EcdyNewsEcdyNewsOfficial Newspaper of the 16th International Ecdysone Workshop

Vol 1 n° 1 Ghent, July 10, 2006

Today’s programMonday, 10 July, 20068h00- : Registration + coffee8h30-9h00: Welcome and Introduction of the Karlson Lecture 9h00-10h00: Honorary Karlson Lecture by L.I. Gilbert (USA)10h00-10h30: Coffee10h30-12h30: Oral session 1 “Model systems in ecdysteroid research” (part1)

12h30-13h30: Lunch15h00-16h30: Poster viewing and discussion corners for posters of sessions 1, 2 & 3 13h30-15h00: Oral session 1 “Model systems in ecdysteroid research” (part2)16h30-18h30: Oral session 2 “New tools to study ecdysteroids:  using RNAi to probe ecdysteroid function”

General agreements for the lunches at Ecdysone

Workshop• For all paid participants

• Buffet formula: à volonté

• Drinks (coffee/thee/water/soft drinks): free and continuously present at self service corner

• Smakelijk – bon appetit – Guten Appetit – Enjoy your meal - ….

Lunch on Monday(12h30 13h30)

Typical Flemish buffet:Warm grilled ham on bread with ‘tartare’

mayonnaise or famous Tierenteyn mustard (Ghent speciality)

Every day a alternative suggestion for vegetarians is also provided

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The Castle of the Counts

•Daily from 9am-6pm•Admission: adult €1.2/6•Impressive and unique•Every stone breathes history; every room fires your imagination. •Visit the torture chamber.

•www.gent.be/gravensteen

Castle of the Counts

•Daily 10am-6pm•Admission:€2.5/6•Free 45’ guided tour at 2:10, 3:10 and 4:10pm•Testament to the past•Excellent overlook of the city with the dragon on the top scanning the horizon•Huge “Klokke Roeland” warns the burghers against enemy invasions•Carillon announces important visitors•In the basement: tourist office•… Unesco heritage monument

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The Belfry

The Belfry

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The historic centre across the centuries

•Area between Belfry and Vrijdagsmarkt•Gotic City Hall•Beautiful Graslei and Korenlei

Of the numerous medieval buildings of Ghent, the town hall is the one that shows most clearly the history and the fate of the city from the end of the

15th century until now.

Beautiful Graslei and Korenlei: Portus Ganda.Ghent, originally named Ganda, arose at the confluence of the Lys and the

Scheldt. Today the historic centre enjoys more than ever the unique atmosphere provided by the rivers and canals.

Vrijdagsmarkt with statue of Jacob Van Artevelde

The Belfry

Vrijdagsmarkt

City HallGraslei

Burgundian lifestyle

• Eating in one of the many restaurants in Belgium is a party. It makes no difference whether you opt for gourmet cooking or for one of the famous mussel restaurants, the meal will always be wonderful and the atmosphere right. The same is true for the countless South-American, Asiatic or African restaurants.

Traditional Cuisine: Gentse Waterzooi

• Favorite Dish: Speciality from the Flemish region, waterzooi is a dish composed of breast of chicken, leeks, carrots, celery, served with a bechamel sauce. This dish is ideally serve with mashed potatoes or steamed potatoes...

Favorite Dish: Fries• Fries ... Belgians are very fond of it. In

every town, you will at least find one place (frituur) where they will sell this golden food. You can buy the fries in mini, small, medium, large and extra large. Keep in mind that the quantity is much more than what you will find at a McDonalds. (The portion on the pic is a "small" and you can only see the top).

• Add some of the many delicious sauces, (our favourite one is mayonnaise) and some pieces of meat (too many to choose from).

• When you ask for fries "special", you will get fries with mayo, ketchup and fresh-cut onion.

• Dutch: fritten French: frites

Favorite Dish: Vol-au-vent

• Vol-au-vent is composed of poultry meat (mainly chicken) and mushrooms, the whole prepared in a bechamel sauce. This dish is ideally served with rice, Belgian fries, pasta or potatoes

Our Wednesday excursion Our Wednesday excursion to the historical centre of to the historical centre of GhentGhent

When?Departure: Wednesday afternoon after lunch at 2 pm

We walk from the venue to the center (about 15 min)

Duration excursion: about 3-4 hours

Price: we did an extra effort to make this free for you

Interested? Put your name on the list before Tuesday 4 pm

What will we visited?

14h30-: Guided tour in Saint Bavo’s Cathedral

Saint Bavo’s Cathedral

• Emperor Charles V was christened in this cathedral in 1500. This splendid cathedral combines various styles: Romanesque style, high Gothic, late Gothic

• The christening chapel contains the famous masterpiece the “The Mystic Lamb” (15th century) from the Jan and Hubert brothers Van Eyck (separate admission: €2.5/3)

• other art treasures, e.g. 22 alters, crypt, painting of Rubens

16h30-: Walking on water - Boat trip

An enthralling historical passage through medieval Ghent admiring its wide range of monuments:– Old guildhalls– Impressive castles– The old fish market facing the even older

Meat Hall built for donkey’s years– Monasteries– The ancient port of Ghent with along

with its quay-walls and mercantile houses