The Third announcement

The Forestry and Game Management Research Institute is organizing in Prague an international scientific conference entitled:

„Applied Forestry Research in the 21st Century”.

The Conference will be held: 13-15, September 2011

Congress centre has advantageous position on the highway D1 Prague – Brno with a perfect connection to the centre of Prague (approx. 35 – 45 minutes by public transport, 10 – 15 minutes by car).
Date of early bird registration will expire 30 June 2011 Registration form can be completed on the conference web pages: www.vulhm.cz/afr21  

Date of early bird registration: June 30, 2011

Registration fee:
Early bird until 30 June   2011   –     180,- EURO
                  After 1 July   2011   –      220,- EURO

Registration fee includes: - Conference abstracts + CD
                                          - Conference AFR21 - 13-14.9. 2011 (lunch, coffee breaks)
                                          - Conference dinner
                                          - Promotional material and conference services

Excursion fee                             -          40,- EURO

Method of payment: bank transfer

Komeční banka a.s.
Account number:
27938111/0100, IBAN: CZ4301000000000027938111, SWIFT (BIC) KOMBCZPPXXX

- as variable symbol indicate, please, your surname and company,
- if it is not possible to indicate surname and firm name, please, fill number code 6901,
- receipt for tax certification will be given at the registration,


Four excursion trips are proposed

When you will complete Registration form on web conference pages: www.vulhm.cz/afr21, do not forget to fill out the number of excursion trip:

Demonstration of trial plots with plants from biotechnology and breeding experiments – Game preserve Březka and Třebotov.
Artificial Norway spruce stands in lower altitudes – forest health, forest nutrition, yellowing of Norway spruce stands.
Forestry management on the extreme sites – Scrub category in Private Forests Kristina Colloredo-Mansfeld (Forest district Dobříš). Forestry management at the former agricultural land - Forests of the Czech Republic, state enterprise (Forest district Kácov).
Protection of spruce forests after windbreak in the vicinity of the National Park Šumava.


Call for Abstracts is prolonged till 30.6. 2011

Please submit your abstract before 30.6.2011.
Abstract must be submitted in English as a MS Word document.
Indicate the title of your contribution, the author name(s), organization affiliation and email address of the corresponding author.
The main text of the abstract must describe the topic of the contribution, methods, main results and conclusion.
No photograph or graphic should be included.
The abstract length is limited by one page. For the whole text including the title and author(s) use Times New Roman, 11 pts, single space.
Abstract should be submitted via email to: afr21@vulhm.cz as an attached file.

The size of posters 110cm (height) x 80cm (width)

Publication
Abstract will be reviewed by the scientific committee. Selected authors will be invited to submit their contribution in the thematic issue of the “Journal of Forest Science” http://agriculturejournals.cz/web/JFS.htm. All abstracts will be published in the Conference proceedings.



Accommodation:

Floret Hotel

Price:
Single room     1400,- Kč/noc (aprox. 56,- EURO/night)
Double room    1800,-Kč/noc (aprox. 72, - EURO/night)

Reservation of accommodation for the conference is on individual basis, directly in the Hotel Floret at following email address:
recepce@floret.cz

Booking can also be made by telephone:
+420 296 528 400, fax +420 296 528 403

Use, please, password: AFR21

Preliminary program of conference and the description of venue are accessible on web page:  

www.vulhm.cz/afr21