Overview - LIFEGENMON Conference

The conference is Hybrid, video and on-site, where more active participants will take place on-line as on-site because of the recent coronavirus developments.

Therefore, ALL presentations (Final Keynote, Keynote, Oral and Poster) will be pre-recorded, there will be NO LIVE PRESENTATIONS.
Please use / download persentation LGM template and prepare your presentation according to the type of presentation.

However, Q&A will take place live, on-site and over the video conference.

The time-schedule for pre-recording of the presentations is 10., 11., 16., 17. and 18. September, each day from 14.00 till 20.00 hours.

The presenters will receive the proposed timeslot and a template for their ppt presentation. You can find the template for PPT below.

Download Presentation_LGM_template (pptx)

Download Poster LGM conference template (pptx)

Download Poster LGM conference template (pub)

Zoom recording for invited presenters is free of charge for voluntary presenters is 30 EUR. This includes a fee for directing and online streaming of oral and poster presentations.

Live stream is free of charge.

Conferences Overview & Key dates

The “Forest Science for Future Forests: Forest genetic monitoring and biodiversity in changing environments” conference will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 21th of September till 25th of September 2020. The opening of the conference in the afternoon is scheduled after the LIFEGENMON TB meeting, with Genetic diversity and climate change as the first topic. The conference will be broadcast via Live stream. Up to 100 active participants are also welcomed to actively participate via a virtual (on-line) conference using a Zoom platform. On the third day, an on-site excursion to the Forest Genetic Monitoring plot Pri Studnecu, the Virgin Forest reserves Rajhenavski Rog and Krakovo forest is organized and presented virtually. The press conference will take place on the last day of the LIFEGENMON conference.

This conference will feature a wide range of talks, discussions and networking opportunities with experts in the field of forest genetics and forest adaptation to climate change. Scientists and stakeholders from around Europe are welcome to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations.

Registration is required for both, on-site and as well on-line participation. Live stream is opened to everybody, without registration, but links can be distributed to the registered spectators.

Title

LIFEGENMON final conference Forest Science for Future Forests: Forest genetic monitoring and biodiversity in changing environments

Date

September 21 (Mon) ~ 25 (Fri), 2020

Theme

FOREST SCIENCE FOR FUTURE FORESTS: Forest genetic monitoring and biodiversity in changing environment

Venue

Janez Hribar Lecture Theatre, Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana • Ljubljana, Slovenia

Live streaming

The LIFEGENMON final conference will be broadcasted Live

Official Language

English (no interpretation provided)

LIFEGENMON programme committee:

Hojka Kraigher (Chair), Paraskevi Alizoti, Phil Aravanopoulos, Tjaša Baloh, Marko Bajc, Gregor Božič, Andrej Breznikar, Barbara Fussi, Alwin Janssen, Darius Kavaliauskas, Fotis Kiourtsis, Monika Konnert, Boris Rantaša, Katja Sonnenschein, Veronika Vodlan, Marjana Westergren

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Key dates:

Abstract submission for the scientific conference: Deadline August 23, 2020
Decision of scientific committee about abstract: Acceptance September 5, 2020
Active participation deadline: accompanying persons, excursion registration deadline: Deadline September 15, 2020
Late registration: active participation and excursion not available, only link to live-stream possible: Deadline September 15, 2020

LIFEGENMON VIRTUAL CONFERENCE BRODCASTER:

Matjaž Lobnik
www.piktorama.si

Piktorama d.o.o. | Ižanska cesta 34B | 1000 Ljubljana | Slovenia

LIFEGENMON FINAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION TEAM also include:
Melita Hrenko (SFI), Natalija Dovč (SFI), Špela Planinšek (SFI), Rok Damjanić (SFI), Tine Grebenc (SFI), Peter Železnik (SFI), Andreja Gregorič (SFS), Kristina Sever (SFS), Andrej Breznikar (SFS), Boris Rantaša (SFS), Suzana Podvinšek (student) and Timotej Jelen (student)