Instructions and details

PRICING DETAILS:

The conference fee is set at 200 EUR per person, excluding accommodation. The conference fee includes:

• admission to oral and poster sessions,
• workshop booklet and goodie bag,
• the official reception and coffee-breaks,
• lunch (3 days, incl. packed lunch on excursion day),
• dinner (4 days)
• participation in the fieldtrip on Day 4

The conference fee including accommodation is set at 385 EUR per person (for 4 nights). 

To ensure availability of sufficient low-cost accommodation, we have reserved 50 beds in 1 and 2 person rooms across a number of bungalows in one of the nearby holiday parks in the Lauwersmeer area. These will be allotted on a first come, first served basis – though priority will be given to participants from low-income countries.

IMPORTANT: We assume you will participate for the entire duration of the workshop, and that you want to make use of pre-booked accomodation option UNLESS you indicate otherwise in the text box at the bottom of the registration form.

CONFERENCE SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS

We have secured the following support for participants from low-income countries:

• OPTION 1: Travel support & free conference participation for up to 5 participants from West Africa. We will cover maximum 90% of the travel costs (incl. visa arrangements) and the full conference fee (incl. accommodation), for a maximum amount of 1.350EUR per person.
  
  
• OPTION 2: Travel support for 1 participant from a low-income Mediterranean country. We will cover maximum 90% of the travel costs (incl. visa arrangements) and the full conference fee (incl. accommodation).
  
  
• OPTION 3: Free conference participation for up to 5 participants from low-income countries. We will cover conference costs (including accommodation) for up to 5 people.

Participants applying for one of these sponsored participation options need to indicate this in the text box at the bottom of the registration page. Please confirm that you have not received alternative funding for the same costs.

PAYMENT DETAILS: 

All participants will receive instructions for payment when registrations are complete. 

ESIEG ROUND-TABLE INSTRUCTIONS:

Spoonbill population update

As every three years, we will compile an update about the population size of Spoonbills in each flyway/country1. We previously asked ESIEG members from all countries to ensure a comprehensive census of Spoonbills will take place in each country this year, and to provide the up-to-date population estimates for 2025 via email, or in this file: https://lite.framacalc.org/pop-esieg by 31 august 2025

Conservation actions and opportunities update

We ask participants from all countries to answer the questionnaire to be send by June 2025 for an update on the progress of the conservation actions and evaluation of threats within the international spoonbill action plan2.

References

1 Champagnon J, Kralj J. 2023. Eurasian Spoonbill population sizes and trends 2007-2022. In: Proceedings of the X Workshop of the Eurasian Spoonbill Interna􀆟onal Expert Group. Arles, France: IUCN-SSC Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group Special Publica􀆟on 3, 15–18. https://storkibisspoonbill.org/wpcontent/uploads/2023/10/Special_Publica􀆟on_2023.pdf

2 Kralj J, Lok T, Pigniczki C, Cheshmedzhiev S, Habib M, El-Hacen HM, Champagnon J. 2023. Re-evaluation of priorities from AEWA Eurasian Spoonbill International Action Plan. In: Proceedings of the X Workshop of the Eurasian Spoonbill International Expert Group. Arles, France: IUCN-SSC Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group Special Publication 3, 19–28. https://storkibisspoonbill.org/wpcontent/uploads/2023/10/Special_Publica􀆟on_2023.pdf