International symposium on "Balanced Fertilization for Sustaining Crop Productivity", 22-25 November 2006, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, India.
IPI Coordinator for India, Dr. P. Imas, hosted an International Symposium at the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) in Ludhiana, Punjab. Some 400 participants joined the three day symposium which started with a professional tour for the more than 10 international speakers. The symposium was inaugurated by Dr. J.S. Samra, Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Indian Council of Agri Research (ICAR) and Dr. G.S. Kalkat, Chairman of the Punjab State Farmers Commission. The event was widely covered by the state press, and appeared in about 20 Indian papers in various languages. It is important to note that the joint IPI-PAU symposium was jointly organized by IPI coordinators in the region, namely Dr. P. Imas and Dr. V. Nosov. The symposium was cosponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the Fertiliser Association of India (FAI), the Bangladesh Fertilizer Association (BFA) and the National Fertilizer Secretariat (NFS). The large number of participants from Pakistan complemented the significant presence of the regional researchers, officials and industry representatives. The presentations and proceedings will be available on our website shortly.

International Symposium on "Soil Potassium and K Fertilizer Management", 13-14 November 2006, Zhuhai city, Guangdong, China.

IPI and the Institute of Soil Science Chinese Academy of Sciences in Nanjing (ISSAS) has a long history of conducting workshops and symposia. The 9th joint symposium was organized by IPI Coordinator for China, Dr. S. Ivanova in the city of Zhuhai, South China. More then 150 participants from China, Germany, Brazil, Egypt, Turkey, Russia, Belarus and Switzerland attended the workshop. The participants included scientists, students, extensionists, fertilizer company's staff, and local officials. The workshop consisted of 33 presentations made during 4 sessions: Soil potassium and its dynamics, Factors influencing K availability, Progress on K research and prospect of K fertilizer demand, Effect of K application on crops and K management. The presentations made at the symposium are available on the web.

1st joint IPI-AFA-IMPHOS workshop on "Balanced Fertilization for Optimizing Crop Nutrition", 6-8 February 2007, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
The first joint IPI-AFA-IMPHOS workshop was held as a satellite event to the 13th Annual meeting of the Arab Fertilizer Association (AFA). 9 papers from scientists and policy makers were presented covering issues related to food security, fertilizer application and nutrient management. The papers presented are available on our website.

Potassium, Magnesium and Sodium: Recent Advances in Research and Application. 5-7 December, 2007, Cambridge, UK.
This symposium is jointly organized by IPI, the International Fertilizer Society (IFS) and Prof. Ismail Cakmak of Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey. The first part of the symposium will host a group of high level scientists to present the latest plant physiology research in the field of potassium, magnesium and sodium nutrition of plants. The second part of the meeting will focus on the same theme, but with reference to the applied aspects of potash, magnesium and sodium fertilization.
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