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Dear list members and biogas friends,<br>
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<p><span style="" lang="EN-GB">On behalf of the local organizing
committee we have the pleasure to announce the</span></p>
<p><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">“1st International
Conference on Biogas Microbiology” </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">We cordially
invite you and your colleagues interested in any field of
microbiological
research related to biogas production to participate in this
conference to be
held in Leipzig, Germany, September 14th –September
16th, 2011.<br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The
objectives of this focused meeting are to bring together experts
of anaerobic
digestion from all over the world and jointly produce progress
in our
understanding of the microbial processes behind biogas
production, and to
establish future collaborative research on this field.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The
preliminary program covers the microbial ecology and physiology
of anaerobic
digestion in engineered and natural systems. Additional topics
are microbial
networks, process stability, microbiological options to enhance
biogas
production and to improve pre-/post-treatment, and modeling of
the microbial
process.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">International
experts invited as keynote speakers have already confirmed their
participation:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">-
Jane-Jacques Godon <span style=""> </span>(France)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">- Heribert
Insam<span style=""> </span><span style="">
</span>(Austria)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">- Michael
Klocke<span style=""> </span>(Germany)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">- Michael
Lebuhn<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>(Germany)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">- Lutgarde
Raskin<span style=""> </span>(USA)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">- Bernhard
Schink<span style=""> </span>(Germany)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">- Andreas
Schlüter<span style=""> </span>(Germany)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">- Willy
Verstraete <span style=""> </span><span style="">
</span>(Belgium)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">More
information and details on registration are available on our
website <a href="http://www.ufz.de/biogas-microbiology">www.ufz.de/biogas-microbiology</a>
.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman";" lang="EN-GB">We would be happy to see you in
September at the
conference in Leipzig!
<br>
Please forward the announcement to any colleagues who might be
interested! <br>
<br>
Best regards <br style="">
<br style="">
</span><br>
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Dr. Marcell Nikolausz
Department of Bioenergy (BEN) - in cooperation with DBFZ
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ
Torgauer Strasse 116
D-04347 Leipzig
Germany
phone: + 49 (0) 341 2434 566
fax: + 49 (0) 341 2434 133
e-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:marcell.nikolausz@ufz.de">marcell.nikolausz@ufz.de</a>
homepage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=20729">http://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=20729</a>
Das UFZ hat einen neuen Namen:
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ
The UFZ has a new name:
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Leipzig
Registergericht: Amtsgericht Leipzig
Handelsregister Nr. B 4703
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinR Wilfried Kraus
Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Georg Teutsch
Administrativer Geschäftsführer: Dr. Andreas Schmidt
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I. International Conference on Biogas Microbiology
Leipzig, 14-16 September 2011
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ufz.de/biogas-microbiology">http://www.ufz.de/biogas-microbiology</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:biogas2011@ufz.de">biogas2011@ufz.de</a>
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