Bispgården, 2005 - sixth ECCB Conference

Ragunda Hotel and Conference Centre - venue for the ECCB Conference

The 6th meeting of the European Committee for Conservation of Bryophytes was actually a BRYOPLANET conference, where ECCB held a Board Meeting. BRYOPLANET project, a bryophyte population and landscape analysis network, was funded by the Nordic Research Board (Nordforsk) from 2001-2005 to arrange scientific meetings, workshops and courses for researchers and students on bryophyte ecology in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The network succeeded in connecting experienced researchers' broad knowledge with young enthusiastic post-graduate students with fresh ideas. The final meeting of the network was in Bispgården, Sweden on 21-25 November, 2005 with the title "Conservation ecology of Cryptogams”.

SUNDSVALL ECCB Meeting report.pdf

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Valencia, 2004 - fifth ECCB Conference

Attendees of the fifth ECCB Conference in Valencia.

The 5th Conference of the Committee for Conservation of Bryophytes was held in the Botanic Garden of Valencia from 21st to 23rd September 2004. It was organized by the ECCB and Dr. Felisa Puche from the University of Valencia.

37 bryologists from 13 countries met in Valencia and the proportion of young students was very encouraging. Most of the participants came from Spain (14 people), Portugal (6 participants) and Great Britain (4 participants), but Norway, Switzerland, Hungary, Sweden, France, Belarus, Estonia, Bulgaria, Belgium and even South Africa were represented in the conference.

During the Meeting, 13 posters and 12 oral communications were presented.

An excursion was organised to the Natural Reserve “Carrascal de la Font Roja”, one of the best examples of warm and humid Mediterranean forest with well-developed strata of both shrubs and climbers.

Valencia_2004_summary.pdf

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Prague, 2001 - fourth ECCB Conference

Průhonice Park Castle, Prague

The 4th Conference of the European Committee for Conservation of Bryophytes was held at the at the Congress Centre Průhonice near Prague in Czech Republic from 1st to 2nd July 2001.

54 bryologists participated on the meeting from 19 European countries (Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) and even Hong Kong was represented in the conference. During the meeting 16 oral presentations and 21 posters were presented in the following topics: Action plans for bryophytes and Important plant areas for bryophytes.

4th European Conference.pdf

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