Dr Edir Silva graduated as Veterinarian from the Federal University in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in his home town Belo Horizonte, in 1972. He spent most of his academic years in a research training programme for undergraduate students on microbiology and poultry diseases. Following graduation, he joined the College of Veterinary Medicine (FMVZ) of the State University of Sao Paulo (USP) working as a microbiologist on the diseases of poultry where he was involved in research, teaching and extension programmes for the poultry sector. The Poultry Diagnostic Laboratory at the FMVZ-USP was one the most active labs in a steadily growing period in Brazil’s most important poultry producing state.

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I am extremely proud to have been elected the new term president (2012-16) at the WPC2012 Council Meeting. It is going to be a very rich and valuable experience for me to work with such a highly qualified group of WPSA Board members.

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To mark the success of the 1992 World’s Poultry Congress in Amsterdam the Netherlands Branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association established a series of special scholarship awards. The awards, worth € 11,000 (currently about US$ 14 500) are normally made in each of three categories representing the WPSA’s three main areas of activity: Research, Education and Industry/Organization.
The Foundation for Promoting Poultry Science of the Netherlands Branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association announced the fifth group of winners of these awards for 2012 at the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress in Salvador, Brazil.
In 2012, the awards went to Dr Jae Yong Han (Korea Republic) for research and to the Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Centre for education.
No awards were made this year in the Industry/Organization category.

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During the Council meeting in Salvador, Brazil on 8 August 2012 the following distinguished poultry scientists were selected to the International Poultry Hall of Fame:
Professor Egladison João Campos (Brazil), Professor Peter Horn (Hungary), Dr Gendalal Jain (India), Dr Kiyoshi Yamada (Japan) and Dr Nuhad J. Daghir (Lebanon).

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The right to host the WPC2020 was given to WPSA France and the congress will be held in Paris, France.