36th International Conference: DANUBE.RIVER.LIFE

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Day 1, 04.09: Festsaal der Raiffeisenkasse Klosterneuburg

Rathausplatz 7, 3400 Klosterneuburg

07:45 a.m.09:00 a.m.Registration
09:00 a.m.09:05 a.m.Welcome by the President of the conference, G. Janauer
09:05 a.m.09:10 a.m.Welcome by the President of the IAD, I. Teodorovic
09:10 a.m.09:15 a.m.Welcome by the Mayor of Klosterneuburg, G. Schuh
09:15 a.m.09:30 a.m.Opening of the 36th International Conference of the IAD by a representative of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water
09:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.Press Conference / Coffee break (sponsored by FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler) and Registration
10:15 a.m.10:45 a.m.»50 Jahre IAD - Rückblick und Perspektiven«, Lecture by T. Tittizer
10:45 a.m.11:10 a.m.»A glance into the future«, President of the IAD, I. Teodorovic
11:15 a.m.11:35 a.m.»100 years Reinhard Liepolt - Founder of IAD«, W. Kohl
11:35 a.m.11:55 a.m.Presentation concerning the role of the City of Vienna in the Danube River Basin, Representative of the City of Vienna
11:55 a.m.12:15 p.m.Presentation concerning the role of the Nationalpark “Donau-Auen” for the Danube River Basin Representative of the Nationalpark Donau-Auen
12:15 p.m.02:00 p.m.Lunch break
02:00 p.m.02:20 p.m.Presentation concerning the role of the ICPDR in the Danube River Basin, Representative of the ICPDR
02:20 p.m.02:40 p.m.»Comparative assessment of Potamoplankton and primary productivity in the River Danube«, Institute for Limnology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, M. T. Dokulil
02:40 p.m.03:00 p.m.Presentation concerning the importance of the WFD in the Danube River Basin Representative of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water, V. Koller-Kreimel
03:00 p.m.03:20 p.m.»Research activities of Verbund in point of view to the Water Framework Directive of European Union«, Representative of VERBUND - Austrian Hydro Power, H. A. Steiner
03:20 p.m.03:50 p.m.Coffee break, sponsored by FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler
03:50 p.m.04:20 p.m.Presentation concerning the importance of the Danube River, Representative of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology
04:20 p.m.04:40 p.m.»The ecological status of the Danube River with special reference to its fish fauna«, Department of Freshwater Ecology, University of Vienna, F. Schiemer
06:00 p.m.Reception by the Mayor of Klosterneuburg G. Schuh, Vinothek Stift Klosterneuburg, Rathausplatz 24

Day 2, 05.09: Vienna - Centre for Ecology

Althanstraße 14, 1190 Wien, Lecture Hall II, 2nd floor

08:30 a.m.08:40 a.m.Introduction and welcome by the Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, C. Noe
08:40 a.m.10:40 a.m.Session 1 - »Management of a large river in a changing environment«, (6 contributions), Chairs: T. Hein, M. Pannonhalmi
10:40 a.m.11:00 a.m.Coffee break, sponsored by FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler
11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.General Assembly of the IAD
12:30 p.m.02:15 p.m.Lunch break
02:15 p.m.04:15 p.m.Session 1 continued, (6 contributions), Chairs: T. Hein, M. Pannonhalmi
04:15 p.m.06:30 p.m.Poster session and coffee and snacks, sponsored by FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler

Day 3, 06.09: Excursion

08:10 a.m.Meeting Point: Ramp opposite tram station Line »D«
08:30 a.m.Departure, Busses are sponsored by Verbund Austria
Federal Agency for Water Management / Institute for Land and Water Management Research - Petzenkirchen
Presentation on Water Management in Austria
Lunch break
Tour in the Hydroelectric Power Plant »Ybbs-Persenbeug«, VERBUND - Austrian Hydro Power, afterwards Coffee and Snacks
Returning to Vienna through the scenic and famous Wachau Valley

Day 4, 07.09: Vienna - Centre for Ecology

Althanstraße 14, 1190 Wien, Parallel Sessions:
Session 2: Lecture Hall II, 2nd floor (follow signs)
Session 3: Lecture Hall 7, 2nd floor (follow signs)

08:30 a.m.10:50 a.m.Session 2 - »The role of macrophytes in large rivers«, (7 contributions), Chairs: W. Schuetz, G. Janauer
parallelparallelSession 3 - »Challenges in fish ecology in large rivers«, (7 contributions), Chair: H. Waidbacher
10:50 a.m.11:20 a.m.Coffee break, sponsored by FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler
11:20 a.m.12:20 p.m.Session 4 – »The role of algae in large rivers«, (3 contributions), Chair: K. Teubner
12:20 p.m.02:30 p.m.Lunch break
02:30 p.m.04:10 p.m.Session 5 – »Invertebrates: key riverine community and bioindicators«, (5 contributions), Chairs: N. Ortel, M. Leichtfried
04:10 p.m.04:40 p.m.Coffee break, sponsored by FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler
04:40 p.m.05:20 p.m.Session 5 continued, (2 contributions), Chairs: N. Ortel, M. Leichtfried
05:20 p.m.06:40 p.m.Session 6 – »Miscellaneous«, (4 contributions), Chair: J. Bloesch
08:15 p.m.Reception by the Mayor of Vienna, M. Häupl, Heurigen »Fuhrgassl-Huber«, Neustift/Walde 66, 1190 Wien

Day 5, 08.09: Vienna - Centre for Ecology

Althanstraße 14, 1190 Wien, Lecture Hall II, 2nd floor

08:30 a.m.08:45 a.m.Opening
08:45 a.m.10:25 a.m.Session 7 – »Microbial communties in large rivers«, (5 contributions), Chairs: G. Kavka, D. Kasimir
10:25 a.m.11:00 a.m.Coffee break, sponsored by FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler
11:00 a.m.12:40 p.m.Session 8 – »Water quality aspects: nutrients and toxic substances«, (5 contributions), Chairs: I. Teodorovic, M. Zessner
12:40 p.m.02:30 p.m.Lunch break
02:30 p.m.03:30 p.m.Session 8 continued, (3 contributions), Chairs: I. Teodorovic, M. Zessner
03:30 p.m.04:00 p.m.Coffee break, sponsored by FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler
04:00 p.m.05:00 p.m.Mini-Workshops »Natural Heritage« and »Functional Processes of aquatic and terrestrial transition zones«
05:00 p.m.05:30 p.m.Closing of the conference