Organiser Technische Universität Bergakademie Institute of Biosciences

Biology & Ecology Unit Leipziger Straße 29, 09599 Freiberg International Conference Haitat Monitoring for Nature Contact and information Conservation – Lessons from Dr. Katalin Varga Applications for Future Conepts TU Bergakademie Freiberg (HABMON) Institute of Biosciences Tel: +49-(0)3731-39-4154 Fax: +49-(0)3731-39-3012 Email: [email protected] url: http://tu-freiberg.de/fakult2/bio/

Conference Venue Alte Mensa Petersstraße 5, 09599 Freiberg

Brauhof Körnerstraße 2, 09599 Freiberg

Travelling details By car: From Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, , , – freeway A4, exit Siebenlehn and take direction towards Freiberg on B 101. From Prague – freeway A17, exit Kesselsdorf and take direction towards Freiberg on B 173.

By train: From Dresden – train to Nürnberg Hbf or Hbf and get off in Freiberg. From Chemnitz – train to Dresden Hbf and get off in Freiberg. From Leipzig – at first train to Chemnitz main station and December 1-3, 2014 from there train to Dresden, get off in Freiberg. Freiberg, Germany By Plane: Airports close to Freiberg – Dresden, Leipzig or Berlin. Theme of the conference Deadlines and fees The HABMON conference is open for scientists, Student registration (10 Nov. 2014): 20 € Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Küster - “Habitat and representatives of administrations, foundations, Early bird registration (1st Oct. 2014): 40 € Landscape” - Institute of Geobotany, University consultancies, conservation agencies and for anybody Regular registration (10 Nov. 2014): 80 € Hannover (language: German) interested in nature conservation. The major aim of the Registration fee includes: conference proceedings, Tuesday, December 2nd conference is to discuss habitat monitoring strategies simultaneous interpreting, coffee breaks. Section 2 Applications st nd (best practices, solutions for a successful monitoring Lunch buffet with drinks (1 , 2 Dec. 2014): 2 x 15 € Ways of sharing practical experiences and data st and integration of new technologies), applications of Conference dinner without drinks (1 Dec. 2014): 20 € comparability in EU member countries Applications to rd – habitat monitoring (ways of sharing practical Excursion fee (3 Dec. 2014): 20 € preserve threatened species and areas experiences and data comparability in EU member countries – applications to preserve threatened species Program 09:00 Introductory presentation and areas) and future concepts (Recommendations / Monday, December 1st Dr. Wolfgang Böhnert - Biomonitoring in Sachsen guidelines for management of habitats and endangered – ein wichtiger Beitrag zur biologischen Vielfalt - 08:30 Registration in Alte Mensa species – bridge from scientific data to application). LPB Landschaftplanung Dr. Böhnert GmbH 10:00 Opening ceremony - Introduction 09:30 Presentations (2) The conference is organized in frame of the EU funded 10:20 Keynote lecture project ChangeHabitats2 – Network for Habitat 10:30 Coffee break r. Rob Jongman - In situ habitat monitoring: Monitoring by airborne-supported field work – an D 11:00 Presentations (3) innovative and effective process in implementation of purpose, state of the art and cost-effectiveness - 12:30 Lunch Alterra Wageningen UR, Netherlands the Haitat Diretive“ (Industry-Academia Partnerships 13:30 Presentations (2) and Pathways, FP7-MC-IAPP). 11:20 Poster Session 14:30 Coffee break http://www.changehabitats.eu/ 12:00 Lunch Section 3 Future Concepts Presentations (20 min and 10 min discussion) and / or Section 1 Habitat monitoring strategies Recommendations / guidelines for management of Posters at the Conference on habitat monitoring and Best practices, solutions for a successful monitoring and habitats and endangered species – bridge from nature conservation topics are welcome. We look integration of new technologies scientific data to application forward to welcome you as a listener in Freiberg also. 13:00 Introductory presentation 15:00 Introductory presentation Daniel Fuchs - Vielfalt in der Agrarlandschaft - das András Schmotzer - Mapping of invasive alien Language deutsche HNV-Farmland-Monitoring - PAN plants along the common middle section of the The conference will be translated German-English. For Planungsbüro für angewandten Naturschutz GmbH Ipoly river (Hungary / Slovakia): methodology, this reason, English presentations are also welcome. 13:30 Presentations (2) management, evaluation - Bükk National Park 14:30 Coffee break Directorate, Hungary Registration 15:00 Presentations (3) 15:30 Presentations (2) You can register online or by application form (email, 16:30 Break 16:30 Break fax, mail) on the following website: http://tu- 16:40 Lecture 16:40 Presentations (2) freiberg.de/fakult2/bio/ag_bio/habmon2014.html Dr. Zsolt Végvári - The role of long-term datasets 17:40 Resume Abstracts should be submitted by 10 November 2014. in managing steppe areas - Hortobágy National 18:00 Visit of Freiberg Christmas Market Abstract of the presentation and poster, which will be Park Directorate - University of Debrecen, Hungary published in conference proceedings, should be no Wednesday, December 3rd more than 25 rows in length. 18:00 Conference dinner (Brauhof) 09:00 Excursion / field trip to NATURA2000 sites 20:00 Public evening presentation (Brauhof) 13:00 Arrival to the university or to the railway station