2 nd circular Dpt. of Engineering Geology, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i. and Czech Association of Geomorphologists invite you to the 12 th international conference State of geomorphological research in 2012 The conference will take place on 18. 20. April 2012 in the Parkhotel Sokolov Dear colleagues, We would like to invite you to the 12 th International Conference State of geomorphological research in 2012, which will be organized by the Department of Engineering Geology, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics CAS, v.v.i., Prague. The conference venue is situated in the geodynamical most active region of the Bohemian massif Podkrušnohorská Basin. We welcome contributions from geomorphologists and related disciplines dealing with landscape development and its forming processes. We hope the conference will be pleasant and inspiring for you, also thanks to the post conference field trip to the Chebská pánev Basin with Quaternary volcanism and recent seismic activity. 1
Organizing committee RNDr. Petra Štěpančíková, Ph.D. (IRSM CAS) RNDr. Filip Hartvich, Ph.D. (IRSM CAS) Mgr. Jan Blahůt, Ph.D. (IRSM CAS) RNDr. Jan Klimeš, Ph.D. (IRSM CAS) Mgr. Tomáš Marek (IRSM CAS) Mgr. Jakub Stemberk (FS CU) RNDr. Petr Tábořík (FS CU) RNDr. Aleš Létal, Ph.D. (UP Olomouc) Petra Bestajovská (IRSM CAS) Jana Šreinová (IRSM CAS) Preliminary program Wednesday 18 th April 2012 9:00 13:00 participant registration 13:00 conference opening 13:15 invited talks 15:30 talks 19:00 + meeting of the Czech Association of Geomorphologists Thursday 19 th April 2012 8:30 18:00 talks 19:00 + closing ceremony, closing dinner Friday 20 th April 2012 8:00 17:00 field trip: geodynamic phenomena in Cheb basin: late Quaternary volcano, mofettes, emissions of CO 2 (National Nature Reservation Soos near Františkovy Lázně), prehistoric earthquake in the Mariánské Lázně fault zone, seismic station in seismoactive locality Important deadlines 31st January 2012 Final deadline for application 1 st March 2012 (attention change!) Final deadline for registration fee payments and accommodation Final deadline for presentation and poster abstracts 1 st April 2012 3rd circular with final scientific program Contact e mail address: 2012cag@gmail.com 2
Further information Conference venue: Parkhotel Sokolov is located inside the castle park called Husovy sady in Sokolov town. The address is Husovy sady 2044, 35601 Sokolov.http://www.parkhotel sokolov.cz/hotel sokolov Equipment of the conference rooms: PC and data projector will be available in all conference rooms. Conference language: Oral presentation should be prepared in English using the PowerPoint and could be presented in Czech, Slovak, Polish or English. Registration and costs: Registration should be accomplished by filling online registration form on the conference website http://cag.tecnet.cz, where you can find all the information. After sending the registration each participant will obtain an automatic confirming e mail with the total amount and payment information including the own variable symbol. Conference fee is for members of the Czech Association of Geomorphologists (CAG) 950 CZK, for student members it is 450 CZK (they have to present the undergraduate or postgraduate student status at the registration), for non members 1200 CZK, for student non members 600 CZK (they have to present the undergraduate or postgraduate student status at the registration). The conference fee covers copy of the conference abstracts, rental of the conference rooms, refreshments during the conference and the closing dinner. The price of the field trip is 150 CZK. The price includes bus and entrance fee into National Nature Reservation Soos near Františkovy Lázně. If there are not enough registered participants, own cars will be used for the field trip, the field trip fee will be return and the entrance fee will be paid on the spot. Accommodation in the Parkhotel Sokolov costs between 400 700 CZK depending on the room type, which is a participant s choice. However, the available number of respective types of room is limited. Reservation of accommodation is binding. 3
Type of room, all with sanitary facility: STANDARD basic equipment COMFORT new furniture, minibar FIRST CLASS large room, minibar, depository For details visit: http://www.parkhotel sokolov.cz/hotelove pokoje The price of the accommodation is per person per night and includes breakfast. Entrance to the gym is also included. The prices are valid only by reservation through the conference organizing committee. A) STANDARD single room 580, CZK/person/night B) STANDARD double room 520, CZK/person/night C) STANDARD double room with additional bed 425, CZK/person/night D) STANDARD triple room 490, CZK/person/night E) COMFORT double room 610, CZK/person/night F) Junior Suite FIRST CLASS double room, Queen bed in suite 680, CZK/person/night Total amount of the conference fee and accommodation must be transferred to the Bank account of Česká národní banka not later than on 1 st March 2012. Account number: 10825081/0710 IBAN: CZ92 0710 0000 0000 1082 5081 SWIFT: CNBACZPP address: Česká národní banka pobočka Praha, Na Příkopě 28, 115 03 Praha 1 During online registration each participant will automatically obtain his/her own variable symbol, which must appear in the payment for identification purpose. Abstract writing instructions: Abstracts must be written in English and sent to the contact e mail 2012cag@gmail.com no later than on 1 st March. Find detailed instructions and abstract example at the end of this circular. Transportation to the conference venue: By train the train station in the Sokolov town is 1 km far from the hotel. From the station it is approximately 7 min. on foot or you can reach it by public transport. For more information please see www.idos.cz Public transport its stop is 200 m from the hotel stops Poliklinika (lines 1, 3, 5, 6) or Banka 2, 3, 7. By bus the bus station in the Sokolov town is 800m from the hotel www.idos.cz By car 4
From the roads E 48, E49 and R6 (Cheb Karlovy Vary ) turn to the direction to Sokolov, street Karla Havlíčka Borovského, on the first lights turn left, street Jednoty and after 200m turn right to the park entrance From the road 210, ( Kraslice Sokolov ) in the Sokolov town take streets Kraslická, Rokycanova and turn to the street Karla Havlíčka Borovského, on the first lights turn left, street Jednoty and after 200m turn right to the park entrance 5
Abstract example: Periglacial phenomena and their significance as climatic and edaphic indicators Authors: Jiří Kolík 1, Stojan Jakotyč 2 1) Institute of rock structure and mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, V Holešovičkách 41, Prague 8, 182 09, Czech Republic. hartvich@irsm.cas.cz 2) University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia, jakotyc@bg.ac.rs Abstract Follows the text of the abstract. The abstract should be written in a correct and explicit English and must contain: the title of the contribution, names of the authors and their affiliations including e-mails. The abstract should have standard formatting (i.e. in Times New Roman font, size 12, spacing 1 and lateral spaces of 2,5). The text of the abstract should contain about 300-500 words (without references) and 3-6 keywords, may be structured into paragraphs and should be (together with the title, authors names, affiliation and keywords) no longer than one standard A4 page. The abstract should be submitted in *.doc format, where the asterisk stands for the surname of the first author. In the case one author wants to submit more than one abstract, these should be numbered (e.g. kolik_1.doc, kolik_2.doc, etc.). Keywords: fluvial sediments, digital gravelometer, flood consequences, sediment analysis, Bohemian massif References: Huggett, R., J. (2003): Fundamentals of Geomorphology. Routledge, 386 p. Ewertowski, M. (2009): Ice-wedge pseudomorphs and frost-cracking structures in Weichselian sediments, central-west Poland. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 316-330. 6