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Regional Congress Contacts
International Grassland Congress
Members of the Continuing Committee, 2005-2008
Region 1
(Canada, USA)
Dr. Guy Allard
Vice-doyen aux etudes
University Laval
Pavillon Paul-Comtois
Local 1122
Quebec (Quebec) G1K 6P4
CANADA
Ph: (418) 656 2131
Fx: (418) 656 7806
guy.allard@fsaa.ulaval.ca
Appointed: 2005 for 2 terms
Region 2
(Central America)
Dr Maria Felicia Diaz Lanchez
Instituto De Ciencia Animal
Carretera Central km47 1/2
San Jose de las Lajas, La Habana
CUBA
Ph: (53 62) 991 8082
Fx: (53 7) 883 5382
mdiaz@ica.co.cu
Appointed: 2005 for 2 terms
Region 3
(South America)
Dr Raul R Vera
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Facultad de Agronomía e Ing. Forestal
C.C. 306-22
Santiago
CHILE
Ph/Fx: (56) (2) 686 4142
raulvera@terra.cl
Appointed 2001 for 2 terms
Region 4
(South East Asia)
Dr. Sujatha Premaratne
University of Peradeniya
Dept. of Animal Science
Faculty of Agriculture
Unversity of Peradeniya
Peradeniya
Sri Lanka
suep@pdn.ac.lk
Appointed 2005 for 2 terms
Region 5
(Australia, New Zealand)
Dr. Gavin W. Sheath
Business Manager, Agriculture & Environment Group
AgResearch Limited
Ruakura Research Centre
East Street, Private Bag 3123
Hamilton
New Zealand
Ph: (647) 838 5310
Fx: (647) 838 5117
gavin.sheath@agresearch.co.nz
Appointed 2001 for 2 terms
Region 6
(East Asia)
Dr Masakazu Goto
Professor
Applied Greenstock Science
Faculty of Bioresources
1515 Kamihama, TSU 514-8507
Japan
Ph: 81-59-231-9494
Fx: 81-59-231-9637
goto@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
Appointed 2001 for 2 terms
Region 7
(Middle East)
Dr Hossein Arzani
Lecturer Range Management
College of Natural Resources
University of Tehran
University of Tehran
Karaj
IRAN
Ph: 0261-223044
Fx: 98261-2227765
harzani@chamran.ut.ac.ir
Appointed 2001 for 2 terms
Region 8
(Mediterranean, Near East)
Dr Maria Ermelinda Vaz Lourenco
Professor
Departamento de Fitotecnia
Universidade de Evora
Apartado 94
7002-554 Evora
PORTUGAL
Ph: 351-266-760-820
Fx: 351-266-760-828
melouren@uevora.pt
Appointed 2001 for 2 terms
Region 9
(Europe, excluding Regions 8 and 10)
Dr Johannes Isselstein
Professor
University of Goettingen
Department of Crop Science
Von-Siebold-Str. 8
37075 Goettingen
Germany
Ph: +49 551 392253
Fx: +49 551 399355
jissels@gwdg.de
Appointed 2005 for 2 terms
Region 10
(Northern Eurasia)
Dr Geza Nagy
Professor
Debrecen University
Dept. for Rural Development
DE ATC
Boszormenyi ut 138
H-4032
HUNGARY
Ph: 53-508-487
Fx: 52-486-285
szilagyi@agr.unideb
Appointed 2001 for 2 terms
Region 11
(Africa excluding regions 7 and 8)
Dr Apollo Bwonya Orodho
Director
Nyayo Tea Zone Development Corporation
PO Box 1667
Kitale
KENYA
Ph: 254-0-734-755-852
Fx: 254-020-216-777
aborodho@yahoo.com
appointed 2001 for 2 terms
Representative of previous host country
Dr. Frank O'Mara
Teagasc Head Office
Oak Park
Carlow
Co. Carlow
Ireland
Ph: 353 5991 83488
Fx: 353 5991 83459
frank.omara@teagasc.ie
Appointed 2005 for 1 term