Program
This is the provisional program
June 25 Sunday
19:00 - 20:30
Welcome cocktail reception
June 26 Monday
8:00 - 9:00
Registration
10:00
Opening Ceremony and welcome
Local Authorities
Chairperson ISHS Division Temperate Tree Nuts (DNUT): Dr. Giulia Marino. Department of Plant Sciences. University of California. USA.
Vice-Chairperson ISHS Division Temperate Tree Nuts (DNUT): Dr. Santiago Pereira-Lorenzo. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Spain.
Chairperson of the ISHS Chestnut Workgroup: Dr. José Gomes Laranjo. Universidade Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Portugal.
11:00 - 12:00
Plenary lecture
12:00 - 12:30
Coffe Break
12:30 - 14:00
1st Session: Chestnut and climate change
14:00 - 15:00
Lunch
15:00 - 16:30
2nd Session: Chestnut Genomics
16:30 – 18:00
3rd Session: Pests and Diseases
19:00 - 20:00
Visit to the roman town
June 27 Tuesday
09:00 - 10:30
4th Session: Biodiversity and conservation
10:30 - 11:00
Coffe Break
11:00-12:30
5th Session: Chestnut propagation
12:00-13:30
Poster Session
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30-16:00
6th Session: Population Genetics and Landscape conservation
16:00 - 17:30
7th Session: Chestnut Breeding
19:00 - 20:00
Visit to the Archeological Museum
June 28 Wednesday
9:00 - 10:30
8th Session: Management or physiology
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-12:30
9th Session: Forest and orchard related services
12:30-13:30
Poster Session
14:00 - 15:00
Lunch
15:00-16:30
10th Session: Chestnut based-products
16:30 - 17:30
11th Session: New challenges and approaches on chestnut for 2050
17:30 – 18:00
Business meeting:
- Selecting the next convener
- The young mind award
21:00
Gala dinner
June 29 Thursday
Field trips (to be selected by attendants):
• Route to the giant chestnut trees, including traditional chestnut orchards (Caurel-Manzaneda).
• Chestnut biodiversity and the bear conservation (Asturias, Bear Foundation).
• Chestnut propagation (TRAGSA, Maceda).