The international  scientific discourse established during the virtual conference will culminate in a series of real workshops to be held June - October 2000 and subsequent publication of the results. After completion of the Internet conference the international scientific discourse established will be developed further in a series of workshops on these ten subjects to be held at institutions of the scientists comprising the Research Consortium Sustainable Animal Production under the supervision of the Local Coordinators and International Chairmen. The results will be summarised and presented to the public at a final plenary session to be held in Hannover, Germany 15-16 October 2000, and a series of Proceedings volumes is planned. Invited speakers will be selected on the basis of established scientific reputation and/or on the quality of submissions to the virtual conference. Young scientists from all over the world are particularly encouraged to submit results of their research.

Scheduling Overview as of Sept. 19, 2000

The Research Consortium Sustainable Animal Production is a cooperative of scientists from four research institutions in northern Germany formed in response to the challenge of Agenda 21 and in the context of the upcoming world exposition Expo 2000 to be held in Hannover, Germany, with the theme "Humankind - Nature - Technology". The Consortium seeks to develop and disseminate a global vision of animal husbandry and health based on scientific fact.