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11th World Potato Congress Inc. Dublin, Ireland, Abstracts and Presentations now available online
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 11th World Potato Congress recently held in Dublin, Ireland, and WPC Inc., are pleased to announce that the Congress Presentations and Abstracts/Summaries are now available online.
The WPC Congress Abstract Book can be downloaded on the Congress website here: https://wpc2022ireland.com
WPC speaker presentations which took place in the RDS may concert hall can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL751pzOnZmAN0SZE00J2BzMRjCfTwkwhB
The LOC and WPC Inc. would like to express our sincere gratitude to Teagasc – the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority – for hosting the platform which now provides online access to WPC presentations for those who were not in a position to attend the 11th World Potato Congress in person.
We hope you are able to join us from 23 to 26 June 2024 for the 12th World Potato Congress to be held in Adelaide, Australia.
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