Dear colleagues
This message brings you very good news as the next International Conference on Virus and other graft transmissible diseases of Fruit crops ICVF will be organized in Belgium in September 2027
The Belgian team Kris de Jonghe ILVO Pierre Hellin CRA W and myself is pleased to share the first confirmed information for the next ICVF conference You can fill this Interest registration form to get updates and news
Location Liege Belgium
Dates from Monday 6 September evening to Friday 10 September noon 2027
The program will include the usual scientific formats such as oral presentations and poster sessions with field visit but we would also like to introduce some more interactive activities to stimulate exchanges between participants for example to be confirmed
World Cafe discussions on hot topics
Virathon inspired by a hackathon focused on data mining VIRNET transnational project
Bring Your Failed Experiment session
Ask the Senior targeted exchange
Controversy Wall with statements displayed during the conference commented on the wall and discussed in a dedicated final session
We also plan some optional social activities during late afternoons evenings including
Historical guided visit of Liege old city centre
Adventure fun activity around Liege
Gala dinner
So you can already fix the dates in your agenda more news will come soon
See you soon in Belgium
The organizing committee
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