Meetings and conferences.
An unknown author said, "Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." For many ASABE members their option to "choose wisely" may be automatically predetermined to include "growth" due to actions of the Meetings Council and Department. It is their passion to serve members and a basic understanding of...

Senesco Technologies to Present at 10th Annual Rodman & Renshaw Healthcare Conference.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senesco Technologies, Inc. ("Senesco" or the "Company") (NYSE Alternext US: SNT) today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 10th Annual Rodman & Renshaw Healthcare Conference, which is being held at the New York Palace Hotel from November 10-12, 2008....

2007 Guide to Consultants.
This Guide to Consultants is presented as a service to people interested in agricultural/biological engineering assistance. This listing is not an offer or advertisement to provide engineering services in any state or jurisdiction where the professional engineer or professional engineering firm is not registered/licensed. All information was provided by...

From field to biorefinery: Biomass harvesting, handling, transport, and storage.
The successful establishment of bio-based industries will require a stable supply of high-quality biomass feedstocks in large quantities at competitive prices. The preceding article in this energy series discussed efforts underway to develop the supply of biomass feedstocks. This feature examines research to move the biomass from the field...

Life Without Pigs: Recent Subsistence Changes Among the Irakia Awa, Papua New Guinea.
David J. Boyd [1] Beginning in the late 1980s, the Irakia Awa commenced changing their basic subsistence adaptation. This included altering gardening practices, changing basic food consumption patterns, and most importantly, eliminating the production of domestic pigs. These changes were undertaken as part of an effort to...

Meetings and conferences.
Personnel changes and new marketing strategies challenge the meetings department in 2002. Barbara Sowden filled the director post in October. With the help of staff and the Meetings Council, Barbara continues the move towards more electronic services, meeting and conference marketing, and tight budget controls. Annual International...

SENESCO CHOOSES VGXI TO PRODUCE FACTOR 5A PLASMID.
Senesco Technologies, Inc., (AMEX:SNT), Brunswwick, N.J., has contracted with VGXI, Inc. (The Woodlands, TX) ("VGXI") to supply the plasmid portion of the company's combination therapy consisting of the Factor 5A gene and siRNA against Factor 5A. Senesco has previously reported positive preclinical in vivo results using its...

Guide to Consultants 2006.
This Guide to Consultants is presented as a service to people interested in agricultural/biological engineering assistance. This listing is not an offer or advertisement to provide engineering services in any state or jurisdiction where the professional engineer or professional engineering firm is not registered/licensed. All information was provided by...

Guide to Consultants 2005.
This Guide to Consultants is presented as a service to people interested in agricultural/biological engineering assistance. This listing is not an offer or advertisement to provide engineering services in any state or jurisdiction where the professional engineer or professional engineering firm is not registered/licensed. All information was provided by...

Integration of smallholder wetland aquaculture-agriculture systems (fingerponds) into riparian farming systems on the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya: socio-economics and livelihoods.
Introduction The majority of the rural populations around Lake Victoria depend directly on the immediate environment for their livelihoods. Over recent years, the degradation of both natural and agroecosystems and climatic uncertainty have led to the increased vulnerability of rural populations to food insecurity, engulfing them in...