The Belgian organizing team is delighted to invite you to the 70^th Annual Meeting of EAAP. The meeting takes place from August 26^th to August 30^th 2019 in the historic yet contemporary city of Ghent, Belgium. The main organizer is the Flanders Research Institute of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) under the patronage of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries from the Flemish Government.