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We are pleased to welcome you at the 14th International Echinoderm Conference that will be held from August 20th till 24th, 2012, in Brussels, Belgium.

International Echinoderm Conferences are held every 3 years in different continents alternating between Europe, America and Australasia. They gather together experts and young researchers working in all fields of echinoderm biology and paleontology from all over the world. Plenary lectures, oral communications as well as posters sessions will allow to present recent discoveries and share opinions in a enthusiast and friendly atmosphere. We wish this conference to fulfill this goal for the spiny world of Echinoderms.

The Conference is organized by academics of three Belgian universities in which echinoderm research has been conducted for several decades, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université catholique de Louvain and Université de Mons. The Conference will take place in the prestigious buildings of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium, situated in the middle of downtown Brussels.

For a formal letter of invitation to the conference please click on the icon

CONTACT

For any further information please do not hesitate to contact the conference secretariat

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE

• Philippe Dubois (Free University of Brussel)
• Jérôme Mallefet (Catholic University of Louvain la Neuve)
• Patrick Flammang (University of Mons)
• Chantal De Ridder (Free University of Brussel)
• Igor Eeckhaut (University of Mons)
• Michel Jangoux (Honorary Member - Free University of Brussel)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• M. Byrne (University of Sidney, Australia)
• T. Fujita (National Museum of Nature and Science, Ibaraki, Japan)
• Ph. Grosjean (University of Mons)
• V. Matranga (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Palermo, Italy)
• E. Poulin (University of Chile, Santiago, Chile)
• M. Reich (University of Göttingen, Germany)
• M. Russell (Villanova University, USA)
• A. Smith (Natural History Museum, London, UK)
• S. Stöhr (Swedish Museum of Natural History)

DATES & DEADLINES

31/01/2012

Opening of registration and abstract submission

25/04/2012

Deadline to register for the excursions

15/05/2012

Deadline for early bird registration

15/05/2012

Deadline for abstract submission

15/06/2012

Deadline for late registration

VENUE

LOCATION

The Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium is a palace built in the beginning of the 19th century for the Prince of Orange. Besides having very recently refurbished meeting rooms, the Academy is very well situated in the middle of downtown Brussels, close to the Grand Place and other major architectural masterpieces.

Address :
The Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium
1 Rue Ducale
1000 BRUXELLES
Tel +32 2 550 2212

Fax +32 2 550 2205

For more information visit www.academieroyale.be or location

HOW TO REACH?

From the airport

Train to Brussels Central Station.

By train

Brussels Central Station. It’s only a 10 minutes’ walk. It’s also possible to take the metro.


By metro (STIB)

Metro station Trône 
From Central Station: line 1 or 5 to Arts-Loi, then line 2 or 6.

From North Station: metro Rogier, line 2 or 6 direction Roi Baudouin or Simonis (Léopold II).

From South Station: line 2 or 6 direction Simonis (Elisabeth)


By car

Follow the inner lane of the inner ring road, past the rue de la Loi (=rue du Regent), take the rightmost lane, and turn around the domain of the Academy Palace to enter it at the side of the Royal Palace.

ACCOMODATIONS

Participants have to book their own accommodation. Brussels is very crowded and early booking is highly recommended. Click on the icone to locate hotels in the vicinity of the venue.

hotel location	hotel address

REGISTRATION

IMPORTANT DEALINES

Deadline for early bird registration : 15/05/2012

Student : 150 €
Senior scientist: 300 €

Registration after 15/05/2012

Student : 200 €
Senior scientist: 350 €

Deadline for abstract submission : 15/05/2012
End of late registration : 15/06/2012
Cancelation fee 50 € , after 15/06/2012 No refund

Registrations are now closed

ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

Abstracts are required for both oral and poster presentations.Abstract submissions will consist of three components: Title, Authors/Affiliations, and Abstract Paragraph.Each of these three sections should be single spaced, with one blank line between each section.Font should be Times New Roman 12 pt.Use italics, bold, underlining, and special characters where appropriate.Title, Authors/Affiliations, and Abstract Paragraph should be contained within a single word processor document (Word .doc) and submitted via the online registration form.
For a template of sample abstract please click on the icon to download the file

Title

Should be in Bold. Capitalize the first letter of the first word only. Use italics and special symbols if appropriate.

Authors/Affiliations

Underline presenting author's name, all co-workers should be identified with a number related to their respective affiliation. Provide e-mail address of presenting author.

Abstract Paragraph

The abstract should be contained in a single paragraph with no indentations or right justification. The maximum number of words for the abstract paragraph is 300 (the example below contains 136 words).

Sample Abstract

Nervous control of luminescence in Ophionereis schayeri (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata)

Mallefet J.¹, Renard J¹. and O' Hara T.²
1. Marine biology laboratory, Catholic University of Louvain, 3 Place Croix du Sud, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Email: Jerome.mallefet@uclouvain.be
2. Invertebrate dept. Victoria Museum, 3001 Melbourne, Australia.

Among echinoderms, luminescence control mechanisms have been mainly studied in the ophiuroid class. Initial researches performed on Amphipholis squamata and Amphiura filiformis suggested the preponderance of cholinergic control mechanisms. Within the framework of a comparative study of ophiuroids luminescence, a research program was developed on Ophionereis schayeri , a common Australian luminous brittle star. Results show that the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main neurotransmitter involved in light emission. GABA triggers light emission through the activation of GABAB receptor's sub-type located on the membrane of the luminous cells. Nevertheless, acetylcholine, induced a weaker luminescence probably by muscarinic cholinergic receptors. Furthermore, GABA, besides occupying the role of main neurotransmitter, seems to act as positive neuromodulator of the cholinergic response. Results of this research reinforce the idea that many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators are involved in ophiuroids luminescence control.

VISA

If you need to apply for a visa, please apply early. Click to read visa information for temporary visitors of Belgium.
Please note that this procedure aims to assist participants who need to obtain a visa or permission to attend the conference and is not an official invitation covering fees or other expenses.

For a formal letter of invitation to the conference please click on the icon

REGISTERED PEOPLE

Mr. Juan José Berecoechea ( Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales )

Dr. Andreas Kroh ( Naturhistorisches Museum Wien )

Ms. Hong Dao Nguyen ( University of Sydney )
Dr. John Keesing ( CSIRO Australia )
Mr. Kennedy Wolfe ( University of Sydney )
Prof. Dr. Maria Byrne ( University Of Sydney )
Mr. Mark O'Loughlin ( Museum Victoria, Marine Biology Section )
Mr. Mark Langdon ( Murdoch University )
Ms. Morana Mihaljević ( University of Queensland )
Dr. Naomi Tsafnat ( University of New South Wales )
Miss. Natalie Soars ( University of Sydney )
Ms. Sharon Yeo ( Murdoch University )
Mrs. Shawna Foo ( University of Sydney )
Dr. Sven Uthicke ( Australian Institute of Marine Science )
Dr. Tim O'Hara ( Museum Victoria )

Mrs. Alice Jones ( Marine Biology, Université Catholique de Louvain )
Mrs. Aurélie Dery ( Université Libre de Bruxelles )
Prof. Dr. Chantal De Ridder ( Université Libre de Bruxelles )
Mr. Christopher Sheridan ( University of Mons )
Dr. Deborah Lanterbecq ( University of Mons )
Dr. Didier Van den Spiegel ( Royal Museum for Central Africa )
Dr. Elise Hennebert ( University of Mons )
Miss. Emily Claereboudt ( AgroBioTech, Gembloux, ULG )
Mrs. Françoise Vastrade ( none )
Mr. Gauthier Rolet ( Université Libre de Bruxelles )
Mr. Guillaume Caulier ( University of Mons, Biology of marine organisms an )
Dr. Igor Eeckhaut ( Lab of Biology of Marine Organisms and Biomimetism )
Dr. Jerome Mallefet ( Université catholique de Louvain )
Mr. Jerome Delroisse ( University of Mons )
Mrs. Laure Moulin ( Laboratoire de Biologie Marine - ULB )
Mrs. Marie Demeyer ( University of Mons )
Mrs. Marie Collard ( Université Libre de Bruxelles )
Mrs. Mélanie Demeuldre ( University of Mons )
Dr. Patrick Flammang ( Université de Mons )
Prof. Dr. Philippe Dubois ( Université Libre de Bruxelles )
Prof. Dr. Philippe Grosjean ( Université de Mons )
Mr. Quentin Jossart ( Université Libre de Bruxelles )
Mr. Thomas Plotieau ( University of Mons )
Dr. Yves Samyn ( Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences )

Dr. David J.W. Lane ( Universiti Brunei Darussalam )

Dr. Carlos Renato R. Ventura ( Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-Museu Nacio )
Mrs. Elinia Lopes ( Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Jane )

Mr. Adriano Magesky ( Université du Québec à Rimouski, UQAR, ISMER )
Prof. Bruce MacDonald ( University of New Brunswick )
Mr. Nicholas Duprey ( Fisheries and Oceans Canada )

Ms. Andrea Paz Martínez Salinas ( Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Depar )
Dr. Marcelo Gonzalez ( Chilean Antarctic Institute )

Miss. Milena Benavides ( INVEMAR )

Mr. Ben Thuy ( University of Göttingen )
Mr. Diedrich Sievers ( University of Tuebingen )
Dr. Frank Wiese ( Georg-August University of Göttingen, Geoscience C )
Dr. Hans-Volker Thiel ( Pal.Inst.Bonn )
Mrs. Heinke Schultz ( Zoological Museum University Hamburg )
Prof. Dr. James Nebelsick ( Institute of Geosciences )
Mr. Jan-Peter Friedrich ( State Museum for Naturar History Stuttgart )
Ms. Janina Dynowski ( State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart )
Dr. Karin Boos ( Avitec Research GbR )
Dr. Lea Numberger-Thuy ( University of Göttingen, GZG, Museum )
Dr. Maria Abou Chakra ( Max Planck Institute For Evolutionary Biology )
Mrs. Maria-Isabel Körner ( University of Tuebingen )
Dr. Mike Reich ( Georg-August University Goettingen, Geoscience Mus )
Mr. Nils Schlüter ( Georg-August University of Göttingen, Geoscience C )
Ms. Tanja Stegemann ( Georg-August University of Göttingen, Geoscience M )
Mr. Tobias Grun ( University of Tübingen )

Dr. Dina Lila Soualili ( Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem, Alg )
Dr. Karim Mezali ( Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Dé )

Dr. Hamdy Omar Ahmed Abdallah ( National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries )
Dr. Mohamed Hamza Awad ( Faculty o Fisheries, Suez Canal University )
Mr. Olusola Atanda ( Nile Center )

Miss. Adriana Rodríguez Hernández ( Universidad de La Laguna )
Mr. Alex Garcia-Cisneros ( Universitat de Barcelona )
Mr. Daniel Rey ( none )
Miss. Eliseba García Padrón ( La Laguna University )
Dr. Jaume Gallemi ( Museu de Geologia de Barcelona-MCNB )
Dr. José Carlos Hernández ( Universidad de La Laguna )
Mr. Juan Moles ( Dept. of Animal Biology (Invertebrates), Faculty )
Mr. Marc Baeta ( Institut de Ciències del Mar (CMIMA) )
Mr. Marc Balsalobre García ( Universidad de La Laguna )
Miss. Mishal Cohen ( Universidad de La Laguna )
Mr. Owen S. Wangensteen ( Dpt. of Animal Biology, University of Barcelona )
Mr. Pablo González NAVARRO ( Canarian Institute of Marine Sciences / University )
Miss. Rita Maria Gonzalez Dominguez ( Universidad de La Laguna )
Dr. Rocío Pérez-Portela ( Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) )
Dr. Sabrina Clemente Martín ( Universidad de La Laguna )
Mrs. Silvia de la Uz ( Centro de Experimentación Pesquera )

Mr. Mohamed Abdualhi ( cova )

Mrs. Aline Blanchet-Aurigny ( IFREMER )
Dr. Anne Chenuil ( IMBE CNRS UMR7263 )
Dr. Bertrand Lefebvre ( UMR CNRS 5276, Université Lyon 1, ENS-Lyon )
Prof. Dr. Bruno David ( Biogeosciences - CNRS - Université de Bourgogne )
Prof. Dr. Chantal Conand ( La Reunion University )
Dr. Elise Nardin ( UMR CNRS 5563 GET - OMP )
Dr. Jean-Pierre Feral ( UMR 7263-IMBE Station Marine d'Endoume )
Dr. Lenaïg Hemery ( Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle )
Dr. Marc Eléaume ( Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle )
Prof. Dr. Michel Roux ( Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle )
Dr. Monique Guillou ( Université de Bretagne Occidentale )
Dr. Pierre Chevaldonné ( IMBE-UMR 7263, Institut Méditerranéen de la Biodiv )

Dr. Andrew Smith ( The Natural History Museum )
Prof. Dr. Andy Gale ( University of Portsmouth )
Mr. Bruno Pereira ( School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol )
Dr. Fiona Elizabeth Fearnhead ( The Natural History Museum and University of Londo )
Mrs. Fleur Noailles ( University of Bristol, Earth Sciences Department )
Mr. Greg Campbell ( Archaeology Dept., University of Reading )
Dr. Matthew Slater ( Marine Science and Technology )
Dr. Rahman Imran ( University of Bristol )
Dr. Samuel Zamora ( Natural History Museum )
Dr. Timothy Ewin ( Natural History Museum, London )

Mr. Mohammed Umar Baba ( All Africa Students Union )

Mr. Mamadou Oury Bah ( Ministére des Affaires Etrangers )

Mr. Juan Diego Urriago Suarez ( Hong Kong Baptist University and Swire Institute o )

Ms. Laila Higgins ( University College Dublin )

Ms. Hanit Ben-Ari ( National Center for Mariculture )
Prof. Dr. Muki Shpigel ( IOLR, National Center for Mariculture )

Mrs. Chamundeeswari Kanagaraj ( Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University )
Mr. Rajagopal Santhanam ( Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University )

Dr. Kayvan Khaksar ( Qom Branch )
Dr. Maryamnaz Bahrammanesh ( Geological Survey Of Iran )

Dr. Adele Fabbrocini ( National Council of Researches, Institute of Marin )
Miss. Adriana Villamor ( University of Bologna )
Dr. Alice Barbaglio ( University of Milan, Dept. of Biosciences )
Miss. Angela Duque ( UNIMI )
Dr. Annalisa Pinsino ( Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare “ )
Dr. Francesca Zito ( Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare, )
Mr. Konstantinos Karakostis ( IBIM (CNR) )
Dr. Valentina Asnaghi ( University of Genoa )

Dr. Daisuke Fujita ( Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology )
Prof. Dr. Hideki Kishimura ( Hokkaido University )
Mr. Hikaru Nishio ( Kanagawa University )
Mr. Junji Kinoshita ( Tohoku University )
Ms. Junko Inoue ( The university of Tokyo, graduate school of scienc )
Dr. Kaori Wakabayashi ( Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology )
Prof. Dr. Ken'ichi Kanazawa ( Kanagawa University )
Mr. Masakazu Miyazaki ( Kanagawa University )
Dr. Masami Obuchi ( Biological Institute on Kuroshio )
Dr. Masanori Okanishi ( Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyoto Universit )
Mr. Masaya Saitoh ( Kanagawa University )
Mrs. Mayumi Masuda ( Narional Musium of Nature and Science )
Prof. Dr. Mieko Komatsu ( Graduate school of Science and Engineering (Scienc )
Mrs. Moe Kato ( Nagoya University Museum )
Dr. Seiichi Irimura ( none )
Prof. Dr. Tatsuo Oji ( Nagoya University )
Dr. Tatsuya Unuma ( Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute )
Dr. Toshihiko Fujita ( National Museum of Nature and Science )
Dr. Yoichi Kogure ( Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute )
Dr. Yoshiaki Ishida ( none )
Prof. Dr. Yukio Agatsuma ( Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku Un )
Dr. Yuko Murata ( National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, )
Dr. Yusuke Yamana ( Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History )

Miss. Andrea Alejandra Caballero Ochoa ( Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto )
Dr. Blanca Estela Buitrón Sánchez ( Departamento de Paleontología, Instituto de Geolog )
Mrs. Carolina Martín Cao-Romero ( Laboratorio de Equinodermos, UNAM )
Dr. Francisco Solis-Marin ( Coleccion Nacional de Equinodermos. Lab. de Sistem )
Mr. Julio Adrián Arriaga Ochoa ( Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Univer )
Mrs. Karol Ulate ( Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste )
Miss. Tania Pineda-Henríquez ( Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México )
Mrs. Tania Pineda-Enríquez ( UNAM )

Dr. Aaron Hunter ( PETRONAS University of Technology )

Mr. Kazeem Ojo Momoh ( Ad Institute Of Biophysical Research Center )
Mr. maduabuchi obiozor ( richdel managerment consultant )
Mr. Mayowa Abayomi Oyediran ( Multiple A. Associate Limited )
Mr. Olaifa Samson ( Linx Corporation )
Mr. Ulokanjo Dikachi Collins ( Eccept Concept NigeriaI LTD )

Mr. Antonio Agüera ( Wageningen IMARES )

Dr. James Philip ( NOFIMA )
Mrs. Karen Herstad ( Troms Kråkebolle )
Miss. Øydis Alme ( none )

Mr. Danilo Pecorino ( Dept of Marine Science - University of Otago )
Miss. Erica Zarate ( Univeristy of Auckland )
Miss. Josefina Peters-Didier ( University of Auckland )
Mr. Khalid Alqaisi ( Department of Zoology-University of Otago )
Mr. Leonardo Zamora ( Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland )
Dr. Mary Sewell ( University of Auckland )
Prof. Dr. Mike Barker ( Department of Marine Science )
Dr. Miles Lamare ( Department of Marine Science, University of Otago )
Mrs. Niki Davey ( National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Researc )
Mr. Owen Anderson ( NIWA )
Mrs. Sadie Mills ( National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research )

Mr. Khalfan Al Rashdi ( Oman Aquaculture Center )
Dr. Michel Claereboudt ( Sultan Qaboos University )

Dr. Harilaos Lessios ( Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute )
Dr. Simon Coppard ( Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute )

Mr. Faisal Bhatti ( Friends Consultants )

Dr. Mariusz Salamon ( University of Silesia )
Mr. Przemysław Gorzelak ( Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Scien )

Ms. Christina Roggatz ( Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR), Universidade do )
Dr. Mercedes Gonzalez-Wanguemert ( CCMAR, Centro do Ciências do Mar Universidade do A )

Mr. Alexander Girich ( Federal state budget agency of science Institute o )
Dr. Andrei Solovjev ( Borissiak Paleontological Institute RAS )
Dr. Anna Dilman ( P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Aca )
Mr. Iaroslav Kamenev ( A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology FEB RA )
Mrs. Nadezhda Bobrovskaya ( A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology FEB RA )
Ms. Olga Bratova ( A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution )
Dr. Victoriia Vinnikova ( A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology of the )

Mr. Gavin Burns ( University of Gothenburg )
Dr. Sabine Stöhr ( Swedish Museum of Natural History )

Mr. Chee Kong Chim ( Tropical Marine Science Institute, National Univer )

Mr. Emmanuel Abatta ( Kosi Holding Sierra Leone )

Dr. Makamas Sutthacheep ( Ramkhamhaeng University )
Dr. Monthon Ganmanee ( Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut's )
Prof. Dr. Thamasak Yeemin ( Ramkhamhaeng University )
Dr. Thamasak Yeemin ( Ramkhamhaeng University )

Dr. Alexander Ziegler ( Harvard University )
Mr. Arjay Romanowski ( Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center )
Dr. Bill Ausich ( The Ohio State University )
Dr. Charles Messing ( Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center )
Ms. Christine DeMauro ( Wildlife Conservation Society )
Dr. Christopher Mah ( Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology,NMNH, Smithsonian In )
Dr. David Meyer ( University of Cincinnati )
Mr. Francois Michonneau ( Florida Museum of Natural History, University of F )
Dr. Frederick Hotchkiss ( Marine and Paleobiological Research Institute )
Dr. Gustav Paulay ( Florida Museum of Natural History, University of F )
Mr. James Thomka ( University of Cincinnati )
Prof. Dr. Jim Nestler ( Walla Walla University )
Prof. Dr. John Lawrence ( University of South Florida )
Mr. Kristopher Rhodes ( University of Michigan, Ann Arbor )
Mrs. Mason Jane Milam ( University of Cincinnati )
Dr. Michael Russell ( Villanova University )
Prof. Dr. Peter Daniel ( Hofstra University )
Dr. Rebecca Hunter ( Abilene Christian University )
Ms. Shannon Rose ( Abilene Christian University )
Dr. Stuart Stock ( Northwestern University )
Dr. Thomas Ebert ( Oregon State University )
Dr. Thomas Kammer ( Dept. of Geology, West Virginia University )
Prof. Dr. Tomasz Baumiller ( University of Michigan )

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Thandar ( University of KwaZulu-Natal )
Mrs. Jennifer Olbers ( University of Cape Town )
Prof. Dr. Ramlall Biseswar ( University of KwaZulu-Natal )

SOCIAL EVENTS

Monday 20nd, August

Icebreaker in the Royal Academy Palace

Tuesday 21nd, August

Visit in the evening at Magritte Museum

Wednesday 22nd, August

This day will be dedicated to socializing, excursion and banquet

Excursion will start from Brussels and be back in time for the banquet

Beer and Abbey Tour (Excursion): Registration closed

Guided tour of abbeys in the Southern part of Belgium with tasting sessions of famous Belgian beers

More practical info about excusion

Conference banquet

Conference dinner located in La Tentation August 22rd, 2012 (evening).

PROGRAMME

Plenary lectures

There will be a number of slots available for plenary contributions, which will consist of 45 minutes for the presentation plus 15 minutes for questions.

Oral contributions

3 parallel sessions will be held for oral contributions, slots available for oral presentation will consist of 14 minutes for the presentation plus 4 minutes for questions and 2 minutes for switching between talks/lecture rooms. Powerpoint presentations on Windows PC platform is available (for Mac users we will try to find a solution). If you plan to use video with sound in your presentation, please advice us in advance.

Posters

Poster format:
Posters should not be larger than DIN A0 (84 cm wide by 119 cm long = 33” / 46,85”) in portrait form.

TOPICS

Advances in echinoid and holothuroid aquaculture

Echinoderm-derived products

Ecology, Ethology

Ecotoxicology, Impact of global change

Embryogenesis, Reproduction

Genomics, Proteomics

Morpho-physiology

Paleontology

Phylogeny, Taxonomy

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PLENARY SPEAKERS

• Miles Lamare (Otago University, New zealand)
  Title: The effects of UV on echinoderms and their larvae
• Valeria Matranga (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Palermo, Italy)
  Title : Cellular and molecular basis of biomineralization in the sea urchin
• Elie Poulin (Universidad de Chile, Chile)
  Title: Population genetics, phylogeography and Phylogeny of Antarctic sea-urchins: lessons from 20 years of research in the Southern Ocean
• Romana Santos (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
  Title: A multidisciplinary analysis of sea-urchin temporary adhesion: morphology, biomechanics and proteomics

STUDENT AWARDS

Awards will be given for the three best oral presentations and for the three best poster presentations. A jury composed of experts will judge the performance of participating students during the conference, awards will be announced on Friday closing session.

If you apply for student awards, you are required to send a signed letter from your thesis supervisor indicating your status and that you are the primary author of the presented work.

DAILY PROGRAMME

Monday 20 august

	Albert II lecture room	Preaux lecture room	Prigogine lecture room
8h30	REGISTRATION
10h00	Welcome words
10h10	Plenary 1 Poulin Elie	Plenary 1 in Albert II room	Plenary 1 in Albert II room
11h10	Coffee break
	Phylogeny Taxonomy	Paleontology	Eco Ethology
11h30	Paulay Gustav	Baumiller Tomasz	Kroh Andrea
11h50	Mah Christopher	Dynowski Janina	Fujita Daisuke
12h10	Perez-Portela Rocio	Meyer David	Saltoh Masaya
12h30	LUNCH
	Phylogeny Taxonomy	Paleontology	Eco Ethology
14h00	Coppard Simon	Rhodes Kristopher	David Bruno
14h20	Wagensteen Owen	Kammer Thomas	Feral Jean-Pierre
14h40	Martinez Salinas Andrea	Ausich William	O’Loughlin Mark
15h00	Cabalerro Ochoa	Gale Andy	Thandar Ahmed
15h20		Reich Mike
15h40	Coffee break
	Phylogeny Taxonomy	Paleontology	Eco Ethology
16h10	Komatsu Mieko	Noailles Fleur	Olbers Jennifer
16h30	Garcia-Cisternos Alex	Nebelsick James	Langdon Mark
16h50	Bratova Olga	Gallemi Jaume	Ventura Carlos Renato
17h10	Martin Cao Carolina	Smith Andrew	Hernandez Jose Carlos
17h30	Kogure Yoichi	Peirera Bruno	Agatsuma Yukio
18h00	Ice breaker at Royal Academy
20h00

Tuesday 21 august

	Albert II lecture room	Preaux lecture room	Prigogine lecture room
8h30	REGISTRATION
9h00	Plenary 2 Lamare Miles	Plenary 2 in Albert II room	Plenary 2 in Albert II room
10h00	Coffee break
	Ocean Acidification - Global change	Phylogeny Taxonomy	Eco Ethology
10h30	Byrne Maria	Chenuil Anne	Caulier Guillaume
10h50	Moulin Laure	O'Hara Tim	Chim Chee Kong
11h10	Uthicke Sven	Pineda-Enriquez Tania	Jossart Quentin
11h30	Cohen Mishal	Stohr Sabine	Blanchet-Aurigny Aline
11h50	Asnaghi Valentina	Mills Sadie	Jones Alice
12h10	Foo Shawna	Chenuil Anne	Mallefet Jerome
12h30	LUNCH
	Ocean Acidification - Global change	Proteomics - Genomics	Eco Ethology
14h00	Collard Marie	Delroisse Jerome	Claereboudt Michel
14h20	Garcia Padron Eliseba	Burns Gavin	Conand Chantal
14h40	Pecorino Danilo	Kondo Mariko	Gonzalez Dominguez Rita
15h00	Gonzalez Marcelo	Nestler Jim	Soars Natalie
15h20	Wolfe Kennedy	Omori Akihito	Yeo Sharon
15h40	Coffee break
16h00	Poster session
18h00	Visit of Magritte museum
19h00

Wednesday 22 August

Social day

8h30 Guided tour of abbeys in the Southern part of Belgium with tasting sessions of famous Belgian beers

19h00 Banquet à la Tentation

Thursday 23 August

	Albert II lecture room	Preaux lecture room	Prigogine lecture room
8h30	REGISTRATION
9h00	Plenary 3 Santos Romana	Plenary 3 in Albert II room	Plenary 3 in Albert II room
10h00	Coffee break
	Genomics	Aquaculture	Phylogeny Taxonomy
10h30	Hennebert Elise	Duprey Nicholas	Hemery Lenaig
10h50	Higgins Laila	Slater Matthew	Eleaume Marc
11h10	Demeulder Melanie	Shpigel Muki	Messing Charles
11h30	Alqaisi Khalid	Unuma Tatsuya	Hemery Lenaig
11h50	Barbaglio Alice	Zarate Erica	Eleaume Marc
12h10	Gonzalez Mercedes	Zamora Leonardo	Villamor Adriana
12h30	LUNCH
	Phylogeny, Ecology	Eco-ethology	Eco Ethology
14h00	Lawrence John	Barker Mike	Ebert Thomas
14h20	Herrero Perezrul Maria	Ganmanee Monthon	Russel Michael
14h40	Michonneau François	Obuchi Masami	Urriago Suarez Juan Diego
15h00	Arriaga Ochoa Julio	Ulate Karol	Abou Chakra Maria
15h20	Solis-Marin Francisco	Herrero Perezrul Maria	Aguera Antonio
15h40	Roggatz Christina	Daniel Peter	Clemente Sabrina
16h00	Coffee break
16h20	Poster session
18h30

Friday 24 August

	Albert II lecture room	Preaux lecture room	Prigogine lecture room
8h30	REGISTRATION
9h00	Plenary 4 Matranga Valeria	Plenary 4 in Albert II room	Plenary 4 in Albert II room
10h00	Coffee break
	Morpho Physiology	Morpho-physiology	Paleontology
10h30	Ziegler Alexander	Keesing John	Hunter Aaron
10h50	Stock Stuart	Zito Francesca	Zamora Samuel
11h10	Berecoechea Juan Jose	Karakostis Konstantinos	Salamon Mariusz
11h30	Boos Karin	Peters-Didier Josefina	Thuy Ben
11h50	Vinnikova Victoriia	Ben-Ari Hanit	Ishida Yoshiaki
12h10	Oji Tatsuo	Gonzalez Navarro Pablo	Thomka James
12h30	LUNCH
	Paleontology
14h00	Lefebvre Bertrand
14h20	Ewin Timothy
14h40	Best student awards, next IEC, Farewell

Proceedings of the 14th IEC

Proceedings of the 14th IEC will be published as a special issue of "Cahiers de Biologie marine".
Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed before acceptance. All conferees will receive a copy of the Proceedings and Pdf file of their contribution.
Manuscript will have to be submitted no later than September 30th, 2012 but preference is highly given to submission at the congres site (bring your manuscript as a doc file). Instructions to authors

Pictures of the conference

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Opening session pictures

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Icebreaker pictures

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Conference pictures

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Banquet pictures

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Closing session pictures

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