ETAT - BIO CIRCLE Summer School

European Union - Argentina

Summer School on Soil, Plant and Food Research

Athens, 28-29 June 2010

(The event was organised within the framework of the Bio Circle project, in tandem with the EU-Argentina Twinning Workshop.)

Day 1 / Monday 28/06
Venue: Hotel Golden Age, 57 Michalakopoulou; Room: SAPFO, www.goldenage.gr

09.00 - 09.45	Welcome and introduction ETAT SA & EC & MINCYT Presentation of the participants and their organizations All participants
09.45 - 10.45	Introduction to FP7 and the programme for Food and Agriculture Dr. Tomasz Calikowski, EC
10.45 - 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 - 12.20	FP7 in theory and practice FP7 COOPERATION: From the project idea to the successful submission, Presentation and discussion Dr. Gorgias Garofalakis, ETAT S.A. FP7 PEOPLE: opportunities for researcher mobility, Presentation and discussion Ms. Georgia Ritou, NCP-PEOPLE The role of the EURAXESS Services Centers in the area of the researchers' mobility. Ms. Marianna Gkritzala, EURAXESS Services Centre
12.20 - 12.30	Questions and Answers
12.30 - 13.30	Light Lunch
13.30 - 13.45	BioCircle Video
14.00 - 16.00	Scientific session: Wheat genomics Dr. Catherine Feuillet / TriticeaeGenome (EU): Physical mapping and genome sequencing to accelerate gene mapping and cloning in bread wheat: disease R genes on chromosome 3B, a case study Dr. Marcelo Helguera (AR) / Wheat Biotechnology: Plant disease resistance genes applied to plant diseases management Prof Penelope Bebeli (GR), Genetic diversity of wheat relatives using molecular markers. Scientific session: Soil/Plant Health Dr. Laura Ramirez (AR) / Mycotoxins: Pathogen variability and pathotoxins
16.00 - 16.15	Coffee Break
16.15 - 17.30	Communicating research in theory and practise: Communication strategy, communication tools Developing a press release Optimizing the selection of the communicating tools Ms. Matina Fournarakou, Mrs. Rozanna Ploumidou, ETAT S.A.
17.30 - 18.00	Brief Discussion and End of the meeting

Day 2 / Tuesday 29/06
Morning Session Venue: Benaki Phytopathological Institute (www.bpi.gr)

09.15 - 10.00	Visit to BPI laboratories and facilities
10.00 - 12.00	Scientific session: Tools for Integrated Pest Management Dr. Daniel A. Ducasse (AR) / INTA-IPM and No-Till: Integrated plant diseases management; different approaches and examples. Dr. Machera (GR) / Vice Director of BPI: Overview of the BPI co-funded project activities-presentation of EU projects on sustainability and safety in agriculture. Dr. Chachalis Researcher (GR) / researcher: Multi task approaches on sustainable systems in arable crops. Dr. Maria Holeva (GR) / Researcher EU-funded projects related to plant health, currently running in Benaki Phytopathological Institute.
12.00 - 13.00	Light lunch

Afternoon Session Venue: Agricultural University of Athens (www.aua.gr)

14.00 - 16.30

Scientific session: Soil/Plant Health

Dr. Bob Rees (EU) / Legumes-Futures: Legumes, soils and greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture
Prof. D. Savvas (GR) / Legumes-Futures: Legume-supported crops in Mediterranean environments and the problem of salinity
Dr. Stephan Declerck (EU) / VALORAM: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as key actors in agro-ecosystems
Dr. Luis G. Wall (AR): Soil microbial diversity and agriculture management

16.30 - 18.00

Visit to AUA laboratories and facilities

Photographs from the summer school are available in Picasa.

For further information regarding the event you may contact Mrs. R. Ploumidou or Dr. G. Garofalakis.