EASTERN ALPINE AND DINARIC SOCIETY FOR VEGETATION ECOLOGY SECOND CIRCULAR

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1 EASTERN ALPINE AND DINARIC SOCIETY FOR VEGETATION ECOLOGY 37 th Meeting Prizren (Kosovo), July SECOND CIRCULAR Dear colleagues and dear friends, we would like to invite you to the 37 th meeting of the Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Society for Vegetation Ecology that will be held in Prizren, Republic of Kosovo, from 13th to 16th of July It will be organized by the University Ukshin Hoti of Prizren and University Haxhi Zeka of Peja. Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Society was established in 1960 (first president was Braun-Blanquet) with an aim to stimulate the cross-border cooperation for studies of vegetation in the region. Membership is not limited to this region. There are members from different countries from Germany to Turkey. The society has been working continuously for 50 years and organises symposia every second year. The society brings together the researchers, initiates the co-operation and supports common work on the projects. The participation to the symposium is not limited only to the members of the society, but is widely opened to the scientific public interested in flora and vegetation of the region and beyond. ( In the 37 th meeting of the Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Society for Vegetation Ecology you will have the opportunity to present your research achievements with lectures and posters, discuss various topics with the colleagues, build personal contacts and enjoy the excursions. As host and organizers of the 37 th Symposium we inform you that we will have the opportunity to spend two days on field-excursions in Sharri Mountains, which are unique and very interesting to all researchers of flora and vegetation. We wish to see as many of you in Prizren! Sincerely, Organizing Commitee

2 The Symposium will include the following sessions: Vegetation and large scale classification Vegetation and landscape Dry grasslands All other topics related to vegetation and grasslands are also welcome. A book of Abstracts will be prepared in the meantime. In the second circular we offer the following information: I.º Symposium venue II.º Hotels and accomodation suggestions III.º Important dates, deadlines, fees and registration IV.º Symposium agenda and field excursions V.º About organisers Tha mountain massif of Oshlak, Kosovo. 20 th of May, 2016

3 I.º SYMPOSIUM VENUE The Symposium will be held at the Conference Hall of the University Ukshin Hoti in Prizren (address: Rruga e Shkronjave, nr Prizren, Republika e Kosovës) Directions and maps within the city of Prizren towards the University Ukshin Hoti the venue of the symposium*. How to come to venue? Directions from Prishtina International Airport and from highways towards Prizren From Prishtina International Airport - PRN If you drive from the Airport towards Prizren, you will need to take the direction to Prizren. You need to take the M9 regional street and drive for approximately 22 kilometers. After that, keep left to follow the Highway Dr. Ibrahim Rugova towards Prizren. After approximately 48 kilometers you exit the highway Exit East. You need afetrwards to follow the street Shkronjat for 4.3 kilometers before you reach the destination ( If you plan to come by bus from Airport first you need first to take a Taxi from Airport to Bus station in Prishtina (+/- 25) and then to take the Bus for Prizren (bus ticket 4). From the bus station to the Symposium venue at the University you can walk, it is only 1.2 kilometers or take a Taxi ( Additionaly, we will organize two University Mini-buses that will be in your disposal, offering transport services for EADSVE participants from Prishtina International Airport to Prizren, at two schedules. The first one leaving the Airport at 12:00 o clock and the second at 15:00 o clock. This will be offered on Thursday, 13 th of July We would kindly ask you to inform us in prior about your plan on using this service, because we need to reserve the minibus seats. University Campus at the University Ukshin Hoti in Prizren

4 II.º HOTELS & ACCOMODATION SUGGESTIONS We as Symposium organizers can only suggest you some options for accommodation in Prizren, during the Symposium timeframe. Anyhow, accommodation should be booked independently by each participant. The hotels in Prizren over the symposium dates are expected to be very busy. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you make your hotel reservation as early as possible to secure your room. Accommodation is not included in registration fee. For accommodation, we suggest primarily the following hotels: Hotel name Place Website Hotel Theranda Prizren Hotel Centrum Prizren Hotel Kaçinari Prizren Hotel Cleon Prizren Hotel Classic Prizren classic-hotel-prizren.com Hotel Prizreni Prizren Additionally, in Prizren operate plenty of other Hotels, Hostels and private owned rooms where you can find a suitable place that fits your personal needs and preferences. You can also visit Booking.com or Trivago.com for more reservation and accommodation options in Prizren. The city of Prizren, Kosovo

5 III.º IMPORTANT DATES, DEADLINES, FEES AND REGISTRATION Fees and registration In order to register for EADSVE Symposium you will need to fill in the Registration form and send it by e- mail to: Participation fee is 60,- for all participants while for accompanying persons as well as PhD students the fee is 40,-. The fee can be paid only in cash, after your arrival at the venue. The fee can be paid at the Registration desk at the conference hall, on Thursday, 13 th of July from 18:00 to 20:00 o clock as well as on Friday, 14 th of July from 07:00 until 09:00 am. The Symposium fee includes: participation at the symposium, symposium materials and brochures, lunch and refreshments during the coffee break of the first day of the symposium (14 th of July), the Book of Abstracts, gift bag, name tag and the excursion(s) lunch. Additionally, host Universities are offering the Social dinner as well as the dinner on presentations day. For any question, do not hesitate to contact us at any time. Important dates for the symposium Application for participation is open from 15 th of March and will remain open until 05 th of May The same timeframe of deadline is applicable for Abstract submission too. Abstract submission Abstracts as a rule should not exceed 300 words and they must indicate the problem, objectives, methodologies used, results and conclusions. Please take note that the Abstract submission is offered only by mail, thus filling in the Abstract Submission Form and sending it back by mail to: naim.berisha@unipr.edu is required. Authors are also strongly advised to proofread their Abstracts in order to avoid language deficiencies (spelling or grammar) as abstracts will appear directly in online and printed versions of the Book of Abstracts. Submission of abstracts does not mean an official registration for the symposium. The length of the standard oral presentation is 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes of discussion. Please do not use the time allocated for discussion to finish your talk. Poster presentation As a rule, in case you are planning to participate at the Symposium only with poster presentation, again you have to fill in and send the Abstract Submission Form and indicate in there that you are planning to present your contribution with a poster. Please bring printed posters, size up to 84 cm (width) and 119 cm (height) A0 format. They will be installed using double-sided tap provided at the Symposium registration. Each poster can be displayed during the whole symposium. Note: Registration form as well as Abstract submission form will be available at the eadsve.org section: future meetings: Kosovo.

6 IV.º SYMPOSIUM AGENDA AND FIELD EXCURSIONS Preliminary agenda: Thursday, 13. July, Minibuses from Prishtina Airport reach Prizren at 13:00 o clock and 16:00 o clock respectively. 18:00 20:00 Registration of participants at the registration desk Friday, 14. July, :00 09:00 Registration of participants 09:00 11:15 Oral presentations first session 11:15 11:45 Coffee break 11:45 13:00 Oral presentations second session 13:00 14:00 Lunch break 14:00 16:00 Oral presentations third session 16:00 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 17:30 Poster presentations 17:30 18:00 General conclusions from the EADSVE Scientific committee Saturday, 15. July, :50 09:00 Bus leaves the University premises and goes towards Oshlak 09:30 15:00 Field excursion in Oshlak, Sharri Mountains in a limestone substrate 15:00 15:30 Bus travels back to Prizren 17:00 20:00 Touristic guide to the old city of Prizren Sunday, 16. July, :50 09:00 Bus leaves the University premises and goes towards Brezovica 09:30 15:00 Field excursion in Përroi i Durlit, Sharri Mountains in a silicate substrate 15:30 16:00 Bus travels back to Prizren 20:00 22:00 Social dinner Monday, 17. July, :00 12:30 Post symposium excursion in the gorge of Prizren (Optional) 14:00 00:00 Departure

7 INFORMATION LEAFLET concering flora and vegetation of Oshlak and Përroi i Durlit, two localities that are in our agenda for field excursions during the EADSVE Symposium Oshlak Plant associations: Achilleo pinetum mugo Pinetum heldreichii Achillea alexandri regis Onobrychietum scardicae Senecio rumicetum alpini Saxifrageteo Potentilletum speciosae Rare and endemic plant species on site: Achillea alexandri-regis, Dianthus barbatus, Acer heldreichii, Centaurea kotschyana, Knautia macedonica, Saxifraga federici-augusti subsp. grisebachii, Senecio wagneri, Achillea ageratifolia, Achillea clavennae var. argentea, Potentilla speciosa, Asperula doerfleri, Campanula foliosa, Hieracium waldsteinii, Lilium albanicum. Përroi i Durlit Plant associations: Rhododendro ferruginei Pinetum peucis Pinetum peucis typicum Orphanideo Cirsietum appendiculati Pinguiculo Nartheciion scardici Bruckenthalio Juniperetum sibiricae Potentillo doerfleri Juncetum trifidii Rare and endemic plant species on site: Potentilla doerfleri, Tozzia alpina L. subsp. carpatica, Gymnadenia frivaldii, Pinguicula balcanica, Saxifraga pedemontana All. subsp. cymosa, Campanula alpina, Lilium albanicum, Rhododendron myrtifolium, Sempervivum macedonicum, Trollius europaeus, Viola orphanidis.

8 V.º ABOUT ORGANISERS Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Society for Vegetation Ecology was established in 1960 with an aim to stimulate the cross-border cooperation for studies of vegetation. The society organizes meetings every second year. The meeting is not opened only to members, but also to other researchers interested in flora and vegetation of the region. At the end of the 1950ies vegetation scientists Erwin Aichinger from Austria, Sandro Pignatti from Italy and Maks Wraber from Slovenia met and decided to found a society to stimulate the cross-border cooperation for studies of the botanical interesting area of the Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Region. In 1960, the first meeting was held in Klagenfurt. In the beginning, the society was designed as a section of the International Society for Vegetation Science, but acted independently. After some time it changed to a completely independent Society with name: Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Society for Vegetation Science. Aim of the Society is to enforce the personal contacts between vegetation scientists of this area, to facilitate the exchange of results and experiences within meetings and field trips. Until 1972 meetings were hold on a yearly basis, since then every two years, every time organised in a different country, on a specific issue. The society cultivates contacts between scientists of central and south-eastern Europe and it specially gives young scientists the possibility to present themselves and their work with presentations and posters. University Ukshin Hoti Prizren (abbreviated as UPZ) is a public University in Kosovo that commenced its work on 2010 after a decision made from the Kosovo Government to establish the University of Prizren and separate it from the University of Prishtina. The seat of the University is in Prizren, which is one of the most ancient cities in Kosovo. UPZ is the second public university in Kosovo. In 2010 the number of enrolled students was 1700, while in 2016 the number of students was about 8000 students and this number is constant the following years. The University offers accredited studying programs in the following subjects: Life Sciences and Environment, Economy, Law, Computer Sciences, Education as well as Philology. Since 2013 also Master studies are offered in Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management. University Haxhi Zeka Pejë UHZ is a public University in Kosovo that is a descendant of the Faculty of Applied Businesses in Peja, established in Faculty of Applied Businesses afterwards was named Higher School of Economics, until 2002, when the Higher School of Economics was renamed as the Faculty of Applied Business Sciences. In 2011, Central Government of Kosovo made a decision to establish the University of Peja. This University was named University Haxhi Zeka in Pejë, Kosovo. Since 2011, the University Haxhi Zeka Pejë offers studies in Agribusiness, Law, Arts, Business as well as Tourism Management. The number of enrolled students at University Haxhi Zeka in academic year 2016/17 is students.

9 LIST OF CONTACT PERSONS AND ORGANIZERS Organizing committee Fadil Millaku University Haxhi Zeka of Peja, Kosovo Ramë Vataj University Ukshin Hoti of Prizren, Kosovo Sabiha Shala - University Haxhi Zeka of Peja, Kosovo Ferat Rexhepi Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Prishtina, Kosovo Elez Krasniqi - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Prishtina, Kosovo Bekim Gashi - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Prishtina, Kosovo Albona Shala Faculty of Agriculture, University of Prishtina, Kosovo Shkëlzim Ukaj Faculty of Food Sc. & Tech., Univers. for Bussines and Techn. (UBT), Prishtina, Kosovo Mimoza Hyseni University Haxhi Zeka of Peja, Republic of Kosovo Mirsade Osmani Faculty of Agriculture, University of Prishtina, Kosovo Xhavit Mala National Park Sharri Mountains, Prizren, Kosovo Contact persons: - Naim Berisha Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Dept. of Biology, University of Prishtina (naim.berisha@uni-pr.edu) - Nina Juvan Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia (nina.juvan@zrc-sazu.si) - Daniel Krstonošić - Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia (dkrstonosic@sumfak.hr) SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Andraž Čarni Jovan Hadži Institute of Biology, ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana (Slovenia) Andrea Catorci University of Camerino, Camerino (Italy) Fadil Millaku University of Peja (Kosovo) Željko Škvorc Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb (Croatia) Vlado Matevski Institute of Biology, Ss Cyril and Methodious University of Skopje (Macedonia) Christian Eichberger Dept. of Ecology and Evolution, University of Salzbug (Austria)

10 Location of the conference venue in Prizren.

11 Symposium venue City center