Previous event: 2023.08.20-26
The 8th European Phycological Congress “Scientific Opportunities for a Global Algal Revolution” was held on August 20-26, 2023 in Brest, France. France has a long and proud tradition of phycological research and has a very diverse algal flora. Brittany is a world hotspot for seaweed diversity with about 700 species and has historically developed a flourishing macroalgal industry that still maintains its leadership in Europe. The region also hosts important research institutes dedicated to microalgae research and oceanography.
EPC8 included plenary presentations, a series of symposia grouped into 6 themes, contributed papers and posters covering a wide range of topics such as algal diversity, ecology, genomics, cell biology, applied phycology and societal perception of algae.
The final conference of the project ”ALGAE – ECONOMY BASED ECOLOGICAL SERVICE OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS” took place on the 16th of November 2023 in Vilnius. The conference was organized in mixed (live and online) way and held in English. Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for the Environment, oceans and fisheries, made the welcome speech for participants […]
The 40th International Conference of the Polish Phycological Society was held on May 23–26, 2023 in Bydgoszcz and in Wądzyń in the Brodnica Lake District. The theme of the conference was “Time of change: taxonomy and ecology of algae in theory and practice”. The latest research results on pro- and eukaryotic algae, their importance in […]
The 16th progress meeting of the project management group took place in Kaunas. Project partners from Poland also participated in the meeting. The seminar “Demonstration of algae harvesting in Kaunas Reservoir”, change of project budget and project prolongation, visit of monitoring expert and other relevant issues were discussed during the meeting.
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