SPIRU HARET UNIVERSITY FACULTY of GEOGRAPHY 13 Ion Ghica street, district 3, Bucharest Telephone: Dean s Office: 0040 21 444 20 86 Secretary: 0040 21 444 20 71 Fax: 0040 21 444 20 71; E-mail: geo_decanat@spiruharet.ro INVITATION The 6 th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GEOGRAPHY LANDSCAPES: PERCEPTION, KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS and ACTION 16-18 MAY 2014, Bucharest and Brasov, Romania The Symposium is organized by the Faculty of Geography of the Spiru Haret University and aims to gather geographers (researchers, professor, teachers and candidates for a doctor's degree), economists, sociologist, anthropologists, and other specialists interested in the fields of geography or landscapes, as well as master candidates. The symposium is organized into three sections, as it follows: session dedicated to the students and master candidates; session for specialists and candidates for a doctor's degree; field trip. THE OBJECTIVES The main objective of the symposium is the analysis of as much as possible types of landscapes (geomorphologic, rural, urban, economic, cultural, complex etc.), the change of these landscapes as result of the human activities, the impact of the national and regional politics on these landscapes, their evolution, the possibility to implement sustainable development principles, as well as the promotion of an interdisciplinary concept as resulted from the presented studies, all united by a generous geographical vision. THE SECTIONS The themes we intend to focus upon will be registered in the following sections: 1. Points of view on landscape perception. 2. Landscapes, ecosystems, environment: a geographical approach. 3. Geomorphology, environmental protection and landscape management. 4. Geosystems and landscapes. 5. Imprint-landscape imprint, matrix-landscape: essential elements of cultural geography. 6. The landscape and the sustainable development. 7. The sustainable management in the present economy. 1
8. The landscape and the regional identity. 9. Tourist landscapes and geosites. 10. The impact of population on the landscapes. 11. The role of education for the conservation and sustainable development of the landscapes. FOREIGN LANGUAGES We strongly recommend the presentation in Romanian, English and French. VENUE Place of the symposium will be held in Bucharest (students and MA students session) and in Brasov (specialists sessions). Bucharest the Main Building of Spiru Haret University, 13 Ion Ghica street, district 3, Bucharest (near 21 Decembrie 1989 Square, opposite the National Bank of Romania and the Romanian National Library). Transport: subway station Universităţii ; trolleys 61, 66, 69, 70, 85, 90, 91; buses 137, 336, 311 station Universitate. Brasov Faculty of Management, Spiru Haret University, 7 Turnului street, near to railway station. INSTRUCTION FOR AUTHORS The abstract must not exceed 200 words written in 11 Times New Roman fonts. The abstract MUST contain title, author/authors, scientific title, and institution, contact coordinates. The allowance is of maximum two papers per author. The communications/ dissertations (maximum two for each author) will be presented within the limit of 10-15 minutes each, except students and MA students who have only poster session. Poster it must to have ISO A0 size, meaning the image (image size) width of 83 cm/115, 4 cm of height (32.7 inches width/45, 4 inches height). 2
DEADLINES Registration and abstracts sending must be completed no later than 20 th of April, 2014 (post date of email). The organizing committee also strongly recommends not exceeding this date. Each participant will receive a written confirmation of registration to the symposium. Participation fee must be paid no later than 25 th of April, 2014. PARTICIPATION FEES Participants Free Symposium proceedings Field-trip (18 May 2014) Foreign specialists 1 250 EURO Free, sponsored by SHU Foreign PhD students* 1 190 EURO Free, sponsored by SHU Foreign students and MA students* 1 60 Euro Free, sponsored by SHU Foreign accompanying persons 2 190 EURO Free, sponsored by SHU Romanian specialists** 3 250 RON 75 RON Romanian PhD students* 3 200 RON 75 RON Romanian students and MA students* 3 Free, sponsored by SHU - Romanian accompanying persons** 4 200 RON 75 RON *Means attendees in a further education establishment. **Accompanying persons: intended for spouses or other relatives of attendees registered in the others categories. They do not participate with papers and posters. 1 The fee stands for: transport from the Otopeni Henri Coanda airport to Bucharest and return participation to the scientific program; paper case and symposium documents (symposium program, abstracts volume, field-trip guide, certificate of attendance, promotional material); coffee-breaks; 3 lunches; 2 dinners (1 festive dinner on 17 May 2014); fees for touristic objectives; Bucharest-Brasov and return, field trips transportation included; accommodation 2 nights (double room, breakfast included). 2 The fee stands for: transport from the Otopeni Henri Coanda airport to Bucharest and return coffee-breaks; 3 lunches; 2 dinners (1 festive dinner on 17 May 2014); fees for touristic objectives; Bucharest-Brasov and return, field trips transportation included; accommodation 2 nights (double room, breakfast included). 3 The fee stands for: participation to the scientific program; paper case and symposium documents (symposium program, abstracts volume, field-trip guide, certificate of attendance, promotional material); 3
coffee-breaks; 3 lunches; 2 dinners (1 festive dinner on 17 May 2014); fees for touristic objectives; 4 The fee stands for: coffee-breaks; 3 lunches; 2 dinners (1 festive dinner on 17 May 2014); fees for touristic objectives; For bank account details, please contact the organizing committee. The organizing committee needs to receive a scanned copy of your payment receipt on the following e-mail address: geosymposium_landscapes@yahoo.com Friday, May 16, 2014 PROGRAM 08,00-08,30: Registration for students and MA students 08,30 09,30: Poster session 09,30 10,00: Registration for specialists and PhD students 10,00: Departure to Brașov / stop to visit Peleș Castle from Sinaia; lunch (bus provided from organizers) 17,00 19,00: Opening ceremony to the Faculty of Management from Brașov and plenary session 19,30: Dinner Saturday, May 17, 2014 09,00 10,00: Registration of participants who will come directly to Brașov 10,00 11,30: Sessions 11,30 12,00: Coffee-break 12,00 13,30: Sessions 13,30 15,00: Lunch 15,00 16,30: Sessions 16,30 17,00: Coffee-break 17,00 18,30: Sessions/Conclusions 19,00: Festive dinner Sunday, May 18, 2014 08,00 09,00: Breakfast 09,00 20,00: Field trip*: Brașov Râșnov Bran Câmpulung Bucharest * Addressed to all the participants, except Romanian students and Romanian MA students. 4
ORGANIZERS Partners Spiru Haret University (SHU): Faculty of Geography, Bucharest Faculty of Management, Brasov Central Research Institute United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Professional Association of Geography, Ecology and Tourism Geographic Destiny (APGET-DG) Alternative Sciences Association (ASA) Scientific committee HONORARY PRESIDENT: Prof. H.C. Grigore POSEA, SHU Bucharest, Romania SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE The 6-th Edition: Hema ACHYUTHAN, Anna University, Chennai, India Abdallah ALLAM, Keifr-El Sheikh University, Egypt Mădălina-Teodora ANDREI, SHU Bucharest, Romania Mahmoud ASHOUR, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Gheorghe BICĂ, SHU Bucharest, Romania Aurelian A. BONDREA, SHU Bucharest, Romania Guy BURGEL, Paris-Nanterre University, France Carmen COSTEA, SHU Bucharest, Romania Gica CRUCERU, SHU Bucharest, Romania Alexandre DINIZ, Pontifical Catholic University, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Mihaela DINU, Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania Doinel DINUICĂ, SHU Bucharest, Romania Merita DOLLMA, Tirana University, Albania Monica DUMITRAŞCU, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania Manuel EPURE, SHU Bucharest, Romania Ion GÂF-DEAC, SHU Bucharest, Romania Barbaros GÖNENÇGIL, Istanbul University, Turkey Laura GORAN, SHU Bucharest, Romania Liliana GURAN, SHU Bucharest, Romania Vasile GUŢULEAC, Yuriy Fedkovich National University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine Gheorghe HERIŞANU, SHU Bucharest, Romania Veronica HRIŢCU, Yuriy Fedkovich National University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine Vladimir IACOVLEV, Science Academy, Republic of Moldova Eduard IONESCU, SHU Bucharest, Romania Vicenzo LIGUORI, Palermo University, Italy Cornelia MARIN, SHU Bucharest, Romania Mirela MAZILU, Craiova University, Romania Maria-Eugenia MOYA, Alcala de Henares University, Madrid, Spain Stelian PÂNZARU, SHU Bucharest, Romania Iuliana POP, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania Ana RAMOS-PEREIRA, Lisbon University, Portugal Michael SOFER, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Ghan, Israel Magdy TORAB, Damanhour University, Egypt Florin VARTOLOMEI, SHU Bucharest, Romania Mohammed ZAKI, Tanta University, Egypt 5
Organizing committee PRESIDENT: Mădălina-Teodora ANDREI, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, SHU MEMBERS: Ionel BENEA, Professional Association of Geography, Ecology and Tourism Geographic Destiny Nicolae CRUCERU, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, SHU Nicoleta DĂNESCU, Faculty of Management, Brașov, SHU Costin DUMITRAŞCU, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, SHU Dan EREMIA, Professional Association of Geography, Ecology and Tourism Geographic Destiny Cezar GHERASIM, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, SHU Nicoleta GRIDEANU, Faculty of Management, Brașov, SHU Cornelia MARIN, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, SHU Florin VARTOLOMEI, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, SHU SECRETARIATE: Angelica CHIRICA, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, SHU Izabela EREMIA, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, SHU Contact person: Mădălina ANDREI, PhD. Faculty of Geography, SHU, Bucharest, Romania E-mail: geosymposium_landscapes@yahoo.com REGISTRATION FORM Name: First name: Position: Institution: Address: E-mail: Phone: Title: Author/authors: Abstract: Presentation: yes no Poster : yes no Arrival day:. /. / 2014 Departure day:. /. / 2014 Date :. /. / 2014 OBSERVATION. For people from outside Bucharest or foreign participants who do not know the town, please notify us in advance to be expected at the airport, railway station, bus and guided to the place of accommodation or the location of the symposium. 6
FIELD TRIP Friday, May 17, 2013 12,30 15,30: Visit Peleș Castle in Sinaia; lunch (http://visit.peles.ro/) Sunday, May 18, 2014 09,00 20,00: Field trip*: Brașov Râșnov Bran Câmpulung București 7
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Main obiectives: the historical centre of Brașov (A, http://www.brasov.ro/eng/index.php3), Râșnov Citadel (B, http://www.rasnov-turism.ro/home6775), Bran Castel (C, http://www.bran-castle.com/), Dâmbovicoara Gorge, Câmpulung (D), Pitești (E) 9