General information

This biennial conference represents a continuation of thirteen meetings, starting from 1990. It is intended to bring together European researchers working on topics interesting for organic fruit growing and consultants involved in organic fruit growing to discuss latest results with regard to the improvement of the production system of organic fruit growing. At the last meeting at February 18-20th 2008, nearly 100 scientists and consultants from 11 different countries met at Weinsberg for this purpose.

The intend is also to pool the informations in the proceedings and to make it available for a great number of European researchers, consultants and interested fruit growers.
Thus, the Proceedings of the last meetings you will find soon under "Proceedings" on this homepage.


Official Language

The official language is English. Simultaneous interpretation is not provided. It is therefore expected that authors are able to present their research more or less fluently in the English language.


The organizing committee

Consists of 16 persons from different European countries engaged intensively in research organic fruit growing working for research stations or organic associations.


Number of participants

The number of participants is limited.


Accomodation

We have reserved rooms for you in the following two hotels near the University. Both hotels you can reach by foot from the University.

The deadline for booking in these hotels is 31.1.2010.
Please book yourself and mention “Ecofruit”

Akademie Diozöse Rottenburg, Tagungszentrum Hohenheim
www.akademie-rs.de/hohenheim.htm

Single room € 64,- per night, breakfast included.
Double room € 52,- per person and night, breakfast included.

For booking please contact hohenheim@akademie-rs.de

Christkönigshaus, Hohenheim
www.christkoenigshaus.de

Single room € 70,- per night, breakfast included.
Double room € 55,- per person and night, breakfast included

For booking please contact christkoenigshaus@tagungshaus.net and use booking schedule.


Arrival

Detailed informations

 

 

 


Organizing committee

Jutta Kienzle, Foeko e.V., (D)
Dr. Sabine Zikeli, Universität Hohenheim (D)
Prof. Dr. Claus P.W. Zebitz, Universität Hohenheim (D)
Dr. Markus Kelderer, Research Centre Laimburg (I)
Birgit Künstler, Foeko e.V., (D)
Barbara Pfeiffer, LVWO Weinsberg (D)
Dr. Franz Ruess,  LVWO Weinsberg (D)
Sascha  Buchleither, KOB Bavendorf (D)
Dr. Ulrich Mayr, KOB Bavendorf (D)
Pieter Jan Jansonius, Louis Bolk Institute (NL)
Marc Trapman, Bio Fruit Advies (NL)
Dr. Franco Weibel, FIBL (CH)
Francois Warlop, GRAB (F)
Peter Triloff, Marktgemeinschaft Bodenseeobst eG (D)
Hanne Lindhard, Aarhus University (DK)
Peter Maxin, Aarhus University (DK)

Fördergemeinschaft Ökologischer Obstbau e.V., Traubenplatz 5, 74189 Weinsberg