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Year 2009
- June 28 - July 3, 2009, Chiang Mai (Thailand): V International Symposium on Horticultural Research, Training and Extension. Info: Dr. Peter J. Batt, Horticulture, Curtin University of Technology, GPO box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. Phone: (61)8 9266 7596, Fax: (61)8 9266 3063, E-mail: p.batt@curtin.edu.au or Associate Professor Dr. David Aldous, 37 McCartney Street, Ormiston, QLD 4160, Australia. Phone: (61)07 3821 2082 Web: http://www.muresk.curtin.edu.au/conference/ishset
- June 28 - July 3, 2009, Chiang Mai (Thailand): XVI International Symposium on Horticultural Economics and Management. Info: Dr. Peter J. Batt, Horticulture, Curtin University of Technology, GPO box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. Phone: (61)8 9266 7596, Fax: (61)8 9266 3063, E-mail: p.batt@curtin.edu.au or Prof. Dr. Peter P. Oppenheim, Deakin Business School, Deakin University, 70 Elgar Rd, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia. Phone: (61)3 9244 5549, Fax: (61)3 9244 5040 Web: http://www.muresk.curtin.edu.au/conference/ishsem
- July 20-24, 2009, San Jose (Costa Rica): International Symposium on Advances in Postharvest Technology and Quality Assurance for Fruits and Vegetables of Interest for the Tropics. Info: Dr. Felipe Arauz, Universidad de Costa Rica, Instituto de Investigaciones Agrícolas, 2050 San Jose, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica. Phone: (506) 2511 3183, Fax: (506) 2225 0064, E-mail: lfarauz@cariari.ucr.ac.cr E-mail symposium: lfarauz@gmail.com Web: http://agro.ucr.ac.cr/postharvest/
- July 29 - August 1, 2009, Corvallis, Oregon (United States of America): International Symposium on Molecular Markers in Horticultural Species. Info: Dr. Nahla V. Bassil, Plant Geneticist, Nat'l Clone Germplasm Repository, 33447 Peoria Road, Corvallis, OR 97331-23521, United States of America. Phone: (1)5417384214, Fax: (1)5417384205, E-mail: nahla.bassil@ars.usda.gov E-mail symposium: conferences@oregonstate.edu Web: http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/molecularmarkers2009/
- August 3-5, 2009, Bangkok (Thailand): Southeast Asia Symposium on Quality and Safety of Fresh and Fresh Cut Produce: SEAsia2009. Info: Dr. Sirichai Kanlayanarat, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi, Division of Postharvest Technology, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand. Phone: (66)2 470 7720, Fax: (66)2 452 3750, E-mail: sirichai.kan@kmutt.ac.th E-mail symposium: seasia@kmutt.ac.th Web: http://www.kmutt.ac.th/SEAsia2009
- August 31 - September 3, 2009, Nairobi (Kenya): I All African Horticultural Congress. Info: Dr. Ephraim A. Mukisira, KARI, PO Box 57811-00200, Nairobi, Kenya. Phone: (254)204183323, Fax: (254)204183344, E-mail: eamukisira@kari.org or Dr. Lusike Wasilwa, KARI, Horticulture and Industrial Crops, PO Box 57811, Nairobi 00200, Kenya. Phone: (254)20 418 3301, Fax: (254)20 418 3344, E-mail: lwasilwa@kari.org E-mail symposium: rkahane@globalhort.org Web: http://www.globalhort.org/news-events/all-africa-horticulture-congress/
- August 31 - September 4, 2009, Leiden (Netherlands): XXIII Eucarpia Symposium on Ornamentals - Colorful Breeding and Genetics. Info: Dr. J.M. Van Tuyl, Plantbreeding, Wageningen University & Research Center, Droevendaalse steeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, Netherlands. Phone: (31)317477329, Fax: (31)317418094, E-mail: jaap.vantuyl@wur.nl Web: http://www.ornamentalbreeding.nl/
- September 13-18, 2009, Leuven (Belgium): VII International Symposium on Chemical and non-Chemical Soil and Substrate Disinfestation. Info: Dr. Abraham Gamliel, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultureal Research Organization ARO, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel. Phone: (972)3-9683505, Fax: (972)3-9604704, E-mail: agamliel@agri.gov.il or Prof. Dr. Ir. J. Coosemans, Labo Phytopath.& Plantprotection, K.U. Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, 3001 Leuven, Belgium. Phone: (32)16322733, E-mail: jef.coosemans@biw.kuleuven.be E-mail symposium: soildisinfest@biw.kuleuven.be Web: http://ishs-horticulture.org/soildisinfest2009/
- September 14-18, 2009, Guangzhou, Guangdong (China): International ISHS-ProMusa Symposium: Global Perspectives on Asian Challenges. Info: Prof. Dr. Ganjun Yi, Fruit Tree Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wushan, Guangzhou Guangdong 510640, China. Phone: (86)2038765869 or 13302200898, Fax: (86)2038765626, E-mail: yiganjun@vip.163.com or Dr. Augustin B. Molina, Bioversity Asia & The Pacific, 3rd Floor, Collaborator Centre, c/o IRRI Khush Hall, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines. Phone: (63)495360532, Fax: (63)495360532, E-mail: a.molina@cgiar.org or Dr. Inge Van den Bergh, Bioversity International, 1990 Boulevard de la Lironde, Parc Scientifique Agropolis II, 34397 Montpellier, France. Phone: (33)4-67611302, Fax: (33)4-67610334, E-mail: i.vandenbergh@cgiar.org Web: http://www.promusa.org/symposium_2009/home.html
- September 20-24, 2009, Bologna (Italy): XI International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production. Info: Prof. Guglielmo Costa, Ordinario di Arboricoltura Generale, Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, Via G. Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy. Phone: (39)051 20 9 6443, Fax: (39)051 20 9 6401, E-mail: guglielmo.costa@unibo.it E-mail symposium: scientific@bologna2009.it Web: http://www.ishs.pbr.bologna2009.it/
- September 21-26, 2009, Changsha, Hunan (China): IV International Cucurbit Symposium. Info: Prof. Xiaowu Sun, No.587, Dongda Road, Shaoyang City, Hunan, 422001, China. Phone: (86)739-5050618, Fax: (86)739-5050652 E-mail symposium: cucurbit2009@188.com Web: http://www.cucurbit2009.org
- September 27 - October 1, 2009, Murcia (Spain): V International Symposium on Seed , Transplant and Stand Establishment: Integrating Methods for Producing More with Less. Info: Dr. Francisco Perez-Alfocea, Dept. Of Irrigation and Salinity, CEBAS - CSIC, PO Box 4195, 30080 Murcia, Spain. Phone: (34)968396200, Fax: (34)968396213, E-mail: alfocea@cebas.csic.es or Dr. Jose A. Pascual Valero, CEBAS-CSIS, Campus Univ. De Espinardo s/n, 30100 Murcia, Spain. Phone: (34)968396200, Fax: (39)968396213, E-mail: jpascual@cebas.csic.es E-mail symposium: info@sest2009.com Web: http://www.sest2009.com
- September 29 - October 3, 2009, Meknes (Morocco): IV International Symposium on Fig. Info: Prof. Dr. Messaoudi Zerhoune, Dept. Arboriculture-Viticulture, Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknes, B.P. S/40, 50000 Meknes, Morocco. Phone: (212)61353653, Fax: (212)35300238, E-mail: messaoudiz@yahoo.fr E-mail symposium: ficus2009@yahoo.fr Web: http://www.ficus2009.ma/
- October 3-5, 2009, Nasser City, Cairo (Egypt): XIII International Conference and Exhibition: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Challenges and Opportunities. Info: Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel-Galil, Desert Research Center, 1, Mothaf El-Matariya, Cairo, Egypt. Phone: (20)226374800, Fax: (20)226357858, E-mail: ismaill@brainy1.ie-eg.com or Dr. Farouk El-Shobaki, ESMAP, 6, Dr. Farouk El-Shobaki Street, El-Koum El-Akhdar, Pyramids, Giza, Egypt. Phone: (20)233869898, Fax: (20)233841120, E-mail: drfarouk@elshobaki.com E-mail symposium: said.safwat@gmail.com Web: http://www.ishs.org/calendar/esmap.jpg
- October 4-6, 2009, Manhattan, KS (United States of America): X International People Plant Symposium - IPPS2009: The Terminology of Human Issues in Horticulture. Info: Dr. Candice Shoemaker, 2021 Throckmorton, Department of Hort, Forestry, Rec Res, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States of America. E-mail: cshoemak@oznet.ksu.edu E-mail symposium: ISHS2009@ksu.edu Web: http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/ipps2009/
- October 6-10, 2009, Sanliurfa (Turkey): V International Symposium on Pistachios and Almonds. Info: Prof. Dr. Bekir Erol Ak, University of Harran, Faculty of Agriculture, 63200 Sanliurfa, Turkey. Phone: (90)4143440017, Fax: (90)4143440073, E-mail: beak@harran.edu.tr E-mail symposium: bekirerolak@gmail.com Web: http://ziraat.harran.edu.tr/symposium2009/
- October 13-16, 2009, Cuneo (Italy): I European Congress on Chestnut - Castanea 2009. Food, Timber, Biomass and Energy. Info: Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Bounous, Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, Università degli studi di Torino, Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy. Phone: (39)0116708653, Fax: (39)0116708658, E-mail: giancarlo.bounous@unito.it E-mail symposium: castanea2009.dca@unito.it Web: http://www.arboree.unito.it/castanea2009
- October 18-21, 2009, Avignon (France): III International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables - FAVHEALTH 2009. Info: Marie Josephine Amiot Carlin, Université Aix-Marseille I & II, Faculté de Médecine de la Timone, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France. Phone: (33)491294091, E-mail: marie-jo.amiot-carlin@univmed.fr or Gilles Fayard, Pole Europeen Innovation Fruits - Légumes, rue Pierre Bayle, BP 11548, 84916 Avignon Cedex, France. Phone: (33)490315881, Fax: (33)490315521, E-mail: gilles.fayard@peifl.org E-mail symposium: organizing-committee@favhealth2009.com Web: http://favhealth2009.com/
- October 29 - November 1, 2009, Lima (Peru): XII International Asparagus Symposium. Info: Prof. Andres V. Casas Diaz, Dept. Of Horticulture, Univ. Nac. Agraria - La Molina, Apdo. 12-056, Lima 12, Peru. Phone: (51)13485796, Fax: (51)13481660, E-mail: cda@lamolina.edu.pe E-mail symposium: info@iasperu2009.com Web: http://www.ias2009peru.com/
- November 2-6, 2009, Viña del Mar (Chile): VI International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops. Info: Dr. Samuel Ortega-Farias, Casilla 747, Talca, Chile. Phone: (56)71200214, Fax: (56)71200214, E-mail: sortega@utalca.cl or Gabriel Selles, Inst. De Invest. Agro., Santa Rosa 11610, Santiago, Chile. Phone: (56)27575105, E-mail: gselles@inia.cl or Nelson Pereira Muñoz, National Irrigation Commission, Alameda B. O'Higgins 1449, Piso 4°, Santiago, Chile. Phone: (56)024257914, Fax: (56)024257901, E-mail: nelson.pereira@cnr.gob.cl E-mail symposium: information@irrigation2009.cl Web: http://www.irrigation2009.cl/
- November 15-19, 2009, Tsukuba (Japan): VI International Symposium on Light in Horticulture. Info: Eiji Goto, Chiba University, 648 Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan. Phone: (81)47-308-8841, Fax: (81)47-308-8842, E-mail: goto@faculty.chiba-u.jp E-mail symposium: info@lightsym2009.jp Web: http://www.lightsym2009.jp
- November 15-19, 2009, Napier (New Zealand): Postharvest Pacifica 2009 - Pathways to Quality. Info: Dr. Allan Woolf, Plant and Food Research, Mt Albert Research Centre, 120 Mt Albert Rd, Mt Albert, Private Bag 92169, Auckland, New Zealand. Phone: (64)99257267, Fax: (64)99258628, E-mail: awoolf@hortresearch.co.nz or Prof. Dr. Errol W. Hewett, Emeritus Professor of Horticultural Science, Institute of Food, Nutrition & Human Health, PO Box 158, Oneroa, Waiheke Island, 1820 Auckland, New Zealand. Phone: (64) 9 372 7576, Fax: (64) 9 372 7576, E-mail: ewmrhewett@xtra.co.nz E-mail symposium: clamont@hortresearch.co.nz Web: http://www.postharvestpacifica.org.nz/
- November 15-19, 2009, Reñaca, Viña del Mar (Chile): VI International Cherry Symposium. Info: Dr. Marlene Ayala, Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Casilla 306 Correo 22, Santiago, Chile. Phone: (56)6864159 , Fax: (56)5534130, E-mail: mayalaz@uc.cl or Prof. Juan Pablo Zoffoli, Av Vicuna Mackenna 4860, Dept. Fruticultura y Enologia, Santiago 30622, Chile. Phone: (56)2 686 4159, Fax: (56)2 5534130, E-mail: zoffolij@uc.cl Web: http://www.cherrychile2009.cl/
- November 25-27, 2009, New Delhi (India): II International Symposium on Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants. Info: Dr. Sushil Chandra Mahapatra, All India Institute for Medical Sciences, Nutrition&Phytomed. Lab, - Dept. Physiology, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 608, India. Phone: (91)1126594812, Fax: (91)1126588641, E-mail: scmahapatra@gmail.com E-mail symposium: ishs09@gmail.com Web: http://ismnp2009.org/
November 30 - December 2, 2009, Catania (Italy): II International Citrus Biotechnology Symposium. Info: Prof. Dr. Alessandra Gentile, University of Catania, Dip.Ortofloroarboricult.e Tec.Agroaliment., Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy. Phone: (39)095234430, Fax: (39)095234406, E-mail: gentilea@unict.it or Prof. Dr. Eugenio Tribulato, Dip.Ortofloroarboricult.e Tec.Agroaliment., University of Catania, via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy. E-mail: tribulat@unict.it Web: http://www.citrusbiotech2009.it/
- December 6-10, 2009, Nazareth (Israel): International Olive Irrigation and Oil Quality Symposium. Info: Prof. Shimon Lavee, Institute of Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel. Phone: (972)8-948-9635, Fax: (972)8-948-9899, E-mail: lavee@agri.huji.ac.il or Dr. Uri Yermiyahu, Gilat Research Center, Soil and Water, Mobile Post Negev 85280, Israel. Phone: (972)89928649, Fax: (972)79926485, E-mail: uri4@agri.gov.il E-mail symposium: olive.irrigation@agri.gov.il Web: http://www.olive-irrigation-symposium.org/
Year 2010
- January 12-15, 2010, Taichung (Taiwan): I International Orchid Symposium. Info: Dr. Yung-I Lee, Botany Department, National Museum of Natural Science, N0 1, Kuan-Chien Rd., Taichung 404, Taiwan. Phone: (886)-4-23226940-153, Fax: (886)-4-23285320, E-mail: leeyungi@hotmail.com or Prof. Erik Runkle, A240-C Plant & Soil Sci. Bldg., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States of America. Phone: (1)517.355.5191 x350, Fax: (1)517.353.0890, E-mail: runkleer@msu.edu Web: http://hrt.msu.edu/IOS/
- March 8-12, 2010, Sanya, Hainan Island (China): IX International Mango Symposium. Info: Dr. Ping Lu, PO Box 42238, Casuarina, NT 0810, Australia. Phone: (61)889 271547, Fax: (61)889 271547, E-mail: mango2010sanya@yahoo.com or Dr. Qiubo Chen, Chinese Academy, Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan Province 571737, China. Phone: (86)89823300207/196, Fax: (86)89823300157, E-mail: chenqb2003@21cn.com
- March 8-13, 2010, Singapore (Singapore): International Conference and Exhibition on Soilless Culture - ICESC2010. Info: Dr. Mallick F. Rahman M., Hydroponics & Plant Care Pte LTD, Block461#13-75 Crawford Lane, Singapore 190461, Singapore. Phone: (65)62918153, Fax: (65)62987978, E-mail: dr_mallickrahman@singaporehydroponics.com
April 19-21, 2010, Shiraz (Iran): International Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Symposium 2010: IMAPS2010. Info: Prof. Morteza Khosh-Khui, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Phone: (98)7116243978, Fax: (98)7116289017 or Dr. Jalal Ghaemghami, Director of SHMEN Inc., PO Box 320172, West Roxbury, MA 02132, United States of America. Phone: (1)6176782157, Fax: (1)3174690024 Web: http://www.imaps2010.com/
May 3-6, 2010, Antakya-Hatay (Turkey): III International Symposium on Loquat. Info: Prof.Dr. A. Aytekin Polat, Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture, Antakya Hatay, 31034, Turkey. Phone: (90)6232455605, Fax: (90)3262455832, E-mail: apolat@mku.edu.tr E-mail symposium: loquat2010@mku.edu.tr Web: http://loquat2010.mku.edu.tr/
- June 15-19, 2010, (Turkey): I International Mulberry Symposium. Info: Prof. Dr. Sezai Ercisli, Ataturk University Agricultural Faculty, Department of Horticulture, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey. Phone: (90) 442-2312599, Fax: (90) 442 2360958, E-mail: sercisli@atauni.edu.tr E-mail symposium: sercisli@hotmail.com
- July 25-30, 2010, Ischia, Naples (Italy): III International Symposium on Tomato Diseases. Info: Prof.Dr. Aniello Crescenzi, Dip.di Biol, Difesa e Biotech Agro-Forestale, Fac. di Agraria, University of Basilicata, Via dell'At. Lucano 10, Lotto 3a, Stanza 310, 85100 Potenza (Potenza), Italy. Phone: (39)0971205700, Fax: (39)0971205703, E-mail: aniello.crescenzi@unibas.it E-mail symposium: info@3istd.com Web: http://www.3istd.com/
- August 1-5, 2010, Geneva, NY (United States of America): X International Conference on Grapevine Breeding and Genetics. Info: Bruce Reisch, NY State Agric. Exp. Station, 630 W. North Street, Geneva, NY 14456, United States of America. Phone: (1)3157872239, Fax: (1)3157872216, E-mail: bir1@nysaes.cornell.edu Web: http://www.grapebreeding2010.com
August 16-20, 2010, Warsaw (Poland): XII International Workshop on Fire Blight. Info: Dr. Piotr Sobiczewski, Res. Inst. of Pomology, Ul. Pomologiczna 18, 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland. Phone: (48)46 8332021, Fax: (48)46 8333228, E-mail: piotr.sobiczewski@insad.pl Web: http://www.fireblight2010.pl/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010.
Info: Prof. Dr. António A. Monteiro, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Technical University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal. Phone: (351)213653451, Fax: (351)213623262, E-mail: amonteiro@isa.utl.pt or Dr. Víctor Galán Saúco, Inst. Canario de Inv. Agrar., I.C.I.A., Apartado 60, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. Phone: (34)922476321, Fax: (34)922476303, E-mail: vgalan@icia.es E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium Berries: From Genomics to Sustainable Production, Quality and Health (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Prof. Dr. Bruno Mezzetti, Dip.di Scienze Amb. e delle Prod.Veg., Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, Ancona 60100, Italy. Phone: (39)0712204933, Fax: (39)0712204858, E-mail: b.mezzetti@univpm.it or Mr. Pedro N. Brás Oliveira, Departamento Prod. Agricola, Av.da República, Nova Oeiras, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal. Phone: (351)214403500, Fax: (351)214411797, E-mail: pnbo@mail.telepac.pt E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium Greenhouse 2010: Environmentally Sound Greenhouse Production for People (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Dr. Nicolas Castilla, IFAPA-Centro Camino de Purchil, Camino de Purchil, 55, Apartado 2027, 18004 Granada, Spain. Phone: (34)958895309, Fax: (34)958895203, E-mail: ncastill@arrakis.es or Prof. Dr. Olaf Van Kooten, Horticultural Production Chains Group, Marijkeweg 22, 6709 PG Wageningen, Netherlands. Phone: (31)317-484096, Fax: (31)317-484709, E-mail: olaf.vankooten@wur.nl or Dr. Sadanori Sase, National Institute for Rural Engineering, Kannondai 2-1-6, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8609, Japan. Phone: (81)298387594, Fax: (81)298387609, E-mail: sase@affrc.go.jp E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium Mediterranean Fruits and Nuts: Plant Material and Cropping Issues of Mediterranean Fruits and Nuts for Sustainable Production (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Dr. Ignasi Batlle Caravaca, IRTA, Centro de Más Bové, Apartado 415, 43280 Reus, Spain. E-mail: ignasi.batlle@irta.es or Prof. Tiziano Caruso, Dipartimento Colture Arboree/Fac.Agraria, Univ.degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy. Phone: (39)0916521100, Fax: (39)0916521098, E-mail: ticaruso@unipa.it E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium Olive Trends: from the Olive Tree to Olive Oil: New Trends and Future Challenges (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Dr. Manuel Pedro Fevereiro, ITQB, Quinta do Marques, Apt° 127, 2780 Oeiras, Portugal. Phone: (351)214469447, Fax: (351)214411277, E-mail: psalema@itqb.unl.pt or Dr. Joan Tous Martí, IRTA, Centre de Mas Bové, Apartat 415, 43280 Reus, Tarragona, Spain. Phone: (34)977328424, Fax: (34)977344055, E-mail: joan.tous@irta.es or Dr. Riccardo Gucci, Dipartimento di Coltivazione, e Difesa delle Specie Legnose, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy. Phone: (39)050571550, Fax: (39)050544420, E-mail: rgucci@agr.unipi.it E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium Bananas and other Tropical Fruits under Tropical Conditions: Challenges and Innovative Solutions (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Hamide Gubbuk, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture, 7059 Antalya, Turkey. E-mail: gubbuk@akdeniz.edu.tr or Prof. Dr. Jens N. Wuensche, University of Hohenheim, Dept.Special Crops&Crop Physiology, Inst. Fruit Sci. (370d), Emil-Wolff-Str. 25, 70599 Hohenheim, Germany. Phone: (49)711-459-2368 or 160-9700-6229, Fax: (49)711-459-2351, E-mail: jnwuensche@uni-hohenheim.de or Dr. Domingo Haroldo Reinhardt, Embrapa Cassava & Tropical Fruits, Caixa Postal 7, 44380-000 Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil. Phone: (55) 75 3621 8002, Fax: (55) 75 3621 8097, E-mail: dharoldo@cnpmf.embrapa.br E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium Viticulture and Climate: Effect of Climate Change on Production and Quality of Grapevines and their Products (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Prof. Dr. Hipolito Medrano, Universitat de les Balears, Departament de Biologia, Crta Valldemossa Km 7,5, Palme de Mallorca 07071, Spain. Phone: (34)971173168, Fax: (34)971173184, E-mail: hipolito.medrano@uib.es or Prof. Dr. Ben Ami Bravdo, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, PO Box 12, Rehovot 76-100, Israel. Phone: (972)89489094 or (972)522608068, Fax: (972)89462817, E-mail: bravdo@agri.huji.ac.il E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium ClimWater 2010: Horticultural Use of Water in a Changing Climate (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Dr. José Enrique Fernandez, Inst. de Rec. Nat.y Agrobiol., Campus de Reina Mercedes, Apartado 1052, 41080 Sevilla, Spain. Phone: (34)954624711, Fax: (34)954624002, E-mail: jefer@irnase.csic.es or Prof. Dr. Maria Isabel F.R. Ferreira, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Tapada de Ajuda, 1349 - 017 Lisboa, Portugal. Phone: (351)213653476, Fax: (351)213621575, E-mail: isabelferreira@isa.utl.pt E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium Horticulture for Development (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Dr. Rémi Kahane, Global Horticultural Initiative, c/o AVRDC, PO Box 10, Duluti - Arusha, Tanzania. Phone: (255)272553093, Fax: (255)272553125, E-mail: rkahane@globalhort.org or Dr. Lusike Wasilwa, KARI, Horticulture and Industrial Crops, PO Box 57811, Nairobi 00200, Kenya. Phone: (254)20 418 3301, Fax: (254)20 418 3344, E-mail: lusikewasilwa@hotmail.com or Luis Manuel Ferro Correia, Rua Centro Transmontanto de S. Paulo n° 69, 5370-381 Mirandela, Portugal. E-mail: appitad@clix.pt E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium ISAFRUIT: Increasing Consumption of Fruit by Meeting Consumer Needs: Science Overcomes the Bottlenecks (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Dr. Ole Callesen, Aarhus Universitet, Fac.of Agric.Sciences - Dept. of Hort., Kirstinebjergvej 10, 5792 Årslev, Denmark. Phone: (45)8999 3265, Fax: (45)8999 3493, E-mail: ole.callesen@agrsci.dk or Joan Bonany, Mas Badia, 17134 La Tallada, Spain. Phone: (34)972780275, Fax: (34)972780517, E-mail: joan.bonany@irta.es E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium on Horticultural Crop Genomics (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Dr. Kevin Folta, University of Florida, Horticultural Sciences Dept., 1301 Fifield Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America. Phone: (1)352-392-1928 x269, E-mail: kfolta@ifas.ufl.edu or Prof. Dr. Manuel Talón, IVIA, Centro Genomica, Carretera Moncada - Náquera, Km. 4,5, 46113 Moncada (Valencia), Spain. Phone: (34)96 342 40 00, Fax: (34)96 342 40 01, E-mail: mtalon.ivia.es E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
August 22-27, 2010, Lisbon (Portugal): Symposium HortGen: Genetically Modified Horticultural Crops, from the Lab to the Field (XXVIII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2010). Info: Prof. Dr. Richard Litz, Tropical Research Education Center, University of Florida, 18905 SW280 St, Homestead FL 33031-3314, United States of America. Phone: (1)305 246 7001, Fax: (1)305 246 7003, E-mail: rel@ifas.ufl.edu or Fernando Pliego Alfaro, University of Malaga, Department of Plant Biology, Campus de Teatinos S/N, 29071 Malaga, Spain. E-mail: ferpliego@uma.es E-mail symposium: info@ihc2010.org Web: http://www.ihc2010.org/
- August 30 - September 3, 2010, Pescia (PT) - Tuscany (Italy): II International Symposium on the Genus Lilium. Info: Dr. Antonio Grassotti, CRA-VIV, Via dei Fiori 8, 51012 Pescia (PT), Italy. Phone: (39)0572451033, Fax: (39)0572453309, E-mail: antonio.grassotti@entecra.it or Dr. Gianluca Burchi, CRA-VIV - Unità di Ricerca per il Vivaismo , e la Gestione del Verde Ambientale , ed Ornamentale, Via dei Fiori 8 - 51012 Pescia (PT), Italy. Phone: (39)0572451033, Fax: (39)0572453309, E-mail: gianluca.burchi@entecra.it
- September 5-9, 2010, Sofia (Bulgaria): International Symposium on Plum Pox Virus. Info: Dr. Vania Kamenova, AgroBioInstitute, 8 Dragan Tzankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria. Phone: (359)2 963 53 09, E-mail: ivanka.kamenova@yahoo.com
September 10-15, 2010, Davis, CA (United States of America): I International Symposium on Wild Relatives of Subtropical and Temperate Fruit and Nut Crops. Info: Dr. Mallikarjuna Aradhya, USDA Germplasm Repository, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States of America. Phone: (1) 530-752-6504, Fax: (1) 530-752-5974, E-mail: aradhya@ucdavis.edu or Dr. Daniel Kluepfel, USDA ARS - 378 Hutchison Hall, Dept.Plant Pathology, Univ. Ca, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, United States of America. E-mail: dakluepfel@ucdavis.edu
- September 15-30, 2010, Faenza (Italy): VII International Symposium on Kiwifruit. Info: Prof. Guglielmo Costa, Ordinario di Arboricoltura Generale, Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, Via G. Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy. Phone: (39)051 20 9 6443, Fax: (39)051 20 9 6401, E-mail: guglielmo.costa@unibo.it
- September 20-21, 2010, Wien (Austria): V International Phylloxera Symposium. Info: Prof. Dr. Astrid Forneck, Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien, Institute for Pomology and Viticulture, Peter-Jordan Str. 82, A-1190 Vienna, Austria. Phone: (43)1476543441, E-mail: astrid.forneck@boku.ac.at or Dr. Michaela Griesser, Dept. Applied Plant Sci. & Plant Biol., Institute of Horticulture, Peter Jordan Strasse 82, 1190 Wien, Austria. E-mail: michaela.griesser@boku.ac.at Web: http://www.viticulture-research.com/
- November 11-12, 2010, Launceston, Tasmania (Australia): International Symposium on Pyrethrum, The Natural Insecticide: Scientific and Industrial Developments in the Renewal of a Traditional Industry. Info: Mr. Brian Chung, Botanical Resources Australia, PO Box 852, Sandy Bay, Hobart, TAS 7006, Australia. Phone: (61)362244511, Fax: (61)362244473, E-mail: bchung@pyrethrum.com.au
- November 16-19, 2010, General Roca (Rio Negro) (Argentina): XI International Pear Symposium. Info: Dr. Enrique E. Sanchez, INTA Alto Valle, Casilla de Correo 782, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina. Phone: (54)29414439000, Fax: (54)2941439063, E-mail: esanchez@correo.inta.gov.ar Web: http://www.inta.gov.ar/altovalle/Pears2010/index.html
November 21-25, 2010, Campinas (Brazil): I International Symposium on Genetic Research of Bamboos and Palms and III International Symposium on Ornamental Palms. Info: Dr. Antonio Fernando Tombolato, Instituto Agronomico, Avenida Barão de Itapura 1481, Caixa Postal 28, 13012-970 Campinas SP, Brazil. Phone: (55)1932415188, Fax: (55)1932417570, E-mail: tombolat@iac.sp.gov.br or Prof. Kathia Pivetta, Rodovia Carlos Tonanni, Km 5, Departamento de Horticultura, 14870-000 Jaboticabal, Brazil. Phone: (55)163232500, Fax: (55)163224275, E-mail: kathia@fcav.unesp.br Web: http://www.infobibos.com/symbampalm/
November 22-25, 2010, Kingston (Jamaica): I International Symposium on Tropical Horticulture. Info: Prof. Dr. Noureddine Benkeblia, The University of the West Indies, Department of Life Sciences, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica. Phone: (1)8769271202, Fax: (1)8767024203, E-mail: noureddine.benkeblia@uwimona.edu.jm
November 22-24, 2010, Bangkok (Thailand): Asia Pacific Symposium on Postharvest Research Education and Extension. Info: Dr. Sirichai Kanlayanarat, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi, Division of Postharvest Technology, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand. Phone: (66)2 470 7720, Fax: (66)2 452 3750, E-mail: sirichai.kan@kmutt.ac.th
Year 2011
March 14-17, 2011, Giza (Egypt): V International Symposium on Vegetable Nutrition and Fertilization: Vegetable Farms Management Strategies for Eco-Sustainable Development. Info: Dr. Ahmed Glala, Hoticultural Crops Technology Department, Agriculture Resarch Division, National Research center, Dokky, 12622 Giza (El-Bhoos Street), Egypt. Phone: (20)122963894, Fax: (20)237601877, E-mail: aaa_glala@yahoo.com
- May 16-19, 2011, Fukuoka (Japan): VI International Symposium on Edible Alliaceae. Info: Assist. Prof. Masayoshi Shigyo, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yoshida 1677-1, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan. Phone: (81)839335842, Fax: (81)839335842, E-mail: shigyo@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
May 23-26, 2011, Wenatchee, WA (United States of America): Postharvest Unlimited 2011. Info: Dr. Jim Mattheis, USDA ARS TFRL, 1104 N.Western Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801, United States of America. Phone: (1)5096642280ext249, Fax: (1)5096642287, E-mail: james.mattheis@ars.usda.gov
- June 13-16, 2011, Quebec City (Canada): International Symposium on Sustainability of Peatlands Management and Growing Media Production. Info: Dr. Line Rochefort, FSAA - GRET, Université Laval, Pavillon P. Comtois, 2425, rue de l'Agriculture, V1V 0A6 Québec, QC, Canada. Phone: (1)4186562131, Fax: (1)4186567856, E-mail: line.rochefort@fsaa.ulaval.ca or Jean Caron, Département des Sols, Université Laval, Pav.Comtois, 2425 rue de l'Agriculture, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada. Phone: (1)4186562131ext2881, Fax: (1)4186563728, E-mail: jean.caron@fsaa.ulaval.ca
- June 22-26, 2011, Zlatibor (Serbia): X International Rubus and Ribes Symposium. Info: Prof. Dr. Mihailo Nikolic, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgr, 6 Nemanjina , 11080 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia. Phone: (381)63 801 99 23, Fax: (381)11 21 93 659, E-mail: mihailon@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu or Brankica Tanovic, Pesticide & Environment Research Inst., 31b Banatska, 11080 Zemun-Belgrade, Serbia. Phone: (381) 11 31 61 773, Fax: (381) 11 30 76 133, E-mail: btanovic@bitsyu.net
- July 5-7, 2011, Guildford and Wisley (United Kingdom): I International Trials Conference: Assessment of Ornamental Plants. Info: Dr. Simon P. Thornton-Wood, Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB, United Kingdom. Phone: (44)1483224234, Fax: (44)1483211750 E-mail symposium: ornamentals2011@rhs.org.uk
- July 17-21, 2011, Torino (Italy): II International Conference on Quality Management of Fresh Cut Produce: Convenience Food for a Tasteful Life. Info: Prof. Dr. Silvana Nicola, Dipartimento di Agronomia, Selvicoltura e Gestione del Territorio, Via Leonardo Da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy. Phone: (39)0116708773, Fax: (39)0112368773, E-mail: silvana.nicola@unito.it E-mail symposium: Web: http://www.freshcut2011.org/
- September 5-7, 2011, Pitesti (Romania): II Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing. Info: Dr. Mihail Coman, Fruit Research Institute, Str. Popa Sapca, Nr. 14, Cod. 110150, Jud. Arges, Pitesti-Maracineni 0300, Romania. Phone: (40)248278292, Fax: (40)248278477, E-mail: mihailcoman1@gmail.com E-mail symposium: office@icdp-pitesti.ro
- November 22-25, 2011, Buenos Aires (Argentina): VII International Symposium on New Floricultural Crops. Info: Dr. Gabriela Facciuto, INTA, Los Reseros y Las Cabañas s/n, Castelar, 1712, Argentina. E-mail: gfacciuto@cnia.inta.gov.ar
December 3-6, 2011, Bangkok (Thailand): International Conference on Quality Management in Supply Chains of Ornamentals (QMSCO 2011). Info: Dr. Sirichai Kanlayanarat, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi, Division of Postharvest Technology, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand. Phone: (66)2 470 7720, Fax: (66)2 452 3750, E-mail: sirichai.kan@kmutt.ac.th
December 3-6, 2011, Bangkok (Thailand): Southeast Asia Symposium on Quality Management in Postharvest Systems. Info: Dr. Sirichai Kanlayanarat, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi, Division of Postharvest Technology, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand. Phone: (66)2 470 7720, Fax: (66)2 452 3750, E-mail: sirichai.kan@kmutt.ac.th
Year 2012
- February 18-22, 2012, Beijing (China): VII International Strawberry Symposium. Info: Dr. Zhang Yun-tao, Forestry & Pomology Institute of Beijing, Rui Wang Fen, Xiang-Shan, Hai Dian District, Beijing 100093, China. Phone: (86)1082592157, Fax: (86)1062598744, E-mail: ytaozhang@gmail.com
- May 20-26, 2012, Davis, CA (United States of America): X International Symposium on Plum and Prune Genetics, Breeding and Technology. Info: Prof. Ted M. DeJong, University of California, Department of Plant Sciences, Wickson Hall, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616-8683, United States of America. Phone: (1)530-752-1843, Fax: (1)530-752-8502, E-mail: tmdejong@ucdavis.edu or Carolyn DeBuse, University of California Cooperative Extension, 501 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533, United States of America. Phone: (1)707-784-1320, E-mail: cjdebuse@ucdavis.edu
- July 1-4, 2012, Ghent (Belgium): II International Symposium on Woody Ornamentals of the Temperate Zone. Info: Dr. Johan Van Huylenbroeck, ILVO - Plant Unit, Applied genetics & breeding, Caritasstraat 21, 9090 Melle, Belgium. Phone: (32) 9-2722862, Fax: (32) 9-2722901, E-mail: johan.vanhuylenbroeck@ilvo.vlaanderen.be E-mail symposium: woodyornamentals@ilvo.vlaanderen.be


