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Tentative Agenda

Friday, May 18, 18:00 Registration, Ice Breaking Party at the University Campus

Saturday-Sunday
May 19-20, 07:00

Pre-conference scientific tour to Curonian Spit National Park with visiting:
LTER site (Nagliai reserve) and Preila EMEP station; Mountain pine stands and man made fires on afforested Curonian Spit dunes; Pine stands under the effect of invasion of alien bird species; European beech sites at the most northern location of their occurrence, and other famous natural (the costal dunes), historical (castles along the river Nemunas) and ethnographical objects (Witch Hill).

Monday, May 21

Registration, Opening of the Conference, Sessions

Tuesday, May 22

Conference Sessions until lunch
During the conference visit to the nitrogen fertilizer plant JC “Achema” and the surrounding coniferous forest

Wednesday, May 23, Conference Sessions
Conference gala-dinner
Thursday, May 24

Parallel sessions
IUFRO, APW SC, COST MC, ENVeurope (ICP IM)
Air Pollution Workshop
Business, technical or scientific meetings.
Closing ceremony

Friday, May 25 Post conference tour to the eastern part of Lithuania and the Aukstaitija Integrated Monitoring station (LTER site). Also visiting historical monuments and other famous places.
Saturday, May 26 Departure to the Vilnius International Airport

Sessions

Session 1   Air Pollution and Climate change

 

Session 2   Detection, Monitoring and Evaluation of Forest Condition

 

Session 3   Atmospheric deposition, Soils and Nutrient Cycles

 

Session 4   Mechanisms of Action and Indicator Development

 

Session 5   Multiple stressors effects on ecosystems

 

Session 6   Hydroecology

 

Session 7   Biodiversity and alien species under global pressures

 

Session 8   Genetic Aspects

 

Session 9   Modelling and Risk Assessment

 

Session 10 Social economical and Political Aspects

 

Session 11 Supersites

 

Session 12 Remote Sensing

 

Session 13 Dendro (climate & pollution) chronology

 

Updated January 16, 2012