Department of Ecology and Economic Sustainable Development

Under the High Patronage of Under the Patronage of The President of the Republic of The City of ITALIAN OFFICIAL WORLD FOOD DAY CELEBRATIONS 2007 The Province of Viterbo The Agriculture Commission of the Region of The Right to Food The Chair of Council of the Lazio Region The Ministry of Agriculture 1° INTERNATIONAL C.I.I.S.C.A.M.CONFERENCE INTERNATIONAL INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR MEDITERRANEAN FOOD CULTURE STUDIES New Frontiers in the Mediterranean for Food Security Mediterranean Diet and Well Being Food Safety and Quality Biodiversity and Nutrition 4-5 December 2007 Rector Hall, via Santa Maria in Gradi, 4 Viterbo

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007

3:30 PM Welcome 9:00 AM Food Safety and Quality Marco Mancini, Rector of the University of Introduction Giancarlo Gabbianelli, Mayor of Viterbo Gülden Pekcan, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Alessandro Mazzoli, President of the Province of Viterbo Giuseppe Maiani, INRAN, Rome Daniela Valentini, Agriculture Commissioner for the Lazio Region Speakers Rosangela Marchelli, University of Parma 4:15 PM Presentation of the International InterUniversity Catherine Leclerq, INRAN, Rome Centre of Study on Mediterranean Food Cultures (CIISCAM) Lorenzo Maria Donini, Sapienza University of Rome Introduction Paolo Sequi, CRA, Rome Nicolò Merendino, University of Tuscia Nicolò Merendino, CIISCAM, University of Tuscia Speaker Giuditta Perozzi, INRAN Carlo Cannella, Director of CIISCAM, Sapienza University of Rome; President INRAN 11:00 AM Nutrition and Biodiversity Introduction 5 PM Mediterranean Diet and Well Being Barbara Burlingame, FAO Introduction Speakers Lluis Serra Majem, , CIISCAM, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Enrico Porceddu, University of Tuscia Speakers Pablo Eyzaguirre, Bioversity International Alfonsina Bellio, University of Calabria Michael Halewood, Bioversity International Maria-Manuel Valagão, INRB - Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, Lisbon Rekia Belansen, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco Ore 0.15 PM The New Frontiers on Food Security Alessandro Pinto, Sapienza University of Rome Introduction Ridha Mokni, National Institute of Nutrition and Technology, Tunis Sandro Dernini, CIISCAM, Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures Denis Lairon, INSERM / INRA, Marseilles Speakers Amleto D'Amicis, INRAN, Rome Gianni Tomassi, University of Tuscia, Viterbo Davide Cassi, CIISCAM, University of Parma Fabrizio Oleari, Italian Ministry of Health Maurizio Ceci, Italian Ministry of Agricolture 7:00 PM Opening of Pavilion Eating Art - The Ark of Well Being, by Plexus Ore 1.15 PM Conclusion International cocktail with nitrogen icecream by the chef Fabio Toso Carlo Cannella, Director of CIISCAM, Sapienza University of Rome; President INRAN In cooperation with:

FORUM ON Exposition Pavilion National Institute for Research Nutrition and Consumer MEDITERRANEAN by on Food and Nutrition Protection Division FOOD CULTURES Plexus International

With the Economic Support: Chair of Council of Thanks to: Associazione Bank of Viterbo and Lazio County Discrit of Viterbo ARCO LATINO Terme dei Papi.