• January 7, 2019 Pre-registration ends
• January 14, 2019 Registration opens
• March 15, 2019 Registration and payment deadline
• March 15, 2019 Deadline for abstract submission
• April 23, 10.00: Opening of the meeting at Södertörn University, south Stockholm
• April 24 Transport to Tovetorp research station
• April 26 Closing of the meeting at Tovetorp research station. Back in Stockholm latest 15.00

Contact

If you have any organizational questions please contact the Local Organizing Committee by email: elinor.andren@sh.se or lena.norback.ivarsson@sh.se.

Södertörn University
Alfred Nobels allé 7
SE-141 52 Huddinge, Sweden

Conference fee:

Registration fee: 1250 SEK including VAT (1000 SEK excluding VAT for Swedish Governmental employees).

The registration fee covers:

• Abstract volume
• Coffee and lunch at Södertörn University the first day
• All meals at Tovetorp research station day 2-4 (coffee, 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners)
• Accommodation two nights at Tovetorp research station in shared two-bed rooms
• Round-trip Stockholm-Tovetorp research station
• Excursion

Registration fee does not cover the dinner and accommodation in Stockholm the first day.

Sponsor

The conference is sponsored by Wenner-Gren Foundations.

The deadline for abstract submission is March 15, 2019. Send the abstract to: elinor.andren@sh.se

Please indicate in your abstract if you prefer to make an oral or poster presentation.

Abstracts should preferably be in MS Word format and fit within one A4 page using 12 pt Times New Roman and 2.5 cm margins all around.

We have the pleasure to announce two exciting keynote presentations and workshops;

Professor Bart Van de Vijver, Botanical Garden Meise, Belgium,
Presentation and interactive workshop entitled “Exciting, rapheless and difficult: Staurosira, Staurosirella and Pseudostaurosira”. Länk till annan webbplats.

Associate Professor Richard Telford, University of Bergen, Norway,
Presentation and workshop entitled “Numerical methods for (paleo)ecology”. Länk till annan webbplats.

Program

Day 1, April 23, Södertörn University MC518

9.00-10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00 Opening by Ulla Manns, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Södertörn University and Elinor Andrén, Organizing committee
10.15-12.00 Keynote lecture and workshop Bart Van de Vijver: Exiting, rapheless and difficult: Staurosira, Staurosirella and Pseudostaurosira
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-15.00 Bart Van de Vijver: Microscope session
15.00 Coffee break
15.30-18.00 Bart Van de Vijver Microscope session

Day 2, April 24, Tovetorp Research station

9.00-10.30 Transport from Södertörn University to Tovetorp Research station
10.30-11.00 Coffee and check-in
11.00-11.30 Christos Katrantsiotis et al. A Holocene diatom record from Lake Kuutsjärvi, a small boreal lake in NE Finland
11.30-12.00 Satu Maaria Karjalainen et al. Diatoms in different geochemical areas in Finnish Lapland: insights into mining impacts
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.30 Lena Norbäck Ivarsson et al. Baltic Sea coastal eutrophication in a thousand years perspective
13.30-14.00 Elinor Andrén et al. SEASIDE -A multidisciplinary study of maritime environmental history
14.00-14.30 Jan Risberg et al. Shore displacement along the planned high-speed railway Ostlänken
14.30-15.00 Coffee break
15.00-18.00 KEYNOTE lecture and workshop Richard Telford: Numerical methods for (palaeo) ecology
18.00 Dinner

Day 3, April 25, Tovetorp Research station

8.00-9.00 Breakfast
9.00-9.30 Rosine Cartier et al. Palaeohydrological changes in Yellowstone Lake (Wyoming, USA) for the last 11 000 years inferred from oxygen isotopes in diatoms
9.30-10.00 Ieva Grudzinska et al. Changes in the diatom flora in Lake Burgäschisee (Switzerland) reflect the shift in agricultural practice during the Medieval period
10.00-10.30 Bart Van de Vijver et al. The TurtleBIOME project: insight into epizoic diatom communities on loggerhead sea turtles
10.30-11.30 Poster presentations and coffeee Sabine Matting et al. The microfossil archive of the Geological State Collection of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – new research opportunities using “old” material Ethan Silvester et al. Paleolimnological analysis of sulphate deposition events following large volcanic eruptions in the past millennium Giedrė Vaikutienė et al. Patterns of diatom and pollen distribution in the bottom sediments of the Lake Imbradas (NE Lithuania) Bart Van de Vijver Psammothidium manguinii: from one to six… Bart Van de Vijver et al. Analysis of the type material of Fragilaria biceps Geurt L. Verweij et al. Reconstructing paleo-landscapes for archaeological investigation using diatoms.
11.30-12.30 Lunch
12.30-18.30 Excursion
18.30 Dinner and closing of meeting

Day 4, April 26, Tovetorp Research station

8.00-9.00 Breakfast
9.15 Buss transport to Stockholm (via Södertörn University), expected to be at Stockholm Central station at ca. 11.00

Oral presentations

Prepare your oral presentation to fit within a 30 minutes slot including 10 minutes of questions and discussion. The convener of each session will check your timing.

Computer and projector will be available. It is strongly recommended that all speakers check the functionality of their presentations in advance. We encourage you to upload your presentation before your session starts. All presentations uploaded on our computers will be deleted after the presentations.

Poster presentations

Please prepare your poster to fit poster boards with A0 size portrait format (1189x841 mm). After closing of the conference, the authors are urged to take down their posters.

Travel information

If you arrive with international flights you will need to go from Arlanda airport to Stockholm Central Station from where you can reach all the recommended hotels with public transport. The easiest way is to take the airport coaches Länk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster. (takes ca. 45 minutes) which leave every 10 to 15 minutes most of the day.
There is also an express train Länk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster. (takes ca. 20 minutes but is more expensive).

The easiest way to get to the recommended hotels from Stockholm Central station is to use the Metro, but to do so you need a ticket. Stockholm Public Transport Länk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster. (SL) Center is a full-service ticket and travel information center. SL Centers are located at the Central Station in the lower hall.

How to get to the venue at Södertörn University

The commuting train station closest to the hotels listed on Södermalm is “Stockholms södra” (Rail network map Länk till annan webbplats.). To go to Södertörn University get on a train to “Södertälje” or “Tumba” and get off at “Flemingsberg”, an 18-minute trip with the commuting train. During non-rush hour the trains schedule is every 15-minutes and at rush-hour more often.

When you arrive at Flemingsberg station take the southern exit (in the front of the train). Take right when leaving the station and walk ca 100 m to a long escalator. After taking the escalator you have the main building of Södertörn University on your right hand. The main entrance is situated in the middle of the curved building where you also find the reception desk. The lecture hall for Day 1 of the meeting is named MC518 and located in the MC-building on the 5th floor (same floor as the entrance). Follow the signs or ask in the reception desk to find the lecture hall.

Accommodation information Stockholm

The most convenient accommodation is to use one of the various hotels located within the Södermalm area of Stockholm, close to transport links (commuting train or “pendeltåg” in Swedish) to Södertörn University.

Suggested hotels/hostels situated on Södermalm:
Hotel Scandic Malmen Länk till annan webbplats.
NOFO Hotel Länk till annan webbplats.
Skanstulls Hostel Länk till annan webbplats.
The Red Boat Länk till annan webbplats.

Map and some information on Södermalm:
Google Maps Länk till annan webbplats.
Södermalm district guide Länk till annan webbplats.

Another option is to choose a hotel close to Flemingsberg station and Södertörn University:
Forenom Aparthotel Länk till annan webbplats.

To find your way around Södertörn University Campus, please see our digital map.