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Faculty of Agriculture, University “Josip Juraj Strossmayer“ in Osijek

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Faculty of Agriculture University of ZagrebBalkan Environmental Associa on (B.EN.A)Associa on for European Life Science Universi es (ICA)European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng)Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology, University of Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBiotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaCroa an Society of Agronomy

under the auspices of theMinistry of Science, Educa on and Sports of the Republic of Croa aMinistry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croa aMinistry of Environmental and Nature Protec on of the Republic of Croa a

in collabora on withAgricultural Ins tute OsijekBc Ins tute for Breeding and Produc on of Field Crops, ZagrebIns tute for Adria c Crops and Karsts Reclama on, SplitIns tute of Agriculture and Tourism, PorečTobacco Ins tute, ZagrebSociety of Agronomy, OsijekCroa an Hun ng Federa onCroa an Food Agency, OsijekCroa an Centre for Agriculture, Food and Rural Aff airs, ZagrebCroa an Chamber of Commerce, Zagreb Croa an Agricultural Agency, KriževciAgricultural Extension ServiceCollege of Agriculture in KriževciCollege in Slavonski BrodCollege in KarlovacCollege in KninCounty of Virovi ca-PodravinaCounty of Brodsko-posavskaCounty Dubrovačko-neretvanskaCounty of Vukovar-SrijemCounty of Osijek-BaranyaCity of DubrovnikCity of Osijek

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48th Croa an & 8th Interna onal Symposium on Agriculture

February 17 – 22, 2013Dubrovnik, Croa aHotel Valamar Lacroma Dubrovnik ****

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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENTInvita on

You are invited to par cipate in the 48th Croa an & 8th Interna onal Symposium on Agriculture with an oral communica on, poster presenta on, presenta on of your ins tu on/company or as a par cipant.The main goal of the Symposium is to present to the agronomists and the general public the results of scien fi c and professional work of Croa an and interna onal specialists and in this way enable a be er transfer of scien fi c and professional achievements into agricultural produc on. We also wish to establish be er collabora on between scien sts from the universi es, research ins tu ons and specialists from industry, trade and other related ac vi es, that is, producers from Croa a, Europe and the rest of the World in their common fi eld of interest in science and agricultural prac ce.

Preliminary programThe work of the Symposium will proceed in the following sec ons:

1 Agoecology, Organic Agriculture and Environment Protec on2 Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology3 Gene cs, Plant Breeding and Seed Produc on4 Vegetable Growing, Ornamental, Aroma c and Medicinal Plants5 Field Crop Produc on6 Fisheries, Game Management and Beekeeping7 Animal Husbandry8 Pomology, Vi culture and Enology

Papers not covered directly by the listed sec ons or themes, and belonging to the agricultural fi led (plant protec on, agricultural machinery, food) will be allo ed to one of the exis ng sec ons. New sec ons will be formed according to the topics of submi ed papers, incase at least twenty papers about new topic are submi ed. Poster presenta ons will be organized within each sec on. Symposium preliminary schedule is as follows:

Day/date ProgramSunday17 February, 2013

Registra on of par cipantsWelcoming cocktail, Hotel Valamar Lacroma, Dubrovnik

Monday18 February, 2013

Registra on of par cipants/Opening ceremonyPlenary lectures/ Day of Croa an Agriculture

Tuesday19 February, 2013

Gene cs, Plant Breeding and Seed Produc onFisheries, Game Management and BeekeepingVegetable Growing, Ornamental, Aroma c and Medicinal PlantsRecep on for par cipants of the Symposium by the Major of Dubrovnik at old town, Sponza Palace

Wednesday20 February, 2013

Animal Husbandry/ Field Crop Produc on/ Agricultural Economics and Rural SociologyGala dinner - Hotel Valamar Lacroma, Dubrovnik

Thursday21 February, 2013

Agroecology, Organic Agriculture and Environment Protec onPomology, Vi culture and Enology / Sightseeing of the old town of Dubrovnik with professional guide.

Friday22 February, 2013

Departure

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Offi cial languagesThe offi cial languages of the Symposium are Croa an and English. Simultaneous transla on will be provided for plenary presenta ons. Par cipants with oral presenta ons in Croa an language must have PowerPoint presenta on in English language.

Registra onFor a endance/ tle registra on par cipants should fi ll in enclosed Registra on form and send it electronically, as a ached fi le to the e-mail address sa@pfos.hr un l September 10, 2012. Par cipants are asked to specify the sec on they will a end and mark the document with the sec on code, adding the surname of the par cipant and word registra on (1kovacevic_registra on).

Instruc on to authorsScien fi c papers will be included in the electronic record of Book of Abstracts (for authors who choose not to have complete papers published) and in the Proceedings which have ISBN and CIP. Authors may submit only an abstract/summary or a complete paper (including abstract) not exceeding 5 pages. All abstracts and papers will be cited in CAB database. All abstracts and papers will be reviewed by interna onal reviewers. Publica on of abstracts in the Book of Abstracts enables subsequent publica on of presented papers in a thema c issue of Poljoprivreda - Agriculture (h p://www.pfos.hr/poljoprivreda) or in other publica ons.Contribu ons should be sent electronically to the e-mail address: sa@pfos.hr by October 08, 2012 at the latest. When submi ng papers, the authors should state whether they intend them for oral or poster presenta ons. Sec on moderators retain the right to select oral communica ons. Contribu ons for the poster sec on should be sized 800 × 1200 mm (width × height). In poster sec ons, a er examina on of posters, discussion will be organized by sec on moderators. Papers with a posi ve reviewer’s opinion will be published in the Book of Abstracts or in the Proceedings if at least one registra on fee was paid per paper by January 18, 2013. Registra on fee en tles only the author in whose name it has been paid to par cipate in the Symposium.

Important dates

Title registra on September 10, 2012Paper or abstract submission October 8, 2012No fi ca on of acceptance December 21, 2012Fee payment deadline January 18, 2013

Deadlines are mandatory and they will not be prolonged.

Registra on fee

Paid by 18 January 2013 EUR 120.00Paid a er 18 January 2013 EUR 150.00

Registra on fees are paid by all Symposium par cipants and en tle them to: par cipa on in the Symposium, badge, Symposium materials, welcoming cocktail and gala dinner.

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Payment methodThe fee should be paid into the account:Benefi t Customer: Faculty of AgricultureAddress: Kralja Petra Svačića 1d, HR - 31000 Osijek, Craoa aOIB: 98816779821Bank name: Privredna banka ZagrebBank address: Račkoga 6, HR - 10000 Zagreb, Croa aIBAN CODE: HR6923400091510297038Swi / BIC: PBZGHR2XAccount No.: 702000-132344-539With the note: 48. SA – REGISTRATION FEE - (Name - Surname of the Par cipant)Ref. No. 48

Registra on fees may be also paid to the organizers during the Symposium. Payment slips should contain the name and surname of par cipant and the name of his/her ins tu on/company. Ins tu on/company that is paying registra on fees for several par cipants should send list of their par cipants on e-mail sa@pfos.hr.

Accommoda onThe Symposium will be held at the Hotel Valamar Lacroma Dubrovnik**** (www.valamar.com) situated at Babin kuk, famous touris c peninsula of Dubrovnik. For all par cipants and guests accommoda on is organized at Hotel Valamar Lacroma Dubrovnik****. Par cipants should make reserva ons for accommoda on exclusively through web address of Dubrovnik Sun Agency h p://www.dubrovniksun.hr. On the same web page, par cipants may also make reserva ons for transfer from airport Dubrovnik to hotel and sightseeing of the old town of Dubrovnik.

Price per person/day, in EUR

Type of service 1/2 (double room) 1/1 (single room)Congress package 1 49,00 72,00

Congress package 2 56,00 79,00

The daily local tax is not included in the above prices and amounts to EUR 1 per person a day.Congress package 1 include breakfast and dinner (half board).Congress package 2 include breakfast, lunch and dinner (full board).

Informa onFor further informa on please contact:PhD Sonja Marić, full professor, President of Scien fi c Board, Phone: 385 31 55 48 93PhD Zdenko Lončarić, full professor, President of Scien fi c Board, Phone: 385 31 55 48 27PhD Tihomir Florijančić, associated professor, Secretary, Phone: 385 31 55 49 20Web page: h p://sa.pfos.hr E-mail: sa@pfos.hr Fax: 385 31 55 48 53Adress: Faculty of Agriculture, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University Kralja Petra Svačića 1D, 31000 Osijek, Croa a

President of Organizing Commi ee Presidents of Scien fi c BoardProf. Vlado Guberac PhD Prof. Sonja Marić PhD

Prof. Zdenko Lončarić PhD

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LOCATION AND TRAFFIC CONNECTIONS

Plane (Airport Dubrovnik)h p://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr

Bus:h p://www.autobusni-kolodvor.com

Traffi c direc ons:Dubrovnik–Zagreb–Budapest 947 kmDubrovnik–Zagreb–Ljubljana–Villach–Salzburg–München 1136 kmDubrovnik–Zagreb–Graz–Wien 960 kmDubrovnik–Podgorica–Priš na–Niš–Sofi a 691 kmDubrovnik–Bucharest 976 kmDubrovnik - Beograd 474 kmDubrovnik - Podgorica 143 km

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF ABSTRACTS(authors submi ng only abstracts)

Abstracts in English should be wri en in Microso Word for Windows, version 6.0 or higher, font Times New Roman, size 12 points in the a ached template (SA2013 Abstract Template). WE KINDLY ASK AUTHORS TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND USE ATTACHED TEMPLATE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION. ABSTRACTS NOT PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS AND IN THE ATTACHED TEMPLATE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE AUTHORS. Use single spacing with jus fi ed alignment. Abstracts should contain the aim of the paper, essen al research results and a brief conclusion. If only abstracts are submi ed, the authors are advised not to make them too short (1500 characters, including spaces) or too general. Not more than fi ve keywords should be given, separated by commas.

• The tle should be brief and precise, not more than 100 characters without spaces.• Abstracts should not contain tables, graphs, drawings, etc.

Files with abstracts should bear the sec on code and the author’s surname (e.g. 01kovacevic) and should be sent to the e-mail address: sa@pfos.hr by October 8, 2012.

Instruc ons for prepara on of papers

Papers for the Symposium may be wri en in English or in Croa an. WE KINDLY ASK AUTHORS TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND USE ATTACHED TEMPLATE (SA2013 Paper Template) FOR PAPER SUBMISSION. PAPERS NOT PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS AND IN THE ATTACHED TEMPLATE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE AUTHORS.

• Paper length, including text, tables, graphs, fi gures ( tle, abstract, keywords in English and Croa an) should not exceed 5 pages, A-4 format. Plenary lectures should not be longer than 10 pages.

• Authors are advised to make the maximum of the off ered 5 pages, which will contribute to the quality of the paper and the Proceedings.

• Papers should contain: tle, list of authors (in one line), authors’ addresses (1 line for each address), abstract, keywords, introduc on, material and methods, results and discussion, conclusions, references)

• Full names and surnames of authors are wri en without tles. If all authors are not from the same ins tu on, this should be marked by superscripts. Only for the contact person, E-mail should be added to the full address. As the Symposium has an interna onal character, names of countries should be added to the addresses.

• Abstracts contain the aim of the paper, essen al research results and a brief conclusion. The authors are advised to make their abstracts short (700 characters, including spaces). Not more than fi ve keywords should be given, separated by commas.

• Papers will be reviewed by at least two reviewers from relevant fi elds.

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Designa on and submission of papersPapers should be submi ed in electronic form as a ached fi les to the e-mail address: sa@pfos.hr not later than by October 8, 2012. Authors are asked to specify the sec on to which their paper belongs and mark the document with the sec on code, adding the surname of the fi rst author (e.g. 01szabo, 05luminita, 07tosheva). If one author submits more than one paper, a number is added to the surname (01 szabo1, 01 szabo2). Please prepare your papers according to the instruc ons, and submit them before the deadline so that they can be included in the program and Proceedings of the Symposium.

We thank all authors for their coopera on.

PhD Sonja Marić, full professor PhD Zdenko Lončarić, full professor

Editors-in-Chief