Chair: Charlotte Allender charlotte.Allender@warwick.ac.uk   

Country	Name	Organization	Contact Details	Expertise	Remarks
Albania	Ms Astrit Balliu	Agricultural University of Tirana Kodër Kamëz 1000 Tirana Albania	Tel: (355) 686022105 aballiu@ubt.edu.al	Crop specialist
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	Policy and law, Genebank Curator, 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
Bulgaria	Ms Milena Nikolova Nikolova	Institute of Plant Genetic Resources "K. Malkov" Druzhba str. 2 4122 Sadovo Bulgaria	Tel: (359) 32 629026 pelikan4e@abv.bg	Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/documentation
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 a.kyratzis@ari.gov.cy	Genebank curator
Czech Republic	Mr Pavel Kopecký	VÚRV, v.v.i. Odd. zelenin a speciálních plodin Crop Research Institute, Vegetables and special crops Šlechtitelů 12 783 71 Olomouc Czech Republic	Tel: (420) 702087794 kopecky@genobanka.cz	Genebank curator	Vice-Chair from 06/19/2013 until 12/14/2014
France	Mr Emmanuel Geoffriau Contact person	Agrocampus Ouest Angers INHP 2 rue le Nôtre 49045 Angers France	Tel: (33) 241225431 Fax: (33) 241225515 Emmanuel.Geoffriau@agrocampus-ouest.fr	Genebank Curator
Germany	Ms Janine  König	Institut für Züchtungsforschung an gartenbaulichen Kulturen Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops Erwin-Baur-Str. 27 06484  Quedlinburg Germany	Tel: (49) 3946 47 3092 janine.koenig@julius-kuehn.de	Crop specialist, Phytopathologist
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
Germany	Mr Thomas Nothnagel	Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Erwin-Baur-Str. 27 06484 Quedlinburg Germany	Tel: (49) 394647430 Fax: (49) 394647400 thomas.nothnagel@julius-kuehn.de	Crop specialist
Greece	Ms Catherine Margaret Cook Contact person	Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER 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
Lithuania	Ms Rasa Karklelienė	Vegetable Breeding and Technology Department, Institute of Horticulture Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry 54333 Lithuania	Tel: (370) 37 555 370 Fax: (370) 37 555176 r.karkleliene@lsdi.lt	Crop specialist
Norway	Mr Randi Seljåsen	Bioforsk, the Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research Bioforsk Øst, division Landvik, Reddalsveien 214 4688 Grimstad Norway	Tel: (47) 40622915 randi.seljaasen@nibio.no	Crop specialist
Poland	Mr Mariusz Chojnowski Observer	Research Institute of Horticulture Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3 96-100 Skierniewice Poland	Tel: (48) 46 8346721 Fax: (48) 46 8333186 mariusz.chojnowski@inhort.pl	Information/Documentation
Portugal	Ms Ana Maria Barata	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, Information/Documentation
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	Genebank curator, Information/documentation
Romania	Ms Diana Batir Rusu	Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava 1 May Avenue, No. 17 720224 Suceava Romania	Tel: (40) 230 521016 Fax: (40) 230 521016 dia_sv@yahoo.com	Genebank curator
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 Maria Gabriela Parvu	Research and Development Station for Vegetables Buzau Mesteacanului Street, No. 23,  Buzau Town, Buzau County Romania	Tel: (40)238722560 Fax: (40) 238722560 parvumariagabriela@yahoo.com	Crop specialist, 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	Policy and law
Russian Federation	Ms Tatyana Khmelinskaya Observer	N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) Bolshaya Morskaya Street 42-44 190000 St. Petersburg Russia	Tel: (7-812) 5718539 Fax: (7-812) 5718762 t.khmelinskaya@vir.nw.ru
Serbia	Mr Dejan Cvikić Contact person	Institute for Vegetable Crops Karadjordjeva Str. 71 11420 Smederevska Palanka Serbia	Tel: (381) 26 317170 Fax: (381) 26 317783 dcvikic@institut-palanka.rs	Plant breeder
Spain	Ms Cristina Mallor Gimenez	Unidad de Tecnologia en Producción Vegetal Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria (CITA), Gobierno de Aragón Avda. Montañana 930 50059 Zaragoza Spain	Tel: (34) 976713078 Fax: (34) 976716335 cmallor@aragon.es	Genebank curator
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, 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	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
United Kingdom	Ms Charlotte Allender Chair	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	Genebank Curator
United Kingdom	Ms Frances Gawthrop	Tozer Seeds Ltd. Pyports Downside Bridge Road KT11 3EH Cobham, Surrey United Kingdom	frances.gawthrop@tozerseeds.com	Plant breeder
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	Plant breeder