XV European Congress of Ichthyology (ECI XV)

The XV European Congress of Ichthyology (ECI XV) will be organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) and will take place in Porto, Portugal, from the 7th to 11th of September 2015. The congress will give particular emphasis to the areas historically covered by ECI events. The scientific program will include sessions in four main topic areas: i) Phylogeny, Systematic and Genetics; ii) Ecology, Conservation and Invasive Species; iii) Life Cycles, Migration and Connectivity; and iv) Physiology, Behaviour and Toxicology. 

The Conference will be organized with parallel oral sessions and poster exhibitions and include several invited plenary lectures made by internationally respected fish researchers. Specific symposia can be proposed to the congress organizers. 

A second announcement will be released in October 2014 with more detailed information. On-line registration and abstracts submission will begin on February 1st 2015. The abstract deadline will be April 31st 2015. 

Regular visits to the congress webpage for information updates (www.ciimar.up.pt/ecixv) are recommended.