FW: ICZ in 2000

[Francis Dov Por]

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From:   Francis Dov Por[SMTP:dovpor at netvision.net.il]
Sent:   20 July 1998 20:51
To:     'm.watson at rbge,org.uk'
Cc:     'taxacom at cmsa.berkeley.dedu'
Subject:        ICZ in 2000

Dear Mark,
There is indeed a planned XVIIIth International Congress of Zoology in =
Athens, 27.8-2.9 2000. This is a new start for the International =
meetings after a suspension of nearly 30 years!
The announcement is also on biosis and I made it also on taxacom.
Below I am sending you  our First Circular. Please spread the word. We =
need as many as possible expressions of interest!
Do you have information about this Chinese meeting ?
Yours, Dov Por

                          " THE  NEW  PANORAMA  OF  ANIMAL  EVOLUTION  " =
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                             The  New  (XVIII) International  Congress =
of  Zoology
                            Le Nouveau (XVIII)   Congres  International =
de  Zoologie
                                         Athens, Greece  28 August-2 =
September.  2000
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                                                   F I R S T   C I R C U =
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After the positive reaction of the international  community of =
zoologists to our initiative  and the support of a number of national =
organizations, the date of the New  Congress has been set for 4-9  =
September  2000 and the venue will be the Faculty of Philosophy, at  =
University of Athens, Greece. under the auspices of the Hellenic Society =
of Zoology)
In order to reverse the present trend of fragmentation of  Zoology and =
the crisis  in the professional zoological education   which became =
rampant  after the suspension of the congresses in 1972. ,  we have =
decided to dedicate this first  renewed congress  to  a  number of  =
integrative symposia and general discussions.  We  call upon you to =
participate !

General symposia , proposed themes ( Those marked with * have already a =
convenor)=20
A1*. The new palaeontological  picture;  A2. Macro- and megaevolution: =
integration of molecular and morphological  data ; A3* The Integrative =
Approach for the Study of Animal Evolution;  A4*.Comparative and  =
evolutionary immunology ; A5. The new embryology and  developmental =
biology  ;A6* The Role of Parasitism in Animal Evolution; A7 The =
Protozoan-Metazoan Boundary  A8. Zoological roots of anthropology
Ad-hoc symposia  proposed so far:  B1. History of Zoology from Aristotle =
 to the modern crisis; B2. Modern biogeographic methods applied to the =
Tethys region ; B3.Cloning and cryopreservation=20
General discussion themes suggested  till now are::  C1. Zoological   =
and taxonomic education; C2. The hot spots of animal  conservation ; C3. =
Reference collections and  Data Bases.; C4. Zoological Nomenclature and =
the new "Biocode": C5 The "Tree of Life" and other such projects.=20
Poster sessions will be organised around the themes of the symposia.
Parallel events are being considered
The symposia will be organized   by convenors   and present   reviews =
and  viewpoints , leaving ample time for  recorded discussions. The =
addresses of the convenors can be obtained on request.=20
Those interested in theme C4 can access =
httm://www.york.biosis.org/zrdocs/codes/biocode.htm  and comment  to   =
iczn at nhm.ac.uk
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Unlike ongoing congresses and conferences, our initiative represents a =
new start. In order to be able to commit ourselves, WE NEED  already at =
this early stage,  a critical mass  of positive responses.=20
Please  inform us till end of September 1998  of your intention to =
participate  and/or receive further information, sending the following =
form  to=20
Dr. Rosa Polymeni, University of Athens, Department of Biology, Section =
of Zoology and Marine Biology, 15784  Athens,Greece.  Tel. 30.1.7264364, =
Fax 30.1.7284604, e-mail rpolyme at biology.db.uoa.gr
The form can be seen and copied also  from =
http://www.york.biosis,org/zrdocs/new_icz.
 I intend to participate and/or receive  information about the New =
International Congress of Zoology
Name............................................................. ; =
Institution:.............................................................=
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Address: regular  =
mail................................................................
 Fax.....................................     =
e-mail........................
I suggest the following theme for symposia =
.................................... .
I can consider organizing  a symposium  =
on.......................................................................=
..........  .
I suggest the following  general =
discussion...............................................................=
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I would like to contribute to the general =
discussion..............................................................
I  am thinking of  preparing a  poster in the field =
of................................................................
I  am proposing the following parallel =
event....................................................................=
......
Consider  this a sort of   Referendum. Your participation is a vote for =
the future of  Big Zoology at this turn of millennium
____________________________________________________________________.
International Initiative Committee Prof.Bruno Battaglia , Padova; Prof. =
.Dan Brooks, Toronto; Prof. Edwin Cooper, Los Angeles; Prof. Vassili =
Kiortsis,  Athens; Prof. Claude Levi, Paris; Prof. Paulo Nogueira Neto, =
Sao Paulo; Prof. Francis Dov Por, Jerusalem; Prof. Song Da-xiang, Beijin
 Organizing Committee on behalf of the Hellenic Society of Zoology: Drs. =
Rosa Polymeni, Tassos Legakis ,  Spyros  Sphendourakis,  Maria Thessalou =
Legaki ,Athens, Maria Lazaridou, Haris Hidiroglou ,Thessaloniki, =
Vassilis Hondropoulos, Stella Fragedaki-Tsoli ,Patras, Drossos Kotsoubas =
,Crete.=20