FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT TO LITTORAL 2014
Facing present and future coastal challenges

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the Littoral Conference Organizing Committee we cordially invite you to a traditional, 12th coastal conference Littoral 2014 which is organized jointly by Coastal Research & Planning Institute of Klaipeda University Marine Science & Technology Centre, Lithuania and the Baltic States Office of EUCC – Coastal and Marine Union, Lithuania.

The conference will take place on September 22 to 26, 2014 in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

Conference is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the EUCC Baltic States Office. The participants will get an opportunity to share the results and ideas from their activities in coastal research, conservation and management, and experience the impressive diversity of the southeast Baltic Sea coast.

Littoral 2014 will address a wide range of coastal research, conservation and management issues and focus on networking of coastal researchers and practitioners from all over Europe.

The priority themes of the conference are:
 Integrated Coastal Management – case studies and experiences
 GIS & marine spatial planning
 Coastal and marine nature conservation
 River basin - coast interactions
 Coastal dune management
 Green coastal tourism
 Coastal climate change adaptation
 Coastal management and aquaculture
 Coastal fisheries management
 Coastal lagoon management

Venue:

Conference complex Aula Magna of Klaipeda University
H. Manto str. 84
LT 92294 Klaipeda
Lithuania

Important dates:
January 10, 2014: First announcement, opening of the Congress website.
February 1, 2014: Second announcement with Call for abstracts.
March 31, 2014: Early registration deadline.
April 30, 2014: Abstract submission deadline.
May 10, 2014: Notification about presentations/posters acceptation.
June 10, 2014: Preliminary program announcement.
June 30, 2014: Registration (including registration fee payment) deadline.
July 15, 2014: Final program publication.

Further information about Littoral 2014 is available at the conference website
http://balticlagoons.net/littoral2014/.

Sincerely,
Prof. dr. Artūras Razinkovas-Baziukas
Chair of the Council of Marine Science & Technology Center
Priv.-Doz. Dr. habil. Gerald Schernewski
Acting President of Coastal & Marine Union - EUCC
Prof. dr. Ramūnas Povilanskas
Director of Coastal & Marine Union - EUCC Baltic States Office