INVITATION

Main Conference Topics:

¨ Challenges, experience and development possibilities for  agricultural and food sector;

¨ Institutional composition and regional development;

¨ Development of quality assurance schemes for food, comparing different approaches in EU.

Conference PROGRAMME

Conference programme.

Conference Language

The conference languages are Lithuanian and English. Simultaneous translation will be provided. Visual aids (tables, diagrams, etc.) should be presented in English.

registration, registration fee

Registration of conference presenters is by February 1, 2007. Registration of participants is by March 13, 2007. Registration fee - 30 EUR - is charged by registration desk on the day of conference or make the transfer on- line. Conference presenters and invited guests will not be charged. On- line registration.

PRESENTATIONS

¨ Oral presentation slides should be made in PowerPoint format;

¨ Length of  presentation - 20 min. Additional 10 min for discussions;

¨ Poster format is free to choose by the author;

¨ PowerPoint files and posters for technical reasons have to be sent by e- mail: laei@laei.lt
by March 21, 2007.

PUBLICATION

Best proceedings of the conference will be published in the separate addition of the scientific publication of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences “Agricultural Sciences”, www.lma.lt, http://www.maleidykla.katalogas.lt/

Abstracts for approvals are submitted by February 15, 2007. Approvals of abstracts are presented by February 23, 2007. Articles are submitted by March 23, 2007. Guideline for article writing.

Conference Venue

Best Western Naujasis Vilnius, Konstitucijos Ave. 14, LT-09308 Vilnius, Lithuania, tel.: +370 5 2733 200, fax: +370 5 2739 500, e- mail: office@hotelnv.lt, http://www.hotelnv.lt 

ACCOMMODATION

Best Western Naujasis Vilnius, Konstitucijos Ave. 14, LT-09308 Vilnius, Lithuania, tel.: +370 5 2733 200, fax: +370 5 2739 500, e- mail: office@hotelnv.lt, http://www.hotelnv.lt  Booking by March 1, 2007;

Reval hotel Lietuva, located: Konstitucijos Ave. 20, LT-09308 Vilnius, Lithuania, phone: +370 5 272 6272, fax: +370 5 272 6270, e-mail: lietuva.sales@revalhotels.com, www.revalhotels.com 
Booking by February 25, 2007;

You are welcome to visit website of Vilnius’ hotels at: http://vilnius.lithuanianhotels.com/cities/Vilnius
and choose the place of staying by your own in case the offered hotels do not fit your needs.

Organization

Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics, address: V. Kudirkos st. 18, LT-03105, Vilnius, Lithuania,
tel.: +370 5 261 45 25, fax: +370 5 261 45 24, e- mail: laei@laei.lt
Dr. Romualdas Zemeckis, tel.:  + 370 5 261 66 70, e- mail: romas@laei.lt; Giedrė Šipailaitė,
tel.: +370 5 262 48 70, e- mail: giedre.sipailaite@laei.lt; Virgilijus Skulskis, tel.: +370 5 261 81 47,
e- mail: virgis@laei.lt

exhibition

Participants of the conference are welcome to visit traditional exhibition of agriculture and forestry “What You Sow…2007”, at Lithuanian University of Agriculture in Kaunas, on March 29, 2007, www.lzuu.lt,
www.lzuu.lt/mtp/?id=1675.This exhibition is one of the largest exhibitions in the Baltic States assigned for farmers and rural population. Transportation and guiding is provided.

LITHUANIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRARIAN ECONOMICS

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