ICUMSA News 43

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Luca Bani

September 2001

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Message from the President

The 2002 General Assembly is now less than one year away, and, after this issue, there will only be two other ICUMSA News editions before this next Session.

I can now give you some further information on the next meeting in India, so that National Committees, Referees, Associate Referees and others can make plans to attend.

We have recently met in Ferrara with our Indian friends Mr. Kumar and Mr. Jain.

At this meeting it was decided to hold the next Session at the Hotel Meridien in Pune during the week 3-7 June 2002.

Thise dates have been chosen to avoid overlapping with other meetings and for a time when we should have pleasant weather conditions in Pune.

Although our Indian friends have not yet arranged a detailed program, or finalised the costs for registration and accomodation , i can foreshadow that the costs will not be higher than those of the previous session held in Berlin. National Committees and other participants can plan their expenditure on that basis. Bearing in mind that the next issue of ICUMSA News will be published at the beginning of January 2002, which is quite close to the Congress, we will prepare a special page in our website ( www.unife.it/icumsa ) so that participants wanting more detailed information in advance of the Congress will be able to obtain it.

This information will also be published in the traditional sugar magazines and will be mailed to the National Committees. I would like to reiterate two important points which I have already emphasized in the last issue of ICUMSA News.

I ask the Referees to send their Reports to me as soon as possible, but not later than December 31, 2001,. These Reports will be included in another page of our website , as soon as they are received, so that they can be examined and discussed within the National Committees in time before the Session. I would like to suggest the Referees to send their Reports, if possible, via e-mail to my personal address: vcg@unife.it .

I also request the few Referees, who have not given me their e-mail addresses, to do so as soon as possible not only for updating our website but also for making contact easier with me, the Associate Referees and other people who would like to participate in the preparation of the Reports.

In addition, I would like to remind the National Committees that various appointments must be renewed or reconfirmed for the next four years, and I am awaiting their proposals and suggestions.

23rd Session of ICUMSA - Pune (India) 2002 by Mr. V. Kumar - Sugar Technologist Association of India We would like to draw the reader's attention to some further information on the XXIII Session of ICUMSA which will be held in Pune, India, from the third to the seventh of June 2002. This is the first time that an ICUMSA Session has been held in India. The Indian Sugar Industry's association with ICUMSA goes back a number of years, but India has increased its contribution to collaborative testing since 1994-95. India is the largest producer and consumer of Sugar in the world.

The sugar production this year is expected to be 18.4 million tons shipping from 504 sugar factories. Pune, the venue for the XXIII Session of ICUMSA is located in the Sahyadri Hills, near the west cost of India. It is also called the "Queen of Deccan". It is a fascinating city with a healthy climate all year round.

During June the temperature is quite pleasant in the range 28 - 30 degrees Celcius. The city's hilly environs and salubrious climate caused the British to make it their regional capital during the monsoon season. Contemporary lifestyle pncludes clubs, golf courses and theatre, which mirror the city's growing importance as a corporate business hub. The ICUMSA Session will be held at Hotel Meridien.

The room tariff for the Meridien Hotel is USD l10/person with breakfast & taxes for single/double occupancy. Our second choice of hotel is, Hotel Holiday Inn, its room tariff is USD 75.00 with breakfast and taxes for single/double occupancy.

Further details of the other Hotels in Pune and full details of the ICUMSA Session will be circulated with the registration form. In order to allow participation of as many delegates as possible, so that good discussions will be held at the Session, we have kept the registration fees to a nominal USD200 for participants and USD l00 for the accompanying persons,which are the same fees as for the the 1998 Session held in Berlin.

We propose to hold an exhibition in association with the ICUMSA Session.