10th CASEE Conference - “The role of life science universities in redirecting land use from threat to guardian of ecosystem”

CASEE - The ICA Regional Network for Central and South Eastern Europe.

The CASEE Board and the University of Sarajevo (Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences) warmly invite and highly encourage all staff members and PhD students from CASEE universities to submit an abstract for an oral/poster presentation for the 10th CASEE Conference held under the main theme "The role of life science universities in redirecting land use from threat to guardian of ecosystem" 

The conference aims not only to discuss its topic and subtopics but also to assist the participants in improving their papers for the submission in many journals. The submission will depend on the guidelines of the journals.

The abstracts are to be submitted into these subtopics:

1. Modern agriculture and rural development (including landscape planning)

2. Renewable resources - opportunities and constraints (including forests and biotechnology)

3. Sustainable food systems and food quality

4. Environmental safety and climate change

5. New challenges in animal science and veterinary medicine

6. Experimental farm/stations experience (for those who will participate in EFnet workshop - see at the end of the call)

All staff members from CASEE universities and colleagues from other research institutions in CASEE countries are invited to submit an abstract by 21st December 2018.

The participation in the conference and the presentation of the papers/posters will provide a feedback for the authors to improve the papers in order to be submitted into various journals (some of them are listed below).

Therefore the conference aims not only to discuss its topic and subtopics but also to assist the participants in improving their papers for the submission in many journals. The submission will depend on the guidelines of the journals.

Keynote speakers:

• prof. Miroslav Veskovič (tbc, EU Joint Research Centre)
• prof. Dr. Aleksandra Nikolić (University of Sarajevo)
• prof. Dr. Hamid Čustović (University of Sarajevo)
• assoc. prof. Dr. Kristina Janečková Molnárová (Czech University of Life Sciences)
• Dr. Barbara Birli (tbc, Environment Agency Austria)

Conference fees:

• CASEE members: 170 EUR
• Non-CASEE members: 220 EUR
• Students (including post-conference tours): 100 EUR
• Post-conference tour (optional): 30 EUR
• Accompanying person: 50 EUR