Deadline for extended abstracts (poster or oral):

April 30th May 31th 2006

Deadline for revised extended abstracts (poster or oral):

May 31th June 15th 2006

Notification of acceptance (oral or poster):

June 15th June 30th 2006

End of early registration (reduced fee):

April 30th May 31th 2006

Registration (regular fee):

After April 30th May 31th 2006

The 6th International Deer Biology Congress:

August 7th to August 11th, 2006

Post Congress Tours:

August 12th-13th 2006

TONY BUBENIK MEMORIAL AWARD
6th Tony Bubenik Memorial Award
The recipient of the 6th Tony Bubenik Memorial Award will be selected from candidates (younger than 35 yrs) presenting a lecture or a poster at the 6th International Deer Biology Congress to be held in August 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. The award, established by Tony's family and friends consists of a memorial plaque, a monetary award of 300 US $ and a signed print of Tony's painting of the mountain goat, called: "High in the sky". The criteria for selection are: 1) The originality of the research idea and the degree of innovation in the techniques used, 2) The excellence in evaluation of data obtained, 3) The clarity of presentation, and 4) The knowledgeable discussion of the results with the public. The winner will be selected by the panel of international scientists named at the meeting. The candidates for the award should indicate on their abstract that they want to be considered for the competition.
George A. Bubenik, Chairman of the Selection Committee.

Prague / Praha
www.praha-mesto.cz
www.praha.cz

Personal note: Each year, the city of Prague (Praha) has been target of millions of tourist from the whole world. Many congress attendants may miss the “official” sight seeing opportunity on Wednesday (9th August), when our excursions are planned. For those who would like to extend they stay in Prague, it will be my greatest pleasure to be your personal guide through the city just after the congress, on Saturday (12th August). Looking forward to it,
Ludìk Bartoš

Other interesting places in Prague

Congress Location
Campus of the Czech University of Agriculture

All participants are invited to present their latest scientific results and experiences at the 6th International Congress of Deer Biology. Participants wishing to give an oral presentation or to present a poster should submit an extended abstract written in English by April 3Oth, 2006. The scientific steering committee and the chairperson of each topic will review the submitted abstracts. The decision on acceptance or rejection of a manuscript and the final form of presentation will be based on the Scientific Steering Committee’s evaluation. Authors will receive notification of acceptance and mode of presentation by June 15th, 2006. For participants of the 6th IDB Congress, we will prepare a Book of Extended Abstracts including both poster and oral presentations. After the Congress, the volume will be available online.

Oral Presentations
Oral presentations will be restricted to 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes for discussion. The congress language is English. Facilities for computer projection (PC only, Windows XP Professional, PowerPoint 2003), a 35-mm slide projector (circular carousels only) and an overhead projector are available. If you will be using slides or PowerPoint, please hand in your slides or PowerPoint-file at the conference office the day before your presentation, at the latest. Office hours of the conference office will be posted by the reception desk. To facilitate the technical procedures, we do encourage authors to send their presentation to idbc@af.czu.cz before the conference.

Poster Presentations
Posters, written in English, will be displayed throughout the conference. Instructions when and where to hang will be shown in the programme. Assistance and equipment will be available; the poster size should not exceed 98 x 140 cm (ISO DIN A0, being 140 cm high).

Workshops
Besides those workshops already set up, participants are invited to propose and coordinate other subjects for workshops. Workshops will be held in parallel with the main session. To propose workshops please use the registration form.

By plane
ČSA (Czech Airlines) is the official carrier for IDBC 2006 participants.
A discount on applied tariffs of Economy Class or Business Class is offered¸ http://www.czechairlines.com
- the discount is 15% for the Economy Class and 25% for the Business Class
- this discount will be offered 1 week before, during, and 1 week after the Congress
- booking is possible at any time before the beginning of the Congress
The discount and the conditions for IDBC2006 participants should be applied at the ÈSA offices
upon the IDBC2006 code 1B05058. The confirmation of the participation may be required.

For your ticket discount:
- contact your local ÈSA office on http://www.czechairlines.com/en/czechia/cz_destinace/destinace.htm
- your discount is under the code 1B05058 in the booking system of the ÈSA
- apply your discount at the ÈSA office upon the confirmation e-mail from the Congress secretary
(see below) or the receipt of the registration fee payment
- in case of any troubles in obtaining your ticket discount contact the Congress secretary.


The Prague Airport is located approximately 10 km away from the city centre and 5 km from Czech University of Agriculture. Prague has international connections with all the main cities of Europe and other continents. The airport has a shuttle connection to the centre of Prague.

By train
The main railway station is located in the centre of Prague and it is connected with all countries of Central Europe by direct fast and express trains, including Eurocity and Intercity trains.

By coach
Prague has a regular coach connection with most main European cities.

By car
Prague is connected with all countries of Central Europe by a network of motorways and international roads.

Transport in Prague
The organisers provide no transport service from the airport or Prague railway station. Participants are recommended to use the public transport in Prague, which is widespread. The tickets for city public transport are easily to get in the ticket automates in the vestibule of metro or almost in each tobacconist in value of 14 CZK (valid for 15 minutes) or 20 CZK (valid for 1 hour in case of changing the bus, metro lines).

The public transport to the Czech Agriculture University is by bus lines n. 107 or 147 from the “metro” (i.e., underground/subway) station “Dejvická” on line A to the station “Zemìdìlská univerzita”. The easiest way to get there from the airport is by bus n. 119 to the final station (Dejvická) and there change to bus lines n. 107 or 147. Between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. the buses leave from the airport building every 7 or 10 min. (a single ticket costs 20CZK and it is valid for 75 minutes). Ticket machines are located on stations and by the tracks.

Information in English about public transport in Prague (including detailed schedules of the metro, tram and bus connections and an automatic search for connections) you can find on the web pages of “Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy”

Underground (Subway)
The Prague Metro network consists of 3 lines designated by letters and differentiated in colour: A-green colour: „Skalka” station - „Dejvická” station, B-yellow colour: „Èerný most” station - „Zlièín” station, C-red colour: „Ládví” station - „Háje” station, with transfers possible at „Muzeum” station (lines A and C), „Mùstek” station (lines A and B), „Florenc” station (lines B and C). Metro operates daily from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. The time interval between train departures is approximately 2 minutes during the workday rush hours and 4 to 10 minutes during off-peak hours.

Trams (Streetcars)
Daytime operation is from 4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Overnight operation is from 00:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. and is provided by trams number 51 to 58 with the intervals of 30 minutes. The central transfer location for overnight lines is „Lazarská” stop. Tram schedules are located at individual stops.

Buses
The daytime and overnight operation of buses is similar to the tram operation. Buses number 501 to 512 provide overnight service. Bus schedules are located at individual stops.

Taxi
For using taxi, participants are recommended to require a receipt from the taxi driver before the drive.

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