4^th Italian Congress of Herpetology (First announcement)

18 - 21 June 2002

Organised by: Societas Herpetologica Italica (S.H.I.)

 Invitation

The 4^th National Congress of Societas Herpetologica Italica will be held at Villa Campolieto, a famous Vesuvian Villa in Ercolano (Naples) from 18 to 21 June 2002.
The Congress is co-organised by Dipartimento di Zoologia and Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Comparata of Naples University Federico II, in collaboration with Vesuvius National Park and Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park.

 Organising Committee

Orfeo Picariello (President), Gaetano Odierna (Vice President), Fabio Maria Guarino (Secretary), Domenico Capolongo (Treasurer), Mario Milone (Board adviser).

Scientific Program

The following sections will be held: Tropical herpetofauna; Palaeontology, Biogeography, Systematics and Evolution, Morpho-physiology and Reproduction, Ecology and Ethology, Faunistics, Atlas, Museology and Conservation.

The Congress will include three full days dedicated to the presentation of scientific contributions and a day to spend for the national assembly of S.H.I. and field trip.The scientific contributions will be presented as oral communication or as poster, according to the scientific committee

Congress Fee

The congress fee (90 Euro for full participants and 45 Euro for students) will cover registration, opening party, book of program and abstracts, field trip, proceedings and coffee breaks. Details of methods of payment will be provided with the Second Announcement.
Details concerning accommodation and meals will be available in the 2^nd announcement.

For applications and information contact:
Prof. Orfeo Picariello, Dipartimento di Zoologia, Via Mezzocannone 8, 80134 Napoli. Tel. 081/2535145; fax 081/2535111; e-mail: picariel@unina.it
Dr. Fabio Maria Guarino, Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Comparata, Via Mezzocannone 8, 80134 Napoli. Tel. 081/2535046; e-mail: guarino@dgbm.unina.it

More information and updates are available on internet, at site:  www.zoologia.unina.it

The second announcement will be sent within July 2001 to all those answering this invitation.

The Organising Committee