European Group of the
IFSA International Farming Systems Association

6th European Symposium on
Farming and Rural Systems Research and Extension
Vila Real, Portugal, 3-8 April, 2004

European Farming and Society in search of a new social contract
Learning to manage change

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To participate

Travel:
See how to travel to Vila Real.

Registration:
Downloads (click 'word' or 'pdf'): Registration form (word or pdf) and Hotel Reservation form (word or pdf)

Normal registration includes: conference paper proceedings; Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday lunches; Monday field trip with lunch; coffee breaks; transportation from hotel to Symposium place.
Participation in the Symposium dinner implies an additional payment of 30 Euros.

Travel grants:
No travel grants will be available for participants, including those who present accepted papers.

Papers and posters submission:
The papers (with a maximum of 10 pages A4 single spaced, including tables, figures and bibliography) should be submitted by email. The title page must indicate the specific Workshop to which the paper is submitted and include a half page abstract. The papers will be selected on the basis of their quality and relevance to the issues raised in each of the Workshop statements, through a process of international peer review. Papers with a dominant descriptive nature will not be accepted. The poster texts should have a maximum of 2 pages and include the objectives, background, methodology and results of the study.

Deadlines:
September 30th October 15th, 2003 Deadline paper submission (max. 10 pp.) to Secretariat
December 15th, 2003 Author notification (paper accepance or rejection)
January 31st, 2004 Submission of final versions
February 15th, 2004 Submission of poster texts

Language:
The working language of the Symposium will be English; only papers in English will be accepted.

Documents and publication of proceedings:
All accepted papers will be distributed at the Symposium in a document provided to all participants upon registration. It is intended to publish proceedings after the Symposium including accepted papers as well as the presenters’ papers and reporters’ presentations in the final discussion.

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opened at: 2003-01-27
last updated: 2004-05-12
Pedro Ferrão
pferrao@utad.pt