euro-ibra 2015 – Conference
Buckwheat in Europe: History, Culture, Gastronomy and Nutrition
10th – 12th December 2015
National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg
The purpose of the European Regional IBRA conference is to share ideas, problems and solutions on various aspects of both common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) and tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum). We are pleased to invite authors to submit their papers and posters or addressing issues in the following fields:
- Archaeology
- History
- Culture
- Nutrition
- Medicine
- Gastronomy
- Marketing
- Presentation of books and products
We warmly welcome your participation and look forward to seeing you in Luxembourg.
Table of Contents
- 1 Preliminary programme
- 2 Preliminary schedule
- 3 Conference venue
- 4 Language
- 5 Call for talks and posters
- 6 Call for abstracts
- 7 Accommodation
- 8 Fees
- 9 Registration
- 10 Payment
- 11 Currency
- 12 Cancellation
- 13 Information about the organizing institutions
- 14 Conference organizing committee
- 15 Final circular
- 16 Practical information
- 17 Conference homepage
Preliminary programme
The scientific programme will consist of plenary lectures and poster sessions. Participants may present more than one oral or poster presentation.
We expect to organize the presentations around three axes:
- Overview topics
- Archaeology, history and culture
- Nutrition, medicine, gastronomy and marketing
Preliminary schedule
| Thursday | December 10th 2015, 14:00 | Conference opening and session |
| Friday | December 11th 2015 | Conference sessions |
| Saturday | December 12th 2015, 13:00 | Conference closing, departure |
Conference venue
Musée national d’histoire naturelle
(National Museum of Natural History)
25, rue Münster
L-2160 Luxembourg
www.mnhn.lu
To discover Luxembourg please have a look at “Luxembourg 2015“, a set of 14 infographics which present and promote the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in a visual and funny way (in English, French and German).
Language
The presentations and all the documents related to the conference will be in English.
Call for talks and posters
It will be possible to present both talks (15 + 5 min discussion) and posters. All presentations will be in plenary.
If too many oral contributions are submitted, preference will be given to those that fit best into the scope of the conference, whereas the remaining ones may be asked to be presented as posters.
Call for abstracts
Please submit abstracts of your presentations, both talks and posters (max. 3000 characters incl. blanks) electronically via the Abstract submission form at www.fagopyrum.eu.
Deadline for submitting abstracts is September 15th 2015.
Accommodation
Each participant has to book him-/herself an accommodation. Hotels can be found for example at http://www.booking.com. Luxembourg-city has a very nice youth hostel within walk distance from the venue (http://youthhostels.lu ).
Early booking is recommended as Luxembourg will hold the presidency of the Council of the EU from July to December 2015.
Fees
Reduced fees will apply to students of all Member States of the European Union. Please provide a current education certificate / certificate of registration at the university.
The total conference fee will depend on the time of payment:
| Late registration and payment from September 16th 2015 |
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| Full price | 100 € | |
| Reduced fee | 75 € |
This fee includes admittance to conference sessions, conference documents including abstract volume, reception on Dec. 10th, lunch on Dec. 11th and coffee/tea breaks.
Registration
For registration please use the → registration form on the conference homepage (www.fagopyrum.eu). Please note that the conference capacity is limited to 60 participants. Deadline for registration is October 30th, 2015.
Payment
Before you pay, register first and wait for a reply of the conference secretariat. You will be informed if conference places are still available. After this confirmation, you should pay the conference fee within two weeks. Please pay the conference fee in Euro and free of charge by bank transfer to the following bank account:
Account holder : Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois ASBL
Bank : POST Group Luxembourg
BIC ou SWIFT Code : CCPLLULL
IBAN Account number : LU88 1111 0221 0990 0000
Please use the conference abbreviation (euro-ibra 2015) and your name and country as the payment identification (e.g. “euro-ibra 2015 firstname lastname country”, in two lines if too long).
Deadline for early payment is September 15th, 2015.
Currency
The Luxembourg monetary unit is the Euro (EUR, €).
Cancellation
Cancellations have to be sent by E-mail or in writing to the conference secretariat address. If your written cancellation is received by E-mail or post before September 15th 2015 your payment will be refunded (minus bank costs of the transfer). No refunds can be made for cancellations after this date.
Information about the organizing institutions
- National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
- International Buckwheat Research Association (IBRA)
- Luxembourg ministry of agriculture
- Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois (SNL)
(Luxembourg Naturalist Society) - Fondation faune-flore
Conference organizing committee
- Dipl.-Ing. Christian Zewen, head of unit, Ministry of Agriculture
- Dr Christian Ries, curator of the Department of Ecology at the National Museum of Natural History, president of the Luxembourg Naturalist Society.
- Prof. Dr Ivan Kreft, chairman of IBRA
Final circular
The final circular with detailed travel and programme information will be distributed in September October 2015. It will also be presented on the conference homepage.
Practical information
For practical information, e.g. registration, transport, accommodation etc., please contact the Conference Secretariat:
Mr. Christian ZEWEN
euro-ibra 2015 coordination
c/o Ministère de l’agriculture, de la viticulture et de la protection des consommateurs – Unité de contrôle
3, route d’Arlon
L-8009 Strassen
Phone: (+352) 2478-3570
Fax: (+352) 45 02 47
Email: