1. EcdyNews Official Newspaper of the 16th International Ecdysone Workshop Vol 2 n° 5Ghent, July 14, 2006 Le Quatorze Juillet The French Independence day

2. Our “ecdysonists” family Ecdysone2006

4. The “ecdysonists” family photo Ecdysone2006

5. Tour de France … yesterday 11 th Etappe: Tarbes - Val d'Aran - Pla-de-Beret: 206.5 km : Menchov won Yellow: Floyd Landis (USA) Green: Robbie McEwen (AU)

6. Tour de France … today 12 th Etappe: Luchon – Carcassonne: 211.5 km Will a Frenchman win? Our best choices to win are : … Thomas Voeckler, Cédric Vasseur, Nicolas Jalabert, Salvatore Commesso, Robbie McEwen, Oscar Freire, Tom Boonen and Thor Hushovd,..

7. Today’s program Friday, 14 July, 2006 8h30- :Registration + coffee 9h00-12h00:Session 13 “Applications and tools in agriculture, medicine, doping” 12h00-13h00:Lunch 13h00-14h00:Poster viewing and discussion corners for posters of session 13 14h00-14h30: Closing remarks of Ecdysone2006 workshop organizer Venue selection for the 17th International Ecdysone Workshop Discussion on prospects for European and international networking opportunities

8. Lunch on Friday (12h00  13h00) Sandwich buffet with meats/cheeses and veggies Every day an alternative suggestion for vegetarians is also provided

9. EcdyNews Tourist Supplement Markets’ day : Vrijdagsmarkt – St. Jacobs – Groentenmarkt - Kouter Vrijdagsmarkt: new goods St.-Jacobs: flea market Groentenmarkt: biological foods & traditional products Kouter: flowers Morning: 8am-1pm Free

10. vrijdagsmarkt Kouter Groentenmarkt St.Jacobs