We are pleased to invite you to the Tenth International Wheat Genetics Symposium (TIWGS) at the Ariston Conference Centre in Paestum, Italy, next 1 - 6 September 2003.
The objective of the Symposium, patronized by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, is to bring together researches who deal with genetics of wheat, a crop widely grown in five continents providing over 20% of the calories of the world population of 6 billion persons.
In selecting the themes of the Symposium, we attempted to cover an extensive range of subjects including Evolution and Genetic Diversity, Cytogenetics, Genomics, Technologies for Genetic Modification, Transgenic Wheat, Classical and Molecular Breeding, Tolerance to Abiotic Stress, Resistance to Pathogens and Parasites, Nutritional and Technological Quality of Wheat Grain.
The major focus of the Symposium will be on common (bread) wheat. However, durum (pasta) wheat, triticale, tritordeum and minor wheat species such as Triticum dicoccum (the ancient Roman "farrum") and
T. monococcum will be considered as well because of their historical and economical relevance in the Mediterranean area. Short workshops will be devoted to other noteworthy aspects such as Taxonomy and Genome Symbols, Hybrid Wheat, Breeding in the Third Millennium, etc.
Moreover, we are delighted that the Symposium will once again host the International Triticeae Mapping Initiative (ITMI) workshop, with formal and poster presentations.
The poster and oral papers presented at the Symposium will be printed in a refereed proceedings. This will be a useful reference to people dealing with wheat genetics and breeding.
The old Magna Grecia city of Paestum, filled with Mediterranean hospitality, charm and culture, is the location of this exciting event, which is immediately followed by the 8th Gluten Workshop scheduled for 8 - 10 September 2003 in Viterbo, Central Italy.
We look forward to welcoming you to Paestum in September 2003.

Symposium Co-chairmen
Norberto Pogna
Gian Tommaso Scarascia Mugnozza
Angelo Bianchi

Local Organizing Committee
A. Bianchi, A. Blanco, G. Boggini, A. Bozzini, C. Ceoloni ,R. D'Ovidio,
N. Di Fonzo, D. Lafiandra, M. Motto, E. Porceddu, N. Pogna, L. Rossi,
F. Salamini, M. Sari Gola, G.T. Scarascia Mugnozza, P. Spagnoletti Zeuli, P. Tusa

Scientific Secretariat
Istituto Sperimentale Cerealicoltura
TIWGS Secretariat
Via Cassia, 176
00191 Roma (Italy)
tel. 0039.06.3295705-6-7
fax 0039.06.36306022     
e-mail: tiwgs@mclink.it        pognanorberto@mclink.it

Organizing Secretariat
Leader s.a.s.
Corso Garibaldi, 148
84123 Salerno (Italy)
tel. 0039.089.253170
fax 0039.089.253238
e-mail: leadersas@tin.it
www.leaderonline.it

Web Symposium
www.cerealicoltura.it