INVITATION

It is our pleasure to invite scientists to attend the international conference “Climate change: agro- and forest systems sustainability“.The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists who are actively involved in research on responses and functioning of plant under changing climate. You (your colleagues) should confirm participation (registration form) till February 21th, 2011.

All participants are invited to present an oral or poster presentation at the conference. You can make your own preference if you prefer an oral or a poster presentation. This will however be decided by the Organizing Committee upon receipt of all abstracts. Abstracts will be accepted before April 4th, 2011. The abstract has to include a title, names and surnames of authors, address/e-mail, body and key words. The objectives, methods, results and conclusions of reported work should be clearly stated in an approximately 250-word text in English. Authors are requested to submit abstracts by e-mail as an MS file attachment to the conference secretary: j.sakalauskaite@lsdi.lt. The abstract form could be downloaded from here

The papers of the conference about horticultural plants will be published in scientific journal “Sodininkystė ir daržininkystė”, http://sodininkyste-darzininkyste.lsdi.lt/. Selected papers about other agricultural plants will be published in scientific journal “Zemdirbyste-Agriculture”, http://zemdirbyste-agriculture.lzi.lt/. Conference papers associated with forests will be published in scientific journal “Baltic Forestry”, http://www.balticforestry.mi.lt/.

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed and according to requirements of volumes, theme of conference and perfect English will be accepted for publication in scientific journal. Manuscripts should be written in standard English and will be accepted at the conference (June 21st, 2011).
Updated information, guidelines for papers will be sent in the second announcement.

THE MAIN TOPICS OF CONFERENCE

The topics will cover all agricultural and forest plants:

The official conference language will be English. No translation facilities will be provided.

CONFERENCE VENUE

Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

IMPORTANT DATES

 

CONFERENCE FEE

80 Euros will cover registration, conference lunches, conference party, abstract book and excursion.  Conference fee for students – 50 Euros.

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION

Will be given in detail in the Second Announcement (March 1st, 2011).

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Prof.habil.dr. Pavelas Duchovskis – chairman
Dr. Jurga Sakalauskaitė – secretary
Prof. dr. Česlovas Bobinas
Dr. Audrius Sasnauskas
Dr. Aušra Brazaitytė
Dr. Giedrė Samuolienė
Jonas Olkštinas
Sandra Sakalauskienė

Scientific committee

Prof. habil. dr. Zenonas Dabkevičius
Prof. habil. dr. Pavelas Duchovskis
Prof. habil. dr. Romualdas Juknys
Prof. habil. dr. Jan Kopytowski (Poland)
Dr. Sigitas Lazauskas
Prof. dr. Aleksandr Lukatkin (Russia)
Prof. habil. dr. Remigijus Ozolinčius
Dr. Danguolė Raklevičienė
Prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Sliesaravičius
Dr. Vidas Stakėnas

INFORMATION

Prof. habil. dr. Pavelas Duchovskis,
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
LT-4335 Babtai, Kaunas distr.
LITHUANIA
Phone.: 370 37 555476
Fax:      370 37 555176
E-mail: P.Duchovskis@lsdi.lt;

Dr. Jurga Sakalauskaitė,
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
LT-4335 Babtai, Kaunas distr.
LITHUANIA
Phone.: 370 37 555476
Fax:      370 37 555176
E-mail: j.sakalauskaite@lsdi.lt;
www.lsdi.lt

Registration form