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6th International Drumlin Symposium
June 17-23, 2001


Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
INQUA Commission on Glaciation

Look at: http://www.inqua.au.dk

Second and final announcement to all, who have submitted preliminary registration

Venue:
Department of Geology and Hydrogeology
Institute of Geography
Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun
Poland

Convenors:
Wojciech Wysota (Torun, Poland)
Jan A. Piotrowski (Aarhus, Denmark)

Secretary:
Robert Sokolowski (Torun, Poland)

Scientific committee:
J. Menzies (Canada)
J. Rose (UK)
J. van der Meer (The Netherlands)
T. Fisher (USA)
V. Zelcs (Latvia)
D. Mickelson (USA)


Dear Participant

Thank you for your response to our first circular and call for papers. The response was very good with 40 preliminary registrations from 14 countries and 3 continents. We received 19 paper and 9 poster proposals.

Location:
Rich in historical monuments, Torun lies on the eastern side of the Vistula River valley about 260 km from Warsaw. There are good train and bus connections from Warsaw to Torun.
The Department of Geology and Hydrogeology is situated about 3 km from the railway station in the centre of the city. You can find the place on the attached map of the centre of Torun.
Useful websites: http://www.man.torun.pl, http://www.torun.com.pl, http://www.uni.torun.pl

Symposium program
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June 17 (Sunday)
Arrival and registration between 1-4 o'clock p.m. at
Department of Geology and Hydrogeology
Institute of Geography
Nicholas Copernicus University
Sienkiewicza 4
PL-87-100 Torun
Poland
Phone: +44 56 6113912
Fax: +48 56 6113918

Travel between 4-6 o'clock p.m. to Gorzno in the southwestern Mazury Lakeland.
Accommodation (4 nights) in
The Centre of Ecological Education 'Wilga'
Lesna 12
PL-87-320 Gorzno
Poland
Phone: +48 56 4989265, +48 56 4989506
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June 18 (Monday)
Paper and poster session
Welcome party.
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June19 (Tuesday)
Field trip: morphology and internal structure of the Zbojno drumlin filed, ice marginal landsystem at Chrostkowo and Huta Chojno.
Social programme: ride to the reserve 'Szumny Zdroj' and bonfire.
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June 20 (Wednesday)
Field trip: stratigraphy and composition of the Gorzno drumlin field, sedimentology of Weichselian deposits at Kurzetnik.
Business meeting
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June 21 (Thursday)
Field trip: morphology and structure of the Elblag Upland drumlin field, sedimentology of Weichselian deposits at Gniew, morphology and internal composition of the Gniew drumlin field.
Social programme: a middle-age dinner at the Gniew Castle.
Accommodation (1 night) in
Zamek w Gniewie
Hotel Palac Marysienki
Plac Zamkowy 2
PL-83-140 Gniew
Poland11111
Phone: +48 58 5352162, +48 58 5352537
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June 22 (Friday)
Field trip: Parseta ice lobe sediments and landforms near Szczecinek, ice marginal landsystem at Insk
Accommodation (1 night) in
Hotel 'Pojezierze'
Wyszynskiego 69A
PL-78-400 Szczecinek
Poland
Phone + 48 94 3743556
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June 23 (Saturday)
Field trip: drumlinoid features at Stargard
End of Symposium at about 6 p.m. in Torun (city).

If you need additional overnights on 16th June (Saturday) and 23rd June (Saturday) in Torun (not included in the registration fee), please let us know.

Presentation:
Time for every presentation will be 15 minutes and 5 minutes for discussion. Slide, overhead and digital projectors will be available.

Abstracts of papers and posters:
Abstracts should not exceed 3 pages, including figures, tables and references. They should be sent (preferably electronically) to W. Wysota. Deadline for abstract submission is February 15. All abstracts should clearly state a preference for oral or poster presentation and should include full name and contact details.
See example of the format information below.

Posters:

Poster boards are 1.2 m high and 1.2 m wide. Please arrange your poster accordingly.

Publication:
Full papers on subglacial environments are invited for a special volume of an international journal. Submission deadline is July 31; details will be given at the symposium.

Registration fee:
The cost is 400 US$. It covers accommodation from June 17 (afternoon) to 23 (afternoon) including full board, excursion travel, social programme and conference materials. The registration fee does not cover any health or travel insurance. The full fee (transferred free of charge to the beneficiary) must reach us no later than by February 15. Please arrange the transfer to the following account:

Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika, Torun, Poland
BIG Bank Gdanski S.A.
II/O TORUN
ul.Szosa Chełmińska 17
PL-87-100 Torun, Poland
Account no.: 11602068 - 67054001
Key word: "6th Drumlin Symposium" and the name of participant

Participants will be notified about the receipt of the registration fee and abstracts (if applicable) at the end of March, which will be the last contact from us before your arrival.

Information update will be available at http://www.inqua.au.dk under 'upcoming meetings'.

If you need any special arrangements or additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us anytime.

Wojciech Wysota
Department of Geology and Hydrogeology
Institute of Geography
Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun
Poland
wysota@cc.uni.torun.pl

Jan A. Piotrowski
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Aarhus
Denmark
jan.piotrowski@geo.aau.dk


Abstract format instruction:

Times New Roman, 11 ppt, 1.5-line-spacing, upper and lower margin 3 cm, side margins 2.5 cm, tabulator 1.25 cm, title in bold letters, right margin justified.
Submission via email as attachment (preferably MS Word). The length should not exceed 3 pages including text, figures, tables and references.

Example:

Sedimentology and origin of the Wisconsin drumlin field, USA

Richard M. Jones, Institute of Earth Scinces, University of Wisconsin, Main Street 2, Madison, USA; email: jones@earthsci.wisc.edu

Mary Brown, Department of Geology, University of London, Oxford Street 28, London N2L 3G1, UK, email: brown@geol.london.uk


Uwagi i komentarze prosimy kierować na adres:
Wojciech.Wysota@cc.uni.torun.pl
Styczeń 2001
Instytut Geografii UMK http://www.geo.uni.torun.pl/