Country	Name	Organization	Contact Details	Expertise	Remarks
Albania	Ms Antoneta  Brahushi	Institute of Plant Genetic Resources of Albania, Agricultural University of Tirana Albania	Tel: (355) 69705 2084 antonetabrahushi@yahoo.com	Cryopreservation expert
Belgium	Mr Bart Panis	The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, c/o KU Leuven Willem de Croylaan 42 bus 2455Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92 3001 Leuven Belgium	Tel: (32-16) 321690 Fax: (32-16) 321993 b.panis@cgiar.org; bart.panis@biw.kuleuven.be	Cryopreservation expert
Bulgaria	Ms Stanislava Stateva	Institute for Plant Genetic Resources Druzhba str. 2 4122 Sadovo Bulgaria	stanislava.stateva@gmail.com	Cryopreservation expert
Bulgaria	Ms Katya Uzundzhalieva	Institute for Plant Genetic Resources Druzhba str. 2 4122 Sadovo Bulgaria	Tel: (359) 32 629026 kspasova69@gmail.com	Cryopreservation expert
Czech Republic	Mr Alois  Bilavcik	Výzkumný ústav rostlinné výroby, v.v.i. Praha (VÚRV) Crop Research Institute, Cryobank Drnovská 507 161 06 Praha 6 - Ruzyne	bilavcik@vurv.cz	Cryopreservation expert (fruit trees)
Czech Republic	Mr Milos Faltus Contact person	Výzkumný ústav rostlinné výroby, v.v.i. Praha (VÚRV) Crop Research Institute 161 06 Prague, Ruzyne 507 Czech Republic	Tel: (42) 2 33022362 faltus@vurv.cz	Genebank curator
Czech Republic	Jiří Zámečník	Výzkumný ústav rostlinné výroby, v.v.i. Praha (VÚRV) Crop Research Institute, Plant Physiology and Cryobiology Team Drnovská 507 161 06 Praha 6 - Ruzyne Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 233022426 Fax: (420) 233022286 zamecnik@vurv.cz	Cryopreservation expert (garlic)
Finland	Ms Anna Nukari Contact person	Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Production systems, Horticulture technologies Latokartanonkaari 9 FI 00790  Helsinki Finland	Tel: (358) 295326405 anna.nukari@luke.fi	Cryopreservation expert
Finland	Ms Saija  Rantala	Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Production systems, Horticulture technologies Survontie 9 FI 40500 Jyväskylä Finland	Tel: (358) 295326465 saija.rantala@luke.fi	Cryopreservation expert
France	Mr Philippe Chatelet Contact person	INRAE Bâtiment Arcad, 10 avenue Arthur Young 34090 Montpellier France	Tel: (33) 04 32722201 philippe.chatelet@inrae.fr	Plant cryopreservation (vegetatively propagated species)
France	Mr Stéphane Dussert	IRD, UMR Diade 911 Av Agropolis 34394 Montpellier France	Tel: (33) 04 67416459 stephane.dussert@ird.fr	Plant cryopreservation (non-orthodox seeds)
France	Ms Agnès Grapin	Institut Agro Rennes-Angers 2, rue André Le Nôtre 49045  Angers Cedex 01 France	Tel: (33) 02 41225490 Agnes.Grapin@agrocampus-ouest.fr	Plant cryopreservation (shoot-apex)
Germany	Ms Monika Höfer	Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Institut für Züchtungsforschung an gartenbaulichen Kulturen und Obst Pillnitzer Platz 3a 01326 Dresden Germany	Tel: (49) (0) 3946 47 8009 Fax: (49) (0) 3946 47 8002 monika.hoefer@julius-kuehn.de	Cryopreservation expert
Germany	Ms Manuela Nagel	Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) OT Gatersleben 06466 Stadt Seeland Germany	Tel: (49) (0)39482 5156 nagel@ipk-gatersleben.de	Cryopreservation expert
Germany	Mr Franco Röckel	Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants, Institut for Grapevine breeding Geilweilerhof 76833  Siebeldingen Germany	Tel: (49) (0) 634541216 franco.roeckel@julius-kuehn.de	Cryopreservation expert
Italy	Ms Emilia Caboni	Council for Research in Agriculture and Economics, Research Centre for Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura Via di Fioranello, 52 00134 Rome Italy	Tel: (39) 06 7934 811 emilia.caboni@crea.gov.it	Cryoconservation expert (fruits and nuts)
Italy	Mr Maurizio Lambardi	National Research Council of Italy (CNR), IBE/Institute of BioEconomy Polo Scientifico, via Madonna del Piano n. 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) Italy	Tel: (39) 055 5225685 Fax: (39) 055 755121 maurizio.lambardi@ibe.cnr.it	Cryopreservation specialist, Cryobank Curator
Lithuania	Mr Rytis Rugienius	Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture Kauno 30 54333 Babtai, Kaunas distr. Lithuania	Tel: (370) 37 555253 Fax: (370) 37 555176 r.rugienius@lsdi.lt	Cryopreservation expert
Norway	Ms Zhibo  Hamborg	Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) Høgskoleveien 7 1433 Ås Norway	Tel: (47) 942 57 170 zhibo.hamborg@nibio.no	Cryopreservation expert
Portugal	Mr Octavio Serra	Intituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV) Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal Quinta de S. José. S. Pedro de Merelim 4700-859  Braga Portugal	Tel: (351)253198730 octavio.serra@iniav.pt	Cryopreservation expert
Spain	Ms Mayte  Espiau Ramirez	Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA) Avda. Montañana 930 50059 Zaragoza Spain	Tel: (34) 976716218 mespiau@cita-aragon.es	Genebank curator
Spain	Elena González Benito	Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) Av. Puerta de Hierro, nº 2 - 4, Ciudad Universitaria 28040 Madrid Spain	Tel: (34) 910670847 - ext. 70847 me.gonzalezbenito@upm.es	Cryopreservation expert
Spain	Ms Mercè  Rovira	IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries). Fruit Production Department Mas Bové, ctra. Reus-El Morell, km, 3.8 43120 Constantí, Tarragona Spain	Tel: (34) 977 328424 - ext. 1615 merce.rovira@irta.cat	Genebank curator, crop specialist (nuts)
Spain	Ms Conchi Sánchez Fernández	Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas (IIAG)-CSIC / Agrobiological Research Institute - CSIC Av. de Vigo, s/n. Campus Vida. Apdo. Correos 122 15780  Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña Spain	Tel: (34) 981 590958 - ext. 246 conchi@iiag.csic.es	Researcher, crop specialist (oak, chestnut and cork oak)
United Kingdom	Mr Matthew Ordidge	School of Agriculture, Policy and Development University of Reading Whiteknights RG6 6EU Reading United Kingdom	Tel: (44) 7789731785 m.ordidge@reading.ac.uk	Genebank curator