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Saline meadow near soda plant
in Inowrocław-Mątwy, Poland

(photos M. Świtoniak and P. Hulisz)

Salicornia europaea

Strongly saline soils

View of the saline meadow

Aster tripolium

Degraded arable land

 

Laboratory of Ecological Processes Modelling, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Protection NCU, Toruń

Department of Soil Science,
Institute of Geography NCU, Toruń


Meeting COST Action FA0901
"Putting Halophytes to Work
- From Genes to Ecosystems"
Toruń, Poland, May 11-12, 2011


Photo gallery

Venue:
Nicolaus Copernicus University, Institute of Ecology and Environment Protection, Gagarina 9 St., Torun, Poland.

Themes and topics
Ecology of halophytes and saline habitats

Scientific committee:
Prof. Adele Muscolo, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Prof. Helena Freitas, University of Coimbra, PORTUGAL
Prof. Timothy Flowers, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Prof. Andrzej Nienartowicz, NCU Torun, Poland
Dr. Agnieszka Piernik, NCU Torun, Poland
Dr. Piotr Hulisz, NCU Torun, Poland

Oral Presentation Guidelines (15-minute time slot)
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 on the PC platform is required. Your presentation must be saved in one of these formats to ensure problem free operation at the conference. Each meeting room will be supplied with alaptop running Windows XP. Mac users should convert and test their presentations on a PC before arriving at the meeting.
Standard Equipment: Each presentation room will be equipped with one screen, a data projector, a podium microphone, a laptop computer and a laser pointer.

Poster preparation
Presentations should be in poster, portrait orientation layout. Maximum size is 70 cm x 100 cm. Make your posters eye-catching and easy to read. Posters should be legible from a distance of at least 2 meters. Velcro pieces or pushpins will be provided to facilitate mounting of poster.

Deadlines & dates
Deadline for registering an interest - 04 March 2011
Confirmation of attendance - 18 March 2011
Deadline for submission of abstracts - 31 March 2011
Formal invitations issued by 25 March 2011

Location & Hotel accomodation
Hotel Mercure
Special offer: single room - 235 PLN (ca 59 EUR), double room - 270 PLN (ca 68 EUR), breakfast included. Rooms guaranted to the 15 of March 2011, after this date if available.
Reservation by e-mail: H3421-RE@accor.com with note COST FA0901 meeting.
Etap Hotel
Special offer: single room - 131 PLN (ca 33 EUR) + optional breakfast - 20 PLN (ca 5 EUR).
Rooms guaranted to the 31 of March 2011, after this date if available.
Reservation by e-mail: h7147@accor.com with note COST FA0901 meeting.
In the reservation information please include: Name, address, e-mail, phone no, arrival date, departure date, room type.

Organizing Secretariat: Joanna Wietrzychowska
e-mail: cost_torun2011@umk.pl
For information see:
http://www.cost-halophytes.org/
http://www.umk.pl/en/cooperation/conferences/

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