1. EcdyNews Official Newspaper of the 16th International Ecdysone Workshop Vol 2 n° 4 Ghent, July 13, 2006 Our banquet at St. Pieter’s Abbey

2. Tour de France … 11 th Etappe: Tarbes - Val d'Aran - Pla-de-Beret: 206.5 km Yellow: Cyril Dessel (F) Green: Robbie McEwen (AU) Beautiful etappe in Pyrenees

3. Today’s program Thursday, 13 July, 2006 8h00-:Registration + coffee 8h30-10h30:Two Keynote Lectures on EcR and USP: by Ron Hill (Australia) and Isabelle Billas (France) 10h30-11h00:Coffee 11h00-13h00:Session 10 “Ecdysteroid receptor EcR and USP” 13h00-14h00:Lunch 14h00-15h30:Session 11 “Ecdysteroid modifications and ecdysteroid receptor activity” 15h30-16h30:Poster viewing and discussion corners for posters of sessions 10, 11 & 12 16h30-18h00:Session 12 “Ecdysteroid genetic hierarchy in non-drosophilid insects” 19h00-19h30:Extra: optional visit to the Our Lady & St. Peter’s Church 19h30- :Workshop banquet at the St. Peter’s Abbey

4. Lunch on Thursday (13h00  14h00) Special soups buffet : Gazpacho, Tomato, Asparagus and chicken soup Every day an alternative suggestion for vegetarians is also provided

5. EXTRA on Thursday: we got an invitation of the priest to visit also the Our Lady & St. Peter’s Church At : 19h00 we meet at the entrance of Our Lady & St. Peter’s Church What you can visit/see: Famous Van Peteghem organ (where Mozart played on in 18 th century; try yourselve…) Small but beautiful treasure room Painting from several Flemish Primitives Guide booklet in Dutch, English, French, Spanish, German is available on what to be seen inside

6. Banquet on Thursday (19h30 ...) Where?: The St. Peters Abbey Sint Pietersplein 11 9000 Ghent <> Ecdysone2006 banquet

7. Sint Peters Abbey

8. Menu Aperitif of the house Duet of sole and scampi’s “Nantua” Duet of lamb crown and lamb filet with thyme Méringue glaçée Mokka with sweets Also vegeterian alternative