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WPC-ALAP 2018: Gratitude and Farewell / Gratitud y Despedida

Dear Madams and Sirs,

The Organizing Committee of the 10th World Potato Congress – XXVIII Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) reiterates its gratitude to those who attended the event and informs them that the organizing committees’ work will soon conclude. After months of intense work, and 5 days of Congress we are very satisfied with the final results: 803 attendees to the Congress, and 164 abstracts accepted and presented in Cusco (available on the website – if you are not able to find one of them, please write to the corresponding author to the e-mail placed together with the title). Whoever accesses this platform can download them, in PDF format (available in the Program section: www.worldpotatocongress2018-alap.org, and divided in Plenary, Technical and Workshop sessions).

Likewise, we inform you that the correct citation reference of the abstract book (attached to this mail) is: Abstract Book 10th WPC-XXVIII ALAP 2018 Congress: Biodiversity, Food Security and Business. Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria-INIA. Cusco, Perú. XX pp. The WPC-ALAP 2018 website will remain available for two more years (until December 31, 2020). We are also glad to share with you numerous pictures from the different activities during the Congress. You can find them at www.flickr.com

On the other hand, we announce that the email info@worldpotatocongress2018-alap.org  and wpc-consultant@cgiar.org will be disabled from July 1, 2018. For any further consultations or questions you may have, we would appreciate if you could contact dgia@inia.gob.pe , whose administration is in charge of the Technical Secretariat of the WPC-ALAP 2018 from INIA Peru. On that same date, the Twitter account will be canceled. In the case of Facebook, the messages that were placed during the development of WPC-ALAP 2018 (photos, videos, news, etc.) will remain. After July 1, no comments or messages to the inbox will be answered.

The Potato Park and Andes ONG want to share this message with everyone who join them during Field Day:

Dear WCP participants,
The Potato Park Communities and the ANDES Association would like to thank you for your participation in the Field Visit during the 10th World Potato Congress. We were proud to welcome so many people from all over the world and to show them what we do at the Potato Park, our traditions and our way of understanding and practicing agrobiodiversity conservation.
We hope you enjoyed the day and that you will keep with you beautiful memories of that day. If you want to share the moments you captured during the visit, you can use the hashtags: #potatopark #parquedelapapa from the #asociacionandes. And we can be tagged and followed on facebook through ‘ Potato Park -Parque de la Papa’ y ‘Asociación Andes’.
Thank you again very much!
Parque de la Papa and Asociación ANDES
It has been a very enriching experience to organize this congress, as well as receiving you all in Cusco. Our work has been completed and it is time to say goodbye, being grateful with WCP Inc. who trusted us and supported us along the way. We give our very best wishes for the organizers and participants of the 11th WPC that will be held in Dublin, Ireland from May 24 to 27, 2021 (wpc2021.com)

All the best,

WPC-ALAP 2018 Organizing Committee

Estimados señores y señoras,

El equipo de organizadores del X Congreso Mundial de la Papa – XXVIII Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) reitera su agradecimiento a los asistentes al evento y les informa que está pronto a concluir su labor. Fueron meses de intensa labor y 5 días de congreso, y estamos muy satisfechos con lo logrado: 803 asistentes y 164 resúmenes de investigación aceptados y presentados en Cusco, (los cuáles se encuentran disponibles en la presente página web-si no lo encuentran disponibles, pueden escribir a los autores solicitando una copia de la presentación o póster). Quien acceda a esta plataforma podrá descargarlas, en formato PDF (en la sección Programa: www.worldpotatocongress2018-alap.org , y en sus subsecciones Conferencias Magistrales, Sesiones Técnicas y Talleres).

Además, les informamos que la manera correcta de citar el libro de “abstracts”es: Abstract Book 10th WPC-XXVIII ALAP 2018 Congress: Biodiversity, Food Security and Business. Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria-INIA. Cusco, Perú. XX pp. La web del WPC-ALAP 2018 seguirá disponible por dos años más (hasta el 31 de diciembre del 2020). También informarles que hemos subido numerosas fotos de todas las actividades del Congreso en la cuenta de Flickr, las pueden encontrar en www.flickr.com.

Por otro lado, anunciamos que los correos electrónicos info@worldpotatocongress2018-alap.org y wpc-consultant@cgiar.org quedarán inhabilitados a partir del 1 de julio de 2018. Ante cualquier consulta o duda, les agradeceremos dirigirse al correo dgia@inia.gob.pe<mailto:dgia@inia.gob.pe> cuya administración está a cargo de la Secretaría Técnica del WPC-ALAP 2018 que recayó en el INIA Perú. En la misma fecha, la cuenta Twitter será cancelada. En el caso del Facebook, permanecerán registrados los posts que se colocaron durante el desarrollo del WPC-ALAP 2018 (fotos, videos, noticias, etc.). Posterior al 1 de julio, ni comentarios ni mensajes al inbox serán respondidos.

El Parque de la Papa y la ONG Andes les envían este mensaje a todos los participantes del Día de Campo en esta locación:

Estimados participantes del WCP,

Las Comunidades del Parque de la Papa y la Asociación ANDES queremos agradecerle por su participación a la Visita de Campo durante el X Congreso Mundial de la Papa. Para nosotros fue un orgullo acoger a tantas personas venidas de diferentes lugares del mundo y poder mostrarles lo que hacemos en el Parque de la Papa; nuestras tradiciones y nuestra manera de entender y practicar la conservación de la agrobiodiversidad.
Esperamos que hayan disfrutado de la jornada y que guarden con ustedes lindos recuerdos de ese día. Si desean compartir los momentos que capturaron durante la visita, pueden utilizar los hashtags: #potatopark #parquedelapapa #asociacionandes. Y nos pueden etiquetar y seguir en facebook a través de ‘Potato Park -Parque de la Papa’ y ‘Asociación Andes’ .
¡Muchas gracias de nuevo!
Parque de la Papa y Asociación ANDES
Ha sido una experiencia sumamente enriquecedora el poder organizar este importante congreso y recibirlos en Cusco. Nuestras labores concluyen y nos despedimos, deseándole lo mejor al WCP Inc. quien depósito su confianza en nosotros y desearles los mejores deseos a los organizadores y participantes del XI WPC que se realizará en Dublín, Irlanda del 24 al 27 de mayo del 2021 (wpc2021.com).

Todo lo mejor,

Comité Organizador del WPC-ALAP 2018

 

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