Invitation to host the
17th EWRS Symposium in 2015

Dear EWRS members,
as you all know, EWRS Symposia represent the most important forum of our Society for meeting, interacting, and discussing weed science-related issues with scientists from all over Europe and overseas.

The 17th EWRS Symposium is scheduled for 2015. If you are interested in hosting this important event, please send a letter of intent (preferably by e-mail) to the Scientific Secretary before January 31st, 2013. In order to give the EWRS Scientific Committee a sound basis for evaluating the received proposals, please indicate:

  • The requirements (visa, health insurance, etc.) to enter your country
  • The situation, size, and facilities of the venue
  • The accommodation facilities for participants (estimated cost range)
  • Estimated conference fees
  • The public transport facilities (international connections, e.g. airports, railway stations, etc.)
  • The names of the institutions and local EWRS members who are willing to actively participate in the Programme Committee
  • Any other issues that might play in favour of your suggested venue

The EWRS Scientific Committee will actively help to organise the Symposium in close connection with the Programme Committee and will provide seed money for the event. As usual, all Working Groups of the EWRS Scientific Committee will offer their assistance to put together the Scientific Programme of the Symposium. The venue selected to host the 17th EWRS Symposium will be announced during the closing session of the 16th EWRS Symposium (Samsun, Turkey, 24-27 June 2013).

I look forward to receiving your proposals!

Prof. Ing. Josef Soukup, CSc.
EWRS Scientific Secretary
Department of Agroecology and Biometeorology
Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Kamýcká 129
165 21 Prague 6 - Suchdol
Czech Republic
Tel./Fax.: +420 224382780
E-mail: soukup@af.czu.cz