Airton Kunz, Concórdia - Brasil
Björn Vinnerås, Uppsala - Sweden
Cláudia M.d.S. Cordovil, Lisboa - Portugal
Fiona Nicholson, Mansfield - UK
Giorgio Provolo, Milano - Italy
Harald Menzi, Zollikoffen- Switzerland
Ina Koerner, Hamburg - Germany
Jan Venglovsky, Kosice - Slovak Republic 
José Martinez, Rennes - France
Luis Ferreira, Lisboa - Portugal
Matias Vannoti , Florence- EUA
Paolo Balsari, Torino - Italy
Pierre Gerber , FAO - Italy
Pilar Bernal, Murcia - Spain
Sven Sommer, Horsens - Denmark
Thomas Misselbrook, North Wyke – UK

> Preliminary Program

Topics for Scientific Program

1- Efficient use of water and slurry management in livestock production systems

2- Management of livestock diet to minimize environmental impact of manure and slurries

3- Production technologies towards sustainability of livestock units

4- Treatment and use of non conventional organic residues in agriculture

5- Environmental, nutrient losses, impact of storage and spreading operations

6- Innovation and technology transfer 

7- Pre-processing of manure and organic waste for energy production

8- Technologies/systems for different manure and organic waste treatment options

9- Use of manures and organic wastes to improve soil quality and nutrient balances

10- Integrated manure and organic wastes management at the farm level

11- Economical determinants and strategies for integrated sustainability across Europe

12- Manure and organic residues management approaches in non-European countries

13 – Environmental and sanitary safety aspects of manure and organic residues utilization

14- Use of manures and organic residues for the recovery of degraded and contaminated soils