Schedule
As with past ICIRD meetings the congress will run from Monday (June 2nd) to Friday (June 6th) with Wednesday being a free day, with no planned presentations, for exploring AU, the surrounding area and everything Washington, DC has to offer.
Full day presentations (8am – 5pm), including a morning plenary and regular symposium offerings and morning and afternoon coffee/tea breaks will occur on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
There will be an opening social BBQ on Sunday evening (June 1st), one or more poster sessions in the evenings on Monday and/or Tuesday, and a congress dinner on Thursday evening.
Move-in to AU accommodations can occur from Sunday June 1st and check out is Saturday June 7th. Earlier check-in and later check-out are possible.
The daily plenary speakers, including the ICIRD Adiyodi Memorial Lecture are TBD.
Designated symposia may have their own keynote speakers.
Symposia
The 15th ICIRD is still calling for symposium ideas and so contact the organizing committee asap. Currently, we have had expressions of interest to run the following symposia:
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SY1: Development of Exoskeleton Biomineralization
(Organizers – Shai Shaked & Amir Sagi) -
SY2: Sexual Plasticity
(Organizers – Eliahu Aflalo & Amir Sagi) -
SY3: Nematode reproduction
(Organizer – Eric Haag) -
SY4: Diversity & Evolution of Invertebrate Reproductive Pheromones, Chemical Cues & their Applications
(Organizer – Jeff Ram) -
SY6: Invertebrate responses to microplastic pollution
(Organizer – Valerio Zuppo) -
SY8: Care-full insects—development and evolution of reproductive and caregiving behaviors in insects
(Organizers – Mallory Hagadorn & Clare Rittschof)