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First Announcement


The IV International Symposium on Syrphidae will be held in Siikaranta, Espoo, Finland, June 29 - July 3, 2007. A one day excursion trip in southern part of Finland is planned for July 4. A second announcement including registration and planned program will follow in January 2007. The organizing committee is open for suggestions about thematic sessions, etc. (gunilla.stahls@helsinki.fi)

Siikaranta congress hotel (www.siikaranta.fi, pages in English will be posted soon) can be reached from the city center of Helsinki by commuter train to Lepp?vaara rail station, and then local bus 28T to Siikaranta (total duration of trip 45-60 mins). The venue is situated close to the Nuuksio National Park (>3800 hectares), a rocky upland boreal forest area with many lakes and hiking trails.

We hope to meet many syrphidologists in Finland in 2007!

The Organizing committee

Gunilla St?hls
Antti Haarto
Sakari Kerppola