The V International Symposium on Fig will be held at the Conference Hall of the University of Napoli “Federico II” (Italy) from August 31 to September 3, 2015 under the auspices of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), organized by the Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Napoli “Federico II” and the Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, with the patronage of the Regione Campania, of the Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni and the Consorzio Fico Essiccato del Cosentino.