Conference fee For citizens of Ukraine – 25 € (equivalent of), for citizens of countries of the former USSR (excluding Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) – 35 €, for citizens of other countries – 50 €. The conference fee covers conference materials, excursions, and coffee breaks. The cost of publication of one page is 4 €, for non-coauthored 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 redbookconf2014@ukr.net Deadline: 25 March 2014. Contact data of the Organising Committee: Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kozelnitska Str. 4, Lviv, 79026, Ukraine), tel./fax +38-032-2707430 Tel.: +38-068-5010883 (Deputy Chair – Olga Andrieieva); +38-067-475620485 (Secretary – Svitlana Sosnovs’ka). E-mail: redbookconf2014@ukr.net INSTITUTE of ECOLOGY of the CARPATHIANS, NATIONAL ACADEMY of SCIENCES of UKRAINE M.G. KHOLODNY INSTITUTE of BOTANY, NATIONAL ACADEMY of SCIENCES of UKRAINE O.V. FOMIN BOTANICAL GARDEN of TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY of KYIV DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENT and NATURAL RESOURCES of LVIV REGION STATE ADMINISTRATION, UKRAINIAN BOTANICAL SOCIETY III International Conference The Plant Kingdom in the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation The Second Circular will be send to registered participants after 1 April 2014. It will provide information about the conference program, excursions, hotels, meals etc. Senecio besserianus Minder. FIRST CIRCULAR 4 – 7 June 2014 Lviv, Ukraine Dear colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate in the 3rd International Conference The Plant Kingdom in the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, which will be held 04 – 07 June 2014 at the Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Lviv, Ukraine). Main topic areas of the conference 1. Conceptual issues of “The Red Data Book of Ukraine. Plant Kingdom” and conservation lists of other levels. 2. Rare species of vascular plants: taxonomic, geographical, biological, and ecological aspects. 3. Rare species of non-vascular plants and fungi. 4. Ex situ and in situ conservation of rare species of plants and fungi. Additionally we are planning to organize a photo competition within the conference program (detailed information will be provided in the Second Circular). Conference languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English Requirements for participation For participation in the conference, please send the Registration Form and your article to the Organising Committee by the deadline of 25 March 2014. 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. Registration Form Please indicate: Name and surname, scientific degree and rank, place of work (training) and position, contact phone / fax numbers, e-mail, title of the paper, name 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 application by email in a separate file (file name – 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; indent 0.5 cm. References should be cited according to the rules of the Ukrainian Botanical Journal (please see: http://www.botany.kiev.ua/doc/Pravyla_dlya_avtoriv_2011.pdf). Example Mykyta M. Peregrym O.V. Fomin Botanical Garden of Taras Schevchenko National University of Kyiv 01032, Ukraine, Kyiv, Symon Petlura Str., 1; peregrym@ua.fm EX SITU AND IN SITU CONSERVATION OF BULB AND BULBOTUBERIFEROUS PLANTS OF THE NATIVE FLORA OF 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! Your article must be supported from your department or organisation by a letter of recommendation to the Organising Committee. Independent (without co-authors) articles of postgraduate, Master and/or Bachelor 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 scientific quality, non-compliance with the conference topic, and format guidelines. Organising Committee Honorary chair: Academician of NAS of Ukraine, Prof., Vice President of UBS, Chair of Lviv Department of UBS M.A. Holubets Co-Chairs: Dr. Sc. M.P. Kozlovskyj, Dr. A.A. Kagalo, Corr. Member of NAS of Ukraine, Prof., President of UBS S.L. Mosyakin. Deputy Chair: Dr. O.O. Andrieieva Members: Deputy Head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of LRGA A.V. Bashta; Dr. I.A. Bednarska; Dr.Sc., Prof. J.M. Berko; Dr. I.M. Danylyk; Corr. Member of NAS of Ukraine, Prof. Ya.P. Didykh; Dr. K.V. Doroshenko; Corr. Member of NAS of Ukraine, Prof. I.A. Dudka; Dr.Sc. Prof. V.P. Heluta; Dr. Z.I. Kalynets-Mamchur; Head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of LRGA M.S. Khom’yak; Dr.Sc., Prof. S.Ya. Kondratjuk; Dr. I.A. Korotchenko; Dr.Sc. V.G. Kyjak; Dr. O.V. Lobachevska; Dr. M.M. Peregrym; Dr. A.I. Prokopiv; Dr. O.O. Senchylo; Mgr. N.V. Skibitska; Mgr. S.V. Sosnovska (secretary); Dr. N.N. Sytschak; Dr.Sc., Prof. L.A. Tasenkevych; Dr.Sc., Prof. P.M. Tsarenko; Dr.Sc. G.G. Zhyljaev.