CAPERmed 2020 - IV Meeting - Paphos, Cyprus, 4-5 May
The CAPERmed IV meeting will be held back-to-back with the 3rd International Conference on "Ozone and Plant Ecosystems" and the 30th international biennial conference of the IUFRO Research Group on "Air pollution and climate change" on 4-8 May 2020.
The 2020’ conference, for the first time, combines three events, offering an excellent example of effective international collaboration in the research of air pollution and plant ecosystems to discuss the significance of long-term ecological research solving the main problem - reaction, adaptation and sustainability of plant ecosystems to changing air pollution and climatic conditions.
The 2020’ conference, for the first time, combines three events, offering an excellent example of effective international collaboration in the research of air pollution and plant ecosystems to discuss the significance of long-term ecological research solving the main problem - reaction, adaptation and sustainability of plant ecosystems to changing air pollution and climatic conditions.
Venue
The conference entitled "Ozone threats to Plant Ecosystems" will take place, in Paphos (or Pafos), at the Annabelle hotel.
Paphos is a coastal city in southwestern Cyprus. This historic city has still retained its old-world charm, and has been declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO for its spectacular ancient remains. It was also selected as a European Capital of Culture for 2017.
For local information, please visit: http://www.ozoneandplants2020.com/Information.php
Paphos is a coastal city in southwestern Cyprus. This historic city has still retained its old-world charm, and has been declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO for its spectacular ancient remains. It was also selected as a European Capital of Culture for 2017.
For local information, please visit: http://www.ozoneandplants2020.com/Information.php
Important deadlines
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1 September 2019
15 December 2019 5 January 2020 15 February 2020 16 February - 15 April 2020 |
Registration opened (No on-site registration)
Deadline for abstract submission Communication on work acceptance (oral or poster) Early registration deadline Late registration period |
Scope & Objectives
The Mediterranean region is a key for addressing global goals on plant ecosystems due to the unique biodiversity, e.g. it hosts 20% of the world's total floristic richness and is one of the air pollution and climate change hotspots in the world. Cyprus is projected to face the most adverse climate change effects by 2100. The biannual meeting of the Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems, CAPERmed, is also back to provide a successful platform to discuss how Mediterranean's ecosystems respond to threats from air pollution and climate change.
Therefore, there is an urgent need to implement coordinated research. The three events will take place under the umbrella of "Air Pollution threats to Plant Ecosystems" to allow all experts in the interactions between atmosphere and plant ecosystems to meet, address complex effects of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems, and discuss future strategies and priorities for the coming decade to improve health, sustainability and productivity of plant ecosystems worldwide.
We have the ambition to allow crop, forest and grassland experts as well as experimentalists, monitoring experts and modelers from all over the world to dialogue and share their most updated knowledge for the protection of plant ecosystems from air pollution in a changing climate.
The main subjects of the conference are:
1. Environmental status and health of plant ecosystems
2. From cell to ecosystem: monitoring, biomonitoring, mechanisms and modelling of air pollution and climate change effects on plants
Therefore, there is an urgent need to implement coordinated research. The three events will take place under the umbrella of "Air Pollution threats to Plant Ecosystems" to allow all experts in the interactions between atmosphere and plant ecosystems to meet, address complex effects of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems, and discuss future strategies and priorities for the coming decade to improve health, sustainability and productivity of plant ecosystems worldwide.
We have the ambition to allow crop, forest and grassland experts as well as experimentalists, monitoring experts and modelers from all over the world to dialogue and share their most updated knowledge for the protection of plant ecosystems from air pollution in a changing climate.
The main subjects of the conference are:
1. Environmental status and health of plant ecosystems
2. From cell to ecosystem: monitoring, biomonitoring, mechanisms and modelling of air pollution and climate change effects on plants
Sessions
Mediterranean Basin plant ecosystems, their unique biodiversity, and the key services they provide are currently at high risk due to air pollution, climate change and land use changes. In particular, the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region is expected to become a global climate change "hot spot" by 2100. This session summarizes the present knowledge about air pollution and climate threats to Mediterranean plant ecosystems, in particular ozone and nitrogen risk, climate-driven phenological and physiological alterations, elucidating how Mediterranean plant ecosystem health is challenged by traditional and new stress factors. Through a coordinated effort, the Mediterranean scientific community can reach a greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying the combined effects of air pollution and climate change in the Mediterranean Basin.Session 1a. Monitoring, biomonitoring and modeling: advances and limitations
Session 1b. From the organism to the ecosystem: impact of pollution and climate changeSession 1c. Environmental policies, human health and sustainability
Session 1b. From the organism to the ecosystem: impact of pollution and climate changeSession 1c. Environmental policies, human health and sustainability
Abstract submission
Deadline for abstract submission: 15th December, 2019
All presenters are required to register and pay the registration fee in advance. To ensure maximum participation, each person is allowed to submit only one abstract, although can be co-author of several contributions.
The abstract format can be found here. Please download the abstract form, fill it and e-mail together with your registration form to Pierre Sicard (pierre.sicard@arches-conseils.fr)
All presenters are required to register and pay the registration fee in advance. To ensure maximum participation, each person is allowed to submit only one abstract, although can be co-author of several contributions.
The abstract format can be found here. Please download the abstract form, fill it and e-mail together with your registration form to Pierre Sicard (pierre.sicard@arches-conseils.fr)
Registration
he registration fee for the CAPERmed conference (4-5 May) is 150 € for early registrations and 300 € for late registrations.
The registration form can be found here.
To register for the entire conference (4-7 May), gala dinner (7 May) and excursion (8 May) check here.
Please download the registration form, fill it and e-mail together with your abstract to Pierre Sicard (pierre.sicard@arches-conseils.fr)
Fee to be paid by bank transfer to (all payments should be in Euros):
Cyprus 2020 and your name should be clearly mentioned in the form of the bank transfer. Payments with missing information may not be considered. The total amount of the fee should be credited in one payment. All bank charges (domestic and foreign) have to be paid by the applicant.
Please send the payment confirmation by e-mail to Pierre Sicard (pierre.sicard@arches-conseils.fr)
In the bank transfer, please be sure to specify:
Purpose: Cyprus 2020, Name, Surname
International Bank details:
The registration form can be found here.
To register for the entire conference (4-7 May), gala dinner (7 May) and excursion (8 May) check here.
Please download the registration form, fill it and e-mail together with your abstract to Pierre Sicard (pierre.sicard@arches-conseils.fr)
Fee to be paid by bank transfer to (all payments should be in Euros):
Cyprus 2020 and your name should be clearly mentioned in the form of the bank transfer. Payments with missing information may not be considered. The total amount of the fee should be credited in one payment. All bank charges (domestic and foreign) have to be paid by the applicant.
Please send the payment confirmation by e-mail to Pierre Sicard (pierre.sicard@arches-conseils.fr)
In the bank transfer, please be sure to specify:
Purpose: Cyprus 2020, Name, Surname
International Bank details:
Scientific committee
- Alonso del Amo Rocío - Ecotoxicology of Air Pollution Research Group, CIEMAT – Spain
- Araminiene Valda - Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Forestry - Lithuania
- Badea Ovidiu - National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Dracea" – Romania
- De Marco Alessandra - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and sustainable economic development, Italy
- Domingos Marisa - Institute of Botany – Brazil
- Du Enzai - Beijing Normal University, College of Resources Science and Technology – China
- Feng Zhaozhong - School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology – China
- Harmens Harry, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - United Kingdom
- Munzi Silvana, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Ochoa-Hueso Raúl - University of Cádiz, Vitivinicultural and Agri-Food Research Institute – Spain
- Oksanen Elina - University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Science and Forestry – Finland
- Sase Hiroyuki - Asia Center for Air Pollution Research, Ecological Impact Research Department – Japan
Accommodation
Dear participant, we kindly invite you to make your own arrangements for accommodation for your stay in Paphos. The city is full of possibilities and reasonably-priced hotels or studio-apartments (3* 50-100€; 4* 100-150€; 5* more than 150€ per night). You have to make your own room reservation directly by phone, via Booking or TripAdvisor websites or by logging on to the hotel website.
A 10% discount to the conference' hotel will be valid only if the participants has registered to the conference.
Annabelle hotel
Website: https://www.annabelle.com.cy
Address: 10 Poseidonos Avenue, Paphos 8041, Cyprus
Code: APPC2020
A 10% discount to the conference' hotel will be valid only if the participants has registered to the conference.
Annabelle hotel
Website: https://www.annabelle.com.cy
Address: 10 Poseidonos Avenue, Paphos 8041, Cyprus
Code: APPC2020
