Siberian Branch of the RAS
Institute of Cytology and Genetics 
Workshop on Information Technologies Application to Problems of Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems in North Eurasia (WITA'2001)

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First Workshop on Information Technologies Application to Problems of Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems in North Eurasia (WITA'2001) is held as one of preparative events for the International Biodiversity Observation Year (IÂÎY)

 

First Workshop on Information Technologies Application to Problems of Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems in North Eurasia (WITA'2001)

July 9-14, 2001, Novosibirsk, Russia

GENERAL SCHEDULE

 

Monday, July 9

House of Scientists (Foyer of the Small Conference Hall)

 

9:00 - 11:00 Registration and Poster Setup

11.00 Poster viewing, Poster session will be held till 1.30 p.m. July 14.

12.00-12.45 Lunch

House of Scientists (Small Conference Hall)

 

12:45 – 14:15 Opening ceremony.

Speech of Welcome.

Academician Vladimir Shumny, Director, Institute of Cytology & Genetics SB RAS

13-25 – 14-15 BIONET-INTERNATIONAL – OVERCOMING THE TAXONOMIC IMPEDIMENT TO BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH

Dr. Nick King, Director, BioNET-INTERNATIONAL, Surrey, UK

 

14:15 – 18.45 Diversity of the fauna

Session Chairs: Prof. Yu. S. Ravkin, Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Novosibirsk, Russia and M.G. Sergeev, Novosibirsk State University, Russia

15:55 – 16.25 Coffee break

19-00 Welcome party

Tuesday, July 10

House of Scientists (Small Conference Hall)

 

9:00 - 13:00 Diversity of the vegetation

Session Chairs: Prof. V. P. Sedelnikov, Dr. E.V. Banaev, Central Siberian Botanic Garden, Novosibirsk, Russia and Dr. M. Chytry, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:30 – 18.30 Forest ecosystems

Session Chairs: Prof. E. A. Vaganov, Sukachev Institute of Forest, Krasnoyarsk, Russia and Prof. A.Z. Shvidenko, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria

16:00 – 16.30 Coffee break

Wednesday, July 11

House of Scientists (Small Conference Hall)

 

9:00 - 12:30 Soil ecosystems

Session Chairs: Prof. I. M. Gadzhiev, Dr. S.V. Vasiliev, Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Novosibirsk, Russia and Dr. H. Vasander, University of Helsinki, Finland

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 18.30 Water ecosystems

Session Chairs: Prof. A. P. Shevirnogov, Institute of Biophysics, Krasnoyarsk, Russia and Prof. R.D.Gulati, Center of Limnology, Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands.

16:30 – 17.00 Coffee break

House of Scientists (Large Conference Hall)

 

9:00 - 13:30 Human genome diversity

Session Chairs: Prof. N. K. Yankovsky, Human Genome Program, Moscow, Russia and Prof. R. Villems, Estonian Biocentre, Tartu, Estonia

11:15-11:40 Coffee break
13:30-14:30 Lunch

Thursday, July 12

House of Scientists (Small Conference Hall)

 

Databases and GIS technologies

9:00 - 12:30 Databases and GIS technologies (morning session)

Session Chairs: Prof. S.E. Dromashko, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Minsk, Belarus and Dr. N. King, BioNET-INTERNATIONAL, Surrey, UK

11:10-11:40 Coffee break

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30 -16.00 Databases and GIS technologies (afternoon session)

Session Chairs: Prof. A.M. Fedotov, Institute of Computing Technologies, Novosibirsk, Russia and Prof. Shukurov E.J. Central Asian Transboundary Project GEF for Biodiversity Conservation in the Western Tien Shan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:30 Round table discussion on development of the international project “Ecological Network (ECONET)”

House of Scientists (Large Conference Hall)

 

9:00 - 13:30 Human genome diversity

Session Chairs: Prof. N. K. Yankovsky, International Human Genome Program and Dr. M.I. Voevoda, Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia

11:05-11:30 Coffee break
13:30-14:30 Lunch
17-30 Large Concert Hall, Novosibirsk Philharmonic
Concert of Novosibirsk Festival Orchestra

Friday, July 13

House of Scientists (Small Conference Hall)

9:00 - 13:30 Genetic bases of biodiversity

Session Chairs: Prof. L.A. Zhivotovsky, Institute of General Genetics, Moscow, Russia and Prof. N.A. Kolchanov, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia.

11:00-11:30 Coffee break
13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16-00 Excursions to Central Siberian Botanical Garden

16-00-20-00 Novosibirsk Picture Gallery and bus tour of Novosibirsk.

Saturday, July 14

House of Scientists (Small Conference Hall)

9:00 - 13:30 Evolution of species and ecosystems: theoretical analysis and computer-assisted modeling

Session Chairs: Prof. L.V. Nedorezov, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia and Dr. W. Silvert, Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar, Lisbon, Portugal

11:00-11:30 Coffee break
13:30-14:15 Lunch

14:15-15:45 Close of Workshop, Comments of Chairpersons

15-45-18-00 Excursions to Archaeological museum, Institute of archaeology and ethnography and Geological museum, Trofimuk United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy

18-00 Closing ceremony

July 15-19

Altai postworkshop tours

Trip to Altai Mountains

Excursion "Ecosystems of the North Altai"

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