Sue Knights – Local Organizing ChairSue Knights – Local Organizing Chair- - Photos by Bev and Henning MPhotos by Bev and Henning Mündelündel

Wagga WaggaWagga Wagga

Field trip – Nov. 1Field trip – Nov. 1

Enver Esendal, Turkey, Bev Mundel, Canada

Tribute to Ken Harrigan, John Sykes, NSW DPI, AustraliaTrent Potter, SARDI, Australia with microphone

SAFFLOWERSAFFLOWER

Art Weisker,SeedTech, USA

Trent Potter, SARDI, Australia

IrrigationIrrigation

From Agriculture to From Agriculture to commercial WINE STORAGEcommercial WINE STORAGE

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At Wagga At Wagga Wagga City Wagga City Golf Club:Golf Club:Nov. 2, BBQNov. 2, BBQ

Keynote Keynote address: address: Lorin Lorin Debonte, Debonte, Cargill, USA Cargill, USA ‘Global ‘Global supply of supply of vegetable vegetable oils: is our oils: is our supply at supply at risk?risk?

Antonio Corleto, Italy Barney Hill, USA S.K. Yau, Lebanon

Victoria Bowles, U of A, Canada Burhan Arslan, Turkey Robert Redden, Australia

Alberta safflower growers: Brian OttoBrian Otto and Rod LanierRod Lanier Robert Green, Pres. Australian Oilseeds Fed.

Getting ready for a ‘session’

Dick Auld, Texas, USA Art Weisker, Calif., USA (SeedTec) Gabriel Musa, Mexico (SeedTec)

Antonia Corleto, Bari, Italy 1997 local org. Chair of Fourth Int. Saffl. Conf.

Tina Slattery with her display

Welcome to SafflowerConference – a few plants

Networking between sessions: overlooking vineyard

Sujatha Mulpuri (middle), Hyderabad, India

Introduction by Susan Knights:Keynote address for ‘Breeding’:

Hans-Henning Mündel

Keynote address for ‘Agronomy’:

Nandini Nimbkar

Trent Potter, Co-Chair of local org. Com.

Enver Esendal, Turkey -2005 local org. Chair of Sixth Int. Saffl. Conf. Antonio Corleto, Italy - 1997 local org. Chair of Fourth Int. Saffl. Conf.

S.K. Yau, S.K. Yau, LebanonLebanon: : bid for 9bid for 9thth Int. Saffl. Conf. Int. Saffl. Conf. Jerry Bergman, Jerry Bergman, Sidney, Montana, USA,Sidney, Montana, USA, - -2001 local org. Chair of Fifth Int. Saffl. Conf. Bev Mündel-Atherstone, Lethbridge, Canada

3 American participants, l to r:Joyce Eckhoff, Sidney, Montana Barney and Margaret Hill, Davis, Calif.

Waiting for the bus to take us to the ‘Banquet’ to the ‘Magpie’s Nest”

Outsides: Trent (l) and Barbie (r) PotterCentre l: Henning M.; Centre r: Susan K.

Susan K.Initiating ‘special presentation’for Henning

Richard Johnson, Pullman, WA, USA : Regional Plant Introduction Station

Presenting ‘tribute’ (aka ‘roast and toast’) to Henning

Henning with special glass (aboriginal art) plate presented as tribute to him as ‘safflower ambassador’by / with Susan Knights (top)

Bottom:Henning with Jerry Bergman

Farewell dinner:L to r: Bev M-A, Anil RajvanshiBev M-A, Anil Rajvanshi – husband of Nandini,

MaduraMadura – their daughter; Henning M., Nandini Nimbkar,Henning M., Nandini Nimbkar,

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Farewell dinner:L to r: Anil RAnil R. – husband of Nandini, Madura Madura – their daughter; Henning M., Nandini Nimbkar,Henning M., Nandini Nimbkar,Sue Knights, Jerry BergmanSue Knights, Jerry Bergman

Nandini Nimbkar,Nandini Nimbkar,Presdident,Presdident, Nimbkar SeedsNimbkar SeedsPhaltan, Maharashtra, IndiaPhaltan, Maharashtra, India

With With Gururaj KadkolGururaj Kadkol, of , of Nuseeds, Horsham AustraliaNuseeds, Horsham Australia

Hans-Henning MHans-Henning Mündel ündel &&Jerry BergmanJerry Bergman

Conference attire Conference attire proudly worn by proudly worn by Henning Mundel, Henning Mundel, CanadaCanada

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