Postgraduate students can be winners at CropWorld Global

For the second consecutive year UBM, the organiser of CropWorld Global, has arranged a poster session specifically for postgraduate students, entitled the CropWorld Global Poster competition.

This unique competition gives research students the opportunity of showcasing the results of their research to a global audience in the crop production market. The dedicated poster session will be displayed in the exhibition area and promoted as part of the conference programme. Successful entrants will be invited to present their posters to decision makers in the industry throughout the two days of the conference.

As sponsors of the poster competition, BCPC will be awarding a 1st prize of £500, a 2nd prize of £250 and 3rd prize of £125 to the three winning posters that a judging panel of world-renowned industry experts and academics deem to be the most innovative.

This year CropWorld Global 2012 is being held, for the first time, at the QEII Conference Centre, London from 6-7 November. This international cutting-edge congress focuses on the business, trade, science and technology for sustainable crop production.

“BCPC is sponsoring the competition and donating the prizes as part of its activity to promote the entry of the younger generation into agriculture and agricultural science,” said Dr Colin Ruscoe, BCPC chairman. “Following the launch of the competition last year – when we had a very gratifying 40 entries, of high quality, and on a diverse range of topics. ­ We expect to encourage even more entries to this year’s competition.”

Students interested in presenting their work should send their poster submission to enquiries@cropworld.com by 4 September 2012. Judges will review and select suitable abstracts, finalists will be notified and will need to produce an A1 Poster to be displayed at CropWorld by 2 November 2012. All finalists will be allocated FREE two day delegate passes to attend CropWorld Global and present their poster to the panel of judges and the CropWorld audience.

The AgriFood Charities Partnership (AFCP) is encouraging charities to consider supporting their students working on projects involving crops to attend this international conference and, if appropriate, submit posters. Charities may want to encourage students to attend by helping to fund accommodation and/or travel.

For more information on the postgraduate poster competition contact Clare King, CropWorld Global Email: clare.king@ubm.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 560 4364 or graham.jellis@tiscali.co.uk, who is coordinating activity as a member of the BCPC Executive Board and on behalf of AFCP.