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The Eighth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera - IWAF-8
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 7-13, 2008
The Grzybowski Foundation and the Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University are pleased to announce the dates of the next International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. The workshop is open to all participants interested in the taxonomy, ecology, evolution and stratigraphy of the Agglutinated Foraminifera, and follows workshops previously held in Amsterdam, Vienna, Tübingen, Kraków, Plymouth, Prague, and Urbino over the last 27 years. The workshop will consist of three days of technical sessions, followed by a field excursion in the spectacular Transylvanian Basin and Southern Carpathians.
The meeting will be held in the Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, situated in the former Roman town of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Microscopes will be available for working groups and demonstration purposes.
The registration fee for the conference will be approx. 150 euros, and a discount will be given to student participants. The fee will cover conference materials, refreshments at the meeting, and the welcoming reception. Field trip costs will be calculated separately. The Grzybowski Foundation will make available a limited number of travel grants for participants from eastern European countries. Accommodation will be at local hotels near the central square, at a rate of 50 euros/night or less. The full details of the costs are available in SECOND CIRCULAR.
Preliminary Program:
- Sunday September 7 - arrival and welcoming reception
- Monday September 8 to Wednesday 10 - Technical Sessions
- Wednesday September 10 - Short courses and Conference Dinner
- Thursday September 11 to Saturday September 13 - Field Excursion (Transylvania, Carpathians).
Abstract submission: June 1st, 2008.
The abstracts should be submitted to Sorin Filipescu by e-mail (sorin[at]bioge.ubbcluj.ro).
Information and Registration:
- Sorin Filipescu, Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, str. Kogălniceanu 1, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania (sorin[at]bioge.ubbcluj.ro)
- Mike Kaminski, UCL (m.kaminski[at]ucl.ac.uk)
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Cluj, March 4, 2008, 4:15 pm
Dear colleagues and friends,
Please find the registration form for the 8th International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. After filling in the form, you can either print and send it by mail or submit it by e-mail (recommended). You can take advantage of the "Print" and "Submit" buttons if you use Adobe Acrobat 7 or higher. If you have already sent the registration information, please ignore this message.
I remind you that the abstracts should be submitted until June 1st. Probably additional information on the field trip will be available only in May (please check occasionally our web site at http://bioge.ubbcluj.ro/IWAF8).
Looking forward to seeing you in Cluj.
With best regards, Sorin
