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Programme 

THURSDAY May 14 
 

10.30 - 11.00	Welcoming coffee
11.00 - 11.15	Opening words and greetings from FIBRE-coordination,  Mari Walls, University of Turku/ FIBRE
11.15 - 12.00	Aquatic biodiversity, eutrophication and habitat value. Cross-analysis of the Baltic Sea and the Lake Saimaa,  Ilppo Vuorinen, Archipelago research institute, University of Turku
12.00 – 13.00	Lunch
13.00 - 13.45	Biodiversity and its conservation in boreal streams,  Timo Muotka et al., University of Jyväskylä
13.45 - 14.30	Bacterial diversity in boreal aquatic interfaces (BioFace-I),  Uwe Münster et al., Lammi Biological Station, University of Helsinki
14.30 - 15.15	Biodiversity and humus in forest soil and lake sediment: biogeochemical mechanisms regulating biodiversity of cyanobacteria,   Kaisa Haukka, University of Helsinki
15.15 – 15.30	General discussion
15.30 - 16.00	Coffee
16.00 – 16.45	Introduction of the Department of Ecological and Environmental Sciences and Neopoli Environmental Technology Center,  Timo Kairesalo, University of Helsinki     Accommodation
18.00 -	Dinner at Mukkula
19.30 -	Cruise at Lake Vesijärvi     Lake Vesijärvi — then and now, Timo Kairesalo

 
 
FRIDAY May 15 
 

9.15 - 10.00	Biodiversity and humus in forest soil and lake   sediment: biogeochemical mechanisms regulating   biodiversity of lake benthos, Timo Kairesalo et al.,  University of Helsinki
10.00 – 10.30	Hydrophysical control of phytoplankton species diversity, Harri Kuosa, Finnish Institute of Marine Research
10.30 - 11.00	General discussion       Lunch at Neopoli
12.00 - 12.45	Aquatic ecosystems, biodiversity and socio-economical issues involved in biodiversity,  Pekka Jokinen and Timo Peuhkuri, University of Turku
12.45 - 13.30	Aquatic biodiversity research in Finnish Environment Institute, Krister Karttunen, Finnish Environment Institute    Coffee
14.00 - 14.30	General discussion  Concluding remarks and closing of the meeting  Mari Walls, University of Turku/ FIBRE

 

Some practical information for the meeting: 

Those in need of a hotel, please do make a reservation directly to Hotel Cumulus in Lahti, Vapaudenkatu 24, tel. 03-813 711, fax. 03-7818 922 and remember to give FIBRE as a reference. There are single (415 FIM/day) and double rooms (500FIM/day) available. Check the location of the hotel at http://www.lahti.fi/kartta/lahti-43.jpg 

The street address of the meeting place is Niemenkatu 73, approximately 4-5 kilometres north of the city centre. A bus number 30 from the Market place (Vapaudenkatu) heading towards Mukkula will get you to the meeting place, ask the bus driver to stop at the Neopoli bus stop. Check the map at the net http://www.lahti.fi/kartta/lahti-53.jpg 
 

For further information, and possible last minute registration, please contact 

Heli Karjalainen, e-mail hekarjal(at) neopoli.helsinki.fi , tel. 03-892 20335 or 050-331 8879 
Timo Kairesalo, e-mail kairesalo(at) neopoli.helsinki.fi , tel 03-892 300 
Mari Walls, e-mail walls(at) utu.fi, tel. 02-333 6267 or 040-556 3839 
Marja Vieno, e-mail vieno(at) utu.fi , tel 02-333 6240

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