第七届欧洲家禽研讨会

Dear Colleagues and Friends of poultry,

The second meeting of the young European Federation of WPSA, founded in Rome during the spring of 1959, was held in Bologna in 1962. After 44 years it is a pleasure to invite you once again to Italy to the XII European Poultry Conference (EPC), which will be held in Verona from September 10 to 14, 2006.

Verona is a wonderful city located in the north-east of Italy.It provides a unique culture and centre of art. All around there are lakes, mountains, beaches and other cities of art attracting visitors from all over the world.

It is very easy to reach Verona by plane, train or car. The city,located in the largest poultry production area in Europe,offers a wide choice of very high quality facilities to ensure a successful Conference.

The scientific programme of the XII European Poultry Conference has been developed in collaboration with the Chairmen of the Working Groups. It will be focus on the main issues currently related to poultry research and production in order to add to and improve knowledge in a world where information and innovations are spread rapidly.

I am confident the Conference will represent a good opportunity to up date the knowledge on different poultry-related fields
and also to address the future research projects in an economical climate characterised by continuous restrictions.Moreover, I hope that it will represent an opportunity to put together poultry researchers and technicians especially from European,Mediterranean and Middle East countries.Verona is particularly suitable for hosting people coming from different countries and cultures but sharing a common interest for poultry science, beauty of art and good way of life.

I look forward to seeing you all in Verona