Chair: Valeria Negri valeria.negri@unipg.it   Vice-Chair: Parthenopi Ralli rallip@agro.auth.gr

Country	Name	Organization	Contact Details	Expertise	Remarks
	Ms Bettina Müller Observer	Strube Research Neue Strasse 11 38838 Schlanstedt Germany	Tel: (49) 39401962316 be.mueller@strube.net
Albania	Mr Ndoc Faslia	Agricultural University of Tirana Department of Plant Sciences and Technologies Koder-Kamez  Tirana Albania	Tel: (355) 683762303 faslia.ndoc@yahoo.com	Crop specialist
Armenia	Ms Karine Sarikyan Observer	Scientific Center of Vegetable and Industrial Crops Ministry of Agriculture Ararat Marz, Darakert Community 808 Ararat region Armenia	Tel: (374-94) 867030 karuine_sarikyan@mail.ru
Austria	Mr Paul Freudenthaler	Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) Department for Plant Genetic Resources Wieningerstrasse 8 4020 Linz Austria	Tel: (43) 50 555 41200 Fax: (43) 50 555 41119 paul.freudenthaler@ages.at	Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/documentation, Policy and law
Austria	Mr Christian  Partl	Office of the Federal Government of Tyrol Department of Agricultural Education and Agricultural Law Heiliggeiststraße 7 6020 Innsbruck Austria	Tel: (43) 512 508 2522 landw.schulwesen@tirol.gv.at	Crop specialist
Azerbaijan	Mr Mirza Musayev Observer	Genetic Resources Institute Genetic Resources Institute, Azerbaijan National Academy of Science 155, Azadliq Ave 1106 Baku Azerbaijan	Tel: (994) 12 3424907 Fax: (994) 12 4499221 mirza.musayev@yahoo.com	Crop specialist	observer
Azerbaijan	Mr Khanbala Rustamov Observer	Genetic Resources Institute 155, Azadlig ave.  Baku Azerbaijan	Tel: (994) 50 5626574 Fax: (994) 12 4499221 xanbala.rustamov@yandex.com	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
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ms Gordana Ðuriċ Observer	University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Agriculture Univerzitetski grad, Bulevar vojvode Petra Bojovića 1A 78000 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tel: (387) 51 330933 Fax: (387) 51 312580 gordanadju@gmail.com	Genebank Curator	observer
Bulgaria	Ms Tzvetelina Stoilova	Institute of Plant Genetic Resources "K. Malkov" 2 Druzhba Str. 4122 Sadovo distr. Plovdiv Bulgaria	Tel: (359) 32 629026 Fax: (359) 32 629026 tz_st@abv.bg	Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/documentation
Croatia	Ms Tatjana Klepo	Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, Center for Fruit and Vegetable Growing Kralja Zvonimira 14 a 21210 Solin Croatia	Tel: (385) 021 213 575 tatjana.klepo@hapih.hr	Crop specialist
Croatia	Mr Josip Leto	Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb Svetošimunska 25 1000 Zagreb Croatia	Tel: (385) 1 2394079 jleto@agr.hr	Crop specialist
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.gov.cy	Crop specialist, Plant breeder, Policy and law
Czech Republic	Mr Vojtěch Holubec	Výzkumný ústav rostlinné výroby, v.v.i. Praha (VÚRV) Crop Research Institute, Gene Bank Drnovská 507 16106 Praha 6 - Ruzyně Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 233022497 - Ext. 111 Fax: (420) 233022286 holubec@vurv.cz	Genebank curator
Czech Republic	Mr Boris Krška	Insttute of Pomology - Výzkumný a šlechtitelský ústav ovocnářský Holovousy s.r.o. Výzkumný a šlechtitelský ústav ovocnářský Holovousy s.r.o. 507 51  Holovousy v Podkrkonoší Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 493 691 066 Boris.KRSKA@vsuo.cz	Crop specialist
Denmark	Mr Gert Bundgaard Poulsen (DK)	Danish Seedsavers Madvigs Alle 5, 3th DK1829 Denmark	Tel: (45) 3324 4220 ngbgpo@gmail.com
Estonia	Ms Annika Michelson	NGO Õismäe tee 77-2 13515 Tallinn Estonia	Tel: (372) 53416962 maadjasmtu@gmail.com	Other:NGO
Finland	Ms Maarit Heinonen	Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Biotechnology and Food Research/Genetic diversity H-house 31600 Jokioinen Finland	Tel: (358) 3-4188 Fax: (358) 3-4188 3618 maarit.heinonen@luke.fi	Crop specialist
Finland	Ms Merja Veteläinen	Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd. Boreal Kasvinjalostus Oy Myllytie 10 31600 Jokioinen Finland	Tel: (358) 40 7053340 merja.vetelainen@boreal.fi	Crop specialist
France	Ms Isabelle Goldringer Contact person	Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS UMR de Génétique Végétale Ferme du Moulon 91190 Gif sur Yvette France	Tel: (33) 1 69332370 Fax: (33) 1 69332340 isabelle.goldringer@inrae.fr	Crop specialist
Germany	Mr Udo Hennenkämper	Keyserlink-Institut Rimpertsweilser 3 D-88682 Salem Germany	Tel: (49) 754471371 Fax: (49) 7544913296 uhennenkaemper@saatgut-forschung.de	Plant breeder
Germany	Ms Sarah Sensen	Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity (IBV), Deichmanns Aue 29 53179 Bonn Germany	Tel: (49) (0)228 6845-3543 Fax: (49) (0)228 6845-3105 Sarah.Sensen@ble.de	Information/documentation, Policy and law	added again on 1 July 2022. she had finished on 29.05.2018
Germany	Ms Imke Thormann	Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity (IBV), Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) Deichmanns Aue 29 53179 Bonn Germany	Tel: +49 (0)228 6845 3438 imke.thormann@ble.de
Germany	Mr Rudolf Vögel	Landesamt für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Brandenburg (LUGV) Abt. Technischer Umweltschutz (TUS) Ref. Klimaschutz, Umweltbeobachtung und -toxikologie (T2) Tramper Chaussee 2 16225 Eberswalde Germany	Tel: (49) 333427784.23 Fax: (49) 3334662650 rudolf.voegel@lugv.brandenburg.de	Other (NGO)
Greece	Ms Penelope Bebeli	Agricultural University of Athens Iera Odos 75 118 55 Athens Votanikos Greece	Tel: (30) 2105294626 Fax: (30) 2105294622 bebeli@aua.gr	Plant breeder
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	Crop specialist, Genebank Curator, Information/Documentation, Plant breeder
Greece	Mr Apostolos Kalyvas	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 Georgio Koubouris	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER Institute for Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops & Viticulture Agrokipio 73100 Chania Greece	Tel: (30) 2810 83431 Fax: (30) 2810 93963 koubourisg@gmail.com	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Greece	Mr Konstantinos Koutis	AEGILOPS Network for Biodiversity and Ecology in Agriculture (NGO) Ano Lechonia 37300 Agria Volos Greece	Tel: (30) 24280 94558 Fax: (30) 24280 94558 info@aegilops.gr	Plant breeder
Greece	Mr Christos Lykas	University of Thessaly Fytokoy str 384 46 N. Ionia, Magnisia Greece	Tel: (30) 24210 93204 chlikas@uth.gr	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist
Greece	Mr Georgios Merkouropoulos	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER S. Venizelou 1 14123 Lykovrisi Attikis Greece	Tel: (30) 210 2816978 merkouropoulos@elgo.gr	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant Breeder
Greece	Ms Photini Mylona	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, Crop specialist, Plant breeder
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, Plant breeder
Greece	Ms Theodora Pitsoli	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER Sofokli Venizelou 1 14123 Lykovrissi, Athens Greece	Tel: (30) 2108 45940; 2310471110 Fax: (30) 2840 740 dorapitsoli@yahoo.com	Policy and law, Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation
Greece	Ms Parthenopi Ralli Contact person	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Thessaloniki-Polygyrou National RoadPO Box 60458 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki Greece	Tel: (30) 2310471110 Fax: (30) 2310473024 rallip@agro.auth.gr	Crop specialist, Genebank Curator, Information/Documentation
Greece	Mr Demetris Taskos	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER Institute of Olive trees, Subtropical crops and Viticulture. 1 S. Venizelou Str 14123 Lycovrissi (Athens) Greece	Tel: (30) 2102847499 Fax: (30) 2102840629	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation, Policy and law, Crop specialist
Greece	Ms Teresa Tzatzani Thiresia	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA) Institute of Olive trees, Subtropical crops and Viticulture. Agrokipio 73134 Chania Greece	Tel: (30) 281083430 Fax: (30) 281083439 tzatzani@elgo.gr	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Greece	Mr Stournaras Vasileios	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER Institute of Olive trees, Subtropical crops and Viticulture. 87 Lakonikis str 24100 Kalamata Greece	Tel: (30) 2721029812 Fax: (30) 2721027133 vstournaras.elgo@gmail.com	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist
Greece	Mr Ziogas Vasileios	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA). Institute for Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops & Viticulture Agrokipio 73134 Greece	Tel: (30) 2810 83432 Fax: (30) 83439 ziogas@elgo.gr	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant Breeder
Hungary	Ms Zsuzsanna Kollár	Central Agricultural Office, Directorate of Plant Production and Horticulture Research Centre for Agrobotany Külsömezö 15 2766 Tápiószele Hungary	Tel: (36-53) 380071 Fax: (36-53) 380072 zskollar@mail.nodik.hu	Genebank Curator
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
Ireland	Mr Tom Curtis	Genetic Heritage Ireland Davitt Road17 Davitt Road  Bray, Co. Wicklow Ireland	Tel: (353) 87 7631315 Tombotanist1771@gmail.com	Crop specialist
Israel	Mr Yehoshua Anikster Observer	Faculty of Life Sciences Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978 Tel Aviv Israel	Tel: (972-3) 6405536 Fax: (972-3) 6407857 aniksty@post.tau.ac.il	Crop specialist
Italy	Mr Riccardo Bocci	Rete Semi Rurali via di Casignano 25 50018 Scandicci (FI) Italy	Tel: (39) 2283876663 Fax: (39) 1782283769 riccardo.bocci@semirurali.net	Policy and law
Italy	Ms Valeria Negri Chair Contact person	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
Italy	Lorenzo Raggi	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) 0755856218 lorenzo.raggi@unipg.it	Geneticist, molecular characterization, genebank curator
Latvia	Mr Dainis Runģis	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	Mr Valerijus Rašomavičius	Nature Research Centre Žaliųjų Ežerų g. 49 LT-08406 Vilnius Lithuania	Tel: (370) 52697066 Fax: (370) 2729352 valerijus.rasomavicius@gamtc.lt	Crop specialist
Moldova	Mr Anatol Ganea Observer	Centre for Plant Genetic Resources Academy of Sciences of Moldova PO Box 302 2001 Chisinau Moldova	Tel: (373-22) 550249 Fax: (373-22) 550249 a_ganea@yahoo.com
Montenegro	Mr Zoran Jovović	University of Montenegro Biotechnical Faculty Mihaila Lalića 1 81000 Podgorica Montenegro	Tel: (382) 20268438 zoran.jovovic.btf@gmail.com	Crop specialist
Netherlands	Mr Obe Bootsma	Stichting de Oerakker Rippingstraat 35 1814HN Alkmaar	Tel: (31) 06 53125122 deoerakker@gmail.com
North Macedonia	Ms Sonja Ivanovska	Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food. Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Fac. S. Cyril and Methodius, University in Skopje Bul Aleksandar Makedonski, bb 91000 Skopje North Macedonia	Tel: (389-2) 3115277 Fax: (389-2) 3134310 s_ivanovska@yahoo.com
Norway	Ms Anne  Strøm Prestvik	The Royal Norwegian Society for Development Bråteveien 200 N-2013 Skjetten Norway	anne.strom.prestvik@norgesvel.no	Genebank Curator
Poland	Mr Grzegorz Hodun	Research Institute of Horticultre Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3 96-100 Skierniewice Poland	Tel: (48) 46 8345216 Fax: (48) 46 8333186 grzegorz.hodun@inhort.pl	Crop specialist, Information/documentation, Plant breeder, Plant breeder
Poland	Mr Jaroslaw Pajakowski	Towarzystwo Przyjaciol Dolnej Wisly Gruczno ul. Młyńska 4, Skr. poczt. 110 86-100 Swiecie Poland	Tel: (48) 52 3315000 aborygeniznadwisly@wp.pl	Policy and law
Portugal	Ms Ana Maria Barata Contact person	Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal - Instituto nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (BPGV-INIAV) Quinta de S. José - S. Pedro de Merelim 4700-859 Braga Portugal	Tel: (351) 969509792 Fax: (351) 253300961 ana.barata@iniav.pt	Genebank curator
Romania	Ms Silvia Ambaruş	Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau Calea Birladului Street, No. 220 600388 Bacau Romania	Tel: (40) 234 544963; Fax: (40) 234 517370 sclbac@legumebac.ro	Plant breeder
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	Genebank curator, Policy and law
Russian Federation	Ms Galina Talovina Observer	Russia	g.talovina@vir.nw.ru
Serbia	Mr Miodrag Dimitrijevic Contact person	Faculty of Agriculture University of Novi Sad Sq. Dositeja Obradovica 8 21000 Novi Sad Serbia	Tel: (381) 21 4853211 Fax: (381) 21 459243 mishad@polj.uns.ac.rs	Plant breeder
Serbia	Mr Milan Ugrinović	Institute for Vegetable Crops Karadjordjeva 71 11420 Smederevska Palanka Serbia	Tel: (381) 26 317 170 Fax: (381) 26 317 785 milan.ugrinovic@gmail.com	Plant breeder
Slovakia	Ms Iveta Čičová	National Agricultural and Food Centre Research Institute of Plant Production Bratislavská cesta 122 92168 Piešt`any Slovakia	Tel: (421) 33 7949345 Fax: (421-33) 77226306 iveta.cicova@nppc.sk	Genebank Curator
Slovenia	Ms Joži Jerman Cvelbar	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Dunajska cesta 22 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia	Tel: (386) 41789265 Jozi.Cvelbar@gov.si	Policy and law
Slovenia	Ms Nataša Ferant	Slovenian Institute for Hop Research and Brewing Cesta Žalskega tabora 2 3310 Žalec Slovenia	Tel: (386) 3 7121600 Fax: (386) 3 7121620 natasa.ferant@ihps.si	Genebank curator
Slovenia	Ms Jelka Šuštar Vozlič	Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Hacquetova ulica 17 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia	Tel: (386) 1 2805188 Fax: (386) 1 2805255 jelka.sustar-vozlic@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	Researcher
Spain	Mr Adrián Rodriguez-Burruezo	Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV) Universitat Politécnica de Valencia Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovacion, Acceso J, Primera Planta. Cno. de Vera s.n. 46022 Valencia Spain	Tel: (34) 963879423 Fax: (34) 963879422 adrodbur@doctor.upv.es
Spain	Mr Juan José Ruiz Martinez	Universidad Miguel Hernández Crta. de Beniel km 3,2 E-03312 Orihuela, Alicante Spain	Tel: (34) 966 749674 Fax: (34) 966 749619 juanj.ruiz@umh.es	Crop specialist
Sweden	Ms Annette Hägnefelt	Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) Smedjevägen 3PO Box 41 230 53 Alnarp Sweden	Tel: (46) 760063425 Fax: (46) 40 53 66 50 annette.hagnefelt@nordgen.org	Genebank Curator
Sweden	Mr Matti Leino	Archaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies Stockholm University 106 91  Stockholm Sweden	Tel: (46) 8 51954575 matti.leino@arklab.su.se	Other: research
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	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 Béla Bartha Contact person	ProSpecieRara Unter Brüglingen 6 CH-4052 Basel Switzerland	Tel: (41) 61 5459911/21 Fax: (41) 61 5459912 bela.bartha@prospecierara.ch	Crop specialist, Information/documentation
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 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
Switzerland	Ms Bettina Müller	Strube Research Neue Strasse 11 38838 Schlanstedt Germany	Tel: (49) 39401962316 be.mueller@strube.net
Türkiye	Mr Kürşad  Özbek	Turkish Seed Gene Bank  Ankara Türkiye	ozbekkursad@yahoo.com	Other expertise: Genebank Manager
Ukraine	Ms Valentina Gorina Observer	Nikitsky Botanical Gardens National Scientific Centre 98648 Yalta, Nikita, Crimea Ukraine	Tel: (38) 654 335516 Fax: (38) 654 335386 fruit_culture@mail.ru
United Kingdom	Mr Julian Hoskings	United Kingdom	Tel: (44) 7970932853 julian.hosking2@btinternet.com	Information/Documentation, Policy and law
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	Information/Documentation, Policy and law
United Kingdom	Ms Lydia Smith	NIAB Huntingdon Road CB3 0LE Cambridge United Kingdom	Tel: (44) (0) 1223 342242 lydia.smith@niab.com	Crop specialist