Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy | 9-14 Sept, 2024
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26th International Conference on Subterranean Biology
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6th International Symposium on Anchialine Ecosystems
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
You can download for free the Book of Abstracts of our joint 26th ICSB and 6th ISAE conference.
Enjoy the reading!
REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED
Registrations for the ICSB and ISAC joint conference are now CLOSED as we already reached the maximum capacity of the room!
We thank all the people that registered and submitted their abstracts: we have received more than 130 abstracts!
TRAVEL GRANT WINNERS
We are pleased to announce the FIVE participants that won the travel grant:
- Ester Premate from Slovenia (SubBioLab, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana)
- Dora Kermek from Croatia (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, SubBioLab, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Croatian Biospeleological Society, Zagreb, Croatia)
- Lucija Kauf from Croatia (Ruđer Bošković Institute)
- Fabricia Paz from Brazil (Marcia Cristina Xavier de Souza)
- Efrain Chavez Solis from Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – DEADLINE May 31st, 2024
Should be no more than 500 words. Please indicate all authors and the relative affiliations, and if you prefer to present it as poster or as oral presentation. Please send your abstract along with the registration form. Every attendees is allowed to submit max 2 contributions. Deadline for abstract submission is 31/5/2024.
We are pleased to announce that we will provide three awards to the best students’ contributions (either spoken presentation or poster). A selected committee (composed of at least 30% of students, TBA) will evaluate students’ contributions and the winners will be announced during the last day of the conference. The awards consist of three full APC vouchers to publish a full article in the society journal Subterranean Biology, within the Special Topic Issue dedicated to conference.
Confirmed Speakers
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Anne Robertson
Professor of Ecology
University of Roehampton, London United Kingdom
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Tillmann Lueders
Chair of Ecological Microbiology
Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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Hans Recknagel
Postdoctoral Researcher
Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Susana Pallarés
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Ecology and Hydrology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Mattia Saccò
Lecturer
Subterranean Research and Groundwater Ecology (SuRGE) Group, Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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John W Pohlman
Researcher
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Sara Johansson
Senior Policy Officer: Water Pollution Prevention
European Environmental Bureau
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Tim Johns
Researcher
Environment Agency Red Kite House, Howbery Park, Wallingford. Oxfordshire, UK
Conference Pass
EARLY BIRD
(up to 31/5/24)
375 EUR for members (225 EUR if student)
450 EUR for non members (300 EUR if student)
Conference Pass
REGULAR
(from 1/6/24)
475 EUR for members (300 EUR if student)
550 EUR for non members (400 EUR if student)
NEW VENUE: Cittadella Universitaria, University of Cagliari. Strada interna Policlinico Universitario, 09042 Monserrato (CAGLIARI).
How to get there:
- By car: Strada interna Policlinico Universitario, 09042 Monserrato (CAGLIARI)
- By bus: Line 8, Bus Line 9, Bus Line 109 and BUS ARST
Organising Committee
Enrico Lunghi (president), David Brankovits, Roberto Cogoni, Danila Cuccu, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Brett Gonzalez, Stefano Mammola, Alejandro Martínez García, Manuela Mulargia, ONG Natural Oasis
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