IBGS Local Organizing Committee
| Name | Institution, country | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Nils Rostoks, chair | University of Latvia, Latvia | Molecular genetics, association mapping, disease resistance |
| Alan H. Schulman, vice chair | University of Helsinki, Finland | Genomics, abiotic stress response |
| Isaak Rashal | University of Latvia, Latvian Society for Geneticists and Breeders, Latvia | Genetics and breeding |
| Linda Legzdiņa | Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Latvia | Barley breeding |
| Mara Bleidere | Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Latvia | Barley breeding |
| Søren Kjærsgaard Rasmussen | University of Copenhagen, Denmark | Barley grain quality and end use; molecular breeding |
| Mats Hansson | Lund University, Sweden | Barley genetics, mutants |
| Duane E. Falk | University of Guelph, Canada | Barley breeding methodology |
| Ülle Tamm | Estonian Crop Research Institute, Estonia | Barley breeding |
| Kristiina Laanemets | Estonian Crop Research Institute, Estonia | Barley breeding |
| Algė Leistrumaitė | The Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture, Lithuania | Barley breeding |
| Ahmed Jahoor | Nordic Seed and Swedish Agricultural University | Genome based barley breeding |
IBGS International Committee
| Name | Institution, country | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Guoping Zhang | Zhejiang University, China | Barley breeding and crop physiology |
| Andreas Graner | Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany | Plant genetics, breeding of crop plants |
| Euclydes Minella | Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil | Barley breeding |
| Bryan Harvey | University of Saskatchewan, Canada | Barley breeding |
| Olga Kovaleva | N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Industry, Russia | Research on genetic diversity |
| Wayne Powell | Scotland’s Rural College, United Kingdom | Physiology and Genetics |
| Kazuhiro Sato | Okayama University, Japan | Barley genetics |
| Alan Schulman | University of Helsinki, Finland | Genomics, abiotic stress response |
| Flavio Capettini | Field Crop Development Centre, Canada | Barley breeding |
| Chengdao Li | Western Barley Genetics Alliance, Australia | Genetics and breeding |
| Kevin Smith | University of Minnesota, USA | Barley breeding and genetics |