Hotel Accomodation

Ø Croatian Society of Biotechnology

Ø Croatian Academy of Engineering

Ø Scientific Council for Agriculture and Forestry  of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Ø Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences

Ø Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology,  Zagreb

Ø PLIVA Inc.

 

Zlatko Kniewald, chairman Marcel Hofman Damir Karlović Jasna Kniewald Milan Maceljski Milena Mandić

Hubert Maver Biserka Nagy Srđan Novak Davor Sladić Branimir Šimić secretary

Scientific Conference Biotechnology and Food 2003 (BF2003) will be held in the great Hall of the Ministry of Economics, Zagreb, Vukovar St. 78. The Conference will include Plenary Lectures, Minisymposia with Poster presentations, and social events. The topics of the Conference: Biotechnology and Food with emphasis in communication and discussions.

The Organizers will welcome the reports on new basic or applied findings concerning biotechnology and all possible aspects of its implementation in food production. There are no limitations on areas of interest or fields involved with preference on:   

Please adhere to the entire submission rules and abstract format. Notices regarding the acceptance of abstracts and program assignments will be sent by December 20, 2002.

Abstracts should be submitted in electronic form, online. Please refer to the submission information below for specific instructions.

The Conference is limited on 320 participants and registration will be conducted on first-come-first-serve basis

Submission deadline is December 1, 2002. Please refer to the submission information below for specific instructions.

1. The abstract must contain original results not submitted for publication elsewhere prior to the deadline of this Conference.

2. A membership of Croatian Society of Biotechnology is not a prerequisite for abstract submission.

3. One person may be the first author on only one abstract and can have only one presentation  at the meeting; however, an author's name may appear on more than one abstract.

4. The first author is supposed to present the paper. The chairman of the Program Committee must approve  any exception. It is understood that each author agreed with the information contained in the abstract.

5. Abstracts in English should contain the following: (a) statement of specific objectives unless given by the title, (b) brief statement of methods, if important, (c) summary of results (d) conclusions. Please avoid phrases such as "will be discussed" or "will be presented".

6. The presenting author must certify that conditions for submission have been satisfied and that all ethical as well as animal and human welfare considerations have been met. For submissions, the author must click a certification button before an abstract is submitted succesfully. Each author will receive approval for the abstract 48 hours after submission.

7. Submission of an abstract constitutes an agreement that the presenting author will attend the meeting if the abstract is accepted. Formats for Abstracts submitted:

   ¨       Title: Do not center; use upper- and lowercase letters; end title with a period. 

   ¨       Authors: Start a new line; use upper- and lowercase letters; include department name, institution, city, state; end with a period. Use upperscript numbers to identify each author with his or her institution. Do not include street addresses or zip or postal codes.

   ¨       Abstract: Start a new line. The abstract must not exceed 2000 characters (including title, authors, and affiliations) as determined by the character count feature of your word processor.

   ¨       Abbreviations: Spell out all abbreviations in full at the first mention in the text, with abbreviations following in parentheses, e.g. bovine Growth Hormone (bGH).

   ¨       Tables, figures and charts are not permitted in the abstract.

8. Conference Fee includes badge, Book of Abstracts and social events.

                  a)  early registration (before January 1st, 2003.)

   - for members of HDB	80 EUR (payable in kunas)
   - for non-members	100 EUR (payable in kunas)
   - conference fee + 3-night accommodation
   in hotel (single room with breakfast)	350 EUR (payable in kunas)
   www.hotel-international.hr
   Payment options:               - in Croatian kunas (kn) directly to: HRVATSKO DRUŠTVO ZA    BIOTEHNOLOGIJU, Pierottijeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb                on the Bank Account No.  2340009-1100027150   /   BF 2003 PRIVREDNA BANKA ZAGREB d.d., HR-10000 Zagreb               - in EURO by bank transfer to: HRVATSKO DRUŠTVO ZA    BIOTEHNOLOGIJU, Pierottijeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb                Bank Account: PRIVREDNA BANKA ZAGREB d.d., Račkoga 6, HR 10000 Zagreb    No.  703000-978-177548   /  SWIFT: PBZGHR2X  /  BF 2003               Payment will not be available at the registration desk during the Conference.

                  b)  late registration (after January 1st, 2003)   add 10% on above prices.

       We do not guarantee to provide hotel accomodation on late registration.

        For students from Croatia there will be limited number of grants for Conference participation, which will be granted upon request.

9. Proceedings with the full papers presented during the Conference will be peer reviewed and published as Current Studies of Biotechnology, volume III – Food, within seven months after the Conference.

10. Peer reviewed papers presented on the Conference will be published in Current Studies of Biotechnology,
    Vol. III -Food. Series Current Studies of Biotechnology is referred in CA and in the following ISI publications:
    Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings, Biotechnology Citation Index , Biochemistry & Biophysics
    Citation Index, Index to Scientific & Technical Citation Index on CD-ROM, CC Proceedings - Biomedical,
    Biological & Agricultural Sciences, CC Proceedings - Engineering & Physical Sciences

Address of Local Organizing Committee:

Croatian Society of Biotechnology – Conference BF2003

Zlatko Kniewald, phone + 385 1 4605278, fax + 385 1 4605065, e-mail: knic@pbf.hr

CROATIA, 10000 Zagreb, Pierotti St. 6.