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5th Congress of the European Malacological Societies
 
     
  Programme Overview:  
     
 
There will be also contributed papers session and poster sessions, with posters on display throughout the conference. The conference will start with an « icebreaker » on Monday late afternoon, 01 September 2008. The scientific presentations are organised in sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
 
 
 
 
 
Thursday is a free day. The Congress organizers invite the participants to go to the renowned “Furnas” lake and taste at “Terra Nostra” the worldwide known “Cozido das Furnas”, a typical Azorean meal that is cooked with natural geothermal energy.
 
This excursion will last the entire day, during which participants can discover the beautiful landscapes of São Miguel Island (for further details click here).
 

 

 
They can also join one of the other suggested congress activities (go out to the sea in a whale-watching tour, a pedestrian tour or just dive in our warm Atlantic waters) or do whatever they want of course (on request)! For further details click here!
 
 
The conference dinner will be on Friday evening at “Solar da Graça”, a famous Azorean restaurant with a very special environment
 
     
Congress Schedule:
     

 

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

09.00 - 09.30

Opening ceremony

2nd AINIC

Excursion to

Furnas

 

 

09.30 - 10.30

Keynote-speaker:
David Reid

Keynote-speaker:
Björn Berning

Keynote-speaker:
Robert Cameron

Keynote-speaker:
Richard Neves

10.30 - 10.50

10.50 - 11.10

11.10 - 11.30

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

11.30 - 11.50

11.50 - 12.10

12.10 - 12.30

12.30 - 14.00

Lunch-time

Lunch-time

14.00 - 14.20

14.20 - 14.40

14.40 - 15.00

15.00 - 15.20

15.20 - 15.40

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

15.40 - 16.00

16.00 - 16.20

16.20 - 16.40

16.40 - 17.00

17.00 - 17.20

17.20 - 18.00

 

Poster Session

Poster Session

Poster Session

18.00 - 18.30

 

 

 

 

Closing Ceremony

20.00 - 21.30

Ice-breaker

 

 

Conference Dinner at
"Solar da Graça"

 

 
 
To download the 5th CEMS timetable in pdf format click here!
 
 
Welcome Note
Congress Venue

Supporting
Organization

Congress Themes

Registration &
Congress Fees

Student Travel Grants

Important Dates
Abstract Submission

Programme
NEW!

Secretariat

Travelling &
Accommodation NEW!

About IPM
About MPB
Sponsors
Poster of the Congress
 

2nd AINIC,
2008

 

Freshwater
mussels’
conservation
workshop
NEW!

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
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