1. MAIN CONFERENCES

Delegated to internationally-renowned professionals.

2. ROUND TABLES

1. Current Winegrowing Models
Oenological practices, situation and trends.

2. Science, Technology, Research and Development
Excellence in all-round vineyard management. New technology and integral production management. Winegrowing and Oenology for the future.

3. Winegrowing Agricultural Policy
Oenological models and practices. Opportunities, problems and the future.

4. Winegrowing Agricultural Economy
Strategic plans of European-model countries. All-round, profitable management of the winegrowing business. The integration of new countries into the EU. Wine tourism and other derived 'new economic sectors'.

5. Marketing, Communication, Advertising and Promotion.
Focused on the client and the growth of wine consumption.

3. READING MATTER

The IV World Wine Forum invites researchers, businessmen, representatives from the Board of Control, economists and experts, marketing and management consultants, tourist specialists, publicists and all persons related to the winegrowing sector to present works that, through their content and focus, whether previously published or not, represent a contribution and offer something new to the Spanish, European or world winegrowing sector.

Interested authors should send an abridged text, in one of the official languages of the IV World Wine Forum (Spanish, French and English), with a maximum of 250 words to the Technical Secretary of the Forum, prior to 15 April 2004. These texts shall be subject to approval by the Scientific Committee.

4. POSTERS

Some works presented to the forum shall be exhibited in poster format, either because the authors so wish, or because the Scientific Committee deems it apt.
Posters accepted by the Scientific Committee shall be displayed, in areas prepared for just such purposes, throughout the IV World Wine Forum celebration.