TENTATIVE
PROGRAM
Sunday,
July 22
14:00 – 18:00 Registration
16:00-19:00
Welcome
reception
Monday,
July 23
Welcome and opening remarks
Reflections on life and work of Dr.
Lynn Margulis and Dr. Gopi Podila
Symposium 1. Symbiosis as a driving
force in evolution
Session
A. Eukaryotic cell as a
symbiotic chimera.
Chair:
James Lake, UCLA, USA
Session
B. Co-evolutionary mechanisms. Chair:
Monika
Bright, University of Vienna,
Austria
Symposium 2. Cellular
Interactions
Session
C. Recognition systems.
Chair:
Spencer
Nyholm, University of Connecticut, USA
Session D.
Integrative Processes.
Chair:
Abdelaziz
Heddi, National Institute of Applied Science (INSA), Lyon,
France
Tuesday,
July 24
Morning Plenary presentation:
Manuela Giovanetti, Universita
di
Pisa, Italy
Symposium
1. Symbiosis as a driving
force in
evolution (continued)
Session
E. Horizontal gene transfer and the role of viruses.
Chair:
Takema
Fukatsu University
of Tsukuba, Japan
Session
F. Genomics in Symbiosis.
Chair:
Francis Martin National
Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Nancy, France
Symposium 3. Symbiosis
education
Session
G. Innovative curriculum approaches and activities.
Chair:
Douglas
Zook, Boston
University, USA
Session
H. Interactive workshop/sharing of living symbiotic system with
experts.
Chair:Marc-Andre
Selossé, Université de Montpellier
II, France
Poster visit session
Wednesday,
July 25
Excursions
Poster
visits (wines of the World)
Evening
plenary presentation: A
symbiologist’s
second home,
Antarctica with Sieglinde
Ott ,
Heinrich Heine University,
Germany
Thursday,
July 26
Morning Plenary
presentation:
Frank Ryan,
University of
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Symposium 4. Ecological
implications
of symbiosis
Session I.
Ecosystem interactions. Chair: Simon
Dunn, University of
Queensland,Australia
Session
J. Climate change and environmental impacts
Chair:Russell
Rodriguez, US Geological Survey, USA and President of the
International Symbiosis Society
Symposium 5. Interdisciplinary
approaches to symbiotic inquiry
Session
K. Symbiotic networks and their role in resiliency and vulnerability
Chair: Marcel
van der Heijden Agroscope,
Swiss Federal Research Institute, Switzerland
Session
L: Revealing earth biodiversity. Chair:
Francois
Lutzoni, Duke University, USA and Betsy
Arnold , University
of Arizona, USA
Evening: Congress banquet
Morning
Plenary presentation:
Franz
Oberwinkler, University
of Tübingen, Germany
Symposium 6. Applied
symbiosis
Session M.
Bioremediation and restoration
Chair:
Katarzyna
Turnau, Jagiellonian University
in Krakow, Poland
Session N.
Symbiont-based control of
arthropod pests and disease vectors - breakthroughs
and bottlenecks.
Chair: Kostas
Bourtzis , University
of Western Greece
Session O.
Agricultural and industrial enhancement
Chair: Silvio
Gianinazzi, CNRS, Dijon,
France
Poster visits
Symposium 7.
Tropical
symbioses
Session P.
Chair:
Ingrid Kottke,
University of Tübingen, Germany
Saturday,
July 28
Symposium 6.
Applied symbiosis
(continued)
Session Q.
Medical/veterinary implications
Chair:
Christian
Riedel, University of Ulm, Germany
Session R.
The human body as an ecosystem
Chair:
Larry
Forney, University
of Idaho, USA
Closing remarks