▲ Meeting of the National and Regional Secretariats

▲ Meeting of the Board of Directors

▲ Group photo in front of Queens’ University before the traditional dinner of the National and Regional secretariats

▲ Executive Committee (L-R) W. Tschirren, O. de Ponti, T. Damsgaard, JC. Gouache, M. Bruins

▲ Golfers at the Templepatrick golf course ▲ Huib Ghijsen, Paul Rankin (Chef of restaurant Cayenne)

and John Gilbert during the President’s Dinner

▲ The registration booth in less busy times

▲…and on Monday morning when a lot of people register

▲ The Waterfront Hall ▲ The beautiful Auditorium in the Waterfront Hall, place of

the Opening Ceremony

▲ John Gilbert, Chairman of the National Organizing Committee, welcoming all delegates to Belfast

▲ Penny Maplestone, Executive Director of the British Society of Plant Breeders

▲ Truels Damsgaard, President of ISF ▲ Prof. Chris Leaver

▲ Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General of UPOV ▲ Entertainment during the Opening Ceremony

▲ The ‘Studio’ where all open meetings took place ▲ Top table during the meeting of the Breeders Committee

(L-R): Anke van den Hurk, Jean-Christophe Gouache, Stephen Smith, Marcel Bruins

▲ St. George’s Market, the location of the trading floor, private meetings rooms and exhibition booths

▲ The buzz of trade deals being made in St. George’s Market

▲ The trading floor in St. George’s Market ▲ Alley to the private meeting rooms

▲ Booth of the main sponsor Bayer CropScience ▲ Lots of visitors to the exhibition booths

▲ Nathalie Huguenin, event manager of ISF and Martin Gruss, Global Head of Seed Treatment (Bayer CropScience) going over some final details

▲ ‘Enter and be amazed’

▲ Happy smiles during the Welcome Party ▲ Entertainment during Welcome Party

▲ Marquee on Customs Square, location of the Welcome Party

▲ Entertainment just outside the marquee

▲ Top table during the Phytosanitary Committee meeting (L-R) Sandra Poot, Gretchen Rector, Roeland Kapsenberg, Radha Ranganathan

▲ Top table during the Vegetable and Ornamental Section meeting: Anton van Doornmalen and Radha Ranganathan

▲ Top table during the Trade and Arbitration Rules Committee meeting (L-R): Maria Gohn, Huib Ghijsen, Piero Sismondo

▲ Top table during the Seed Treatment and Environment Committee meeting (L-R): Rick Turner, Jan-Willem Breukink, Greg Lamka, Piero Sismondo

▲ Top table during the Field Crops Section meeting (L-R): Deon van Rooyen, Alvaro Eyzaguirre, Bryan Gerard, Christoph Amberger, Piero Sismondo

▲ Top table during the Forage and Turf Crops Section meeting (L-R): Cor Gunnink, John Gilbert, Marcel Bruins

▲ Lunch with a view ▲ Richard Symes and John Grant of Iris Insurance brokers

explaining the Seedsmen’s Professional Liability program

▲ The Internet Lounge, as always well occupied

▲ A thanks to our Sponsors

▲ The team of Happening, the Professional Congress Organizer

▲ Top table during the General Assembly (L-R): Walter Tschirren, Tim Johnson, Truels Damsgaard, Marcel Bruins

▲Magical atmosphere in Kings Hall before the Gala Dinner

▲ Chris Green and JanWillem Breukink (L-R) with the winner of the golf tournament for the ladies’ score

▲ Handover of the ISF flag to the Brazilian NOC ▲ Entertainment during the Gala Dinner

▲ Mariette Perey, Julien Speranza and Christine Marti from the ISF Secretariat

▲ Irish bar towards the end of the Gala Dinner