List of invited speakers

§          Bill Libby (USA) (Keynote speaker) : The Next 30 Years

§          Fikret Isik (USA) : Low input breeding and genetic conservation of forest trees:  An economical tool for sustainability

§          Erik Kjaer (Denmark) : Breeding seed orchard approach in Nepal and Denmark

§          Tony Simons (ICRAF, Kenya) : Low input breeding and propagation in Africa

§          Tony Shelbourne (N. Zealand) : Low-cost domestication, breeding and testing strategies for minor species

§          Dag Lindgren (Sweden) : Low input breeding with special applications for seed production

§          Steve McKeand (USA) : Lessons from high input NC State University tree improvement program

§          Lex Thomson (IPGRI) : Domestication and low input breeding in South Pacific

§          Alvin Yanchuk (Canada) : Genecological zonation for tropical species

§          Zeki Kaya (Turkey) : A low input for high diversity conservation program in Turkey

§          Ricardo Alia (Spain) : Conservation efforts of Mediterranean species

§          Bill Dvorak (CAMCORE) : Ex-situ conservations of trees – effective strategy or overstated promise?

§          Evi Alizoti (Greece) : Breeding and Conservation of Mediterranean Conifers

§          Bruno Fady (France) : Conservation of forest trees in the face of climate change

§          Lauren Fins (USA) : The return of the giants – Lessons from a high input restoration program

§          Leo Gallo (Argentina) : Conservation of native species in Argentina

§          Barry Goldfarb (USA) : The role of cloning in low input breeding and testing

§          John Frampton (USA) : Low input breeding for Christmas tree production

§          Phil Aravanopoulos (Greece) : Domestication of minor tree species in Greece

§          Daniel Baskaran (Malaysia) : Low input domestication of tropical trees

§          Beppe Vendramin (Italy) : Molecular markers, genetic structure and phylogeography of trees: rare versus widespread species.

WORKSHOP

This is a very practical and "how to" type workshop for researchers who are not yet familiar with molecular genetics and bioinformatics. The workshop was held for two afternoons, 4 hours each day. Dr. David Neale and scientists working in his lab presented the topics.