Iaas world 2007 by Lyda Tequila

IAAS World Worl

The International Association of Students in Agriculture and Related Sciences

Global Climate Change Winter 2007/2008

Editors Page

We’ve seen articles in past IAAS World magazines that have talked about the addiction that is IAAS. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s real. This theory was put to the test by yours truly at the 2007/2008 European Directors Meeting held in and organized by IAAS-Greece. While I may hold the office of IAAS Editor, as well as the role of Local Director at my university, I am still a “freshie”. Until I went on an international event with IAAS, I never really was able to completely understand IAAS. I always knew it was a club for students who are into international agriculture and as a former exchange student, I was definitely into international agriculture. Luckily when I came back to my own university, a very good friend of mine had just come back from a trip to Poland, and before I left for Sweden, I heard that she had been to Malaysia for a couple of weeks over the summer. I asked myself, “How in the heck is this girl jet setting around the world to exotic locations like Malaysia and Europe over her breaks?” That young lady is none other than Miss Kate Legge, former IAAS World Editor, and if it weren’t for her I would have never found an organization that has given me so many opportunities to express myself, explore new talents, challenge and strengthen my ideals and beliefs, and meet some of the most important future agriculturalists in the world.

It is my honor to produce this and the next copy of IAAS World Magazine. I view it as one of the ways that we are able to keep in touch with our friends that we may not have seen since the last WoCo, to see which countries are planning the next awesome seminar, and when it will be, or how something new to IAAS is being continued into a new tradition, like Arts Fest. Bravo to the EC, Bravo to the CC, Bravo to the OC’s and every other acronym that we hold near and dear in our IAAS hearts. With much love and gratitude to all that have contributed to this issue, be it with an article, pictures, ideas, or just moral support, I give you the latest IAAS World Winter Edition.. Paul M. Kirbach IAAS World Editor—2007/2008 IAAS-USA, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Meet your EC President Name: Laura Kilström Hometown: Helsinki, Finland University: University of Helsinki Major: Agroecology Favorite IAAS Memory: 50 people dancing and singing IAAS songs on a crowded subway station in Athens, Greece (EDM 07/08) Strangest thing or combination (to you) that you’ve eaten or drank at a trade fair: Spices from Togo. One guy told me I should take as much as possible, since they were ‚mild‛ ones. So I took a whole lot of spices, I ended up crying for 30 minutes. (WoCo Germany, 2007) VP Exchange Name: Wouter Geurts Hometown: Hechtel-Eksel, Limburg, Belgium University: KU Leuven and UC Louvain Major: Food Science/Catalytic Technology (Bioengineering); International Management (MBA) and Composites & Polymers (Materials Engineering) Favorite IAAS Memory: Seeing everybody together at the WoCo in the middle of the Ardennes (Belgium, 2003) Strangest thing or combination (to you) that you’ve eaten or drank at a trade fair: Black fried candies from Zimbabwe and Russian Vodka at the trade fair In Croatia (WoCo, 2004)

VP Finances Name: Clark Richardson Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee, USA University: Iowa State University Major: Ag Business, Economics, Political Science, International Agriculture Favorite IAAS Memory: Hiking with everyone in the Alps and hanging out at the lake afterwards Strangest thing or combination (to you) that you’ve eaten or drank at a trade fair: Having so many shots from different countries that I ended up dancing on a table with a Santa hat on.

VP Communications Name: Michal Przyborski Hometown: Warszawa, Poland University: Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) Major: Commodity Sciences Favorite IAAS Memory: Celebrating the holiday of the formation of the Swiss Confederation in Appenzell. We've drunk whole free beer there and sang "Happy Birthday Switzerland! Schweiz, Schwiez, Schwiez!!!" in the middle of the night, in this small and calm (before we came there!) village... (WoCo 2007, Seminar in Switzerland) Strangest thing or combination (to you) that you’ve eaten or drank at a trade fair: Slovenian honey liqueur, that supposed to be very smooth, but after I've drunk whole cup of it, it turned out to be my last drink that night :-)

VP Partnership Name: Marcin Adamczyk Hometown: Warszawa, Poland

Universities: Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) , PhD Programme student Economics: Warsaw School of Economics 5th year Master student Finance and Banking Favorite IAAS Memory: My month’s worth of IAAS Travel. I went from Poland to Switzerland to Bonn to Denmark to Sweden and back to Poland. It was 4,000 km in 4 weeks. Totally worth it! Strangest thing or combination (to you) that you've eaten/ or drank at a trade fair: Austrian hot liqueur, it brought tears to my eyes, but it was so good! EDM 2006, Ohrid, Macedonia

Contents Meet the EC—4 Environmental Impact Assessment of Ozone Depletion on Poultry Production—6 Action of Solidarity International in Agriculture—8 IAAS Turkey Report—10 Leadership Summer School—14 Mini Exchange Week—16 Polish Eco IAAS—18 Involve Yourself—23 Croatia Wine Seminar—24 International Photography Seminar—28 World Food Day—30 Blended Learning Networks—32 Tourism in Africa—34 Arts Fest USA—36

CC Members: Harish Pal—India Temitayo Ilori- Nigeria Colbey Voss– The United States of America 5

Article by : Adesida Adegboyega — OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. AYETORO. IAAS. NIGERIA.

ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT ASSESMENT OF OZONE DEPLETION ON POULTRY PRODUCTION Submitted by Adesida Adeboyega—gboyedefarmer@yahoo.com INTRODUCTION This report is aimed at assessing the full impact of the environmental problems associated with ozone depletion on poultry sector, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available, taking into account direct and indirect impacts, along with the impacts of feed crop agriculture required for poultry production. Phenotype = Genotype + Environment (LUSH EQUATION). Environment, a major input to optimum production performance in livestock’s production. The ozone layer is the part of the Earth’s atmosphere which contains relatively high concentration of ozone. The ozone layer is mainly located in the lower portion of the stratosphere from approximately 15-35 km above the Earth’s surface. The build up of oxygen in the atmosphere led to the formation of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere or stratosphere. This layer filters out incoming radiation in the "cell-damaging" ultraviolet (UV) part of the spectrum. In the stratosphere, small amounts of ozone are constantly being made and formed by the action of sunlight on oxygen. At the same time, ozone is being broken down by natural processes keeping ozone at constant, because its formation and destruction occur at the same time. Human activities have recently changed these natural balances of formation and destruction of ozone. Certain manufactured substances (e.g. chlorofluorocarbons and hydrocholorofluorocarbons can destroy stratospheric ozone much faster than it is formed. The ozone layer in the stratosphere blocks out the sun’s deadly ultraviolet radiation, therefore, the ozone layer acts as a natural sun block for the earth. WHAT IS OZONE? Ozone is a form of oxygen, each ozone molecule is made up of three oxygen atoms, with the chemical formula (O3), Ozone is a poisonous gas, but at stratosphere, where ozone exists naturally, it blocks out the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Ozone is a form of oxygen. The oxygen we breathe is in the form of oxygen molecules (O2) - two atoms of oxygen bound together. Normal oxygen which we breathe is colorless and odorless, while, ozone is colorless and has a very harsh odor. Most ozone is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere or stratosphere. The greatest concentration occurs at altitudes between 15 and 35 km above the Earth's surface. CAUSES OF OZONE DEPLETION Ozone depletion occurs when the natural balance between the production and destruction of stratospheric ozone is tipped in favor of destruction. Sources of ozone depletion are:  Greenhouse Effect 6

 Pollution from manmade activities such as Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Hydrocholorofluorocarbons  Natural Phenomena ASSESSMENTS OF IMPACTS OF OZONE DEPLETION TO POULTRY PRODUCTION The environmental impact assessment of ozone depletion to poultry production would be discussed under direct and indirect impact DIRECT IMPACT Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun reaches the surface of the Earth, a result of ozone depletion. This causes continuous increase of ambient temperature, leading to heat stress which later causes heat load on poultry birds. This phenomenon is common in the tropics, which has a profound economic impact on livability, growth rate, egg production, egg shell quality, and feed conversion efficiency. Furthermore, at high ambient temperature the immune system of the birds weakens, reducing their potential to combat disease. Heat stress Exposure of poultry flocks to ambient temperature above the comfort zone (minimum metabolism) results in an increase in endogenous heat production. Convective transfer of heat is the major thermo-regulatory mechanism of chickens and depends on movement of air by natural fan-powered ventilation. Hyperpnea, or panting, occurs in mature chickens exposed to temperatures exceeding 30°C. The respiratory

rate can increase from 22 breaths per minute to 200 breaths per minute when ambient temperature is increased from 27°C to 45°C within 20 minutes (Simon Shane, 1997). Panting facilitates evaporative cooling, and above 38°C, chickens are almost entirely depended on latent heat loss for thermo-regulation. Prolonged hyperpnea results in excessive excretion of carbon dioxide resulting in respiratory alkalosis. Exposure to high environmental temperature for extended periods will suppress the immune response of chickens, reducing the function of antibodies, predispos-

ing birds to infection and diseases. INDIRECT IMPACT An increase in ozone depletion gives rise to an increase in ultraviolet radiation, which is expected to affect a number of economically important species of plants useful in poultry feed production. Cultivated plants (wheat, corn) that makes up bulk of poultry feed are poorly produced due to temperature changes caused by increase in ultravioletradiation.  Header, 1993, estimated that a 16% loss of ozone, would lead to a 5% loss in zooplankton productivity, which would in turn lead to a 7% loss in fish production, which in turn indirectly reduced the quantity and quality of fish meal produced for poultry feeding.  At high ambient temperature caused by ozone depletion there is a high chance of proliferation of microorganisms and pathogens. Rancidity can be a problem to feeds of high fat content, could be a problem at high ambient temperature. MANAGEMENT OF FLOCKS AT HIGH TEMPERATURE  Pen house Structures should be designed to permit passive airflow over the flock. More so, Houses should be oriented in an east-west direction to limit solar heat load.  Farmers should plant trees as shade around pen houses: Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, rip off a carbon, and release what’s left (oxygen) into the atmosphere.  Water foggers, sprinkler should be installed in the pen houses, to put be put on during the hot period of the day.  Give medications in form of electrolyte, vitamins, anti stress and antibiotics to birds, during the hot period of the day.  The survival of birds at high temperature is influenced by the volume of water consumed. It is evident that water at high temperature functions as a heat sink in the intestinal tract and that surface evaporation from the comb, wattles, and head exerts a cooling effect. It is essential to provide sufficient watering points to facilitate consumption under conditions which prevail in hot climates. Recommendations include 1 suspended drinker per 75 broilers or 50 breeders and 1 cup per cage of up to 5 commercial layers. Insulation of header tanks and supply piping should be properly installed, if the temperature of the water at the point of consumption exceeds 25°C. (Simon. 2007)

Ozone Depleting Substances should be considered as hazardous substances under the Environmental Pollution Control Act. The import and export of ozone depleting substances should be regulated under the Environmental Pollution Control act through the help of Government agencies. This will in turn help in reducing the indirect impact of ozone on poultry sector. Feed and feedstuff materials should be stored under a cool environmental conditioned to prevent rancidity of these materials. CONCLUCSION The potential effects of an increased rate of ozone depletion on Poultry production are very serious, which could impact all life in the planet. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of ozone depletion. Ozone depletion contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale and its potential impacts on poultry sector particularly in the tropics are equally large. The impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency. Major reductions in impact could be achieved at reasonable cost, provided that the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, acting as a focal point between government agencies and the populace, should be responsible for formulating strategies and policies to control the use of ozone depleting substances in our environments. REFERENCES Header, .D.P. (1993): Effect of Enhanced Solar Ultraviolet Radiation on Aquatic Ecosystem. UV – B Radiation Ozone Depletion. Levis, Boca Raton, pg.155-92. Simon Shane, (1997): The Poultry Disease Handbook. URL: http://www.asasea.com/. Date access: 26/11/2007. UNEP/GEMS Library Series no 7: The Impact of Ozone Layer Depletion. www. google.com. Date access: 26/11/2007.

 Electrically powered fans could be provided in the pen house to facilitate evaporative cooling on the body of poultry birds. This simple mechanical and electrical installations and elementary technology involved in management of heat stress in poultry favors the basic convectionventilated unit in tropical and subtropical pen houses.  For roof construction, fiberglass blanket insulation or iron roofing sheet panels should be coated with a reflective radiant barrier of aluminum film on the exposed outer surface and should be provided with an impervious plastic protective coating, lining the inner surface to allow for cool environment in the pen houses. 7

Action of Solidarity International in Agriculture Presentation of a French association called AgroPerú-Niños.—By: Anne-Sophie Gournier

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collaboration with the local policy and according to the needs and expectations underlined thanks to the previous survey. This school would have the objective to teach to the pupils the more appropriate way to farm according to the type of soil, the financial management of the farmhouse, the stockbreeding, the environment, the biodiversity, the valorisation by quality of the farm produce. I’m searching for partnerships in France and for now, the priority is to establish the communication with the politicians in charge of the education in the region of Cajamarca. Indeed it is very important to discuss together, the project and work with them in which manner they would take part in concerning the remuneration of the teachers and concerning the site of implantation of the school. The main task at this time is to collect some concrete information from the people living in Cajamarca concerning the agriculture, the education, the policy and the economy. “I would like to make this association international by having Agro-Perú-Niños is an association created in November 2007 by Anne-Sophie Gournier, student in Nancy (France) in the ENSAIA (National School of Engineering in Agronomy and Food Industries). In accordance with the French law of 1901, the association is not lucrative and group together a voluntary team. 3 main themes are developed : - Creation of employment and development of the local economy thanks to the construction of an agricultural school by local building’s firms and the employment of the teachers. - Protection of the environment thanks to a formation for the organic farming; awareness of the sustainable development; preservation of the natural landscape and development of the biodiversity. - Solidarity thanks to the education of the children; accompaniment to find a job at the end of the formation; well being of the pupils (healthy nutrition, care). First of all, it is about the realisation of a study concerning “the ad equation between the cultivation of the land and the education of the children in the region of Cajamarca “(North of Peru, see map). This study will be the support of a travel to the Peru this summer to record in situ the exploitation of the agricultural fields and the way of living of the rural inhabitants in particular the children. Afterward a series of conferences will be made about “the agriculture and the children in Peru” in different universities, events about the international solidarity etc… during October and November 2008. Furthermore, this study could be a way to share the knowledge of the farming implements, the environnment and the biodiversity between the Peruvian farmers and the students. And also, an evaluation of the meaning used for the agricultural education in the countryside in order to potentiate the agriculture. Secondly the goal is to build the school of agriculture in 8

some cooperation with other students interested by my action. Indeed if we manage to group together it will be easier to find funding! “ For more explanation, please contact me: GOURNIER Anne-Sophie Address: Résidence ADINPL 8 rue d’aquitane apt.239 bat. Lavoisier 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy FRANCE e-mail : anne-sophie.gournier@ensaia.inpl-nancy.fr Phone number : 06.76.04.60.86

Greetings from IAAS-Türkiye Hepinize Merhaba, On behalf of new IAAS Chapter, IAAS Türkiye, I would like to greet all of you. We are really interested and happy to be the part of this great and fruitful association. As the national director of IAAS Türkiye, before summarizing the first 6 months of our chapter, I would like to present my teammates, the EC of IAAS Türkiye: Exchange Coordinator: Selcan ALPTEKİN Coordinator of Financial Issues: Demet KÖROĞLU Activity Coordinator: Malik KAMBUR Partnership and Sponsorship C.: Yasin SEZER Media and Public Relations C.: Bahadır GENÇ International Affairs Coordinator: Onur ITIR Auditing Committee: Murat KUTAY Gözde ÇAKMAK Semih MICIK Pınar ÇEP The first meeting with IAAS for my country was in EDM in Poland, however, in the last IAAS magazine it was written that at the beginning Türkiye was represented in Paris in 1956. After a long break we decided to join this great organization again but this time we want to cling it. Following months after the EDM passed with the organization of the very first artistic event of the IAAS, ‚ART FESTIVAL‛. This great event was our welcome party to IAAS world and held in Ankara between 14 – 19 May 2007 with the participation of Spain, Ukraine, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Turkish groups. I like to say thanks to our great partner in organization of the festival, ZiFTT (Theatre Club of Ankara University Agricultural Faculty), to IAAS EC especially Matjaz Turnijek and Wouter Geurts for their efforts and supporting activities and to our great Faculty management. The reflection of the festival honored in front of the IAAS General Assembly in WoCo in Germany and Switzerland and IAAS Türkiye was approved as a candidate member. 10

Since that time we are very busy with the official establishment procedures in Türkiye and in Ankara University Agricultural Faculty. At the beginning of the new semester, however, we were not officially approved group at that time; we organize a meeting seminar where we introduced this new student association in the Faculty. Hopefully next week we will celebrate our official establishment and New Year with a big party where we will present the IAAS World, IAAS Türkiye and our activities to the other student groups of our Faculty and where we will search for some joint activities with them. On the other hand last month (November) we organized a training activity for members and A.U. Agricultural Faculty students on PCM (project cycle management) which is very popular now days in Türkiye and very useful tool for young experts. At the moment we are thinking on new activities for near future, we have already prepared an activity program consists of lots of seminars (like: Organic farming, Good Agricultural Practices, Common Agricultural Policy of EU), workshops (like photography in nature) for 2008. But we are really interested and looking forward to start some exchange activities. With all our best regards. Orçun GÜRKAN National Director of IAAS Türkiye

… Photos form the IAAS Türkiye Activities PCM Training (16-18 November 2007)

Art Festival (14-19 May 2007)

Leadership Summer School – a joint IFISO project Submitted by: Laura Kilström Ankara, Turkey July 4-11 2008 What is IFISO? The Informal Forum of International Student Organizations (IFISO) is a non-political and non-profit forum for various student-run organizations. Currently it consists of 30 student organizations, covering more than two million students all together. Annual IFISO meetings are normally held twice a year, hosted by local committees of member organizations. During these meetings most important topics of interest are discussed and often new events being planned: The Leadership Summer School to be held this summer is the first joint project in which currently over 15 member organizations have engaged themselves in. IAAS plays a very active role in this this event: Laura Kihlström is one of the three coordinators of the Leadership Summer School, together with amazing team members Salmaan Sana (IFMSA) and Tagi Khaniyev (EESTEC). www.ifiso.org How? During the days of the event, the participants will enjoy a wide variety of working forms of peer education. Small working groups, case studies, simulation, debates, discussions and other practical working forms will help the participants to improve their skills in different aspects of leadership. This event is designed to be a very practical and personal non-formal learning experience that aims at fostering collaboration, as well as achieving a multiplier effect within the associations involved. What should the participants learn? After attending this event, the participant: Understands different approaches to conflict management has improved presentation skills has improved communication skills is aware how he/she functions under stress and knows how to apply different strategies to regulate stress (internally and towards team members). is able to work with the concept leadership Is able to Apply problem solving skill Knows how to use different project management tools Is able to work with different management concepts in the context of youth work Is familiar with the concept of strategic planning (specifically related to own organisation and projects) different approaches to financial sustainability 14

Is able to construct a basic training Translate learning objectives to an educational method ……and more!! For whom? There are 16 organisations involved in this project, and therefore only about 4 people of each organisation are able to join. Therefore this is not a typical IAAS event where all our members would be invited, but a pilot project on training provided by student organisations from various backgrounds. Why is this important for IAAS? ‚I have been active in IAAS soon in almost four years and during this time I have noticed that the problems we share both on international and local level are caused by similar reasons in our member countries: lack of communication, lack of knowledge transfer and overlap, lack of leadership and lack of funding. During these years I have however not seen many events in IAAS, which would give training to members to improve leadership and other skills that are crucial in involvement in IAAS – especially if you have a lot of responsibilities in your committee or board. IAAS needs training events! This is why I became so interested in the Leadership Summer School project. It is coordinated by 16 organisations sharing their best practices and problems they have in common. The project will be hosted for the first time this year, and will hopefully become an annual tradition. I am aiming at an international training board in IAAS, which would be coordinated by motivated and experienced members. Preferably at least one of the participants of this year’s summer school would become a member of the training board.‚ Please follow the IAAS-ND mailing list, the website and EC couriers for further info on the Leadership Summer School.

Leadership Summer School Coordinators. From the left: Salmaan Sana (IFMSA) Laura Kihlström (IAAS) and Tagi Khaniyev (EESTEC)

Mini Exchange Week— Ukraine and Belgium Mini exchange week… have you never heard about it? That is possible:) First mini exchange week took place in Leuven, Belgium:) The immediate cause of the prefix ‚mini‛ is the number of participants; we were just 6 students from both countries. But everything was great and the communication was much closer and easier then usual;) Now I would like to tell you about our second part that took place in Kiev and Crimea, Ukraine.

In Kiev we visited as many places as we could, took a boat trip by Dniper River, admired views of beautiful Kiev. We visited the park of Victory, there we saw monuments for the unknown soldiers, who died in Second World War and also the monument that is known like Motherland – it is a huge metal statue, woman with a ‚men’s‛ appearance, strong arms with a shield and a sorrow. But Belgium guys called her ‚Super women‛, she deserves that ;) Next day we were already in a train, driving for 24 hours to Simferopol (Crimea, South part of Ukraine). But we weren’t boring :) For guys from Belgium it was really unusual, because in a train people change their cloth to sport or just home one, people talk, eat together, and of course sleep there, don’t be worrying! everybody has his own bed to sleep:) We were living in a small Ukrainian village – Solnechnogorskoye, among Crimea Mountains just near the seaside, in a private house, where we had rooms to sleep, one kitchen, toilet and shower outside, just under the open sky :) But it was very nice =) First day we decided to spend at the seaside, we didn’t know that it was not so good idea…. Some of us got really burned and became as red as lobster =) Next day we took a trip to the mountains – the most brilliant journey ;) We visited small waterfall ‚Dzhur - Dzhur‛, drank water from spring in a forest, we went down to the caves, and had a chance to feel

our selves’ rock-climbers. Some places were really dangerous. But by concerted efforts we managed to pass all of them. Those summer days were quite hot, but in one of the caves we got freeze… because we were really deep under the ground, we were standing just on a ice… brrrr ;) Temperature there were -5oC and even lower. Also we were on a highest place of the mountains in this area; it was 1250 km over sea level. Air, nature, ..everything was great. We had a lot of fun and got really tired that day. You can see it on this photo → Sea side was really great, but we needed to go back. In Kiev we spent one more day, going around the city, visiting interesting places. I liked the week spent with Nataliya, Nico, Wouter, Chris and Benoit. Written by Olga Khaliukova

Expro - Announcement ! IAAS is looking for Archimedes Pioneering Committees, that want to start to find internships in companies and organizations. Do you have a team of volunteers in your local/ national committee that is willing to really contribute to the set up of Archimedes and to the creation of new opportunities for our students worldwide? Or you feel this is a good idea, but you are more Ceres-oriented? In both cases, please let us know, just by sending a mail to iaas.eqb@gmail.com so that we can have a talk with you and bring you in close contact with our Exchange Quality Board… Also for questions regarding the database and expro issues don’t hesitate to contact us. Your exchange quality board iaas.eqb@gmail.com Wouter, Mayang, Tunde, Vincent and Nora!

Polish ECO-IAAS 70 % reduction of energy consumption during one week? Sounds incredibly? Not for Polish IAAS team and students of Warsaw University of Life Sciences...J From 19th November to 03rd December at our university Energysavings action took place. The main purpose of our activity was to make students aware that there are lots of simple things they can do to save energy, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions, help fight climate change and cause a difference in their pocket. This project was conducted in cooperation with OIKOS International among students from four Varsovian universities. It is worth to mention that all action received honoured patronage of every University Rector. After one-month-long promotion campaign we took action of measuring energy consumption in student’s houses. To our surprise it decreased of about 70 % during a week. This result turned out the best one!!! It should be also emphasised that two dormitories reached so sensational reduction, which made us really proud J. What is a recipe for such amazing success? Most of people were adopting energy saving lifestyles by doing simple things ranging from turning their lights off when leaving a room to listening to the music in one room. Even our cleaning women and administrative employees joined our action. We were all very involved and motivated. This action turned out a great way of integration both inhabitants and workers. Students’ effort and commitment was awarded during special ceremony, which was held on 10th December. It was preceded by a debate carried out by a representative of Responsible Business Forum-one of the partner of Energysavings action. Challenges in responsible activities in the area of ecology were being discussed during this meeting. And the last but not the least, the prizes I mean... The main sponsors of this action were Philips and BOŚ Bank. Our winners received great football tables and special certificates confirming their participation. But that’s not the most important. The most satisfactory was fact that we made something unusual, something for all academic society, for environment, for ourselves...I would also like to express my sincere thanks to both our coordinator and friend Magda Dzięgielewska. Due to her commitment, professionalism and help, this project was so successful. So Magda, thank you once more!!! To sum up, bringing energy saving into every aspect of life isn’t so complicated. Will power and desire are enough...So don’t delay! Just turn off the lightJJJ

Written by: Kamila Artymko

Photos by Rui Duarte, IAAS-Lisboa

EDM—2007

How far does your

Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary

Italy Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

IAAS World Expand? Asia— Georgia India Indonesia

Africa— Benin Ghana

Americas— Guatemala

Sri Lanka Tajikistan Thailand Uzbekistan

Nigeria Togo Uganda Zimbabwe

Mexico The United States of America

The IAAS presence has made its way to 4 of the 7 continents of the world and is currently active in many of the countries of the world. So in your searches of an exchange week partner, seminars to attend, and awesome World Congresses to go to, take a look at all of the great countries listed above, and look for ways to get your neighbors involved if they are not already!!! IAAS is a big happy family, lets get some new friends involved and maybe some old ones that have fallen away!

Upcoming IAAS Events Directors Meeting of the Americas

African Directors Meeting

February 20-24, 2008

June 25—July 2, 2008

Guatemala

Africa University, Mutatre, Zimbabwe

Website: www.iaasamericas.com

Contact: iaas_zimbabwe@yahoo.com

SRM & Wine and Aromatic Plants Seminar

International Photography Seminar

April 20-27, 2008

September or October 2008 (TBD)

Zagreb, Croatia

Lisboa, Portugal

Contact: croatiaseminar@gmail.com

http://iaaslisboa.blogspot.com

2nd Annual Arts Festival

Alternative kinds of energy

May 10-18, 2008 Chicago & Champaign IL, & St. Louis, MO Contact: Emma Flemming-ND

3 May 2008 - 8 May 2008 Kiev (Ukraine)

eflemming@gmail.com

http://www.iaas.org.ua/

Leadership Summer School July 4-11, 2008

Agrodiversity - ‚Seminar on the role of European agriculture in preserving biodiversity‛

Ankara, Turkey

11 May 2008 - 18 May 2008

See the IAAS-ND Mailing List

Bonn (Germany), Ripsdorf (Germany)

World Congress July 14-August5, 2008 Belarus Website: http://www.iaas-woco2008.com/

See www.iaasworld.org for more information As always, don’t forget to check out the IAAS World Website at www.iaasworld.org to see upcoming events, and get links to great events to attend around the world.

INVOLVE YOURSELF! Vice President of Exchange The VP of Exchange is responsible for the coordination of the IAAS Exchange Program. Since 2006 the Exchange Quality Board helps with the task of improving this important activity.  Control Committee The Control Committee is made of members from around the world that work with the EC to ensure that IAAS Is run efficiently and correctly If you think you have what it takes for Major positions any of these offices, please consider running at World Congress this summer!  President The task of the President is to represent If you have any questions about the ofthe Association to its external partners fices and what it takes to do them, conand to ensure that the whole EC functions tact any of the current officers at the properly. following addresses!  Vice President of Finances Laura Kihlström The VP of Finances takes care of the fi- President: president@iaasworld.org nances and bookkeeping. World Congress is coming up this summer in Belarus. With World Congress comes the opportunity to involve yourself on an international level with IAAS. Have you considered the possibility of representing your school, country, region and continent by being part of the EC? If the answer is no, then why not? Take a little bit of time to review the following offices and see if you would be a good fit for any of these positions.

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Vice President of Communication The VP of Communication keeps in contact with the members and takes care of communication matters within the association.

Vice-President of Communication: Michal Przyborski

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Vice President of Partnership The VP of Partnership is the one to keep in contact with our sponsors and to search for new partnership opportunities. VP of Finances and VP of Partnership work closely together.

vpcommunication@iaasworl.org Vice-President of Exchange: Wouter Geurts vpexchange@iaasworld.org

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Vice-President of Finance: Clark Richardson vpfinance@iaasworld.org Vice-President of Partnership: Marcin Adamczyk vppartnership@iaasworld.org 23

Vitis vinifera L., or so called noble vine, has been man's true companion for milleniums, in good as well as in bad times. What is better then drinking red wine in the summer, and relaxing outdoors in the reach of the aromatic plants, specific mostly for regions with rough and hot climate. They stand out in plant kingdom with its sharp scent, due to which, nowdays, we use them for different purposes. Croatia, diverse Central-Eastern and also Mediterranean European country is a place where one can find these tuneful smells. IAAS Croatia has decided to share these riches of our country by organizing a seminar: ÂťWine production and aromatic plants - taste of harmony in CroatiaÂŤ and inviting all IAASers to join us on a journey through Croatia that will take place from 20th to 27th of April 2008. Within this project, foreign students of agriculture or related sciences from all over the world will also have an exceptional opportunity to meet Croatia's agricultural and economical potentials, cultural values and natural resources. And of course, above all, a chance to meet and communicate with colleagues from our profession. As part of the seminar, there will be a meeting held for country members of our Central-Eastern European Region. Officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska) is a country at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Central Europe, and the Balkans. Its capital is Zagreb. First part of the seminar will take place in north-western part of our country. Several educational feld trips are planned, among which one to the Faculty of Agriculture. The Faculty of Agriculture is the leading high education and science institution in the field of agriculture and related sciences in the Republic of Croatia. During the past 88 years, more than 12,000 students have graduated and completed their postgraduate and doctoral studies at our faculty. Lectures of our professors and numerous visits to farms and companies will take place, so students will also have a chance to see other towns of this region. Practical ground to theory is visit to our facultys experimental and educational vineyard ( 25 ha) where more then 50 wine variates are grown. Also, part of the vineyard is a gene bank of numerous Croatian domestic wine varieties. We will continue our journey through National park Plitvice lakes, Croatia's 25

oldest national park under UNESCO protection, all the way to the southern part of Croatia called Dalmatia. There, we will present Croatia's Mediterranean part visiting ancient cities like Split, Dubrovnik ( UNESCO protected) , island of Hvar and peninsula Pelješac. Except wine, vineyards and aromatic herbs, a visit to aquaculture bay of Ston is also organised. Ston Bay area makes it a perfect place for the harvesting of salt which is why salt works were built there in the 13th century already. The salt works operates to the present day, producing salt in the same way as eight centuries ago. Within the program various workshops and lectures are organised: shell production by prof.dr.sc. Roman Safner, Agricultural development of Hvar by doc..dr.sc. Ramona Franić Croatian agriculture by prof.dr.sc. Milan Mesić Organic agriculture and producing wine by prof.dr.sc. Ivica Kisić Traditional Croatian aromatic souvenirs from Hvar - workshop Indeed a big occasion to learn and improve knowledge and have more insight about our profession and, of course,Croatia. For more information about the seminar don’t hesitate to contact us at croatiaseminar@gmail.com

Maja Žulj

IPS 2008 - Lisboa

Since our World is moving so fast, there's only one way to stop it: with photography!!! In 2008, IAAS Portugal together with IAAS Lisboa, will organize an International Photography Seminar. International Seminars in IAAS, always have been time to discover new places and cultures, along as getting some (more) knowledge about any subject. Photography is a great way to let us know our planet and to show the others anything we want. In Lisboa, it'll take place this very exciting seminar. Photographer Rui Tavares Duarte, who works with several sports magazines as long as with social events and companies will take you to know all those special features in your camera - Analogue or Digital Single Lens Reflex. And you'll be able to take home some great exciting pictures of what you have seen/visited in Portugal! 28

About IPS: September/October 2008 (to confirm date) 4days/4nights All participants will be accommodate in Lisboa-Cascais; Will have total 24hours transportation by the organization, in luxurious Mercedes vans; Will have breakfast, lunch and dinner in Agronomic Faculty in Lisboa, together with other places; Visits to Lisboa historical places with thousands centuries History, heritage in Sintra, nature and beaches in Cascais; and a lot more! This seminar will have a limit of 16 participants. Participation fee: IAAS members: (still working on it...) Non-IAAS members (from IAAS members countries): 240euros More to come!!! IAAS Portugal-IAAS Lisboa 29

ARTICLE ON WORLD FOOD DAY-PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICA 16TH OCTOBER 2007 WORLD FOOD DAY

THEME:

‛THE RIGHT TO FOOD‛-MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

Food security is one of the greatest concerns to every developing country. The ability of a nation to produce enough to feed its own people and to store for future use is worth noting. For a developing countries, where we are endowed with profitable natural resources including our vegetations thus we have no excuse to fail in feeding ourselves and storing enough for export. The average person must have equal right to food as compared to the above average persons. Thus the theme chosen for this year’s celebration is in the right context.

In recent times, the issue of having equal right to food has being a very controversial issue which has raised a lot of brows hindering the progress of the state. Agriculture is perceived to be the backbone of every developing nation like Ghana. But most African countries have experienced a lot of set backs and shocks detrimental to its inhabitants. The nation cannot produce enough or better still develop its base in agriculture to feed its people, we always have to depend on other donor countries who are at a disadvantaged geographical area, with reference to fertile and productive lands on the globe, to supplement our needs. Africa is known to be in the tropical and sub-tropical region where the weather, land is productive enough to increase yield in food production. The average African or Ghanaian for that matter cannot have access to healthy food. We always have to go ‚cup in hand‛ in times of scarcity.

According to a release by FAO, ‚it is the right of everyone to have access to safe and nutritious food, consistent with the right to adequate food and the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger". It has being stated time and again that ‚our planet produces enough food to adequately feed its entire population. Thus the question is how then can the voice of the disadvantaged in Ghana be heard? 30

The country produces scores of university graduates in agriculture every year only to fall in the ditch of brain drain. The nation’s agriculture industry is poorly developed and thus graduates cannot fit in. Besides the nation has no effective agricultural policy on the young graduate agriculturist. Their views are not solicited in decision making. There isn’t effective resource centre where graduates can go and source information on the current agricultural trends in order to sustain them in the industry. Perhaps if policy makers would factor in the views or concerns of graduates from the universities, we would have enough to eat and to store and to export. The average person can have that constitutional right to healthy and nutritious food.

Also farmers who tirelessly tilt the land are always cheated and thus do not make enough profit to sustain them in business. This results in low yield, decrease in nutritional value of food produce and eventually collapse of farm enterprises. The implementation process must start from the basic level through to the tertiary level. A positive paradigm shift in agriculture must me created to unravel the business enterprise of agriculture. This will effectively eradicate hunger and poverty, and facilitate sustainable development process in agriculture. The right to food therefore is a wake up call to all women, men and children to stand up for their basic human right in achieving adequate and stable supply of food.

THE RIGHT TO FOOD…MAKE IT HAPPEN!

FRED KUKUBOR (COUNTRY DIRECTOR IAAS-GHANA UNIVERSITY OF CAPE-COAST 31

Blended learning in the IAAS learning networks! 51 years ago, IAAS was founded by students in agriculture that wanted to share knowledge and ideas. The connection with technology in agriculture was very strong in those days, because students clearly saw the benefit of sharing progression in science with each other. The way in which the early Ceres-exchange program as a real onthe-field experience is a good illustration to that. In a decade where the world just came out of a turbulent global war, all opportunities for mutual cultural understanding were also highly appreciated, eventually leading to our current mission statement. Now, the means of modern communication have changed very much from 51 years ago. Sending a message to another part of the world takes us less than a second, and obstacles for student mobility have decreased (though, for some groups they also seem to be very persistent). But we do need to underline the value of sharing ideas and experiences in a broad sence. Therefore, learning networks have been established troughout the half-of-a century history of IAAS. What is an IAAS learning network? It is an informal network in which students from different countries interact with each other, and, eventually interact with corporate partners and other organisations. This with the purpose of creating a dialogue and with the purpose of exchange ideas on a specific topic. The role of a learning network is not to draft conclusions but to contribute to non-formal education opportunities for students in a framework where different opinions can co-exist. Learning networks can motivate students to think actively about the role they will play in the society of tomorrow. By involving experts, corporate partners, NGO’s (FAO, Unesco…) and alumni in the dialogue, students can learn more. Never, the aim should be to take a point of view as an organisation, because IAAS is per definition neutral and non-political. Informal learning networks are present in IAAS for a very long time, but the means of communication have changed. But every year, committees have taken spontaneous initiatives by organising seminars, summerschools, internet blogs, exchanges and discussions. Learning networks on a discrete amount of topics allow us to structure the different themes that come back so often in IAAS events, and to continue the discussion also after an event took place. New learning networks can be initiated if they start with a congress or a seminar and they can eventually lead to practical experiences by means of the Libertas or Archimedes framework, in cooperation with other organisations. How to participate in the learning networks? go to the IAAS seminars that deal on one of the topics below involve yourself in blogs, groups and shared pages online via the IAAS wiki (http://www.iaasworld.org) Learn more about it on the IAAS website www.iaasworld.org Different existing learning networks: Biodiversity Bio fuels and renewable energy resources (mal) nutricion and food technology Sustainable development Public health and HIV Corporate social responsibility Rural entrepreneurship – entrepreneurship in rural areas Share your opinion with students from IAAS and other organisations! Discussions are made in the form of blogs and specific lists.

Short introduction in the different fields: 1) Biodiversity Biodiversity is often described as "the variation of life at all levels of biological organization". Biodiversity is a measure of the relative diversity among organisms present in different ecosystems. "Diversity" includes diversity within a species and among species, and comparative diversity among ecosystems. Biodiversity relates to the treasure of genetic variety that is present on our planet and that enables us to cope with changing circomstances (global warming, diseases, …). Preservation of biodiversity is not only a matter of preserving natural ressources on this planet, it is also an important factor that needs to be considered when thinking about the future of agriculture and food production. 2) Bio fuels and renewable energy resources Every year several committees touch the topic of renewable energy resources in their seminars and summer schools. It is not a coincidence: the predicted increase of demand of fossil fuels will lead to higher prices and will increase the attractiveness of alternative resources such as bio-fuels (bio-ethanol, bio-diesels, bio-gas) and other forms of energy production. One can also imagine the huge importance these changes will have on the agricultural economies all over the world. Will a competition occur between food production and energy production? What is the state-of-the art of the current technologies? How efficient are the existing bio-fuel technologies? Too much for you to learn about this topic! 3) (mal) nutricion and food technology While in the Western world, societies suffer from the increasing impact of obesitas and other deseases which are connected with food patterns, other parts of the world still suffer from lack of proteine availability and variety in the consumption pattern. Referring to the millennium goals there is still a lot of work to do! How can young bio-engineers and students in agriculture see their role in improving food quality all over the world? Join one of the oldest but most important debates in IAAS! 4) Sustainable development Sustainable development is sometimes described as ‘meeting today’s needs of development without compromising future generations’ ability to develop. The link between environment and development comes into play here, but also the significance of social and economic situations and policies. 5) Public health and HIV in rural areas Access to healthcare is increasing all over the world. It is interesting to discuss the role of bio-engineers and life-science engineers in this regard. Society-wide public health measures like vaccinations are taken in so many parts of the world. But still there is a vast discrepancy in access to healthcare and public health initiatives between developed nations and developing nations. Especially in rural areas. How can young engineers and researchers play a role in the world tomorrow? How can we – in cooperation with students from other disciplinary fields – contribute to prevention and the spread of information? Sensitisation in rural areas is very important in this regard, since IAAS has a wonderful decade-long tradition of having activities in rural areas. 6) Corporate Social Responsibility CSR is a concept whereby organisations consider the interests of all stakeholders – in essence the whole society – by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities. Stakeholders are customers, employees, shareholders, communities and the environment in all different aspects. This consideration brings organisations further than complying with the legislation. Since the practice of CSR is a subject for debate on its own, it is interesting to involve young students, scientists and engineers in it. The first kick-off has been given by the EDM in Poland (Warsaw) 2006. 7) Rural entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organisations or revitalising mature organisations, particularly new businesses in response to identified opportunities. Entrepreneurial activities are substantially different depending on the type of organisation that is being started. New ventures can range from solo-projects to major undertakings creating many job opportunities. What can we learn about entrepreneurial patterns in rural environments? How can local people be informed on the ways to find access to capital? What role can young bio-engineers and students in agriculture play in this? An interesting debate…. JOIN IAAS Learning networks on http://www.iaasworld.org Wouter Geurts, VP exchange IAAS 33

TOURISM IN NIGERIA Temitayo Ilori Nigeria can be regarded as a tourism rich Cinderella. She is naturally endowed with beautiful landscape, rich culture, abundant monuments and museums, festivals of great historical antecedents, parks, hotels and natural resorts which are bedrocks of the tourism industry. Nigeria is also endowed with quite abundant mineral resources, market and other economic resources which could be of immense value to tourists and foreign investors alike. CROSS RIVER STATE-the haven of tourism in Nigeria has so many tourist attractions among which are: Cross River National Park, Mary Slessor’s residence, Obudu cattle ranch, Agbekim falls, Nkarasi Monoliths, Kwa falls, Bebi Airstrip, Scenic Obudu cattle ranch, Obudu Cattle ranch water fall, Drill ranch, Suspended border bridge, Residency museum, Tinapa business resort and so on. Of all these, Obudu cattle ranch and Tinapa business resort stand out. OBUDU CATTLE RANCH The resort was established as a cattle ranch in 1949. It is located in Obaniku Local Government area in Northern Cross River State in Nigeria. It is located on a plateau of about 1,575.76 metres above sea level. It is about 332km; about four-hour drive from Calabar, the capital of Cross River state. It has 22 bends, one of the most exciting being the ‚devils elbow‛ which is half way through the stretch. Climate: The Obudu plateau has an altitude of 1,716 metres above sea level. It enjoys a climate typical of the temperate regions of the world. It is the highest peak in the state. The ranch has a temperature of between 26oC to 32oC between November and January while the lowest temperature range of 4oC to 10oC is recorded between June and September. Attractions Bebi Airstrip: This is a shuttle flight mode of transportation from Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt via Calabar to Bebi. Bebi Airstrip spared the long drive of over five hours from the state capital to the Ranch. The airstrip now attracts between nine to twelve flights from Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt via Calabar to Bebi daily. The runway of the airstrip is being extended to two kilometers so that it can carry small jets with instrument Landing system (ILS). The Ranch also has shuttle buses belonging to the Cross River Tourism Bureau. Water Park: The water park is located at the base of the hill. This is where the mountain drive begins… tour guide. It is built in an excavated portion Cable Car Project: The Cable car conveys visitors up the Ranch. The cable car covers a distance of eleven kilometers from the bottom to the top of the ranch. It is the longest in the world. The cable car project accommodates a reception hall expected to bring in the bulk of guests from down the hill. The reception hall also has a bamboo bar. To complement the cable car reception hall, there would be another reception hall down the hill-the take-off place for cars. Integrated Dairy farm: Cattle are bred on the Ranch for their fresh milk, butter, meat and cheese. The farm has birds and pigs that produce eggs and pork respectively in commercial quantity. The dairy section makes fresh milk, butter, meat and cheese available on a daily basis. The Grotto: If you are in doubt about your fitness, test it by going down the Grotto. The gentle gradient of the slopes lures you on to one of the most beautiful sites you have ever seen. If you don’t mind the chill in the air and are a fairly good swimmer, you may take a dip. The experience may even assist you in climbing up. Here is where you may work up a sweet if you are prone to it. The Ceramic Industry. This is located at Utanga, which is to be an annex of the resort. This industry will thrive here because all the raw materials are up in the Ranch and the market is large. The vegetable patch: Government studied the viability of growing some temperate crops. These crops include: he leeks, carrots, spring onions, rhubarbs, lettuce, string, beans, green pepper, cabbages and 34

even more. The research proved that these crops could be grown in a fairly commercial quantity with a little care. The Honey factory: This is properly constructed to produce honey in commercial quantity. TINAPA ……AFRICA’S PREMIER BUSINESS RESORT The Tinapa business resort was actually the brain child of Mr. Donald duke, the then governor of cross-river state. It was initially earmarked to be a huge leisure park, like Sun City in South Africa; but feasibility study by KPMG, the company in charge of the financial plan which advised that Tinapa should integrate business with tourism. An Engineering Marvel Tinapa is located on a 250 hectares stretch of land. The major engineering works were handled by Julius Berger. Tinapa has over 9.6km of reinforced concrete piling. It also has over 12km of storm-water drainages reticulated together, over 2000tones of steel works for roofing and over 29,000metric cubes of concrete works. Apart from Julius Berger, there was also a professional team lead by ARUB-consultants to the project, GAP architects from South Africa and also COJED. There were also a host of technical advisers and a crack legal team. Together, over 40 contracts were signed. Entertainment facility The facilities include the entertainment areas comprising of 8 cinema halls with capacity to seat 1915 viewers, and is managed by New Metro. There are also two casinos managed by southerner. The tidal lake for water sports, skating e.t.c. is fed by the Calabar River. The flagship of the entertainment sector is the Tinapa movie studios completed at the cost of 5 million naira; the first of it’s kind in Nigeria. Shopping Facilities In the business area are large emporiums and line shops. International labels like shop rite, wall mart, Aspamda, Flamingo, and other indigenous labels are fully represented. It has four emporiums each of abut the size of a standard football pitch approximately about 10,000m 2. In case you are thinking of renting one, it costs a ‘token’ of $5 million to $6 million. Energy/Power facilities Tinapa has an integrated power project (IPP), which generates about 16MW of electricity 24 hours everyday in week. Tinapa, which was commissioned early in the year 2007, is expected to generate over $150 billion annually. Apart from all this breathtaking attractions, the Tinapa resort is expected to benefit from its close proximity to the magnificent Obudu cattle ranch and the remaining 22 natural tourist sites in Cross River state. Cross River state and indeed Nigeria, is set to become the tourist Mecca of Africa.

Celebrating Art, Agriculture, and IAAS in the United States! Submitted By: Emma Flemming After last year’s success in Turkey, the United States IAAS committee has decided to make the International Art Festival a tradition! This year the festival, Celebrating Art & Agriculture, is going to be hosted in Chicago, Illinois, USA on May 10-18, 2008. The festival will include a number of cultural and agricultural activities like visiting the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Board of Trade, urban and traditional farms, and the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. To get more information about registration, visas, and travel to the United States for the art festival check out the ‚IAAS USA Art festival 2008‛ and ‚Visa info USA‛ downloads at http:// www.iaasamericas.com/page10/page10.html. We will also be having a number of musical, dance, and theater performances by the IAAS members throughout the festival. There will also be a film festival with the theme of current events in your home country. All participants are welcome to participate in these activities, but it is not required—you can just come and spend the week with awesome IAAS members from around the world while learning about art and agriculture in the Midwestern U.S.! Currently the registration for the festival, performances, and film festival is set for February 8. This deadline is going to be extended to March 7. If you are going to need an invitation to the festival to present to a U.S. embassy, have any questions, or are ready to register contact Emma Flemmig at eflemmig@gmail.com. The U.S. committee hopes to see you in May to celebrate IAAS, art, and agriculture! Below is a tentative schedule of events for the festival. The seven-day program will begin in Chicago, Illinois and end in St. Louis, Missouri. 36

Saturday, May 10 6:00 - 16:00

Arrive at Chicago O’Hare International Airport

17:00

Welcome

18:00

Dinner

20:00

Welcome Celebration

Sunday, May 11 6:00 – 10:00

Breakfast and Church Services (optional)

10:00 – 13:00

Visit Asian neighborhood

13:00 13:00 – 17:00

Lunch Visit local farmers’ markets

18:00

Dinner

21:00

IAAS Film Festival

Monday, May 12 7:00 – 8:00

Breakfast

8:00 – 10:00

Visit the Chicago Board of Trade

10:00 – 12:00

Walk the Chicago Art Loop; Lunch

12:00

Lunch

12:00 – 15:00

Program at the Field Museum

15:00 – 18:00

Free time

18:00 – 20:00

Dinner (Billy Goat Tavern)

21:00

Theatre/Concert night

Tuesday, May 13 7:00

Breakfast

8:00 – 12:00

Volunteer at the Chicago Food Depository

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 18:00

Visit Urban Farm, Art Performances

18:00-20:00 20:00 – 22:30

Dinner Leave Chicago on train to The University of Illinois, Champaign, IL

Wednesday, May 14 8:00

Breakfast

9:00 – 12:00

Visit Local Farms

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 18:00

Art Performances, International Games

18:00 – 21:00

Dinner, Barn dance (square dancing), Barbeque

21:00

Free Time

Thursday, May 15 7:00

Breakfast

8:00-9:00

Krannert Art Museum Tour

9:00-12:00

Agriculture, Food Industry Tour

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:00

Roundtable Discussion

14:00 – 18:00

Theatre Performances

18:00 -

Trade Fair

Friday, May 16 9:00

Breakfast, Bus to Southern Illinois

12:00

Lunch at Amish Buffet

14:00

Depart for Colbey’s home

16:00

Arrive, go to hotel, get ready for evening

17:30 – 21:00

Potluck dinner, bonfire, hayride, singing

Saturday, May 17 8:00 – 12:00

Visit Dairy Farm, Grain Elevator, Maschoffs (Pork)

12:00-13:00

Lunch with Maschoff’s