September 21-25, 2008: The 1st International Jujube Symposium. Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China. This symposium is to provide an international forum for exchanging information on jujube among researchers and academia as well as related businessmen and officials. Main topics will include germplasm and breeding, molecular biology and biotechnology, biology and physiology, propagation and rootstocks, orchard management and harvest, plant protection, postharvest treatment and processing, nutrition and utilization, and science and technology extension. For more information, please visit Web Site: http://www.ziziphus.net/2008/.