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International Conference on Urban Pests 13-16 July, 2008 - Budapest, Hungary
This triennial conference offers an excellent forum for exchanging ideas and information on the biology and control of pests in urban environments. Experience of the previous years show that the event is attended by prominent entomologists, pest management and chemical professionals, university scientists and authorities from all over the world. Previous conference venues included Cambridge, England (1993), Edinburgh, Scotland (1996) Prague, Czech Republic (1999), Charleston, USA (2002) and Singapore (2005). We are pleased to join now this illustrious list and host this remarkable event in 2008. Budapest, the capital of Hungary is well-known for its achievement and experience in large scale urban rodent and cockroach control. The World Health Organization (WHO) cites the deratization campaign performed in the city in the early 70-ies and the subsequent maintenance activity as one of the best organised long-term rodent control programmes in the world. This creates a great environment for the people of Budapest and for tourism. The official language of the Conference will be English and the format will include guest speakers, presented papers, posters and workshops/symposia.
CONFERENCE TOPICS All abstracts dealing with the conference themes listed below are welcome: * Household and industrial pests * Medical and veterinary pests * Wood-infesting pests * Application technology * Pest management programmes
CALL FOR ABSTRACT Prospective author(s) are invited to submit their papers describing new and original results on the topics listed above for consideration by the Scientific Committee. The oral or poster abstracts have to be written in English. The author(s) are responsible for obtaining publication approval from their employer. All mails will be sent to the correspondence address indicated in the first page of the paper. All papers must be presented in English.
PREPARATION OF ABSTRACT All author(s) must submit the following electronic version of the 1 page abstract in DOC format, submitted via this link. Document template can be downloaded from HERE.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Electronic versions of the abstracts (see above: 1 page abstract in DOC format) should be sent to the Conference Secretariat so as to arrive not later than 23 September, 2007. Fax submissions cannot be accepted, you must use the online submission interface provided to manage abstract uploads. All electronic submissions will be acknowledged automatically. Please contact the Conference Secretariat if an acknowledgement is not received. Author(s) will be informed about the decision of the ICUP Programme Chairpersons by the Scientific Secretariat by 15 November, 2007, with details regarding the form of the manuscript. After the notification of the abstract acceptance, the full paper is required in case of oral presentations. All manuscripts should be submitted electronically via the same online ( www.icup2008.com ) submission interface as the abstracts not later than 28 January, 2008. Please note that the oral presentations will be included in the Final Programme and the conference publications (Proceedings Book and Proceedings CD) only if the author(s) submit the full paper, make their registration and transfer the registration fee by 28 January, 2008.
Author(s) of poster presentations are obliged to send ONLY their one-page abstract and transfer the registration fee by 28 January, 2008. Instruction for preparing the final
manuscript for ORAL presentation can be downloaded
here Instruction for preparing the final manuscript for POSTER
presentation can be downloaded
here
PUBLICATION During the registration, participants will receive the Proceedings Book and Proceedings CD containing full papers of the lectures, and abstract of posters.
Authors are kindly requested to give their presentation files to the technician in the file upload room Strasbourg. You also have the possibility to send the power point presentation file by e-mail to diamond@diamond-congress.hu in advance, but not later than 9 July! Opening hours of the file upload room Strasbourg: 13 July, Sunday between 4 pm - 8 pm Power Point software will be installed on the laptop. Preferred file format is in PPT for MS Office (Office XP, Office 2003, etc.). Please, do not use MAC file format and make sure to bring your presentation file written on a properly closed CD ROM, or USB pen drive. It is recommended that you ensure a backup file as well. There will be a technician in the rooms to assist you with your presentation. The time devoted for oral lectures is maximum 20 minutes, including the time for questions (approximately 15+5 min.), except the speakers of the Plenary and General sessions (14 July, Monday), where the devoted time is 30 minutes, including the time for questions (approximately 25+5 min.). Please beware that session chairmen should keep the time of the presentations very strictly, in order to allow participants to walk over from one session to another.
The useful area of the poster board is 90 cm width and 120 cm height. The recommended size for your poster is about the standing A/0 standard (cca. 84 x 119 cm). Presenters will be able to fix the posters only with pins, which will be provided by the organisers. Posters are identified by posters numbers. Poster presenters are kindly requested to hang up their posters at the beginning of the conference from 4 pm on Sunday, 13 July till 4 pm on Monday, 14 July in Room ROME. These posters should be on display till Tuesday afternoon Poster presentation will be held between 3.30 & 5.30 pm on Monday, 14 July. Poster presenters are kindly requested to stand next to their posters during the poster session for discussions. Posters must be removed by 4 pm on Tuesday, 15 July. Please note that the organisers cannot take the responsibility for the posters not removed. Scientific Secretariat: Dr. Daniel Bajomi Office: H-1107 Budapest, Szállás u. 6, Hungary Phone: (+36 1) 432-0402 Fax: (+36 1) 432-0401 E-mail: igazgatosag@babolna-bio.com
Conference Secretariat: Diamond Congress Ltd. Office: H-1015 Budapest, Batthyány street 31. (entrance from Csalogány street 28.) Postal address: H-1255 Budapest, P.O. Box 48., Hungary Phones: (+36) 1 214-7701, 214-7698, 225-0210 Fax: (+ 36 1) 201-2680
The brand-new Europa Congress Center (ECC) located next to the green areas of Budapest, at the front of the Buda hills has all the requirements of a modern conference centre. A great advantage of the facility is that both of the hotels that we recommend to stay (Hotel Rege*** and Hotel Europa ****) are attached to the Congress Center.
Hunguest Hotels Europa Congress Center Budapest H - 1021 Budapest, Hárshegyi u. 5-7. Phone: +36 1 391 5155 Fax: +36 1 391 5171 Web site: www.ecc-hunguesthotels.hu
Location Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is an economic, financial and cultural centre with two million inhabitants. The city, which is beautifully situated on both sides of the Danube river has a history dating back over 2000 years. There are ruins from the times of the Roman Empire as well as from the Middle Ages. Its main characteristics reflect the atmosphere of the end of the 19th century when the millennium of the Hungarian State was celebrated. It boasts a number of museums (picture gallery of the museums), theatres, concert halls, a lot of restaurants and other amenities. Several baths and thermal waters of various medicinal springs are also at the disposal of visitors. In recent years the UNESCO put several parts of the city on the World Heritage list. If you would like more information about Budapest, you may wish to visit some of the links below: www.inyourpocket.com/hungary/budapest/en/ Transportation Participants arriving at either terminals (Ferihegy 1, 2A or 2B) of Budapest International Airport are advised to use the Airport Minibus shuttle service which takes one to any address in Budapest for a fee of 2990 HUF/person (cca 13 EUR). Return ticket costs 4990 HUF. It takes appr. 30-45 min. from the airport to the city. As an alternative, one can use public bus service (line 200) which connects both terminals with the underground (metro) line 3 (blue line). The blue line of the metro has a stop at "Népliget" bus terminal and "Nyugati" railway station. Price approx.: 500 - 700 HUF/person (cc. 2-3 EUR), depends on number of changes. Public transportation network Taxis to or from the city cost approximately 4000–4500 HUF (16–20 EUR) for a one way trip. For more information on the tarifs , please click here . Car rentals are available at the airport. Please be informed that the low cost airlines arrive at terminal 1.
Passport, Visa, Invitation letters Usually all foreign visitors must have a valid passport. The visa policy of Hungary is liberal. For visits shorter than a month, no visa is required for citizens of most European countries, the United States, Japan and Israel. Most European citizens can visit Hungary with their domestic identity card. Agreements of the Republic of Hungary on abolition of visa requirements are available on the internet. Visa is required for visitors from most Asian countries, and most states of NIS. Those who experience any trouble in getting visa to Hungary should not hesitate to contact the conference secretariat immediately. Please note that Hungary is a member state of the EU and Schengen agreement, but make sure to check any changes in your visa regulation at the consulate. The list of Hungarian missions can be found on the Internet on the web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you need an invitation letter to obtain visa, please contact the conference secretariat. This, however, cannot be considered as a commitment on behalf of the organisers to provide any financial support.
Foreign Exchange, Banking Facilities The Hungarian currency is the Hungarian Forint (HUF). Currency exchange booths are available at the airport terminals, railway stations, travel agencies, banks and various places in the city. Traveller’s cheques and convertible currency may be exchanged at these facilities. Major credit cards are usually accepted in most hotels, restaurants and certain shops in the city. Obtaining cash against ATM or credit cards is very easy from the ATM cash machines that can be found at almost each bank office, hotel or on the street. Click here to see the actual exchange rates.
Climate and Weather The climate of Budapest is continental. In July the expected temperature is 30-35 °C. For current weather forecast please visit www.met.hu
Shopping Shops in Budapest usually open at 10:00 and close at 18:00 (Monday-Friday), on Saturday they open at 9:00 and close at 13:00. A lot of hypermarkets were built in the last few years. They open at 10:00 and close at 20:00.
Insurance Participants are strongly advised to make their own insurance arrangements. The organisers cannot accept any liability for personal injuries sustained, or for loss or damage to property belonging to participants and accompanying persons, either during or as a result of the conference.
All participants are kindly requested to register in the online database, filling in the personal details and selecting the appropriate registration category. Deadline for the payment of the early registration fee is 30 November, 2007. All participants will receive confirmation on registration and hotel reservation, but you are able to check your own payment and reservation status in your personal records.
Fees and Payment Registration fees for the Conference are as follows:
* Registration fees include 20% VAT. Delegate and student registration fees include:
Registered accompanying persons are entitled to receive:
METHODS OF PAYMENT Pre-payment can be made either by bank transfer, money order, bank draft, or by major credit cards (American Express, Visa, Eurocard/MasterCard), payable to: Diamond Congress Ltd. – ICUP2008 Raiffeisen Bank Rt. Address: I. Széna tér 1/a International Bank Account Number HU79-12010154-00175156-00200001 SWIFT code: UBRT HUHB Registrations and hotel reservations, which are not accompanied by appropriate payment, will not be honoured. Registrations and hotel reservations will be acknowledged in writing. Official receipt for fees paid by the participants will be handed over on site upon registration. Congress bureau Diamond Congress Ltd. is responsible for collection of all charges; hence all financial issues are handled and confirmed by the congress bureau. On site registration fees, hotel charges and optional programmes can be paid in cash in convertible currency or in Hungarian Forint. Besides, credit cards listed above will be accepted. The organisers regret that personal cheques and Eurocheques cannot be accepted.
CANCELLATION POLICY Cancellations are accepted only in writing. In case of cancellation of registration and hotel reservation received till 31 May 2008, the refund is 100%. From 1 June 2008 registration fees and hotel deposit is not refundable.
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