Scientific committee

Dr. Ron Beatson HortResearch, Nelson Regional Centre, Motueka, New Zealand
Prof. Dr. Marc Bracke Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
Dr. Andreja Cerenak Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Department for Plants, Soil and Environment, Žalec, Slovenia
Dr. Peter Darby Wye Hops Ltd., Canterbury, Kent, UK
Prof. Dr. Herman Depypere Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Uro-gynaecology, Ghent, Belgium
Dr. Robert Foster Quality Assurance Department, Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado, USA
Dr. David H. Gent US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Dr. John Henning National Forage Seed Production Research Center, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Prof. Dr. Paul Hughes International Centre for Brewing and Distilling, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Prof. Dr. Branka Javornik University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr. Toru Kishimoto Asahi Breweries Ltd., Research Laboratories of Brewing Technology, Moriya-city, Ibaraki, Japan
Prof. Dr. Anthony Koutoulis School of Plant Science, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Dr. Karel Krofta Hop Research Institute, Zatec, Czech Republic
Prof. Dr. Stuart Milligan King’s College London, Reproductive Biology, Guy’s Campus, London, UK
Dr. Josef Patzak Hop Research Institute, Zatec, Czech Republic
Dr. Sarah Pethybridge Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Tasmania, Burnie, Australia
Prof. Dr. Axel Schwekendiek University of Northern Iowa, Department of Biology, Cedar Falls, Iowa USA
Dr. Matthew Tripp Research & Development, Metagenics & MetaProteomics, Gig Harbor, Washington, USA
Prof. Dr. Rob Verpoorte Leiden University, Biology Institute Leiden/Metabolomics, Leiden, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Willy Verstraete Ghent University, Faculty of Bio-engineering Science, Department of Biochemical and Microbial Technology, Ghent, Belgium
Dr. Richard Wilson Steiner Hops Ltd., Epping, Essex, UK

Conveners

Prof. Dr. Denis De Keukeleire (Ghent University, Belgium)
Dr. Kim E. Hummer (USDA ARS NGCR Corvallis, Oregon, USA)

Local organizing committee

Ghent University - UGent (Belgium)

Prof. Dr. Denis De Keukeleire
Dr. Arne Heyerick

Insitute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research - ILVO (Belgium)

Prof. Dr. Erik Van Bockstaele
Dr. Isabel Roldán-Ruiz
Dr. Johan Van Waes

KaHo Sint Lieven - KaHoSL (Belgium)

Prof. Dr. Guido Aerts
Dr. Luc De Cooman