REPORT ON THE SECOND ISSCT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, MAY 2008

THE SECOND ISSCT Management Workshop held in Townsville, Australia in May 2008 attracted 41 delegates from 10 countries. The Management Commission and its workshops aim to enlarge the role of senior industry managers in the ISSCT, particularly to integrate management aspects into research and technological initiatives. The workshop format comprised presentations around a particular theme followed by interactive discussion where problems were contextualised and pragmatic solutions sought. A forum for CEOs and senior staff of research organisations followed the Workshop. Overall, the workshop was a success with helpful outcomes emanating from the four sessions: renewable energy, supply chains, research and development (RD (2) experience and business strategies of large sugarcane-related companies should continue; (3) technology transfer and extension needs to be revisited; (4) human resource issues related to attracting and retaining talent in the organisation and change management tools; (5) investigating the use of ‘economic/commercial’ skills in the RD (6) cane-payment approaches applicable to the renewable energy paradigm; and (7) environmental concerns.