9th International Conference on Integrated Fruit Production
September 4-8, Thessaloniki,
Greece
Second Announcement
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the IOBC/WPRS Working Groups “Integrated Protection of Fruit Crops”,
Subgroups "Soft fruits", "Pome fruit arthropods", "IFP Guidelines", "Pome fruit diseases" and
"Stone fruits" we like to inform you that registration and accommodation details for the 9th
International Conference on Integrated Fruit Production is now available in the current 2nd
announcement as well as on the conference website: http://iobc-greece2016.com/
Equally you may already know, the conference takes place every 4 years and aims to bring
together the latest progresses in research of all subgroups involved in Integrated Fruit
Production.
We cordially invite you to come to Thessaloniki to present your research work, exchange
thoughts, start to develop collaborations, and contribute to the further evolution of research
on whole aspects of Integrated Fruit Production and Pest Management.
Please fill out the final registration form and send it to the secretariat Miss Constantina
Pliatsika (constantina@globalevents.gr) and the local organizer Dr. Petros Damos
(petrosdamos@gmail.com )
We are looking forward to welcoming you for a very constructive conference as easily as an
inspiring and join stay in Greece.
Dr. Petros Damos,
Convener of the working Group Integrated Production of Stone Fruits and local organizer
Miss Constantina Pliatsika,
Secretariat-Global Events
Proposed topics
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Integrated control of fruit arthropod pests
Integrated plant protection of diseases in fruit crops
New developments and opportunities in disease and pest warning systems
Biological control of pests and diseases in fruit production
Organic fruit production
Chemical Ecology: application in IFP
Invasive and exotic fruit pests
Ecology of pesticides: resistance and side effect on beneficial
Weed Management
Application Technology
Pesticide risk indicators to assess the sustainable use of pesticides in IFP
Dissemination strategies in Integrated Production
IPM Guidelines
Symposia that have been announced
 New developments and opportunities in disease and pest warning systems
 How new tree architectures support integrated apple production
IOBC exceptional merit award and best paper student award
 The IOBC exceptional merit award, award the author(s) of a paper or research of
exceptional merit dealing with a subject related to the IOBC technical scope,
irrespective of the author’s age.
 The student’s award honors the student(s) of an outstanding paper in the areas of
IFP and IPM
Preliminary Program
Program
Dates
Sunday, September 4th 2016
Monday, September 5th 2016
Tuesday, September 6th 2016
Wednesday, September 7th 2016
Arrival and check-in at the hotel
Morning: registration and opening of the scientific works of the
Conference.
Morning and Afternoon parallel sessions with presentations and
posters
Morning and Afternoon parallel sessions with presentations and
posters. Late afternoon: Opening Ceremony and welcome
Reception. Evening: “free”
Morning Session: presentations and posters.
Afternoon Session: closing remarks and conclusions.
Gala Dinner
Thursday, September 8th 2016
Full day Excursion including lunch
Instructions for the Abstract Submission
Deadline for Abstract Submission: June 15th
The abstracts will be published by copying of the original text, without any correction. Please
download the IOBC abstract from and paper template (http://iobc-greece2016.com/), or, follow the
below instructions:
1. Paper-format: A-4
2. Left and right margins of the text: 2.5 cm
Upper margin: 3.0 cm
Lower margin: 2.5 cm
This results in a printing area of 16 cm x 23.7 cm
3. Line spacing: 1
4. Font: "Times New Roman" or "Times"
5. All titles and subtitles should be flush left. Fonts as printed in the example.
6. Font of the abstract: 11 pt
7. Font of the running text: 12 pt (except titles and abstract)
8. No hyphenation in the text.
9. Justification of the text.
10. Make sure that the first lines of all paragraphs (except for the paragraph that follows
a title) are indented with a [Tab] command (0.8 cm). Do not use spaces instead of
tabs and indents. Do not repeatedly use Standard-Tabstops.
11. Scientific names of plants and animals in Italics.
12. The authors’ names should be typed in the normal font (not in capitals or any other
face, not bold) in the text as well as in the "References".
13. Layout as shown in the example.
14. Do not number the pages; the page numbering is done when the Bulletins are being
Compiled.
Additional details
 After the abstract submission, no corrections are accepted.
 Abstracts not completed, per above instructions, will not be accepted.
 Send your abstract by email to constantina@globalevents.gr and petrosdamos@gmail.com
 The Conference Secretariat will acknowledge receipt of the abstracts.
 Abstracts will be accepted under the condition that one, at least, author will be registered. In case
of non-acceptance and if the author does not wish to participate to the Conference, the registration
fees will be refunded.
 Please indicate your preference on the type of presentation. The Scientific Committee has the right
of the final decision on the forms of presentation.
 The Scientific Committee’s decision about acceptance of the abstracts, will be announced to the
authors at the earliest three weeks after their submission. If you have not received an answer until
the above date, please contact the Conference Secretariat, tel. (+30 2310) 247734.
General Information
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
English is the official language of the meeting.
CONFERENCE CENTER
The meeting will be held at the Conference Centre of the Port Palace Hotel
(http://www.portopalace.gr/)
with the following address:
65, 28 October, str.,
5428 Thessaloniki-Greece
Tel: +30 2310 504504 & 231 0 504500
Fax: +30 2310 540384 & 231 0 504517
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Global Events Ltd
Thessaloniki:
50A, Stadiou Str.,
GR 555 34 Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: +30 2310 247743 Fax: +30 2310 247746
Email: info@globalevents.gr
Athens:
21, Aggelou Metaxa str.,
Shopping Center Galleria
GR 166 75 Glyfada
Tel: +30 210 3250260, Fax: + 30 210 3250260
Email: Athens@globalevents.gr
www.globalevents.gr
REGISTRATION FEES
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IOBC Member Registration*
Other Participant Registration
Students**
Accompanying person
Until
15/06/2016
From 16/06/2016
and on site registration
270 €
390 €
120 €
120 €
330 €
450 €
150 €
150 €
The Registration fees include:
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Admission to all Scientific Sessions
Admission to Exhibition.
Conference Material (Program, Abstract Book, Conference bag, Plastic badge, etc.)
Certificate of attendance
Opening Ceremony & Welcome cocktail
Coffee breaks
Light Lunches
Guided City Tour
Social Dinner
Notes:
* Individual membership or employee of institutions with Institutional or supporting membership
** A student card or certificate is required
ACCOMMODATION
Apart of the venue hotel, Conference Secretariat, Global Events Ltd, has pre booked rooms with
special reduced rates. All are very near the conference venue (about 15 min by feet) and to the city
Centre (5 min by feet).
Hotel Name
Porto Palace Hotel
Luxembourg Hotel
Zaliki Boutique Hotel
Rotonda Hotel
Single Room
100 €
69 €
65 €
60 €
Notes:
* Group rate available until April 30th, 2016.
* Rates are per night per room and include breakfast and all taxes.
Hotels
Porto Palace Hotel
65, 26th Octovriou Avenue, 54628 – Thessaloniki – Greece
Tel. : +30 2310 504504 & +30 2310 504500
www.portopalace.gr
Luxembourg Hotel
6, Komninon, 546 24 Thessaloniki - Greece
Tel.: +30 2310 252600
www.hotelluxembourg.gr
Zaliki Boutique Hotel
6 Gr. Zaliki St. 54631 Thessaloniki - Greece
tel: +30 2310 226400
www.zalikihotel.gr
Rotonda Hotel
97 Monastiriou Str., 546 27 Thessaloniki - Greece
Tel: +30 2310 517 121
www.hotelrotonda.com
Double Room
100 €
85 €
65 €
60 €
TRAVEL
By Air
Macedonia airport is 16 km outside the city and served by many major airlines. The airport is served
by the 24-hour bus line 78 (or 78N during night) from OASTH. Line 78 starts from Macedonia Central
Bus Station, stops at the Railway Station of Thessaloniki and arrives to the airport through the city
center.
Line 78A travels the same route with the difference, that it makes an additional stop at the A.S. IKEA
bus station. At the Railway Station and A.S. IKEA bus stops, passengers can find many connections with
many other major bus lines.
Ticket price: 0.90€
Trip duration: 50 min.
There is a taxi stop at the airport. The price of taxi transportation from the airport to the city center
is approximately 20€.
Departure Countries with Direct Flights
Departure
Country
UK
Germany
France
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Belgium
Airlines
Web Site:
Departure Cities
easyJet
http://www.easyjet.com
London
Ryanair
http://www.ryanair.com
London
British Aiways
http://www.ba.com
London
easyJet
http://www.easyjet.com
Dortmund, Berlin
Ryanair
http://www.ryanair.com
Frankfurt
Aegean Airlines
http://en.aegeanair.com/
Munich, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Frankfurt
Lufthansa
http://www.lufthansa.com
Munich, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Frankfurt
GermanWings
http://www.germanwings.com
Stuttgart, Cologne
Airberlin
http://www.airberlin.com
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Nuremberg,
Munich, Hanover, Hamburg
easyJet
http://www.easyjet.com
Paris
Swiss
http://www.swiss.com
Zurich
easyJet
http://www.easyjet.com
Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Austrian Airlines
http://www.austrian.com
Vienna
Ryanair
http://www.ryanair.com
Rome, Milan
easyJet
http://www.easyjet.com
Milan
Alitalia
http://www.alitalia.com/
Rome
Ryanair
http://www.ryanair.com
Brussels
Departure Countries with Direct Flights
Departure
Country
Airlines
Web Site:
Departure Cities
Sweden
Ryanair
http://www.ryanair.com
Stockholm
Norway
Ryanair
http://www.ryanair.com
Oslo
Russia
Aegean Airlines
http://en.aegeanair.com/
Moscow
Serbia
Jat Airways
http://www.jat.com
Beograd
Hungary
Malev
http://www.malev.com
Budapest
Thessaloniki flight connections
National Flights
There are daily flights from Athens airport by Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines (50 minutes). During
summer both Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines have daily direct flights from Rhodes, Crete (Heraklion
and Chania), Mykonos and [Santorini]], and Aegean Airlines has flights from Corfu. Astra Airlines has
scheduled flights from Chios and during the months of July and August flies from Mykonos, Santorini,
Rhodes, Kos, Crete (Chania and Heraklion), Karpathos, Kythira and Zakynthos.
International Flights
Germany, Austria, Swiss
Berlin-Tegel, Berlin-Schönefeld, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart, Zürich, Vienna,
Basel
United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway
London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Heathrow, Manchester , Bristol, Stockholm (from April),
Oslo(Rygge) (from April)
France & BeNeLux, Italy
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Brussels-Charleroi (from April), Rome-Fiumicino, Rome-Ciampino, MilanMalpensa, Bergamo-Orio al Serio
Balkans & Eastern Europe
Belgrade, Tirana, Bucharest-Băneasa, Bucharest-Henri Coandă, Prague, Budapest, Brno, Ostrava,
Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow-Domodedovo, Minsk, Krasnodar, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Yekaterinburg,
Yerevan
Cyprus
Larnaca, Paphos
 Thessaloniki International Airport “Macedonia” Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_International_Airport
 Departures (Live Airport Tracker)
 Arrivals (Live Airport Tracker)
By Car
Thessaloniki is connected with the following cities through E75, E90 and E79 highways:
Athens through Highway A1, E75 in about 5 hrs
Skopje (F.Y.R.O.M.) through Highway A1, E75 in about 3 hrs
Belgrade (Serbia) through Highway A1, E75 in about 7 hrs
Istanbul (Turkey) through Highway A1, E90 in about 8 hrs
Tirana (Albania) through Highway Α29 and Α2 in about 6 hrs
Sofia (Bulgaria) through Highway A1, E75 in about 4 hrs
Constanta (Romania) in about 8 hrs
By Train
The main Thessaloniki’s train station provides connections to Athens and other destinations in Greece.
Information: State Rail ways office at No 18, Aristotelous St. tel: 2310-276382 and the new railway
terminal, tel: 2310-517517, for railway passenger reservation and train schedule tel: 1110 and for
customer service tel: 14511.
By Coach
KTEL is a long-distance bus network in Greece connecting Thessaloniki with all cities of the mainland.
Macedonia central bus station (or simply KTEL station) is located 5km west of Thessaloniki city centre
and it is easily accessible through OASTH bus lines. KTEL station has regular bus service to all the major
cities in Greece. Please note that Chalkidiki’s KTEL Bus Terminal is located in the eastern part of the
city.
EXCURSION
A one-day excursion is planned for Thursday, 8th September 2016 after the official program.
Costs will be paid extra and will not be included in the registration fee. In brief, the tour will include
visit fruit valley of Imathia, Vergina royal tombs of King Phillip 2, father of Alexander the great, stop
for traditional lunch and later visit to the archaeological park of Dion at the mount Olympus site.
Important Deadlines:
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Pre-registration: June 15th, 2015 – November 15th, 2015
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Second announcement, call for papers and posters: November 15th, 2015
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Submission of abstracts, payment of registration fees: from November 15th, 2015
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Group accommodation rates: until April 30th, 2016
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Early bird registration: until June 15th, 2016
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For those that intend to submit full text for the IOBC/WPRS Bulletin: until June 15th,
2016