From Paulo da Cunha Lana <lana@cem.ufpr.br>.
This is a web version of the first e-mail announcement. [Regular information updates on plans for the Conference are [now] at the Curitiba Polychaete Conference home page at the URL:http://200.17.232.65/6polconf.htm.]
You are currently reading a version on file at the Annelid Resources web pages maintained by Geoff Read and hosted by the Biodiversity and Biological collections web server.
You are invited to attend the Sixth International Polychaete
Conference to be held in Curitiba, Brazil from 2-7 August 1998.
The conference is sponsored by the International Polychaetology
Association and hosted by the Marine Studies Center (Universidade
Federal do Parana, Brazil). The major topics in the conference
will include polychaete diversity and phylogeny, taxonomy and
systematics, genetics and molecular biology, evolutionary ecology,
population and community ecology, and applied research. The conference
will include invited speakers in targeted discussions, special
symposia (polychaete phylogenetics and biogeography/comparative
aspects of polychaete biology), oral presentation of papers, and
poster sessions. Invited speakers will present and discuss the
current status of polychaete and annelid research in order to
stimulate discussion on future directions of research. Short stays
at South American research institutions and field collecting trips
to the Brazilian southeastern coast can be organized just before
or after the conference, depending upon interest. A short course
on polychaete ecology and cladistics, including participants from
the polychaete conference, is also being planned by the Organizing
Committee. Arrangements are being made to publish the contributed
papers or poster displays in the Bulletin of Marine Science, which
Dr. Donald J. Reish has kindly offered to edit. All papers must
be in English and will be subject to peer review.
Curitiba has about 1.5 million inhabitants and it is well known
for its low-cost solutions to urban problems (have a look at the
March 1996 issue of Scientific American for more information about
the city). Located at 905 m above sea level, it has a temperate
climate with average temperatures ranging from 20 oC (68 oF) in
the summer to 13 oC (55 oC) in the winter. Temperatures can be
as low as 2 oC during morning and evening. Therefore, be prepared
for a cold period in Curitiba. A well-known travel guide to Brazil
states that "there is not much [in Curitiba] for the out-of-towner,
but it is still possible to pass a pleasant day in a park, museum
and older neighborhood waiting for your bus or train to leave".
I would add: "...or attending a polychaete conference".
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman: Paulo da Cunha Lana, Universidade Federal do Parana,
Brazil (lana@aica.cem.ufpr.br or lana@cce.ufpr.br)
Co-conveners: Edmundo Ferraz Nonato (fax + 55 11 2103092), Universidade
de Sao Paulo, Brazil; Antonia Cecilia Z. Amaral (camaral@obelix.unicamp.p.br),
Universidade de Campinas; Eloisa Morgado do Amaral, Universidade
de Campinas; Jeanette Maron Ramos, Universidade Santa Ursula;
Arno Blankensteyn (absteyn@bio.ufpr.br), Universidade Federal
do Parana; Paulo Cesar Paiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Secretariat: Marcia Brandini, Mauricio Garcia de Camargo (mcamargo@aica.cem.ufpr.br),
Rosemary Aparecida Brogim (rbrogim@aica.cem.ufpr.br) and Cinthya
Simone Gomes Santos (csgomes@aica.cem.ufpr.br)
The organizing committee is supported by the Zoology Department
(UFPR), Instituto Paranaense de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico
(IPARDES), Brazilian Society of Zoology, Brazilian Society of
Oceanography, Municipality of Curitiba, and a number of other
Brazilian universities. Likely co-sponsors will be the Brazilian
National Research Council (CNPq), and the Brazilian Ministry of
Education (CAPES).
CHAIRPERSON OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLYCHAETOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Kristian Fauchald (fauchald.kristian@nmnh.si.edu), Smithsonian
Institution, USA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE
All the members of the Advisory Council of the International Polychaetology
Association, plus a group of invited South American polychaetologists.
DEADLINES
1 December 1996
Deadline for preliminary show of interest to attend
April 1997
Second circular, including abstract form for oral or poster presentation
and update information (to be sent only to those who have returned
the reply form included in this announcement)
1 September 1997
Booking of hotels and postconference excursions
1 February 1998
Submission of abstracts
1 May 1998
Notification of acceptance of contributed papers and posters
1 June 1998
Final circular and programme
7 August 1998
Submission of manuscripts for review and publication
REGISTRATION FEES
US$ 220 including all conference materials, proceedings, cocktail
and coffee-breaks, and mid-conference tour. US$ 140 for students
and US$ 80 each for accompanying spouses, friends and children.
CONFERENCE VENUE
All sessions and meetings will be held in the Instituto Paranaense
de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico (IPARDES),
located in Edificio Castelo Branco, Centro Civico, downtown Curitiba.
Two lecture rooms (82 and 312 people and a number of smaller
meeting rooms, will be available. Both of the lecture rooms are
provided with all conference facilities for oral sessions, poster
displays, etc. Other facilities (e-mail and WWW access, fax, photocopies,
etc.) will be available either at IPARDES or at Universidade Federal
do Parana).
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
English is the official language for the conference, both for
oral presentations and poster displays. No translation facilities
will be available. Details of the scientific program, registration
and abstract forms will be provided in the second announcement.
ARRIVAL AND ACCOMMODATION
Afonso Pena International Airport is located within the Curitiba
Metropolitan region at about 18 kilometers from downtown. Several
hotels are located within 1-5 km from the conference venue. Current
prices of good hotels (three to four stars) vary from US$ 50 to
US$ 90 per person per day, breakfast included. Double rooms are
available at lower prices (US$ 40 to US$ 80 per room). A list
of hotels, including also some cheaper mid-range alternatives
(prices from US$ 30 to US$ 50 per person), will be provided in
the second announcement. Practical information on arrival, registration,
and social activities (opening and closing ceremonies, concerts,
and banquet) will be provided in the second and third announcements.
MID- AND POST-CONFERENCE EXCURSIONS
The mid-conference tour will be a whole day visit to Serra do
Mar (Mar Mountain Range), and the coastal lowlands by train and
bus (no charges to participants). The 110-km railroad from Curitiba
to the coast descends a steep mountainside covered with a well-preserved
Atlantic tropical forest. It is the most exciting railroad in
Brazil, with superb views. After a filling lunch in the sleepy
colonial town of Morretes, polychaete collecting at nearby mangroves
can be arranged, depending upon interest.
Two post-conferences tours will be organized upon demand: a) Iguacu
Falls/the Amazon or the Pantanal (5 days) and b) seaside resorts
(Natal and Fortaleza) of the northeastern Brazilian coast (5 days).
Detailed plans and the cost of excursions will be presented in
the next announcement and will depend on the number of participants.
Other excursions will be considered if there is the interest and
demand.
REPLY FORM AND SECOND CIRCULAR
Please fill out the enclosed reply form and return it to me before
1 December 1996. E-mail, fax or letter will be accepted. The second
circular will be sent by April 1997. Titles of papers need not
be final at this time but will assist in planning.
SIXTH INTERNATIONAL POLYCHAETE CONFERENCE
CURITIBA, PARANA, BRAZIL
2-7 AUGUST 1998
REGISTRATION FORM (please type or print)
Surname/Family name: _________________________________
First name: __________________________________________
Work address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Work phone (international version): + _____________________
Fax (international): + ___________________
E-mail:_______________________________Title of paper or poster (tentative): ________________________
____________________________________________________
____ oral or ______ poster presentation (please tick where appropriate)
Abstracts of papers must be submitted by 1 February, 1998
Excursions (tick where appropriate):
_______ Serra do Mar and mangrove (mid-conference)
_______ Iguacu Falls/the Amazon or Pantanal _______ Seaside resorts of the Brazilian northeastern coast
Other excursions (specify) __________________________________
Any accompanying person (s), not participating in symposium? ___
How many? __________
Would you accept to share rooms? ______ yes ______ no
Return this form by 1 December 1996 (or sooner) to:
Paulo da Cunha Lana - Sixth International Polychaete Conference
Centro de Estudos do Mar - Universidade Federal do Parana
Trav. Alfredo Bufren, 140 - Terreo
80 000-000 Curitiba - Parana - Brazil
Tel + 55 41 4551333
Fax + 55 41 4551105
E-mail: IPC6@cce.ufpr.br or IPC6@aica.cem.ufpr.br
Please make this circular available, either printed or as an e-text,
together with the appended reply form, to other people interested
in polychaetes and related topics. About 1,000 printed folders
will also be posted to polychaete specialists, postgraduate students,
universities and research institutions worldwide. I will add your
e-mail addresses to the mailing list to facilitate regular information
update on plans for the Conference.
Paulo da Cunha Lana <lana@cem.ufpr.br>