9^th International Barley Genetics Symposium (IBGS)

The Czech Republic was charged by organization of the 9^th IBGS in 2004. The Symposium will be held in Brno Trade Fairs, Brno, on 20-26 June 2004.

IBGS is organized every 4 years alternately in different countries of all the continents, for the first time in Central or Eastern Europe. The Czech Republic is world famous by growing of top-quality malting barley used for the production of the first-class malt and consequently the world famous beer. Extensive scientific, research, breeding and experimental background with more than 100-year long tradition considerably contributes to this fact.

About 300-400 scientists, researchers, breeders, maltsters and brewers from more than 60 countries worldwide regularly participate in the IBGS.

International Organizing Committee consists of the following country and continent representatives:
Bryan Harvey – Chairman, Canada
Roland von Bothmer - Sweden
Jerome Franckowiak - USA
Kazuyoshi Takeda - Japan
Wolfgang Friedt - Germany
Liu Xu - China
Wayne Powell - United Kingdom
Stefania Grando - ICARDA, Syria
Jaroslav Spunar - Czech Republic, Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee
Silvia German - Uruguay
Victor Shevtsov - Russia
Representative will be announced - Australia

Agricultural Research Institute Kromeriz Ltd. and Sladovny (Malthouses) Soufflet CR, member of Groupe Soufflet as main sponsor have taken the responsibility for organization of the 9^th IBGS in Brno on 20-26 June 2004. If you wish to know more details about both institutions, you can find them at www.vukrom.cz and www.slad.cz.