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External Advisory Board

External expert	Organisation	Mission
Mrs Claudia Michel Senior Manager Agriculture & Environment Policy - ECPA Claudia.Michel@ecpa.be	European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)	ECPA acts as the ambassador of the crop protection industry in Europe. ECPA promotes agricultural technology in the context of sustainable development. ECPA advocates EU policies and legislation that uphold a science and risk-based approach, foster innovation, operate in a predictable and proportionate way, enable the industry to perform efficiently, protect intellectual property and reward the introduction of new technologies and practices.
Mrs Eleni Alevritou Head of EKPIZO, Greek consumer organisation, BEUC member Group leader ekpizo@ath.forthnet.gr	European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC)	BEUC aim to defend and promote the interests of European consumers - citizens as purchasers or users of goods and services - in the EU policy process. BEUC contribute expertise on issues that have direct economic or legal consequences for consumers or that impact consumer' health, safety and environment.
NN	Panel on plant health, plant protection products and their residues (PPR) of EFSA	The EFSA Panel on plant health, plant protection products and their residues deals with questions concerning the safety of plant protection products for the user/worker, for the consumer of treated products and for the environment as well as plant health.
Dr Sofia Parente Coordinator PAN Europe Sofia-paneurope@pan-uk.org	PAN Europe	Pesticide Action Network (PAN) is a network of over 600 non-governmental organizations, institutions and individuals in over 60 countries worldwide working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives. PAN Europe is the European section of PAN.
Dr Jean-Claude Guillon VP, Strategy and Communication - Limagrain jean-claude.guillon@limagrain.com	Limagrain, France	A breeder and producer of plant varieties, Limagrain markets seed for agricultural and horticultural growers and for home gardeners. Limagrain is the European leader for corn and wheat seeds, with the brands Anjou, LG and Nickerson. Through the joint-venture AgReliant, the group is also an important player in the North American market.
Mr Garlich von Essen Secretary General, ESA	European Seed Association (ESA), Belgium	ESA is the voice of the European seed industry, representing the interests of those active in research, breeding, production and marketing of seeds of agricultural, horticultural and ornamental plant species.
Dr Stephen Duke Head ARS' Natural Products Utilization Research Unit at USDA Oxford sduke@olemiss.edu	USDA, USA	Stephen Duke is Research Leader of the Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, focusing on natural product-based pest management.He is the author of about 300 refereed publications covering a broad array of pest control topics.Most of his research has been on various aspects of weed management. He was President of the Weed Science Society of America and the International Weed Science Society and is now Vice President of the International Allelopathy Society Awards include the International Research Award of the American Chemical Society Agrochemicals Section and Fellow of the American Society of the Advancement of Science.
Professor Paul S. Teng Head, Natural Sciences & Science Education at NIE, Singapore psteng@nie.edu.sg	National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore	Professor Paul S. Teng, epidemiologist, has been a professor of Plant pathology at the University of Minnesota, and and at the University of Hawaii; Coordinator, Cross-Ecosystem Programme at the International Rice Research Institute; Director for Research, FishCenter. He currently is Head, Natural Sciences and Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Professor Teng is a life-member of the Malaysian Society of Plant Pathology, a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society, and a member of the Third World Academy of Science.
Professor Jeff Waage Director of the Centre for Environmental Policy at ImperialCollege j.waage@imperial.ac.uk	Imperial College, London, UK	Jeff Waage is Director of the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College. During his career, he has been the head of the International Institute of Biological Control, part of the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, and also Chief Executive of CABI Bioscience. Jeff Waage participated in recent EPPO and OECD panels to develop biocontrol guidelines, and an EU project on Environmental Risks of Biocontrol Agents (ERBIC), which looked specifically at biocontrol safety and also involved IBMA.
Professor Richard Smiley Professor of Plant Pathology, Oregon State University richard.smiley@oregonstate.edu	Oregon State University	Professoor Richard Smiley is Professor of Plant Pathology. He conducts research on the etiology and control of field crop diseases. He is currently a member of the Crop Science Society of America, Australasian Plant Pathology Society and Australian Association of Nematologists.
Professor Richard Belanger richard.belanger@plg.ulaval.ca	Department of Plant Science, Laval University,Canada	Professor Richard R. BÃ©langer's research programmes concentrate mainly on non-chemical alternatives to prevent plant diseases through biological control agents and induced resistance, leading to the registration of biopesticide (Sporodex) in North America. Author and co-author of numerous scientific papers on biological control, induced resistance and histopathology. Senior Councilor-at-large for the American Phytopathological Society (2001-2004).

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