3rd  Circular

Bioevents: their stratigraphic records, patterns and causes

Caravaca de la Cruz, June 3rd - 8th, 2003

Conference site: Pabellón Multiservicios; Calle Pabellón; Caravaca

Organizer: Caravaca de la Cruz Council

Scientific Committee 
Marcos A. Lamolda, Universidad del País Vasco; Rafael Arana, Universidad de Murcia; Jenaro L. García Alcalde , Universidad de Oviedo; José Mª González Donoso, Universidad de Málaga; Kunio Kaiho, Tohoku University; Florentin Maurrasse, Florida International University; Christopher R.C. Paul, University of Liverpool; Jan Smit, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Secretariat
Diego Marín Ruiz de Assín; Pedro García Esteller; Carlos Díaz Bermejo; Luis Arrufat Milán.
Field-trips
Marcos A. Lamolda (coor.); Rafael Arana; Miguel Company; Kunio Kaiho; Miguel A. Mancheño; Eustoquio Molina; Tomás Rodríguez Estrella, Jan Smit.

Sponsors
-	Consejería de Educación y Cultura. Regional Government of Murcia
This international conference is organized under the auspices of:
-	International Paleontological Association
-	Sociedad Española de Paleontología
-	Spanish National Committee, IGCP
-	Universidad de Murcia
-	Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cooperating Organizations
Asociacion Cultural Paleontológica Murciana; Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo; Centro de Profesores y Recursos de Cehegín; Consejería de Agricultura, Agua y Medio Ambiente; Dirección General de Cultura, Consejería de Educación y Cultura; I. E. S. San Juan de la Cruz

Transportation to Murcia and Caravaca

Alicante Airport ‘El Altet’ – Caravaca: The sponsoring organization of the Conference on Bioevents will provide a free shuttle bus service (*)  from the airport to Caravaca for your convenience. The shuttle destination will be Murcia (Hotel Silken; Hotel Churra), Cehegín (Hotel La Muralla) and Caravaca (Hotel Central; Youth Hostal)
- June 2nd, departure: 14h and 18:30h (stops in Murcia 14:55h and 19:25h, respectively)
- June 3rd, departure: 13h and 18:30h (stops in Murcia 14h and 19:25h, respectively)  

(*) If you need assitance when you arrive at the airport, there will be an information booth about the Bioevents Conference located close to the exit door of the Arrival Hall. Someone will be at the booth to provide information and assistance between the hours of 11:00 AM and 6:30 PM (18:30h). Also, the Conference will provide a free shuttle bus from the airport. The bus will be parked close to the exit door of the Arrival Hall. Check the schedule shown above for hours of departure.

Caravaca – Cehegin – Murcia – Alicante Airport ‘El Altet’ (conference shuttle bus)
- June 8th and 9th. Departure: 9h and 13h (stops in Cehegin (five minutes later), Murcia 9.55h and 13.55h, respectively). Expected arrival time at the Alicante airport :11h and 15h, respectively.

In addition there is a direct bus service between the airport and Murcia, as well as frequent trains and bus between Alicante and Murcia (see attached Trains & Bus schedules)
Madrid Airport
There are frequent trains and buses between Madrid and Murcia, and buses between Murcia and Caravaca
Trains - INTERNET http://www.renfe.es – Chamartín Station (transfer to the Underground - METRO)
Buses– “Estación Sur de autobuses” (Terminal for buses travelling to the south), located near the Undergound  ‘Palos de la Frontera’ Station
(see attached Trains & Bus schedules)

By car
From Madrid, N-III highway to Valencia, Albacete and Murcia. After Hellín (Albacete Province) take Exit towards Calasparra, kilometer landmark Km 343. Caravaca is 28 km after Calasparra.
From Andalucía, Valencia and Barcelona, highway A7, take Exit at Alcantarilla, to ‘Autovía del Noroeste’, towards Mula and Caravaca.

Additional Information in Caravaca
* Casa de la Cultura, Plaza del Templete 1 (information about direction to Youth Hostel)
* or in the Hotel Central, Avenida Gran Vía 18

Weather forecast
During the first two weeks  of June the weather is generally nice, although it is a little cool at night.

Scheduled activities
June 3rd
-	Pre-conference field-trip: Visit to Agost and Rio Argos for K/T and Hauterivian/Barremian sections, respectively 
Bus depature: 8:40h Youth Hostel; 8:45h Hotel Central; 8:50h Hotel La Muralla; 9:45h Hotel Silken; 9:50h Hotel Churra
11:20h – 13:20h K/T boundary section at Agost
Lunch
-	17h – 18:15h Rio Argos section
-	19h – 20:45h: Registration at Casa de la Cultura. Welcome Party
-	21h Bus departure to Cehegín and Murcia

June 4th 
-	Bus from Murcia to Caravaca. Departure: 8:45h Hotel Silken; 8:50h Hotel Churra; 9:45h Hotel La Muralla 
-	9h – 10:30h Registration – Pabellón Multiservicios
-	10:30h – 11:30h Poster session 
-	11:30h – 12h Coffee break
-	12h – 13h Inauguration, Opening address by Prof. Richard J. Aldridge, President of the International Paleontological Association
-	13:15h Reception for participants in the Caravaca town hall 
-	15:15h – 16:15h Poster session 
-	16:15 – 18:30 Invited talks (3). 
-	19h Inauguration of an exposition on the “Paleontological heritage of the Murcia Region"
-	19:45h Bus departure to Cehegín and Murcia

June 5th 
-	Bus from Murcia to Caravaca. Departure: 8:45h Hotel Silken; 8:50h Hotel Churra; 9:45h Hotel La Muralla
-	10h – 11:30h Invited talks (2)
-	11:30h – 12h Coffee break
-	12h – 13:30h Invited talks (2)
-	Lunch 
-	15h – 15:45h Poster session
-	15:45h – 17:15h Invited talks (2)
-	17:20h – 20 Visit to Caravaca
-	20h Reception for participants in the Caravaca Castle
-	20:45h Bus departure to Cehegín and Murcia

June 6th
-	Bus from Murcia to Caravaca. Departure: 8:45h Hotel Silken; 8:50h Hotel Churra; 9:45h Hotel La Muralla
-	10h – 13h Field-trip to the Barranco del Gredero (K/T and P/E)
-	Lunch
-	15h – 16:15h Poster session
-	16.15h – 18:30h Invited talks (3)
-	19h Public Conference by Prof. José L. Sanz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
-	20h Bus departure to Cehegín and Murcia

June 7th 
-	Bus from Murcia to Caravaca. Departure: 8:45h Hotel Silken; 8:50h Hotel Churra; 9:45h Hotel La Muralla
-	10h – 1:30h Invited talks (2)
-	11:30h – 12h Coffee break
-	12h – 13:30h Invited talks (2)
-	Lunch 
-	15h – 16:15h Poster session
-	16:15h – 17h Invited talk (1)
-	17h – 18h Round table
-	18:15h – 18:45h Closure session
-	20:45 Farewell Dinner
-	22:30h Bus departure to Cehegín and Murcia

June 8th: Post-conference field-trip "Geological Heritage of Murcia"
-	Bus from Murcia to Caravaca. Departure: 9h Hotel Silken; 9:05h Hotel Churra; 10h Hotel La Muralla
Expected return time to Caravaca: 19h
-	19h Bus departure to Cehegín and Murcia

Social activities
-	June 3rd Welcoming party, meeting location at the Casa de la Cultura
-	June 4th, early afternoon: Reception organized by the Caravaca Council to honor the participants
-	Evening: Inauguration of the Exposition "Paleontological Heritage of the Murcia Region"
-	June 5th, evening: visit to Caravaca and reception in the Caravaca Castle
-	June 7th, evening: Farewell Dinner 

Invited talks (abstracts are posted on the Bioevents web site)
Oral presentation 40 minutes, and 5 min. for discussion

Poster Presentation
-	1.4 m (height) x 1.1m (width)
-	Posters will remain in exhibit throughout the duration of the meeting
-	Posters contributed to the Conference are posted on the Bioevents web site.  Authors will be assigned a designated time to attend to participants and answer questions.
-	IMPORTANT: Poster text may use either English or Spanish. We recommend to add an expanded abstract in English if the text is written in Spanish, and vice versa.

Poster Awards
Three awards will be given for poster presentations. Two will be decided by the Scientific Committee, the third will be decided by polling the participants. These awards will be for posters by  Graduate students, and young PhD’s, who are the first author of their posters.

Accommodation
* Youth Hostal, Fuentes del Marqués – tel. (34) 968 70 00 87
there are some places available. Please contact the Secretariat for reservation.

* Hotels
Haya Travel is the official travel agency of the meeting. You may contact them for your hotel reservation at:
E-mail: caravaca@hayatravel.com
Tel. (34) 968 700 090

Please, visit the web site of Bioevents for news before coming
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Secretaría de Bioeventos 2003
Plz. Templete, 1
30400 Caravaca de la Cruz; SPAIN

E-mail: Bioeventos Caravaca 2003 <areacd@terra.es>, <BIOEVENTOS@telefonica.net>
http://www.bioeventos.n3tix.com/