Conference fee (preliminary information, to be specified) For citizens of Ukraine: 10 € (equivalent of), for citizens of other countries: 30 €. The conference fee covers conference materials, excursions, and coffee breaks. The cost of publication of one page is 3 €, for non-co-authored articles of PhD, Master and Bachelor students – 2 €. The conference fee and cost of publication should be paid after receiving the Second Circular with detailed information about money transfer options. Application forms and articles for participation in the conference should be sent by e-mail to redbookconference@i.ua Deadline: 17 January 2016. Contacts of the Organising Committee: O.V. Fomin Botanical Garden of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1 Symon Petlura St., Kyiv, 01032, Ukraine) tel./fax +38-044-2393190 tel.: +38-050-5445944 (Deputy Chair – Dr. Mykyta Peregrym); +38-067-3322837 (Secretary – Dr. Olesia Bezsmertna). E-mail: redbookconference@i.ua O.V. FOMIN BOTANICAL GARDEN of the EDUCATIONAL and SCIENTIFIC CENTRE “INSTITUTE of BIOLOGY”, TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY of KYIV M.G. KHOLODNY INSTITUTE of BOTANY, NATIONAL ACADEMY of SCIENCES of UKRAINE PLANTA EUROPA NETWORK UKRAINIAN BOTANICAL SOCIETY IV International Conference Rare Plants and Fungi of Ukraine and Adjacent Areas: Implementing Conservation Strategies The Second Circular will be send to registered participants after 15 February 2016. It will provide further information about the conference program, excursions, hotels, meals etc. Tulipa biebersteiniana Schult. f. s.l. FIRST CIRCULAR 16 – 20 May 2016 Kyiv, Ukraine Dear colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate in the 4rd International Conference Rare Plants and Fungi of Ukraine and Adjacent Areas: Implementing Conservation Strategies, which will be held 16 – 20 May 2016 at the O.V. Fomin Botanical Garden of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine). Please note that the title of three previous conferences was The Plant Kingdom in the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Implementing the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. The name change was caused by the intention of the organizers to extend the scope of conference and to involve more scientists from various countries of Europe and other parts of the world. Main topic areas of the conference: 1. Conceptual issues of the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Plant Kingdom and other national and regional conservation lists. 2. Rare species of vascular plants: taxonomy, geography, biology, ecology, and in situ conservation. 3. Rare species of non-vascular plants and fungi. 4. Ex situ conservation of rare species of plants and fungi. We are also planning within the conference program the photo competition, roundtable discussion sessions, and field trips (more information will be provided in the Second Circular). Conference languages: English, Ukrainian Requirements for participation For participation in the conference, please send the Registration Form and your full article to the Organising Committee by the deadline of 17 January 2016. After receiving the Second Circular, please pay the conference fee and cost of publication of your article, and send the copy of the money transfer receipt to the Organising Committee (scanned document by email). Registration Form (attached as Application_Engl.xls) Please indicate: name and surname, scientific degree and/or rank, institution (work/training) and position, contact phone / fax numbers, email, title of the article, number of the section, form of participation (personal or absentee), type of presentation (plenary, oral, poster), participating in photo contest (yes / no), need for housing (yes / no). Send your registration form by email as an attached file (file name should be the surname of the participant). Article Manuscripts: Rules and Guidelines The Organising Committee accepts articles up to 5 full pages, sent by email. The text must be composed in Microsoft Word. The file name should be the surname of the first author (Latin alphabet). Paper format А4; all margins 2 cm; font Arial (9 pt); single-spaced; paragraph indent 0.5 cm. References should be cited according to the rules of the Ukrainian Botanical Journal (http://ukrbotj.kiev.ua/pr_avtor_e.htm). Example Mykyta M. Peregrym O.V. Fomin Botanical Garden of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv 01032, Ukraine, Kyiv, Symon Petlura Str., 1; peregrym@ua.fm CROCUS RETICULATUS STEVEN EX ADAMS (IRIDACEAE) IN UKRAINE Summary in English (not more than 500 characters, Arial, 8 pt) Main text may contain tables and figures and consist of introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, and conclusions. Separation of these parts is optional. References Attention! Independent (without co-authors) articles of postgraduate or graduate students should be accompanied by a recommendation / review of your scientific supervisor. The Organising Committee reserves the right to decline articles in cases of their unacceptable scientific quality, noncompliance with the conference topic, and format guidelines. Organising Committee Co-Chairs: Dr. Oleksandr Senchylo (Ukraine); Corr. Member of NAS of Ukraine, Prof., Dr.Sc. Sergiy Mosyakin (Ukraine); Mr. Mora Aronsson (Sweden; Chair of the Planta Europa). Deputy Chair: Dr. Mykyta Peregrym (Ukraine); Dr. Iryna Korotchenko (Ukraine). Members: Dr. Olesya Bezsmertna (Ukraine); Prof., Dr. Sc. Illya Chorney (Ukraine); Corr. Member of NAS of Ukraine, Prof., Dr. Sc. Yakiv Didukh (Ukraine); Corr. Member of NAS of Ukraine, Prof., Dr. Sc. Iryna Dudka (Ukraine); Dr. Vira Hayova (Ukraine); Prof., Dr. Sc. Vasyl Heluta (Ukraine); Dr. Anastasia Holubenko (Ukraine), Dr. Vitaliy Kolomiychuk (Ukraine); Prof., Dr. Sc. Oleksandr Khodosovtsev (Ukraine); Dr. Eleni Maloupa (Greece); Dr. Michela Marignani (Italy); Prof., Dr. Sc. Victor Melnyk (Ukraine); Dr. Erika Pénzesné Kónya (Hungary); Prof., Dr. Sc. Petro Tsarenko (Ukraine).