Venue

Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria and the oldest continually inhabited city in Europe. Its picturesque location around the banks of Maritsa river and the surrounding green hills are part of his identity. Since its establishment as a city around the 6th century BC until the modern times, the city has been constantly inhabited. The ancient atmosphere of Plovdiv, its strategic location and the cultural events defy it a place of continuous meetings of cultures and civilizations.
The 2–nd International Applied Scientific Conference
Medicinal, Aromatic and Edible Plants
(MAEPs) and their by-products: Utilization and valorization for a sustainable and circular economy will be held in
hall ‘Horizon’, building II of University of
Food Technologies in Plovdiv.

You can arrive in Plovdiv by:

Topics

  • Production, marketing and future trends

  • Consumption as functional foods and as ingredients of novel foods

  • Biological activities of MAEPs and ingredients isolated from them

  • Food additives on the basis of MAEPs

  • Cosmetic products on the basis of MAEPs

  • Waste minimization and valorization of MAEPs processing by-products

  • Technologies for treatment of MAEPs and their by-products

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Organizing Committee

Chairs

Gergana Andreeva
Gergana Andreeva
CEO of
Bulgarian National Association of Essential Oils, Perfumery & Cosmetics
8 Tsar Kaloyan Str.
Plovdiv 4000
BULGARIA
Anton Slavov
Anton Slavov
Associated Professor PhD
Department of Organic Chemistry
and Inorganic Chemistry
UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES
26 Maritsa Blvd.
Plovdiv 4000
BULGARIA

Members

1. Professor Gerogi Dobrev, PhD

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology

2. Professor Albena Stoyanova, DSc

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Technology of Tobacco, Sugar, Vegetable and Essential Oils.

3. Associate professor Kiril Mihalev, PhD

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Food preservation and refrigeration technology; Vice Rector

4. Associate professor Desislava Vlahova-Vangelova, PhD

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department Meat and Fish Technology

5. Associate professor Hafize Fidan, PhD

University of Food Technologies– Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Catering and Tourism

6. Assistant professor Ivanka Hambarliyska, PhD

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

7. Junior expert Gergana Marovska, PhD

University of Food Technologies– Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

Scientific Committee Members

1. Professor Kemal Husnu Can Baser, PhD

Near East University, Faculty of Pharmacy – Lefkoşa (Nicosia) N. Cyprus,
Head of Department of Pharmacognosy

3. Professor Galin Ivanov, DSc

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Technology of Milk and Dairy Products; Rector of UFT

5. Associate professor Kiril Mihalev, PhD

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Food preservation and refrigeration technology; Vice Rector*

7. Professor Stefan Dragoev, DSc

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Department of Meat and Fish Technology; Corresponding Member of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

9. Professor Ginka Antova, PhD

University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Vice-Dean of Chemical Faculty,
Department of Chemical Technologies

2. Professor Atanas Pavlov, DSc

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Analytical and Physicochemistry; Academician of Bulgarian Academy
of Sciences, Corresponding Member of Saxon Academy of Sciences

4. Professor Desislav Balev, PhD

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Meat and Fish Technology; Vice Rector of UFT

6. Professor Albert Krastanov, DSc

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Biotechnology

8. Associate professor Giurgiulescu Liviu, PhD

Technical University of Cluj Napoca, North University Centrum of Baia Mare,
Science Faculty, Chemistry-Biology Department/ Food Technology

10. Associate professor Vesela Chalova, PhD

University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology

11. Dr. Nils Haneklaus, PhD

University of Continuing Education Krems (UWK),
(former Danube University of Krems (DUK) )

Accommodation price

Studio for 1

€4100per night
Price includes breakfast, insurance and VAT.

Studio for 2

€5600per night
Price includes breakfast, insurance and VAT.

Double studio

€5600per night
Price includes breakfast, insurance and VAT.

Single room

€3300per night
Price includes breakfast, insurance and VAT.

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