The 9th conference of Desert Technology 9 (DT9) will be held on 12 – 16 November 2008, at Hotel El Mouradi – Douz, Tunisia. Detailed information is here. Registration form can be downloaded from here.
Update!! The format for the Proceedings can be downloaded from here. The page size will be B5 4 pages.
Update!! DT9に関する日本語のご案内はこちらからご覧になれます。
Update!! Important dates were rescheduled as follows:
- 1 Sep.: Deadline of registration (Registration form and *Transport & Accommodation form) and abstract (*will be soon distributed)
- 10 Sep.
istribution of abstracts to the members of the International Scientific Committee
- 1. Oct.: Notification of acceptance of presentations to participants
- 1. Nov.: Deadline of submission of full paper
Suggested fields of topics discussed are as follows;
- Desert energy
- Stress biology & desert agriculture
- Soil and water technologies combating desertification, remote sensing and GIS
- Desert human and social sciences societies
- Other related topics
Also, here is the tentative schedule (update!);
Day 0: 11 November 2008
Arrival to Djerba
Night in Djerba: Yadis hotel-Djerba (75 TND/night/person, half board, +10 TND single supplement)
Day One: 12 November 2008
08:00 Departure
09:00-11:00 Visit of IRA
13:00-14:00 Lunch in Matmata
16:00-18:00 Tour of Ksar Ghilane / Sunset on the desert dunes
Night in Ksar Ghilane (tents)
Campement Ghilane (desert tents) (15 TND/night/person, B&B, tents to be shared with 5-6 people; toilets and showers are shared too.)
Gala diner (local meal, animation, etc): Approx. 50 TND/person
Day two: 13 November 2008
08:00 Registration at Hotel Touareg- Douz
(40 TND/night/person, full board, +15 TND single supplement)
08:00 Departure to Douz from Ksar Ghilane
10:00-13:00 National day of desert tourism
13:00-14:00 Lunch
15:00-16:00 Opening ceremony
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30 -18:30 Keynote presentations
18:30-19:00 Discussions
19:00- 20:00 Poster session
Day three: 14 November 2008
08:30-10:30 Session I: Desert energy
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Session II: Stress biology & desert agriculture
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16h00 Session III: Soil and water technologies combating desertification, remote sensing and GIS
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:30 Session IV: Desert human and social Sciences societies
Day four: 15 November 2008
08.00 – 18.00 Field trip to Regim Maatoug
Day five: 16 November 2008
08:30-10:30 Session V: Biotechnology
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Closing session
11:00-13:00 Presentation and approval of recommendations of the technical sessions
13:00-14:00 Lunch
Departure
Update!! Transportation from Douz to Tunis by Bus on 17 Nov. will be provided (requires some charge).
