Schedule

Preliminary Programme

4-5 July, Tuesday-Wednesday Pre-conferencE Excursion Meeting place - Academic Center for Natural Sciences, 1 Jelgavas Str.
4 July 7.30–8.00	Registration for the excursion
8.00	Departure from Riga
5 July ca. 21.00	Arrival to Riga, 1 Jelgavas Str.

Technical Workshops

9.00–13.00

Introduction to R for statistical analysis led by Didzis Elferts

1 Jelgavas Str., Room No. 209

14.00–18.00

Introduction to ggplot2 graphical system (program R) led by Didzis Elferts

1 Jelgavas Str., Room No. 209

18.00–19.00

Registration, mounting of posters

1 Jelgavas Str., entrance-hall

6 July, Thursday Talk and Poster Sessions Academic Center for Natural Sciences, 1 Jelgavas Str., entrance-hall, Room No. 106 Magnum
8.00–9.30	Registration, mounting of posters
9.30–9.45	Opening ceremony
9.45–11.00	Keynote lecture Semi-natural grasslands in Estonia: importance, ecology and conservation efforts Aveliina Helm, University of Tartu, Estonia
11.00 – 11.15	Coffee break
11.15–12.55	SESSION I Chair: Peter Török
12.55–14.00	Lunch
14.00–16.00	Session II Chair: Monika Janišova
16.00–16.20	Coffee break
16.20–17.30	POSTER SESSION I Chair: Pēteris Lakovskis
17.30–19.00	Guided tour to Old Riga (meeting in entrance-hall)

7 July Friday Mid-conference Excursion Meeting place - Academic Center for Natural Sciences, 1 Jelgavas Str.
7.30–8.00	Registration for the excursion and departure
18.00–20.00	Grassland Party
ca. 22.00	Return to Riga (1 Jelgavas Street)

8 July Saturday Talk and Poster Sessions Academic Center for Natural Sciences, 1 Jelgavas Str., Room No. 106
8.30–9.00	Registration
9.00–10.15	Keynote lecture In Hands of Farmers and Society: Fate of the Semi-Natural Grasslands in the Boreal Region Irina Herzon, University of Helsinki, Finland
10.15–11.15	SESSION III Chair: Ivo Vinogradovs
11.15–11.35	Coffee break
11.35–14.00	SESSION III (continued)
12.55–14.00	Lunch
14.00–15.40	SESSION IV Chair: Didem Ambarli
15.40–16.00	Coffee break
16.00–17.00	POSTER SESSION II Chair: Solvita Rūsiņa
17.00–18.30	Announcements of young investigator prizes EDGG General Assembly, Closing ceremony

9–11 July Sunday-Tuesday POST-conference Excursion Meeting place - Academic Center for Natural Sciences, 1 Jelgavas Str.
9 July 7.30–8.00	Registration for the post-conference excursion
8.00	Departure for the post-conference excursion
11 July ca. 12.30	Return to Riga (1 Jelgavas Str., Riga Airport upon requirement)

Contact:

Solvita Rūsiņa Phone +371 26380676 rusina@lu.lv, solvita.rusina@gmail.com

Lauma Gustiņa phone +371 26259198 lauma.gustina@lu.lv