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The European Phycological Congress series began in Cologne, Germany in 1996 and has since continued the tradition of bringing together phycologists from around the world every four years. Its main objective is to provide a forum for discussion of the latest scientific, technological and societal developments in phycological research. EPC9 includes plenary presentations, a series of symposia grouped into different themes, contributed papers and posters covering a wide range of topics. To encourage cross-community connections, each symposium will address micro- and macroalgae from marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems whenever possible. We look forward to welcoming you to Krakow,Poland in August 2027 for EPC9!


Plenary Speakers


 

Professor CORINA BRUSSARD
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
algae and viruses
Professor MAREK ELIAS
University of Ostrava,
Czechia
protist evolution, phylogenomics, plastid endosymbiosis
Professor OLIVIER DE CLERCK
Ghent University,
Belgium
seaweed diversity including genetic diversity
tbc
 


Important Dates


Call for papers:
September 2026
Registration and Abstract submission open:
November 2026
Special sessions proposal:
1st October 2026
Early Bird Registration close:
March 2027
Abstract submission close:
April 2027
Information on the abstract selection:
May 2027
Presentation of the Congress Programme:
June 2027
Late registration close:
July 2027
Start of the Congress:
30th August 2027


Topics


 

Topics of the conference (for further details, go to SESSIONS):

  1. Biodiversity and biogeography of algae and cyanobacteria
  2. Harmful Algae and Cyanobacteria
  3. Ecology 
  4. Climate change, anthropogenic effect and water management
  5. Evolution
  6. Genes and genomes
  7. Applications and biotechnology 
  8. Physiology and Metabolism
  9. Algae and society, algae in Art, Culture, and History
  10. Algal Cultures
     




Organising Committee


Institute of Nature Conservation
Polish Academy of Sciences:
Elżbieta Wilk-Woźniak,
Martyna Budziak,
Katarzyna Chrząścik,
Joanna Kosiba,
Wojciech Krztoń,
Edward Walusiak

Faculty of Biology
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Janusz Fyda,
Edyta Fiałkowska,
Agnieszka Pajdak-Stós,

Honorary Committee

to be confirmed

Scientific Committee


Dr Solène Connan,
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France

Prof. Bente Edvardsen,
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Prof. Jason Hall-Spencer,
University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK

Dr Judita Koreivienė,
The Nature Research Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania

Prof. Peter Kroth,
Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

Dr Marina Montresor,
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy

Prof. Henrik Pavia,
Göteborgs Universitet, Göteborg, Sweden

Dr Filip Pniewski,
Gdańsk University, Gdańsk, Poland

Prof. Pavel Škaloud,
Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czechia

Prof. Thomas Wernberg,
The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia


Chair of the Congress


Prof. Karin Rengefors,
Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Prof. Per Juel Hansen,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark




Organisers