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Dear Phycologists,

This is to recap some news and announcements with respect to the IFAA and
the related site developments.
For an unknown reason, we are experimenting some problems at our main site
with the java links (fphover.class); I guess I shall fix it very soon.
To date, there are 95 people registered to the CALCALGA list!
The IFAA member database, a distinctive feature, has been announced by
Michael Rasser (who is behind this project). It is coming with a full
membership to the IFAA and please note that there are no registration fees.
You will be ask to fill a form online (if you don't have access to the web
pages, we might send you a form on request that you will return to us
through the e-mail). (Free) Membership is open; it is not restricted to the
"fossil algae" people!
Our affiliate ring of websites, namely "Fossil and Modern Algae", is fully
operational with a set of 9 sites [Dina Mandoli, Ed Drew, Bruno Granier,
Andre Hospers, Michael Rasser, and Michael Schudack].
I attached the 3rd / last circular for the IFAA 4th regional meeting in Cluj
(next September) at the end of this message.
Whole parts of our parent site and of some affiliates are on the move to the
IMBI server. IMBI stands for International Marine Biodiversity Initiative.
The IMBI softwares and web site are a volunteer service provided by the
International Ocean Institute Regional Operational Centre for Southern
Africa at the University of the Western Cape. They are designed to
facilitate online collaboration for small groups (working together,
developing short-term projects, staying in touch with each other, sharing
images, documents, comments, etc.). "I guess" Derek Keats, who is behind
most of it, should give us a report on the latest developments within the
coming days (hours). Actually that is the best place where to build a
reference image-library (for instance, it would be great to build an
image-library for the types - holotypes, paratypes, neotypes, ... - of our
fossil calcareous algae), and to develop much more projects. The web is
there to speed up things ... 
On July 16th, a new gallery with Western Pacific Crustose Corallines has
been added to the site. This photo-album, which includes 18 images, is based
on material provided by Derek Keats and his colleagues from the IMBI
Workshop on Coralline Algae recently held in Kenting, Taiwan. It is the
first gallery hosted at the IMBI.
I can also announce that we have a gallery nearing completion from Emile Nat
on Dutch modern Charophytes.
*<:o)) I have recently loaded some java/javascript based entertainment (a
Memory and 2 Metamorphosis games in addition to the existing one: the
Bornetella jelly!) to our parent site. ((o:>*
Globochaete alpina gets striking affinities to bacterially-induced CaCO3
(bio-) crystals! Let us check it with 34 S.E.M. pictures brought to us by
Gérard Bignot and uploaded to our Gallery on July 3rd, 2001.
On June 24th, thanks to  the Geological Survey of Austria [Geologische
Bundesanstalt], the original German version of 1874 paper by C.W. Gümbel was
made available to our Library. It can be downloaded in the form of a 'pdf'
file (12KB) from the IFAA Library; you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat
Reader version 4 or higher.
On June 22nd, two new galleries have been added to the site: the first
gallery with (mostly) Paleocene Algae (14 pictures) is inherited from - our
colleague - Graham F. Elliott's collection; the second gallery deals with
Holocene Acetabulariacean remains (5 S.E.M. pictures only).

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS / IDEAS / FEEDBACK ARE MOST WELCOME!

Best regards,
Bruno

bgranier@adma.co.ae <mailto:bgranier@adma.co.ae>
bgranier@emirates.net.ae <mailto:bgranier@emirates.net.ae>
(for private mailing use only: send a copy of your message to both e-mails
to make sure it reaches me)

International  "Fossil Algae" Association:
<http://members.tripod.com/bruno.granier/index.html> (parent site)
<http://listserv.rediris.es/archives/calcalga.html> (list hosted by the
RedIRIS - Spanish Academic Network)
<http://ifaa.port5.com/> (affiliate ring)
<http://imbi.uwc.ac.za/courses/ifaa/> (living archives hosted by the
University of Western Cape, South Africa)
PETRALGA (PErmian and TRiassic ALGAe):
<http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/alga2000/index.html>
CCA (Cretaceous Calcareous Algae):
<http://www.multimania.com/bgranier/index.html>
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4th REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF I.F.A.A.
(Algae and carbonate platforms in Romania)
August 29-September 5, 2001
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Organizing Committee
Ioan I. Bucur (Executive president)
Sorin Filipescu
Alexandru Hosu
Ioan Tantau (treasurer)
Emanoil Sasaran
Ioana Prica
Paul Dica
Reszeg Voichita
Bruno Granier (Web page)

THIRD CIRCULAR

Mailing address
Prof.dr. Ioan Bucur
4th IFAA Regional Symposium
Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca
Department of Geology
Str. M. Kogalniceanu nr.1
3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Tel: 0040- 64-405300 extension 5205
Fax: 0040 - 64 - 191906
E-mail: ibucur@bioge.ubbcluj.ro

Please use the e-mail for any details and information you need. Please visit
the web site:
http://members.tripod.com/bruno.granier/ (4th IFAA Regional Symposium)

Program schedule
August 28 - Arrival and registration
August 29 -September 1: Pre-symposium field trip (Triassic, Jurassic and
Lower Cretaceous algae and carbonate deposits from the Apuseni Mountains and
Resita zone; Miocene red algae from the Transylvanian Basin)
September 2-3: Scientific session
September 4-5: Post-symposium field trips (Upper Jurassic algae and
carbonate deposits from Cheile Turzii - Apuseni Mountains and Eocene red
algae in Jibou area - Transylvanian Basin)

IMPORTANT!
Pre-symposium field trip starts on  August 29. The departure will be at 8.30
a.m. from the University Hotel in Cluj-Napoca.

Accommodation:
During the scientific session and post-symposium field trips, the
accommodation will be provided at the Victoria Hotel in Cluj-Napoca. 

N.B. All participants attending the Pre-symposium field trip will be hosted
for the night of 28 August at the University Hotel (Pandurilor str. 7, with
entrance in Plopilor str.)

FEES
445 US $ (single room in Cluj, sept. 1-5)
375 US $ (double room in Cluj, sept. 1-5)
The fee covers:
- symposium bag;
- program and abstracts;
- field trips guide;
- the cost of the pre- and post -symposium field trips;
- evening party in Cluj (Sept. 2);
- a copy of the special volume (proceedings of the symposium)

For the participants who are not able to attend the pre-symposium field-trip
the fees are:
345 US $ (single room in Cluj, Sept. 1-5)
275 US $ (double room in Cluj, Sept. 1-5)

Very important!
Participants who were not able to pay the fees until July 15 are asked to
avoid bank transfer after this date and to pay directly to the registration
desk at the arrival in Cluj-Napoca
Participants who already paid by bank transfer are kindly asked to send a
copy of the transfer document.

Registration
Registration desk will be open on August 28 at the Babes-Bolyai University
(Str. M. Kogalniceanu 1) between 15.00 and 18.00 hr., and at the University
hotel (Pandurilor str. 7) between 18.30-21.00 hr.
During the pre-symposium field trip registration desk will be open every day
between 10.00-13.00 and 17.00-19.00 hrs.

Arrival
We will try to assist the participants at their arrival. We kindly ask you
to provide information about the exact time and place of your arrival.

Presentation equipment
Overhead-projector, slide-projector, and a video-projector are available.
For each oral presentation 20 minutes will be allocated.

Please don't forget!
You need an entry visa in Romania. People from European Countries can have
the visa at the border or at the airport. Participants from other countries
must ask for the visa at the Romanian consulate in their country. If
necessary, a personal invitation can be provided on request.