Congress Schedule and Program
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Saturday 14 July
14h00-18h00
Congress registration in the Student Campus accommodation facility (Middelheimcampus = MHC) «Building D, Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerp».
Sunday 15 July
12h00-16h00
Congress registration in the Student Campus accommodation facility (Middelheimcampus = MHC) «Building D, Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerp».
17h30–19h30
Icebreaker in the reception halls of the Antwerp Zoo (Astridplein, “in the corner” next to «Antwerpen Centraal» railway station; look for the building with the camel on top of it). Registration will be possible.
Monday 16 July
09h00-09h30
Welcoming and announcements in T103.
| T 103 | T 105 | T 129 | T 148 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h40-11h00 | Neogastropods | Terrestrial molluscs | Eye | Mol.Phyl.Evol. |
| 11h30-12h50 | Neogastropods | Terrestrial molluscs | Eye | Mol.Phyl.Evol. |
12h50-14h00
Lunch + AMS/AMB closed meeting in U 024.
| T 103 | T 105 | T 129 | T 148 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14h00-15h40 | Neogastropods | Terrestrial molluscs | Eye | Pest control |
| 16h10-17h50 | Neogastropods | Terr.moll./Mol.Phyl.Evol. | Eye | Pest contro |
Tuesday 17 July
| T 103 | T 105 | T 129 | T 148 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h00-10h00 | Neogastropods | Evolution | EQMal | Ecotoxicology |
| 10h00-10h40 | Inventory | Evolution | EQMal | Ecotoxicology |
| 11h10-12h50 | Inventory | Evolution | EQMal | Ecotoxicology |
12h50-14h00
Lunch + AMS systematics meeting in U 024.
| T 103 | T 105 | T 129 | T 148 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14h00-15h00 | Inventory | Evolution | EQMal | Ecotoxicology |
| 15h00-16h10 | Inventory | Evolution | Heart | Ecotoxicology |
| 16h10-17h50 | Inventory | Evolution | Heart | Ecotoxicology |
16h10-18h00
Curator’s meeting in U 024.
16h30-17h30
EQMal formal meeting in U –003.
18h00-20h00
Poster session in main hall T building.
Wednesday 18 July
Free day
Participants can discover the many historical and beautiful places in Antwerp. They can also join one of the optional congress trips or do whatever they want, of course!
10h00
EQMal and Naturalis organise on Wednesday a workshop. For info on this workshop on Quaternary mollusca visit the science page looking for the thematic symposium 12 "Quaternary malacology: New developments in palaeoecology and biostratigraphy".
Thursday 19 July
| T 103 | T 105 | T 129 | T 148 | U 024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h00-10h40 | Inventory | Evolution | Sex. select. | Zoogeography, E Mediter. | Bivalve taxonomy |
| 11h10-12h50 | Inventory | Evolution | Sex. select. | Zoogeography, E Mediter. | Mol.phyl.bivalves |
12h50-14h00
Lunch + AMS conservation committee meeting in U 024.
| T 103 | T 105 | T 129 | T 148 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14h00-15h40 | Micromolluscs | Evolution | Marine ecology | Freshwater molluscs |
| 16h10-17h50 | Micromolluscs | Evolution | Marine ecology | Opisth. syst.& phyl. |
19h00-21h00
AMS auction at TPC – building R.
Friday 20 July
| T 103 | T 105 | T 129 | T 148 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h00-10h40 | Micromolluscs | Evolution | Sexual selection | Freshwater bivalves |
| 11h10-12h50 | Micromolluscs | General tax.&phyl. | Sexual selection | Freshwater bivalves |
12h50-14h00
Lunch + AMS students meeting in U 024.
| T 103 | T 129 | T 148 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14h00-15h40 | Micromolluscs | Deap sea | Freshwater bivalves |
16h10-17h10
Unitas Malacologica general meeting in T 103.
17h10-18h10
AMS general meeting in T 103.
20h00-????
Congress diner at ‘Grand Café Horta’.
Saturday 21 July
09h30-17h00
IUCN SSC Specialist Group meeting in U 024.