Dear colleagues,
We have a possibility to organize and host the 20th Eurasian Grassland Conference in Oulu in 2025, however it will make sense if the members of our university research community are interested in this initiative. So, I would like to discuss this point and ask if someone (who has a contract in the University of Oulu at least until the end of 2025) has a wish and motivation to become a member of its local organizing committee. Potentially this conference can be implemented within the Biodiverse Anthropocenes research programme, however many things should be done before the final decision will be accepted. Also, we can invite some other Finnish organizations like Parks and Wildlife Finland (https://www.metsa.fi/en/about-us/organisation/business-units/parkswildlife-f...) to become co-organizations. Maybe they will agree to take responsibilities to organize post-conference excursion/s.
The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (https://edgg.org/home) connects researchers and conservationists interested in Palearctic natural and semi-natural grasslands. The organization holds annual conferences in various locations in Eurasia and North Africa: the last one was in Spain (2022), in this year - Hungary (2023) - https://www.egc2023.hu, the next one - in Italy (2024). Now there is an open question: where will the 20th Eurasian Grassland Conference happen in 2025? So, I think that the University of Oulu might be a perfect candidate for this event with a mid-conference excursion to the Hailuoto island. We could organize this event at the end of June of 2025, because it will be an especially attractive time to show local grasslands, as well as the time of white nights about which many people heard a lot, but never seen.
So, if you are interested in this offer, please let me know. Also, I am ready to answer your questions.
Kind regards, Mykyta
Mykyta Peregrym | Visiting Researcher Ecology and Genetics Research Unit | University of Oulu P.O. Box 3000, 90014 Oulu, Finland +380505445944 (Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber)
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