Scientific Commission of The International

Hop Growers´ Convention

Commission SCIentifique Du Comite International

de la Culture Du Houblon

Wissenschaftliche Kommission des Internationalen Hopfenbaubüros

DrElisabeth Seigner,

Scientific Commission, I.H.G.C.

Bav.StateResearchCenter for Agriculture

Institutefor Crop Science and Plant Breeding

HopResearchCenter Hüll

2. ANNOUNCEMENT

18 March 2013

Meeting of the SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION, I.H.G.C.

KIEV, UKRAINE

04 – 09 JUNE 2013

Dear Sir / Madam,

Dear colleague,

We have much pleasure in inviting you to attend the next meeting of the Scientific Commission to be held in

Kiev, Ukraine

Hotel “Kiev”, 26/1 Hrushevskoho street, Kiev, Ukraine

Web site

04 -09 June 2013

programme of the SCientific meeting:

Tuesday,4 June Day of Arrival, Registration, Bus tour around Kiev,

Free time & city tour

Wednesday,5 June Opening, Lectures / Posters, Main Session,

Official dinner in Hotel “Kiev”

Thursday, 6 June Lectures / Posters, Main Session/

Official meetings in Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Visit to Industrial Brewery in Kiev.

Friday, 7 June Lectures,

Visit to the NationalUniversity of Life & Environmental Sciences (NULES) of Ukraine, Visit to ScientificCenter and laboratories,

Dinner in Kievexperimental brewery/restaurant, Conclusions.

Saturday, 8 June Excursion/ Agro tour on organic hop garden in Kiev region, visiting of Agrostation of NULES, Visit to National Park, Final discussion.

Sunday, 9 June Day of Departure

REGISTRATION FEE

Registration fee / Before19 April 2013 / After19 April 2013
Delegate or
accompanying person / 400 EURO / 480 EURO

Registration fees can be paid in EURO or Dollars.

The registration fee for delegates or the accompanying person includes

  • attendance at the meeting from Tuesday evening to the Saturday evening
  • "proceedings" (for delegates)
  • the excursions (bus etc.) and
  • all meals (incl. formal dinner), included to the registration fee
  • but not your hotel accommodation.

Payment OF Registration fee

Please transfer your registration fee to the bank account of

Name: Melnychuk Maksym
Account № 262005014370
SWIFT: JSBNUAUK
Bank: JSC "BANK "NATIONAL INVESTMENTS"
KYIV, UKRAINE
Reference: Private transfer SC + your name as participant

Please note that there is a higher fee for late registration after 19 April 2013.

Note:Please make sure that your remittance to the bank account is free of bank charges to the receiver. Any bank fees incurred will be charged to the participant.

Canceling your registration and refunding of the fees

Following the decisions made at the administrative meeting in 2001, if the registration is cancelled by a participant after 19April 201330%of the total amount of the fees are not refunded. Canceling 10 days before the meeting means no refund of the total amount.

ACCOMMODATION in Kiev – Booking and Payment

Hotel Kiev ****,

26/1 Hrushevskoho street,

Kiev, Ukraine

Fax:+38(044) 2531240

Please see detailed information concerning the equipment of the rooms and travel instructions on the internet:

Accommodation / Before May 3rd 2013 with reference to “IHGC”
single room incl. breakfast and VAT / 100 EURO
double room incl. breakfast and VAT / 130 EURO

You could book your accommodation yourself with reference to “IHGC”

on

Our recommendation for booking the hotel:

We have the possibility to order rooms according to the list of SC participants (sent till 19 April 2013 via online registration or via e-mail).

You could mark your room of choice (single/double and number) on the online registration form or inform us via e-mail with the registration form attached):

If all orders for rooms are completed before 3 of May 2013, we could have some advantages from the Hotel main office for better service during Congress (additional meals, drinks, audio/video service, etc).

Payment of your accommodation:

-credit card on the day of your arrival

-cash on the day of arrival (the best option)*

*because you could pay in national money UAH and it isa little bit cheaper.

-bank transfer before arrival (bank details of the hotel upon request)

Kiev airports:

1) Kyiv Boryspil International Airport

This airport located 22 km from Kiev. Transportation of the groups of participants by bus (minivan) could be arranged by Organizing Committee if you’ll need it.

2) KyivAirport Zhulyany. This airport located directly in Kiev city. It’s not so big airport but very new and stylish. It has the advantage of cheap flights (Wizz Air, Ryan Air, etc).

How to get to Kiev

We provide a bus service from the airport tothe hotel(bus ride approx. 30 minutes). Pleaseinform us about your arrival time, so that we can arrange a pick-up service. We will provide further details via e-mail when we check your arrival/departure times.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND POSTERS

Thank you to all those delegates who have already offered to present a paper or a poster at the meeting of the Scientific Commission. Please confirm your offer to present a paper or poster with your final registration (online registration or with the registration form attached via e-mail). For those who wish to present a paper an early registration (till 4 April) would be necessary.

As soon as possible,you will be informed whether your presentation can be accepted aspaper or poster. Along with this information I shall send the guidelines for preparing your manuscript. I will await the manuscriptof your paper (4 pages in maximum) or poster (1 page) before 3 May 2013. All presentations will be published in the proceedings.

For all those who want to publish their contribution in a peer-reviewed journal, please inform me of your plans. In this case, for the Proceedings of the SC I can accept a 1-page abstract of your paper.

It is the decision of the author/s to choose his/their peer-reviewed journal for publication. I would recommend submitting your manuscript to BrewingScience – Monatsschrift für Brauwissenschaft“( Dr Lydia Winkelmann, editor-in-chief of several scientific and trade journals on brewing science and industry, offered once more this opportunity and she also announced to publish a special edition for hop related articles in December 2013. The publication language is English.

At the meeting please present your paper or poster in English. Papers should be 15-20 minutes in length (including discussion). A beamer for PowerPoint presentations will be available. For posters (DIN A0 in maximum = 841 mm x 1189 mm) we are providing the equipment which is necessary to fix the posters to a pinboard.

Early application for a visa if necessary

For those persons who need a visa for traveling to the Ukraine we can provide our help by offering official letters of invitation, if requested. Visas are needed for citizens of the USA, Australia and South Africa, but please check for yourself for guarantee.

Please register as soon as possible

via e-mail or

use the online registration which will be available in the next days on

(I shall send an e-mail when online registration is available for you),

In the case you wish to present a paper, please register before 4 April.

If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Would you mind passing on this information to your colleagues or those who are interested in.

We are looking forward to meeting you in the Ukraine in June 2013!

Scientific Commission, I.H.G.C.

Dr Elisabeth Seigner Prof. Dr Maksym Melnychuk

Chairperson Vice Chairperson

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Important deadlines (please pay attention)

- till 4 April early registration online or via e-mail to – if you want to present a paper

- till 19 April registration fee 400 EUR - later higher registration fees

- till 19 April ordering of hotel rooms via the SC (information to or on the online registration form)

- till 3 May booking hotel room (directly at the hotel)

- till 3 May manuscripts of papers/posters should be sent to

Contact address:

Prof. Dr Maksym Melnychuk, 15 Geroiv Oborony str., 03041 Kiev, Ukraine

NationalUniversity of Life & Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Phone: +38 (044) 527 8677

Mobile: +38 (067) 230 2777

E-mail:

Dr Elisabeth SeignerBayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, IPZ, Hopfenforschung, Am Gereuth 8, 85354 Freising, Deutschland

Phone: +49 (8161) 71-3601

Fax: +49 (8161) 71-5227

E-mail:

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