The XXI Congress of the Latin American Potato Association (ALAP, Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa), V Latin American Seminar on Potato: Use and Commercialization (V Seminario Latinoamericano de la Papa: Uso y Comercialización), X Meeting of the Chilean Potato Association (Asociación Chilena de la Papa, ACHIPA) and II Spanish American Congress on Research and Development of the Potato (II Congreso Iberoamericano sobre Investigación y Desarrollo en Patata) will be held 7–12 March 2004 in Valdivia, Chile. More information can be found at http://uach.cl/alap2004 or contact Andrés Contreras, ALAP President, email acontrer(at)uach.cl

The 5th World Potato Congress and Trade & Technology Show will be held 24–30 March 2004 in Kunming, China. Online registration is available. Further information will be placed on the website at www.potatocongress.org, or individuals may e-mail the Congress Office in Charlottetown, Canada at info(at)potatocongress.org for more information.

The Sixth Triennial Congress of the African Potato Association Research Development Innovation for Income Generation and Food Security will be held 5–10 April 2004 in Agadir, Morocco. More information can be found at www.iavcha.ac.ma/APA/congress.html or contact A. Hanafi, APA President, email: hanafi(at)iavcha.ac.ma