The 3rd International Conference of Quantitative Genetics

Preliminary Announcement
The 3rd International Conference of Quantitative Genetics

Zheijiang University, Hangzhou, China August 18-24, 2007

The 3rd International Conference on Quantitative Genetics (ICQG)
will be held during August 18-24, 2007 at Zhejiang University in
Hangzhou, China. As with the 1st ICQG in Ames, Iowa in 1976 and
the 2nd ICQG in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1987, the 3rd
Conference will be a comprehensive survey of the current status
of quantitative genetics. New technologies in areas ranging from
genomics and molecular genetics to statistics are providing both
opportunities and challenges for our understanding of the genetic
basis of quantitative traits in natural populations, the
evolution of characters, and use for plant and animal
breeding. Program suggestions will be welcomed by the Conference
Organizers listed below.

Zhejiang University is one of the few top-rank research
institutions in China. It is a comprehensive institute with a
full range of disciplines. With a faculty capable of top-level
and large-scale research and a high proportion of graduate
students, the university has been undertaking projects, both
basic and applied, to address pressing issues and challenges of
today and of the future.

The City of Hangzhou is one of the seven ancient capital cities
of China. It has a population of 3.72 million and has a recorded
history spanning 2100 years. Marco Polo described Hangzhou as the
"Most beautiful, magnificent, and heavenly city in the world."
Located in China's most developed southeast coastal area,
Hangzhou is renowned for its thriving economy, colorful culture
and beautiful landscape, especially its famed West Lake and Tea
House.

Academic Chairs: Bruce Weir (bsweir@u.washington.edu) and Bill Hill
(w.g.hill@ed.ac.uk)

Academic Co-chairs: Junyi Gai (sri@njau.edu.cn) and Changquin Wu
(chxwu@public.bta.net.cn)

Conference Organizers: Jun Zhu (jzhu@zju.edu.cn) and Zhao-Bang Zeng
(zeng@stat.ncsu.edu)