My engagement in WPSA started in 1986 at EPC in Paris, and I also was privileged to attend the World's Poultry Congress in Nagoya, Japan, 1988. I am the President of the WPSA-Croatian Branch since 2001, the Vice president since 2010 and President of the European Federation of the World Poultry Science Association since 2018.

CV in short: Professor (permanent position) at the Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia. DVM in 1981, Mr.sc. in 1987, Ph.D. in 1990 - all at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Specialist in veterinary poultry science - Diplomate ECPVS (European Board of Veterinary Specialisation); Head of the Department of Poultry Diseases with Clinic at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Head of the postgraduate study; Head of the reference laboratory for Chlamydia. Area of scientific interest: avian diseases, microbiology, zoonoses, food safety. Head of 12 international research projects; supervised Ph.D. candidates; published over 190 scientific papers and several books; invited speaker in various poultry conferences worldwide; associate in one patent; winner of several international awards for innovation. Representative from Croatia in the EU COST DC; Program Committee member in Horizon 2020, SC2; member of the scientific committee at the PRIMA Foundation; full member of the Croatian Academy of Medical Science.