2nd Circular Final announcement NEOBIOTA 2016 Twitter → #neobiota2016 http://www.neobiota2016.org/agenda/ 9th International Conference on Biological Invasions Biological Invasions: Interactions with Environmental Change Conference: 14­16 September 2016 Field trip: 17 September 2016 Table of contents TRANSPORTATION SHUTTLE SERVICES Shuttles from Luxembourg Airport to Vianden Morning shuttles from hotels outside Vianden to the venue Neobiota minibus shuttles Evening shuttles from the venue to hotels outside Vianden Neobiota minibus shuttles Regular public transport Bus 570 (from hotel to venue and back) PUBLIC TRANSPORT TAXIS PARKING MAP OF VIANDEN REGISTRATION DESK @ VENUE BADGE BOOK OF ABSTRACTS CONFERENCE PROGRAMME GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTERS WATER COFFEE BREAKS & LUNCHES CONFERENCE DINNER EVENING MEALS SOCIAL EVENINGS FREE WIFI INTERNET PRACTICAL LOCAL INFORMATION FIELD TRIP POSTER AWARD TRANSPORTATION We asked participants to provide us with their travel and accommodation details by end of July to enable us to plan shuttle services. We sent out two reminders in August. The ¾ of the participants who responded by the end of August will receive individual emails with precise information on shuttle or public transportation details, one for arrival and another for departure. The remaining ¼ of the participants who did not respond by end of August will have to arrange their own travel to Vianden by public transport or taxi at their own expense. SHUTTLE SERVICES Shuttles from Luxembourg Airport to Vianden When exiting the luggage and customs control area situated on level ­1, take left and move up to the ground floor of the terminal. If the weather is fine, exit the terminal and walk 100 m to your right side. Our minibuses wait on a special parking lot situated on the right side of the exit of the airport terminal (marked “1­8” below “G” on green parking sign; see on the left side of map below). The minibuses are marked with the Neobiota logo. Otherwise, if it rains, wait in the entrance/exit area of the terminal until the driver collects you. Our minibus drivers wear a T­shirt with the Neobiota logo. Our minibus driver will check if you are on his list (people who are not on the lists cannot take our shuttles, they must join Vianden by public transport, see section “Public transport”). For the main arrival day on Tuesday 13­09: Minibuses which arrive in Vianden during pre­registration times (09:00­18:30) will bring the participants directly to the venue where they should directly register. After registration they will be brought to their hotels by our local staff. Luxembourg Airport Terminal, cf. www.luxairport.lu ​ Morning shuttles from hotels outside Vianden to the venue ​ ​ Neobiota minibus shuttles Shuttles are organized for participants staying at accommodations listed below from Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 September.. Please wait outside the hotel 5 minutes before schedule. Shuttles won’t wait for missing participants. Shuttle 1 08:00 : Hôtel Dimmer, Wallendorf­Pont (L, 13 km) ​ ​ 08:20 : Hotel Hubertushof, Koerperich (D, 6 km) ​ ​ 08:35 : Arrival at venue Shuttle 2 08:00 : Hôtel des Ardennes, Hoscheid (L, 14 km) ​ ​ 08:30 : Arrival at venue Evening shuttles from the venue to hotels outside Vianden ​ ​ Neobiota minibus shuttles Shuttles are organized for participants staying at accommodations listed below from Wednesday 14 to Friday 16 September (Saturday only if needed). Please wait outside the venue / Ancien Cinéma 5 minutes before schedule. Shuttles won’t wait for missing participants. Shuttle 1a 19:00 : Departure from venue 19:15 : Hotel Hubertushof, Koerperich (D, 6 km) ​ ​ 19:35 : Hôtel Dimmer, Wallendorf­Pont (L, 13 km) ​ ​ Shuttle 1b 22:45 : Departure from Ancien Cinéma café­club 23:00 : Hotel Hubertushof, Koerperich (D, 6 km) ​ ​ 23:20 : Hôtel Dimmer, Wallendorf­Pont (L, 13 km) ​ ​ Shuttle 2 This shuttle to Hoscheid concerns only one participant, please coordinate ​ ​ yourself with your morning driver for your trip back to your hotel. Regular public transport Bus 570 (from hotel to venue and back) Schedules bus 570: http://www.mobiliteit.lu/sites/default/files/horaires/l570_0.pdf?v65 ​ Participants staying at accommodations in Ettelbrück, Diekirch, Roth­an­der­Our are kindly asked to take the public transportation bus 570, which will bring them to the northern edge of Vianden (bus stop named “Vianden Aale Moart” (meaning “Vianden Old Market”), at the bridge over the river Our in front of the dam wall), from where it is a 3 minutes walk to the venue. People staying at Hotel Nagel or the Vianden camp sites can also take the same bus. Accommodations concerned: Ettelbruck: Hôtel Lanners and Hotel Herckmanns (bus stop on left side of railway station, see map in ​ next section “Public transport”) Diekirch: Hôtel Beau séjour and Hôtel du Parc (bus stop named Diekirch­Altersheem) ​ Roth­an­der­Our: Hotel Ourtaler Hof (bus stop named “Bettel­Bei der Bréck” right accross ​ the bridge = state border between Luxembourg and Germany) PUBLIC TRANSPORT Tickets: 1 ticket one­way valid two hours on all public transport in the whole country = 2 € ​ presale, 3€ if sold in the bus / train. A ticket valid a whole day on all public transport in the whole country costs 4 €. → More information about public transport in Luxembourg, see also http://www.mobiliteit.lu ​ ​ ​ From Luxembourg airport to venue: Bus 16 or 29 right in front of the airport terminal (see ​ ​ ​ orange area close to the terminal building on picture in section “Shuttles from Luxembourg Airport to Vianden” above) to Gare centrale de Luxembourg (main railway station). See ↓ ​ ​ next paragraph to continue. From Gare centrale de Luxembourg (main railway station) to venue: any train to ​ ​ ​ Ettelbruck (3 per hour), then Bus 570 to Vianden. A slower alternative is to take a train to Diekirch and ​ ​ ​ ​ move on from there with Bus 570 to Vianden. Schedules in PDF format: Train line 10: http://www.mobiliteit.lu/sites/default/files/horaires/depliant_l10_2016.pdf?v37 ​ Bus 570: http://www.mobiliteit.lu/sites/default/files/horaires/l570_0.pdf?v65 ​ Departure of line 570 is at the bus stop named “Ettelbruck, Gare routière 2” on the right side when walking out of the station (see map below). Important for participants arriving early or attending COST meetings: until Monday ​ 12­09 at 4:00 am no trains are available due to ongoing works. Special bus shuttles leaving Gare centrale de Luxembourg replace the trains at same schedules. ​ TAXIS We don’t refund taxi fares. A taxi from the airport to the Venue costs from 150 to 190 €. If you need a taxi locally in the area of the Conference call “Taxi Lopes” based in Diekirch ​ ​ 24/24 and 7/7: (+352) 621 14 58 20. PARKING There are a lot of parking possibilities in Vianden, you will find a precise overview on OpenStreetMap (http://osm.org/go/0DUok6STF­). ​ ​ A large free parking space is available in front of the venue. There, some places will be reserved for our minibuses and staff cars. Please don’t use these reserved spaces as we need them for conference services. Free parkings can also be found across the river Our along the street named “Rue du Vieux Marché / Ale Moart” or near the barrage/cemetery at the end of that street. MAP OF VIANDEN Download the official map of the local tourist office @ http://www.neobiota2016.org/directions/#Map_of_Vianden. ​ A hardcopy of this map will be included in the Conference documents bag. REGISTRATION DESK @ VENUE Registration takes place at the conference office in the entrance area of the venue. ​ ​ Address: Centre culturel et sportif Larei / Rue Charles­Mathias­André / L­9425 Vianden Tuesday 13­09­2016: pre­registration from 9:00­18:30. Wednesday 14­09 to Friday 16­09: registration and late registration from 08:00 to 18:00 We kindly ask you to pre­register on Tuesday 13­09 to avoid long queues at the conference office before the conference opening in the morning of Wednesday 14­09. In case registration is not finished by 8:50, the conference will start and registration will be continued during the next coffee break. At the registration you will receive your badge, your certificate of attendance and your ​ ​ ​ ​ conference documents bag. You will be kindly asked to sign an attendance list. ​ ​ ​ BADGE The Conference Badges must be worn at all times during the Conference, to access the ​ sessions, the coffee breaks and lunch at the venue as well as the social evenings. ​ Badges will be checked at the entrance of the buildings and facilities like the conference venue, the castle for the conference dinner and the Ancien cinéma for social evenings. Badges are valid for registered participants only. Badges must not be given to third parties. Absence or improper use of the conference badge will result in the denial of access to all facilities. We will not replace lost or stolen badges. BOOK OF ABSTRACTS Available as PDF file online at http://www.neobiota2016.org/publications/ ​ A hard copy will be included in the Conference documents bag. CONFERENCE PROGRAMME http://www.neobiota2016.org/programme/ The Conference programme is also included in the book of abstracts. An interactive Conference agenda including abstracts is available, also suitable for small devices, online at http://www.neobiota2016.org/agenda/ ​ GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTERS (ORAL AND POSTER) For detailed instructions for presenters, see online at http://www.neobiota2016.org/guidelines­for­presenters/ Update for posters: All posters must be handed over to staff during initial registration at the ​ registration desk. The staff will mark each poster with the number attributed to it in the abstract booklet and hang it up at its predefined spot. WATER Sparkling and still water in ½ liter PET bottles will be available all day during the conference in the conference entrance area.