On behalf of the Organising Committee, we are glad to announce that the 53^rd International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO 2023), will be heldfrom Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 September 2023 at the Trifiletti Theatre of Milazzo, Via Cumbo Borgia, 98057 Milazzo (Messina, Italy).
This symposium series has been organized annually in Europe since 1969 (with an exception in pandemic year of 2020) in order to stimulate cooperation among scientists for the advancement of research and development into the science of essential oils and their constituents. The Congress aims to bring together all those scientists involved in essential oils and related natural products research, and to offer unique opportunities for networking and discussion. The organizers will try to cover in the best way all the different aspects of essential oils and their constituents, from traditional sectors to more innovative ones.
This meeting will address all aspects of essential oils and related natural products. The main discussion topics are the following:

• Breeding
• Cultivation
• Analysis
• Biogenesis
• Biological activity
• Chemistry
• Utilization

Participants are cordially invited to present the results of their research activity with oral communications or posters. The final program will be defined taking into account the contributions proposed by the participants. Invited Plenary Lectures will open every session of the conference.

Scholarships will be provided to support young researchers interested in attending the conference.
We kindly encourage you to join this meeting, and we look forward to meet you in Milazzo in September 2023.

Paola Dugo
Luigi Mondello
Chairpersons