The ISPA Conference is organized by the International Society for Plant Anaerobiosis. The objective of the Society is to integrate the activities of the international research community concerned with plant responses to impeded aeration, including waterlogging of the soil, submergence, space flight, natural tissue impedance, storage conditions and packaging of produce. The ISPA2010 Conference (June 20th-25th, 2010) is organised by Pierdomenico Perata (PlantLab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy). The Conference will be held in Volterra, Italy