3rd Central European Symposium for Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research (CESAMIR)

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to the 3rd Central European Symposium for Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research (CESAMIR), which will be held in Łódź, Poland, on 8-13 July 2018. The symposium is organized by the Department of Invertebrates Zoology and Hydrobiology, University of Lodz.

CESAMIR aims to integrate recent achievements of all branches of aquatic macroinvertebrate science, from basic to applied research, including but not limited to taxonomy, biodiversity and faunistics, community and functional ecology, population biology, human impact, water pollution and ecotoxicology, water quality monitoring and metrics, from microhabitat modification to global changes, with a focus on the latest developments and trends, as well as future outlook.

Although, the symposium mainly focuses on Central European research and problems, participants are welcome from all over Europe. The organizing committee is gearing up for an exciting and informative conference program including plenary lectures, oral and poster presentations and various social events for 150+ participants.

We invite you to join us at the 3rd CESAMIR, where you will be sure to have a meaningful experience and fruitful conversations with scholars and aquatic macroinvertebrate experts from all around Europe. Please forward this message to any of your colleagues that may also be interested in this event.

All members of the CESAMIR scientific and organizing committee look forward to meeting you in Łódź, Poland.

You may find more information about the conference and newest updates at http://cesamir2018.uni.lodz.pl/

as well as on the Facebook group CESAMIR and event 3rd CESAMIR:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/396625880530788/
https://www.facebook.com/events/132810254128512/

If you are interested in program and abstracts from the previous 2nd CESAMIR that was organised in Pecs, Hungary, in July 2016, please visit http://cesamir.ttk.pte.hu/

For more information about our department, please visit our Department and Faculty webpages:

http://invertebrates.uni.lodz.pl/en/

https://www.facebook.com/KZBiH/

http://www.biol.uni.lodz.pl/

Let's see each other in Lodz in July 2018!

On behalf of the scientific and organizing committee:

Michał Grabowski
Chair of the Scientific Committee

Karolina Bącela-Spychalska
Chair of the Organizing Committee