1. EcdyNews Official Newspaper of the 16th International Ecdysone Workshop Vol 2 n° 3 Ghent, July 12, 2006

2. Today’s program Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 8h00 -:Registration + coffee 8h30-9h30:Two Keynote Lectures on non-genomic actions & membrane receptors: by S. Sakurai (Japan) and P. Evans (UK) 9h30-10h15:Oral session 7 “Non-genomic actions” 10h15-11h15:Poster session 8 “Phyto-ecdysteroids, still basis” 11h15-13h00:Oral session 9 “Ecdysozoa: special emphasis to Crustaceans” 13h00-14h00:Lunch 14h00- :Guided excursion (reservation has to be made)

3. 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 - ….

4. Lunch on Wednesday (13h00  14h00) Buffet from Italy and the Mediterranean: different pizzas, quiches, and ‘croque monsieur’ Every day an alternative suggestion for vegetarians is also provided

5. EcdyNews Tourist Supplement The Belgian Beers Belgium is the home of more than 115 breweries producing about 500 beers. This does not include special one-off beer styles, which would add another 500 beers to the beer list.

6. Diversity of Belgian Beers -The pils or lagers: Jupiler, Stella Artois, Maes,... -The white beers: La Binchoise Blond, Hoegaarden, Brugs, Steendonk,... -The blond beers: Duvel, Delirium Tremens, Blond Ciney, Brigand, … - The brown beers: Kwak, Brown Ciney, Verboden Vrucht, …

7. - Abbey beers: Leffe, Grimbergen, Tripel Karmeliet, Maredsous, Watou,... - Trappist beers: Chimay, Orval, Rochefort, Westmalle, Westvleteren,... - Other beers: Gueuze, Palm, Rodenbach, …

8. Where to buy these Belgian Beers Adress BVBA De Hopduvel Coupure links 625 9000 Gent Belgium Tel. : 0032 9 225 20 68 Fax : 0032 9 225 69 94 E-mail: info@dehopduvel.be Opening hours Tuesday - Saturday : 10.00 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 18.00 Sunday : 10.00 - 12.00 Closed on Monday and holidays Annual vacation : spring half-term and the second half of July

9. Hopduvel

10. Our Wednesday excursion to the historical centre of Ghent

11. 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

12. What will we visited? 14h30-: Guided tour in Saint Bavo’s Cathedral

13. 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

14. 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