8 june — 10 june / 2010

2010 International Conference on Ophiocordyceps sinensis

The objectives of the Conference are to discuss ideas on Ophiocordyceps sinensis resource management, exchange experiences on regulating collection activities and market order, share scientific research results, strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, conserve bio-diversity, ensure a coordinated development of local society, economy and environment, and achieve a sustainable income growth of local farmers and herders.

13 june — 15 june / 2010

52nd Annual Mushroom Industry Conference

Join us at Penn State University for the 52nd Annual Mushroom Industry Conference. The first day of this year's conference will feature speakers primarily from academia presenting the latest findings and advances in mushroom production and food safety. Day two will consist of both breakout sessions and speakers emphasizing challenges and opportunities on an array of subjects with an emphasis on critical issues facing the mushroom industry today. One of the central breakout sessions will include an interactive discussion addressing the expiration of energy rate caps in Pennsylvania.

18 june — 28 june / 2010

HLP study trip

The Hessische Landesfachgruppe Pilzanbau will do a study tour to Japan, 18-28 th June 2010.
The study tour departs from Frankfurt a/M in Germany.

1 august — 6 august / 2010

IMC9: The Biology of Fungi

The 9th International Mycological Congress will be hosted by the Britisch Mycological Society 1-6 August, 2010 in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, Schotland, UK.

Scientific themes
— Cell biology, biochemistry and physiology
— Environment, ecology and interactions
— Evolution, biodiversity and systematics
— Fungal pathogenesis and disease control
— Genomics, genetics and molecular biology

8 september — 10 september / 2010

Asia fruit logistica 2010

ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA is Asia's leading trade show for the international fresh fruit and vegetable business. In 2009, the third edition attracted more than 3,400 top decision-makers from 52 countries to Hong Kong. 224 Exhibitors from 31 countries presented a fascinating overview of the market and an unmissable opportunity to make important business contacts.

ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA takes place together with the Asiafruit Congress and combines the experience of FRUIT LOGISTICA, the world’s leading fresh produce exhibition, with Asia’s top international conference event.

Congress and exhibition are the only trade events in Asia focused on the fresh fruit and vegetable business covering the whole.

Hong Kong in September 2010 is the place to be if you want to make your mark in Asia!

Attachments:
Stand application Chinese (PDF 322 KB)
Stand application complete (PDF 1.8 MB)
Stand application: 1 stand application (PDF 1.4 MB)
Stand application: 1+2 stand registration (PDF 96 KB)
Stand application: 3 co-exhibitor registration (PDF 64 KB)
Stand application: 4 product group index (PDF 1.4 MB)
Stand application: 5 complete stand (PDF 99 KB)
Stand application: 7and 8 terms and conditions (PDF 1.4 MB)
Survey Summary - Exhibitor Survey (PDF 196 KB)
Survey Summary - Visitor Survey (PDF 154 KB)
AFL Terms and Conditions (PDF 70 KB)
Catalogue Warning Expo Guide (PDF 8 KB)
Exhibitor brochure (PDF 674 KB)
HKCEC & Wanchai Map (250dpi) (JPG 1.4 MB)
Wanchai Location Map (PDF 958 KB)
Virtual Market Place_MediaKit (PDF 1 MB)
Virtual Market Place_OnlineAdvertising_CreditCardForm (PDF 315 KB)
Virtual Market Place_Upgrade_CoExhibitor_09 (PDF 43 KB)
Virtual Market Place_Upgrade_MainExhibitor_09 (PDF 38 KB)
Trade Press Information (PDF 91 KB)
General Visa Info (PDF 47 KB)
Overview Visa Requirements by Country (PDF 134 KB)
AFC Programme chinese (PDF 1 MB)
AFC Programme english (PDF 305 KB)
Handbook How to register (PDF 2.5 MB)
Handbook Voucher Registration (PDF 1 MB)
Handbook Your Purchaser Account (PDF 1.9 MB)
Plan Venue HKCEC (PDF 551 KB)
Survey Results AFL 2009 (PDF 283 KB)
Visitor Flyer ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA chinese (PDF 3.7 MB)
Visitorflyer ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA (PDF 1.1 MB)

24 september/10

Pieczarkalia 2010

On Friday the 24th of September Pieczarkalia 2010 will take place in Losice, in the east of Poland.

This yearly event attracts a lot of Polish growers and Polish and international suppliers. Lectures on growing and other interesting topics.

Attachment:
zgloszenie2010_2.doc

25 september/10

Open days Lutèce

In 2010 bestaat Lutèce 100 jaar. Op 25 september wordt een open dag georganiseerd in Velden.

Leveranciers, klanten, de inwoners van Velden en Horst, de gemeente en het personeel van C4C worden uitgenodigd om een kijkje te nemen op de productielocatie in Velden.

Bezoekers krijgen het hele proces te zien. Er worden zo'n 1500 bezoekers verwacht, die in een feesttent op het terrein terecht kunnen voor een hapje en een drankje.

Op 29 mei wordt een feestavond georganiseerd voor het personeel, op een geheime locatie.

29 september — 5 october / 2010

Charity Motorcycle Ride

From 29 September - 5 October, 2010, the Mushroom For Life Charity Motorcycle Ride will be organised, from Sydney (or Adelaide) to Perth.

Participants will (probably) arrive in time for the AMGA annual conference that starts October 6th.

A key objective (apart from the fun) is to get media attention for health aspects of mushrooms and to raise money for cancer charities.

Registration untill Monday 31st, 2010. Sponsors are welcome!

Information: David Tolston, Elf Mushrooms, Australia.

30 september — 2 october / 2010

62nd BDC Jahrestagung

A 40 Richtung Venlo
Abfahrt Wankum/Grefrath, Richtung Straelen nach Ortseingangsschild 1 km auf der linken Seite.

A 61 Richtung Venlo
Abfahrt Kaldenkirchen, Richtung Geldern/Straelen, Wegweiser Straelen folgen, nach Ortseingangsschild 1 km auf der linken Seite.

Parkplätze
Direkt am Haus stehen 63 Parkplätze zur Verfügung. 15 Tiefgaragenplätze sind für 6,50 Euro pro Tag zu mieten.

So erreichen Sie das Hotel Straelener Hof
Straelen ist eine Kleinstadt mit 16.000 Einwohnern und liegt am linken Niederrhein - abseits der Ballungs- gebiete und trotzdem nicht abgelegen. Von Venlo (in den benachbarten Niederlanden) erreicht man den Straelener Hof nach 10 km, die ersten Ruhrgebietsstädte liegen 30 km, Düsseldorf 60 km entfernt.

Attachment:
BDC Jahrestagung 2010.pdf

17 october — 21 october / 2010

SIAL 2010

A global marketplace for all those involved in the food industry (retail, trade, manufacturing, catering professions, services). SIAL is where business and innovation meet.

2 november — 3 november / 2010

HLP Pilztag

The Hessische Landesfachgruppe Pilzanbau will organise its yearly meeting and congress in Switzerland. in Wetzikon and Gossau.

The HLP members will meet on Tuesday, November 2nd at 1800 hrs in Hotel Drei Linden in Wetzikon for a Swiss evening. At 1900 there is a 'Erfahrungsaustausch' in the same hotel. Members will no doubt look back on the studytrip to Japan in June.

On Wednesday, participants can visit the Romanens Pilz farm in Gossau, where Patrick Romanens grows shiitake and oyster mushroom.

In the afternoon, a lecture programme is organised, with speakers Patrick Romanens, Magda Verfaillie, Martin van de Vorle and Johan Janssen.

12 november — 15 november / 2010

The 6th Meeting of East Asia for Mushroom Science

The 6th Meeting of East Asia for Mushroom Science organized by the Korean Society of Mushroom Science will be held in Gyeongju, Korea from November 12 to 15, 2010. On behalf of the organization committee, we are very happy to invite mushroom scientists from China, Japan, Korea and other countries to attend this meeting. This meeting will provide mushroom scientists with opportunities to discuss and exchange their recent researches and multidisciplinary expertises.

Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla which ruled most of the Korean peninsula between the 7th and 9th centuries. A vast number of archaeological sites and cultural properties from this period remain in the city. Gyeongju is often referred to as "the museum without walls". Among such historical treasures, Seokguram grotto, Bulguksa temple and Gyeongju Historic Areas are designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

We are sure that this meeting will offer a good opportunity for scientists to have an academic exchange and renew the personal friendship. Your presence at this meeting would be greatly appreciated.

18 november — 22 november / 2010

The Fourth Chinese Mushroom Day

With the long history in mushroom cultivation, China has been the largest mushroom producer, consumer and exporter in the world. Zhangzhou, well-known as the capital of mushroom industry and cannery in China, has become the epicenter of mushroom and canned food through rapid development in past decades. The complete industry chain including cultivation, processing, trading and logistics of mushroom and canned food has come into being in Zhangzhou. Zhangzhou has successfully hosted the Chinese Mushroom Days in consecutive three years since 2007. The Chinese Mushroom Days has established itself as a leading and international platform for mushroom business in
Asia even worldwide.

Topics:
Composting, Phase Ⅲ& Ⅳ
Bottle system application in exotics
Food safety and certification
Marketing & Promotion

Программа мероприятия

26 november/10

Champignondagen (Mushroom Days)

De Champignondagen 2011 komen er weer aan. 25, 26 en 27 mei 2011 zal de internationale vakbeurs voor de paddestoelenbranche voor de 32ste keer georganiseerd worden wederom in de Brabanthallen, 's-Hertogenbosch.

Standhoudersbijeenkomst

Zoals gebruikelijk zal er een standhoudersbijeenkomst georganiseerd worden in de Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch. Bent u oud-deelnemer van de Champignondagen of heeft u plannen om deelnemer te gaan worden, dan bent u van harte welkom op deze bijeenkomst.

Deze vindt plaats vanaf 14.00 op vrijdag 26 november. Indien u hierbij aanwezig wilt zijn, kunt u een email sturen naar info@champignondagen.nl of bellen naar Femke Willems, 06-52498568.

Programma
14.00 Ontvangst
14.15 Welkom Piet Lempens, voorzitter Champignondagen
14.30 Presentatie Champignondagen 2011
15.15 Netwerkborrel
16.30 Einde programma

Feiten Champignondagen 2009
— Er waren 69 deelnemers waarvan 15 internationale deelnemers
— Er waren ruim 2000 unieke bezoekers uit 57 landen
— Er waren een kleine 500 mensen aan standbemanning aanwezig tijdens de driedaagse beurs

Dit heeft ervoor gezorgd dat we kunnen spreken van een bijzonder geslaagde internationale vakbeurs binnen de paddestoelen- en champignonbranche.

19 april — 21 april / 2011

CBS symposium 1F=1N

Fungi are the only Kingdom where single species are allowed to have more than one valid scientific name. Is this solution to dealing with fungal pleomorphy still appropriate?
Does DNA sequencing make dual nomenclature superfluous?
Can the International Botanical Code be modified to enable this process, or would a MycoCode be more effective?
How can the mycological community get rid of the legacy of dual nomenclature and Article 59 without nomenclatural chaos?

These fundamental questions in modern fungal taxonomy are the focus of this three day meeting organised by the CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre on the theme “One Fungus = One Name”.

Keynote speakers are John Taylor, Mike Wingfield, Scott Redhead and David Hawksworth.

19 june — 21 june / 2011

53rd Mushroom Industry Conference

Penn State will host its 53rd Mushroom Industry Conference, June 19-21, 2011, in the heart of the U.S. mushroom industry-at the Mendenhall Inn, in Mendenhall, Pennsylvania. This is only the second time the event has been held away from Penn State's University Park campus and continues the effort to "bring the conference to the industry." The closer proximity increases accessibility for many participants and allows for a most interesting and informative tour of nearby mushroom operations.

This year's conference will feature speakers from industry and academia, including the ever-popular graduate students. The program will highlight the latest advances, challenges, and opportunities on a broad range of subjects, all with emphasis on the most critical issues facing the mushroom industry today. Topics will include up-to-date progress at the forefront of food safety, dietary health, and regulatory concerns, spawn technology, disease and pest management, energy use, novel substrates and cultivation practices, spent compost and more.

A Penn State tradition since 1956, the annual conference serves to promote the growth and welfare of the North American mushroom industry.

26 august — 30 august / 2011

The 18th Congress of the International Society for Mushroom Science

China is among the earliest countries that cultivated and ate edible mushrooms. Recent years has witnessed rapid development in Chinese mushroom industry and mushroom scientific research. Dr. Huajun Tang, Chair of the Organizing Committee of the 18th ISMS Congress, and Dr. Greg Seymour, President of the International Society for Mushroom Science, are extending invitation to all mushroom researchers and producers to participate in the 18th Congress in Beijing, China, August 26-30, 2012 to share their research results and experience and to see the mushroom research and production in China with their own eyes.

6 september — 16 september / 2011

International Union of Microbiological Societies 2011 Congress

We would like to welcome you to the IUMS Congresses 2011, which will be held in the beautiful city of Sapporo (in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan) from the 6 – 16 September 2011, and hosted by the Federation of Microbiological Societies of Japan.

There will be three congresses: the XIII International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology (6-10 September, 2011), the XIII International Congress of Mycology (6-10 September, 2011 and the XV Congress of Virology (11-16 September, 2011). There will also be two outreach activities to the general public which will be held in order to publicise the importance of microbial science and technologies and their relationship to our everyday life. We expect them to provide a deeper understanding of our activities and increase the public's familiarity with them.

IUMS Congresses are international conferences that bring together a wide range of experience and perspectives. Some microbes are a threat to humankind, but on the other hand many of them are essential for human life on Earth. Over many years we have accumulated a vast knowledge of microbes. Current research is showing us that microbes have 'unlimited capabilities' thus our congresses logo was set as "Unlimited World of Microbes".

IUMS 2011 will be a magnificent opportunity not only to share ideas and experiences but also to establish and improve friendships among colleagues from all over the world.
Finally, we welcome you all again to the exciting congresses and to the beautiful city of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, and to the beautiful Fall season of the North island.

4 october — 7 october / 2011

7th International Conference on Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products

ICMBMP7 has as its goal the exchange of information about new findings in the aspects of mushroom biology and mushroom products including (i) Genomics, genetics, molecular biology and breeding (ii) Evolution, biodiversity and systematics (iii) Biochemistry, Physiology, Nutritional and medicinal aspects, Innovative products from mushrooms, (iv) Cultivation technology and bioconversions.

During the meeting there will be ample opportunity to meet with colleagues and friends in a relaxed atmosphere to strengthen collaborations between mushroom scientists and also between scientists and persons involved or interested in all aspects of the Mushroom Industry including Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms.

20 october — 21 october / 2011

All Ireland Mushroom Conference & Trade Show 2011

As previously noted the next All Ireland Mushroom Conference is slated to happen on the Thursday 20th October 2011, at the Hillgrove Hotel in Co. Monaghan.

The programme of events for the day includes:

• Mushroom Conference
• Mushroom Trade show
• Workshops
• Poster exhibition.

Friday the 21st October will involve a visit to Monaghan Mushrooms new farm at Tyholland.

The organising committee has commissioned an energy-use study of two similar sized mushroom farms powered by different sources of energy.

Electricity, oil and biomass usage will be compared and assessed.

The data and conclusions will be presented at the conference. Energy use is an area where every mushroom farm can make savings.

Full details of all the subjects and the agenda will be available closer to the event time.

The conference is sure to be beneficial to all growers and their staff.

26 march — 6 april / 2012

Composting & Tunnelmanagement. Mushroom growing. Short Course 2012

The Short Course of CPoint© (Formerly the “Dutch Mushroom School”) has been for over 25 years the leading course for all levels (starters, employees, managers, suppliers), related to compost yards, tunnel companies and mushroom farms.

This internationally well-known and appreciated course combines theory and practice of composting and tunnel management (first week) and mushroom growing (second week). Many subjects (from start composting till harvesting, including related equipment) will be practically explained. Also a meeting with representatives of suppliers to the Dutch mushroom industry is organised. Furthermore, you will visit compost and tunnel companies and Mushroom farms during the course.

The course fee for one week will be €uro 975,- each. You can combine these courses. Than the costs for 2 weeks will be €uro 1.845,-.

Registration form
Concept program 1
Concept program 2

30 april — 5 may / 2012

Composting and Mushroom Cultivation. Short course

During this course (in English) most important aspects of Composting and Mushroom growing will be dealt with. The course has near theoretical backgrounds a very practical character. Together with other participants from all around the World you have a unique chance to exchange experience. With the knowledge and practical, experience from the teachers/advisers and guest speakers you will get more insight into solutions and ideas that you possible can use in your own situation.

The course is meant for workers of Compost and or Tunnel Company’s, workers of Mushroom farms and farm managers. Good communication in English is required to be participant of the course.