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Healthy People, Healthy Plants: Book Publishing that Supports International Development

Date/Time: 11 August 2011, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker: Rachel Cutts, B.Sc.
Speaker Affiliation: CAB International, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Venue: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Kaka’ako, MEB Auditorium (Room 315)

For more info: Cori Watanabe (808) 692-1654
Description: CABI publishes academic books and databases in the life sciences, including infectious diseases, parasitology, microbiology, public health, global health and human nutrition. Being not-for-profit, their publishing funds projects in developing countries that tackle crop pests and other threats to food security. This talk will provide insights into CABI’s growing book programme, as well as provide information for prospective authors and anyone wanting to know more about academic book publishing.