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SUMMARY:International scientific conference “Living plant collections in
  the 21st century”
DTSTART:20220609T060000Z
DTEND:20220610T120000Z
DTSTAMP:20260310T123800Z
UID:indico-event-185@conferences.lu.lv
CONTACT:signe.tomsone@lu.lv\;+37126390753
DESCRIPTION:The Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia on the occasi
 on of its 100th anniversary are delighted to invite you to participate in 
 the conference “Living plant collections in the 21st century”. It is d
 evoted to living plant collections – their purposes\, outcomes and probl
 ems. The objective of the conference is to provide an opportunity to disco
 ver and share information about collections in order to contribute their 
 efficiency in biodiversity conservation\, research and increase of public 
 awareness. \n\nParticipation: in person or virtual.\n\nLink for online par
 ticipation on June 9th: https://bbb.lu.lv/b/kar-xz8-exi-9fn\n\nOfficial
  language: English.\n\nPresentations:\n\n\n	oral in person\,\n	oral live v
 irtual\,\n	poster paper A0\,\n	e-poster + 3 min recorded oral comments.\n\
 n\nTopics:\n\n\n	Living plant collections’ mission\, goals and policies\
 ;\n	Plant collections\, their development\, maintenance\, collections docu
 mentation\;\n	Collection of species\, endangered species\, conservation of
  biological diversity ex situ and in situ\;\n	Collection of useful plants 
 for food\, agriculture\, horticulture\, forestry\,  ecological purposes\;
 \n	Risks of plant introduction and biosafety management challenge (pests\,
  diseases\, invasive species\, hybridization etc. )\;\n	In vitro collectio
 ns\, tissue cultures application and research\;  \n	Research in instituti
 ons hosting living plant collections\;\n	Exchange of plant genetic resourc
 es between collections\;\n	Plant expositions planning and creation\, recon
 struction\, landscape development in public collection gardens\;\n	Plant c
 ollections for rising of public awareness on biodiversity.\n\n\nCall for A
 bstracts: please see attached pdf file CALL FOR ABSTRACTS below.\n\nAbstra
 ct Book is prepared by the Botanical Garden of  the University of Latvia.
 \n\nImportant dates:\n\n\n	Abstract submission deadline –  May 11\, 202
 2 \n	Abststract notification – May 16\, 2022\n	Registration until - May
  23\, 2022: 1) for all participants with presentations\, 2) for in person
  participants  without presentations\n	For virtual presenters - after abs
 tract acceptence and registration ​presentations the upload links  fo
 r the presentations will be sent to the presenters. Presentation upload de
 adline June 6\, 2022: ​​​​1) e-poster + recorded 3 min oral comm
 ents\, 2) MS PowerPoint presentation of live virtual oral presentation (f
 or a backup solution in case the screen sharing fails\; please do not send
  recorded oral presentations). Please sroll down and read the guidelines 
 of the presentation preparation.    \n	Payment deadline – June 5\, 2
 022\n\n\nVirtual participants with presentations and all in person partici
 pants is required to register: \n\n\n	fee for in person participant - 50 e
 ur\,\n	fee for virtual participant with presentation - 20 eur.\n\n\nPlease
  follow the information! Updating continues - scroll down and read the att
 achments.\n\nNotification\n\nDue to unforseen circumstances/pandemic the o
 rganizers can adjust the course of the conference. If for reasons related
  to Covid-19 regulation\, you could not be present\, facilities are offere
 d to switch from physical to virtual presentation.\n\n \n\n \n\nhttps://
 conferences.lu.lv/event/185/
LOCATION:University of Latvia
URL:https://conferences.lu.lv/event/185/
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