Country	Name	Organization	Contact Details	Expertise	Remarks
Albania	Mr Belul Gixhari	Institute of Plant Genetic Resources, Albanian Gene Bank Agricultural University of Tirana Rruga `Siri KODRA`  Tirana Albania	Tel: (355) 67 2883637 bgixhari.agb@gmail.com	Crop specialist, Information/Documentation
Azerbaijan	Ms Ruhangiz Mammadova Observer	Genetic Resources Institute 155, Azadlig ave.  Baku Azerbaijan	Tel: (994) 50 3316895 Fax: (994) 12 4499221 gene-res@mail.ru	Crop specialist, Other: biotechnologist
Belarus	Mr Viktor Bogdan	Republic Scientific Branch Unitary Enterprise "Institute of Flax" 211003 Ust'e, Vitebsk Region Belarus	Tel: (375) 216272467 Fax: (375) 216272481 bogdan_V@tut.by	Genebank curator, Plant breeder
Belarus	Ms Tatiana Bogdan	Republic Scientific Branch Unitary Enterprise "Institute of Flax" 211003 Ust'e, Vitebsk Region Belarus	Tel: (375) 216272467 Fax: (375) 216272481 bogdan_V@tut.by	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Belarus	Mr Stanislau Grib	Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming Timiryazev str. 1 222160 Zhodino, Minsk region Belarus	Tel: (375) 177545574 Fax: (375) 177540096 belgenbank@mail.ru	Policy and law
Belarus	Mr Lev Ivashko	Republic Scientific Branch Unitary Enterprise "Institute of Flax"  Ust'e, Vitebsk region Belarus	Tel: (375) 177535385 bogdan_V@tut.by	Plant breeder
Belarus	Ms Nadzeya Lis	Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming Timiryazev str. 1 222160 Zhodino Belarus	Tel: (375) 292306112 Fax: (375) 177527066 belgenbank@mail.ru	Information/Documentation
Bulgaria	Mr Ivan Aleksiev	Institute of Plant Genetic Resources "K. Malkov" Druzhba str. 2 4122 Sadovo Bulgaria	Tel: (359) 32 629026 alexievi@abv.bg	Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/documentation
Czech Republic	Ms Marie  Bjelková	AGRITEC, výzkum, šlechtění, služby s.r.o. Zemědělská 16 787 12  Šumperk - Temenice Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 583382302, 608508710 Fax: Fax (420) 583 382 999 bjelkova@agritec.cz
Germany	Mr Wolfgang Friedt	Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 35392 Gießen Germany	Tel: (49) 6419937468 Fax: (49) 6419937429 wolfgang.friedt@agrar.uni-giessen.de	Plant breeder
Germany	Ms Ulrike Lohwasser Contact person	Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Corrensstr. 3 06466 Seeland OT Gatersleben Germany	Tel: (49) 39482 5282 Fax: (49) 39482 5155 lohwasse@ipk-gatersleben.de	Genebank curator
Greece	Mr Apostolos Kalyvas Contact person	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER Plant Breeding & Phytogenetic Resources Institute 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki Greece	Tel: (30) 2310 471544 (ext 107) Fax: (30) 2310 473024 kalyvas@ipgrb.gr	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Greece	Mr Athanasios Mavromatis	Dept. of Agricultural Crop Production and Rural Environment University of Thessaly Fytokoy St, - N. Ionia 384 46 Volos Greece	Tel: (30) 2310 998784 amavromat@agro.auth.gr	Information/Documentation
Greece	Ms Eleni Tsaliki	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER PO Box 60458  Thermi, Thessaloniki Greece	Tel: (30) 2310-471544 (0 106) Fax: (30) 2310-473024 tsaliki@ipgrb.gr	Crop specialist
Hungary	Mr Lajos Horváth, Jr	National Centre for Biodiversity and Gene Conservation Külsőmező 15 H-2799 Tápiószele Hungary	Tel: (36) 53380070 Fax: (36) 53380072 ifj.horvath.lajos@nbgk.hu	Information/Documentation
Hungary	Mr Attila Simon	Center for Plant Diversity Külsömezö 15 2766 Tápiószele Hungary	Tel: (36) 53 380070 Fax: (36) 53 380072 simon@nbgk.hu	Genebank Curator
Latvia	Ms Agnese Gailite	Genetic Resource Centre, LSFRI Silava Rigas 111 LV 2169 Salaspils Latvia	Tel: (371) 29359458 agnese.gailite@silava.lv	Genebank curator
Latvia	Mr Dainis Ruņģis	Latvian State Forest Research Institute (LSFRI) Silava 111 Rigas St LV-2169 Salaspils Latvia	Tel: (371) 28344201 Fax: (371) 67901359 dainis.rungis@silava.lv	Genebank curator, other: DNA markers
Latvia	Ms Inga Stafecka	Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Priekuli Research Cetnre Department of Crop Breeding and Genetics  Priekuli Latvia	inga.stafecka@arei.lv	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Latvia	Ms Veneranda Stramkale	Agriculture Science Center of Latgale Kultūras laukums 1a LV-5650 Viļāni, Viļānu novads Latvia	veneranda.stramkale@arei.lv	Plant breeder
Poland	Mr Marcin Praczyk	Department of Botany, Breeding and Agricultural Technology Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants Wojska Polskiego 71b 60-630 Poznan Poland	Tel: (48) 61 8455854 Fax: (48) 61 8417830 marcin.praczyk@iwnirz.pl	Plant breeder
Romania	Mr Vasile Ilea	Agricultural Research and Development Station Livada Baia Mare Street, No. 7 447180 Livada, Satu Mare Romania	Tel: (40) 261840001; Fax: (40) 261840001 scdalivada@yahoo.com	Crop specialist
Romania	Ms Lorena Diana Popa	Agricultural Research and Development Station Secuieni Romania, Principală Street, No. 371  Secuieni, Neamţ County Romania	Tel: (40) 233/745136 Fax: (40) 233/745137 diana.popa@scda.ro	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Romania	Mr Marius Dan Şandru	Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava B-dul 1Mai, nr 17 720224 Suceava Romania	Tel: (40) 230 521016 Fax: (40) 230 521016 office@svgenebank.ro	Genebank Curator
Russian Federation	Ms Nina Brutch Observer	N.I. Vavilov Research Institute 44 B Morskaya Street 190000 St. Petersburg Russia	Tel: (7-812) 3119901 Fax: (7-812) 1178762 n.brutch@vir.nw.ru
Serbia	Ms Anamarija Koren	Institute of field and vegetables crops Maksima Gorkog 30 21000 Novi Sad Serbia	Tel: (381) 21780365 116 anamarija.koren@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs	Plant breeder
Serbia	Mr Vladimir Sikora Contact person	Institute of field and vegetables crops Maksima Gorkog 30 21000 Novi Sad Serbia	Tel: (381) 21780365 109 vladimir.sikora@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs	Genebank Curator,, Crop specialist
Slovenia	Ms Andreja Čerenak	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing Cesta Žalskega tabora 2 3310 Žalec Slovenia	Tel: (386) 41469536 Fax: (386) 3 7121620 andreja.cerenak@ihps.si	Genebank curator
Sweden	Mr Mohammad  El-Khalifeh	Nordic Genetic Resource Center Växthusvägen 12 234 56  Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 0723 053 665 mohammad.el-khalifeh@nordgen.org	Crop specialist
Sweden	Mr Kjell-Åke Lundblad	Nordic Genetic Resource Center PO Box 41  Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 40 53 66 47 Fax: (46) 40 53 66 50 kjellake.lundblad@nordgen.org	Information/Documentation
Sweden	Ms Anna Palmé	Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) Box 41 230 53 Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 40 53 66 42 anna.palme@nordgen.org	Genebank curator
Sweden	Mr Jens Weibull	Swedish Board of Agriculture - Plant Regulations Unit Plant Regulations Unit at the Plant and Control Department Österleden 165 SE-261 5 Landskrona Sweden	Tel: (46) 36155864 jens.weibull@jordbruksverket.se	Policy and law
Switzerland	Mr Christian  Eigenmann Contact person	Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland	Tel: (41) 58 465 17 04 Fax: (41) 58 462 2634 genres@blw.admin.ch	Information/Documentation, Policy and law
Switzerland	Mr Markus Hardegger	Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland	Tel: (41) 58 464 98 51 Fax: (41) 58 462 26 34 genres@blw.admin.ch	Information/Documentation, Policy and law
Switzerland	Ms Christina Kägi	Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland	Tel: (41) 58 465 60 87 Fax: (41) 58 462 26 34 genres@blw.admin.ch	Information/Documentation, Policy and law
Ukraine	Ms Iryna Layko Observer	Department for Hemp Breeding Institute of Bast Crops Tereshchenkiv, 45 41400 Hlukhiv, Sumy region Ukraine	Tel: 38 05444 2-25-42 Fax: 38 05444 2-21-35, 2-27-58 ibc_cannabis@ukr.net		Observer