Committees

Honorary Presidents


Mogens Jacobsen

Københavns Universitet, Denmark

Wilhem Holzapfel

한동대학교 (Handong Global University), Korea

Local Organizing Committee


Food Technology University of Burgos, Spain

Jordi Rovira

Beatriz Melero

Isabel Jaime

International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene


Andreja Rajkovic

Ghent University, Belgium

Weihuan Fang

Zhejiang University, China

Sara Bover i Cid

Institute for Food Research and Technology, Spain

Vasilis Valdramidis

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Laboratory of Food Chemistry Department of Chemistry, Greece

Luca Cocolin

University of Turin, Italy

Bernadette Franco

University of São Paulo, Brazil

Lene Jespersen

Univeristy of Copenhagen, Denmark

Jesca Nakavuma

Makerere University, Uganda

Peter Raspor

University of Primorska, Slovenia

Tom Ross

University of Tasmania, Australia

National Scientific & Organizing Committee


Beatriz Melero

Chairperson. University of Burgos

Ana Allende

CEBAS. Murcia

Avelino Álvarez

University of León

José Antonio Beltrán

University of Zaragoza

Antonio Gálvez

University of Jaén

Rosa M. García

University of Córdoba

Azucena Mora

University of Santiago de Compostela

Miguel Prieto

University of León

David Rodríguez

University of Burgos

Susana Sanz

University of La Rioja

Carole Tonello

Hiperbaric

Antonio Valero

University of Córdoba

International Scientific Committee


Mirjana Andjelkovic

Sciensano, Belgium

Luca Cocolin

University of Turin, Italy

Francesca De Filippis

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Heidy den Besten

Food Microbiology Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Frank Devlieghere

Ghent University, Belgium

Danilo Ercolini

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Pieter Gouws

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Sophia Johler

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Anja Klancnik

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Kostas Koutsoumanis

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

María Lara Tejero

Yale University, USA

Julius Maina Mathara

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenia

Maarten Nauta

Statens Serum Institut, Denmark

Andreja Rajkovic

Ghent University, Belgium

Kalliopi Rantsiou

University of Turin, Italy

Panagiotis Skandamis

Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

Beatrix Stessl

University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria

Da-Wen Sun

University College Dublin, Ireland

Paula Teixeira

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Olakunle David Teniola

Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Nigeria

Martin Wagner

University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria

Marcel Zwietering

Food Microbiology Wageningen University, The Netherlands