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WELCOME FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL,
FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE (AFNS) AND THE
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL, LIFE AND
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As Chair of the Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science (AFNS), and on
behalf of the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of
Alberta, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of the delegates to the 8th International
Conference on Pig Reproduction (ICpR).
As the home department of the Local Organizing Committee, we, in AFNS, are very pleased
to be hosting such a high profile international conference. We are proud of the work of ihè LOC,
expertly chaired by Dr. George Foxcroft, and their contribùtions to the eff'orts of the
Intemational Organizing Committee in assembling an outstanding scientific programme that I
am sure will engage and challenge all conference participants. In fulfilling the tenets of the
cunent University Plan - Dare to Deliver - that identifies areas of commitments such as:
D_iscovery Learning, and Incubating Scholarship, and Community Engagement Near and Far,
ICPR 2009 should provide an ideal forum for the exchange of scientifió information on leading
edge research in pig reproduction as well as permit ãmple opportunities for professional
networking and the development or renewal of acquaintãnces with international scientific
colleagues.
I have no doubt that the splendid backdrop of the Canadian Rockies in Banff wiu add to the
memories that you will take away from this conference and trust that you will thoroughly enjoy
your time with us in Alberla.
Erasmus Okine,
Chair, Department of AFNS,
Faculty of ALES
University of Alberta