International Workshop on Urbanisation, Land Use, Land Degradation and Environment,

International Workshop on Urbanisation, Land Use, Land Degradation and Environment, Denizli, Turkey, 29th September – 1st October 2009

The NAM S&T Centre announces the organisation of an International Workshop on ‘Urbanisation, Land Use, Land Degradation and Environment’ at Denizli, Turkey during 29th September to 1st October 2009 in association with Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and invites nominations for participation from the specialists, professionals and policy makers from the government departments, academic institutions and private sectors in the member countries of the NAM S&T Centre and other developing countries with relevant scientific background and from specific disciplines such as Land degradation, Soil Sciences & Soil Erosion and related Environmental issues like Water quality, Resources & Management; Pollution; Waste Management, Ecology Impact; Resistance Mechanism inside Livings and Methods of Developing Resistant Strains etc. The workshop is aimed at facilitating the sharing of information on various aspects of land degradation, exchanging the country specific information about land degradation, land use decisions and environment, seeking possibilities for cross country projects among NAM members and promoting scientist-to-scientist contact and interactions.

Please contact NAM S&T Centre for the nomination form. Request for participation in this event (except from the applicants from Turkey) may please be sent to the NAM S&T Centre (E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]) by completing the Nomination Form, a copy of which is available on the Centre’s website www.namstct.org).

The following may please be noted:

(a) The last date for submission of applications is 28th August 2009.

(b) Only limited seats are available for participation in this event. Since a large number of applications are expected, early response is advisable to avoid disappointment. The selection will be strictly on merit, primarily based on the applicant’s interest and expertise in the field.

(c) Application for participation in the workshop may please be made only to the NAM S&T Centre in the Nomination Form attached with this Announcement. The Nomination Form should be filled in completely without leaving any column blank. An extended abstract of the presentation proposed to be made during the workshop should be attached with the Nomination Form.

The residents of Turkey may however please submit their application only to the Turkish organizers at the address given at the end of the Announcement.

(d) All the participants will be received at the Denizli-Çardak airport and will be transported to the venue of the workshop. Local hospitality, including accommodation, meals and local transport during 28th September (1200 noon) to 2nd October (1200 noon) 2009 (i.e. commencing from one day before the workshop and for an additional day after its conclusion) will be arranged by the Turkish organisers.

(e) For applications received from those member countries of the NAM S&T Centre, which are regularly paying their annual subscription: NAM S&T Centre will provide to and fro international airfare by Excursion Class by Shortest Route to only one official nominee of each country, provided the application is routed through the Focal Point of the NAM S&T Centre in the applicant’s country. The list of the Focal Points is available on the Centre’s website www.namstct.org.

Additional nominations from the Focal Points as well as any other applications made directly to the NAM S&T Centre from such member countries would also be welcome, but such applicants would have to arrange for their own international fare and would also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$300 to the Centre in advance.

(f) For applications received from the member countries of the NAM S&T Centre defaulting on the payment of their annual dues: All the applicants as well as the nominees of the Focal Points from those of the member countries that are overdue on the payment of their annual subscription will make their own arrangement for international travel and will also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$300 to the Centre in advance.

(g) For nominations received from the S&T-Industry Network Members of the NAM S&T Centre: The NAM S&T – Industry Network entitles each Network member, which has no outstanding dues against its membership subscription, to get invitation for one or two nominees each year, depending upon the status of its membership, with full finances paid by the Centre for participation in appropriate activities organised by the Centre. Accordingly, if a Network member has not yet fully availed of this privilege and desires to make a nomination for attending this Conference, the NAM S&T Centre will provide to and fro international airfare to Denizli-Çardak airport by Excursion Class by Shortest Route to such official nominee of the Network member.

Any additional nominee(s), as well as the nominees of those S&T-Industry Network Members, which are overdue on the payment of their annual network membership subscription, will make their own arrangement for international travel and will also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$300 to the Centre in advance.

(h) For all other applicants: Completed Nomination Form along with a Processing Fee of US$300 may please be sent directly to the NAM S&T Centre. Such applicants will make their own arrangement for international travel.

(i) Other details are available in the attached Announcement.

(j) Information on the member countries and S&T-Industry Network members of the NAM S&T Centre and names/addresses of the Focal Points may be seen on the Centre’s website www.namstct.org.

(k) As far as possible, all correspondence may please be made by email. All documents to be sent may be electronically scanned and sent as attachment to the email.

(l) English will be the official language of the International Workshop.

For more information, please contact

Centre for Science & Technology of Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries
(NAM S&T Centre),
Core 6A, 2nd Floor,
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110003, INDIA
Ph.:(+91)(11) 24645134/24644974 (O)
Fax: (+91)(11) 24644973
E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
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