Dear Colleagues,         On behalf of the ESNA Committee and Local organizing committee it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the 47-th Annual Meeting of our Society to be held in Craiova, Romania. The host of the ESNA meeting will be the Faculty of Agronomy – University of Craiova.         Craiova,  Romania's  6 th largest city and capital of  Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of  Jiu river, in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and  Danube River (south). We hope we will all have a memorable and scientifically stimulating meeting in Craiova and we look forward to meeting you here in September 2018. Welcome to Craiova, Romania!  Prof.assoc. M. NICULESCU, PhD. Vice-Dean Faculty of Agronomy University of Craiova Departament of Botany 19 Libertatii street, 200583 Craiova          Romania 00 40 251 418475 00 40 730 447200