Program

The conference has a mix of plenary and parallel sessions. We reserve sufficient time for discussion and interaction to stimulate a lively conference and opportunity for synthesis. The scientific committee will allow sufficient time per presentation, rather than many, very short presentations. As a consequence we encourage contributors to co-author papers and to regard participation in discussion and synthesis as a stimulus to attend the conference. There will also be poster presentations and (software) demos – these will be integrated in sessions and discussions with brief introductions.

We encourage participation of young scientists to offer papers or posters, through a reduced fee for PhD or MSc students. A reduced fee will also apply for scientists from developing countries. We may organize summer schools related to the conference. Please check our website.

A poster award will be given to six posters with a high score for their quality. Criteria for quality are:

-          Quality of the research (innovative, cross-disciplinary and contribution to the topic of the conference on Integrated Assessment of Agriculture and Sustainable Development).

-          Clarity of the poster (scientific problem defined, research steps presented and conclusions highlighted).

-          Presentation of the poster (attractive and clarity of the title, good lay-out, key figure(s) presented, conclusions highlighted).

Scores are given for each criterion by the Poster Award Committee (PAC). The six posters with highest scores are nominated for the AgSAP Poster Award. The Poster Award Ceremony will be held at the start of the the Forum Session on Thursday afternoon. Two persons will receive the bronze award, two persons the silver award and two persons the gold award. In addition to the Award, a small present will be given.

Members of the Poster Award Committee are: Haluk Kasnakoglu (chair), Johanna Alkan Olsson, Robert Argent and Joost Wolf.