Minia University, El Minia, Egypt
Minia International Conference for Agriculture and Irrigation in the Nile Basin Countries
مؤتمر المنيا الدولى للزراعة و الرى فى دول حوض النيل
Suzann Mubarak Center for Arts and Letters, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
H. E. Prof. Dr. Hany M. Helal
Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research
Prof. Dr. Maher Gaber Mohamed
President of Minia University,
Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Sayid Abd El-Hameed Moustafa
Minia University Vice-President for Community and Environmental Affairs
Prof. Dr. Gamal El-deen Ali Abo-Elmagd (Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Minia University)
Prof. Dr. Seif Elnasr Hussein Gad El-Hak (Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University)
Prof. Dr. Kasem Zaki Ahmed (Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University),
Dr. Mohamed Shamrukh (Faculty of Engineering, Minia University)
Minia University (Egypt)
Partners Program for Continuous Improvement and Qualifying for Accreditation, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt (CP4- 008 -MIN) Makerere University (Uganda)
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
African Crop Science Society (ACSS)
Introduction:
In the light of the political leadership and government's care for supporting the relationships with the Nile Basin countries, within the context of the Egyptian initiative for developing the Nile Basin countries through establishing an extensive network of various and interrelated interests and relationships in different fields especially education.
Depending upon the principle that the university is the source of science, knowledge and communication on the National, Arab and African levels, Minia University is looking forward to holding an international conference entitled “Agriculture and Irrigation in the Nile Basin countries”.
Conference Topics:
1- Agriculture
- Production and genetic improvement of field and horticulture crops in the Nile Basin countries.
- Problems of livestock production in the Nile Basin countries.
- Agriculture industries and fighting poverty in the Nile Basin countries.
- Integrated management of plant diseases and pests in Nile Basin countries.
- Agricultural development in the Nile Basin countries.
2- Irrigation
- Hydrology and catchments of river Nile
- Hydraulic and irrigation establishments
- Legislative policies and irrigation in the Nile countries
- Water resources management
- Climate changes and Nile countries
Registration Fees:
- For Egyptians: participant (present paper) LE500,
- For Egyptians: auditor participant and accompanying person LE300,
- For non Egyptians: Participant (present paper) US$200,
- For non Egyptians: auditor participant and accompanying person US$100
Registration fees covers only the session’s attendance, printed materials, conference CD, and lunch for three days, BUT not include the accommodation nor travel expenses.
Recreational trips program
Trips will be arranged at a fee in coordination with a travel agency for those interested on the 24th of March, 2011. The costs and duration will be declared on the conference website. A list of hotels, the rate of accommodation costs, all information and reservation offices will be included at our website (www.micma2011.org). We can help in reservation if you need.
Abstract and full paper submission:
The abstract and full paper can be uploading directly at conference website (www.micma2011.org) or send via e-mail
(scicom @ micma 2011.org) as attached file.
Timeframe and Deadlines
Deadline for receiving abstracts: 10/01/2011
Deadline for receiving full papers: 15/01/2011
Deadline for receiving corrected versions of papers from authors: 28/2/2011
Questions?
Correspondence concerning general matters of the conference should be addressed to the Local Organizing Committee: MICMA-2011, E-mail: micma @ micma2011.org, Website: https://www.micma2011.org/
Conference Chairman, Prof. Ahmed El-Sayid Abd El-Hameed Moustafa, Vice-President for Community and Environmental Affairs(Tel: ++20862361314 Telephone & Fax ++2086 2353379)
Prof. Gamal El-deen Ali Abo-Elmagd (Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Tel: ++ 2086 2364510
, Fax: Fax: +2086 2346674)
Prof. Seif Elnasr Hussein Gad El-Hak (Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, Telephone & Fax: ++ 20 (86) 2 36 2182)