The first Congress was held in 1966 at the then University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. The Society will be returning to its roots in 2015, with the 50th Annual Congress hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal Province at the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds in Pietermaritzburg. The Organising Committee is focused on ensuring that the Congress will celebrate its 50th anniversary by having a historical thread throughout the programme while drawing attention to the future. All those interested in presenting platform and poster presentations as well as research proposal posters are invited to submit abstracts for consideration. In addition, the Congress will host special sessions and workshops - if you would like to submit a proposal for a session or workshop, please do so as soon as possible. Organisers of special sessions and workshops are encouraged to publish contributions in a special issue of the African Journal of Range and Forage Science. Remember that page charges for all papers published by members of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa will be FREE OF CHARGE!! The Congress will be incorporating the highly acclaimed Research Skills Workshop to be held from 19 to 20 July 2015.
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