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INA8 - SECOND CIRCULAR
8th International Nannoplankton Association Conference
September 11 - 15, 2000
Bremen, Germany
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ANNOUNCEMENT / INVITATION
We take pleasure in inviting you to the 8th International Nannoplankton Association Conference which will be held in Bremen, Germany, from September 11 - 15, 2000, as well as to the pre/post-conference field trips.
This conference offers you the opportunity to present the results of your studies on all aspects of nannoplankton research, including both palaeontological and biological aspects, to an international audience.
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ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Fax: |
+49/421/2184451 |
Address: |
Universität Bremen
Fachbereich 5 - Geowissenschaften
Postfach 330 440
28334 Bremen
Germany |
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SCHEDULE
DEADLINES
December 1999 |
Distribution of Second Circular |
January 31, 2000 |
Deadline for Registration and Payment for Conference and Field Trips |
January 31, 2000 |
Reservation of Accommodation (directly at hotel or youth hostel) |
April 30, 2000 |
Deadline for Abstracts |
July 2000 |
Distribution of Third Circular |
December 15, 2000 |
Deadline for Manuscripts |
CONFERENCE TIMETABLE
Friday - Sunday, Sept. 8 - 10 |
CODENET meeting |
Sunday, Sept. 10
10-19h
Evening (19:00) |
Pre-Conference Field Trip: Siliciclastic Tidal Flats ("Watt")
Icebreaker Party and Registration |
Monday - Thursday, Sept. 11 - 14 |
Conference (Talks + Posters) |
Tuesday, Sept. 12
afternoon |
Poster Presentation |
Wednesday, Sept. 13
Afternoon
Evening |
Guided City Tour or Spare Time
Conference Dinner |
Friday, Sept. 15 |
Workshops (e.g. Calcareous Dinoflagellates) |
Saturday, Sept. 16 |
Post-Conference Field Trip: Peat Bog Landscape |
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REGISTRATION
Registration fee 150 DEM (76.70 EUR) per person. Reduced rate 75 DEM (38.35 EUR) for students and persons in need of assistance. Registration fee will cover Conference Programme and Abstract Volume, Ice Breaker Reception, coffee breaks.
PAYMENT
Payments for registration / field trips and for accommodation must be made separately. Accommodation is to be paid directly to the hotel or youth hostel.
Deadline for payment of conference / field trip fees:
January 31, 2000, after which date the fee increases to 180 DEM / 90 DEM (92 EUR / 46 EUR).
The deadline for field trip registrations also is January 31, 2000.
Payment must be in German Marks (DEM/EUR).
- by international money order or
- by bank remittance or
- by credit card (please note: this requires a surcharge)
Cancellations prior to July 31st, 2000 will receive a reimbursement of 80% of the amount paid; all refunding demands will be processed after the conference.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
According to INA regulations, certain conditions have to be met to allow you to qualify for sponsorship:
- you must be a member of INA
- you must present a paper or poster at the conference
- travel and the conference fee together should account for more than half of your monthly income
Application forms (e-mail or paper versions) will be provided by the INA Membership Secretary/Treasurer Stacia Spaulding, 345 Meadowbrook Farm Road; Proctorsville; Vermont 05153 USA, e-mail: jrice@ludl.tds.net.
Application for sponsorship should be made six months in advance of the conference.
Decisions on the assignment of funds and the level of sponsorship will be made by the INA Committee.
The INA8 Organising Committee is exploring more ways of helping to reduce expenses for participants in need of assistance.
Participants from Asian countries and young scientists from other countries may apply for funds. Applicants should submit a calculation of their costs and the amount of possible self-financing along with their abstract by January 31, 2000. A committee will make decisions in March 2000.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
City of Bremen
Links to the city of Bremen:
http://www.bremen.de or http://www.bremen-tourism.de
Icebreaker Party
Sunday, Sept. 10 (19h). You will have the opportunity to register for the conference.
Conference Dinner
A Conference Dinner will be organised for Wednesday, Sept. 13 Costs: 60 DEM (30.70 EUR)
Lunch
The university dining hall ("Mensa") and several bistros and cafés are situated on the campus.
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ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation has to be booked directly at hotel or youth hostel (keyword: INA 8)
HOTEL NAME |
SINGLE |
DOUBLE |
Hotel Ibis Bremen Altstadt |
128 DEM (65.40 EUR)
incl. breakfast |
71.50 DEM (36.50 EUR)
per person, incl. breakfast |
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DORMITORY |
Youth hostel (Jugendgästehaus) |
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about 30 DEM (15.50 EUR)
per person, incl. breakfast |
Addresses for reservation by January 31, 2000:
Hotel Ibis Bremen Altstadt
Faulenstr. 45
D-28195 Bremen
Germany
phone: ++49/421/30480
fax: ++49/421/3048600
e-mail: h1442@accor-hotels.com |
Jugendgästehaus Bremen
Kalkstr. 6
D-28195 Bremen
Germany
phone: ++49/421/171369
fax: ++49/421/171102 |
A limited number of participants may be accommodated in private homes, in case of need and if they are content with a sleeping-bag (to be indicated in the registration form).
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
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TECHNICAL REMARKS
For the scientific talks we make available to you:
- double overhead projection
- double slide projection
- video projection
- If you need anything special, please contact us.
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TIME FOR TALKS
15 min. talk plus 5 min. for discussion
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ABSTRACTS
(to be published in "Journal of Nannoplankton Research")
Text format:
Face: Times Roman
- Title: Capital letters, bold, 12 point
- Authors: listed with first name(s) prior to last name. Italics, 10 point
- Address(es) and E-mail addresses. Normal letters, 10 point
- Blank line
- Text body. Normal letters, 10 point
Maximum length two pages (including graphs).
Example: |
TITLE OF TALK OR POSTER
First name(fully written), last name
Address(es): Institution, Street or P.O. Box, City (including postal code), Country. E-mail address of corresponding author.
Text body of the abstract |
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POSTERS
Poster size: 125 x 150 cm
Material to fix posters will be available in the conference office.
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WORKSHOPS
- CODENET (September, 8.-10., 2000)
For further information contact:
Jeremy R. Young
Palaeontology Dept.
The Natural History Museum; London SW7 5BD, UK
phone: +44-(0)207-942-5286
fax: +44-(0)207-942-5546
E-mail:INAwebmaster@gmail.com
- CALCAREOUS DINOFLAGELLATES (Friday, September 15)
For further information contact:
Helmut Willems
Universität Bremen
Fachbereich 5, Klagenfurter Str., D- 28359 Bremen
phone: +49-421-218-2198
fax: +49-421-218-4451
E-mail: willems@micropal.uni-bremen.de
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PUBLICATIONS
The Conference Proceedings will be published in a special issue of the "Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg".
Manuscripts shall be of 30 pages maximum (incl. figures and tables), to be submitted by December 15, 2000.
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FIELD TRIPS
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PRE-CONFERENCE FIELD TRIP:
Marsh Settlement, Dikes and Siliciclastic Tidal Flats, September 10, 2000
guided by Prof. B.W. Flemming (Senckenberg-Institut, Wilhelmshaven), Prof. K.-E. Behre (Niedersächsisches Institut für historische Küstenforschung)
Contents: typical north-west German coastal landscape
- visit to an ancient fenland settlement excavation site (Rodenkirchen)
- floating peat bog (Sehestedt)
- storm surge history; dike construction site; hike into mud-flats; salt-marsh cross-section; storm surge deposits (Dangast)
Costs: 40 DEM (20.40 EUR)
Participants: max. 30
Equipment: sports sneakers, towel, protective clothing against wind and rain.
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POST-CONFERENCE FIELD TRIP:
Peat Bog Landscape, September 16, 2000
Contents: guided tour to a typical peat bog landscape in N-Germany
- ride on a peat train and walk through the boggy landscape (history of North German peat bog development, draining, and re-cultivation)
- visit to a prehistoric barrow
Costs: 50 DEM (25.60 EUR), including 2 light meals (typical of the region)
Participants: max. 45
Equipment: nothing special required.
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REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION FORM
Please register as soon as possible. Organisation will be facilitated when we have a good idea of the number of people that attend the conference.
SECOND AND THIRD CIRCULARS
This Second Circular is being mailed to all those who responded to the First Circular questionnaire, others who have expressed an interest, and will be made available to all members of INA. The Third Circular will be sent only to those who have returned the registration forms contained in the Second Circular along with the required fees by the deadline of January 31, 2000.
[INA8]
[Registration and Accomodation
Form]
[First Circular and Pre-Registration]
[Second Circular]
[Division
of Micropalaeontology] [Department
of Geosciences] [Bremen University]
[INA
Europe]
Copyright © 2000, most recent revision February 5, 2000
Tania Hildebrand-Habel (hiha@micropal.uni-bremen.de)
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