Topic for the day: The Worldwide Apple Market
Chairman: Gerhard Dichgans, Director, VOG

8:45 
Welcome: Matthias Josef Gamper, South Tyrolean Apple Consortium
Opening of the Congress : Hans Berger, Provincial Counselor for Agriculture

9:00-9:30 
The Global Apple Market
Philippe Binard, Freshfel / WAPA, Brussels (B)

9:30 -10:00 
Building a Brand – Washington Apples in Asia
Rebecca Baerveldt, Washington Apple Commission, Wenatchee (USA)

10:00-10:30 Break

10:30-11:00 
”Western Apples Go East:” How many apples can the Russian market absorb?
Tatiana Klimenko, JFC Group, St. Petersburg  (RUS)

11:00-11:30 
The Success Factors of Producer Organizations on the Apple Market
Wolfgang Braunstein, gfa (Gesellschaft für Absatzförderung), Gleisdorf (A)

11:30-12:00 
Forecast and Crisis Management on the EU Apple Market
Guido Tampieri, Expert for EU Agricultural Policy, Rome (I)

Friday, November 7, 2008

Topic for the day: Harmonization and New Pesticide Residue Regulations
Chairman: Josef Wielander, Director VI.P

09:00-09:30
Residues in the South Tyrolean Fruit Industry
Walther Waldner, South Tyrolean Extension Service for Fruticulture and Viticulture, Lana (I)
Roland Zelger, Agricultural Research Center Laimburg, Pfatten/Auer (I)

09:30-10:00 
Legal Framework for the Determination of Maximum Residue Levels (MRL)
Hermine Reich, EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Parma (I)

10:00-10:30 
Acute Dietary Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Food
Michael Herrmann, BfR (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung), Berlin (D)

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-11:30 
The Harmonization of Regulations of Maximum Residue Levels (MRL)
Francesca Arena, DG Health & Consumer Protection, Brussels (B)

11:30-12:00 
Effects on health of exposure to plant protection substances.
Lucia Miligi, Environmental-Occupational Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Study and Prevention of Cancer, (ISPO), Florence (I)

12:00-12:30 
The Problem of the Authorization and Prohibition of Important Pesticides for Fruticulture
Alessandro Dalpiaz, Assomela, Trento (I)

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Topic for the day: Organic Production and Market
Chairman: Josef Dalla Via, Director Versuchszentrum Laimburg

09:00-09:30 
Organic Consumption – Hype or Future Trend?
Jeanette Huber, Zukunftsinstitut Horx Gmbh, Frankfurt (D)

09:30-10:00 
Current Situation and Tendencies of Organic Apple Production and the Market in South Tyrol Dietmar Franzelin, Bio Südtirol (VOG),
Gerhard Eberhöfer, Bio Vinschgau (VI.P)

10:00-10:30 
Trends in Organic Apple Production and the Market in Germany
Antje Kasbohm, ZMP, Berlin (D)

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-11:30 
Organic Apple Production and Market in USA
David Granatstein, Washington State University, Wenatchee (USA)

11:30-12:00 
Revised Organic Regulations – The Impact on Organic Fruticulture
Marco Schlüter, IFOAM EU Groupe, Brussels (B)

12:00-12:30 
The EU Integrated Fruit Production (IP) Program in Fruticulture
Giampiero Reggidori, Apoconerpo - AREFLH (I)