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Maps of locations of venues used  for TAA Meetings are given below

Programme of Events - updated 13th July 2008 For more information on TAA activities please refer to the on-line TAA Newsletter
	July 3	TAA-EA-New Hall, Cambridge     Conservation  Forum,  et al	Future Farming in the UK: global implications for society & biodiversity .     keith.virgo@btinternet.com For more information please go to the following website: http://www.cambridgeconservationforum.org.uk/news.htm
	Jul 3-6	Stoneleigh Park    TAA	TAA at the Royal Show       henry.gunston@virgin.net
	Jul 22-24	FAO, Rome	Workshop: Investing in Crop Intensification: The Case for Improving Soil Health      FAO, FARA, TAA et al    kassamamir@aol.com
	Thursday Oct 16	TAA-SW Branch Lackham Coll.	Seminar on Greener for Life: what future for biofuels in a world of food shortages Wiltshire College Lackham, Lacock, Chippenham Further details from Bill Reed on Southwest_organiser@taa.org.uk
	Wednesday Oct 29	TAA and NRI Joint Seminar Linnean Soc., London	Agricultural ecosystems and rural innovation for development The Linnean Society, Piccadilly, London For further information contact the L&SE Convener Bill Thorpe at: thorpe.w@gmail.com
	Thursday 4th December 200	TAA-East Anglia Branch TAA and Cambridge Conservation Forum (CCF) Joint Seminar	Land Use Conflicts and Change UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Huntingdon, Road, Cambridge 1.30 pm Welcome coffee and biscuits 2.00 pm 1st Paper: Inter-sectoral aspects of land use planning in Bhutan. Ian Baillie 2.30 pm Discussion and questions 2.45 pm 2nd Paper: Farming and forest biodiversity in Ghana. Ben Phalan 3.15 pm Discussion and questions (tea will be served) 3.30 pm Measuring Environmental Changes in Tigray, Ethiopia. Jan Nyssen and Neil Munro 4.00 pm Discussion and questions 4.15 pm General discussion and conclusions (chaired by Keith Virgo) 4.45 pm Seminar ends
	Dec	New Delhi    TAA-India	Arsenic Contamination of Water and Food in South Asia       svasudev@stadd.com
	Wednesday, November 26th 2008 at 5.00 p.m.	TAA  London	TAA Annual General Meeting Royal Over-Seas League, Park Place, St James’s Street, London followed by the 26th Annual Ralph Melville Memorial Lecture given by Dr Christie Peacock, Chief Executive, FARM-Africa
	Mar 19 `09	TAA-SW Branch	Conservation of Seed Resources and Diversity         southwest_organiser@taa.org.uk
	May `09	TAA-SW Branch	Organic Farming     Bicton College      southwest_organiser@taa.org.uk
	Oct `09	TAA-SW Branch	Ethiopia           southwest_organiser@taa.org.uk

The Royal  Commonwealth Society (Oxford Branch) meets monthly  in Oxford with a varied 
 programme of lectures about historical  or current issues in the  Commonwealth and Developing 
 countries, as well as social events such as  Christmas and Spring lunches.  Members of  the TAA
are welcome to join  the  Society please contact 


  Biddy Lagus Hon. Sec. email:  biddylagus@tiscali.co.uk




 
 

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Maps of locations of venues used  for TAA Meetings To view maps click on appropriate location
Region	Town/County	Location
S.E. England	London	1. Marsden Hospital Conference Centre
		2. DFID Victoria Street
		3. Linnean Society, Burlington House
		4) The Farmers Club
	Kent	5. Brogdale Experimental Station
		6. East Malling Research Station
		7. Silsoe Research Institute, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4HS. (click here for directions, map and local accommodation)
	London	Royal Over-Seas League
Scotland and Borders	Edinburgh	1. The Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine(CTVM), Edinburgh
		2. Pollock Halls, University of Edinburgh. Located Near Commonwealth Pool (Number 47 on City of Edinburgh map) or  try this map of the city centre and this of the Pollock Halls site
		The Roslin Institute
	Glasgow	1. DFID East Kilbride(Location)
		2. DFID East Kilbride(Detail)
	Dundee	Scottish Crops Research Institute
	Durham	Map of Durham University. The Department of Anthropology  is located at number 29 in red circle on map. The address is 43 old Elvet.
	Aberdeen	The Macaulay Institute
	Stirling University	Maps of Stirling and of Stirling University campus The Aquaculture Technology Centre is located within The Institute of Aquaculture, at the rear of the Pathfoot building within the University of Stirling Campus (marked with a star on the map below). The ATC office is "K3", but assistance in locating us is available from the well-marked Institute of Aquaculture reception office (H1) which is on the right as you enter the Pathfoot building via the main rear doors. If you arrive at the front entrance of the Pathfoot building, there is a porters desk on the left where someone should be available to provide further directions.
S..W. Region	Exeter	Exeter Golf Course and Country Club
	Exeter	Exeter University
	Cirencester	Royal Agricultural College
	Bristol	Long Ashton Research Station
	Devon	Bicton College
	Cornwall	The Eden Project
	Bath	Bath University
	Cornwall	The Eden project
Central Region	Warwickshire	Morton Morrell College Map Directions
	Royal Show	Maps of location and of site
East Anglia Region	Botanic Gardens	Map of site of botanic gardens

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