Program & Topics Overview
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Program Overview
| Tuesday | 20 May 2008 |
16.00 – 20.00 |
Registration at the conference venue (Kaisersaal, Futterstrasse 15/16), posters |
| 20.00 | Guided Tour Landscape Education Park |
| Wednesday | 21 May 2008 |
| 7.30 – 19.00 | Registration at the conference venue (Kaisersaal, Futterstrasse 15/16), posters |
| 9.00 – 10.00 | Opening Ceremony – Welcome note Dieter Althaus, Minister President of the Free State of Thuringia, Erfurt, Germany Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary and conference patron, Montreal, Canada Prof. Dr. Dr. Herbert Sukopp, Honorary President COmpetence NeTwork URban ECology (CONTUREC) and conference patron, Berlin, Germany Astrid Klug, Parliamentarian Secretary of State, Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and representative of the UNCBD COP 9 President, Bonn, Germany Prof. Matthias Herbert, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Leipzig, Germany Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kill, President of the University of Applied Sciences, Erfurt, Germany |
10.00 -19.00 |
Scientific program Introduction Keynote Topics 1 and 2 incl. Posters Sessions |
20.00 |
Welcome by the hosting city Erfurt at the city hall Andreas Bausewein Lord Mayor of city Erfurt Masao Yamada, Deputy Mayor of City Nagoya, Japan, Introduction of Aichi-Nagoya - candidacy for COP 10, Japan 2010 |
| Thursday | 22 May 2008 |
8.00 – 13.00 |
Scientific program Topic 3 and 4 incl. Posters Sessions |
14.30 – 18.00 |
Mid conference excursion - Historical city of Erfurt and Petersberg citadel (on foot) |
15.00 |
Possibility for meetings of societies and working groups etc. |
20.00 |
Conference dinner at the Kaisersaal with Thuringian food and classical music Meeting of the Advisory Board and preparation of the “Erfurt Declaration” |
| Friday | 23 May 2008 |
8.30 – 19.00 |
Scientific program Topic 5 incl. Posters Sessions and “ Erfurt Declaration" |
19.00 |
Press Conference |
| Saturday | 24 May 2008 | Thematic parallel excursions |
| 9.30 – 18.30 | Excursion 1 | Historical landscape park "An der Ilm" in Weimar and historical city of Weimar (by train) |
| 8.00 – 18.30 | Excursion 2 | Wartburg Castle by Eisenach and Bachhaus in Eisenach (by coach) |
| 6.30 – 20.30 | Excursion 3 | Nature Park "Schöneberger Railway Area" in Berlin and inner city of Berlin (by coach) |
| Sunday | 25 May 2008 | Post conference excursion |
8.00 – 17.30 |
Post conference excursion to the Hainich National Park (by coach) |
Topics Overview
Introduction |
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Keynote: |
Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany (Presenting Author) David Knight, Natural England, Bullring House Northgate, Wakefield, United Kingdom Peter Werner, Institute Housing and Environment, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Topic 1 Biodiversity of urban-industrial areas and its evaluation
The biodiversity of urban-industrial ecosystems has its own distinctive characteristics in the same way as the biodiversity of natural and semi-natural (cultural) ecosystems. Within this topic the evolution and value of this urban biodiversity at different scales will be discussed.
Keynote: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Wittig, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Topic 2 Cultural aspects of urban biodiversity
In urban-industrial ecosystems and their habitats non-native species play an important role. This topic will focus on the evaluation of non-native species and man made habitats in urban areas.
Keynote: Dr. Andy Millard, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Topic 3 Social aspects of urban biodiversity
This topic will examine aspects of the mutualistic relationship between society and biodiversity in the city environment, and will explore imperatives for sustainable management of urban nature.
Keynote: Prof. Dr. Sarel Cilliers, North-West University - Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
Topic 4 Urban biodiversity & climate change
Cities and urbanisation are main drivers of climate change. In this session, recorded and predicted relationships between climate change and urban biodiversity will be examined.
Keynote: Dr. David J. Nowak, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Syracuse, USA
Topic 5 Design and future of urban biodiversity
How to design and manage urban-industrial areas in a sustainable way will be the focus of this topic.
Keynote: Prof. Dr. Maria Ignatieva, Lincoln University Christchurch, New Zealand
