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About
the Consortium
The California Mediterranean
consortium was established by four universities in California
(Stanford University, University of California Agricultural Issues
Center, California Polytechnic State, University San Luis Obispo,
and California State University at Fresno), two universities in
the EU (Università della Calabria, and Universidad Politécnica
de Valencia), and the Centre International des Hautes Études
Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM-IAM Montpellier).
The activities of the Consortium
will center around semi-annual workshops, one to be held in the
US and one to be held in the EU each year. Invitations to the
meetings will be extended by the members of the Steering Committee,
and include guest speakers and participants who have pertinent
backgrounds - academic and/or professional - in the topic of the
workshops. The goal is to have an active group of 25-40 leading
researchers, industry actors and policy makers participate in
the workshops.
In addition, the Consortium will
sponsor three types of publications:
1) Backgrounders will be circulated to meeting participants before
each meeting. These will summarize pertinent issues and act as
thought-pieces to stimulate discussion.
2) Issue briefs will be produced by the Consortium and circulated
to policymakers. These papers will typically be 5-10 pages in
length and will be directed to a wide audience.
3) Working papers will also be produced which are more academic
in nature and will report in detail on current research.
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