THE CONFERENCE

The Registration desk will be open at the Congress Centre (map) on Sunday, the 6^th of June, from 16.00 to 18.00 and then every morning from 8.00 to 9.00.

The Welcome Reception will be held on Sunday evening 6 June at 19.00. The location will be announced at the Registration desk.

The Scientific programme will consist of keynote presentations, working party sessions, main section sessions and a plenary meeting. The main sections cover biology, test methodology and assessment, wood protecting chemicals, wood preserving processes and environmental aspects.

The structure of the meeting is shown in the figure below. The detailed programme will be prepared by the IRG Scientific Programme Committee and will be available on the IRG website on 1 May 2004 at the latest.

Sunday 6

Monday 7

Tuesday 8

Wednesday 9

Thursday 10

08.30-10.00

Opening

Plenary session

08.30-10.00

Session

08.30-10.00

Session

08.30-10.00

Session

10.00-10.30 Coffee/tea

16.00-18.00

Registration

10.30-12.00

Key-note

presentations

10.30-12.00

Session

10.30-12.00

Session

10.30-12.00

Session

12.00-13.30 Lunch

12.30

Excursion

12.00-13.30

Lunch

13.30-15.00

Session

13.30-15.00

Session

13.30-15.00

Session

15.00-15.30 Coffee/tea

15.00-15.30

Coffee/tea

15.30-17.30

Session

15.30-17.30

Session

15.30-17.00

Session

19.00

Welcome reception

19.00

President’s reception¹⁾

for Sponsors, New Members and RCA recipients

19.00

Conference banquet

Facilities will be available to present scientific posters. The IRG 35 Organising Committee, matjaz.pavlic@bf.uni-lj.si, should be contacted for detailed information on space available etc. More info can be found under guidelines for posters. Poster abstract (MS Word format) must be submitted to the IRG Secretariat (irg@sp.se).

Manuscripts should be produced electronically in accordance with the following guidelines:

Posters should not be larger than A0 format (841 mm in width, 1189 mm in height) in size.

Posters can be printed also by the IRG 35 Organising Committee (the printing price per poster is 27 EUR; registration for poster printing is in the FORM C; deadline: 7 May 2004). In this way you can avoid difficulties during the transport. For this, file must be sent to e-mail matjaz.pavlic@bf.uni-lj.si till the 24^th of May.

Bellow you can find some basic instructions for preparation of data file for poster.

Guidelines for giving an oral presentation at an IRG conference are found in Document IRG/WP 03-60179 (download by click) which is also downloadable from the IRG website www.irg-wp.com.

To avoid any surprises, Power Point presentation can be also send to IRG 35 Local Organiser, to e-mail matjaz.pavlic@bf.uni-lj.si, at least 2 weeks before conference. If you decide for this option, also bring original on CD-R with you.

Description of the companions programme and pre- and post- tours can be found under “Social programme”. Please use the FORM C to book in. The filled in Form C should be sent directly to Kongres d.o.o. (Fax: +386 1 257 63 03, E-mail: kongres@siol.net), respecting the indicated deadline.

Wednesday afternoon excursion (9^th June) will take us to the former Carthusian monastery from the 13th century, now the Technical Museum of Slovenia (Grad Bistra / Bistra Castle by Vrhnika (22 km), http://tms.pfmb.uni-mb.si/eng/index.html or www.burger.si/Bistra/BistraENG.html). Buses will depart from the Conference Centre at 12.30.

The Technical Museum of Slovenia is located at Bistra near Vrhnika, on the southwestern margins of the broad and flat Ljubljana Basin, some 22 km from the nation’s capital. It is housed in what was originally a monastery but later became a grand mansion. Both settlement and manor take their name from the clear karstic springs, which issue forth from under the adjacent wooded hillside. Rebuilt and refashioned on several occasions, Bistra has enjoyed a variety of cultural, political, economic and social roles over the centuries. From 1260 to the dissolution of 1782, it was a Carthusian monastery; following renovation in 1826 Bistra served as manor house, and since 1951 it has been the home to the nation’s Technical Museum

The TMS was founded in order that a fitting record of Slovenia’s industrial heritage might be kept. Its mission was - and is - to collect, preserve, protect and exhibit moveable elements of heritage pertinent to and symbolic of the historical development of this nation’s indigenous crafts, trades and industry. The first forestry and hunting collections of the TMS at Bistra were opened to the public in 1953. Today, across more than 6,000 m2 of exhibition space, there are permanent exhibits encompassing agriculture, transport, forestry, woodworking, hunting, fishing, textiles and electrical engineering.

IRG/WP congress will be accompanied by a trade exhibition. This is an opportunity for the companies to present their latest products. The exhibition which is held primarily for congress participants will also be open to wider public during the Open Doors Day on June 9^th, 2004.

The attendants are requested to gather at the entrance approximately 15 minutes earlier.

The dress is not specially defined, but we recommend smart attire such as a suit with tie for the men and similar appropriate wear for the ladies.

Special requirements for vegetarian meal should be expressed at the Registration desk at arrival.

According to the traditional IRG annual meeting programme scheme, lunch will be served every meeting day, except Wednesday, between 12.00 and 13.30. Changes are possible due to adapting to Scientific programme. Please check the final programme for possible changes. Lunch will be served on the 5^th floor of the congress building, only for the participants who will order the meal package in advance. The meal package, offered by the local organiser, consists of 3 lunches (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) and a lunch box on Wednesday. The price is 45 EURO. It is recommended to order the meal package in advance. Please do this by using the Form C, respecting the indicated dead-line. Additional meal package ordering on site will not be possible.

Information for those who will not order the meal package: because the conference venue is located in the centre of Ljubljana, several restaurants and cafes, offering meals for comparable price, may be found in the vicinity.

Deadline	Description of "registration"	Location
1 March 2004	Submission of full papers (MS Word format) to the IRG Secretariat	irg@sp.se
1 March 2004	Submission of poster abstracts (MS Word format) to the IRG Secretariat	irg@sp.se
15 May 2004	Hotel Turist accommodation	FORM B
15 May 2004	Hotel Lev accommodation	FORM B
6 April 2004	Hotel Park accommodation	FORM B
17 May 2004	Grand Hotel Union accommodation	FORM B
17 May 2004	Astral Hotel	FORM B
5 May 2004	"Bit Center" accommodation	FORM B
30 April 2004	Conference registration	FORM A
30 April 2004	"Gostišče pri Mraku" accommodation	FORM B
5 May 2004	Hotel Slon accommodation	FORM B
7 May 2004	Pre-, post- and accompanying persons tours	FORM C
7 May 2004	Meal package	FORM C
7 May 2004	Registration for poster printing by the local organiser partner	FORM C
12 May 2004	M Hotel accommodation	FORM B
15 May 2004	No refunds for cancellations of conference registrations after this date
24 May 2004	Sending of poster for printing by the local org.	matjaz.pavlic@bf.uni-lj.si