Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU Schleswig Holstein)
â Society for Dolphin Conservation Germany (GRD) - Society for the Conservation
of Marine Mammals (GSM)
c/o Ingo Ludwichowski,
NABU Schleswig-Holstein, FÃrberstr. 51, 24535 NeumÃnster, Tel.
++49 (0)4321-953073, info@miremar.de
Second announcement and reminder
The International Conference
on
Minimizing Risks for the Environment in Marine Ammunition Removal in
the Baltic and North Sea (MIREMAR)
will be
held from
16th to 18th November 2010
in NeumÃnster, Germany (situated between Hamburg and Kiel).
Please submit your abstracts (no more than 100 words) for
oral presentations by 31st August 2010 to: info@miremar.de
The deadline for registration is 31st October
2010. A registration form can be found here:
http://schleswig-holstein.nabu.de/themen/meeresschutz/miremar/12717.html
Please pay your registration fee (90,-- â, students
70,-- â) to account nr. 285080, Sparkasse SÃdholstein, BLZ 230 510 30, purpose
of payment: MIREMAR
- IBAN DE16 2305 1030 0000 2850 80, BIC
NOLADE21SHO
If you would like to host a workshop, please contact the
organizers: info@miremar.de
If you wish to become a sponsor of the conference please
contact: sponsoring@miremar.de
If you have any further questions, please contact info@miremar.de
We are looking forward to welcoming you in NeumÃnster in
November 2010!
Conference on
Minimizing Risks for the Environment in Marine Ammunition Removal in
the Baltic and North Sea (MIREMAR) - 16th to 18th November 2010
Objectives
Large quantities of conventional ammunition (explosives)
and chemical warfare have been deployed or dumped into Baltic and North Seas
during and after World Wars I and II. It is still unclear what risks they pose
to humans and the environment. The aim of the conference is to give an overview
of the situation and actual developments in treatment of underwater unexploded
ordnance. Identification of best practice and best available technique is a
central objective of the conference. Workshops on the third day may help to
establish a network of actors in order to initiate research, development or
trials of new technologies.
Order of Events
After theme sessions on Tuesday 16th and
Wednesday 17th November (e.g., detection, impact on biota,
conventional treatment by blasting, recovery and removal of conventional
ammunition, chemical warfare, political dimension) practical demonstrations,
workshops and an excursion will be offered on Thursday 18th November
2010.
Location
NeumÃnster is situated 30 km south of Kiel and 70 km
north of Hamburg. The conference will be held in the âStadthalleâ, Kleinflecken
1, 24534 NeumÃnster. For practical demonstrations there will be space outside
the conference building. Exhibition space in the foyer will be offered to our
sponsors.
Accomodation
A list of hotels can be downloaded
from the MIREMAR website. Further accommodation can be inquired at the tourist information of
the city of NeumÃnster www.neumuenster-tourismus.de
(check: âHotels & Pensionâ or âFerienwohnungenâ (holiday
apartments)).
How to get there?
By plane: The nearest international airport is Hamburg.
The bus shuttle âKieliusâ takes you to the central bus station of NeumÃnster,
close to the conference building (timetable: http://www.autokraft.de/docs/4550_beide_NEU_1.pdf
)
By train: There is a fast train (âICEâ) connection from
all directions to NeumÃnster central station (travel information: www.bahn.de
)
By car: Motorway A7 (Hamburg-Flensburg; from South: exit
âGroÃenaspeâ, from North: exit âNeumÃnster Nordâ) follow the direction
âZentrumâ. The conference building is located near the central station. If you
need a parking lot at or near the conference building please check with the
organizing team at info@miremar.de.
Meals
Beverages in coffee breaks are included in the
conference fee. It is possible to have lunch in the conference building or city
centre (at walking distance) at your own cost. For dinner the city centre of
NeumÃnster offers a variety of restaurants.
Sponsors
Bingo! - die Umweltlotterie
Hydrotechnik Luebeck GmbH
ANT - Applied New Technologies AG
UTM Umwelt Technik Metallrecycling
GmbH
Okeanos foundation for the sea
on behalf of the MIREMAR organizing committee
Sven
Koschinski
KÃhlandweg 12
D-24326
Nehmten
Germany