FOREST AND WATER

KRAKÓW - USTROŃ
June 4 - 6 2002

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ANNOUNCEMENT 1

From the organizers

The organizers invite to second "Forest and Water" conference. The last international "Forest and Water" Conference took place in May 1998. In final conclusions the need for meeting in the future was expressed. The Conference aroused interest in scientific groups, forest and water management specialists due to joint approach to basic environments like water and plant (especially forest) cover. Investigation on rules governing forest growth, and on runoff formation resulting from forest impact are important issues. Forest is not only a multitude of trees, but also a great biodiversity of habitats and landscape.

In watershed systems, forest with subsoil and water play decisive role in environment formation. Research on description of such systems, considering all conditions is still continued.

We are waiting for papers dealing with basic research, findings on system and sub-system functioning rules, and description of individual processes.

The organizers express their hope that during the Conference new ideas on relations between forest and water, considering human impact, will be presented and that the Conference will become a discussion forum on new studies and results joining different aspects treated usually separately, related to systems and processes present in the complex space of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, interconnected by natural laws.

Topical groups:

The above-presented scope of consideration is immense and cannot be covered by a relatively narrow subject area of the Conference. It was presented to emphasize scope of topics only, out of which research reports are expected. To closer specify selected scope we propose the following topical groups:

1. Processes governing growth of forest and its environment.
2. Forest water management versus sustainable development.
3. Water balance in forest environment.
4. Hydrology of forest ecosystem.
5. Water retention in forest.
6. Forest growth and water demand.
7. Influence of antropogenic factors and disasters on water resources in forest and habitat conditions.
8. Water quality in forest.

Programme Commitee of the Conference

• Prof. Bolesław Osuch
  Cracow University of Technology - chairman
• Prof. Piotr Kowalik
  Gdańsk University of Technology - vice chairman
• Prof. Edward Pierzgalski
  Forest Research Institute In Warsaw - vice chairman

and

• Prof. Andrzej Ciepielowski
  Warsaw Agricultural University
• Prof. Józef Suliński
  Agricultural University of Cracow
• Dr. Alfred Król
  Regional Direction of State Forests in Cracow, Director

Conference fee

Estimated fee covers accommodation and stay (including meals) and Conference materials - 850 PLN (210 USD, 240 EURO) per person.

Conference participants planning their visit to Cracow before and after the Conference can make reservation at Conference Secretary, but expenses related to accommodation will be paid by participants.

Fee can be paid to he following account:
BPH IV O/KRAKÓW
10601389-320000467994 "Ś-1/LW/02"

Fee payment deadline is 25 March 2002. After this period the fee will be 50 PLN higher (15 USD, 17 EURO).

Conference Place and Organization

The Conference will be held in Ustroń, in the Regionalny Leśny Ośrodek Edukacji Ekologicznej "Leśnik", 7, Turystyczna Str.

Conference will start at 15.00, 4 June 2002, and will be closed at 13.00, 6 June 2002.

Note: Organizers do not return travel costs to Ustroń.

Planned dates related to conference

• Application deadline
  10 January 2002
• Papers delivery
  25 March 2002
• Papers acceptance information
  10 April 2002

Papers and posters

1. Those interested in participation are asked to send back enclosed print.
2. Titles and abstracts of papers and posters should be prepared both in Polish and English. Papers volume with figures and tables can not exceed 10 pages, and posters description 2 pages.
3. Detailed description of papers preparation will be provided later.
4. We request to classification your paper into one of the presented topical groups.
5. Papers should be sent to Cracow University of Technology. Papers will be included into Conference proceedings after fee payment is made. Publication without participation will cost 300 PLN (75 USD, 85 EURO), and posters 150 PLN (38 USD, 43 EURO).
6. Foreign participants are asked to present their papers and abstracts in English.
7. Accepted papers as well as posters in Polish and abstracts in English will be published in a ranked publication.

Contact

• Organizing center
  Dr Włodzimierz Banach
  Institute of Water Engineering and Water Management Cracow University of Technology
  address: 24, Warszawska Str.
  31-155 KRAKÓW
  tel./fax: (+48 prefix 12) 628 20-41,
  tel. (+48 prefix 12) 628 28-15, 28-57, 28-55
  e-mail: lasiwoda@plaski.wis.pk.edu.pl
• in Gdańsk
  Gdańsk University of Technology
  Faculty of Environmental Engineering
  address: 11/12 Narutowicza Str.
  80-952 GDAŃSK
  tel/fax: (+48 prefix 58) 47 24 21
  e-mail: pkow@pg.gda.pl
• in Warsaw
  Forest Research Institute in Warsaw
  address: 3, Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920
  00-973 WARSZAWA
  tel. (+48 prefix 22) 823 49 38,
  fax: (+48 prefix 22) 822 49 35

Chairman of the Organizing Commitee
Prof. Bolesław Osuch

Kraków, 26 November 2001