1^st Consortium Meeting ("Kick-off" )

National Park Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, 14-17 April, 2003

A g e n d a

Monday, 14 April 2003

 08:00   Departure from Zagreb by private cars
 10:00   Arrival to the Hotel "Plitvice" in National Park Plitvice Lakes
 12:00   Lunch in Hotel "Plitvice"
 

W o r k s h o p
    Part I -  Administrative session (chairperson: B.Obelić)
 13:00   Welcome address (A.Kružičević, director of the National Park Plitvička Jezera)
 13:10   History of the proposal (B.Obelić, project assistant co-ordinator)
 13:30   Review of project administrative and financial procedures (M.T.Puga, project administrative secretary)
 13:45   Discussion on administrative issues
 14:00   Coffee break
    Part II -  Technical session (chairperson: B.Obelić) 

14:30   Presentation of the Plitvice Research Centre:

            Scientific investigations in National Park Plitvice Lakes (N.Pavlus, leader of the Research center "A.Pevalek", Plitvička Jezera)

 15:00   Presentation of Partner 4:

            Hydrogeological investigations in Plitvice and Bihać region (J.Kapelj, D.Singer)

 15:30   Presentation of Partner 3:

            Performed and planned isotopic and physico-chemical investigations in Plitvice area (N.Horvatinčić)

 16:00   Presentation of Partner 1:

            Methodology and techniques in karst sediment investigation (J.L.Briansó,  project co-ordinator)

 16:30   Presentation of Partner 2:

            Isotope hydrology and the timescales of groundwater movement (A.Suckow)

 17:00   Presentation of Partner 5:

            Level of knowledge of geological and hydrogeological characteristics of the Karst area Kulen Vakuf - Bihać regarding the pollution of groundwater and main springs (N.Miošić)

 17:30   Presentation of Partner 6:

            Review of investigations of quality of springs and Una river in Bihać area (H.Merdanić)

 18:00   Round-table discussion

 19:30   Dinner in Hotel "Plitvice"
 

Tuesday, 15 April 2003

 08:30   Visiting of upper lakes in National Park Plitvice Lakes; sampling of water and tufa
 13:00   Lunch in Hotel "Plitvice"
 14:00   Visiting of lower lakes in National Park Plitvice Lakes; sampling of water and tufa
 18:00   Dinner in Hotel "Plitvice"
 19:00   Discussion about the visited sites, sampling locations and analytical methods to be performed
 

Wednesday, 17 April 2003

 08:30   Departure to Bihać (do not forget passports!)
 09:30   Visiting of Una river (Martin Brod and Štrbački buk waterfalls); sampling of water and tufa
 15:00   Lunch in Bihać
 16:00   Visiting of spring Klokot (Bihać area)
 18:00   Departure to Hotel "Plitvice"
 19:00   Dinner in Hotel "Plitvice"
 20:00   Discussion about the visited sites, sampling locations and analytical methods to be performed
 

Thursday, 17 April 2003

 08:30   Visit to main springs in Plitvice Lakes area (Crna and Bijela Rijeka rivers), lunch and departure to Zagreb
 

Friday, 18 April 2003

 08:30   Optional visit to the Rudjer Bošković Institute