<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear All,<div><br></div><div>For MSc or PhD students who want experience in organising a conference (in Leipzig), please see below.</div><div><br></div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Kietzmann, Kati" <kati.kietzmann@idiv.de><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[MEMBERS] GfÖ conference in Leipzig / looking for volunteers</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">28 February 2023 at 07:50:41 CET<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"members@idiv.de" <members@idiv.de><br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Dear<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">iDiv members</span>,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">As you already know, this year’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="https://www.gfoe-conference.de/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">GfÖ conference</a></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is co-hosted by iDiv<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>and will take place from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>12-16 Sep 2023 at Leipzig University</b>. As we are looking for helping hands to support the conference at our event location Neues Augusteum,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>I kindly ask you to forward this e-mail to any potentially interested master student or doctoral researcher</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of your groups.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="">This will be</span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>a great opportunity for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">students</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to engage in the GfÖ conference organization<span style="">: They will</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>learn more about how conference organization works,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">have<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>get great opportunities for networking and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">they</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>can participate in the conference for free!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="">Please spread the word!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Kati<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">---<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Dear<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">master students and doctoral researchers</span>,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="">This year’s</span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="https://www.gfoe-conference.de/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">GfÖ conference</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>(<span style="">the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>annual meeting of the ecological society)<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>co-hosted by iDiv</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>will take place from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>12-16<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sep<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>2023 at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">Neues Augusteum of Leipzig</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>University</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">We are still looking for help<span style="">ing hands to</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>support us in different areas. If<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">you</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>who would like to help out, it is important to get the OK from the direct supervisors for this time (max. period: 11-16<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sep</span>2023).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">In general, we would expect volunteers to work <b><span style="">15-</span>20 hours</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(distributed over the week from 11 to 16 Sep; we will try to facilitate any preferences, e.g. it you would like to support specific sessions). If you feel this might be too much but you would still like to help, please approach us so we can find an individual solution!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Advantages for the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">volunteers</span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Free participation in the conference (incl. catering during the breaks)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Free participation in the party (14.09.<span style="">, from 9 pm</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Access to current research in ecology<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Get to know the procedure of an international congress<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Networking -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">e</span>stablish contacts with scientists from Germany and abroad<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">People are needed for:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;">Supervising the sessions (handing the microphone, contacting the IT-help desk in case of any technical issues, etc.)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Hanging up posters, labeling<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Set-up and dismantling, e.g. poster walls and tables<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Prepar<span style="">ation of</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>conference envelopes<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Support<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>registration desk<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;">IT-Helpdesk<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Support during the excursions (before departure)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;"><span lang="EN-US">Participation in the IT training on Monday 11 Sept. (ca.</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">2</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">h) is mandatory!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">If<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">you<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>would like to help<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and join our team of great volunteers</span>, please contact<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gfoe-conference@idiv.de" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">gfoe-conference@idiv.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Deadline:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>03<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>March<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>2023</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">With best thanks for your support and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Kati and Ronja from Scientific Events<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">---<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Kati Kietzmann</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scientific Events<br>German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phone: +49 341 9739222<br>Mail: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:kati.kietzmann@idiv.de" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">kati.kietzmann@idiv.de</span></a><br>Website: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.idiv.de/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">www.idiv.de</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig</span><span lang="EN-US"><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Puschstrasse 4</span><span lang="EN-US"><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">04103 Leipzig, Germany </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">iDiv is a research centre of the DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">iDiv ist eine zentrale Einrichtung der Universität Leipzig im Sinne des § 92 Abs. 1 SächsHSFG und wird zusammen mit der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg und der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena betrieben sowie in Kooperation mit dem Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ. Beteiligte Kooperationspartner sind die folgenden außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen: das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ, das Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie (MPI BGC), das Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie (MPI CE), das Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie (MPI EVA), das Leibniz-Institut Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen (DSMZ), das Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie (IPB), das Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) und das Leibniz-Institut Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz (SMNG).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">USt-IdNr. 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