3Rd Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
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Department of Fruit Growing Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade International Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS) 3rd Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing Belgrade, Serbia September 16-18, 2015 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT INVITATION Dear Colleagues, The International Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS) and the Organizing Committee of the 3rd Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing (BSFG) are pleased to invite you to attend the most significant event in fruit growing sector in Balkan area in 2015, that will be held in Belgrade, at hotel “Crowne Plaza”, from 16th to 18th September. This international meeting is mostly intended for researchers from Balkan countries, but researchers from all other counties are also welcome. The aim of this symposium is promoting the communication and cooperation among the researchers, companies and growers. We would like to invite you to participate in this event. Hope to see you in Belgrade, Serbia in September, 2015. Dragan Milatović Convener Further information: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +381 63 1085 009 Web site: http://3bsfg.agrif.bg.ac.rs/sr DATES May 1, 2015 Abstract submission Extended to June 1, 2015 Notification of abstract acceptance June 15, 2015 Early registration July 15, 2015 Submission of full manuscript September 15, 2015. COMMITTEES Scientific Committee Dragan Milatović, University of Belgrade, Serbia Dragan Nikolić, University of Belgrade, Serbia Jasminka Milivojević, University of Belgrade, Serbia Vladislav Ognjanov, University of Novi Sad, Serbia Slađana Marić, Fruit Research Institute, Čačak, Serbia Tomo Milošević, University of Kragujevac, Serbia Tiziano Caruso, University of Palermo, Italy Franci Štampar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Argir Zhivondov, Fruit Growing Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Mihail Coman, Research Institute for Fruit Growing, Pitesti, Romania Karoly Hrotko, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Sezai Ercisli, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey Organizing Committee Dragan Milatović, Convener Dejan Đurović, Secretary Mihailo Nikolić Jasminka Milivojević Gordan Zec Dragan Radivojević Milica Fotirić Akšić Boban Đorđević TOPICS • Fruit breeding, biotechnology and genetic resources • Physiology and ecology of fruit trees • Fruit growing technologies • Fruit quality, post-harvest and processing • Pest and disease management • Production economics and management LANGUAGE The official language of the symposium is English. SYMPOSIUM LOCATION The Symposium will be held in Belgrade, SERBIA, in the hotel “Crowne Plaza”. Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. The city has a population of 1.23 million, while over 1.65 million people live in its wider area. According the number of residents, it is the largest city in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and in the fourth place in Southeastern Europe (after Istanbul, Athens and Bucharest). Belgrade has a moderate continental climate. The average annual temperature is 12.3°C. The warmest month is July (average temperature of 21.8°C), while the coldest month is January (average temperature of 0.6°C). The average temperature in September is 18.0°C. The average annual rainfall is 680 millimeters. The “Crowne Plaza” hotel is located in the central business district of New Belgrade, 13 km from the International Belgrade Airport Nikola Tesla, near two shopping malls (Delta City and Usce) and only 5 minute drive away from the city center. This property offers 416 rooms and suites designed to provide absolute comfort and the highest level of service. It has the biggest indoor swimming pool of all hotels in Belgrade. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade was founded in 1919. It is located in Zemun. Faculty teaching and research activity carried out within the following departments: Crop Science, Fruit Science and Viticulture, Horticulture, Zoo Techniques, Soil Management, Phytomedicine, Agricultural Engineering, Food Technology and Agroeconomy. The number of employees is about 500, while the number of students is around 4,000. PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Date Time Programme 18.00-18.45 Registration of participants Tuesday, September 15 18.45-19.00 Presentation of the Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture, Zemun 19.00-21.00 Welcome cocktail 8.30-9.30 Registration of participants 9.30-10.00 Opening ceremony 10.00-11.30 Presentations of papers 11.30-12.00 Coffee break Wednesday, September 16 12.00-13.30 Presentations of papers Hotel “Crowne Plaza” 13.30-15.00 Lunch 15.00-17.00 Presentations of papers 17.00-17.30 Coffee break 17.30-19.00 Presentations of papers 9.00-11.00 Presentations of papers 11.00-11.30 Coffee break 11.30-13.30 Presentations of papers Thursday, September 17 13.30-15.00 Lunch Hotel “Crowne Plaza” 15.00-17.00 Presentations of papers 17.00-17.30 Coffee break 17.30-19.00 Presentations of papers 20.00-23.00 Svečana večera Technical tour PIK "South Banat", Bela Crkva (tour of apple and peach orchards, the line for fruit grading and cold Friday, September 18 8.30-20.30 storage), blueberry plantation tour, visit to the Bela Crkva, Smederevo, Vinča Smederevo Fortress, lunch in a restaurant, visit to the Experimental Farm „Radmilovac“ of the Faculty of Agriculture (plantation tour, cocktail and wine tasting ) Post-symposium tour Saturday, September 19 8.30-17.00 „Belgrade through the centuries“ Post-symposium tour (not included in Registration fee) INVITED SPEAKERS Wednesday, September 16 Dr. Mirko Schuster Julius Kühn-Institut, Drezden, Nemačka Cherry breeding - from the past to the future Thursday, September 17 Prof. dr. Franci ŠTAMPAR Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia New approach in apple fruit growing technology REGISTRATION Before July 15 - Category On-site* July 15 September 5 Full registration fee, ISHS members 300 € 350 € 400 € Full registration fee, non-ISHS members 360 € 410 € 460 € Students, ISHS members 150 € 170 € 200 € Students, non-ISHS members 190 € 210 € 240 € Accompanying persons 150 € 170 € 200 € One-day registration 1, ISHS members 180 € 180 € 200 € One-day registration 1, non-ISH members 240 € 240 € 260 € One-day registration 2 80 € 80 € 100 € * Payment on-site is possible only in dinars (RSD) at a middle exchange rate of the National Bank of Serbia. Full registration fee includes: - Book of abstracts - Participant’s packing (bag, program, notepad, pen) - Welcome cocktail (September 15, Faculty of Agriculture) - Two lunches (September 16 and 17, hotel "Crowne Plaza") - Four coffee breaks (September 16 and 17, hotel "Crowne Plaza") - Gala dinner in a restaurant (September 17) - Field trip with a lunch (September 18) - A copy of the Acta Horticulturae proceedings Payment of the full registration fee allows to publish two articles in the Acta Horticulturae proceedings. Student registration fee includes everything as the full registration fee, except a copy of Acta Horticulturae. A certificate confirming student status must be provided. Accompanying person registration fee includes: - Welcome cocktail (September 15, Faculty of Agriculture) - Two lunches (September 16 and 17, hotel "Crowne Plaza") - Four coffee breaks (September 16 and 17, hotel "Crowne Plaza") - Gala dinner in a restaurant (September 17) - Field trip with a lunch (September 18) One-day registration fee 1 includes: - Book of abstracts - Participant’s packing (bag, program, notepad, pen) - Lunch with a drink (one day, 16th or 17th of September, hotel "Crowne Plaza") - Two coffee breaks (one day, 16th or 17th of September, hotel "Crowne Plaza") - A copy of the Acta Horticulturae proceedings Payment of the one-day registration fee 1 allows to publish one article in the Acta Horticulturae. One-day registration fee 2 includes everything as the one-day registration fee 1, except a publishing an article and a copy of Acta Horticulturae. Additional fees for persons who pay one-day registration for the gala dinner (September 17) and the field trip (September 18) is 50 € each. Cancelation policy Cancelation made before September 1 will be 50% refunded. Cancellation made after September 1 will not be refunded. INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS Abstract submission Abstracts should be prepared according to authors guidelines and submitted using ISHS online submission and reviewing tool at the website: http://www.actahort.org/members/symposiar?nr=383. Note: ISHS membership for 2015 is compulsory to submit an abstract (for presenting author). The deadline for abstract submission is June 1, 2015. Final decision for acceptance and selection of abstracts for oral or poster presentations will be made by the Scientific Committee until June 15, 2015. Book of abstracts will be published before the symposium. Abstract preparation guidelines Abstract must be submitted in English. It should consists of a title, list of authors and their affiliations, e-mail address of corresponding author, text of abstract and key words. Use Times New Roman font. Titles should be in 14 point and the rest of the text in 12 point. Type the title of the abstract in bold, uppercase, center alignment. Full names of authors (surname and name) and affiliations should be typed in normal font, center alignment. Designate the name of the corresponding author with the asterisk (*). The abstract should be in one paragraph, single line spaced, justified. Abstract must not exceed maximum of 300 words. The abstract should include the following parts: objective of the study, methodology, results and conclusion. Authors