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| − | http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de | + | [http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de] |
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| | + | Please visit the [website http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de] for the symposium for detailed information on [http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de FORAMS 2010] |
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| − | == ANNOUNCEMENT ==
| + | For further information please visit the websites or feel free to contact the convenors at the following E-mail adress: forams2010@uni-bonn.de <mailto:forams2010@uni-bonn.de> |
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| − | In about two years, the next International Symposium on Foraminifera,
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| − | FORAMS 2010 will be held in the city of Bonn, Germany. The meeting is a
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| − | follow-up to the very successful meetings previously held in Halifax
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| − | (Benthos'75), Pau (Benthos'81), Geneva (Benthos'86), Sendai
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| − | (Benthos'90), Berkeley (Forams'94), Monterrey (Forams'98), Perth (Forams
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| − | 2002), and Natal (FORAMS 2006).
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| − | Presentations on any aspect of foraminiferal biology, paleontology,
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| − | biostratigraphy, systematics, biogeography, ecology and paleoecology,
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| − | oceanography and paleoceanography, molecular evolution, climatology and
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| − | paleoclimatology, and macro/micro evolutionary studies are welcome.
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| − | If you wish to participate in FORAMS 2010 and present a paper or if you
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| − | need more information and want to receive future updates, please use our
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| − | [http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de/sites/participation_registration_pre_registration.php '''Pre-registration Form'''] on the Website to pre-register for the
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| − | International Symposium on Foraminifera, FORAMS 2010. While
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| − | pre-registration is not required, it will help meeting organizers
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| − | anticipate attendance. Pre-registration will also assure that you're
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| − | kept up-to-date about logistical details as more information becomes
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| − | available. It will help us in planning better the symposium. Please
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| − | visit the main website periodically for any further information about
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| − | FORAMS 2010.
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| − | === Timing of Symposium: ===
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| − | September 5th to 10th, 2010
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| − | === Venue: ===
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| − | Main Building of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn,
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| − | Germany.
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| − | Details and preliminary information for the meeting will be available
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| − | at the FORAMS 2010 website:
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| − | http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de
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| − | Please bookmark this site and include the event on your Calendars. The
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| − | Website will be regularly updated.
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| − | Attached please find the *FORAMS 2010 Flyer*. You can also
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| − | download the FORAMS 2010 flyer directly from our website
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| − | http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de
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| − | Please use it to advertise the event in your institution!
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| − | http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de/flyer/Flyer_FORAMS_2010.pdf
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| − | === Important dates to Remember: ===
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| − | * '''Deadline for abstracts''':
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| − | April 30, 2010 (submissions will be open online early on 2009)
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| − | * '''Registration''': from July 2009 to April 30, 2010 (all contributors have
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| − | to be registered by this date).
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| − | === Main components of Symposium ===
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| − | * '''Oral Presentations''':
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| − | We propose to schedule talks on Monday, Tuesday,
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| − | Thursday, and Friday of the conference week. The talks will include
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| − | plenary sessions with each talk of 45 minutes duration, and a number of
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| − | thematic sessions with talks each of 15 or 20 minutes duration. A
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| − | "Scientific Committee" has been set up to advise on which "keynote"
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| − | talks should be included in the plenary sessions. The lecture venues
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| − | will have modern computer projection facilities.
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| − | * '''Poster Presentations''':
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| − | Posters will be displayed during the
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| − | conference. We will schedule times free of oral presentations when
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| − | authors are present to discuss their posters. Detailed information on
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| − | size and format for the posters is given on the FORAMS 2010 website
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| − | http://www.forams2010.uni-bonn.de
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| − | * '''Microfossil viewing and exchange''':
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| − | A laboratory with stereomicroscopes
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| − | will be set up to allow participants to view and exchange foraminiferal
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| − | material during the conference.
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| − | * '''Mid-conference field day''':
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| − | We plan to take Wednesday off for mid-conference field trips (see Website for more information). The
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| − | mid-conference dinner is scheduled for Wednesday evening and will take place on a Rhine River cruiser in the Rhine Valley.
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| − | * '''Pre- and Post- Conference Field Excursions''':
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| − | The wealth of paleontological localities in Germany offers a number of intriguing possibilities for pre- and post-conference field trips. The field trips will be of variable duration, ranging from two days to over a week, and will include sites of both micropaleontological and geological interest
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| − | whenever possible. Depending on demand, excursions around Bonn and to North and South Germany may be offered (Cretaceous Basin Evolution in NW Germany; Micropaleontological evidence of the Rhine Graben Rift System); Modern North Sea Intertidal Environments; Spectacular Fossillagerstätten of South Germany (Solnhofen, Messel, Holzmaden, Nördlingen Meteorite Crater and Adelholzen with giant ''Nummulites'' and ''Orbitolina'' deposits).
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| − | *'''Social Program''':
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| − | An ice-breaker party, and mid-conference dinner will be scheduled during conference week. The mid-conference dinner is scheduled for Wednesday evening and will take place on a Rhine River cruiser in the Rhine Valley. This part of the valley with its steep
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| − | vineyards, and many romantic castles and ruins is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Depending on demand, an "accompanying guest program" will be arranged (guided city tours of Bonn and Cologne, see Website). The closing ceremony for FORAMS 2010 will be held on the afternoon of Friday
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| − | September 5th.
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| − | === Accommodation: ===
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| − | For details on accomodation see our website for contact addresses.
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| − | === Registration fees and other costs ===
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| − | We realise that European Currency (EURO) is currently at a high.
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| − | Therefore we will attempt to keep the conference registration fee as low
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| − | as possible (see website for details).
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| − | Please let us know of any idea you would have to improve the meeting
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| − | even further. Suggestions and offers for collaboration are very much
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| − | welcome!!!
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| − | === Potential topics to be covered by FORAMS 2010: ===
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| − | * '''Technical Sessions'''
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| − | - Studies in Paleozoic Foraminifera
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| − | - Studies in Mesozoic Foraminifera
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| − | - Studies in Cenozoic Foraminifera
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| − | - Biostratigraphy & Biochronology
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| − | - Taxonomy
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| − | * '''Special Sessions''':
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| − | - Paleobiogeography & Paleoecology
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| − | - Deep-Water Benthonics
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| − | - Morphological & Molecular Phylogenetics
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| − | - Morphometrics & Object Recognition
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| − | - Paleoceanography & Paleoclimatology
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| − | - Paleobiology
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| − | - Environmental and Ecological Studies
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| − | - Foraminifera as Bio-Indicators
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| − | - The Micropaleontology of Critical Boundaries (Permo-Triassic, K-T, P-E, E-O)
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| − | - Applied and Industrial Micropaleontology
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| − | * '''Workshop Sessions'''
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| − | - Foram Foliation: The Tree of Foraminifera Workshop
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| − | - Databases
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| − | - Phylogenetic Methods
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| − | - Morphometrics & Object Recognition
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| − | - Ocean Drilling
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| − | - Foraminifera and Trace Metals
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| − | - Employment Strategies & The Taxonomic Impediment / The Future
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| − | - (Academic, Industry, Museums, Government)
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| − | Please forward this information to anyone who might be interested.
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| − | For further information please visit the websites or feel free to contact | |
| − | us at the following E-mail adress: forams2010@uni-bonn.de
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| − | <mailto:forams2010@uni-bonn.de> | |
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| − | We look forward to seeing you here in Bonn in September 2010.
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| − | ''Martin R. Langer''
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| − | Chair of the Organizing Committee for FORAMS 2010
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| − | University of Bonn, Germany
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