The main topic of the meeting is „dry grasslands – species interactions and distribution“. All interested persons from European countries are invited to present talks or posters related to this topic. This includes contributions from small scale population biology studies at selected dry grassland sites up to large scale dry grassland vegetation studies covering the distribution range of whole syntaxa or species groups. The main focus is on plant species occurrences and interactions, but studies involving other organismic groups are also welcome. Additionally, oral or poster presentations on large-​scale classification of dry grasslands and classification methods are encouraged. Reports on national or regional vegetation databases containing dry grasslands relevés are equally welcome.

Deadline for registration and abstract submission: extended to 31 July 2009

Conference fee: 45 Euro

http://www.botanik.uni-halle.de/mitarbeiterinnen_mitarbeiter/ute_jandt/trockenrasentagung/

The main topic will be "Vegetation databases and climate change".

The meeting is organised by the section "Vegetation databases" of NetPhyD.

Contact: Jürgen Dengler (dengler@botanik.uni-hamburg.de)

http://www.botanik.uni-greifswald.de/workshop2010.html

The main topic of the meeting will be "Succession, restoration and management of dry grasslands".
Subtopics: succession and restoration in dry grassland communities, detection of „favourable
conditions“ of dry grassland habitats, management models for grassland habitats, species
invasions and expansions in dry grasslands, classification of successional stages and degraded
communities.

The meeting is organised by: European Dry Grassland Group (www.edgg.org); DAPHNE - Institute of Applied Ecology, Slovakia;
Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences.

Contact: Monika Janisova ( monika.janisova@savba.sk )

http://www.edgg.org/edgg_meeting.html

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to announce to you that the 2nd "Florence Conference on Phenotype MicroArray Analysis of Microorganisms The Environment, Agriculture, and Human Health" is scheduled to be held from September 13th to 15th, 2010. This conference will be held at Polo delle Scienze Sociali di Novoli, University of Florence, Italy. The first edition of the Conference attracted more than 110 researchers, postdoctoral associates, students and others from 23 countries. During the Conference over 60 scientists presented their research in lectures, oral presentations and posters. As the title of the conference indicates, the principal emphasis is on the use of phenotypic analysis and phenotypic data to gain deeper understanding of the biology of microorganisms. Within the conference there will be sessions focused on topics such as environmental microorganisms, and pathogenic microorganisms that are transmitted to humans via the environment, animals, and food. One session will include communications on traditional uses of Biolog plates (ecoplates, GNs, etc.). The conference will be organized in the following format: -Invited lectures -Oral communications and Poster sessions The selection for oral and poster communications will be made by the Scientific Committee. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I look forward to seeing you in Florence.

Yours sincerely Carlo Viti, Ph.D.
Chairperson of the Florence Conference

http://www.poloscitec.unifi.it/phenotype/index.htm