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Location
The 16th IBA conference will be held in
Riva del Garda,
a charming little town located in the southern part of
Trentino north of
Italy, at the upper end of Lake Garda and at the bottom of the Brenta
Dolomites. The territory boasts a special climate which makes it the
most northern Mediterranean region in Europe. The town offers a very
relaxed atmosphere, and also has the best equipped conference facility
inTrentino. The conference site can be viewed at
www.palacongressi.it.
Travel
Closest airports:
Verona (90
km), Venice (195 km) and Milan (245 km). Organizers are planning to
arrange a bus service from Verona airport to the conference site. Riva
del Garda is connected by bus with Rovereto, the closest train station
on the Verona-Brennero
railway.
Where to Stay
Given its tourist vocation, the town offers a wide selection of
accommodations and restaurants, all very close to the conference hall.
Rooms/beds will be reserved in several hotels. Three different kinds
of accommodation will be available: with high, medium and cheaper
standard. A block of rooms will be reserved at a special rate for
conference attendants. Close to the conference site
(5' by foot) there is also
a
hostel. Four
camping sites are moreover available; two are
on the lake shore (www.campingallago.com
www.bavarianet.it),
about 10' by foot from the conference site, while two (www.campingbrione.com
www.villasperanza-rivadelgarda.it)
are about 15'-20' far, at the foot of the hill "Monte Brione".
Registration
The organizing secretariat will provide an on-line form to register
for the conference at the web site
www.orikata.it
(on-line events) by following the instructions given.The form will
also provide information on accommodations. Special
conference rate will be provided for early reservation.
Conference schedule
Oral and poster presentations are scheduled on September 27, 28, 30
and on October 1. Field trip excursions are scheduled for Thursday,
September 29. An Ice-breaker is planned for Monday, September 26:
details will be provided as the information is available.
Presentations
There will be 3 types of presentation, 1) invited speakers (25 min
+ 5 min for questions); 2) oral presentations (15 min + 5 min for
questions), and 3) posters.
Deadline for
submitting abstracts is
30 April 2005.
Excursions
Field trip excursions are scheduled for Thursday, September 29, 2005.
A field trip will be to the close bear area in the Brenta Dolomites,
where the last remnant bears of the Alps still survive and where10
individuals were reintroduced from Slovenia between 1999 and 2002.
Further field trips are planned to other amazing naturalistic and
artistic localities of Trentino, and to Venice. An excursion page will
be available soon.
Organizers
The conference will be organised jointly by the Autonomous Province of
Trento – Forest and Wildlife Service (www.provincia.tn.it/foreste)
and the National Wildlife Institute.
Chair: Romano Masè - Provincia Autonoma di Trento,
Mountain and forest resources
department
Co-chairs and contacts: Claudio Groff - Provincia Autonoma di
Trento, Forest and Wildlife Service
claudio.groff@provincia.tn.it
Piero Genovesi - National Wildlife Institute
infspapk@iperbole.bologna.it
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