Dear Colleague,

I’m happy to welcome you to the registration page for the 10th Workshop of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group on ‘Landscape Management for Functional Biodiversity’. We have put together an existing programme based on the numerous abstracts we received.
The meeting will bring together the latest advances in research, development, and application of landscape management for functional biodiversity, exchanging information, coordinating common research, and identifying areas for future research. There will be a focus on comparing approaches to the management and monitoring of biodiversity in perennial (orchards) and herbaceous (arable or vegetable) cropping systems. Two parallel field trips will be organised to allow you to visit either the olive groves on the Pisa Mountain or the experimental research farm for agro-environmental research of the University of Pisa which is situated near the seaside and surrounded by pine tree and mixed woodland. Biodiversity sampling methods will be demonstrated and discussed in relation to the local landscape context

On behalf of the Organising Committee,
Camilla Moonen

Meeting Location

The event will take place in the centre of Pisa, a small touristic town in the heart of Tuscany with about 90,000 inhabitants. There are 3 Universities: University of Pisa, Scuola Normale and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
The meeting is hosted by the Group of Agroecology, Center of Plant Sciences of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in the historical headquarters in Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa. The meeting is supported by the Department of Agricultural, Food and Agro-Environmental Sciences of the University of Pisa.  

Registration

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED BUT IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO REGISTER FOR ONLINE ONLY PARTICIPATION. It will not be possible to participate in discussions but written questions can be submitted through the online platform. A link will be provided on 20 March.

Deadline for registration FOR ONLINE PARTICIPATION: 19 March 2024

Registration fee for ONLINE participation is € 50 for IOBC members and students, and € 150 for non-members. To become a member of IOBC-WPRS, please go to: https://www.iobc-wprs.org/members/membership_form_new_member_en.cfm. Student certificate issued by the relevant Faculty is required as a proof.

Registration takes place by compiling the registration form https://forms.gle/urEj58JyhgTjrjnz5 , and paying the registration fee by bank transfer to:

• BERTOLANI E BONSIGNORI SRLS
  IBAN. IT10O0637014000000010010592
  SWIFT: CRVOIT3V
  Causal: registration IOBC Meeting Pisa NAME-SURNAME

Cancelation and Refund Policy

• Notifications of cancellations or changes must be sent in writing to the local organisers camilla.moonen@santannapisa.it; lisa@eriliviaggi.it.
• No refund will be made for cancellations made after 29th of February or for participants not able to come.
• For cancellations made before 29th of February 50% refund will be given.

Confirmation

Upon completion of your online registration and after the registration fee is credited to the bank account, you will be sent a final registration confirmation by email. The confirmation is sent to the e-mail address provided on the registration form and it will indicate receipt of the payment. An invoice will follow the registration confirmation e-mail.

Invoices

Invoices will be sent to participants upon completion of the online registration and after the registration fee is paid. The invoice will be issued using the billing details provided on the registration form, so please make sure you have provided us with the correct information (company name, address and VAT/tax identification number if applicable).

Videos and photographs

The IOBC2024 Conference organizer reserves the right to record in the form of video or photograph all sessions included in the programme and to use videos in any internal and external communication referring to IOBC2024 Conference, including, but not limited to, its websites and mobile application and social media pages. By registering to IOBC2024 Conference you hereby consent to such uses by the conference organizer.

Program

Field trips will take place on Wednesday afternoon, leaving Pisa at 13.15 and returning at 18.00

The final programme can be downloaded HERE.

Travel and Hotels in Pisa

Pisa has a small airport at only 1,5 km from the central train station, and it is connected to the city with the ‘people mover’.

From the central train station busses circulate frequently. Taxis are waiting outside the airport terminal and will bring you to the city centre in about 10 minutes (about € 10). If you prefer a walk, it will take you about 20-30 minutes to get right to the city centre from the airport.
If you want assistance for travel or hotel arrangements, please contact our travel agency and they will find the optimal solution for your budget and travel requirements:

ERILI VIAGGI - Via Benedetto Croce 48, Pisa
tel.0039 050 5381025; email. erika@eriliviaggi.it; lisa@eriliviaggi.it

Workshop organisers

Local organisers:

• Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna: Camilla Moonen, Ruggero Petacchi, Alice Caselli, Tiziana Sabbatini, Cristiano Tozzini, Matteo Dellapiana and Bea Maas.
• University of Pisa: Augusto Loni, Angelo Canale and Andrea Lucchi

Working Group convenors:

• Graham Begg (James Hutton Institute, Scotland)
• Daniela Lupi (University of Milan, Italy)   

Cultural events in Pisa at the time of the workshop

• Cultural events in march 2024: https://www.turismo.pisa.it/en/eventi/the-avant-garde-masterpieces-from-the-philadelphia-museum-of-art-at-palazzo-blu
• Natural park of San Rossore at only 3 km from the city center: https://www.parcosanrossore.org/
• Natural History Museum of University of Pisa: https://www.msn.unipi.it/en/