Chair: Susanne Barth Susanne.barth@teagasc.ie   Vice-Chair: Evelin Willner willner@ipk-gatersleben.de Vice-Chair: Anna Palmé anna.palme@nordgen.org

Country	Name	Organization	Contact Details	Expertise	Remarks
Albania	Mr Asllan Celami	Agriculture Technology Transfer Center Fushe-Kruja (ATTC)  Fushe Kruje Albania	Tel: (355) 682092364 asllancelami@yahoo.com	Crop specialist
Armenia	Mr Arshaluys Hayrapetyan Observer	Agricultural Support Republican Center 39a Mamikonyants St., 7th floor 0051 Yerevan Armenia	Tel: (374) 10 230380 Fax: (374) 10 232102
Austria	Mr Wilhelm Graiss	Abteilung Vegetationsmanagement im Alpenraum Hőhere Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft Raumberg-Gumpenstein Altirdning 11 A-8952 Irdning Austria	Tel: (43) 3682 22451 346 Fax: (43) 3682 22451 210 wilhelm.graiss@raumberg-gumpenstein.at	Genebank curator
Austria	Mr Bernhard Krautzer	Abteilung Vegetationsmanagement in Alpenraum Hőhere Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft Raumberg-Rumpenstein Altirdning 11 8952 Irdning Austria	Tel: (43) 3682-22451-345 Fax: (43) 3682-22451-210 bernhard.krautzer@raumberg-gumpenstein.at	Crop specialist
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	Information/Documentation
Belarus	Mr Alexandr Baravik	Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming Timiryazeva Str. 1 222160 Zhodino, Minsk Region Belarus	Tel: (375) 29 9023647 Fax: (375) 1775 37066 belgenbank@mail.ru	Genebank curator
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	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
Belarus	Mr Petr Vasko	Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming Timiryazev str. 1 222160 Zhodino Belarus	Tel: (375) 29 6634094 Fax: (375) 1775 37066 belgenbank@mail.ru	Plant breeder
Belgium	Ms An Ghesquiere	ILVO (Instituut voor Landbouw and Visserij Onderzoek) Caritasstraat 39 9090 Melle Belgium	Tel: (32) 92722979 Fax: (32) 92722901 an.ghesquiere@ilvo.vlaanderen.be	Scientist & Breeder
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mr Željko  Lakić Observer	Agricultural institute of Republic of Srpska Knjaza Miloša 17 78000 Banja Luka, Republika Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tel: (387) 51 303 112 Fax: (387) 66 803 694 lakic.kiko@gmail.com	Crop specialist, Plant breeder	observer
Bulgaria	Ms Maria Petrova	Institute of Plant Genetic Resources `K. Malkov` Druzhba str. 2 4122 Sadovo Bulgaria	Tel: (359) 32 629026 maredped@abv.bg	Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/documentation
Croatia	Ms Snježana Bolarić	Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb Svetošimunska 25, 10 000 Zagreb Croatia	Tel: (385) 1 239 3628 Fax: (385) 1 239 3631 sbolaric@agr.hr	Genebank curator, Plant breeder
Cyprus	Ms Dionysia Fasoula	Agricultural Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment P.O. Box 22016 1516 Lefkosia Cyprus	Tel: (357) 22403124 Fax: (357) 22316770 dfasoula@ari.moa.gov.cy	Plant breeder
Cyprus	Mr Angelos Kyratzis	Agricultural Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment P.O. Box 22016 1516 Lefkosia Cyprus	Tel: (357) 22 403131 Fax: (357) 22 316770 akyratzis@ari.moa.gov.cy	Genebank curator
Czech Republic	Ms Simona  Raab	OSEVA PRO s.r.o., Výzkumná stanice travinářská OSEVA PRO Ltd., Grassland Research Station č. 698 756 54 Zubří 698 Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 571658195-6 raab@oseva.cz	Crop specialist
Czech Republic	Mr Tomáš Vymyslický	Výzkumný ústav pícninářský s.r.o. Research Institute for Fodder Crops Zahradní 1  Troubsko u Brna Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 547 138 824 vymyslicky@vupt.cz	Genebank Curator
Denmark	Ms Birte Boelt	University of Aarhus Faculty of agricultural sciences Forsøgsvej 1 4200 Slagelse Denmark	Tel: (45) 8999 3625 Fax: (45) 8999 3501 Birte.Boelt@agrsci.dk
Estonia	Mr Rene Aavola Contact person	Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa, 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia	Tel: (372) 53292465 Fax: (372) 77 66902 rene.aavola@metk.agri.ee	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Estonia	Ms Külli Annamaa	Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia	Tel: (372) 53451468 Fax: (372) 776 6902 kylli.annamaa@metk.agri.ee	Genebank Curator, , Information/Documentation
Estonia	Ms Sirje Tamm	Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia	Tel: (372) 7766916 sirje.tamm@metk.agri.ee	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Finland	Ms Merja Veteläinen	Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd. Boreal Kasvinjalostus Oy Myllytie 10 31600 Jokioinen Finland	Tel: (358) 40 7053340 merja.vetelainen@boreal.fi	Plant breeder	Chair until 17 Dec 2014
France	Ms Aurélia Boutet	Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE) - UR P3F - Unité de Recherche Pluri-disciplinaire Prairies et Plantes Fourragères Le chêne - RD150 - CS 80006 86600 Lusignan France	Tel: (33) (0) 549556121 Fax: (33) (0) 549556044 aurelia.boutet@inrae.fr	Genebank Curator
France	Mr Jean-Paul Sampoux Contact person	Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE) UR P3F - Unité de Recherche Pluri-disciplinaire Prairies et Plantes Fourragères Le chêne - RD150 - CS 80006 86600 Lusignan France	Tel: 33 (0) 549556027 Fax: 33 (0) 549556044 jean-paul.sampoux@inrae.fr	Genebank Curator
Germany	Mr Ulf Feuerstein	Euro Grass Breeding GmbH & Co. KG Steimeker Weg 7 D-27330 Asendorf Germany	Tel: (49) 4253931111 Fax: (49) 4253931120 Ulf.Feuerstein@dsv-saaten.de	Plant breeder
Germany	Mr Frank Höppner	Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI) Institute for Crop and Soil Science Bundesallee 50 38116 Braunschweig Germany	Tel: (49) 531 5962313 Fax: (49) 531 5962399 frank.hoeppner@julius-kuehn.de	Crop specialist
Germany	Ms Evelin Willner Contact person	Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Satellite Collections North Inselstr. 9 23 999 Malchow/Poel Germany	Tel: (49) 3842520316 Fax: (49) 38425429808 willner@ipk-gatersleben.de	Genebank curator	Vice chair until 12/07/2014.
Greece	Ms Photini Mylona Contact person	Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DEMETER (HAO-DEMETER) Greek Gene Bank, Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources PO Box 60458 57001 Thermi Greece	Tel: (30) 2310471110 (0218) / (30) 6945151267 Fax: (30) 2310 473024 phmylona@elgo.gr	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation, Plant breeder, Policy and law
Greece	Mr Ioannis Mylonas	Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources Hellenic Agricultural Organization "Demeter'" P.O. Box 238 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki Greece	Tel: (30) 2310 471544 (internal 301) Fax: (30) 2310 473024 ioanmylonas@yahoo.com	Genebank curator
Greece	Ms Elissavet Ninou	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops - HAO ELGO DEMETER Theophrastou 1 41335 Larissa Greece	Tel: (30) 2410671300, 2410671285 Fax: (30) 2410671321 lisaninou@gmail.com	Crop specialist, Crop specialist, Plant breeder, Plant breeder
Greece	Mr Dimitrios Vlachostergios	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER Theophrastou 1  Laris Greece	Tel: (30) 2410 671305 Fax: (30) 2410 671321 vlachostergios@gmail.com	Plant breeder
Hungary	Mr Lajos Horváth	National Centre for Biodiversity and Gene Conservation Külsömezö 15 H-2766 Tápiószele Hungary	Tel: (36) 53 380070/071 Fax: (36) 53 380072 horvath.lajos@nbgk.hu	Genebank Curator
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
Ireland	Ms Susanne Barth Chair	Teagasc Crops Research Centre Oakpark  Carlow Ireland	Tel: (353) 59 9170200 Fax: (353) 59 9142423 Susanne.barth@teagasc.ie	Crop specialist
Italy	Ms Valeria Negri	Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali (DSA3); Unità di Ricerca - Genetica Agraria e Biotecnologie Genetiche Facoltà di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Perugia Borgo XX Giugno, 74 06121 Perugia Italy	Tel: (39) 075 5856218 Fax: (39) 075 5856224 valeria.negri@unipg.it	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	Ms Sarmīte Rancāne	Research Institute of Agriculture Zemkopibas instituts 7 LV - 5125 Skriveri, Skriveru novads Latvia	Tel: (371) 65197524 Fax: (371) 26484676 sarmite.rancane@inbox.lv	Crop specialist
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
Lithuania	Ms Vilma Kemesyte	Forage Breeding Department, Lithuanian Centre for Agriculture and Forestry; Department of Grass Breeding Instituto aleja 1  Akademija, Kedainiai distr Lithuania	Tel: (370) 347 37293 Fax: (370) 347 37179 vilma.kemesyte@lammc.lt
Lithuania	Ms Eglė  Norkevičienė	Department of Grass Breeding - Lithuanian Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry Instituto aleja 1 58544 Akademija, Kedainiai distr Lithuania	Tel: (370) 672 52 173 Fax: (370) 347 37179 egle.norkeviciene@lammc.lt	Crop specialist/grass breeder
Lithuania	Ms Gražina Statkevičiūtė	LAMMC Institute of Agriculture Instituto aleja 1 58344 Akademija, Kedainiai distr Lithuania	Tel: (370) 347 37638 grazina.statkeviciute@lammc.lt
Malta	Mr Noel Azzopardi Observer	Department of Agriculture Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment Ghammieri  Marsa Malta	Tel: (356) 25904113 Fax: (356) 25904206 noel.azzopardi@gov.mt
Netherlands	Mr Wouter  Groenink	Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN); Wageningen University and Research Centre P.O. Box 16  Wageningen Netherlands	Tel: (31) 6 28376789 wouter.groenink@wur.nl	Genebank Curator
North Macedonia	Ms Suzana Kratovalieva	Agricultural Institute-Skopje University "Ss Cyril and Methodius" Aleksandar Makedonski blvd bb 1000 Skopje North Macedonia	Tel: (389) 77 632090 Fax: (389) 2 3114283 s.kratovalieva@zeminst.edu.mk
Poland	Mr Bartosz Tomaszewski	Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute National Research Institute, Botanical Garden of National Centre for Plant Genetic Resources Jezdziecka Str. 5 85-687 Bydgoszcz Poland	Tel: (48) 52 3813193 bartosz_tomaszewski@op.pl	Information/documentation
Portugal	Ms Teresa Carita Contact person	Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária Polo de Elvas Estrada de Gil VazApartado 6 7351-901 Elvas Portugal	Tel: (351) 268637740 teresa.carita@iniav.pt	Crop specialist
Portugal	Mr João Paulo Carneiro	Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV) Polo de Elvas Estrada de Gil Vaz. Apartado 6Apartado 6 7351-901 Elvas Portugal	Tel: (351) 268637773 Fax: (351) 268629295 joao.carneiro@iniav.pt	Plant breeder
Romania	Ms Floare Moisa	Agricultural Research and Development Station Livada Baia Mare Street, No. 7 Satu Mare 447180 Livada Romania	Tel: (40) 261840001 Fax: (40) 261840001 scdalivada@yahoo.com	Crop specialist
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
Romania	Ms Silvia Strãjeru	Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava Bulevardul 1 Mai nr. 17 720224 Suceava Romania	Tel: (40) 230 521016 Fax: (40) 230 521016 office@svgenebank.ro	Policy and law
Romania	Ms Monica Alexandrina Tod	Grassland Research Institute Brasov Cucului Street No. 5 500128 Brasov Romania	Tel: (40) 268472704 Fax: (40) 268475295 office@pajisti-grassland.ro	Plant breeder
Romania	Mr Paul Zevedei	Grassland Research Institute Brasov Cucului Street, No. 5 500128 Brasov Romania	Tel: (40) 268472704 Fax: (40) 268475295 office@pajisti-grassland.ro	Plant breeder
Serbia	Mr Zoran Lugić	institute for Forage Crops Globoder 37251 Kruševac Serbia	Tel: (381) 37 442 590 Fax: (381) 37 441 295 zoran.lugic@ikbks.com	Plant breeder
Serbia	Mirjana Petrović	Institute for forage crops Globoder 37251 Kruševac Serbia	Tel: (381) 37442590 mirjana.petrovic@ikbks.com	Plant breeder
Serbia	Ms Jasmina Radović Contact person	Institute for Forage Crops Globoder 37251 Kruševac Serbia	Tel: (381) 37 442 590 Fax: (381) 37 441 295 jasmina.radovic@ikbks.com	Plant breeder
Serbia	Mr Dejan Sokolović	Institute for Forage Crops Globoder 37251 Kruševac Serbia	Tel: (381) 37 442 590 Fax: (381) 37 441 295 dejan.sokolovic@ikbks.com	Plant breeder
Serbia	Ms Sanja Vasiljević	Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Maksima Gorkog 30 21000 Novi Sad Serbia	Tel: (381) 21 4898 378 sanja.vasiljevic@nsseme.com	Plant breeder
Slovakia	Ms Miriam Kizekova	National Agricultural and Food Centre - Grassland and Mountain Agriculture. Research Institute Mládežnícka 36 974 21  Banská Bystrica Slovakia	Tel: (421) 48 3100226 miriam.kizekova@nppc.sk	Crop specialist
Slovenia	Mr Jure Čop	University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty Jamnikarjeva 101P.O. Box 2995 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia	Tel: (386) 1 3203274 Fax: (386) 1 4231088 jure.cop@bf.uni-lj.si	Crop specialist
Slovenia	Mr Branko  Lukač	Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Hacquetova ulica 17 1000  Ljubljana	Tel: (386) 1 280 5413 branko.lukac@kis.si	Crop specialist
Slovenia	Mr Vladimir Meglič	Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Hacquetova ulica 17 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia	Tel: (386) 1 2805180 Fax: (386) 1 2805255 vladimir.meglic@kis.si	Genebank Curator
Spain	Mr Francisco  Galea Gragera	Instituto de Investigación Agrarias Finca La Orden-Valdesequera Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX) Autovía V, km 372 06187  Guadajira (Badajoz) Spain	Tel: (34) 924 014 136 francisco.galea@juntaex.es	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 Linda Őhlund	Lantmännen Lantbruk Lännäs SE-881 95 Undrom Sweden	Tel: (46) 105561946 linda.ohlund@lantmannen.com	Plant breeder
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, Crop specialist	Chair from 06.12.2014. Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in March 2019. Ended on 31.01.23
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	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 Christoph Grieder Contact person	Agroscope Reckenholzstrasse 191 8046 Zurich Switzerland	Christoph.grieder@agroscope.admin.ch	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
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
Türkiye	Mr Huseyin Ozpinar	Aegean Agricultural Research Institute Canakkale Road No. 57P.O. Box 9, Menemen 35672 Menemen. Izmir Türkiye	Tel: (90) 232 8461331 Fax: (90) 232 8461107 huseyin.ozpinar@tarim.gov.tr	Plant breeder
Ukraine	Mr Vasily Bugayov Observer	Institute of Forage Crops 16, Yonost str. 287100 Vinnitsa Ukraine	Tel: (380) 432 464116 Fax: (380) 432 464328 zoolab@ukr.net
United Kingdom	Mr Nigel Maxted	School of Biosciences University of Birmingham Edgbaston  Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom	Tel: (44-121) 4145571 Fax: (44-121) 4145925 nigel.maxted@dial.pipex.com	Crop specialist
United Kingdom	Ms Lydia Smith	NIAB Huntingdon Road CB3 0LE Cambridge United Kingdom	Tel: (44) (0) 1223 342242 lydia.smith@niab.com	Crop specialist
United Kingdom	Mr Danny Thorogood	IBERS SY23 3EE Gogerddan, Aberystwyth United Kingdom	Tel: (44) 1970 823176 dnt@aber.ac.uk	Plant breeder