Scientific Committee:
Dr P. van Rijn, chair (CVI, The Netherlands)
Professor V. Caporale (IZS dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G.Caporale’, Italy)
Dr Catherine Cêtre-Sossah (CIRAD, France)
Professor P. Mellor (IAH Pirbright, United Kingdom)
Professor P. Mertens (IAH Pirbright, United Kingdom)
Dr K. Mintiens (VAR-CODA, Belgium)
Dr J. Serratosa (EFSA, Italy)
Dr P. Vannier (AFSSA, France)
M. Vedder-Rootjes (WUR, The Netherlands)
Organising Committee: 
Dr S. Bellini (IZSLER, Italy)
P. van der Laag (CVI, the Netherlands)
J. Oosterga-Land (CVI, The Netherlands)
M. Vedder-Rootjes (WUR, The Netherlands)
New Team (Parma, Italy)