Photograph of Gent courtesy STAD GENT

First Circular - February 2000

Please Note: While this site contains full information about the meeting which was correct at the time is was generated, updated information about the meeting is first reported at the ITC website:

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Contents

Contents of Circular

• Background to the Meeting
• Organising Committee
• Call for Papers
• Venue
• Travel Information
• Accommodation
• Proceedings
• Registration Fees
• Deadlines
• Pre-registration Form
• Database of People working in Soil Micromorphology
• Officers of ISSS - Sub Commision B
• Return to IWMSM Home Page

The "11th International Working Meeting on Soil Micromorphology" of the Subcommission B of the ISSS, planned for August 2000, had to be cancelled because a minimum number of participants, required to make the organisation financially feasible, was not reached.

To give scientists working in micromorphology the opportunity to meet, and to give micropedology a new elan, an alternative but more modest meeting will be organised in Ghent by the International Training Centre for Post-Graduate Soil Scientists (ITC), from the 9th to the 13th of July 2001.

Prof. Dr. G. Stoops	Prof. Dr. R. Poch (Spain)
Prof. Dr. E. Van Ranst	Dr. B. Van Vliet (France)
Dr. V. Marcelino	Dr. H. Eswaran (USA)

Proposed topics

1. Advances in methods and techniques	2. Soil micromorphology applied to:
Preparation techniques Observation techniques Micromorphometry Data recording and terminology	Soil and regolith genesis Weathering and alteration Palaeopedology Archaeology Sedimentology Agronomy Environmental studies

Depending on the interests of the persons responding to the first circular, topics may be added or broadened and the organisation of special symposia can be considered.

Parking facilities are available at the campus.

Accommodation, from student rooms on the campus to four star hotels, is available at walking distance (less than 15 minutes) from the Geological Institute.

As the campus can easily be reached by public transport from the historical part of the town, some participants may prefer to stay in a hotel in the town centre.

The prices range from 75 to 150 € per night in the centre and from 40 to 75 € in the area closer to the Institute. Bed and Breakfast accommodation is available from about 25 € to 40 €

A student room will cost about 15 €.

for more inofrmation about Hotels and other accommodation in Ghent click here. This information is provided by the Stadt Gent WEB Site. Other information about Bed and Breakfast in Ghent is available at the Gent section of the Taxistop WEB Site

For the benefit of overseas visitors the rate of exchange (mid April 2000):
1 US$ is approximately 1.03 €
1 UK£ is approximately 1.65 €

Registration Fees

1. Participants	maximum 100 €
2. ITC-alumni	maximum 75 €
3. Students	maximum 50 €
4. Accompanying persons	20 €

Prices for 1-3 include participation in the formal sessions and the symposia, abstracts of oral and poster presentations, coffee breaks, social events and the mid-conference excursion. The price for accompanying persons includes social events and the mid-conference excursion. If sufficient interest is shown, a partners program could be organised (not included in the fee).

All the correspondenk.ce about the meeting will by preference be done by email iwmm@rug.ac.be.

Updated information and registration forms can be found at the ITC website: Alternatively, you can complete the Registration Information below

Name (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms.)…………………………………………………………

First name……………………………………………………………………………….

Affiliation……………………………………………………………………………….

Address………………………………………………………………………………….

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Tel:……………………………..……….Fax: :……….………………………..………

email:……………………………………………………………………………………

I'm a student (proof to be presented at registration) 

Accommodation:

Student home 

Hotel near Institute 

Hotel town centre 

N° accompanying persons: ……..

I intend to present the following communication(s):

1. Title:………………………………………………………………………………….

...……………………………………………………………………………………..

Presentation: oral  or poster 

Topic:……………………………...…………………………..(see proposed topics)

2. Title:………………………………………………………………………………….

...……………………………………………………………………………………..

Presentation: oral  or poster 

Topic:……………………...…………………………………..(see proposed topics)

Mail, Email or fax this form to:
Prof. Dr. G. Stoops
ITC, Ghent University
Krijgslaan 281, S8, B 9000 Gent, Belgium
Email:iwmm@rug.ac.be
Fax: +32-9/264 49 84

Receipt of registration forms will be acknowledged by email.