QUASIMEME Workshop

Combination workshop on the Analysis ofNutrients

and Chlorophyll and Pheopigments in Seawater

Oostend, 4-6 February 2014

Co-organiser : MUUM, Ostend, Belgium

The Workshop Venue is: Eguermin (a military base), where MARCHEM has its facilities, address: 3de & 23ste Linieregimentsplein, B-8400 Oostende. The Workshop starts on 4/2/2014 at 9.30h, ends at 6/2/2014 at 16.30h, and is split in a first part on algal pigments and a second on nutrients.

For algal pigments, the main topics are:

  • QA/QC (Reference Material, Standards, Calculation method, Method validation)
  • Extraction
  • Filtration & Storage
  • HPLC (Detector, column, gradient) versus Photometric (Calculation Method, UV-Fluorescence versus Absorbance)

For nutrients, the main topics are:

  • Latest developments in methods
  • In situ measurements: Calibration and Drift
  • Organic nutrients
  • Reference materials
  • Sampling storage: Filtration, frozen or not (use of solvents)
  • Calibration of the sensor
  • An extra presentation for TA and DIC analysis is added

A poster exposition room is foreseen, there will be time to discuss poster content during the different breaks.

Registration Fees

Registration fee / Part 1 or 2 / Part 1 and 2
Quasimeme member
Early Bird (before 15/12/2013) / 350 / 450
Later (between 15/12/13 - 15/01/14) / 420 / 550
Non-member
Early Bird (before 15/12/2013) / 420 / 550
Later / 500 / 650

The fee includes attendance of the workshop, report of the workshop, coffees, teas, lunches and evening dinner (3 lunches and 2 dinners for both parts; 2 lunches and 1 dinner for 1 part). Registration can be done through the QUASIMEME website or by email to .

Titles and abstracts (200 words) of oral and poster presentations should be sent to the same email address before 20 January 2014. The maximum number of participants will be 50; the registration will be closed a soon as this number will be reached.

Benefits

The workshop will be beneficial for technicians and scientists working in the field ofanalysis of nutrients and chlorophyll in Seawater

Your contributions and your questions

There is room for contributing lectures and posters. For submission of abstracts, see under registration. When you have specific questions on analytical issues, please send them to the QUASIMEME Project Office prior to the workshop, together with your registration, so that we can include those in the discussion sessions at the Workshop.

Workshop Arrangements

Scientific Programme

In addition to the aforementioned presentations there will be ample time for discussions and exchange of information between delegates. For further questions on the programme, contact the QUASIMEME Project Office ().

Registration

Participants should register before 20th January 2014. Registration can be done through email to .

Hotel Accommodation

Bero Hotel

* Classic room à 95 € (i.o. 150 €) per room, per night
* Ecology room à 105 € (i.o. 170 €) per room, per night
* Executive room à 115 € (i.o. 180 €) per room, per night
Prices include an extensive breakfast buffet, are excl. city tax à 1,06 € per room, per night, and are for double rooms with single occupancy.

You also find some info about Oostende and the meeting place.

You are kindly asked to book your own room and refer to the QUASIMEME workshop.

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Please complete and return your registration form to the Quasimeme Project Office.

QUASIMEME Workshop

Combination Workshop on the Analysis of Nutrients

and Chlorophyll and Pheopigments in Seawater

4-6th February 2014

Please complete and return before20 January 2014by fax or E-mail. Please provide a 200 word abstract if you would like to give an oral or poster presentation.

I will attend the above workshop
I am a QUASIMEME participant (Laboratory code)
I would like to make an oral presentation
I would like to present a poster
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Please reply to:

QUASIMEME Laboratory Performance Studies

Wageningen UR

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PO Box 47

6700 AA Wageningen

The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)317 48 65 46

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