On the invitation of The ICIST 2017 Organizing Committee, Associate Prof. Wang Hongkai from the Institute of Biotechnology attended the sixth International Conference on Integration of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development 2017 which was held on Nov.24th to 26th, 2017 at Baguio, Philippines. Associate Prof. Wang Hongkai was invited to give a keynote presentation titled as “Researches on Enhancement of Control Effect of Tobacco Bacterial Wilt by Piriformospora indica” on the meeting. Participants in this meeting exceeded 200, came from 14 countries. Associate Prof. Wang Hongkai had deep discuss with the experts in some scientific area in this meeting.
ICIST 2017 is envisioned to initiate and widen international networks among the academe,researchers, scientists and people from the industry who share the common vision that scienceand technology is an avenue for growth and progress in agriculture and communitydevelopment. The theme of the Conference is “Agricultural Innovations and Entrepreneurship, Environment Stewardship and Food Security for Socially EngagedCommunities.” It is a venue for knowledge exchange and discussion among those seeking newvisions and insights in innovations and trends in progress in food security and sustainabledevelopment.