I.S.A. 2013 - Potsdam - Germany

14.- 17.10.2013
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14.10.2013 - The conference started successfully!!!!
17.10.2013 - The conference took place successfully!!!!
For all detailled informations about the events follow the link below.

13.10.2013 - The conference takes place from 14th to 17th of October 2013!!!!
The 6th ISA Conference takes place from the 14th to the 17th of October 2013 in Potsdam / Germany. The welcome reception is already open on sunday, the 13th at Hotel Mercure Postdam. For more details see the final program, available under the link below. It also contains all information about the lecture program, poster sessions, opening ceremony, excursions on 17th and 18th of October and all related events. 257 participants from 29 countries are registered for 28 poster presentations and 44 oral presentations. Furthermore there will be 8 exhibitors during the complementary special fair. We wish all participants a pleasant stay and a successfull congress!!!

15.06.2013 - The list of lectures is available online now
The list of the accepted lectures is available online now under the following link:

15.06.2013 - Detailled information about the conference tours
Dear colleagues, dear SBT friends,
we are happy to send further information on the ISA conference 2013, that will be held in October in Potsdam.
As we already announced in the first circular we will offer conference tours.
Technical tours are part of the conference and will take place on Thursday, the 17th of October 2013. There are 2 options participants can choose from.
Participation is included in the conference fee.

Option 1

*Seabuckthorn breading and cultivation**- 17.10.2013*
including visits to:

federal office of brands and varieties (a collection of different collections of registered brands)
plantation in Quellendorf / new harvesting technology developed there

return time to Potsdam at about 8 p.m.

Option 2

*Seabuckthorn processing **- 17.10.2013*
including visits to:

Seabuckthorn juice and beverage production at Hohenseefeld and Dabendorf
Seabuckthorn processing (Oil, juice and other products) in a new build processing plant in Herzberg

return time to Potsdam at about 8 p.m.

We also offer after conference tours on Friday, the 18th of October. Participants can buy tickets for these tours and, since several arrangements have to be done, we propose to pre -reserve as soon as possible.

after conference tour - Option 1

*one day tour *to Dresden heritage and Saxonian research institute -
_participation fee 50 € per person *- 18.10.2013*

Visit to Pillnitz castle and garden
Visit to Pillnitz federal research institute for plant breeding
Visit to historical places in Dresden

return time to Potsdam at about 9 p.m.


after conference tour - Option 2

*two day tour* to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern natural reserve, research
institute and historical places -
_participation fee 130 € per person (including accommodation for one night in Güstrow Hotel) and visit
to Ludwigslust castle *- 18.&19.10.2013*

Friday
Visit to Mecklenburg federal research institute for plant breeding
Visit to Seabuckthorn plantation, processing and trade (one of the first plantations in Germany)
Visit of historical places in Güstrow (an old town in the German North, hotel until Saturday)

Saturday
Visit to Guelzow research institute of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern -
SBT breeding
Visit to Darß peninsula, SBT market and plantations
Visit to historical town Wismar, including one more SBT company

return time to Potsdam on Saturday at about 9 p.m.

Please see the link for application and send back by email to
isa2013@sanddorn.net or by FAX +49-33438-14720

Greetings and hope to see you in Potsdam

ISA conference team

15.06.2013 - The Final Circular has been published online
The Final Circular has been published recently and is available online now.

14.04.2013 - Informtions about our partner hotels
Dear participants, colleagues and seabuckthorn friends,

in preparation of the conference we aranged pre-reservation agreements with some hotels in Potsdam for discount prices. You are kindly asked to make your own choice and to proceed your reservation directly with the hotel.
Please indicate that you are attending the ISA congress. Consequently, you will be offered some discount on your room fee.
If you have special questions don't hesitate to contact us.
We hope to meet you in Potsdam

Sincerely yours,
the ISA 2013 conference team


*1*
The official conference hotel is
Hotel Mercure in Potsdam
http://www.mercure.com/de/hotel-1582-mercure-hotel-potsdam-city/index.shtml
For a reservation you can send an email directly to staffH1582@accor.com
. For reference please use ISA 2013 to get special price.

*2*
Then we have a few minutes away from conference venue

Filmhotel "Lili Marleen"
www.filmhotel.potsdam.de
Großbeerenstraße 75
14482 Potsdam
Tel.: 0331-743200
Fax: 0331-7432018

Angebot Nr.: 121112-003
email: filmhotel@potsdam.de

It is situated inside a historical movie studio area (the "Hollywood" of Germany)
Prices are between 50 and 70 € (single / double room) per room and night
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*3*
Located in the city centre of Potsdam we can recommend
Quartier - Potsdam Hostel
http://www.potsdam-hostel.com
Ribbeckstraße 41
14469 Potsdam
info@potsdam-hostel.com

Please, refer to reservation number 6742
Fon +49 331 2739939
Fax +49 331 2012856

It's a typical hostel. Double, double comfort and quadrupole rooms.
Prices are between 19 and 25 € (double / quadrupole / double comfort
room) per person and night.
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*4*
At the riverbank we arranged on a very special place the:

*Swimming Hostel*Berlin
http://www.swimming-hostel-berlin.de/das-hostel/

at the Neustädter Havelbucht
Wall am Kiez 4
14467 Potsdam
Telefon: +49 172 5463760
E-Mail: swimmingbackpacker@gmail.com


The hostel is on a ship. Prices are between 20, 25 or 35 € (quadrupole /
double / single room) per person and night
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*5*
for all those who would like to google for hotels in Potsdam:
Potsdam tourist information centre: http://www.potsdam-tourism.com/

07.04.2013 - Intermediate information of the organizing committee.
Dear friends,

time is going on and first proposals for presentations have already been
sent to the organizing committee. I'd like to inform you about the
proposed themes and I like to ask you to apply with your specific themes
for the participation in the conference.

* Pest control in SBT fly
* Influence of irrigation and fertilization on yield and ingredients
of Seabuckthorn variety Habego
* Verticillium infection of seabuckthorn - variety susceptibility and
diagnosis
* Bio-active health properties focussing bio-processing
* Characterization of Canadian Grown Seabuckthorn Cultivars
* Efficacy studies of Seabuckthorn based nutraceutical formulation on
cognitive functions of healthy human subjects
* Acute & sub-acute toxicity studies of pharmacologically active
Seabuckthorn extract Expected
* Differences in SBT between Russian and German varieties
* Mechanical harvesting of Seabuckthorn
* A Seabuckttornology Handbook for global agricultural theory and
practical information circuit
* content of serotonin in seabuckthorn
* sea-buckthorn fruits processing
* bio-actives with isolated compounds in Indian Seabuckthorn

Actually we have about 40 participants that early registered and I'm
sure that we will be more soon.

We have been asked about accommodation in Potsdam. The organizing
committee made a pre-reservation in some not so expensive hotels and
hostels. In separate mail we will spread the addresses and mail
contacts. As we do not register you for accommodation I like to ask
everybody to take advantage of the pre-registration. See our next mail.

For those who like to present products and services. Our exhibition
program is launched. Please apply within the time - details can be found
here on the ISA 2013 Website

Hope to get many proposals for presentations (oral, posters and so on)
and hope to meet you in Potsdam.

Sincerely Yours
Thomas Moersel

The invitation for presenters at the conference exhibition has been published recently.
The organizing committee published the invitation letter for the conference exhibition . Detailled information can be obtained from the pdf-document under the following link. For more questions or inquieries, please, feel free to contact the conference office via
isa2013@sanddorn.net .

The conference venues have been confirmed recently.
The conference venue has been confirmed to be the

Biosphere Potsdam

- a natural science event centre in Potsdam. It is located next to the tropical garden exhibition.

Our participants will get granted free access to the garden (including audio guides) - a must see for everybody.

Dinner, come together and the meeting of the ISA-board will be held at the Mercure Hotel.

The conference timetable has been confirmed recently.
The timetable of the conference will be as follows:
Sunday -13th October
16:00 start of registration at Mercure Hotel Potsdam
18:00 - 20:00 come together with drinks and snacks

Monday - 14th October - *opening and **regular meeting*
10.00 opening, Minister of Agriculture will be our guest
11.00 lectures, starting with keynote lecture
18:00 ISA board meeting

Tuesday - 15th October - *regular meeting*
10:00 lectures, regular program
13:00 lectures, regular program
19:00 dinner party

Wednesday - 16th October - *regular meeting*
10:00 lectures, regular program
13:00 lectures, regular program
16:00 closing ceremony

Thursday - 17th October - *Excursion*
9:00 excursions starting - two options - included in the conference fee, you will have the choice
a) Potsdam town tour (short look on the town) followed by a visit at the federal agency for brands
Plantation in village Quellendorf - plantation and harvesting technology
b) Potsdam town tour (short look on the town) followed by a visit at a processing plant in Herzberg and a
processing plant in Hohenseefeld or Dabendorf (not finally decided yet)

Friday - 18th - *after conference tour*
9:00 after conference tours starting - two options - to be paid extra by the participants, detailed offer with 2nd circular
a) Dresden - research station on plant breeding Pillnitz (Saxonia Country) - visit to Dresden heritage - visit natural resort Elbtal - visit to Pillnitz gardens - duration 1 day
b) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (north east of Germany)
visit to Ludwigslust castle - Sanddorn Storchennest Ludwigslust (SBT company) - state research station on agriculture in Guelzow (SBT variety testing and research) - visit to Guestrow town and heritage
Hotel 1 night in Guestrow
visit to Darss Peninsula - natural reserve - SBT plantation and SBT specialities shops there - visit to Wismar town and SBT marketing there - return on Saturday in the evening

The Second Circular is available for downlaod now.
The Second Circular is available for download now. It contains detailed information about the program, venue and organizers.

The First Circular is available for downlaod - the Online-Registration is activated.
The First Circular is available for download now, containing information about the program, venue and organizers. Register now!!
Online-Registration is available now.

The members of the scientific committee of the 6th I.S.A.- conference have been appointed recently. The organizers are happy to welcome the following specialists to this honourable position:
Dr. J-Th. Moersel / Germany Prof. Lu Rongsen / China Dr. Yuri Zubarev / Russia Dr. Dalija Seglina / Latvia Prof. Heikki Kallio / Finland Dr. Alphonsus Utioh / Canada Jingfang Xia / China
Dr.sc. Friedrich Hoehne / Germany Gerhard Gimmler / Germany H.-J. Albrecht / Germany Dr. Thorsten Rocksch / Germany Dr. Demidova / Russia Prof. Karl Heilscher / Germany
furthermore: Dr. Yang Baoru (Finland), A.W. Jasra (Pakistan), V. Kortemieni (Finland), Prof. Lu Shunguang (PR China), Dr. V. Singh (India) .
The organizing committee has appointed the conference chairman as well.
Prof. Yuanlin Tai / China
The local organizing committee has been declared to have the following members:

Ms. Dorothee Berger, Ms. Martina Otto, Ms. Sylvia Thies, Ms. Cl. Lill and Ms. Birgit Fiedler.


During the 5th ISA-Congress in Xining / China from the 4th to the 6th of September 2011 Sanddorn e.V. presented an official invitation for the 6th ISA-Conference in Potsdam 2013. The file can be opened as a pdf-document without animations or as a Powerpoint-presentation including all animated media. It is necessary to use Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 or an actual version of the Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer.

There are two email-adresses available now to contact the conference office:

ISA-2013@sanddorn.net
isa2013@sanddorn.net