ACTA BOT. CROAT. 79 (1), 2020 S1 Social news Thirty-ninth EADSVE Meeting will be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in 2021. At the end of the 1950s vegetation scientists Erwin Aichinger from Austria, Sandro Pignatti from Ita- ly and Maks Wraber from Slovenia met and decided to found a society to stimulate cross-border coopera- tion in studies of the botanically in- teresting area of the Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Region. In 1960, the first meeting was held in Klagen- furt. The Eastern Alpine and Di- naric Society for Vegetation Ecol- ogy (EADSVE) was established in 1960 with the objective of fostering cross-border coopera- tion in studies of vegetation. The society organises meetings every second year. The meeting is open not only to mem- bers, but also to other researchers interested in the flora and vegetation of the region. The society cultivates contacts between scientists of cen- tral and south-eastern Europe and it pays particular atten- tion to encouraging young scientists to present themselves and their work with presentations and posters. Invitations for discussions and field trips were also organised as ad- ditional activities. To date, 38 meetings have been organ- ised. In the last ten years they were in Pörtschach, Austria (2009), Camerino, Italy (2011), Ohrid, North Macedonia (2013), Osijek, Croatia (2015), Prizren, Kosovo (2017) and Colfiorito, Italy (2019). During the last EADSVE meeting in Colfiorito, and according to a proposal of Professors Nenad Jasprica and Željko Škvorc from the Croatian side, it was decided that the next meeting would be organised by the Croatian Botani- cal Society and the University of Dubrovnik in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from April 14th to April 17th, 2021. Dubrovnik, the Pearl of the Adriatic, is listed as a UNES- CO World Heritage site and is an old city on the Adriatic Sea coast in the southernmost part of Croatia. Its population was 43,700 in 2015. Phytogeographically, it lies within the class Quercetea ilicis Br.-Bl. ex A. Bolòs et O. de Bolòs in A. Bolòs y Vayreda 1950. The south Adriatic coast is a unique location in Croatia with wonderful opportunities to enjoy the natural world, in- cluding the world famous Dalmatian karst, as well as unique cultural opportunities, and many gastronomic and horticul- tural riches. A wonderful place to bring your family. In addi- tion, April is the best time to visit Dubrovnik, and is the last month before peak season truly gets under way. In 2021, the meeting of EADSVE will be held on the cam- pus of the University of Dubrovnik. All scientists, including graduate and undergraduate students, are invited to present their research results at the meeting, either orally or as post- ers. Field trips will require advance registration. More de- tailed information is available at http://www.eadsve.org/. Željko Škvorc and Nenad Jasprica, Vegetation Ecology Section of the Croatian Botanical Society https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g29998-Ashland_Oregon.html https://www.localharvest.org/ashland-or/farms https://www.localharvest.org/ashland-or/farms https://associations.sou.edu/2019ASHLAND/Families19.html http://www.eadsve.org/