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ECI XI -
XI European Congress of Ichthyology
September 6-10, 2004
Tallinn, ESTONIA
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http://www.sea.ee/ECI
UPDATING IN PROGRESS!
The XI European Congress of Ichthyology will be held in Tallinn,
Estonia on 6-10 September 2004 (Congress tour on 11 September 2004, and
post-congress excursion to western islands on 12-13 September). The
scientific program will include the following sessions and symposia:
THEME SESSIONS
- I. Taxonomy, Systematics, Zoogeography and Evolution
- II. Life History Strategies and Population Ecology
- III. Dynamics of Fish Communities
- IV. Fish Reproduction and Development
- V. Fish Genetics
- VI. Fish Physiology, Immunology, Ecotoxicology, Parasitology
and Pathology
Please note that topics above can be rearranged (renamed, merged,
converted into a poster session) depending on the number and content of
the finally registered presentations. The final programme will appear
in the Congress homepage in July 2004.
SYMPOSIA
1. Fishes in the Baltic Sea
2. Fish cytogenetics (Maria J. Collares-Pereira, Catherine
Ozouf-Costaz, Peter Rab)
3. Alien fish species (Gordon Copp, Henn Ojaveer)
4. Paleoichthyology (Lembi Lõugas)
5. History of ichthyology in Europe (Carlos Almaça)
6. Fish responses to eutrophication: tools to test ecological theory
(Jan H. Wanink)
7. To be or not to be: freshwater fish conservation (Joerg Freyhof)
8. Integrating approaches to Cottus diversity (Arne Nolte)
9. Fish rodlet cells (Thomas Caceci)
10. Fish Chemoreception (Kjell B. D¸ving. Ole B. Stabell, Arvo Tuvikene)
11. FishBase (Sven Kullander)
See descriptions of symposia at http://www.sea.ee/ECI
under Theme Sessions and Symposia.
Registered participants are invited to present an oral or/and poster
presentation. ELECTRONIC ABSTRACT SUBMISSION WILL BE OPENED IN EARLY
JANUARY 2004 on www.sea.ee/ECI. Contributors of presentations are
invited to submit a manuscript for publication in the electronic
journal of the European Ichthyological Society, following a peer-review
process (see http://ichthyology.tau.ac.il/).
Organizers of some symposia are considering publication of manuscripts
in other peer-reviewed journals.
The number of participants is limited to 400. To ensure your
participation, please register before 1 July 2004. Only those who have
paid their registration fee will be considered as registered
participants. Space and time limitations may restrict the number of
contributions per registered participant.
IMPORTANT DATES
Final registration, lower rate - 1 July 2004
The abstract deadline - 1 July, 2004
Papers for publication - 10 September 2004 (please provide
an electronic manuscript before the Congress or during the Congress)
CONGRESS VENUE
Hotel HERMES conference centre
http://www.hermes.ee
FEES
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
WILL BE AVAILABLE AT http://www.sea.ee/ECI SINCE EARLY JANUARY
2004.
PLEASE FILL IN THE ELECTRONIC FORM AND PAY YOUR REGISTRATION FEE AND
OTHER COSTS AS STATED IN THE ELECTRONIC FORM.
If paid before 1 July 2004:
Registration fee -
125 Є
Registration fee, members* of EIS - 110
Є
Registration fee, students -
65 Є
Registration fee, student members* of EIS - 55 Є
* Applicable to those who have paid their 2003 EIS membership fee
before 01 March 2004
Late registration supplement (if paid after 1 July) 15 Є per person
Registration fee, accompanying persons 25 Є
Reduced fees are
applicable if paid before 1 July 2004. After that date, the
registration fee will be 15 Є higher for every category of participants
(except for accompanying persons).
Refunds: available
upon written request until 15 July 2004, minus 60 Є from the paid sum.
No refunds after this date.
Substitutions
within the category of participants, upon written notice of the
registered participant: free until 01 August 2004, later 25 Є (can be
paid on-site). Social events: substitutions free of charge.
MEALS
Breakfast price is included in the hotel accommodation price. Lunch at
6 Є per day can be prepaid together with the registration fee and will
be served in the Hermes Hotel restaurant.
ACCOMMODATION
See descriptions of hotels at www.sea.ee/ECI/ under Accommodation
a)
Student hostel (Academic Hostel)
Twin -
35 EURO/day
Twin, without breakfast - 30 EURO/day
b) Cheap
accommodation, hotels
Single -
35 EURO/day
Twin, Double -
45 EURO/day
Twin/Double, Superior* - 50 EURO/day
Single/Double, in Old Town** - 55 EURO/day
* Not available in the Hermes Hotel
** Only 10 rooms available for 5-10 September (Meriton Old Town Hotel);
please ask the organizers before booking
c)
Accommodation in the Old Town or close to it
We have reserved blocks of rooms in two comfortable neighbouring hotels
on the boarder of the Old Town (5 minutes walk to the city centre)
(hotels UNIQUESTAY*** and MERITON GRAND****). Also, we have reserved a
limited number of rooms in the city centre (BARONS HOTEL****+ and VANA
WIRU***). Indicate dates, the number of rooms and their type in the
electronic form; payments directly with hotels after you receive our
confirmation letter.
UNIQUESTAY, single
65 EURO/day
UNIQUESTAY, double/twin 72
EURO/day
MERITON GRAND, single 80
EURO/day
MERITON GRAND, double/twin 93 EURO/day
BARONS, single
101 EURO/day
BARONS, double
120 EURO/day
VANA WIRU, double
98 EURO/day
SOCIAL EVENTS
Get-together
In the hotel Hermes Restaurant, on Sunday 5 September at 18.30. Price
is included in the registration fee (also for accompanying persons),
except for strong drinks and additional beer/wine (available at very
reasonable price in the bar).
Congress dinner
Congress dinner will be on 9 September 19-23 in the Olde Hansa
Restaurant (http://www.oldehansa.ee)
in the Old Town of Tallinn. Very exceptional medieval atmosphere and
service; visit the restaurant’s homepage! Price 48 Euros per person
should be prepaid together with the registration fee. The Estonian
Marine Institute will subsidize this exceptional event for those who
register and pay before 1 July 2004. The number of participants is
limited to 270, and late (after 1 July 2004) or on-site purchase of
tickets (at ~55 Euros per person) is therefore not guaranteed.
Excursions
We are glad to offer you a possibility to explore
more of Tallinn and Estonia during your stay.
All tours start in front of the Hermes Hotel; however, in most cases,
pick-up at hotels reserved for Congress participants will be possible.
Please look for the bus marked “ECI XI” and the name of the excursion.
Registration for the tours must be made in advance on the electronic
registration form. All reservations that are not guaranteed with
advance payment will be cancelled.
See descriptions of excursions at www.sea.ee/ECI/ under Social events
Congress tour, 11 September
48 EURO/person
Congress tour, without dinner
32 EURO/person
Post-congress tour, western islands
Muhu and Saaremaa, 12/13 September
(2 days, incl. accommodation)
165 EURO/person
Tours for accompanying persons (incl. lunch)
Naissaar Island, 7 September
40 EURO/person
Pärnu, 8 September
40 EURO/person
West to Tallinn: Pakri, Padise, 9 September
35 EURO/person
East to Tallinn, 10 September
35 EURO/person
West to Tallinn: Pakri, Padise, 11 September
35 EURO/person
Day in Helsinki (by helicopter or ferry) - ask the organizers!
You can also prepay for the Congress T-shirt and a book, “Fishes of
Estonia”. See at http://www.sea.ee/ECI/
under Social events.
NEED A VISA? Check
at http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_132/915.html
For an official invitation (needed to get an Estonian visa), please
send us the following information:
· Your first and family name (as written in your
travel document), date of birth, nationality and address
· Type and number of your travel document, where (in
which country) and when issued; expiry date of the document
· Period (dates) in Estonia.
Organizers can not take any responsibility for living costs of
participants in Estonia. Therefore, we prefer to send an invitation to
those who have paid their accommodation for the Congress period.
LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE
Toomas Saat
+372 6718901
+372 50 88438 (GSM)
tsaat@sea.ee
or
ECI XI
10a Mäealuse Street
Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu
12618 Tallinn
Estonia
Telefax +372 6718900
ECIXI@sea.ee
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