European Vulture Conference 2019
Event Information
About this event
Sales for the European Vultures Conference are now over.
Future requests for registering are subject to validation and will incur in extra cost. For further information contact 4vultures@teamlewis.com
ABOUT THE EVENT
From 1-4 October 2019 we will be bringing together scientists, conservationists and the public in the Algarve, Portugal for an international congress looking at the latest research and conservation of vultures in Europe and beyond, in our first European Vulture Conference. We are convening our first ever European Vulture Conference to share the latest research and conservation measures and discussing emerging topics from work being carried out across Europe and beyond.
Keep an eye on #Vultures2019 on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn over the coming weeks for some of the key announcements for our European Vulture Conference.
Scientific Programme
You can now review the preliminary scientific programme of the European Vulture Conference. The programme features the latest insights on vulture conservation and research by world-leading experts, covering various topics on all four of Europe’s vulture species.
TRANSFER FROM AIRPORTS >> Book your seat until September 16th.
If you need, the event will provide you a bus transfer from the airport to the venue from Lisbon's Airport and from Faro's Airport.
30/09 Transfers from Lisbon and Faro’s airports to the hotel: 12 pm, 4 pm and 7 pm or 8pm (Faro) and 9.30 pm (Lisbon)
4/10 Hotel to Lisbon and Faro airports: 7 am and 4pm
5/10 Hotel to Lisbon and Faro airports: 10.30 am
The approximate travel time between Lisbon and the hotel is 3 hours. From the venue to Faro's Airport please consider at least 40 minutes travel.
Book your seat now! Send an email to 4vultures@teamlewis.com
WHERE TO STAY
We suggest you to stay at NAU São Rafael Hotel where the event will take place. Book the hotel before May 31 for better fares: send an email to bookings@nauhotels.com to request your room with better fares. On your email please mention you are attending The European Vulture Conference in São Rafael Hotel.
> Single room | 125€/night (Breakfast included)
> Double/Twin room | 135€/night (Breakfast included)
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The abstract submission deadline has passed. Many thanks to everyone who submitted an abstract. The scientific committee will now check all abstracts and get back to the first-author if the abstract was accepted for presentation or not by the end of June.
We will shortly be able to present you with a more detailed program. Please don't forget to register for the conference if you have not done so.
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CONFERENCE DINNER
Register now and save your place at the Conference Dinner.
Buffet Dinner with alcohol: 33,25€
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PROMOTION OF BUSINESS
If you wish to promote your business during the European Vulture Conference, we'll have a space ready for you.
Company stand:
- Basic: 1100€ - includes booth + entrance for two pax + buffet dinner for two pax
- Sponsor: 2150€ - includes booth + logo on the conference documents and communication + entrance for two pax + buffet dinner for two pax
Artist stand:
We want this event to be much more than sharing the latest technical information on vulture conservation. So we are developing the Artist Corner - a place for participants to share their passion for these birds through various forms of art.
These are some of the things we are preparing for the event:
- LIVE mural painting
- Scribing – illustration of conference talks
- How to sketch a vulture session
- Vulture Photography exhibit and contest
- Poetry session
- Music and dance session
- Silent auction of vulture art, books and photos for conservation action fundraising
- Artist booths
If you are an artist and would like to be at the European Vulture Conference and promote your artwork, here are several options we have created:
OPTION A – 125 €
- Includes entrance for 1 pax + conference bag + 6 coffee breaks + 3 lunches + your own space at the artist corner (1 table + 1 chair) + conference dinner for 1 pax + field trip (4/10)
OPTION B – 37,5 €
- If you offer 1 activity of 1 hour per day (3 days) for participants (subject to approval by the VCF - send your proposal to info(at)vultures.org)
- Includes entrance for 1 pax + conference bag + 6 coffee breaks + 3 lunches + your own space at the artist corner (1 table + 1 chair)
OPTION C – art piece offer discount (variable)
- If you offer 1 piece of art for the auction (subject to approval by the VCF - send your proposal to info(at)vultures.org), you get the discount equivalent to the value of the piece of art offered. For example, if you offer 1 painting with a value of 50 euros (starting bid), the registration fee goes down from 125 euros to 75 euros for 1 person
- Includes entrance for 1 pax + conference bag + 6 coffee breaks + 3 lunches + your own space at the artist corner (1 table + 1 chair)
Feel free to contact info@4vultures.org for more information.
Stay up to date with the latest news and announcements of the conference by following our Facebook Event Page and #Vultures2019 on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Organiser Vulture Conservation Foundation
Organiser of European Vulture Conference 2019
The Vulture Conservation Foundation is an international NGO committed to the conservation of the European vulture species: Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus), Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus), Cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) and Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus). VCF has extensive experience in breeding, reintroduction and protection of vultures in their natural habitat.
All European vulture species have a highly vulnerable status, and their distribution ranges have been severely restricted in the last century. Threats such as illegal poisoning, lack of food availability and collisions at wind farms and powerlines are putting the incipient recovery of some populations at risk. The isolation of many of the breeding populations and low productivity rate of the species make it difficult to ensure the survival of these species in the long term.
Vultures require large natural areas of good quality habitat, which is increasingly difficult to find in the humanized European continent. Because of their unique role in the ecosystem, vultures are ‘keystone species’ in European mountain landscapes. They cut the vector of infectious disease transmission, act as natural carcass recyclers and are of great socioeconomic value to local communities. Protecting vultures therefore means protection of the entire European ecosystems.
