2008

 DT 9 Proceedings (2009)

The 9th conference of Desert Technology 9 (DT9) was held on 12 – 16 November 2008, at Hotel El Mouradi – Douz, Tunisia. 

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Day 0: 11 November 2008

Arrival to Djerba

Night in Djerba: Yadis hotel-Djerba (75 TND/night/person, half board, +10 TND single supplement)

Day One: 12 November 2008

08:00                       Departure

09:00-11:00             Visit of IRA

13:00-14:00             Lunch in Matmata

16:00-18:00             Tour of Ksar Ghilane / Sunset on the desert dunes

Night in Ksar Ghilane (tents)

Campement Ghilane (desert tents) (15 TND/night/person, B&B, tents to be shared with 5-6 people; toilets and showers are shared too.)

Gala diner (local meal, animation, etc): Approx. 50 TND/person

Day two: 13 November 2008

08:00                      Registration at Hotel Touareg- Douz

(40 TND/night/person, full board, +15 TND single supplement)

08:00                      Departure to Douz from Ksar Ghilane

10:00-13:00             National day of desert tourism

13:00-14:00             Lunch

15:00-16:00             Opening ceremony

16:00-16:30             Coffee break

16:30 -18:30 Keynote presentations

18:30-19:00             Discussions

19:00- 20:00            Poster session

Day three: 14 November 2008

08:30-10:30            Session I: Desert energy

10:30-11:00             Coffee break

11:00-13:00 Session II: Stress biology & desert agriculture

13:00-14:00             Lunch

14:00-16h00            Session III: Soil and water technologies combating desertification,     remote sensing and GIS

16:00-16:30              Coffee break

16:30-18:30 Session IV: Desert human and social Sciences societies

Day four: 15 November 2008

08.00 – 18.00          Field trip to Regim Maatoug

Day five: 16 November 2008

08:30-10:30             Session V: Biotechnology

10:30-11:00              Coffee break

Closing session

11:00-13:00 Presentation and approval of recommendations of the technical sessions

13:00-14:00              Lunch

Departure