General information
46th International Dairy Experts Symposium
Symposium will be held November 25th -28th 2026. in Rovinj, Croatia.
Organizer
Hrvatska mljekarska udruga
Patron
The European Federation of Food Science & Technology
Main goal
The main goal of the Symposium is to present to the dairy experts and the general public the results of scientific and professional work of Croatian and international specialists and in this way enable a better transfer of scientific and professional achievements into dairy production. We also wish to establish better collaboration between scientists from the universities and specialists from the dairy industry from Croatia and abroad in their common field of interest in milk science and practice.
Topics
- Application of artificial intelligence in dairy
- Sustainable dairy systems
- Technology of milk production
- Quality and safety of milk and dairy products
- Technological processes in the dairy industry
- Nutritional value of milk and dairy products
- Dairy sector and the Strategic plan of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Republic of Croatia 2028-2034
Important dates
July 03 2026 Abstract submission
September 07 2026 Notification of acceptance
September 15 2026 Paper submission
September 25 2026 Registration fee payment – obligatory for abstract/paper publishing in the Book of Abstracts/papers
October 15th 2026 Symposium programme
Scientific committee members
Zvonko Antunović
(Hrvatska)
Irena Barukčić Jurina
(Hrvatska)
Miroslav Benić
(Hrvatska)
Dorota Cais-Sokolińska
(Poljska)
Vesna Gantner
(Hrvatska)
Mirela Iličić
(Srbija)
Ante Ivanković
(Hrvatska)
Samir Kalit
(Hrvatska)
Blaženka Kos
(Hrvatska)
Katarina Lisak Jakopović
(Hrvatska)
Mirela Lučan Čolić
(Hrvatska)
Bojan Matijević
(Hrvatska)
Pero Mijić
(Hrvatska)
Nataša Mikulec
(Hrvatska)
Boro Mioč
(Hrvatska)
Jelena Miočinović
(Srbija)
Marko Samardžija
(Hrvatska)
Bedia Şimşek
(Turska)
Marija Špehar
(Hrvatska)
Milna Tudor Kalit
(Hrvatska)
Chairman of the Scientific committee
Organising committee members
Irena Barukčić Jurina
(Hrvatska)
Zoran Bašić
(Hrvatska)
Zoran Grgić
(Hrvatska)
Krunoslav Ladić
(Hrvatska)
Darija Kostelić Kuhar
(Hrvatska)
Antun Milić
(Hrvatska)
Jakov Tomić
(Hrvatska)
Tatjana Sinković
(Hrvatska)
Marija Špehar
(Hrvatska)
