The deadline for manuscript submission is 19 September 2008. The conference proceedings will be published in Hydrobiologia, but as strict page limits apply, short communications would be much appreciated. The page limit for manuscripts (double spaced, with margins A4 or quarto-sized paper) to be considered for publication is normally 20 pages, resulting in ca. 10 printed pages. Please see the “Guide for Preparation of manuscripts” in the journal website http://www.springer.com/life+sci/ecology/journal/10750. Manuscripts not conforming to the standard format will be rejected. Potential participants are reminded to take this into account when preparing manuscripts. Please note that, following the publication policy of Hydrobiologia, all manuscripts will be subjected to rigorous peer-review. Presenting a paper at the conference will not guarantee its publication in the proceedings.

In order facilitate young participants to publish their research works in the proceedings, the organizing committee has arranged an oral presentation “Guide for Preparation of manuscripts to be published in Hydrobiologia” by the             Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Koen Martens in a session to be held at the conference.