These programs run on Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Guelph Univesity Centre. Registration is open to anyone interested in dialoguing with academic and field researchers covering a wide range of organic issues.

These two x 3-hour research seminars form the RESEARCH COMPONENT of the Guelph Conference program. Also, since organic research of all types is in constant demand, you may wish to be in touch with these seminar organizers during the year to propose your ideas. Both organizing groups – •Organic Ag. Centre of Canada and •Drs. Sumner & Mogyorody – would love to hear from you.

Conference Manager’s comment: “with potentially millions of $ ready to flow into organic research in Canada, this is your chance to influence the projects which will help organic agriculture grow its share of the market.”

SOCIAL RESEARCH STREAM
Organized by Jennifer Sumner (OISE/U of Toronto) and Veronika Mogyorody (U of Windsor)

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Seventh Annual Conference for Social Research in Organic Agriculture in conjunction with The 29th Annual Organic Agriculture Conference and The Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Friday, January 29, 2010

As people search for alternatives to the threat of economic, environmental and, consequently, social collapse, what role will organic agriculture play in the search for sustainable solutions? How will it contribute to such issues as food security, energy consumption and water accessibility? Can it support community development in the face of global alienation? Will it evolve to meet these growing challenges or become part of the problems we face?

This interdisciplinary seminar will focus on the theme of Organic Connections / Sustainable Solutions, both in Canada and around the world. It will provide a forum for exchanging theoretical reflections, critical analyses and case studies from such disciplines as *food studies, *adult education, *sociology, *women’s studies, *geography, *environmental studies, *political science, *rural studies and *philosophy.

The overall goals of the seminar are to:

1. Broaden our understanding of the complex, interconnected problems we face

2. Compare the philosophies of current and alternative systems

3. Examine the relationship between organic agriculture and sustainable solutions from a variety of economic, environmental, cultural and social perspectives

4. Highlight any incompatibilities between organic agriculture and sustainable solutions

5. Explore the links between organic agriculture, sustainable solutions and issues such as food security, peak oil or the privatization of water

6. Present case studies that demonstrate how organic agriculture can contribute to viable solutions to current problems

7. Propose public policy around organic agriculture and sustainable solutions.

All proposals for papers must include a 250-word abstract
and
be received by Friday November 6, 2009.

Notification of acceptance will be given by Friday November 27, 2009 and the full text of the paper must be submitted no later than Friday January 22, 2010.

Abstracts should be submitted to:

Dr. Veronika Mogyorody
Sociology/Anthropology
University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4
mogy (at) uwindsor.ca

and

Dr. Jennifer Sumner
Adult Education and Community Development
OISE/University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5V 1E6
jsumner (at) oise.utoronto.ca

Information on past conferences is available at: www.organicagcentre.ca/ResearchDatabase/res_social_science.asp

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NATURAL SCIENCES STREAM
Organized by Andy Hammermeister (Organic Ag. Centre of Canada/Truro)

CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS
The Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) is pleased to host:
Natural Sciences Research Symposium in Organic Agriculture

Afternoon, Friday Jan 29th, 2010
At the: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This symposium is held in conjunction with the
7th Annual Conference for Social Research in Organic Agric. (Morning Jan 29th, 2010), and the 29th Annual Guelph Organic Conference (Jan 22-25, 2010)

Registration
This Natural Sciences Research session of the Organic Research Symposium will be held in conjunction with the Guelph Organic Conference, which is Canada’s premier organic industry event that combines production, research and environmental issues into a 4-day event (Jan 28-31, 2010).
To register for either or both sessions of The Organic Research Symposium or for the Guelph Organic Conference or for information about hotel accommodation and transportation from Pearson or Hamilton International Airports please visit: www.guelphorganicconf.ca/visiting

Submission Details
Volunteer papers will be presented at the Organic Research Symposium, Natural Sciences Session in the general categories of weed management and crop agronomy.

Authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts for papers to be presented at the Organic Research Symposium Natural Sciences Session. Length of presentations will be 20 minutes. Space is limited, so only a few presentations may be selected. A poster session will not be held, however, researchers are welcome to bring ‘poster handouts’ that can be distributed to the audience and from the OACC booth.

Deadlines
The deadline for submission of titles, abstracts is Dec. 1, 2009.
Notification of acceptance will be given by Dec 15, 2009.

Titles and abstracts are to be submitted by Email, using the format below, to:
Andy Hammermeister, Ph.D., P.Ag.,
Manager, Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada
E-mail: ahammermeister (at) nsac.ca
Other contact information:
Website: www.oacc.info
Phone: 902-893-8037 Fax: 902-896-7095

ABSTRACT FORMAT
Title:______________________________________________________________
Author(s) and Affiliation:_______________________________________________
Poster or Oral: __________
Category:
Field Crops: _____ Livestock: ____ Horticulture:____ Food Science:____

Abstract:
No more than 200 words. Provide as much detailed information as possible to adequately describe the presentation. After the abstract, there should be a line starting with Key Words: (in bold) and followed by up to five appropriate key words. The e-mail address of the corresponding author also should appear below the abstract. For details of abstract format, authors are referred to the Instructions to Authors of the Canadian Journal of Plant Science, CJ Animal Science or CJ Soil Science: http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/aic-journals/instructions.html

After review, Abstracts will be published in a program for the symposium and on the OACC website http://www.oacc.info/ResearchDatabase/res_workshop.asp