2012 Meeting: BioRubber for Europe in Global Perspective
The 2012 meeting: "BioRubber for Europe in Global Perspective", now being organized by the EU-PEARLS consortium to mark the end of the FP7 EU-PEARLS research project, will take place in Wageningen, The Netherlands, on September 24-25, 2012.
"BioRubber for Europe in Global Perspective” will bring together researchers, industry representatives and policymakers from Europe, North America, Asia and Africa, interested in the development of alternative sources of natural rubber as:
- a strategic fallback option, in case current threats to Hevea rubber become reality: South American Leaf Blight, climate change, or high labor costs
- an additional source of natural rubber, in case the market demand cannot be satisfied by Hevea rubber
- a source of rubber with new properties providing commercial opportunities
The meeting will be an excellent opportunity for research organizations and industry to report and discuss alternative sources of natural rubber, with themes including germplasm collection, breeding, biochemistry and genetics of rubber biosynthesis, agronomy, processing, product development, by-products, socioeconomic aspects (policies, consequences for labor market, rural areas, factors affecting the introduction and market chances of alternative crops).
Four lecture sessions, with poster sessions during lunch and in the afternoon, will focus on the following topics:
- The economical prospects of natural rubber in a changing world
- Plant breeding and genetics, isoprenoid biosynthesis, analytical methods
- Agronomy, processing and biorefining
- Applications of latex/rubber and co-products from (alternative) sources of natural rubber
Keynote speakers:
- Fazilet Cinaralp, Secretary General of the ETRMA, the European tyre and rubber manufacturers' association
- Dennis Ray, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
- Daniel Pioch, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- Jacques Noordermeer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Date: September 24-25, 2012
Venue: Hotel Hof van Wageningen, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Program: A detailed programme will be made available soon
REGISTRATION and ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
For registration and abstract submission please go to the Wageningen University registration website.
The registration fees are:
- € 225 for students
- € 450 for all other participants
and include:
- access to the conference
- registration package
- welcome reception
- coffee/tea and lunches
The abstract template can be downloaded from the registration site. Please indicate your preference for presenting a poster or a lecture at the meeting, and whether you would like to participate in the conference diner (€ 70). The deadline for abstract submission is June 1, 2012. Abstracts will be evaluated and accepted by June 30, 2012.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
- Hans Mooibroek, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research, The Netherlands
- Ingrid van der Meer, Plant Research International B.V., The Netherlands
- Robert van Loo, Plant Research International B.V., The Netherlands
- Luisa Trindade, Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, The Netherlands
- Sabine Meijerink, Wageningen UR Communication Services, The Netherlands
- Emmy van Heugten, Wageningen UR Communication Services, The Netherlands
- Peter van Dijk, Keygene, The Netherlands
- Nico Gevers, Apollo-Vredestein, Enschede, The Netherlands
- Jan van Beilen, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Hans Mooibroek, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research, The Netherlands
- Robert van Loo, Plant Research International B.V., Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Nico Gevers, Apollo-Vredestein, Enschede, The Netherlands
- Peter van Dijk, Keygene, Wageningen,The Netherlands
- Jan van Beilen, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
- Yves Poirier, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
- Dirk Prüfer, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
- Jan Kirschner, Institute of Botany (IBOT), Pruhonice, Czech Republic
- Serge Palu, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- Daniel Pioch, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- Thierry Chapuset, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- Enrique Ritter, Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario ( NEIKER), Spain
- Dennis Ray, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
SPONSORING
We wish to thank Keygene NV and Apollo Vredestein for sponsoring the congress.
If you are interested in sponsoring the congress as well, please contact Jan van Beilen for more information.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Wageningen is a small - lively city in the province of Wageningen, located between the Lower-Rhine and the (modest) hills Wageningse Berg and Grebbeberg. Wageningen is known as the city of life sciences as it the home of the Wageningen University and Research Center, 140 knowledge-intensive companies, a biopartner center, and more than 8500 students. You will find detailed information on Wageningen, its restaurants and its shops in this brochure of the Wageningen Tourist Information Center.
Weather
The end of September often has a pleasant climate in The Netherlands with the evenings still warm. The average daytime temperatures are around 18°C (70F) with about 5 hours of sunshine per day. It may be rainy.
Local transportation
You can reach Wageningen by train from the Schiphol Airport railway station. Tickets can be bought at the yellow self-service ticket machines or at the NS Service Desk. A ticket Schiphol to Ede-Wageningen will cost approximately € 14. Trains run about every 15 minutes, either direct or with a change in Utrecht. For schedules please consult 9292ov.
The Ede-Wageningen Railway Station and Hotel Hof van Wageningen are connected by bus no. 86 and 88. Your stop is Wageningen Stadsbrink, a 3 minutes, 250 meters walk from the hotel. For schedules please consult 9292ov. Bus tickets can be bought in the bus (2 € for a single trip). Taxis are also available upon call, or at the railway station. The approximate fare from the railway station to Hotel Hof van Wageningen is € 20-30. Taxi 10000: 31-317-410000.
Insurance
Dutch health care does not cover visitors to the Netherlands. Please ensure that you have a suitable insurance coverage for the event of illness or accident. The organizing committee will not accept liability for personal injuries sustained by or for loss or damage to property belonging to the participants.
Emergency number
112: General emergency number