IRISH RAISED BOGS CONSERVATION, UTILISATION  AND AFTER-USE TOUR & CONFERENCE

EXTENDED BOOKING OPPORTUNITY

IRISH RAISED BOGS CONSERVATION, UTILISATION  AND AFTER-USE TOUR & CONFERENCE

BOOKINGS PERIOD TO RUN UNTIL 1 JUNE 2001

Due to the problem of Foot & Mouth disease and the confusion this has caused
among foreign delegates wishing to travel to Ireland to join the symposium
the IPCC wish to make the following announcement:

1. On the 11th May Ireland will officially be declared free of Foot & Mouth
disease. All public parks, nature reserves etc. are open to visitors.

2. The Irish Raised Bogs Conservation, Utilisation  and After-Use Tour and
Conference are therefore going ahead.

3. The final date for acceptance of bookings to join the tour has been
extended to the 1 June 2001.  (Bookings for the one day conference on raised
bogs scheduled for the 12 September will continue to be taken up until the
31 August 2001). 

So if you have not already completed your booking form and returned it with
your payment please do so today.

We look forward to welcoming you to Ireland and showing you some of our most
prestigious raised bogs.

Yours faithfully, 

Peter Foss, IPCC

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IRISH RAISED BOGS CONSERVATION, UTILISATION  AND AFTER-USE TOUR & CONFERENCE
SYMPOSIUM 4 - 13 SEPTEMBER 2001

A symposium consisting of an 8 day  study tour (4-11 September 2001)
Followed by a conference (12 September 2001).

The tour will showcase all aspects of the Irish midland peat resource
including the network of conserved raised bogs, archaeological sites, and
the after use of the raised bogs which have been extracted by hand and
industrially. The study tour will be followed by a day long conference.

The cost for study tour participants to include information pack, all
accommodation, food and transport for study tour and conference will be
IR£499  Euro 634  (approx. US $ 600)

The cost for the conference £40 Euro 51. Price includes conference
registration fees, lunch, refreshments and symposium prospectus.

The project is an initiative of the  Irish Peatland  Conservation Council

Sponsored by Bord na Móna
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If you have not already received a booking form for the tour and conference
you can obtain one on our web site or from:

Irish Peatland Conservation Council
119 Capel Street
Dublin 1
Ireland

Tel: +353-1-8722384
Fax: +353-1-8722397

e-mail: [log in to unmask]
web: http://www.ipcc.ie

IPCC - Action for Bogs & Wildlife - Ag caomhnu na bportach