11th eavp meeting – Villers-sur-Mer (France) 11th – 15th June 2013 11th eavp meeting – Villers-sur-Mer (France)

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Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you all to the 11th meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists (EAVP) that will be held in Villers-sur-Mer (France) from June 11^th to June 15^th 2013. The venues of the meeting will be the Paleospace-l’Odyssée and the cinema, located close to one another in the town centre of Villers-sur-Mer.

The Paléospace-l’Odyssée is a new museum, where one may discover the fossils collected in the ‘Vaches noires’ cliffs, located West of the town. It caters for all kinds of visitors, from kids and families to fossil experts, who can admire the fossil collections and the skeletons of marine reptiles, witnesses of the Jurassic times in the Villers-sur-Mer area.

In 2011, a venue was purpose-built to house this new museum near the wetland of Villers-Blonville. Only 7 km from Deauville, 200 km from Paris and 100 meters from the Channel, the geographical location of Paléospace-l’Odyssée is ideal with regards to the three main themes it aims to promote:

-Time and Palaeontology, with the proximity of the ‘Vaches noires’ cliffs, a 5 km long Callovian-Oxfordian and Cenomanian outcrop by the sea, where, thanks to erosion, new fossils become exposed every day on the beach.

-Time measurement, with Villers-sur-Mer located precisely on the Greenwich meridian.

-Time, Nature and Human Beings, with the proximity of the Villers-Blonville wetland.

This meeting, as with all the previous EAVP meetings, follows the general objectives of the Association to promote and encourage communication and collaboration as well as to bring together the Vertebrate Palaeontology community of Europe through the organization of such a meeting in a different country every year. Delegates are invited to provide oral and poster presentations that cover all aspects of Vertebrate Palaeontology.

The annual meeting of the EAVP members will take place on Thursday 12^th of June. The usual auction in support of the Raymonde Rivoallan Fund will take place after the meeting. Please remember to bring items for the auction!

Technical information

1) Cash payment during registration at the entrance of the museum.

3) Transfer payment to the following account

Bank: Banque de France

Bank address: DRFIP Basse-Normandie-Calvados

Account owner: Régie Epic l’Odyssée-Paléospace

Account Number: 10071 14000 00002000530 57

IBAN Code: FR76 1007 1140 0000 0020 0053 057

BIC/SWIFT Code: TRPUFRP1
Please specify the object of your Transfer payment. Object: Congrès EAVP

Transport

By Plane

The nearest airports are Deauville (15 minute drive to Villers-sur-Mer) and Paris (2 hour drive to Villers-sur-Mer).

By Train

The nearest major railway station is located in Deauville. We can arrange bus and minibus transport to and from the station should you require it, in which case we will ask you to inform us.

You may find detailed appropriate information about trains here: http://www.voyages-sncf.com/

Information about accommodation in Villers can be found on the multilingual website of the Villers Tourist Office:

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One twin room                              68€                     73€

Four double rooms                      68€                    73€

Two 3-bed rooms                         79€                    88€

Two 4-bed rooms                   89€                    99€

Taxe de séjour                 0.80 €

It is worth mentioning that the city of Villers has made 30 bed-spaces available for the duration of the meeting in a large house (‘La Celloise’) located in the town center. La Celloise is fully equipped, with private and communal bathrooms and a communal kitchen, and is home in the Summer to seasonal workers (lifeguards, etc.). These rooms (single, double, and dormitory) would be ideal for students or other participants with limited funding. The cost will be about 15€ per night. There are only 30 places available and they will be attributed on a first-come, first-served basis. So book early! For details please contact the organizers.

If you wish to travel by camper van, we can reserve a space for you near the Museum (10 euros per night with water and electricity). Inform us in advance for booking (There are only 14 locations).

Laurent Picot l.picot@paleospace-villers.fr

and Eric Buffetaut eric.buffetaut@sfr.fr
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   Status/Payment for:
   

Student EAVP member 30€

2. 
   Do you intend to give a presentation? Y/N
   

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   Do you plan to attend the conference dinner? (30€) Y/N
   

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   Do you plan to attend the field trip on Saturday? (free) Y/N
   

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   Do you want to participate to the tour of the town (Wed 12-20 h) Y/N
   

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   If you are a student, do you wish to book a place at the “Celloise”? These rooms will be made available during the meeting and would be ideal for students or other participants with limited funding. The cost will be 15€ per night. There are only 30 such places on offer Y/N Number of nights:
   

KEY DATES AND DEADLINES

Preliminary registration: 31 January 2013