BeNeLux Society for Horticultural Science Annual symposium: Steering plants and connecting them to people Friday, 31 October 2014 Hogeschool Inholland Rotterdamseweg 141 2628 AL Delft The Netherlands Convener is Olaf van Kooten. This symposium is meant for both scientists and professionals in horticulture; the language will be English. Programme: 09:00 – 10:00 Registration (coffee or tea) 10:00 – 10:10 Opening 10:10 – 10:50 Leo Marcelis (Wageningen University): Greenhouse Crop Growth Modelling – the State of the Art 10:50 – 11:30 Kathy Steppe (Universiteit Gent): TomTalk: tale of a tomato plant about energy-efficient greenhouse conditions 11:30 – 12:10 Peter Kamp (Priva BV): Steering the crop through water management 12:10 – 12:30 Plenary discussion 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and BNL-SHS General Assembly 13:30 – 14:05 Olaf van Kooten (Hogeschool Inholland and Wageningen University): Green eyes, connecting grower and scientist 14:10 – 14:40 Marcel van der Hoeven (Van Dijk Flora BV): Connecting growers with retailers 14:40 – 15:00 Tea break 15:00 – 15:35 Eric Egberts (Bloomy Creations BV): Bloomy Creations, connecting consumers with trade 15:35 – 16:10 Robert de Jong (Looije Tomaten BV): Marketing high-quality vegetables 16:10 – 16:30 Plenary Discussion 16:30 – 17:00 Drinks If you are interested in attending the symposium please register by sending the registration form to [email protected] not later than 17 October 2014. You will find this form at www.beneluxshs.eu .