Chair: Ferdinando Branca fbranca@unict.it   

Country	Name	Organization	Contact Details	Expertise	Remarks
Albania	Mr Sokrat Jani	Institute of Plant Genetic Resources - Agricultural University of Tirana Rruga `Siri KODRA`  Tirana Albania	Tel: (355) 694053803 Fax: (355) 42235381 sokratjani@yahoo.com	Crop specialist
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ms Elma Sefo Observer	University of Mostar, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology University of Mostar Biskupa Čule bb 88 000 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tel: (387) 36337109 Fax: (389) 36 337105 elma.sefo@aptf.sum.ba	Crop specialist	observer
Bulgaria	Mr Ivan Aleksiev	Institute of Plant Genetic Resources "K. Malkov" Druzhba str. 2 4122 Sadovo Bulgaria	Tel: (359) 32 629026 alexievi@abv.bg	Crop specialist
Croatia	Ms Smiljana Goreta Ban	Institute of Agriculture and Tourism K. Huguesa 8 52440 Poreč Croatia	Tel: (385) 52408300 Fax: (385) 52431659 smilja@iptpo.hr	Crop specialist
Czech Republic	Mr Andrea Rychlá	OSEVA PRO ltd. o.z.Výzkumný ústav olejnin Opava - Research Institute of oil crops Purkyňova 10 746 01 Opava Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 553624160 rychla@oseva.cz	Crop specialist
Estonia	Ms Lea Narits	Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia	Tel: (372) 7766919 Fax: (372)7766902 lea.narits@metk.agri.ee	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
France	Ms Anne-Marie Chèvre Contact person	Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes Domaine de la Motte, BP 35327BP 35327 35653 Le Rheu cedex France	Tel: (33) (0) 223485133 anne-marie.chevre@inrae.fr	Crop specialist
France	Ms Régine Delourme	Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes Domaine de la Motte, BP 35327BP 35327 35653 Le Rheu cedex France	Tel: (33) (0) 223485133 regine.delourme@inrae.fr	Crop specialist
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	Crop specialist
Greece	Ms Catherine Margaret Cook	Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources PO Box 60458 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki Greece	Tel: (30) 2310 471110 cook@bio.auth.gr	Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation
Greece	Ms Georgia Ntatsi Contact person	Agricultural University of Athens Iera odos 75  Athens Greece	Tel: (30) 2105294532 Fax: (30) 2105294504 ntatsi@aua.gr	Crop specialist
Israel	Mr Oz Barazani Observer	Institute of Plant Sciences, Israel Plant Gene-Bank Agricultural Research Organization 50150 Bet Dagan Israel	Tel: (972) 3 9683942 Fax: (972) 3 9683895 barazani@volcani.agri.gov.il	Crop specialist
Italy	Mr Ferdinando Branca Chair	Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (DiA3) Università di Catania Via Valdisavoia 5 95123 Catania Italy	Tel: (39) 095 234307 (dir) / (39) 3395012092 Fax: (39) 095 234329 fbranca@unict.it	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist	Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in February 2019
Italy	Mr Roberto Lo Scalzo	Council for Research in Agriculture and Economics, Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing (CREA-IT) Research Unit of Food Technology (CRA-IAA) Via G. Venezian 26 20133 Milano Italy	Tel: (39) 02 239557222 Fax: (39) 02 239557205 roberto.loscalzo@crea.gov.it	Crop specialist, Other: food technology
Latvia	Ms Liga Lepse	Institute of Horticulture Grandu iela 1, Ceriņi, Krimūnu pagasts 3701 Dobeles novads Latvia	Tel: (371) 26185596 Fax: (371) 63191122 liga.lepse@llu.lv	Crop specialist
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	Crop specialist
Portugal	Ms Violeta Lopes Contact person	Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal (BPGV) INIAV Quinta de S. José, S. Pedro de Merelim 4700-859 Braga Portugal	Tel: (351) 253 198730 Fax: (351) 253300963 violeta.lopes@iniav.pt	Crop specialist
Romania	Ms Floarea Burnichi	Research and Development Station Buzau Statiunea de cercetare - dezvoltare pentru legumicultura Buzau Mesteacanului street no. 23 120024 Buzau Romania	Tel: (40) 238 722560 Fax: (40) 238 722560 burnichi@yahoo.com	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Romania	Ms Tina Oana Cristea	Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau Calea Birladului Street, No. 220  Bacau Romania	Tel: (40) 234 544963 Fax: (40) 234 517370 sclbac@legumebac.ro	Crop specialist, Plant breeder, Other: in vitro multiplication
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	Crop specialist
Slovenia	Ms Barbara Pipan	Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Hacquetova ulica 17 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia	Tel: (386) 1 2805273 Fax: (386) 1 2805255 barbara.pipan@kis.si	Crop specialist
Spain	Mr Antonio de Haro Bailón	Instituto Agricultura Sostenible CSIC Alameda del Obispo s/nApartado 4084 14004 Córdoba Spain	Tel: (34-957) 499235 Fax: (34-957) 499252 adeharobailon@ias.csic.es	Crop specialist
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 Jonatan  Leo	Nordic Genetic Resource Center Växthusvägen 12 234 56  Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 0735 237 347 jonatan.leo@nordgen.org	Genebank curator, Crop specialist
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	Crop specialist (oil crops)
United Kingdom	Ms Charlotte Allender	University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences The University of Warwick Wellesbourne CampusWellesbourne  Warwick CV35 9EF United Kingdom	Tel: (44) 24 7657 5014 Fax: (44) 24 7657 4500 charlotte.Allender@warwick.ac.uk	Crop specialist
United Kingdom	Ms Lesley McCarthy	SASA Roddinglaw Road EH12 9FJ Edinburgh United Kingdom	lesley.mccarthy@sasa.gsi.gov.uk	Crop specialist
United Kingdom	Mr Graham Teakle	Warwick Crop Centre University of Warwick Wellesbourne Campus CV35 9EF Warwick United Kingdom	graham.teakle@warwick.ac.uk	Crop specialist
United Kingdom	Mr Richard Tudor	Elsoms Seeds Spalding  Lincolnshire PE11 1QG United Kingdom	Tel: (44) (0) 1775 715000 Fax: (44) (0) 1775 715001 Richard.Tudor@elsoms.com	Crop specialist