Conference on Organic Viticulture and Wine (Modena, Italy, June 2008)

9 th Conference on Organic Viticulture and Wine

In the frame of the 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress “Cultivate the Future”.
Modena, Italy 16-17 June 2008

The Conference
The Organic Viticulture and Wine Conference (OVWC) accompanied the last 9 IFOAM Congresses and became an important meeting for researchers, advisors and producers who work in organic wine production around the world.

The 2008 OVWC offers opportunities for scientific presentations but also wants to promote an exchange of practical experiences on grape (wine and table) production and on all aspects of wine-making that are appropriate for the organic concept. Additionally, economics, public relations and marketing, regulatory issues and impact on human health will be considered as topics.

Presentations, posters exhibition and discussions will be organized in parallel workshops following the main topics of the conference:

Viticulture

• vines for organic wine production - resistant/tolerant grape varieties, local varieties, propagation techniques for the production of organic vines.
• soil management techniques and mechanical tools for innovative, environmentally friendly and economically sustainable management
• techniques, strategies and products for organic grape protection
• biodynamic viticulture

Winemaking

• environmental and sensory qualities of organic wine and how to measure them
• techniques for organic wine-making
• rules for organic wine-making

Socio-economics

• marketing of organic wines
• consumer expectations and public relations
• economics of organic viticulture and wine-making
• packaging and labelling of organic wine

Papers and posters will be accepted on the basis of their relevance to the conference scope.

How to submit a paper/poster
All papers will be submitted to the joint platform in Organic Eprints. Papers need to be submitted according to the template provided.
The deadline for the submission of the contribution is November 15th.

Contributions should consist of a short paper on 4 pages, with a maximum of 2500 words. For selected papers, authors will be asked to present an abstract (500 words) to be published in the book of Abstracts (Conference Reader).

To download the Eprints instructions and the template, go to:
http://www.ifoam.org/events/ifoam_conferences/owc/call_for_paper.html

Papers/poster review
Papers and posters will be peer reviewed and authors will be informed by January 31st 2008 as to whether they are accepted or not. Any required revision of the papers/posters must be completed by February 29th 2008.

Conference language
All papers should be submitted in English but during the conference translation into French and Italian will be provided.

Conference proceedings
All presentations and posters will be included, as an abstract, in the book of abstracts that will be distributed to all participants during the Congress. The proceedings will be distributed on CD-rom at the conference.

Scientific and Organizing Board
• Daniel Granes, France
• Glenn Mc Gourty, USA
• Randolf Kauer, Germany
• Cristina Micheloni, Italy coordinator
• Roberto Zironi, Italy

Information and contact

If you would like to contact the organizer for more information on the 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress:
Consorzio ModenaBio 2008
Via Rainusso 144
41100 Modena
phone +39 059 209762
fax +39 059 209712
ifoam2008@provincia.modena.it

If you would like to contact the Organic Viticulture and Wine Conference organizer:
AIAB – Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica
via Piave 14 - 00189 Roma
phone: +39-06-45437485
fax: +39-06-45437469
wineconference@aiab.it

Should you have problems submitting your contribution or questions related to Organic Eprints, please contact:
Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Ackerstrasse, 5070 Frick, Switzerland, Tel. + 41 62 8657-207, E-mail helga.willer@fibl.org, www.isofar.org/modena2008