For those of you planning on attending the 2001 World Congress of Malacology in Vienna, you may also be interested in attending the slightly-overlapping meeting of the International Ethological Council in Tuebingen, Aug 22-29. Details are below.

Roland

International Council of Ethologists - Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V.
- Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen

THE XXVII IEC at Tuebingen

On behalf of the International Council of Ethologists and the
Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V. we wish to cordially invitate
you to attend and participate in the 27th International
Ethological Conference to be held on August 22-29, 2001, in Tuebingen,
Germany. The conference venue will be at the "Hoersaalzentrum", next
door to the Institutes of Natural Sciences including the Biology
Center. Modern lecture halls of different sizes are available.

Tuebingen is one of the prettiest cities in southwestern Germany, in
the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. This community of about 85.000 is
located 40 km south of Stuttgart, the state capital. It has been a
college town since 1477, when the University of Tuebingen was founded,
and has produced such luminaries as the astronomer Johannes Kepler and
the philosopher Georg Hegel. Steep, winding streets rise up from the
banks of the river Neckar to the "Am Markt", the square that is at the
center of the old quarter. The town has numerous half-timbered
buildings; one of them, the Kornhaus, now contains exhibits on the
city's history and artifacts on printing and publishing. Among its
sights are the city hall and the 15th-century Stiftskirche; the choir,
noted for its late-Gothic vaulting and ornate tracery, was probably
built around 1470. The castle Hohentuebingen, above the city, has an
outer gate built 1606; the present building dates from the early 16th
century and rests on a site of a castle dating from the 11th century.

It is our intention to bring together the various branches of ethology
and related disciplines to enhance communication between conference
participants. Therefore, the conference is open to all ethologists and
scientists working in related fields. Main topics will be represented
by six plenary sessions (twelve plenary speakers) and by corresponding
sessions with contributed spoken and poster papers. Of course there
will be ample room for other and more general topics. Symposia and
roundtable discussions on hot topics will supplement the program.


Organizing Committee:
Raimund Apfelbach, Chairman
Anil Batra
Niels Birbaumer
Markus Fendt
Hanspeter Mallot
Joachim Ostwald
Peter Pilz
Susanne Schmid
Werner Schmidt
Hans-Ulrich Schnitzler
Bjorn Siemers
Registration Costs:
Information regarding registration costs is not available at the
present time. However, it is anticipated that rates will be held down
to moderate levels. Students, participants from least developed and
developing countries and those individuals who register early will
enjoy a substantial discount in registration costs.


Correspondence:
In order to facilitate communication among participants and
organizers of the meeting and the sending of information, the
organizers call on all potential participants to, whenever feasible,
use electronic mail. The electronic mail address to be used for all
queries and requests is:

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To lower the work load of the participants and organizers, future
circulars will also be sent by electronic mail to those participants
who request this option.

Online Registration:
For online registration and further information please visit our
Website:

http://homepages.uni-tuebingen.de/ethology0I

Postal Address for Correspondence:
XXVII IEC
Raimund Apfelbach, Chairman
c/o Universitaet Tuebingen
Zoologisches Institut / Tierphysiologie
Auf der Morgenstelle 28
D-72076 Tuebingen Germany

Phone: ++49-7071-2972624
Fax: ++49-7071-294634

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Preliminary Registration:

Family Name:
First Name:
Institution:
Address:
Postal Code:
Town:
Country:
Phone:
Fax:

I intend to participate and wish to receive further information:
I want to submit an oral presentation .....,a poster .....; topic:
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I would like to organize a Symposium or a Workshop.
The proposed title is: ..............................................

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XXVII International Ethological Conference
Raimund Apfelbach, Chairman
c/o University of Tuebingen
Dept. of Zoology / Animal Physiology
Auf der Morgenstelle 28
72076 Tuebingen, Germany
Phone:  0049-7071-2972624
FAX:    0049-7071-294634