The programme is very preliminary at this stage and it may change significantly. Currently we have a number of proposed sessions. See the list below. We are now inviting submission of symposium proposals. Please send an email to Zdeněk Faltýnek Fric (fric@entu.cas.cz) with the suggested topic and the list of speakers as well as the titles of their presentations by December 15.
Programme at a glance
There will be an offer of an accompanying person program in parallel with the scientific sessions.
Monday August 18 (all times are preliminary):
Registration opens at 13:00
Conference opening at 16:00
Ice-breaker event for new people at 20:00
| Tue Aug 19 | Wed Aug 20 | Thu Aug 21 | Fri Aug 22 | |
| 9:00-10:30 | Session 1 | Session 1 | Session 1 | Session 1 |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee |
| 11:00-12:30 | Session 2 | Session 2 | Session 2 | Session 2 |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:00 | Session 3 | Conference excursion 1 | Session 3 | Session 3 |
| 15:00-16:00 | Posters/Coffee | Conference excursion 2 | Posters/Coffee | Posters/Coffee |
| 16:00-17:30 | Session 4 | (cont.) | General meeting | Session 4 |
| 19:00 | Dinner | Conference Dinner | Dinner | Dinner |
Congress Session (chairs)
(Afro-)Tropical research (David Agassiz, Michal Rindoš)
Conservation Biology (Vladimír Vrabec)
General Ecology (Martin Konvička)
Genomics (Kyung Min Lee, Niklas Wahlberg)
Indo-Australian studies (Théo Léger)
Morphology & Evo-Devo (Zdeněk Faltýnek Fric)
Phylogeny & Evolution (Marianne Espeland, Maria Heikkilä, Reza Zahiri)
Physiology & Chemistry (Irena Klečková)
Species distribution (Thomas Schmitt, Leonardo Dapporto)
Taxonomy & Discoveries (Hossein Rajaei, Marcin Wiorek)
Symposia
The full conference program will be announced after closing the standard registration during May 2025.
Accompanying persons program
We will have accompanying persons program, the program will cover several activities aimed to visit Prague, Pilsen (including the famous brewery!) and other interesting sites. The program is organised by Hana Konvičková with help of Klára Hájková.