Every four years, the grape breeding and genetics research community gathers to share the latest advances from around the world. For just the second time since this series began in Germany in 1973, we will meet in North America. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I invite you to attend the 10th International Conference on Grapevine Breeding and Genetics, in Geneva, New York, 1 – 5 August 2010.

The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, a division of Cornell University, was established in 1882. Grape breeding and genetics studies began six years later and have been continuous since then. Today, the faculty conducts research in viticulture, pathology, entomology, and enology. Our campus is also home to the United States Dept. of Agriculture grape breeding and genetics program, and the associated cold-hardy grapevine germplasm collection. Our activities take place in the midst of a rapidly expanding grape industry that takes advantage of the tremendous genetic diversity in the genus Vitis.

Please visit www.nysaes.cornell.edu/grapebreeding2010 for more information.