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LTER-Europe Conference in Sevilla-Doñana

21-25 Jannuary 2008

As decided in Balatonfured at the 3rd LTER-Europe conference our next meeting will be held
January  21st – 25th in Sevilla/Doñana (Spain). First day national network representatives will meet at Hotel Meliá Lebreros. The rest of the meeting will be held at CIECEMA located in Matalascañas (pretty close to Doñana National Park).

We will follow the line of Balatonfured combining several envents in one week of intensive work on our continental network:

  • 21: LTER-Europe conference of national network representatives (in Sevilla to facilitate participation for those only attending this part of the conference; evening: transfer of group to Donana National Park)
  • 22: Site Coord Conference (SCC), day1
  • 23: Excursion
  • 24: Site Coord Conference  (SCC), day2
  • 25: Until 14:00: ALTER-Net WP I3 and I6 taks groups (wrapping up, division of tasks, allocation of budgets)

We can now offer support for up to 3 scientific site co-ordinators and/or platform manager per national network which could else not participate (NON ALTER-Net partners and/or NON ALTER-Net countries). Wherever possible this support should be organized through the national partner institutes of ALTER-Net (sub-contracting). It consists of free lodging in or close to Donana National Park Research Station and a contribution of up to EUR 350,- for travelling.

Technical details, registration formalities and the preliminary agenda will be provided by the host by mid November. Please feel free to comment and propose issues to be dealt with at the conference. On December 4th and 5th a core group of the goal LTER and it’s WPs will meet in Vienna to finalize the agenda and prepare the background documents for the conference.

More details will be available at this website soon.