Chair: Veli-Matti Rokka veli-matti.rokka@luke.fi   

Country	Name	Organization	Contact Details	Expertise	Remarks
Albania	Pëllumb Abeshi	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Management Rr. Durresit, 27  Tirana Albania	Tel: (355-4) 270623 Fax: (355-5) 682072312 pabeshi@ubt.edu.al
Armenia	Mr Aghvan Sahakyan Observer	Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology Ministry of Agriculture nr 3 Isi-Le Mulino Str. 1101 Echmiadzin Armenia	Tel: (37414) 51373 Fax: (374231) 56970 sahakyan48@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, Policy and law, Information/Documentation
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
Belgium	Ms Alice Soete	Centre Wallon de Recherches Agronomiques (CRA-W) Bâtiment Emile Marchal, Rue de Liroux 4 5030 Gembloux Belgium	a.soete@cra.wallonie.be	Plant breeder
Czech Republic	Ms Jaroslava Domkářová	Výzkumný ústav bramborářský Havlíčkův Brod s.r.o. Potato Research Institute Dobrovského 2366 580 03 Havlíčkův Brod Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 569 466 227 Fax: (420) 569461578 domkarova@vubhb.cz	Genebank curator
Estonia	Ms Liina  Jakobson	Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia	Tel: (372) 51995445 liina.jakobson@metk.agri.ee	Genebank Curator (in vitro)
Estonia	Ms Kristiina  Laanemets	Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa 1 48309  Jõgeva Estonia	Tel: (372) 6630945 kristiina.laanemets@metk.agri.ee	Genebank Curator, Information/Documentation
Estonia	Ms Terje Tähtjärv Contact person	Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia	Tel: (372) 7766905 terje.tahtjarv@metk.agri.ee	Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Finland	Mr Veli-Matti Rokka Chair	Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Biotechnology and Food Research, Alimentum Myllytie 1 FI-31600 Jokioinen Finland	Tel: (358) 29 5317685 veli-matti.rokka@luke.fi	Crop specialist	Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in March 2019
France	Mr Jean-Eric Chauvin Contact person	Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Amélioration de la Pomme de terre Domaine de Kéraiber 29260 Ploudaniel France	Tel: (33) 229626310 Fax: (33) 229626330 Jean-Eric.Chauvin@inrae.fr	Crop specialist
France	Ms Florence Esnault	Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE) UMR Amélioration des plantes et biotechnologies végétales (APBV) Domaine de Keraiber 29260 Ploudaniel France	Tel: (33) (0) 229 62 63 17 Fax: (33) (0) 229 62 63 30 Florence.Esnault@inrae.fr	Genebank Curator
Georgia	Ms Rusudan Mdivani	Research Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Wine-making 6, Marshal Gelovani Ave. 115 Tbilisi Georgia	Tel: (995-32) 607954 Fax: (995-32) 913146 r_mdivani@yahoo.com
Germany	Mr Klaus J. Dehmer Contact person	Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Satellite Collections North Parkweg 3A D-18190 Groß Lüsewitz Germany	Tel: (49) 38209 80525 Fax: (49) 38209 82313 dehmer@ipk-gatersleben.de	Genebank curator
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	Genebank Curator
Greece	Ms Ifigeneia Mellidou Contact person	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER. Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources. PO Box 238 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki Greece	Tel: (30) 2310471544 Fax: (30) 2310473024 ifimellidou@gmail.com	Crop specialist
Greece	Ms Georgia Ntatsi	Agricultural University of Athens Iera odos 75  Athens Greece	Tel: (30) 2105294532 Fax: (30) 2105294504 ntatsi@aua.gr	Crop specialist
Hungary	Mr Zsolt Polgár	University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty Potato Research Centre Deák F. út 16 H-8360 Keszthely Hungary	Tel: (36) 83545135 Fax: (36-83) 545104 polgar.zsolt@uni-mate.hu	Genebank Curator
Ireland	Mr Dennis Griffin	Teagasc Crops Research Centre  Oakpark, Carlow Ireland	Tel: (353) 59 9170224 Fax: (353) 59 9142423 Denis.griffin@teagasc.ie	Plant breeder
Italy	Ms Daniela Pacifico	Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Cereals and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI) Via di Corticella 133 40128 Bologna Italy	Tel: (39) 051 6316816 daniela.pacifico@crea.gov.it	Genebank Curator, Other: Geneticist, molecular characterization, communications & outreach
Italy	Mr Bruno Parisi Contact person	Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Analysis—Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI) Via di Corticella 133 40128 Bologna Italy	bruno.parisi@crea.gov.it	Genebank Curator, Crop specialist
Latvia	Ms Ilze Dimante	State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute Zinatnes Street 2 LV 4126 Priekuli Latvia	Tel: (371) 28605145 ilze.dimante@arei.lv	other: in-vitro conservation and propagation
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	other: DNA markers
Latvia	Ms Ilze Skrabule	State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute Zinatnes Str. 1a LV-4126 Priekuli, Cesis disr. Latvia	Tel: (371) 26365268 Fax: (371) 64107217 ilze.skrabule@arei.lv	Crop specialist
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
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 Roel Hoekstra	Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) Wageningen University and Research Centre P.O. Box 16 6700 AA Wageningen Netherlands	Tel: (31) 317 480912 Fax: (31) 317 423110 roel.hoekstra@wur.nl	Genebank curator
Norway	Ms Eldrid Lein Molteberg	Bioforsk, the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research Bioforsk Øst, Apelsvoll, Nylinna 226 2849 Norway	Tel: (47) 40482799 eldrid.lein.molteberg@nibio.no	Crop specialist
Poland	Ms Dorota  Michałowska Observer	Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, Laboratory of Potato Gene Resources and Tissue Culture Bonin 3 76-009 Bonin Poland	Tel: (48) 94 3423031 d.michalowska@ihar.edu.pl
Poland	Ms Agnieszka Przewodowska Observer	Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute Bonin 3 76-009 Bonin Poland	Tel: (48) 94 3423031 a.przewodowska@ihar.edu.pl	Crop specialist
Poland	Ms Paulina  Smyda-Dajmund Observer	Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute Młochów Division Platanowa 19 05-831  Młochów Poland	Tel: (+48 22) 729-92-48 int. 212 p.smyda@ihar.edu.pl
Portugal	Mr Miguel Ângelo Pinheiro de Carvalho Contact person	Banco de Germoplasma ISOPlexis Universidade de Madeira Campus da Penteada 9050-290 Funchal Portugal	Tel: (351) 291 705 386 Fax: (351) 291 705 249 miguel.carvalho@staff.uma.pt	Genebank curator
Romania	Anca Baciu	Research and Development of Potato Station Targu Secuiesc Orban Balazs 15 Street  Targu Secuiesc Romania	Tel: (40) 0267363755 Fax: (40) 0267361770 scdcts@gmail.com	Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder
Romania	Ms Dana Constantinovici	Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava National Genebank Suceava 1 May Avenue, No. 17 720224 Suceava Romania	Tel: (40) 230 521016 Fax: (40-230) 521016 dana_constantinovici@yahoo.com	Genebank curator, other expertise: in vitro and field conservation
Romania	Mr Radu Hermeziu	National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet Fundaturii Street, No. 2 500470 Brasov Romania	Tel: (40) 268 475414;476795 Fax: (40) 268 476608 icpc@potato.ro	Crop specialist
Romania	Mr Robert Motica	Research and Development of Potato Station Targu Secuiesc Orban Balazs 15 Street  Targu Secuiesc Romania	Tel: (40) 0267363755 Fax: (40) 0267361770 poszto@yahoo.com	Information/documentation, Policy and law
Romania	Ms Andreea Marinela Nistor	, National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet Fundaturii Street, No. 2 500470 Romania	Tel: (40) 268 475414;476795 Fax: (40) 268 476608 icpc@potato.ro	Other expertise: in vitro multiplication
Romania	Ms Maria Stefan Maria	National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet Brasov , Fundaturii Street, No. 2 500470 Brasov Romania	Tel: (40) 268 475414 Fax: (40) 0268 476608 icpc@potato.ro	Plant breeder
Romania	Carmen  Tanasă	Suceava Genebank, Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava Bd. 1 Mai, nr. 17 CP 720224 Suceava Romania	Tel: +40 741 178 355 alina.tanasa@svgenebank.ro	Genebank Curator
Russian Federation	Mr Stepan Kiru Observer	N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) 44 Bolshaya Morskaya str. 190000 St. Petersburg Russia	Tel: (7-812) 3144848 Fax: (7-812) 1178762 s.kiru@vir.nw.ru
Serbia	Mr Zoran Broćić	Faculty of Agriculture Belgrade Nemanjina 6 11 080 Belgrade-Zemun Serbia	Tel: (381) 21 6350366 ext 251 brocic@agrif.bg.ac.rs	Plant breeder
Slovakia	Ms Marcela Gubisova	National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Insttute of Plant Production Bratislavská cesta 122 92168 Piešt’any Slovakia	Tel: (421) 33 7947154 marcela.gubisova@nppc.sk	Crop specialist
Slovenia	Mr Peter Dolnicar	Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Hacquetova 17 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia	Tel: (386-1) 2805262 Fax: (386-1) 2805255 peter.dolnicar@kis.si	Genebank curator
Spain	Mr José Ignacio Ruiz De Galarreta Gómez	NEIKER (Instituto Vasco de Investigación Y Desarrollo Agrario) Carretera A-1, km. 355 E-01080 Vitoria Spain	Tel: (34) 945 121313 ext. 2306 jiruiz@neiker.eus	Genebank curator
Sweden	Mr Pawel Chrominski	Nordic Genetic Resource Center P.O. Box 41 SE-230 53 Sweden	Tel: (46) 735258425 pawel.chrominski@nordgen.org	Genebank Curator
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 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
Türkiye	Ms Gün Kırcalıoğlu	Aegean Agricultural Research İnstitute (AARI) Cumhuriyet mahallesi, Çanakkale asfaltı caddesi No:57 35660  Menemen Türkiye	Tel: (90) 5304653263 Fax: (90) 232.8461107 gun.kircalioglu@tarim.gov.tr	Plant breeder
Ukraine	Mr Mykola Furdyga Observer	Ukrainian Institute for Potato Research Ukrainian Academy for Agricultural Sciences 22 Chkalov str. , Nemishaevo 7853 Borodyanka district, Kiev region Ukraine	Tel: (380) 44 7741533 Fax: (380) 44 7741542 upri@visti.com
United Kingdom	Ms Heather Campbell	Potato Section Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) Roddinglaw Road EH12 9FJ Edinburgh United Kingdom	Tel: +44(0)131 244 8938 Fax: +44(0)131 244 8940 Heather.Campbell@sasa.gsi.gov.uk	Information/Documentation
United Kingdom	Ms Lydia Smith	NIAB Huntingdon Road CB3 0LE Cambridge United Kingdom	Tel: (44) (0) 1223 342242 lydia.smith@niab.com	Crop specialist