 in Rome/Italy.

We believe in the numerous benefits of face to face scientific meetings and we hope the sanitary situation worldwide in October 2021 will be safe enough to allow the taking place of the WGS as planned with a great participation of people from all over the world.

Do already plan now your chance to showcase your research and how it can be translated into application, to interact with your peers, to learn something new, to expand your network, and to get inspiration for new ideas and solutions in the magnificent frame of the city of Rome!

The call for abstracts as well as the early bird registration is already open.

We would like to thank our Gold Sponsor General Mills for its trust and support! 

Sponsorship opportunities are also available for others - view the options!

Please keep following all the developments on the conference website which will be constantly updated while we'll do our best to provide you a safe environement for meeting again in Rome in 2021!

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17 July 2020

ICC is pleased to welcome its new Corporate Member, Eurofins Agroscience Services in Garlin, France.

Part of the Eurofins Scientific Group of companies, Eurofins Agroscience Services aims to be th enumber one contract research organisation in Fields and Laboratories.

Upwards of 1500 employees worldwide. More than 90 fully owned facilities in over 25 countries. A commitment to development an growth in order to meet the needs of the Agrosicence industry.

We look forward to a fruitful cooperation!

Web: www.eurofins.com/agrosicence-services/

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24 April 2020

At the University of Manitoba, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences Department, there is an open position for an assistant professor in the field of Grain Chemistry and Processing Quality. 

The University of Manitoba, founded more than 140 years ago, is located in Winnipeg and is Manitoba's largest research-intensive university. The University community is comprised of close to 30,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and over 140,000 alumni. The Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor focusing on Grain Chemistry and Processing Quality. The position starts July 1, 2020, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The deadline for applications is April 18^th, 2020.

For a more detailed vacancy description and more information, please check the advertisment from the Universtiy of Manitoba.

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02 April 2020