The Fourth IAL Symposium: Progress and Problems in Lichenology at the Turn of the Millennium

President: M. Jahns; Secretary: X. Llimona. - Organizing Committee and Advisory Board: C. Ascaso, E. Barreno, A. R. Burgaz, R. Carballal, M. Casares, A. Crespo, J. M. Egea, A. Gómez-Bolea, N. L. Hladun, X. Llimona, C. Máguas, E. Manrique, L. G. Sancho, F. Valladares, C. Vicente-Córdoba. Local Organizing Committee: X. Llimona (Secretary), P.Navarro-Rosinés (Assistant Secretary), N. L. Hladun, A.Gómez-Bolea, M. Barbero, M. Giralt.

General Information: The Fourth International Association of Lichenology Meeting will be held from 3rd to 8th September 2000 at the Facultat de Biologia of the University of Barcelona. Most of the sessions will take place in the Aula Magna of the Faculty, Avenida Diagonal 645, Barcelona. The University of Barcelona (Divisió III), the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, and the Generalitat de Catalunya will act as sponsors. Lichenologists of the Grup de Recerca de Criptogàmia (Dept. de Biologia Vegetal, UB) will act as Local Organising Committee, assisted by an Advisory Board composed of by leading Iberian lichenologists.

Purpose: This Symposium is a continuation of a series of international meetings on lichen biology, which started in Berlin 1969, and continued in Bristol 1974, Münster 1986 (IAL 1), London 1989, Madrid 1990, Lund 1992 (IAL 2) and Salzburg 1996 (IAL 3). It aims to bring together students and scientists from different fields such as morphology, physiology, ecology, chemistry and classic and molecular systematics in order to extend our knowledge of the lichenized fungi.

Second Announcement: If you are interested in receiving further information on the symposium please return the reply form (see www.bio.ub.es/ial2000.htm) before September 1999. The second announcement will be distributed during February 2000.

Language: The working language at the symposium will be English. No translation service will be provided. Abstracts must be submitted in English.

Scientific Program: The symposium will include scientific sessions, contributed symposia and poster sessions. The scientific program has been tentatively divided into eight different sections and four contributed symposia: Sections: A. - Systematics of the Mycobiont; B.- Photobionts; C.- Morphology and Structure; D.- Ecology and Ecophysiology; E.- Mediterranean and Xerophilous Lichen Diversity and Biogeography; F.- Lichen-dominated Communities; G.- Populations and Thallus Individuality; H.- Lichenicolous Fungi. Contributed Symposia: 1.- Bioindication by Lichens of Stability and Stress in Ecosystems; 2.- Storage and Retrieval of Lichen Data: Publications, Herbaria, Checklists, Floras; 3.- Strategies for the Sustainable Use of Lichen Biodiversity; 4.- Molecular Approach to Lichen Phylogeny.

Participants: The symposium is open to any person interested in the lichenized fungi.

Contributed Papers: papers for oral presentation or poster demonstration are welcomed. The final selection for these presentations will be taken by the conveners (two in each section on Contributed Symposium).

Registration: Definitive registration fees will be published on the second announcement.

Accomodation: The Technical Secretariat - AOPC will reserve hotel rooms at various rates. Hotels will be located close to the city center and well connected with the symposium venue by public transport. Further information will be given in the second announcement.

Excursions: Some pre-congress lichenological excursions will be organized from August 28th to September 2nd. An optional one-day post-congress excursion will be organized on September 9th. These excursions will not be included in the registration fee. Further detailed information will be provided in the second announcement.

Correspondence: All correspondence and inquiries should be addressed to the technical secretariat: IAL 4 - AOPC, Edif. Colon, Av. Drassanes 6-8, E-08001 Barcelona, phone: +34 93 302-7541, fax:+34 93301-1255, e-mail: aopc@ncsa.es - Further, continuously updated information can be found at: www.bio.ub.es/ial2000.htm.

Treasurer's Report

The delay in sending the last issue of the Newsletter (vol. 31,2) was due to a strike in Hungary in January 1999. This, and the increase of postal costs resulted in a worse financial situation of the IAL. Practically no increase is shown in the balance, if we subtract the mailing costs of the present issue. There is now US$ 8,400 accumulated on the IAL accounts in Hungary and the US. The cumulative sum of more than US$ 10,000, reported in ILN 31, 2, never existed. Many members have not yet payed until 2000. Former members who have received issues of the Newsletter during the last two years, are kindly requested to pay the membership fee of US$ 40 for 1997-2000. Members who joined the Association at any time during the last 2 years will receive (or have already received) all issues from 1997 (Vol.30, nrs.1, 2, 1997; Vol. 31, nrs.1, 2, 1998). Please, let me know if you have not received them! Lichenologists who have decided to join the Association can choose to pay in full (US$ 40 for the entire 4 years period - 1997-2000), and then they'll receive also the back issues. If they choose becoming a member only from January 1^st 1999, the fee is of US$ 20. New members should contact the Treasurer to register. We need your name, institution, street, town, country, fax, e-mail and telephone. Please send any changes as soon as possible. Submit all unpaid membership dues before 15 August 1999! The following options are available:

1) Edit Farkas, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary - cheques should be made payable to Hungarian Foreign Trade Bank, H-1051 Budapest, Szent István tér 11, Acc. no.: 501-00047-2100-4019 MTA TUDOMANY (the account holder is the Dept. International Relations, Hungarian Academy of Sciences), as remark please add "IAL membership fee for 1997-2000 (or 1999-2000)" The S.W.I.F.T. code of the bank is: MKKB-HU-HB - All fees should be paid in US$! You are kindly requested to add US$ 5 for bank charges if you send a cheque, or, in case of a bank transfer, to pay all bank fees. Please, inform me directly if a bank transfer has been taken place!

2) IAL dues can be also paid to: François Lutzoni, Deputy Treasurer, Center for Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Dept. of Botany, The Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA. In this case there is no bank service charge.

Edit Farkas, Budapest/Vácrátot

New Members

• Pilar ESTÉVEZ, Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad Complutense, E-28040 Madrid, Spain, fax: (+34) 1 3945034, e-mail: estevez@eucmos.sim.ucm.es, phone: (+34) 1 3944560.
• Natasa JANEV, Open Society Institute, Hebrangova 21, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia, fax: (+385) 1 4856459, e-mail: njanev@soros.hr, phone: (+385) 1-4855578, 1-4855579, 1 4855576.
• Urmila MAKHIJA, Agarkar Research Institute, G. G. Agarkar Road, Pune, 411 004, India.

Address changes

• Vagn ALSTRUP , Department of Botany, University of Dar Es Salaam, P. O. Box 35060, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. New e-mail: Alstrup@botany.udsm.ac.tz.
• Charis C. BRATT, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA, e-mail: cbratt@compuserve.com, phone: (+1) 805-682-4726.
• Mariette S. COLE, 3010 West 112th St., Bloomington, MN 55431-3815, USA, e-mail: bcole@pclink.com, phone: (+1) 612-8841064.
• Maria Herrera DE LOS ANGELES CAMPOS (Marusa), Seccion de Micologia, Inst. de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Cuyoacan 04510, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico, e-mail: mahc@ibunam.ibiologia.unam.mx.
• Steven J. GOLDSMITH, 12 Squadron Line Rd.,Simsbury, CT 06070, e-mail: goldsmit@primenet.com.
• Chris J. B. HITCH, 14 Hawthorn Close, Knodishall, Saxmundham, IP17 1XW, UK.
• Natalia V. IVANOVA, Service Group of Automated DNA Sequencing, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Ul. Vavilova, 32, 117984, Moscow, Russia, fax: (+7) 095-135-1405, e-mail: SEQMAP@genome.eimb.relarn.ru (work), nataly@aborissenko.home.bio.msu.ru (home), phone: (+7) 095-135-9770.
• Satoko KOBAYASHI (ARAKAWA), National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki City, Aichi 444-8585, Japan, fax: (+81) 564 557546, e-mail: arako@nibb.ac.jp, phone: (+81) 564 557549.
• Louise LINDBLOM, Botanical Museum, University of Oslo, Trondheimsveien 23B, N-0562 Oslo, Norway, fax: (+47) 22851835, e-mail: Louise.Lindblom@toyen.uio.no, phone: (+47) 22851620.
• Hideyuki MORIE, Yoshiuranakamachi 2-15-7, Kure City, Hiroshima Pref., 737-0853 Japan, phone: (+81) 823 312881.
• Thomas H. NASH III (temporarily: Aug. 1999-Jan., 2000), Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Biogeochemistry Dept., D- Mainz, (e-mail will remain Tom.Nash@ asu.edu).
• Clark T. ROGERSON, 833 Kershaw St, Ogden UT 84403-0231, USA.
• Joanne G. ROMAGNI, new e-mail: romagni@olemiss.edu.
• William B. SANDERS, Ciencias Biológicas, Depto. de Botanica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, CEP 50670-901, Brasil, e-mail: wsanders@npd.ufpe.br.
• Soili STENROOS, Herbarium, Dept. of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland, e-mail: soili.stenroos@helsinki.fi.
• Michael A. THOMAS, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand, e-mail: mike.t@sanger.otago.ac.nz.
• Göran THOR, Dept. Conservation Biology, Swedish Univ. Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7002, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden, e-mail: Goran.Thor@nvb.slu.se, phone: (+46) 18 672419.
• Fernando VALLADARES (Madrid), new e-mail: valladares@ccma.csic.es

Back issues of ILN

The following back issues of ILN are still available:
9(1), 9(2), 10(1), 10(2), 11(1), 11(2), 12(1), 12(2), 13(1), 13(2), 14(1), 14(2), 15(1), 15(2), 16(1), 16(2), 17(1), 20(1) and further issues. Photocopies are available of: vol. 1(1), 1(2+supp.), 1(3) , 2(1), 3(2), 6(2), 7(1-2), 8(1-2). Two indexes are also available: Index to vol. 1-8, Index to vol. 9-13.
- According to a resolution of the IAL Executive Council, published in ILN 16(1), April 1983, the following charges will be levied for back issues of ILN:

• Vol. 1: US$ 0.25 per number (3 per volume);
• vol. 2-8: US$ 0.50 per number (2 per volume);
• vol. 9-13: U S$ 1.00 per number (2 per volume);
• vol. 14-17: US$ 1.50 per number (2 per volume).

Back issues from vol. 20 onward are available for US$ 1.00 per number (3 per volume). The Indexes are free. New members will receive free only copies of the numbers constituting the volume issued for the calendar year in which they join IAL.
Orders for vols. 1-29 to be sent to H. Sipman, Bot. Garten & Bot. Museum, Königin-Luise-Strasse 6-8, D-14195 Berlin, Germany, fax: (+49) 30-83006186, e-mail: hsipman@zedat.fu-berlin.de. For later issues contact the editor.

List of lichenological societies (for updated list see http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/cpsu/ls/lis.html)

• Australasia: Australasian Association for Lichenology. Info: W. M. Malcolm, Box 320, Nelson, New Zealand; phone & fax: +(64) 3 545 1660.
• Brazil: Grupo Brasileiro de Liquenólogos (GBL). Info: Marcelo P. Marcelli, Instituto de Botânica, Seção de Micologia e Liquenologia, Caixa Postal 4005, São Paulo - SP, Brazil 01061-970; fax: (+55)-11-6191-2238, phone: (+55)-11-5584-6304 (inst.), 218-5209 (home), e-mail: mmarcelli@sti.com.br.
• Central Europe: Bryologisch-lichenologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa (BLAM), c/o Roman Türk, University of Salzburg, Dept. of Plant Physiology, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria, phone: (+043)-(0)662-8044-5588, fax: (0)662 8044 619, e-mail: roman.tuerk@sbg.ac.at. Info: Volker John, Kaiserslauterer Str. 86, D-67098 Bad Dürkheim, Germany; phone: (+49) 06322 67919, e-mail: 106370.1063@compuserve.com.
• Czech Republic: Bryological and Lichenological Section of the Czech Botanical Society. Info: Dr. J. Liska, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CS-252 43 Pruhonice, Czech Republic.
• Finland: Lichen Section, Societas Mycologica Fennica, c/o Botanical Museum (Lichenology), P.O. Box 47, FIN-00014 Univ. Helsinki, Finland. Info: Teuvo Ahti, phone: (+358) 9 7084782, fax: (+358) 9 7084830, e-mail: teuvo.ahti@helsinki.fi.
• France: Association Française de Lichénologie (AFL). Info: Jean-Claude Boissiere, Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale, Route de la Tour Denecourt, F-77300 Fontainebleau, France; phone: 10-64223740.
• Great Britain: The British Lichen Society (BLS), Department of Botany, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. Info: William Purvis (address as above); phone: (+44) 0171-938-8852, fax: 0171-938-9260, e-mail: w.purvis@nhm.ac.uk. Web page: http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/jmgray/.
• Italy: Società Lichenologica Italiana (SLI), c/o Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino, v. Giolitti, 36, I - 10125 Torino. Info: Giovanni Caniglia, Dipartimento di Biologia, V.le G. Colombo, 3, I-35121 Padova; phone: (+039) 049-8276-239, fax: 8276-230, e-mail: caniglia@civ.bio.unipd.it. Web page: http://www.lrcser.it/~sli.
• Japan: Lichenological Society of Japan (LSJ). Info: Dr. H. Harada, Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba (CBM), Aobacho 955-2, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260, Japan.
• The Netherlands: Dutch Bryological & Lichenological Society, c/o Bart van Tooren, Venuslaan 2, 3721 VG Bilthoven, The Netherlands; phone: 030-2210613, e-mail tooren.Leeuwen@hetnet.nl. Web page: http://start.at/mossen.
• Nordic Countries: Nordic Lichen Society (Nordisk Lichenologisk Förening, NLF), c/o S. Heidmarsson, Institute of Systematic Botany, Villavägen 6, S-752 36 Uppsala. Info: Ulrik Søchting, Dept. of Mycology, Botanical Institute, Ø. Farimagsgade 2D, DK-1353 Copenhagen; phone: (+45) 3532-2313, fax: 3532-2321, e-mail:ulriks@bot.ku.dk. Web page: http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/lichen/2nlf.html.
• North America: American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc. (ABLS). Info: James D. Lawrey, Department of Biology MSN 3E1, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4422, USA; phone: (+01)-703-993-1059, fax: (+01)-703-993-1046, email: jlawrey@gmu.edu. Web page: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/bryolab/ABLS.html.
• North America, California: California Lichen Society (CALS). Info: Judy Robertson, 362 Scenic Ave., Santa Rosa, CA. 95407, USA; e-mail: JKSRR@aol.com, phone: (+1) 707-584-8099. Web page: http://ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu/rlmoe/cals.html.
• North America, East: Eastern Lichen Network. Info: Marian Glenn, glennmar@shu.edu, fax: (+1) 973-761-9772.
• North America, Northwest: Northwest Lichen Guild. Info: Sherry Pittam, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Cordley 2082, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2902 USA; fax: (+1) 541-737-3573, phone: (+1) 541-737-1741, e-mail: pittams@bcc.orst.edu.
• South America: Grupo Latino Americano de Liquenólogos (GLAL). Info: Susana Calvelo, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche- 8400, Río Negro, Argentina; phone: (+54) 944-23374 or 28505, fax: 62215 or 22111, e-mail: scalvelo@crub.uncoma.edu.ar.
• Poland: Lichenological Section of the Polish Botanical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Botaniczne). Secretary: Dr. W. Faltynowicz, Dept. of Plant Ecology, University of Gdansk, ul. Czolgistow 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
• Slovakia: Slovak Botanical Society - Lichenological Working Group, c/o Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta, 14 842 23 Bratislava, Slovakia. Info: Anna Guttova, phone: 07-59412501, fax: 07-54771948, e-mail: botugutt@savba.savba.sk - Web page: http://nic.savba.sk/sav/inst/botu/sbs/index.html.
• Spain: Sociedad Española de Liquenologia (SEL), c/o Departament de Biologia Vegetal (Unitat de Botanica), Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08020 - Barcelona, Spain. Info: Leopoldo G. Sancho, Dpto. Biologia Vegetal II, Fac. de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, E-28040, Madrid; phone: (+34) 91-3941771, fax: 91-3941774, e-mail: acrespo@eucmax.sim.ucm.es.
• Sweden: Svensk Lichenologisk Förening (SLF), c/o Lars Arvidsson, Göteborgs Stadsmuseum, Norra Hamngatan, 12, SE-411 14 Göteborg, Sweden.
• Switzerland: Association Suisse de Bryologie et Lichénologie, Info: Ph. Clerc, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, case postale 60, 1 Ch. de l'Impératrice, CH-1292 Chambésy/GE, Switzerland; fax: 022-418-51-01, phone: 022-418 51 28, e-mail: clerc@cjb.unige.ch.
• Turkey: Club of Turkish Lichenologists, c/o Dr. Aysen Türk, Anadolu University, Dept. of Biology, TR-26470 Eskisehir, Turkey; phone: 0.222.3350580/ 3411/5168, e-mail: aturk@vm.baum.anadolu.edu.tr Info: Attila Yildiz, Ankara University, Dept. of Biology, TR-06100 Besevler-Tandogan/Ankara, phone: 3122126720, fax: 3122232395 e-mail: ayildiz@science.ankara.edu.tr.