Biology and Society : Challenges for Higher Education in Europe

 

organised by

Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena

 

 

5th Congress of the European Association of University Departments and Faculties of Biology

(EUROBIO)

 

Jena, May 31 - June 2, 2001

 

2nd Announcement

 

THEMATIC NETWORK IN BIOLOGY 39561-CP-1-BE-ERASMUS-ETN


 

 

 


5th Congress of the European Association of University Departments and Faculties of Biology

(EUROBIO)

 

 

Biology and Society : Challenges for Higher Education in Europe

 

 

organised by

Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy

Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena

Jena, Germany

 

 

 

 

A word of introduction

 

 

This fifth Congress of EUROBIO (Thematic Network in Biology 39561-CP-1-BE-ERASMUS-ETN) will be organised in one of the oldest universities of Europe (founded in 1588) and in a part of Europe which is "very green" and which also has a high cultural level (Schiller, Goethe, Haeckel, to name only a few).  We will focus on aspects of the relationship between society and biology, general and permanent education and biology.  A larger part of the time will be dedicated to discussions : after having reached our goals in terms of European PhD and Quality Assessment, we have to disseminate this information in 2001 and also need to define our future goals in terms of "Biology and Society" and "Continuous Education (CE)".

 

The meeting will start with a pre-congress meeting on a specific topic of human biology, designed already in the spirit of CE.

 

 

 

Charles SUSANNE

 

 

 

 

 

Organising committee

 

Local Committee:  G. Jetschke, F. Buscot, M. S. Fischer, C. Galambos

 

International Committee: C. Susanne (Brussels), C. Kastritsis (Thessaloniki), T. Olsson (Umea), P. Gahan (London), J. Parnell (Dublin), F. Barth (Wien), S. Dukandjev (Sofia), D. Dunon (Paris), H. Epton (Manchester), V. Ferak (Bratislava), B. Juodka (Vilnius), H. Kryvi (Bergen), M. Lazaridou (Thessaloniki), G. Jetschke (Jena), J. Lumme (Oulu), P. Macek (Ljubljana), M. Malicka (Workclaw), C. Prado (Madrid), G. Filhao (Lisboa), C. Rankin (Odense), V. Van Rij (Amsterdam), B. Chiarelli (Firenze), R. Strasser (Genève), M. Szente (Szeged), L. Flonta (Bucarest), G. Van de Vyver (Brussels), V. Egle (Riga), H. Kaarma (Tartu), P. Coers (Brussels), K. Mazura (Praha)

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 

Venue of the Congress

 

Jena provides the unique combination of a beautiful setting, strong cultural and philosophical high-tech industry, and above all, a modern university.  The Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy at Friedrich-Schiller-University offers a pleasant and convenient venue with all lecture halls, cafeterias and several hotels located directly in the city centre.  Hotels will be available at reasonable prices in different categories, but early booking is recommended.

 

The Faculty of Biology has responsibility for the teaching of different degree programs in biology, nutrition science, biochemistry, pharmacy, biology teachers and bioinformatics.  Moreover, several high-ranked research institutes focussed on molecular biotechnology, chemical ecology and biogeochemistry and many bio-oriented companies form a "Bio-Region" centred around Jena.

 

 

 

Travel arrangements

 

Jena can be reached from the airports of Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich within 3-4 hours by train.  Some connections are also available to Erfurt or Leipzig, which are about 1 to 1 1/2hour away.  Train travel to many large European cities like Amsterdam, Budapest, Paris and Vienna, are also convenient.

 

At the international Airport of Frankfurt, there is a Railway station allowing to join the main Station of Frankfurt within a few minutes.  From there, comfortable trains are leaving at 7:23, 8:05, 9:23, 10:05, 11:23, 12:05 etc, which allows you to reach Jena (Jena West station) within 3-3,5 hours with a change either at Eisenach or at Weimar.  The Jena West station is close to the city center (5-10 min walk), which you can also reach by taxi or by bus (line 15, leave at the station Löbtergraben which is close to the Ibis and not far from the Esplanade Hotel).

Jena can also be reached by train from cities with international airports like Berlin or Münich within 3-4 hours.  Here, you will arrive in Jena at the station Jena Paradies.  You can walk to the center (5-10 min) or take a tram (line 1 direction Zwätzen) which also leaves at the station Löbdergraben.

 

 

Bookings

 

Accommodation booking, congress registration and reservations for the pre- and post-congress meeting can be made by returning the enclosed forms.  The registration fee covers lunches, coffee/tea and the congress banquet and receptions for participants.  Offers of posters, CAL programme demonstrations, etc. should be given on the registration form.  If computers are needed for demonstrations, information will be requested later to ensure suitable computers.

 

The fee for accompanying persons covers the congress banquet and receptions.

 

The supplementary fee for non-members of EUROBIO confers membership of EUROBIO for 1 year and gives voting rights at the General Assembly.

 

If you wish to request the second circular with the full programme before making a reservation, please return your details on the registration form.  No payment is requested yet.  Bookings for the Jena congress should be sent to the congress secretariat.

 

 

 

Congress secretariat

 

-        Dr. C. Susanne, Laboratory of Anthropology, Free University of Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

-        Dr. Gottfried Jetschke, Institute of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Jena, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany.

 

Reservation enquiries: Tel. : +49 3641 949420/400, Fax : +49 3641 949402, email : bgj@uni-jena.de

 

 

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 30, 2001

 

 

Arrival for the participants of the pre-congress.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 31, 2001

 

 

Arrival

Registration at the Conference Centre

 

Pre-congress on the topic of "Socio-economic conditions : anthropological influences in the past and in the present".  Organisers : U. Jaeger and C. Susanne

 

09:00 :        Introduction

09:15 :        A. Kemkes-Grottenhaler and W. Henke (Mainz) : Paleoanthropological and historical aspects of socio-economic influences in human evolution

09:45 :        E. Rebato (Bilbao) and C. Susanne : Social factors and secular trend

10:15 :        Coffee

10:40 :        E. Bodzsar (Budapest) : Health transitions associated with socio-economic changes in Hungary

11:10 :        Mr. Dinkel (Rostock) : Mortality in past and present and social influences

11:40 :        U. Jaeger (Jena) : Influences of societal factors on growth and development

12:10 :        V. Fuster (Madrid) : Influences of social factors on biodemography

12:40 :        Discussion

 

15:00 :        Congress Office : University Main Building, Room 25

17:00 :        Council Meeting : Dissemination Procedures - Conclusions

 

19:00 :        Reception by the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena - University Main Building, Foyer
Congress Place : University Main Building, Foyer

 

 

 

Friday, June 1, 2001

 

 

08:30-12:30 :       Congress Office : University Main Building, Foyer

14:30-19:00 :       Congress Office : Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 3, Seminar Room 123

 

08:30-12:30 :       Congress Place : University Main Building, Lecture Hall 250

14:30-16:45 :       Congress Place : Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 3, Lecture Hall 8 (seminar rooms)

 

08:30 :        Welcome by the Rector of the University and the Dean of Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy

09:00 :        Introduction on Biology and Society : C. Javeau : "Society as a product of biology and biology as a product of society"

10:00 :        Coffee Break

10:30 :        M. Savey (Paris) : Tests, epdiemiology and public health problems, the EU BSE dilemna

11:30 :        A. Ricroch (Paris) : AgroBiotech : a website dedicated to ethical implications of biotechnology progress

12:30 :        Lunch at Mensa Philosophenweg, Council Meeting : Dissemination

14:30 :        M. Platzer (Jena) : Human genome research - necessity for cooperation in research

15:30 :        Coffee Break

15:45 :        R. Hilgenfeld (Jena) : Bioinformatics - demands and challenges for education

16:45 :        Discussion Groups on Dissemination, Biology and Society, Academic recognition

19:00 :        Council Meeting : Dissemination

 

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

 

 

Saturday, June 2, 2001

 

 

09:00-15:30 :       Congress Office : Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 3, Seminar Room 123

09:00-12:30 :       Congress Place : Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 3, Lecture Hall 8 (seminar rooms)

 

09:00 :        W. Waisser (Jena) : Biodiversity - seen from an European perspective

10:00 :        Coffee Break

10:30 :        Discussion Groups on Future of Socrates, Distance Learning, Bioethics, ...

12:30 :        Lunch at Restaurant in Hotel Esplanade

14:00 :        Teleteaching Demonstration

15:30 :        General Assembly : Disseminiation

19:00 :        Banquet - Restaurant "Wilhelmshoehe", Jena

 

 

 

Sunday, June 3, 2001

 

 

Possibilities of post-congress activities : Individual excursions to the cities of Leipzig or Dresden may be arranged through local travel agencies upon request.  A visit of the Botanical Garden, an organised excursion to the nearby Nature Reserve ‘Leutratal’ (open calcareous grassland with many orchids flowering at that time) and a guided tour through the city of classics, Weimar will be offered for Sunday and Monday morning and require an additional night at Jena.

 

Post congress Excursion (tentative)

 

09:00 :                 Visit of Botanical Garden

10:00-12:00 :       Visit of Nature Reserve "Leutratal"

13:00 :                 Lunch on the way to Weimar

14:30-18:00 :       Guided tour through Weimar