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Schedule Wednesday 21 May 2008 8h00 - 10h00: Registration and coffee Registration of the attendees Documents and badges distribution 10h00 - 10h30: Opening session 10h30 - 12h30: Oral session: Genetic resources Keynote: General status of Cucurbit genetic resources in Turkey, Nebahat Sari (Turkey) 4 oral presentations 12h30 - 14h00: Lunch 14h00 - 16h00: Poster session (1) 15h30 - 16h00: Coffee break 16h00 - 18h10: Oral session: Breeding Keynote: Overview of the genes of Watermelon, Todd Wehner (USA) 5 oral presentations 18h20 - 19h30: Welcome Reception at Avignon Town Hall Thursday 22 May 2008 8h30 - 16h30: Field and technical trips Each attendee follows one of the five proposed trips (these trips are described in the third circular). Lunches are included in these trips. Accompanying persons are invited to come with us. 16h30 - 17h00: Coffee break This coffee break takes place in the Conference Centre after the field trips. 17h00 - 19h00: International Cucurbit Genomics Initiative meeting Persons not interested by the ICuGI meeting have access to the posters' room. 19h00 - 20h30: Popes Palace's visit Accompanying persons visit with us the Popes Palace. Friday 23 May 2008 8h30 - 10h00: Oral session : Pest resistance (1) Keynote: New concept for determination and denomination of pathotypes and races of cucurbit powdery mildew, Aleš Lebeda (Czech Republic) 3 oral presentations 10h00 - 10h30: Coffee break 10h30 - 12h10: Oral session: Pest resistance (2) 5 oral presentations 12h10 - 14h00: Lunch 14h00 - 16h30: Poster session (2) 16h00 - 16h30: Coffee break 16h30 - 18h20: Oral session: Genomics Keynote: Current genomics resources in melon and other cucurbits, Jordi Garcia-Mas (Spain) 4 oral presentations 19h00 - 23h00: Social event "on the Rhône" Accompanying persons go on shipboard. Saturday 24 May 2008 8h30 - 10h30: "Cucurbits Genetics Cooperative" Meeting / Poster session (3) Attendees not interested by the "Cucurbits Genetics Cooperative" meeting participate to the last poster session. 10h00 - 10h30: Coffee break 10h30 - 12h20: Oral session: Fruit quality and genomics Keynote: Melon fruit quality: A genomic approach, Nurit Katzir (Israel) 4 oral presentations 12h20 - 13h00: Final discussion 13h00 - 14h30: Lunch Accompanying persons lunch with the attendees.

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