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The Second International Congress on

"BIODIVERSITY, ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND CONSERVATION OF THE BALKAN FAUNA"

to be held in Ohrid (Macedonia) in Autumn 1998

Preliminary Announcement

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The Macedonian Museum of Natural History is organizing The Second
International Congress on
"Biodiversity, Ecological Aspects and Conservation of the Balkan Fauna"
which will be held in autumn
1998 in Ohrid, Macedonia.

The first session of the commitee was held in October 29-30, 1997 in Skopje
and Ohrid.

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To receive further information on the congress please contact:

Dr. Werner Haberl
Organizing Commitee
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Or send a fax to the Macedonian Museum of Natural History:
Fax: (++) 389 91 116 453

Please remember to include your fax number to receive a reply.
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   WEB-SITES, INFO & LINKS:

   o "Biodiversity, Ecological Aspects and Conservation of the Balkan Fauna"
           http://members.vienna.at/shrew/biodiv-congress.html

   o The Macedonian Museum of Natural History
           http://members.vienna.at/shrew/skopje-museum.html

   o Information on the City of Ohrid (Congress Site)
           http://members.vienna.at/shrew/ohrid-info.html

   o Climate, Landscape and Natural Reserves of Macedonia
           http://members.vienna.at/shrew/macedonia-nature.html


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Dr. Werner Haberl
Organizing Commitee

URL: http://members.vienna.at/shrew/biodiv-congress.html
Contact: [log in to unmask]
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Hitherto Nominated Members of the Congress' Organizing Commitee:

Macedonia
Dr. Svetozar Petkovski: Macedonian Museum of Natural History Skopje, Macedonia
M.Sc. Metodija Dimovski: Assistant Minister Government of the Republic of
Macedonia, Ministry of Urban Planning, Construction and Environmental
Skopje, Macedonia
Ms. Liljana Kitanovska: Minister's Adviser Government of the Republic of
Macedonia, Ministry of Culture Skopje, Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Jonce Sapkarev: Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Skopje, Macedonia
Ms. Liljana Handzinska: Assistant Minister Government of the Republic of
Macedonia. Ministry of Science Skopje, Macedonia

Greece
Prof. Dr. Anastasios Legakis: Zoological Museum, Department of Biology
University of Athens, Greece
Dr. Giorgos Mertzanis: Scientific Department Thessaloniki, Greece

United Kingdom
Dr. H.I. Griffiths: Research Institute for Environmental Science &
Management University of Hull United Kingdom
Dr. Jane M. Reed: Research Associate Department of Geography, Loughborough
University, United Kingdom

Slovenia
Prof. Dr. Boris Krystufek: Slovene Museum of Natural History Ljubljana, Slovenia

Croatia
Dr. Nikola Tvrtkovic: Croatian Museum of Natural History Zagreb, Croatia

Yugoslavia
Prof. Dr. Bozidan Curcic: Institute of Biology University of Belgrade,
Yugoslavia
Prof. Dr. Marija Skrinjar: Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Petar Beron: National Museum of Natural History Bulgarian Academy
of Sciences Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Vassil G. Golemansky: Institute of Zoology Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences Sofia, Bulgaria

Turkey
Prof. Dr. Nihat Aktash: University of Trakya Fen-Edebiyat Faculty Edirne, Turkey

Albania
Dr. Ferdinand Bego: Tirana University Faculty of Natural Sciences Museum of
Natural Sciences Tirana, Albania

United States of America
Dr. Marie Simovich: Biology Department University of San Diego, USA
Prof. Denton Belk: Our Lady of the Lake University Biology Department San
Antonio, Texas, USA

Czech Republic
Dr. Jan Zima: Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology CAS, Brno,
Czech Republic

Austria
Dr. Werner Haberl, Hamburgerstr. 11, A-1050 Wien, Austria. E-mail:
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