Organizers: SERBIAN COMMITTEE OF THE CARPATHIAN - BALKAN GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION and SERBIAN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY in co-operation with Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade University of Belgrade, Belgrade Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade Geological Institute of Serbia, Belgrade Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia and Montenegro, Belgrade NIS- NAFTAGAS, Novi Sad The Highway Institute, Belgrade ENERGOPROJEKT Hidroinženjering Co Ltd, Belgrade Public Enterprise Mine Basin Kolubara, Lazarevac Public Enterprise Open Pits Kostolac, Kostolac UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and MINISTRY OF MINING AND ENERGY R E P U B L I C O F S E R B I A invite you to the XVIII th CONGRESS OF CARPATHIAN - BALKAN GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, Belgrade, September 3 6, 2006 Technical Organizer: SAVA CENTAR PCO
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Chairman: Prof. Aleksandar Grubić Vice-chairman: Academician Stevan Karamata Secretary General: Prof. Marko Ercegovac Members: Prof. Nenad Banjac Ing. Branislav Božović Prof. Rade Jelenković Prof. Budimir Filipović Assistant Prof. Aleksandar Kostić Sc. cons. Branislav Krstić Dr. Dušan Mijović Prof. Dejan Milovanović Prof. Dragan Milovanović Prof. Vesna Poharc-Logar Ing. Zoran Popović Prof. Ljupko Rundić Prof. Zoran Stevanović Prof. Milan Sudar Prof. Dušan Sunarić Prof. Nebojša Vasić Ing. Borislav Vukićević Ing. Bratislav Zdravković All correspondence and enquiries should be addressed to: Congress Secretariat of XVIII th Congress of the CBGA Sava Centar, Milentija Popovića 9, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Phone ++ 381 11 220 67 07 - Mihajlo Kostić Fax ++ 381 11 220 60 81 E-mail: 18.cbga@scentar.co.yu Congress information is available on the official internet presentation: http://www.rgf.bg.ac.yu/kbga http://www.nsgd.org/kbga/index.html GENERAL INFORMATION VENUE The XVIII th Congress of the CBGA with Pre-Congress, Post-Congress and Special Excursions will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from the 3 rd 6 th September, 2006. The sessions will be held at the Sava Centar, Milentija Popovića 9, 11070 Belgrade.
PROGRAMME OF THE XVIII th CONGRESS OF THE CBGA Registration Sunday, September 3 rd, 2006. Monday, September 4 th, 2006. 8.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m. 8.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m. Sunday, September 3 rd, 2006, at 3.00 p.m. Opening Ceremony and Plenary Lectures Sunday, September 3 rd, 2006, at 8.00 p.m. Reception Icebreaker Party Scientific Programme Monday, September 4 th, 2006, Tuesday, September 5 th, 2006, Wednesday, September 6 th, 2006, 8.30 a.m. 7.30 p.m. 8.30 a.m. 7.30 p.m. 8.30 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Open Symposia S. 1. Paleogeography and Basin Evolution S. 2. Paleontology and Stratigraphy S. 3. Metamorphic Processes S. 4. Volcanic and Plutonic Processes S. 5. Structural Geology and Tectonics S. 6. Litosphaere Structures, Seismology and Earthquake Hazards S. 7. Mineralogy S. 8. Mineral Resources and Economic Geology S. 9. Hydrogeology and Geothermal Energy S. 10. Engineering Geology and Geotechnics S. 11. Environmental Geology, Geodiversity and Geoheritage
Workshops Open for proposals Special Regional Project Presentations Open for proposals Poster Presentation The poster display will take place close to the Main lecture rooms and refreshment areas during the Congress. Maximum size of poster is format A0 (120 cm high to 90 cm wide). Council Meetings Sunday, September 3 rd 2006, at 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, September 5 th, 2006, at 7.00 p.m. Commercial Exibition Professional Geological institutions, publishers of Geologic journals, maps and books, and manufacturers of the geological, geophysical and mining equipments are kindly invited to announce their Commercial exhibitions. All correspondence and enquiries should be addressed to: Congress Secretariat of XVIII th Congress of the CBGA Sava Centar, Milentija Popovića 9, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Phone ++ 381 11 220 67 04 - Janko Tejić Fax ++ 381 11 220 60 81 E-mail: 18.cbga@scentar.co.yu Invitation The IUGS entities and other professional bodies of geoscientists from the CB realm are kindly invited to announce of their meetings and workshops. 6
EXCURSIONS A: Pre-Congress excursion: 3 days; Thursday, August 31 st Saturday, September 2 nd, 2006; Belgrade, Kragujevac, Kopaonik, Novi Pazar, Sjenica, Zlatibor, Užice, Valjevo, Belgrade - Three Ophiolite Belts of the Dinarides and Vardar Zone focused to present the properties of each Belts (Main Vardar Zone, Vardar Zone Western Belt, Dinaridic Ophiolite Belt) and the differences among them. Leader: S. Karamata Price: 110 EUR; including guide book, transportation, 2 quarters for the night, lunch package, beverages (except alcoholic drinks) Limit: 20 persons minimum. B1: Post-Congress excursion: 3 days, Thursday, September 7 th Saturday, September 9 th, 2006; Belgrade, Kostolac, Donji Milanovac, Kladovo, Negotin, Rajac, Majdanpek, Bor, Belgrade Geology, Hydrogeology, Ore Deposits, Engineering Geology and Environmental Geology of Northeastern Serbia focused to present geology of the Coal Mine Kostolac, Rifeocambrian of the Gethicum, Mesozoic of the Danubicum, and Neogene of the Dacian Basin. Leaders: D. Rabrenović, D. Milovanović, Z. Stevanović, R. Jelenković, D. Sunarić Price: 110 EUR; including guide book, transportation, 2 quarters for the night, lunch package, beverages (except alcoholic drinks) Limit 20 persons minimum. B2: Post-Congress excursion: 3 days; Thursday, September 7 th Saturday, September 9 th, 2006; Belgrade, Zaječar, Knjaževac, Stara Planina Mt., Pirot, Belava Mt., Jerma, Zvonačka Banja, Niš, Aleksinac, Belgrade - Geology of Southern part of the Eastern Serbia focused on geology of the next Alpine tectonic units of the Carpatho-Balkanides: Stara Planina-Poreč Unit i.e. Upper Danubicum (Late Proterozoic and Cambrian volcanogenicsedimentary rocks, Devonian deposits of the continental slope, Upper Permian continental deposits of the aluvial fans and meandering rivers, Lower Triassic products of braided rivers); Kučaj Unit i.e. Geticum (Ordovician shalow marine siliciclastics, Silurian graptolite schists, Devonian preflysch Varniće Fm., proximal and distal parts of the Kučaj-Zvonce flysch, Urgonian massive limestone and Upper Cretaceous Poganovo paralic series); and Paleozoic sediments of the Tumba-Penkjovci (Miljkovac) and Ranovac-Vlasina units (Suprageticum). Leaders: M. Sudar, N. Banjac Price: 110 EUR; including guide book, transportation, 2 quarters for the night, lunch package, beverages (except alcoholic drinks). Limit 20 persons minimum. C1 and C2: Special excursions during the Congress sessions (a half day in surrounding of Belgrade); C1 Mesozoic and C2 Neogene. Leaders: N. Banjac, S. Knežević Price: 35 EUR; including guidance, transportation and refreshments. Limit 10 persons minimum. 7
D: Post-Congress excursion: wine route of Fruška Gora (2 days; Thursday, September 7 th Friday, September 8 th, 2006; Belgrade, Fruška Gora, Sremski Karlovci, Novi Sad, Fruška Gora, Belgrade) Leader: A. Grubić Price: 80 EUR; including guide book, transportation, meal and wine in Sremski Karlovci, 1 quarter for the night. Limit 10 persons minimum. 8 REGISTRATION FEES Before June 1, 2006 After June 1, 2006 Delegates 150 EUR 200 EUR Students 80 EUR 100 EUR Accompanying persons 40 EUR 40 EUR Registration fee covers the costs of Book Abstracts, Programme hand-book, refreshments during breaks and the Icebreaker party. Cancellations received in writing by July 15, 2006 will be refunded in full, less administrative cost of 25 EUR. After July 15, 2006 refunds for cancellation are not applicable. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to reduce Fee for limited number of students from each member country. HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Belgrade is well known for it s cultural, historical and tourist traditions as well as for its pleasant climate and for its hospitality. Belgrade hotels offer pleasant accommodation, rich gastronomic fare, and are close to excellent entertainment and shopping. The city has a friendly, lively academic atmosphere, due to the presence of the Belgrade University and its students. The organizers hope participants will enjoy their stay in Belgrade, with its beautiful setting on two major rivers and numerous other attractions. Belgrade is connected with most European towns by a variety of means of transportation. The participants arriving at the Belgrade International Airport are recommended to take the airport bus to the Bus Air Terminal (Hotel Slavija). Different categories of Belgrade hotels are booked for the Congress participants. HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL is connected with the Congress Centre by the closed passage. HOTEL SLAVIJA is located downtown Belgrade with good connection to the Congress Centre by the public transportation (Tram nr. 9). Hotel reservation should be made by Hotel Accommodation Form ONLY!
No down payment is required. Final hotel bill should be paid in hotel, when checking out. All prices are given per room per day and based on the bed/breakfast basis including the city tax. All correspondence concerning accommodation should be addressed to: Congress Secretariat of XVIII th Congress of the CBGA, Sava Centar, Milentija Popovića 9, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro E-mail: 18.cbga@scentar.co.yu Confirmation of the hotel reservation will be given by July 1, 2006. Notification of cancellation of the hotel reservation MUST be sent to Congress Secretariat. INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS All speakers will be allocated 15 minutes for the presentation of a paper, followed by the 5 minutes for discussion. Overhead and Slide projection will be available, but PowerPoint presentation is preferred. Papers not longer than four (4) typed pages (including short abstract, tables, figures and references) in camera-ready form should reach Congress Secretariat before April 15 th, 2006. Camera-ready papers will be printed in Congress Proceedings in the submitted form and distributed to each participant at the Congress registration. Manuscript should be written in English according to the following: - The main body text (Microsoft Word, font Times New Roman, 10 pt.) should be written into two columns (width 8.4 cm and spacing 0.7 cm) in A4 format single-spaced with margins of 2.5 cm top, 3.0 cm bottom, 2.0 cm left and 1.5 cm right margins. The title of the manuscript should be written 5 cm from the top in bold letters (title: 12 pt., centered, all caps), followed by the full name and surname of the author(s) (2 spaces, 10 pt., centered) and addresses (1 space, left justified, 9 pt.). - The abstract (9 pt., fully justified) should be concise and should present the aim of the work, essential results and conclusion. The length should not exceed 10 lines. - Key words: Up to 6 words (9 pt., align left). - All illustrations should be incorporated in the text at the appropriate place and if possible adjusted to one column width. In the special cases using whole page wideness is admitable but, after the figure (table) return to double column writing. Explanation of the illustrations should be written in font size 9 pt. Instruction to authors is available on the official internet presentation: http://www.rgf.bg.ac.yu/kbga http://www.nsgd.org/kbga/index.html The envelope with the documents must include: - Printed 2 high quality copyies of the article with the captions of the illustrations placed in the appropriate position within the text. - CD copy containing the text, images and graphs saved in separate file. The preferred format for graphs are TIF, JPG or CDR (300 dpi) and for images TIF or JPG (600 dpi). 9
Visa requirements Serbia and Montenegro is not a member of the European Union and of the Schengen Treaty. Organizers will provide a personal invitation letter to any participant upon request, in order to obtain Visa. IMPORTANT DATES April 15 th, 2006 deadline for submission of extended Abstracts May 15 th, 2006 notification to authors June 1 st, 2006 deadline for submission of Registration form June 1 st, 2006 deadline for reduced Registration fee and Excursion payments July 1 st, 2006 deadline for Hotel reservation. 10