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<td>[Aliens-L] invitation to conference on biological invasions
in Europe and DAISIE, 23 January 2008</td>
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<td>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:06:08 +0100</td>
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<td>Melanie Josefsson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:melanie.josefsson@snv.slu.se"><melanie.josefsson@snv.slu.se></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:aliens-l@indaba.iucn.org">aliens-l@indaba.iucn.org</a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:aliens-l@indaba.iucn.org">aliens-l@indaba.iucn.org</a></td>
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<h2 style="margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt;"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal;" lang="EN-GB"><font
face="Times">Biological invasions in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>
and the DAISIE initiative – current threats and future perspectives<o:p></o:p></font></span></h2>
<p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><strong><span style=""
lang="EN-GB">23 January 2008, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portoroz</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Slovenia</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></strong><span
style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: auto 0cm;" class="ingress"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font
size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Biological invasions by
non-native or “alien” species are widely recognized as a significant
component of human-caused global environment change. Alien species
encompass many diverse taxa that threaten a wide range of European
environments and have serious environmental, economic and health
impacts. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font
face="Times New Roman">The DAISIE (Delivering Alien Invasive Species
Inventories for <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>) portal has
now brought together information on alien species and their impacts,
and for the first time has developed an overview and assessment of
biological invasions in the Pan-European region. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font
face="Times New Roman">Purpose of the conference: This conference will
bring together decision-makers, environmental managers and researchers
within the field of biological invasions and other interested parties
to present and discuss the current situation with biological invasions
by invasive alien species, their impacts and future perspectives for
managing the risks.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font face="Times New Roman"
size="3">Time</font></span></strong><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><br>
<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Wednesday, January 23,
2008, <st1:metricconverter productid="9.00 a" w:st="on">9.00 a</st1:metricconverter>.m.
– 17.30.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><strong><span style=""
lang="EN-GB">Place</span></strong><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></font></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Portoroz</span></st1:City><span
style="" lang="EN-GB">, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Slovenia</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span
style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></font></p>
<p><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><br>
<strong><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">For more information
please visit the DAISIE home page at </font><a
href="http://www.europe-aliens.org/"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><font
face="Times New Roman" size="3">www.europe-aliens.org</font></span></a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></p>
<p><strong><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"
size="3"> </font></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font
face="Times New Roman">Register at the latest by January 16, 2008<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></strong></p>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Melanie Josefsson<br>
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency<br>
<a href="mailto:Melanie.Josefsson@snv.slu.se">Melanie.Josefsson@snv.slu.se</a><br>
Telephone + 46 18 67 31 48<br>
Telefax + 46 18 67 31 56</font></div>
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style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;">Sektion <span
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style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">phone</span></span><span
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style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Marten.Winter@ufz.de">Marten.Winter@ufz.de</a></span></u></span><u><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><u><span
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lang="EN-GB"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=708">http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=708</a></span></u><span
style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><b><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: red;" lang="EN-GB">DAISIE</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">-</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
class="style12"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;" lang="EN-GB">D</span></span><span
class="style12"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">elivering <span
style="color: red;">A</span>lien <span style="color: red;">I</span>nvasive
<span style="color: red;">S</span>pecies <span style="color: red;">I</span>nventories
for </span></span><st1:place><span class="style12"><span style=""
lang="EN-GB">E</span></span><span class="style12"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">urope</span></span></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> <u><span
style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.europe-aliens.org">http://www.europe-aliens.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Das
UFZ hat einen neuen Namen:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Helmholtz-Zentrum
für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">The UFZ has a new name:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Helmholtz
Centre <span class="SpellE">for</span> <span class="SpellE">Environmental</span>
Research - UFZ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt;">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Helmholtz-Zentrum
für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">Registered Office: Leipzig<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">Registration Office: <span
class="SpellE">Amtsgericht</span>
Leipzig<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">Trade Register Nr. B 4703<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">Chairman of the Supervisory
Board: <span class="SpellE">MinDirig</span> <span class="SpellE">Hartmut</span>
F. <span class="SpellE">Grübel</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. <span
class="SpellE">Georg</span> <span class="SpellE">Teutsch</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">Administrative Director: Dr.
Andreas Schmidt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span
style="font-size: 4pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style=""
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 4pt; color: green;"
lang="EN-GB">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><span
style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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