[Taxacom] IV SYMPOSIUM OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS

Fri Mar 8 09:10:46 CST 2013

My dearest friends:Here you have all the deatils of the next international 
meeting for
scientists related to nature and biodiversity. He hope to hear soon about 
you,
and meet each other here in Havana during this appointment. It is a good 
chance
to see us.

Please, we need very much that also you resend this emailto all your
possible colleagues, so we ensure the needed quantity of interested persons 
in
our event, to be reached and advised on time for it.

We thanks in advance your help.Greetings

Pável Oriol Rodríguez Vázquez

IV SYMPOSIUM OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMSHavana,
Cuba , July
8-12th, 2013The Cuban National Museum
of Natural History (MNHNC) calls for participation in its IV Symposium of
Natural History Museums, to be held as part of the Environment Convention, 
with
the purpose of providing a space for the updating, analysis, and discussion 
of
issues related to natural history and its museology, as well as to promote
exchange of experience and joint efforts among participating 
institutions.Systematics
and biogeography
ØEvolution and species.
ØBiogeographic regionalization.
ØDistribution of wild species.
ØOrigins and distribution of cultivated
species.Collections
in natural history museums
ØConservation of collections in tropical
environments.
ØMonetary assessment of museum specimens.
ØCollections management.
ØExperiences and challenges in collections
development.
ØRestoration as a function of heritage.Honorary President:Gilberto Silva 
Taboada, Curator Emeritus of the MNHNC
Organizing Committee:President, Dr. Reinaldo
Rojas Consuegra (MNHNC Director); VicePresident, Lic. Esther
Pérez Lorenzo (MNHNC Vice Director for Museology and
Communication); Secretary, Layne
García Castellanos; other members, Regla Balmori Álvarez and
Yasmín Peraza Diez
Scientific Commitee:Dr. Giraldo Alayón
García, Dr. Luis M. Díaz Beltrán, Dr. Antonio López Almirall, MSc. Iván 
Borroto
Rodríguez, MSc. Frances
García Jiménez, Lic. Esteban Gutiérrez
Cubría, and Lic.Joao G. Martínez López.
Themes:
Education
and communication in natural history museums
ØContribution of museums to formal
education.
ØExperiences and challenges in nonformal
education.
ØPre-and postgraduate teaching.
ØEducation management.
ØExhibit development. Challenges.
ØCommunicating with museum visitors through
exhibits.
ØSocial research and evaluation.
ØCommunication and information in knowledge
socialization.

Museum
and community
ØExperiences in communitary work.
ØMuseums as spaces for community
participation.
Paleobiogeography
and paleoclimate

ØThe species in paleontological research.
ØGeo- and bioevents.
ØTaphonomy and its applications.
ØInterpretation of geological record.
ØGeodiversity
and heritage.
ØClimate history and paleoenvironments.PARTICIPANTSMuseologists, curators,
researchers, conservators, social communicators, or any other type of
specialist working at cultural, educational, or scientific 
institutions.INFORMATION
For further information, contact: Layne
García Castellanos
Organizing Committee IV Symposium of Natural History
Museums,
Obispo no.61 e/ Oficios y Baratillo, Plaza de Armas,
Habana Vieja, Cuba, CP. 10100.
Phone: (537) 863-2687; e-mails:eventos at mnhnc.inf.cu,colab at mnhnc.inf.cu.Types 
of participation
The Convention includes
several types of meetings: congresses, colloquies, symposia, and work-shops.
Those interested may contribute by means of oral presentations and 
posters.Oral presentations will
be limited to 15 minutes, and organized as approved for panel discussions,
round tables, or special thematic sessions.Posters must be designed
in a 95 x 150 cm
(width x height) format, and their date and hour of presentation will be 
shown
in the scientific program. Authors must attend their posters at the 
indicated
time in order to answer possible questions from participants.Authors may 
indicate
their preferred type of presentation (oral or poster) to the Scientific
Committee; but the Committee has the right to decide and will inform authors
accordingly.
Abstract and
publication of papers
Participants interested
in contributing oral presentations or posters must send an abstract in 
Spanish,
English, or Portuguese toconvencion at ama.cu(with copy to the contact person 
of the specific meeting where they intend to
present their work), indicating the corresponding congress or colloquy and
their choice for type of presentation. Abstracts must be sent to the 
Organizing
Committee before February 28th (2013) by Cuban participants,
and before March 31st (2013) by foreign participants. Before
April 15th (2013) the Organizing Committee will inform authors
about acceptance of their abstracts and type of presentation decided.Once 
the abstract is
accepted, authors willing to have their whole papers published in the 
proceedings
of the meeting (in electronic format with ISBN) must send them to the 
Organizing
Committee before May 20th (2013). Publication of papers
received after that date is not guarantied.
Specifications for abstract presentation
·Abstracts (electronically
edited) must clearly and briefly express the objectives and scope of the 
study,
basic procedures, methods, main results, and conclusions. Images, tables,
graphs, formulas, complex symbols, and acronyms must not be included. Do not
write the word “Abstract”.
·Presentation as a single
block in Microsoft Word, using Arial 12 points with simple interlining, on 
size
A4, with 2.5 cm
margins on both sides; not exceeding one page (250 words), saved in Word
Document 97-2003.
·Title
in upper case bold face, left flushed, and not longer than 20 words; with
numerical reference to foot-note in italics, as follows: Presented at the IV 
Symposium of Natural History
Museums, as part of the IX International Convention on Environment and
Development, held in Havana, Cuba, July 8-12th, 2013.
·Name of author (in Arial
12 points) left flushed and 12 points below title. More than one author must
follow each other separated by commas. For each author, a numerical 
reference
to foot-note indicating institutional affiliation, country, and email.
·From 3 to 5 key words at
12 points below end of abstract.Specifications for the presentation of whole
papers
·Microsoft Word edition
(minimum 10 pages; maximum 20 pages, 1 megabyte) using Arial 12 points, size
A4, with 2.5 cm
margins on all four sides.
·Text with simple interlining
and 12 points between paragraphs. Paragraphs without first line indentation
(including tables, graphs, figures, maps, foot-notes, and bibliographic
references). Page numbers centered on bottom.
·Abstract (as indicated
above) on page 1, title and authors on page 2, and then the rest of the
document, which must include an introduction, results, conclusions, and
bibliographic references, among other sections.
·Tables and figures must
be consecutively numbered and inserted closest to the place in text where 
they
are mentioned for the first time.Contributions not complying
with the above specifications will be rejected. The Organizing Committee is 
not
responsible for contents of presentations.AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA FOR 
PRESENTATIONSData-show, video, and
computer, requested ahead of time to the Scientific Committee. CDs, DVDs, 
and
the like must be handed by authors to the Audiovisual Media Reception Office 
24
hours ahead of presentation. Digital files must adjust to the following:
·Operating system: Windows
XP.
·Presentations in Power Point
2003.
·Storage support: CD, DVD,
USB.
·Compressing file support:
WinZip 8.0, Winrar 2.5, Arj.
·Support for vector
images: Corel design 9 or 10. Applications that need associated programs 
must
come with their installations (Quicktime, Adobe Acrobat, etc.).
REGISTRATION
FEES

Categories
  	Online 
  payment  (CUCs)

Up to
  June 5th
  	(2013)
  	After
  June 5th

Delegates
  	180.00

  	210.00

Companions
  	70.00

  	70.00

Pregrade students

  	150.00Registration includes:Delegates and Students
·Credentials, portfolio,
electronic memory (CD), notes block, ball pen, scientific program, and
information about the Convention.·Participation in
scientific sessions, opening and closing activities, conferences, fairs, and
social activities in the official program.·Participant certificate
and (in case of presentation) author certificate. At registration, 
studentsmust show an official certificate
of that condition.
Companions
·Participation in opening
and closing activities.
·Social activities in
official program.Options for registration and payment of fee
·Request by fax (537) 204-5956
or byinfo at cubambiente.com
·Online through web sitewww.cubambiente.com [http://www.cubambiente.com/]
·Online through web sitewww.eventospalco.cu [http://www.eventospalco.cu/]of 
the Conventions
Palace, which offers a
special single transaction of lodging at Hotel Palco (its official hotel),
registration payment, transfer in/out, and personalized 
assistance.·Directly at the
Registration Center of Conventions Palace in Havana
(site of the meetings), in Cuban Convertible Pesos (CUCs), the
country’s official currency.

EXPOSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL FAIREntities committed to
sustainable development (international organizations, governmental and
nongovernmental organizations, universities, research centers, protected 
areas,
service centers, and tourist agencies) may participate in this fair to 
promote
pertinent products, services, technologies, and projects. The fair will be 
located
at the main lobby of the Havana
Conventions Palace
during July 8-11th, 2013. Those interested may contact:
Lic. Aliette
García Casanova
Environmental Agency (Ministry of Science,
Technology, and Environment). Phone: (537) 206-6760.Fax: (537) 204-0852

comercial at ama.cu
Lic. Raúl
González Castro

Conventions Palace. Phone: (537) 208-7541, (537) 202-6011 to 19, ext. 
1507,Fax: (537) 202-8382,E-mail:raul at palco.cu
Web site:http://www.cpalco.com [http://www.cpalco.com/]

LODGING RESERVATIONS
The official receptor for the meetings will be
Cubanacan Travel Agency, which offers the possibility of a tour package in
CUCs:

Hotels
  	Single
  bed
  	Twin
  beds

Meliá Habana
  	130.00
  	91.00

Palco
  	75.00
  	62.00

Acuario
  	73.00
  	61.00

Neptuno
  	50.00
  	42.00
This
package includes:

·Reception at “José Martí”
Airport in Havana.
·Transportation
from airport to hotel.
·Lodging with breakfast
included. In case of Hotel Acuario, All-included plan without lunch.
·Collective transportation
hotel-meeting site-hotel.
·Collective transportation
to a social activity of the meeting.
·Transportation from hotel
back to airport.
·Assistance at airport.
·Specialized guide service.
In order to prompt your
hotel reservations and access to preferential fees, you may contact:
Lic.
Niurka Remedios Ballesteros
Sales Executive / Professional Congress
Organizer
Cubanacan Travel Agency
Phone: (537) 204-4867 / 208-9920
extension: 214
Fax: (537) 204-4791
E-mail:ventas10 at avc.ei.tur.cu
·For online payment of
registration plus information on lodging, you may visit Solways Cuba web
site.
·For information and lodging
you may directly contact Cubanacan Travel Agency in your country.
GENERAL CONTACTS
MSc. Isabel Torna
Falco

Organizing Secretary
Environmental Agency
Calle 20 esq. a 18-A, Miramar, Playa, CP 11300, La
Habana, Cuba
Phone: (537) 203-0777
Fax: (537) 204-0852
E-mail:convencion at ama.cu
Web site:http://www.cubambiente.com [http://www.cubambiente.com/]Lic. Alicia
García GonzálezCongress Professional
OrganizerHavanaConventions
PalaceAvenida 146 e/ 11 y 13,
PlayaPhone: (537) 208-5199,
2020-6011 to 19
E-mail:aliciagarcia at palco.cu
Web site:http://www.cpalco.com [http://www.cpalco.com/]

Lic. Regla C. Balmori
Alvarez
Especialista en Comunicación
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
Obispo No.61, Plaza de Armas, Habana Vieja
Teléfonos: 8639361, 8629402, Ext. 122
colab at mnhnc.inf.cu