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Hedgerow Futures Conference 3-5th September 2012
Hedgerows are unique features in the modern landscape; remnants of historical land-use and land management they collectively constitute an enormous human cultural and nature conservation resource. Nevertheless, hedgerows and their wildlife face continuing challenges including removal, inappropriate management, fragmentation, and unknown climate-change impacts. At the same time their value as wildlife habitat, dispersal corridors, as human cultural artefacts, and as providers of human ecosystem services is increasingly being recognised.
The meeting ‘Hedgerow Futures’ has been called to bring together hedgerow researchers and managers to consider the following themes:
- Biodiversity
- Connectivity
- Ecosystem Services
- Sustainability
- Management
- Relationship with People
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Nick Sotherton Head of Research at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust an organisation with over 40-years experience of hedgerow ecology.
Dr. Françoise Burel, Director of Research CNRS; Connectivity keynote.
Professor Richard Pywell, Programme Leader for research on biodiversity and ecosystem services at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
Additional speakers to be confirmed
A full list of speakers and a programme will be posted here in February 2012
PROCEEDINGS: We will be publishing proceedings of the meeting and intend that these should be available at the meeting.
VENUE: The conference will be held in at the Staffordshire University Science Centre on Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, UK. The University campus is self-contained with en-suite accommodation and restaurant.
Invitation to submit an abstract for the conference
We are interested in receiving abstracts of 150 words by 31st January 2012 which address the above. Abstracts should give title, authors, a summary of the talk or poster to be presented. Please ensure that the title starts with the following: ‘TALK:’ or ‘POSTER:’ Please send your abstracts, in English, to the conference convenor Professor John Dover at j.w.dover@staffs.ac.uk
We will be publishing proceedings of the meeting and intend that these should be available at the meeting. Please indicate whether you wish to submit a paper based on your talk or poster for the proceedings when you submit your abstract (poster papers will be shorter than those based on talks). Please note: if you agree to submit a paper we will be working to short and rigid deadlines for draft and final versions of your paper. Guidelines for paper size and layout will be provided.
General information
The meeting language will be English.
The meeting venue: The conference will be held in the brand new Staffordshire University Science Centre on Leek Road just around the corner from Stoke-on-Trent railway station. The building will be completed early in 2012 and our meeting will be the first to be held there. The University campus is self-contained with en-suite accommodation and restaurant. Click here for more information.
Cost: The Symposium fee is £160 including refreshments (morning and afternoon) and lunch on 3rd + 4th September 2012, symposium bag, and proceedings.
An optional field visit to look at hedges and hedge management in the surrounding area will be held on the 5th September and will be additional to the conference fee.
Other items not included in the conference fee: Bed and Breakfast at the University is available in en-suite rooms on the nights of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th of September as required. Evening meals can be booked at the University on the nights of the 3rd & 4th of September. Meals on the evenings of the 2nd and 5th September are unavailable at the University and will need to be sought in local restaurants. A new Hedgelink web page for the meeting is under preparation and will contain detailed information and a booking form soon.
Conference fee, accommodation and meal costs
| COST | VAT | TOTAL COST | |
| Conference fee | £160 | £160 | |
| Bed & Breakfast 2nd September. Ensuite accommodation | £37.50 | £7.50 | £45.00 |
| Bed & Breakfast 3rd September. Ensuite accommodation | £37.50 | £7.50 | £45.00 |
| Bed & Breakfast 4th September. Ensuite accommodation | £37.50 | £7.50 | £45.00 |
| Bed & Breakfast 5th September. Ensuite accommodation | £37.50 | £7.50 | £45.00 |
| Evening Meal 3rd September | £21.00 | £4.20 | £25.20 |
| Evening Meal 4th September | £21.00 | £4.20 | £25.20 |
| Optional Field Course 5th September | £24.20 | £4.84 | £29.04 |
The Conference fee will include admittance to the conference, a conference bag, proceedings, lunch on the 3rd and 4th September 2012, refreshment breaks (tea & coffee) in the morning and afternoon of the 3rd and the 4th September.
AccommodationIf booked, ensuite accommodation will be provided as Bed & Breakfast at a University Hall of Residence a short walk from the Science Centre where the meeting will be held. Accommodation can be booked for the nights of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th September 2012
Evening MealsEvening meals can be booked for the nights of the 3rd and 4th September and will be held in the on-site restaurant near the Science Centre. Unfortunately we cannot provide meals on the nights of the 2nd or 5th September and delegates should aim to use restaurants in Stoke-on-Trent please see the Stoke on Trent website.
Field VisitThere will be a field visit on the 5th of September 2012 to look at local hedges and hedge management. The fee for the field trip includes a packed lunch and place on a coach.
BookingPlease download the booking form and send via e-mail or post to:
Christine Dover
Conference Administrator
Institute for Environment, Sustainability & Regeneration
Staffordshire University
College Rd
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 2DE, UK
e-mail: c.j.dover@staffs.ac.uk
tel: +44 1782 294110
fax: +44 1782 294107
