The Pannonian Plant Biotechnology Association
(PPBA)
is organizing a workshop on
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
in the Great Pannonian Region –
Present and Future Needs
in
Osijek, Beli Manastir, Croatia
April 7-9, 2008
First circular
The main topic of the workshop will be to identify and discuss the role of
biotechnology in satisfying present and future production needs in agriculture
of the Great Pannonian Region. This region had historically enormous
potential for agricultural production; its food production capacity is
approximately 50% higher than the needs of the population. However, the
stability of food production is a major barrier to developing competitive
agriculture at the beginning of the 21st century. Furthermore, there is recent
dilemma whether to supply customers in the feed, food and export markets or
to supply the burgeoning biofuel and biopharmaceutical industries.
The participants at the workshop would like to introduce results and potential
tools in the field of plant breeding and biotechnology to improve
knowledge of common traits for food/feed in agricultural crops
and/or to increase the capacity of agricultural production for nonfood (biofuel) purposes.
During this workshop the PPBA would like to communicate its main
goals, ideas and messages. The Association welcomes everybody who is
prepared to advance these aims. Efforts will be made to discover and
introduce potential members who are committed to plant biotechnology
research and who will undertake to propagate science-based results. The
workshop will be held in Osijek and Beli Manastir, Croatia, to mark 130th
anniversary of the Agricultural Institute Osijek.
Tentative Program
April 7, Monday
Welcome dinner
April 8, Tuesday
Opening remarks
Zoltan Bedő (Hungary): Biotechnology cooperation in the Great Pannonian
Region
Keynote speakers
Katarina Harlander (Vogelbusch, Austria) Food vs. Fuel - A Turning Point
for Bioethanol?
Stipe Vujević (Dow AgroSciences, Canada): Providing solutions in bioeconomy
Fred E. Below (University of Illinois, USA): Using Maize as a Sugar Crop
Peter Ruckenbauer (Austria) Remarks to the current discussion about
bioenergy - bioenergy for the public and/or for the agricultural production
and rural areas only?
Tajana Krička, Neven Voća (Croatia): Production of biofuels and its impact
on agriculture in Croatia
Lunch
Croatian presentations:
Biotechnology studies for present and future needs (Agricultural institute
Osijek, University of Zagreb, University of Osijek, Bc Institute Zagreb)
Hrvoje Šarčević (University of Zagreb): Microsatellite diversity of M3S
maize population under recurrent selection
Gala dinner
April 9 Wednesday
Presentations from Austria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia,
Slovakia
Denes Dudits: Genomic approaches for improvement of drought adaptation
in wheat
Laszlo Sagi: TILLING in the service of plant improvement
Klara Meszaros: Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of wheat
Vilmos Soos and Ervin Balazs: Genes behind smoke action
Closing and Lunch
Afternoon - Post-workshop tour (Croatian Baranya)
Registration fee
Registration is free for PPBA members or supporting societies who join the
PPBA during the meeting. The individual membership fee is 30 euro/year (10
euro/year for students). Membership fee is to be paid in Osijek or bank
transfers should be made to:
The Pannonian Plant Biotechnology Association
IBAN Code: HU 28 1010 2952 5931 7200 0100 0008
BIC Code: BUDAHUHB
Bank: Budapest Bank, Székesfehérvár
Registration fee include attendance to workshop sessions, coffee,
drinks and snacks during the coffee breaks, lunches of April 8 and 9,
welcome dinner and gala dinner.
Venue and accommodation
The workshop will take place at Patria Hotel in Beli Manastir, in the heart of
Croatian Baranya. Rooms have been reserved for the workshop participants in
the hotel.
Rates per night with breakfast in Croatian kuna (kn) (1€ ~ 7.3kn)
Type
Standard room
Room Deluxe
Suite
Hotel Patria****
1 person
350 kn
450 kn
700 kn
2 persons
550 kn
700 kn
730 kn
Hostel Patria
1 person
170 kn
For more information: http://www.hotelpatria.hr/index_en.html
Local organizing committee
Domagoj Šimić (President), Josip Kovačević, Zlatko Jurić, Sonja
Grljušić, Tomislav Duvnjak, Valentina Španić, Marija Viljevac, Melita
Kovačević, (Agricultural institute Osijek), Vlado Guberac, Sonja Marić
(University of Osijek)
Workshop Scientific Committee
Peter Ruckenbauer (BOKU Vienna, Austria), Zoltán Bedő (Agricultural
Research Institute of the HAS, Martonvásár, Hungary), Vinko Kozumplik,
Ivan Pejić, Snježana Kereša (University of Zagreb, Croatia), Alojzije
Lalić, Marija Vratarić, Zorica Jurković, Aleksandra Sudarić, Domagoj
Šimić (Agricultural institute Osijek, Croatia)
PPBA Scientific Board
President: Peter Ruckenbauer (Professor Emeritus in BOKU, Vienna,
former President of EUCARPIA)
Members: Josef Glössl (BOKU Vienna, Austria), Domagoj Šimić
(Agricultural Institute Osijek, Croatia), György Botond Kiss (Agric.
Biotechnology Centre, Gödöllő, Hungary), Carmen Badea (Agricultural
Research Institute, Turda, Romania), Goran Bekavac (Institute of Field and
Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia), Ján Kraic (Slovak Agricultural Research
Centre, Piestany, Slovakia), Vladimir Meglič (Agricultural Institute of
Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
PPBA web site: www.pannonbiotech.hu
In order to identify your payment kindly state the name of the participant in
the payment details. Please bring proof of payment and indicate on the
registration form if you require a receipt.
Additional information and local workshop secretariat
Domagoj Šimić
Phone:
+385 31 515 521
Fax:
+385 31 515 568
Postal address: Agricultural institute Osijek
Južno predgradje 17,
HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
E-mail:
domagoj.simic@poljinos.hr
For
more
information
http://www.tzosijek.hr/
on
Osijek,
please
visit
the
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Workshop
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Plant Breeding and Biotechnology in the Great Pannonian Region Present and Future Needs
Osijek, Beli Manastir, April 7-9, 2008
REGISTRATION FORM
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April 7/8, 2008
April 8/9, 2008
April 9/10, 2008
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The participants with an oral presentation will receive instructions personally.
Registration deadline: March 25th, 2008