second announcement

EWAC – The European Cereals Genetics Co-operative
EUCARPIA Cereals Section
International Conference
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24 - 29th May 2015, Lublin, Poland
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SECOND CIRCULAR
Dear Colleagues,
We have a pleasure to send you second announcement of the EWAC-EUCARPIA
Cereals Section International Conference, which will be held in Lublin on 24th to 29th May
2015. We would like to thank all people who have responded to 1st circular and sent us filled
pre-registration form.
In this second announcement we wish to give you details about further steps of
registration, payment, accommodation reservation and travelling to Lublin. Moreover, the
instruction and form for abstract submission is provided. We would also like to present you a
preliminary Conference Program. The final version will be send to you in the 3rd
announcement.
Thank you once again for the interest in our conference. We will be pleased to host
you in Lublin next year!
The International Organizing Committee
Andreas Börner, Krzysztof Kowalczyk, Tatyana Pshenichnikova, John Snape, Victor Korzun,
Michał Nowak
The Local Organizing Committee
Krzysztof
Kowalczyk,
Michał
Nowak,
Justyna
Leśniowska-Nowak,
Sylwia
Okoń,
Karolina Dudziak, Magdalena Zapalska, Aleksandra Gogół
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EUCARPIA Cereals Section
International Conference
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24 - 29th May 2015, Lublin, Poland
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For final registration for, please download Registration Form, fill, sign in and send via
e-mail: ewac2015@up.lublin.pl. Please remember that we need a registration form with
your signature!
Deadline for final registration and payment is 28th February 2015.
Registration fee
The conference registration fee is 550 € and includes: transfer from/to Lublin airport or
railway station, admission to all sessions and participation in all conference events, full
board (lunches, dinners, coffee breaks), conference materials, one copy of the Proceedings.
The registration fee does not include hotel accommodation costs and any insurance of
conference participants.
Cancellation
Cancellation of registration must be send in writing. The cost of cancellation before 30th April
2015 amounts to 50 € processing fee. After this date no refund will be possible.
Invitation letter
If you need invitation letter for conference, please let us know via e-mail. We kindly inform
that organizers do not provide any financial support to participants.
Payments
The payment of conference fee should be made in EUR via bank transfer using the following
account number:
Beneficiary: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie
IBAN: PL63 1240 5497 1111 0010 6072 4161
SWIFT: PKOPPLPW
Title: EWAC2015 fee + participant full name
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EUCARPIA Cereals Section
International Conference
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24 - 29th May 2015, Lublin, Poland
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If you would like to receive invoice, please provide us required data containing:
full name and address of the institution
VAT number
Venue and Accommodation
The conference venue and accommodation place will be the Mercure Lublin Centrum
Hotel: http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3404-hotel-mercure-lublin-centrum/
Conference participants have to book the hotel themselves!
To book the hotel, please fill in Hotel Reservation Form and send it directly to the
hotel by e-mail: H3404-RE@accor.com with CC to ewac2015@up.lublin.pl. Once you have
sent your reservation, you will receive information from the hotel with confirmation and
payment instruction. Only reservation by means of this form guarantee reduced room price!
The room price (including breakfast) for conference participants are:
55 €/day – single room
63 €/day – double room
If you would like to extend your stay in Lublin, please contact the hotel directly.
Travel
Travelling by plane
If you would like to travel by plane, the nearest airport is regional Lublin Airport (LUZ)
(http://www.airport.lublin.pl/en/) localized 15 km from the hotel. Transfer from airport to
conference venue will be provided by organizers.
The biggest airport in Poland – Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) (http://www.lotniskochopina.pl/en/passenger?cl=en&set_language=en) is localized about 180 km from Lublin
and you can travel further by plane, train or car (there are car rental services). Time of train
and car trip from Warsaw to Lublin is about 150 - 180 minutes.
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EUCARPIA Cereals Section
International Conference
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24 - 29th May 2015, Lublin, Poland
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Travelling by train
Lublin is easily accessible by train from any place in Poland. We advise you to use
Polish State Railways trip planner (http://rozklad-pkp.pl/en) to search connections.
Organizers will provide transfer from Main Railway Station in Lublin to Mercure Hotel. The
meeting point will be localized in the station hall and signed with EWAC logo.
Travelling by car
For participants who decide to travel by car we provide the full address and GPS data
of the Mercure Hotel below:
Address: 12 Racławickie Avenue, Lublin, Poland
GPS: N 51° 14' 52.45'' E 22° 32' 46.90''
Car park is localized next to the hotel. The price of the hotel room does not include car park
fee (8 €/day).
Link to map with signed conference venue:
https://www.google.pl/maps/place/51%C2%B014%2752.5%22N+22%C2%B032%2746.9%22
E/@51.2461332,22.5474286,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=pl
Accompanying persons
The registration fee for accompanying person is 380 € and includes participation in all
conference excursions and events.
Abstract submission
The presentations for conference may cover all aspects of cereal stocks utilization for
genetic studies. To select the preferred form of your presentation and submit an abstract
please fill in the Abstract Submission Form and send it directly to PD Dr. Andreas Börner,
e-mail: boerner@ipk-gatersleben.de with CC to Conference Office (ewac2015@up.lublin.pl).
The max. length of abstract is 250 words. Deadline for abstract submission is 28th February
2015. All abstracts will be published in Book of Abstracts. The Organising Committee will
make the final decision on the form of presentation.
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EUCARPIA Cereals Section
International Conference
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24 - 29th May 2015, Lublin, Poland
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Conference program
Below we present the preliminary conference program. Full version will be publish in
3rd announcement.
Sunday (24.05)
Monday (25.05)
Tuesday (26.05)
Wednesday (27.05)
Thursday (28.05)
Friday (29.05)
- Participants arrivals and registration
- Welcome cocktail
- Conference opening,
- Sessions 1 & 2,
- “Meeting with Polish cuisine”
- Sessions 3 & 4,
- Poster session,
- Lublin city guided tour
- Excursion to Zamosc and Roztocze
- Barbecue
- Sessions 5,
- Excursion to breeders
- Evening in Kazimierz Dolny
- Sessions 6,
- Conference closing
In case of any questions concerning Conference,
please do not hesitate to contact us at:
ewac2015@up.lublin.pl
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