First
circular
Biodiversity of Boreal Nature and its
Conservation
II International Symposium of the Nature
Reserve Friendship
Kuhmo, Finland and Kostamus, Russia
16 - 19 October, 2000
Objectives:
The
Research Centre of Friendship Park, Natural Heritage Services
of Pohjanmaa-Kainuu Region of the Forest and Park Service
and Kostamus State Nature Reserve will arrange a symposium
covering research, nature conservation awareness, assessment
of the state of nature conservation and ecotourism with
support from the Finnish Ministry of the Environment.
Special
emphasis is directed on biodiversity of forests, mires and
watercourses in the boreal coniferous zone in different
biogeographical scales, and its conservation, as well as
land use effects. Scientists, nature conservation authorities
and organisations are cordially invited to participate the
symposium to present lectures and posters on the above mentioned
topics. The language in the scientific sessions of the symposium
is English. In other sessions, English-Russian interpretation
is available, if needed.
Travel and accommodation:
The
symposium will start and end in Kuhmo, a small town surrounded
by taiga nature in central eastern Finland. For more background
information and links see the web site of the workshop on
disturbance dynamics in boreal forests arranged in Kuhmo
in August, 2000 by the University of Helsinki, in the address
http://honeybee.helsinki.fi/dist2000/.
To
reach Kuhmo conveniently, you first take a plane or train
to Kajaani or Kostamus, and then a bus to Kuhmo. The symposium
will be mainly held at Kuhmo Arts Centre (Kuhmo-talo). A
part of the sessions will be arranged in Kostamus, as well
as a short excursion in the vast old-growth forests of Russian
Karelia. There will be no registration fee, and accommodation
at low costs is available in nearby hotels and hostels (approximately
120-200 FIM in double rooms per night). For a limited number
of participants, financial support is available to cover
a part of the traveling and accommodation expenses. The
organisers will also help in arranging visas to cross the
Finnish-Russian border.
Calendar:
The
second circular with more detailed information, and a call
for papers will be sent in March to those who have indicated
interest in taking part in the symposium. To be included
in the mailing list, please answer this message with a preliminary
registration. Please include your full contact information,
and a preliminary title of your presentation (if applicable)
as well as the planned form of the presentation (lecture/
poster).
Please
feel free to forward this message to anyone who might be
interested in taking part in the symposium or to get information
about it!
The address
for registration is
Kainuu
Regional Environment Centre
Research
Centre of Friendship Park
Lentiirantie
342
FIN-88900
Kuhmo
Finland
Fax +358-8-6530 444
e-mail pirkko.huotari(at) vyh.fi
Wishing
to meet You in Kuhmo,
On behalf of the organisers,
Raimo
Heikkilä
