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RECOVERIES '97
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The final meeting of the UNESCO IGCP Project
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"Biotic Recoveries from Mass Exctinctions"
September 12-14, 1997
Prague, Czech Republic
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About the project
In the history of the Earth (including the
recent), numerous events of ecosystem
collapses occurred that were followed by
recoveries and origination of new ecosystems.
This significant transformation could be realised
in numerous ways. The project aims to be a
platform for the study of survival and recovery of
the biosphere, and restructuring of global
environments, following mass extinctions.
The project outlines are:
(1) to study patterns of extinction/survivorship
of organisms during the mass extinction
events;
(2) to analyse the evolutionary and ecological
strategies that allowed clades and
communities to survive and initiate subsequent
biotic recoveries;
(3) to study the structure of the deep-crisis
ecosystem;
(4) to elucidate the recovery initiation
mechanisms;
(5) to find the time, space and functional
patterns of the recovery;
(6) to refine the data and tools for this
discipline;
(7) to develop general models by means of
comparison of individual global crises in Earth's
history;
(8) to apply these (predictive) models to
better understanding the modern environmental
and biodiversity crises.
This international project is headed by Douglas
H. Erwin, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C., and Erle G. Kauffman, University of
Colorado, Boulder. Over sixty countries are
involved in the project.
Audience
The meeting should bring together
palaeobiologists, palaeontologists, biologists,
ecologists, systems theorists, and other
persons that are interested in the topic.
Organisers
The conference is held under the auspices of
the Geological Institute, Academy of Sciences,
and is organised by:
Petr Cejchan & Jindrich Hladil
Geological Institute, Academy of Sciences
Rozvojova 135
CZ 165 02 Praha 6 Lysolaje
Czech Republic
Venue
The conference will be held at the new IKEM
Conference Building, Videnska 800, Prague 4,
Czech Republic, two bus-stops away from the
Metro line C station "Kacerov", ca. 20 minutes
off the city centre.
Programme
September 10 registration of pre-
excursionists (afternoon)
September 11 pre-session excursion to
the Cretaceous of Bohemia; registration
(afternoon)
September 12 sessions
September 13 sessions; banquet in the
evening
September 14 sessions
September 15 -16 post-session excursion
to the Palaeozoic of the Barrandian
Accommodation (US$ per person & night)
To reserve the hotel room, you will be asked to
pay for accommodation before July 31, 1997.
high-level ****
A - single 185
B - double 111
medium ***
C - single 70
D - double 50
E - apartment double 57
F - apartment triple 44
cheap **
G - single (in 2x single apartment ) 27
H- double (in 2x double apartment ) 20
I - apartment double 27
Deadlines
pre-registration (WWW or printed form)
January 31, 1997
abstracts May 31, 1997
following items are valid only when paid before
the specified date:
early registration and excursions May 31,
1997
late registration and excursions
September 12, 1997
hotel reservation & payment July 31,
1997
Payments (US$)
early registration (before May 31, 1997) late
registration (after May 31, 1997)
registration fee 250 300
registration student fee 175 210
pre-session excursion 50 60
post-session excursion 100 120
accompanying persons 150 180
Contacts
Please, direct all your correspondence related
to the conference to the Conference Manager:
Petra Hovorkova, Recoveries '97
Eurocongress Centre
Budejovicka 15
CZ 140 00 Praha 4
fax +42-2-61211247
For conference update and details on the
programme please consult:
http://www.gli.cas.cz/conf/recovery/recovery.ht
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e-mail: recovery at gli.cas.cz
Equipment
The conference hall will be professionally
equipped, including:
two projection screens
two 35 mm slide projectors
one overhead projector
computer presentation projection (Windows 95
+ MS Power Point)
video projection (VHS only)
microphones.
The poster presentation room will be equipped
with poster panels and will be available during
all the session days.
Abstracts
Abstracts should be submitted before May 31,
1997, preferably as plain text on a DOS-
formatted diskette. The abstract book will be
included with the conference materials.
Persons interested in obtaining the abstracts in
advance can order the DOS-formatted diskette
with abstracts for US$ 25 (after July 1, 1997).
Contributions
The conference will result in a refereed
proceedings book (not included with the
conference materials). Authors should submit
their contributions to the conference
proceedings book by September 12, 1997, i.e.,
by the beginning of the sessions. Authors are
asked to provide the text on a DOS-diskette,
together with a paper proof.
Student support
3% of the conference budget will be used to
support a limited number of student
participants at lower fee. Students
(undergraduate & graduate) must supply a
certificate of their student status together with
the pre-registration form. Pre-register soon to
take the advantage of student support. Banquet
is not included in student fee, however, other
aspects do not differ from ordinary participants'
ones.
Pre-registration
Please, use the pre-registration form included
here, or the electronic pre-registration feature
at
http://www.gli.cas.cz/conf/recovery/preform.htm
to let us know about your interest and your
preferences. You will be included with our
mailing list. Your pre-registration will help us to
estimate the real needs of the conference, as
well as keep you informed.
Second announcement
The responders to the first announcement will
obtain the second announcement (registration
form, hotel reservation form & call for papers)
during February, 1997.
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PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
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Please complete and return to:
Petra Hovorkova
Recoveries '97
Eurocongress Centre
Budejovicka 15
CZ 140 00 Praha 4
fax +42-2-61211247
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[$50] yes - no
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