SEABUCKTHORN IN CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS.
NEW CHALLENGES, TECHNOLOGIES AND PROSPECTIVES
Thessaloniki, Greece
May 22-25, 2023
International Seabuckthorn Association (ISA)
Ministry of Macedonia - Thrace
HIPPOPHAE HELLAS S.A. G.P., Greece
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sincerely invite you to participate the 9-th International Seabuckthorn Association Conference (ISA-2023) which will be held on May 22-25 at Thessaloniki, Greece, 2023. For the first time in our association history the Conference will take place in Greece – the territory where the origin story of Hippophae came from. Combination of climate conditions and modern approaches in cultivation technologies leads to successful results in seabuckthorn industry in Greece. Within last several years seabuckthorn plantations in Greece rise up from mostly nothing to more than 200 hectares, providing both high productivity and unique palatability.
You should be a part of the most important event in our seabuckthorn society and meet relevant researches in different fields of activity including breeding, cultivation, processing, pharmacy, marketing etc.
It is hard to believe that seabuckthorn in Greece, despite of extremely hot climate condition during summer time, develops even better compare to Siberia, where most of varieties growing in Greece are from. We consider this area as one of the most promising in Europe, providing productivity up to 20 tons per hectare of large berries with excellent taste. It is interesting to know that seabuckthorn in Greece completely ripen in June - the earliest in the world. It opens new horizons for business, new approaches in marketing focused on fresh consumption but not only processing. We invite you to participate the Conference both as scientific attendee as well as commercial partner. Flexible terms for sponsors are provided.
COMMON INFORMATION
Hosted by: International Seabuckthorn Association (ISA)
Organized by: HIPPOPHAE HELLAS S.A. G.P.，Greece,
Co-organizer: University of Thessaly - Agronomic Department, Greece
Supported by: Ministry of Macedonia - Thrace
DATES AND VENUE
Conference will be held from May 22 to May 25, 2023 at Grand Hotel Palace, 305 Monastiriou str., Thessaloniki, Greece. It is absolutely amazing 5-star hotel with special price for Conference participants. Most of rooms are double. Price per standard room for participants is 85 Euro including breakfast. If you like to share the room you should pay additional 15 Euro for second breakfast (totally 100 Euro). Very warm welcome to our Conference in company and you will stay at 5-star hotel for 50 Euro per night!!!
More details about venue at https://www.grandhotelpalace.gr/en
BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE ISA CONFERENCES
International Conferences and meetings organized by International Seabuckthorn Association have quite a long history which date back to 2001 when ISA have been established. They were held in different countries and places and got together every time as many as 200-500 participants from 15 to 20 countries. The most important of them are as follow:
ISA Board Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 2019
8-th International Seabuckthorn Association Conference, Taiyuan, China, 2018
ISA Board Meeting, Barnaul, Russia, 2017
EuroWorks-2017, Pruszkow, Poland, 2017
EuroWorks-2016, Riga, Latvia, 2016
7-th International Seabuckthorn Association Conference, Delhy, India, 2015
EuroWorks-2014, Naantali, Finland, 2014
6-th International Seabuckthorn Association Conference, Potsdam, Germany, 2013
EuroWorks-2012, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2012
ISA Board Meeting, Finland, 2012
5-th International Seabuckthorn Association Conference, Xining, Qinghai, China, 2011
EuroWorks-2010, Potsdam, Germany, 2010
4-th International Seabuckthorn Association Conference, Belokurikha, Russia, 2009
3-rd International Seabuckthorn Association Conference, Quebec, Canada, 2007
2-nd International Seabuckthorn Association Conference, Beijing, China, 2005
FIRST International Seabuckthorn Association Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2003
The upcoming Conference in Thessaloniki is going to be the most visited event of our Association within recent period. We expect about 200-250 participants from all over the world including half of them of local growers and specialists.
Local Organizing Committee invites you to join the Conference and represent the latest results in seabuckthorn researches according to the main topics of the Conference. We also invite commercial participants to demonstrate your latest achievements in seabuckthorn.
CENTRAL THEME OF THE CONFERENCE
Seabuckthorn in changing climate conditions. New challenges, technologies and prospectives
OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE
- to share, exchange and update the latest research on seabuckthorn;
- to promote new knowledge about benefits of seabuckthorn;
- to develop long term strategies and partnership for scientific and commercial cooperation on seabuckthorn
MAIN TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE
1. Strategies of global cooperation on seabuckthorn
- Gene resources for common distribution;
- Proposals to enhance the global co-operation.
2. Harvesting and utilization of seabuckthorn
- Plantation and cultivation technologies of SBT;
- Harvesting technologies of SBT;
- Processing and marketing of SBT;
- Nutritional and pharmaceutical applications of SBT.
3. Reforestation and ecological rehabilitation
- Practical results in soil conservation by SBT;
- Reforestation by SBT, a commercial source of berries;
- Stability and suitability of SBT cultivars under changing global weather conditions.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Nikolaos Doukas - CEO Hippophae Hellas S.A. G.P., Greece (nikos.doukas@hippophae.net)
Jeorge D. Nanos - Prof. School of agricultural sciences, University of Thessaly, Greece
Konstantinos Kokkinos - Director Hippophae Hellas S.A. G.P., Greece
Lu Shunguang - secretary general of ISA, China (781683276@qq.com)
For any questions and requests regarding the Conference feel free to contact the persons above.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
The scientific committee is responsible for quality of publications, presentations, posters. All papers before publications should be reviewed by the members of scientific committee. All presentation should be approved by the members of scientific committee.
Dr. George Nanos - Greece (common coordination);
Dr. Virendra Singh - India (field technologies);
Dr. Thomas Moersel - Germany (processing technologies, marketing, quality parameters);
Dr. Yury Zubarev - Russia (selection, propagation technologies);
Dr. Lu Rongsen - China (genetic research, ecology);
Dr. Baoru Yang - Finland (biochemistry)
Dr. Lu Shunguang - China
Dr. Alphonsus Utioh - Canada
Mr. Eagle David - UK
Dr. Zhang Yumei - China
Dr. Bi Yang - China
Dr. Natalia Demidova - Russia
Dr. Heikki Kallio - Finland
Mr. Veli-Markku Kortemieni - Finland
Dr. Dalija Seglina - Latvia
Dr. Andrejs Bruvellis - Latvia
CALENDAR
March 31, 2023 Deadline for abstracts submission
April 30, 2023 Deadline for registration submission and tour reservation.
May 22-25, 2023 Conference
- May 22, 2023 Registration & Accommodation, Meeting of the organizing committee, ISA Board Meeting
- May 23, 2023 Opening Ceremony, Keynote Speeches, Technical Session, Reception
- May 24, 2023 Technical Session, Group Discussions, Closing Ceremony
- May 25, 2023 Conference Technical Visits
May 26, 2023 Post-conference tours
Dear colleagues you are kindly requested to fill the Registration Form as soon as possible and send to organizing committee to e-mails: nikos.doukas@hippophae.net - Nikolaos Doukas; vasiliki.delitzia@hippophae.net - Vasiliki Delitzia
Registration Form you will be able to fill by following link...
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Deadline for Abstract Submission is March 31, 2023
Abstracts should be sending to the Secretariat at both of the following e-mails: nikos.doukas@hippophae.net, vasiliki.delitzia@hippophae.net
Notification of acceptance will be sent to authors no later than April 30, 2023.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed, and all the accepted abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Proceedings will be issued as print or CD version before the Conference.
The Scientific Committee has the right to reject the abstracts that will come after the deadline or is prepared against the rules.
Abstracts must be written in English and not exceed 1 page, being A4 format using 12-point Times New Roman font. Text should be single-spaced with 3 cm from the left margin and 2 cm from other margins and justified.
The title should be centered typed in bold capital letters (14-point Times New Roman font)
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES AND SEABUCKTHORN
Separate title from names of authors by one blank line.
Authors' surnames and names should be centered typed in the separate line in bold
Italics, and the family name should follow first name.
Yury A. Zubarev1,
Joerg-Thomas Moersel2
In the next centered lines, the institutional affiliation(s), city, country, phone and fax of authors should be given as well as any additional information.
E-mail address of the author should be in the next line.
1LRIHS Zmeinogorskiy Tract 49, 656045 Barnaul, Russia
niilisavenko@yandex.ru
2TU Berlin Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany
thomas.moersel@ubf-research.com
Separate names of authors from the text below by one blank line.
Free style of text presentation is acceptable.
Key words are lined at the end with 6-8 words at maximum.
Poster Presentations
Poster presentation should include:
- Title
- Name of authors
- Abstracts
- Subject, i.e. research objective
- Experimental materials and methodology
- Key conclusions
- Major references
Each poster presenter will be provided with one board of each being 90 cm by 120 cm for displaying.
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
The official language of the conference will be English. Simultaneous translation Greek-English is planning.
LOCATION
The academic part of the Conference will take place in Thessaloniki. Technical visits will be organized around Thessaloniki. Post-conference tours are planning in several options.
WEATHER
The average air temperature at the end of May in Thessaloniki region is about +25 °C and sometimes it can be rise up to +30 °C. The temperature of the Aegean Sea is about +25 °C. Sunshine largely predominates, but rain may occur.
TIME
Local time is Greenwich Mean Time +2 hours.
ELECTRICITY
220 volts, 50 Hz, 2 pin round plugs.
CURRENCY AND BANKING
Local currency is Euro.
SHOPS
The supermarkets are generally open from 8.00 am to 9.00 pm 7 days a week.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Thessaloniki city has International Airport. To get the Venue Place from the Airport you need to take taxi or bus № 111.
REGISTRATION FEE
Conference registration fee rates are as follows:
- 350 Euro for commercial participants;
- 300 Euro for scientific participants;
- 150 Euro for accompanying persons.
The Conference registration fee is to be paid in cash at the registration desk or by transfer before the Conference.
Commercial participant registration fee includes attendance at all scientific program events and presentation your advertising material.
- attendance at the Opening Ceremony;
- attendance at all sessions;
- presentation of advertising material;
- conference banquet;
- conference bag with the conference program, abstract volumes, stationery, etc;
- morning and afternoon tea/coffee;
- audio-visual equipment;
- meeting room rental fees;
- attendance at the technical tours;
- name badge.
For commercial participant the flexible sponsorship proposal is offered.
Scientific participant registration fee includes attendance at all scientific program events:
- attendance at the Opening Ceremony;
- attendance at all sessions;
- attendance at the technical tours;
- conference banquet;
- conference bag with the conference program, abstract volumes, stationery, etc;
- morning and afternoon tea/coffee;
- audio-visual equipment hire;
- name badge.
Accompanying person registration fee includes:
- conference banquet;
- attendance at the technical tours;
- name badge.
The registration fee does not include the cost of accommodation, meals and post conference tours.
SPONSORSHIP PROPOSALS
The GENERAL SPONSOR of the CONFERENCE - 10 000 Euro.
The Sponsor's package includes:
1. Granting of the official status “THE GENERAL SPONSOR OF THE CONFERENCE". The status is given exclusively.
2. The right of the invitation of 5 delegates to participate in all events of the Conference free of registration fee.
3. Granting of an opportunity to choice an equipped exhibition area for participation in an exhibition.
4. Placement of a company logo with category of sponsorship to all information and promotional materials of the Conference:
- press releases;
- web-site of the Conference with active link;
- invitation cards.
5. Speech of the representative of the sponsor at the opening ceremony of the Conference.
6. Inclusion of promotional materials of the sponsor in a package of documents for the participants and visitors of the Conference (it is given by the sponsor).
7. Placement of a flag or a banner of the organization on the exhibition platform (the flag or a banner is given by the sponsor).
8. Granting to the sponsor to carry out a seminar or a presentation (60 minutes) during the Conference (special conference hall).
9. Granting of the right to the partner to advertise itself as the General sponsor of the Conference in all mass-media.
The OFFICIAL SPONSOR of the CONFERENCE - 5 000 Euro.
The Sponsor's package includes:
1. Granting of the official status "THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE CONFERENCE".
2. The right of the invitation for 3 delegates to participate in all events of the Conference free of registration fee.
3. Granting 7 square meter of the equipped exhibition area for the participation in an exhibition.
4. Placement of a logo with category of sponsorship on information and promotional materials of the Conference:
- press releases;
- web-site of the symposium with the active link;
- invitation cards.
5. Inclusion the promotional materials of the sponsor in a package of documents for participants and visitors of the Conference (it is given by the sponsor).
6. Placement of a flag or a banner of the organization in a boardroom and on the exhibition platform (the flag or a banner is given by the sponsor).
7. Granting of the right to the partner to advertise itself as the Official sponsor of the Conference in all mass-media.
The SPONSOR of the CONFERENCE – 1 500 Euro.
The Sponsor's package includes:
1. Granting of the official status "THE SPONSOR OF THE CONFERENCE"
2. The right of the invitation 2 delegates to participate in all actions of Conference free of registration fee.
3. Granting 5 square meter an equipped exhibition area for participation in an exhibition.
4. Placement of a logo with the category of sponsorship on:
- web-site of the Conference with the active link;
- invitation card.
5. Placement of a flag or a banner of the organization on the exhibition platform (the flag or a banner is given by the sponsor).
6. Granting of the right to the partner to advertise itself as the Sponsor of the Conference in all mass-media.
We are ready to consider any offers and variants of possible cooperation
for creation of an individual sponsor's package for your organization
EXHIBITION
In the frames of the Ninth International Seabuckthorn Association Conference (ISA-2023) “Seabuckthorn in changing climate conditions. New challenges, technologies and prospectives” the Exhibition is planning.
More than 200 participants from about of 20 countries are planning to join the Conference. Being the member of the Exhibition you bring important contribution to the success of Conference and promotion of your products.
The Exhibition will be located in the front of the Conference Hall.
The Exhibition fee is 150 Euro per 1 sq m (minimal area is 2 sq m).
The Exhibition fee is including:
- equipped exhibition place;
- placement the company information on the web site of the conference;
- morning and afternoon tea/coffee for two persons;
- conference banquet for one person.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional information feel free to contact organizing committee by following links:
nikos.doukas@hippophae.net - Nikolaos Doukas;
781683276@qq.com - Lu Shunguang - secretary general of ISA, China