Activity no.3 “Geographical Structure of Genetic Diversity of Species: towards the delineation of
adaptive environments and breeding zones at European level”
Second announcement
Dear colleagues,
Forest Research and Management Institute (ICAS), Partner 20, is pleased to invite you to
attend the
TREEBREEDEX SEMINAR ON “GENETIC VARIABILITY AND ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL OF
TEMPERATE AND BOREAL FOREST TREE SPECIES”
23-25 FEBRUARY 2010
BUCHAREST (ROMÂNIA)
Venue: The seminar will be held at the ICAS Conference Hall, Şos. Pipera,
Romania. One day field trip: Sinaia - Braşov region
Bucharest,
Seminar objectives:
 Establishing the state-of-the-art synthesis on genetic variability and adaptive potential of
temperate and boreal forest tree species on a large scale
 Going trough the main aspects concerning research of genetic variability and adaptive
potential
 Evaluation of the implications for forest trees breeding, particularly in relation to
climatic change
Scientific committee:
Luc Paques, Partner 1 – INRA;
Josef Frydl, Partner 5 – Vulhm;
Heino Wolf Partner 8 – SBS;
Øystein Johnsen, partner 17 – NFLI;
Gheorghe Pârnuţă, partner 20 – ICAS;
Josefa Fernandez Lopez, Partner 24 – CIFAL
Call for communications: Contributions on any aspect related to genetic variability and
adaptive potential (e.g. phenotypic or/and genetic variability, genetic diversity revealed by isozyme
and/or DNA markers, genotype x environment interaction, species adaptation to climate change) of the
forest tree species from boreal and temperate forest zones are welcome.
NEW Deadlines: registration (for those of you who haven’t registered yet) and abstract of
papers: 25 January 2010
Transport details and accommodation info 25.01.2010
Accomodation: due to their placement (close to the Conference hall) and advantage related to
conditions/price we suggest two hotels:
Hotel Grand Phoenicia ****(http://www.phoenicia.ro/dynamic/phoenicia-hotels/phoeniciagrand-hotel,87.htm ). single room 69 €; Double room 79€ (rates available for 7.01.2010)
and Caro Club hotel **** (http://carohotel.ro/) single room 89 €, Double room 99 €
You may book for yourself, or if you want we may solve this problem local, so please tell us if you book
a room by your own (and in which hotel - for transportation reasons) or you want us to book a room
for you (and in which hotel)
Invited speakers:
Dr. Monika Konnert –ASP-Teisendorf, Germany (confirmed)
Prof. Dr. Nicolae Şofletea (from Transilvania University) (confirmed)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Lucian Alexandru Curtu (from Transilvania University) (confirmed)
Dr. Ioan Blada –ICAS (confirmed)
Output: Full submitted papers will be published in Seminar Proceedings in Annals of Forest
Research http://www.e-afr.org .
Registration fee 120 euros (for TBX partners) and cover costs for lunches, dinners, coffee
breaks, field trip, seminar documents
(At least) One member per institution (partner) is expected
Please forward this information to any of your colleagues from your institutes (within
the TBX project) you may think would be interested to participate to this seminar
Activity no.3 “Geographical Structure of Genetic Diversity of Species: towards the delineation of
adaptive environments and breeding zones at European level”
TREEBREEDEX SEMINAR ON “GENETIC VARIABILITY AND ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL OF
TEMPERATE AND BOREAL FOREST TREE SPECIES”
23-25 FEBRUARY 2010
BUCHAREST (ROMÂNIA)
Preliminary Agenda
Monday 22nd February
8:00-20:00 (or maybe later)
Arrival of participants to Bucharest airport, transfer to hotels
19:00 Start
Welcome Dinner
Tuesday 23rd February (ICAS Conference Hall)
8:00-8:30
Registration
8:30-8:45
8:45-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-12:30
12:30-14:00
14:00-16:00
16:00-16:30
16:30-18:00
19:00-…
Welcome of the participants
Scientific sessions
Coffee/Tea break
Scientific sessions
Lunch
Scientific sessions
Coffee/Tea break
Scientific sessions
Dinner
Wednesday 24th February (ICAS Conference Hall)
8:30-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-12:30
12:30-14:00
14:00-16:00
16:30-17:00
17:00-18:00 (or more)
19:00-…
Scientific sessions
Coffee/Tea break
Scientific sessions
Lunch
Visit to Parliament Palace (very appreciated touristic objective)
Coffee/Tea break
Wrap up discussions on activity 3 and Data base progress
Social dinner (to a traditional Romanian restaurant)
Thursday 25th February
8:00 – 18:00
Field trip to Sinaia:
- visit to Posada Hunting museum
- one seed orchard, and one or two selected seed stands
?13:00-14:00?
Lunch
- visit to Peleş Royal Castle
- Return to Bucharest
Friday 26th
February
Transfer from hotels to Bucharest airport, Departure of Participants