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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 15.05pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">Dear Pollinator Group Members,</SPAN></B></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 15.05pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">The Entomology conference will be held from march 5-9, 2011 at Empress Hotel, Thailand, the details is as follows. Kindly forward this information to all the entomology working groups and institutions for information.</SPAN></B></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 15.05pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt"><STRONG>GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ENTOMOLOGY <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 15.05pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">March 5-9, 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 15.05pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">Web site: </SPAN></B><A href="http://www.entomology2011.com/"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">www.entomology2011.com</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'BookmanOldStyle','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookmanOldStyle">Scope of the Conference:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'BookmanOldStyle','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookmanOldStyle"><FONT size=4>The main objective of the Global Conference on Entomology is to <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">showcase</FONT> advances in entomological research and development in the insect world.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The skills and knowledge of entomologists are needed worldwide helping farmers to produce crops and livestock more efficiently through sound pest <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">management</FONT> strategies, fighting to save endangered species and fragile ecosystems, and preventing insects from <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">spreading</FONT> agents that cause serious diseases.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial,Bold','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial,Bold'"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'BookmanOldStyle','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookmanOldStyle"><FONT size=4>Insects provide a readily accessible resource for you to use in developing a better scientific understanding of the world around you. For more than 350 million years, insects have evolved and adapted to become the creatures we know today. Through the millennia, insects have become an essential part of every terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem. They are the most numerous and diverse form of life on Earth. About one million species are known, and it is estimated that 10 million are undiscovered. The study of insects helps us increase the bounty of the land and preserve its natural beauty. It also helps us understand how to protect lives and property from harmful insects. Food shortages still exist in many parts of the world. About 40 percent of the world’s food production is lost to insect pests each year. Sound entomological research and extension programs are at the forefront of the sciences involving these important problems. Although reducing vast insect-caused losses will not automatically solve the hunger problems - other economic and cultural factors are important too - entomology is a central part of the solution. Vast areas of the world are dominated by insects that transmit parasites that cause yellow fever, river blindness, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness. Malaria, plague, and tick-borne fevers are diseases of worldwide importance, and entomologists lead the way in research to combat these ailments. Entomologists are seeking new, less expensive ways to prevent these losses. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'BookmanOldStyle','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookmanOldStyle"><FONT size=4>The scheduled conference organized by the Century Foundation, Bangalore in association with other organizations will provide a scientific platform to exchange the information on the recent advances in entomological research and to bring together the International scientific community involved in the study of insects. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div>
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<H1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 12pt 0cm 3pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT size=5>Topics of the Conference</FONT></SPAN></H1>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=4>1. Ecology <br>
2. Nature protection, landscape management, insect conservation - in a changing environment<br>
3. Agricultural entomology</FONT><br>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=4><SPAN><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4. Genetically modified organisms<br>
5. Forest entomology <br>
6. Systematics, taxonomy and zoo-geography<br>
7. Medical and veterinary entomology<br>
8. Insect genetics (genomics, developmental genetics, population genetics, etc.) <br>
9. Neurobiology and toxicology <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=4><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">10. Physiology, and behaviour<br>
12. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=4><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">13. Parasitic Mites: Regional and world-wide issues<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4><SPAN><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">14. Advances in Apiculture <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=4><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">15. Cultural entomology <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=4><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">16. Sensory ecology (Pheromones) <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=4><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">17. Soil entomology <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4><SPAN><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">18. Drosophila genetics<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></div>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4b4b4b; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">19. Applied Research in Wolbachia<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H3>
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<div>With regards,</div>
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<div>Dr. V. Sivaram</div>
<div>Fulbright - Nehru Senior Fellow</div>
<div># HS 110, Division of Biological Sciences</div>
<div>The University of Montana</div>
<div>32 Campus Drive Missoula MT 59801</div>
<div>USA</div>
<div>Tele: +(406)-203-4411</div>
<div>E.mail: <A href="mailto:vsivaram900@aol.com">vsivaram900@aol.com</A></div>
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