Sponsors Someone to Attend the XIth International Conference on Goats

You can help us make this a great success! This conference will gather goat production scientists and practitioners from all over the world. It is the premier event for sharing the latest research on goats, and the International Goat Association [IGA] along with many others is sponsoring this event. For more conference information about this exciting event go to: www.iga-goatworld.com, or visit the conference website at: http://iga2012.ulpgc.es/IGA_2012/ICG_2012.html.

One of IGA’s goals is to make it possible for more young professionals, especially women professionals, who are interested in goat production and research to be involved in this conference. In most of the world, goats are cared for by women and are an extremely important source of food and income for the poor. However research and development on goats is still lagging perhaps exactly because they tend to be the domain of the poor and marginalized.

We need your help in sponsoring some young professionals who cannot afford to participate in this conference on their own. Connecting young professionals with some of the top scientists in the field and exposing them to the needs of peasant farmers and goat producers of all types will stimulate much needed work to continue to increase the productivity of goats, the safety of various food products, and in general the wellbeing of farmers and herders.

Please consider donating to our sponsorship fund. Our goal is to provide this opportunity to at least 10 people.

The average cost for sponsoring a young professional’s participation will be around $1,500 USD to cover airfare, food and accommodation. If you are unable to contribute a full sponsorship, please contribute whatever you can $500, $250, or $100. Perhaps you can persuade your institution to sponsor someone. All sponsorships will be recognized at the conference in Queretaro and in IGA publications unless you prefer to remain anonymous.

You can also assist us by nominating a person you think IGA should sponsor. Please send us their name, full contact information, a brief bio and a short note stating why this person deserves to be sponsored.

Send your contributions to:
International Goat Association
Attn: Christian DeVries
1 World Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
goats@heifer.org

Thanks for helping us make this an event that will be accessible to all.

Sincerely,
Jean-Paul Dubeuf
President, International Goat Association