Traditional Vinegar Fermentation
Chairpersons: L. de Vuyst and P. Guidici

<Keynote Lecture>
9:45 - 10:30 (I-1) / Invited
     Y. Murooka (Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Japan)

<Oral presentations>
10:45 - 11:15 (I-2) / Invited
     P. Giudici (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
11:15 - 11:30 (I-3)
     F. Barja (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
11:30 - 11:45 (I-4)
     I. Garcia (University of Cordoba, Spain)
11:45 - 12:00 (I-5)
     I. Yucel Sengun (Ege University, Turkey)
12:00 - 12:30 (I-6) / Invited
     L. de Vuyst (Vrije University Brussel, Belgium)

Classification and Molecular Phylogeny,
and Ecology of Acetic Acid Bacteria
Chairpersons: K.R.S. Teixeria and M. Ishii

<Keynote Lecture>
13:30 - 14:15 (II-1) / Invited
     K. Komagata (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

<Oral presentations>
14:15 - 14:30 (II-2)
     T. Malimas (BIOTEC Culture Collection, Thailand)
14:30 - 15:00 (II-3) / Invited
     K. R. S. Teixeira (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazil)
15:00 - 15:15 (II-4)
     M. Ishii (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
15:15 - 15:30 (II-5)
     C. Andres-Barro (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
15:30 - 16:00 (II-6) / Invited
     Y. Azuma (Yamaguchi University, Japan)

Bioprocess and Bioengineering with Acetic Acid Bacteria
Chairpersons: F. Emde and K. Kondo

<Oral presentations>
17:30 - 18:00 (III-1) / Invited
     T. Aritomi (Mizkan Sanmi Co., Ltd., Japan)
18:00 - 18:30 (III-2) / Invited
     F. Emde (Heinrich Frings GmbH & Co. KG, Germany)
18:30 - 18:45 (III-3)
     S. Frukawa (Nihon University, Japan)
18:45 - 19:00 (III-4)
     J. F. Bourgeois (Consultant for H. Frings, Switzerland)

Physiology and Biochemistry of Acetic Acid Bacteria
Chairpersons: E. Vandamme and H. Toyama

<Keynote Lecture>
9:00 - 9:45 (IV-1) / Invited
     S. Valla (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

<Oral presentations>
9:45 - 10:00 (IV-2) / Invited
     Y. Taniguchi (Tokushima Bunri University, Japan)
10:00 - 10:15 (IV-3)
     A. Iida (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
10:15 - 10:30 (IV-4)
     A. Okamoto-Kainuma (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan)

Chairpersons: A. Okamoto-Kainuma and E. Escamilla

<Oral presentations>
10:45 - 11:00 (IV-5)
     T. J. Kappock (Purdue University, USA)
11:00 - 11:15 (IV-6)
     S. Nakano (Mizkan Group Corporation, Japan)
11:15 - 11:45 (IV-7) / Invited
     E. Escamilla (Universidad Nacinal Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico)
11:45 - 12:00 (IV-8)
     H. Toyama (University of the Ryukyus, Japan)
12:00 - 12:30 (IV-9) / Invited
     E. Vandamme (Ghent University, Belgium)

Oxidative Fermentation and Useful Product Formation,
and Enzymology of Acetic Acid Bacteria
Chairpersons: N. Tonouchi and H-P. Hohmann

<Oral presentations>
9:00 - 9:30 (V-1) / Invited
     M. Goto (Toho University, Japan)
9:30 - 10:00 (V-2) / Invited
     S. Suzuki (Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Japan)
10:00 - 10:15 (V-3)
     O. Adachi (Yamaguchi University, Japan)
10:15 - 10:45 (V-4) / Invited
     U. Deppenmeier (University of Bonn, Germany)

<Oral presentations>
11:00 - 11:15 (V-5)
     M. Sugiyama (Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Japan)
11:15 - 11:30 (V-6)
     K. Oe (Unitika LTD, Japan)
11:30 - 12:00 (V-7) / Invited
     H-P. Hohmann (DSM Nutritional Products Ltd., Switzerland)