El GIRO participarà a la 106th edició del congrés "Italian Society of Botany" que se celebra a Genova, 21-23 September, 2011 .

The Congress will be held at the Ancient Harbour of Genoa from 21th to 23th of September 2011.
It is the first time that the Società Botanica Italiana organizes its Annual Congress at Genoa University and in Liguria region. The 106th Botanical Congress cover many aspects of plant sciences. In regard of hotels and accommodations, attendees will receive special discounted room rates at conference listed hotels for which a reservation is necessary untill the 1st of July. Please note that the availability of rooms might be reduced because two other International Medical Congresses will be held in Genoa in the same period. Further news about accomodations are reported in specific pages of this web site. We finally remember you that the Congress will be held in the middle of the old town near the famous Acquarium. A conclusive filed trip in the Ligurian Alps will be organized on the 24th September 2011 at the end of the Congress.
Looking forward to see you in Genova.

Topics

“MARINE BOTANY” (Chairmen Giaccone and Andreoli)

“BIODIVERSITY ALONG COASTS. SHARED MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT” (Chairman Blasi)

“BOTANIC GARDENS AND BIODIVERSITY: THEIR ROLE IN CONSERVATION, RESEARCH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” (Chairmen Pavone and Mariotti)

“GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATIVE ANSWERS IN PLANTS” (Chairmen Bitonti and Chiatante)

“BOTANY CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE” (Chairmen Pasini and Grossoni)

“NEW FRONTIERS IN APPLIED MICOLOGY” (Chairmen Onofri and Venturella)

“SECONDARY METABOLITES IN OFFICINAL PLANTS CHARACTERIZATION” (Chairmen Poli and Bianchi)

“ITALIAN FLORAS. BOTANISTS CONTRIBUTION TO TERRITORI KNOWLEDGE ON THE 150° ITALY UNION ANNIVERSARY” (Chairmen Raimondo and Nardi)

Confirmed invited speakers

• Javier Romero, Barcelona University (E)
• Pierpaolo Campostrini, CoRiLa Venice (I)
• Sara Oldfield, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (UK)
• Stephen Hopper, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (UK)
• Markus Schmid, Max Planck Institute di Tubinga (DE)
• Mieke Van Lijsebettens, Ghent University (B)
• Catherine Ducatillion, INRA Antibes (F)
• Giovanni Serra, SSSUP Pisa (I)
• Spiros N. Agathos, Louvain University (B)
• Francesc Prenafreta Boldù, GIRO Centre Barcelona (E)
• Carlo Bicchi, Turin University (I)
• Mauro Serafini, La Sapienza Roma University (I)
• Sandro Pignatti, La Sapienza Roma University (I)
• Pier Virgilio Arrigoni, FlorenceUniversity (I)

Més informació a la web del congrés:

http://www.societabotanicaitaliana.it/106/eng/detail.asp?idn=850