EUCOR announces MICROPAL'96

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                     EUCOR announces MICROPAL 1996
                       Advanced training course
                 for structural analysis and functional 
                   morphology of benthic foraminifera
                      (Late Paleozoic to Recent).        
               at the Geological-Paleontological Institute
                     Basel University, Switzerland
The 1996 MICROPAL training course will be focussed on structural analysis 
of complex, mainly larger foraminifera in order to support correct 
identification of their sections, as observed in random thin slides of 
hard rock, on the generic level. Many structures have a functional 
meaning while their diversity is restricted by biological constraints. 
Thus, biostratigraphical, biological and ecological aspects of structural 
pattern generation have to be discussed in order to enhance understanding 
of the relevant processes involved.

For technical reasons, the number of partecipants has to be restricted to 
20 persons. Applicants are requested to provide a short curriculum with 
abstracts of one or two of their main publications or reports if they 
have not partecipated in earlier courses. Partecipants are encouraged to 
take an active part in the course by preparing a personal contribution to 
structural questions by means of posters or frontal presentations (15-30 
min. each). The course will be concluded by a certified examination and 
yelds 5 points of merit in the european system of credit transfer.

Tuition fees including the cost of printed handouts US$ 200.00 for 
university students, US$ 400.00 for personel from state agencies such as 
geological surveys and US$ 800.00 for staff members of private companies. 
Payment, if possible in cash, preferable in Swiss Francs, upon arrival. 
Rate of exchange 1 US$= 1.20 SFr. Letters of acceptance with a detailed 
program and travel instructions will be sent after the June 15th deadline.

                        LETTER OF APPLICATION
I would like to partecipate in the training course MICROPAL 1996 on 
structural analysis of benthic foraminifera in Basel, October 3-17, 1996.

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Accomodation in single rooms of student hostel (US$ 300.00 for two weeks, 
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Accomodation in a hotel (ca. US$ 120.00 per day/person).
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				IMPORTANT

Send this application until JUNE 15th 1996 by fax or ordinary 
mail to 
Prof. L. Hottinger, Geologisch-Palaeontologisches Institut,
Bernoullistr. 32, CH-4056 Basel/Switzerland. Fax Nr. +41-61-2673613.





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/                   DAVIDE BASSI
/Department of Geological and Palaeontologiccal Sciences
/	       University of Ferrara
/		       ITALY
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