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IRRI welcomesits alumni to a homecom<strong>in</strong>g partyby Sophie ClaytonThe International Rice ResearchInstitute (IRRI) is host<strong>in</strong>g (18-26April 2010) its 50th anniversaryalumni homecom<strong>in</strong>g party for allits current and past staff and scholars fromthe Philipp<strong>in</strong>es and around the world.S<strong>in</strong>ce 1960, many thousands <strong>of</strong>people have worked for IRRI from allcorners <strong>of</strong> the globe. Currently, about1,300 people work at IRRI. Most arelocated at the Philipp<strong>in</strong>e headquarters,while the rest are grouped <strong>in</strong>to smallteams and assigned to country <strong>of</strong>fices.IRRI’s staff members are its mostimportant asset. The Institute recruitsscience leaders who are considered to beamong the best <strong>in</strong> their fields—and <strong>in</strong> theworld. They are supported by nationallyrecruited staff that br<strong>in</strong>g their expertise,local knowledge, and skills to IRRI andhelp connect with the local communitieswhere IRRI works.Our alumni celebrations areacknowledg<strong>in</strong>g the important work <strong>of</strong> thestaff—both past and present. Activities arescience forums, the ceremonial harvest <strong>of</strong>the 138th Long-term Cont<strong>in</strong>uous Cropp<strong>in</strong>gExperiment, Nostalgia Theatre screen<strong>in</strong>gs<strong>of</strong> historic and contemporary videosabout IRRI (see www.irri.org/about/Nostalgia_Theatre.asp), arts and culturalperformances, and open houses <strong>of</strong> IRRIresearch and support groups cover<strong>in</strong>gplant breed<strong>in</strong>g, postharvest technology,crop and environmental sciences,communications, and much more.The IRRI alumni homecom<strong>in</strong>g waspreceded by the 50th annual meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>IRRI’s Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees, on 12-17 April2010.Expand<strong>in</strong>g expertise <strong>in</strong> riceOver the past 12 months, IRRI has beenexperienc<strong>in</strong>g rapid growth. In 2009,more than 200 new employees wereappo<strong>in</strong>ted and, on average, 17 newpeople were hired every month. Inaddition, dur<strong>in</strong>g this same period, IRRIhired over 260 <strong>in</strong>dividuals on shorttermcontracts and supported 99 onthe-jobtra<strong>in</strong>ees.Although the majority <strong>of</strong> thisgrowth has been based at IRRIheadquarters <strong>in</strong> the Philipp<strong>in</strong>es, therehas been a rise <strong>in</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> staffrecruited at IRRI’s country <strong>of</strong>fices acrossAsia and Africa.In March 2010, IRRI had 74vacancies to fill. This high volume <strong>of</strong>recruitment is expected to cont<strong>in</strong>ueuntil mid-2010.40 Rice Today April-June 2010
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