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The invitation to attend the Ozone Symposium is addressed to specialists in all kind of Ozone, to scientists, physicists, chemists, medical doctors, Universities, Research Institutes, Chemical Industries, Environmental Agencies, the relevant press etc.
The Ozone Symposium will be held on Thursday, 21st October and Friday, 22 October 1999 in the Auditorium of Novartis, Basel (see pages maps)
Please use the official and signed "GATE 30".
The Ozone Symposium will officially be opened by an Opening Ceremony on Thursday, 21st October 1999, at 08.45 hrs.
These will be given at the following dates and times:
Thursday, 21st October 1999 09.15 - 10.00 hrs Keynote Speech 10.00 - 15.30 hrs Lectures 15.30 - 17.30 hrs Poster-Session Friday, 22 October 1999 09.00 - 16.00 hrs Lectures
Call for Contribution Recent results of ozone research can be presented in the poster Session. Contributions to all aspects of ozone (water treatment process, ozone production, ozone health aspects, ozone in the troposphere or stratosphere, results of chemical reactions kinetics, etc.) are highly welcome.
The Poster Session is devoted to the discussion and the presentation of the posters. We recommend to show the posters during the entire time of the symposium in order to make best use of the unique opportunity of discussions of ozone scientists across the borders of the disciplines. The poster presentation allows young collegues to present their results to well known ozone scientists.
The contributions of the poster will be published in the proceedings of the Conference requiring an abstract of one to three pages. The number of participants is limited.Submission of the contribution title:
Contributers are invited to send the tentative contribution title to the following address by May 31, 1999:
Mr. Hansruedi Naef
c/o Wasserversorgung Zürich
Hardhof 9, Postfach
CH 8023 Zürich
Fax: + 41 1 435 25 57
e-mail: IOA@swissonline.ch
The official language of the Ozone Symposium will be English.
All delegates and accompanying persons are invited to:
- the Opening Ceremony on Thursday, 21st October, at 08.45 hrs. in the Auditorium of Novartis.
- the Evening Reception on Thursday, 21st October, at 19.00 hrs. This Reception will take place in "The Historical Museum Basel", at the Barfüsserplatz.
The Historical Museum Basel is the most important museum of culturel history in the Upper Rhine region and one of the leading museums of its kind in Switzerland.
This late Gothic church, named after the barefoot Franciscan friars to whom it once belonged, was a candidate in the contest to house the Swiss National Museum before inaugurated as the Historical Museum Basel in 1894.
- the Christian F. Schönbein and Ozone Exhibition
On the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of Christian Friedrich Schönbein there will be a special exhibition in the Natural History Museum. In 1999, the Natural History Museum will be celebrating the 150th jubilee of the building. Christian Friedrich Schönbein was also one of the co-initiators of the museum building.
The exhibition will be open from 21 October to 12 December 1999 from 10.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs. For the Symposiums delegates (free entrance with your badge) there will be a special opening on 21 and 22 October until 19.00 hrs.
Departure and return point for all tours is:
Schifflände 5 (Basel Tourismus). All tours are guided.T 1
Thursday, 21 October , 1999, afternoon
Visit of the Jean Tinguely Museum
Departure: 14.00 hrs Return: 16.30 hrs Costs: SFr. 25.- per person The Museum Jean Tinguely is devoted to the life and work of this major sculptor in iron. The exhibition shows works from the artist's beginnings in the fifties - with motordriven reliefs, drawing machines and the scrap assemblages of the sixties - through the black-painted machine sculptures, to the large sculptures and pandemonic cycles of his last creative period.
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Friday, 22 October, 1999, morning
Stroll through the old part of the City of Basel
Departure: 09.30 hrs Return: 12.00 hrs Costs: SFr. 20.- per person A stroll through the picturesque Old Town of Basel with its lovely old buildings and various monuments of Art
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Saturday, 23 October 1999, all day
Excursion to Elsass /Colmar
Departure: 09.00 hrs Return: 17.00 hrs Costs: SFr. 150.- per person You will pass the most beautiful villages from the Elsass (France) while driving on the "wine-road" to Eguisheim. Enjoy a special wine-tasting in one of the cellars of Eguisheim. Lunch and stroll through the old part of Colmar and guided tour at the "Unterlinden Museum". Afterwards visit of the old castle "Kaysersberg" and sightseeing, coffee and shopping in "Riquewihr".
The registration fee for delegates will be:
IOA Members SFr. 250.- Non Members SFr. 350.- Participants from Universities SFr. 120.- Students (enrolled at a University) SFr. 50.- Day Ticket SFr. 190.- Accompanying Persons SFr. 100.-
- to attend the Symposium
- to receive the proceeeding
- Coffee breaks and Lunches
- to attend the Thursday-Evening-Reception
- to receive the "1st day envelope with the Ozone Stamp"
- Free entrance to the „Christian F, Schönbein and Ozone Exhibition" in the Natural History Museum.
Exception: The registration fee for accompanying persons includes to attend the Opening Ceremony, Lunches on Thursday and Friday, participation at the Evening Reception on Thursday and free entrance to the Christian F. Schönbein and Ozone Exhibition.
Please complete and mail the Registration Form with remittance as soon as possible, before September 30, 1999 at the latest.
Payment should be made by Bank draft, credit card or by Bank cheque. Further details can be found on the Registration Form.
- Mail to:
Mrs Rebecca Maître
c/o Industrielle Werke Basel
Margarethenstrasse 40
CH 4008 Basel Switzerland
Phone: + 41 61 275 51 23
Fax: + 41 61 275 51 80
Provided the notification of cancellation is received by October 1st, 1999, fees paid will be refunded less a deduction of 50 %.
No registration fee will be refunded after October 15, 1999, but the Symposiums proceedings will be forwarded free of charge to all persons thus forfeiting their registration fee.
The Symposium Secretariat and Registration is located on the Auditorium of Novartis, Basel. Registration is effected here and Conference Documentation can be obtained.
The Secretariat is open on:
Wednesday, 20 October 16.00 - 18.00 hrs Thursday, 21st October 08.00 - 17.30 hrs Friday, 22 October 08.00 - 16.00 hrs
Luncheon and Coffee on both day are included in the Symposium Fee. For owners of day-tickets, luncheon is included for the day the ticket is valid.
Coffee will be served to delegates during the session breaks. Luncheon will be served in the Restaurant of Novartis (2 minutes walk).
There are no public parking spaces in the vicinity of the Novartis-Auditorium. The organizers, therefore, recommend the use of public transport facilities.
Basel - the city of art and culture - is also known for the efficiency of its public transport. It's the best way to get virtually anywhere in town - quickly and easily.
The Novartis-Auditorium is connected by Tram Nr 11 (Stop "Hüningerstrasse") and Nr 1 (Stop "Voltaplatz").
As a guest of each Hotel in Basel you will receive as a complimentary service the "Mobility-Ticket", valid for the duration of your stay.
Delegates are responsible for their own hotel bookings. A number of rooms have been reserved in various hotels.
Delegates are kindly requested to complete and return the Hotel Booking Form by 9 September 1999 to:Basel Tourismus
Incoming Services
Schifflände 5
CH 4001 Basel
Switzerland
Fax: + 41 61 268 68 70After 9 September 1999 requests will be accepted, but hotel accommodation cannot be guaranteed. You will get a confirmation of your reservation. Hotels subject to change. Payment should be made directly at the hotel before departure.
In the event of cancellation, the arised costs will be charged, in case that the reservation is not cancelled 48 hours before the arrival date. In the event of a short-term cancellation or of fallure to turn up, you will be charged the equivalent of one overnight stay.
Fly Crossair who has been appointed Official Carrier for the „200th Anniversary of Christian Friedrich Schönbein" in Basel, make the most of the excellent inflight service, and arrive in the best of shape to enjoy the event.
We kindly ask all participants to contact the nearest Swissair/Crossair office, quoting the code "SR IDS page G CGRF/C99-090" to profit from the special congres fares.
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