2. APLU - ICA  Tradition of holding a bi-annual Conference  Focus on institutional policy and educational issues  Hosted alternately in the US and Europe  2008: University of Missouri (US)  2010: Ghent University (Belgium)

3. CONFERENCE THEME Doctoral and post-doctoral professional development in Agricultural and Life Sciences Challenges for the next decade

4. SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE  Guido Van Huylenbroeck, Ghent University (chair)  Koen Dewettinck, Ghent University  Ian Maw, APLU Vice President, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources  David Acker, Iowa State University  Frank Monahan, University College Dublin  Maurice Boland, University College Dublin  Simon Heath, ICA secretary general  Tom Payne, University of Missouri-Columbia  Andrea Bohn, University of Illinois  John Ferrick, Univeristy of Wisconsin + LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (chair : Koen Dewettinck)

5. PRACTICAL INFORMATION  Call for abstracts: deadline 30 November 2009  Special session for Prof. Roland Verhé  Conference website: http://www.fbw.ugent.be/APLU_ICAconference2010/ http://www.fbw.ugent.be/APLU_ICAconference2010/  Registrations: online from 1 September 2009