Association for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (AMAPSEEC) & Institute for Medicinal Plant

Research Dr Josif Pani, Belgrade organizing

7th Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries 7th CMAPSEEC
Hotel Patria, Subotica (Serbia), May 27-30, 2012 Supporting institution Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia WORKING BODIES OF THE 7TH CMAPSEEC
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: Mihailo Risti (Serbia), President Maria Couladis (Greece) Gogu Ghiorghia (Romania) Ilkay Orhan (Turkey) SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Zora Daji Stevanovi (Serbia), President Katarina avikin (Serbia) Silvana Petrovi (Serbia) Tatjana Markovi (Serbia) Sulejman Redi (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Dea Barievi (Slovenia) Ivan Salamon (Slovakia) Paschalina Chatzopoulou (Greece) Gabriela Ruikova (Czech Republic) Vassya Bankova (Bulgaria) Miodrag Jovanevi (Montenegro) Ilkay Orhan (Turkey) ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Dragoja Radanovi (Serbia), President Dejan Pljevljakui (Serbia) Dragana Stojanovi (Serbia) Milan Martinov (Serbia) Jovan Crnobarac (Serbia) Branko uri (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Pavol Otepka (Slovakia) Duan Adamovi (Serbia) Jan Kigeci (Serbia) Miroslav Haban (Slovakia) Imre Mth (Hungary) Blanka Kocourkova (Czech Republic) Nada Kovaevi (Serbia) Neda Mimica-Duki (Serbia) Svetlana Anti-Mladenovi (Serbia) Zlatko atovi (Croatia) Biljana Bauer Petrovska (FYR Macedonia) Alban Ibraliu (Albania) Slobodan Milosavljevi (Serbia) Bertalan Galambosi (Finland) Monica Hncianu (Romania) Rudolf Bauer (Austria) Eva Nemeth (Hungary) Silva Dobri (Serbia) Srboljub Maksimovi (Serbia) Nazim Sekeroglu (Turkey) Stefan Nikolov (Bulgaria) Nikola Nemevi (Croatia) Elvira Bazina (Albania) Jelena ivkovi (Serbia) Damir Beatovi (Serbia)

CONFERENCES SECRETARY: Dejan Pljevljakui www.amapseec.org/7th cmapseec

First announcement and call for papers Dear colleagues and friends, The Association for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (AMAPSEEC) & Institute for Medicinal Plant Research Dr Josif Pani, Belgrade, are organizing the 7th Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (7th CMAPSEEC), in hotel Patria, Subotica (Serbia), from May 27-30, 2012. The 1st CMAPSEEC was organized by the Institute for Medicinal Plant Research Dr. Josif Pani Belgrade and the Federal Institute for Plant and Animal Genetic Resources, in Aranelovac (FR Yugoslavia), in the year 2000. Following 12 years and 6 successful conferences conducted each time in different country (the 2nd in Slovakia, the 3rd in Greece, the 4th in Romania, the 5th in Czech Republic and the 6th in Turkey), we are proud to be the host of the 7th Conference, here in Serbia. The AMAPSEEC is the first regional association that gathers people, who are interested in MAPs or are working in this filed, and it promotes and supports exchange of ideas and cooperation in the entire MAP sector in the region of South East Europe and even wider. Together with the Institute for Medicinal Plant Research Dr Josif Pani, Belgrade, the AMAPSEEC cordially invites all those interested in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants to participate in the meeting and to exchange their interests, experiences and expertise among themselves and with us! Dear colleague, we invite you to send us registration form, as well as abstract and full paper following proposed Important dates, Instruction for authors and details about accommodation and registration that are provided at www.amapseec.org/7th_cmapseec . Looking forward to meet you in Subotica! The organizers AMAPSEEC Institute Dr Josif Pani, Belgrade GENERAL INFORMATION TO THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

Official language of the Conference is English. Only registered participants will be allowed to present their contributions and attend scientific and professional sessions of the Conference. One registered participant is allowed to present up to 3 contributions (lectures and/or posters) at the Conference. Book of abstracts and Proceedings from the 7th conference will be distributed to participants before the start of the Conference. Presentations in the absence of presenting author or co-author will not be allowed. List of announced and presented oral presentations and posters will be included in the final report from the 7th Conference. Only unpublished and previously not-reported papers will be accepted.

Main topics related to medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) Biodiversity, management and conservation Biotechnology, cultivation and industrial processing Phytochemistry Pharmacognosy Etnopharmacology, pharmacology and toxicology Quality control PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE Sunday, May 27, 2012 15:00-18:00 19:00-20:00 20:00 Registration of participants Opening ceremony Welcome cocktail

Monday, May 28, 2012 09:00-10:00 10:00-10.30 10:30-11:50 11:50-12:00 12:00-13:20 13:30-15:00 15:00-16:20 16:20-16:30 17:30-18:30 20:00-21:30 Registration of participants Session 1 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Coffee break Session 2 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Lunch Session 3 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Coffee break Poster session 1 Members Meeting of the AMAPSEEC Dinner & after dinner social program

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 09:30-10:50 10:50-11:00 11:00-12:50 13:30-15:00 15:00-16:20 16:20-16:30 17:30-18:30 20:00-23:00 Session 4 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Coffee break Session 5 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Lunch Session 6 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Coffee break Poster session 2 Gala dinner

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 09:30-10:50 10:50-11:00 11:00-12:50 13:00-14:00 Session 7 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Coffee break Session 8 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Lunch

15:00-16:20 16:20-16:30 17:30-18:30 19:30-20:00 20:00-23:00

Session 9 - Plenary lecture, Oral presentations Coffee break Poster session 3 Closing ceremony Dinner and farewell party

Thursday, May 31, 2012 09:30 17:00 Post-conference excursion

Important dates March 1, 2012: March 15, 2012: April 1, 2012: April 15, 2012: April 30, 2012: May 10, 2012: Deadline for abstract submission. Distribution of information about acceptance of submitted abstracts. Registration form submission deadline. Deadline for submission of full papers for Proceedings of the 7th Conference. Early registration fee payment deadline. Notification about full paper acceptance.

PARTICIPATION FEE Full range registration: For AMAPSEEC members: For non-members: For unemployed students: Accompanying person: One-day registration: For AMAPSEEC members: For non-members: For unemployed students: Accompanying person: 150 (till April 30, 2012) 180 (after April 30, 2012) 180 (till April 30, 2012) 210 (after April 30, 2012) 80 (till April 30, 2012) 100 (after April 30, 2012) 80 (till April 30, 2012) 100 (after April 30, 2012) 80 110 40 * 40 **

Full range registration includes: book of abstracts, proceedings of the conference (CD), conference bag and related materials, free admittance and participation to plenary sessions, oral and poster sessions, and coverage of coffee breaks and lunch, welcome cocktail, excursion and a gala dinner. One-day registration assumes: book of abstracts, free admittance and participation in all daily sessions, and coverage of coffee breaks and lunch. * Affiliation should be proved by properly issued (valid) index of appropriate school/faculty. ** Will not be allowed to give a lecture, or present a poster at the conference.

ACCOMMODATION: The accommodation of registered participants during the 7th CMAPSEEC will be reserved by the organizers at the Hotel PATRIA**** (Subotica), where conference will be held. For further information see site http://www.hotelpatria.rs/.

Single room Double room

Bed and breakfast 40 30

Price per person Half board: bed, breakfast & dinner 46 36

For accommodation booking in hotel Patria please contact Ms Desanka Djekic: desanka@hotelpatria.rs More information about the Conference venue and traveling possibilities will be available at www.amapseec.org/7th_cmapseec For all other informations and correspondence do not hesitate to communicate our secretariat of the Conference at the addresses and phones listed bellow. Organizers

For all information and correspondence do not hesitate to communicate our secretariat of the Conference. Contact persons: Zora Daji Stevanovi, President of AMAPSEEC E-mail: dajic@agrif.bg.ac.rs Address: University of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11080, Belgrade - Zemun, Serbia Tel: +381 (11) 2612 664 loc:276 Dejan Pljevljakui, Conference's secretary E-mail: amapseec@mocbilja.rs