Dear Participants,

we would like to provide you some technical information about the conference. The draft of the conference program could be downloaded here.

How to get to Lądek Zdrój

By public transport: Take a train or a bus to Kłodzko. From Kłodzko, take a bus to Lądek Zdrój (be aware that there are a few bus stops in Lądek Zdrój - see map. Please step off at stop “Zdrój”). You can use train planner or bus planner.

By car: Check Google maps.

Radek Melka prize

The prize has been established by friends of Mr. Radek Melka to remember this outstanding young Czech scientist in structural geology who passed away at the age of 30 in 1994.

The Radek Melka Prize (€800) will be awarded to the best paper by an author from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, or Hungary of age up to 35 years in the year of publication of their paper. The Prize in 2014 will be awarded for a paper published in the year of 2013. A submitted paper has to deal with a topic in structural geology, tectonics, geodynamics, geochronology, rock geochemistry, metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary geology. Condition for participation in the competition is the author's presence at the Central European Tectonic Studies Group Annual Meeting.

Deadline: Authors will submit their papers for the competition as pdf to zdenek.venera@geology.cz, and cc: to lexa@natur.cuni.cz by 16th April 2014.

Referees: 7 referees will be nominated by the Board of the Czech Tectonic Studies Group and the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Science to select the best paper considering its significance of scientific contribution, originality of approach, and author's share in the published work. The winner will be announced at the 12th CETeG Meeting during the conference dinner. Colleagues are asked to distribute this information among young scientists, who can apply for the prize with a published paper, in which the applicant is the first author.

The prize is sponsored by the Czech Tectonic Studies Group and Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Science. Details about other prizes will be annouced on conference.

Remarks

Please send the details required to be included on invoice (institution, VAT number etc) to: maksymilian.twyrdy@twarda.pan.pl or mjast@interia.pl.

See you in Lądek Zdrój !