Sunday August 11, 2024
09:00-16:30
PRE-CONGRESS FIELD TRIP 01: ST. PIETERSBERG, MAASTRICHT, NL - ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY
FIELD TRIP
PRE-CONGRESS FIELD TRIP 02: SAVELSBOS, CADIER EN KEER, NL - ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY
FIELD TRIP
PRE-CONGRES FIELD TRIP 03: VIJLENERBOS, VAALS, NL - ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY
FIELD TRIP
PRE-CONGRES FIELD TRIP 04: JONGENBOS, DIEPENBEEK/KORTESSEM, BE – ORGANIZED BY THE FLEMISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY
FIELD TRIP
DERMATOPHYTES - PRACTICAL MYCOLOGICAL COURSE AND LECTURES
Medical Center/MECC
09:30-16:30
IMC12 EARLY CAREER MYCOLOGISTS SYMPOSIUM
SYDNEY 0.10
10:30-16:30
IMA COUNCIL MEETING
CAPE TOWN 0.11
12:00-16:30
PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOP: COMMUNITY ECOLOGY OF FUNGI AND BACTERIA
BRUSSELS 0.4
16:30-17:00
BREAK
EXHIBITION
17:00-18:15
OPENING CEREMONY
AUDITORIUM 1
18:15-19:00
KEYNOTE LECTURE: THE NETHERLANDS AS HABITAT FOR MYCOLOGY AND MYCOLOGISTS
AUDITORIUM 1
19:00-19:45
WELCOME RECEPTION
EXHIBITION
Monday August 12, 2024
08:00-09:30
WORKSHOP 02: THE WHOLE KENDRICK: A SYMPOSIUM CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF W. BRYCE KENDRICK
BRUSSELS 0.4
NARESH MAGAN SYMPOSIUM
CAPE TOWN 0.11
CLOSED WORKING GROUP MEETING OF YEAST.ORG - BY INVITATION ONLY
SYDNEY 0.10
WORKSHOP 04: FUNGAL GENOMICS FOR AMR
PARIS 0.5
09:30-09:35
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
EXHIBITION
09:35-10:35
KEYNOTE SESSION 1: CELL BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
AUDITORIUM 1
10:35-11:00
COFFEE BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
11:00-13:00
SYMPOSIUM 01: AQUATIC FUNGI
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 02: GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES TO FORESTS: INTERACTIONS OF FUNGI, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
AUDITORIUM 1
SYMPOSIUM 03: BIOCONTROL MECHANISMS AGAINST FUNGAL PLANT PATHOGENS
CAPE TOWN 0.11
SYMPOSIUM 04: FUNGAL TRAITS AND BEHAVIOURS IN SOIL
BRUSSELS 0.4
SYMPOSIUM 05: TAXON NAMES AND TAXON COMMUNICATION IN EDNA ERA
PARIS 0.5
SYMPOSIUM 06: NEW TAXONOMIES OF MYCOTOXIGENIC FUNGI
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
13:00-15:00
LUNCH BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
13:00-14:30
THE FUTURE IS FUNGI – COMMERCIALIZING RESEARCH TO REAL WORLD SOLUTIONS
CAPE TOWN 0.11
15:00-16:00
KEYNOTE SESSION 2: ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY AND INTERACTIONS
AUDITORIUM 1
16:00-16:30
COFFEE BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
16:30-18:30
SYMPOSIUM 07: EXTREMOPHILIC FUNGI IN THE ERA OF GLOBAL CHANGE
PARIS 0.5
SYMPOSIUM 08: FUNGAL DISEASE OUTBREAKS
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 09: FUNGAL INTERACTIONS IN THE PHYLLOSPHERE: FROM MOLECULES TO COMMUNITIES
CAPE TOWN 0.11
SYMPOSIUM 10: POWDERY MILDEWS (ERYSIPHACEAE) AND THEIR HOSTS: CO-EVOLUTION, SYSTEMATICS, AND GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
BRUSSELS 0.4
SYMPOSIUM 11: DNA SEQUENCES AS TYPE EQUIVALENT - WHERE TO NEXT?
AUDITORIUM 1
SYMPOSIUM 12: GENOMIC GUIDED NATURAL PRODUCT DISCOVERY
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
18:30-18:40
SHORT BREAK
EXHIBITION
18:30-21:30
BMS RECEPTION (BMS MEMBERS ONLY)
Medical Center/MECC
18:40-20:10
WORKSHOP 13: HOW TO DESCRIBE NEW SPECIES, FROM SAMPLING TO DATA MANAGEMENT AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
AUDITORIUM 1
WORKSHOP 06: ADVANCING FUNGAL CONSERVATION
SYDNEY 0.10
WORKSHOP 07: GLOBAL FUNGI: A GLOBAL DATABASE OF FUNGAL OCCURRENCE FROM HIGH-THROUGHPUT-SEQUENCING DATA
CAPE TOWN 0.11
WORKSHOP 08: STRENGTHEN THE NETWORK FOR IMPROVING THE TAXONOMY OF THE MUCOROMYCOTINA AND MORTIERELLOMYCOTINA
BRUSSELS 0.4
WORKSHOP 09: A MODERN TAXONOMY FOR THE BOLETACEAE
PARIS 0.5
WORKSHOP 10: GENOMICS OF FUNGAL SECONDARY METABOLISM: A NEED FOR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
19:30-21:30
IAL DINNER (MEMBERS ONLY)
OFF-SITE
Tuesday August 13, 2024
08:00-09:30
WORKSHOP 11: FUNGAL GENOMICS
AUDITORIUM 1
WORKSHOP 12: AFRICAN MYCOLOGY WORKSHOP
SYDNEY 0.10
WORKSHOP 05: MEETING ON THE COOPERATION OF MYCOLOGICAL GROUPS & SOCIETIES
CAPE TOWN 0.11
WORKSHOP 14: STUDIES IN HETEROBASIDIOMYCETES – IN MEMORIAM FRANZ OBERWINKLER
BRUSSELS 0.4
WORKSHOP 03: COLLETOTRICHUM WORKSHOP
PARIS 0.5
09:30-09:35
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
EXHIBITION
09:35-10:35
KEYNOTE SESSION 3: EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS
AUDITORIUM 1
10:35-11:00
COFFEE BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
11:00-13:00
SYMPOSIUM 13: THE AMAZING WORLD OF YEASTS: THEIR EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 14: NONPATHOGENIC FUNGI ALSO INVADE: WHERE, HOW AND WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS?
AUDITORIUM 1
SYMPOSIUM 15: MYCOBIOMICS INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM
CAPE TOWN 0.11
SYMPOSIUM 16: FUNGI IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
BRUSSELS 0.4
SYMPOSIUM 17: INTERFUNGAL PARASITIC RELATIONSHIPS: FROM DE BARY'S OBSERVATIONS TO FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND ADVANCED IMAGING
PARIS 0.5
SYMPOSIUM 18: SPECIES EMERGING FROM THE DARK
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
13:00-15:00
LUNCH BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
14:00-14:40
THE FUTURE OF NOMENCLATURE DATABASES
CAPE TOWN 0.11
15:00-16:00
KEYNOTE SESSION 4: FUNGAL PATHOGENESIS AND DISEASE CONTROL
AUDITORIUM 1
16:00-16:30
COFFEE BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
16:30-18:30
SYMPOSIUM 19: MARINE FUNGI AND OOMYCETES - NEGLECTED PATHOGENS OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
SYMPOSIUM 20: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS OF ENDEMIC FUNGAL PATHOGENS
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 21: TROPICAL LICHENS UNVEILED: EXPLORING BIODIVERSITY WONDERS
CAPE TOWN 0.11
SYMPOSIUM 22: USE OF FUNGI IN SUSTAINABILITY
BRUSSELS 0.4
SYMPOSIUM 23: IMPACT OF BACTERIAL-FUNGAL INTERACTIONS ON FUNGAL TRAITS
PARIS 0.5
SYMPOSIUM 24/WORKSHOP 16 A: MYCOLOGICAL DATA FROM GENERATION TO MEANING
AUDITORIUM 1
18:30-18:40
SHORT BREAK
EXHIBITION
18:30-20:30
MSA NETWORKING EVENT (MIXER) (MEMBERS ONLY)
OFF-SITE
18:40-20:30
TOPICS IN MYCOLOGY
BRUSSELS 0.4
18:40-20:40
WORKSHOP 15: ADVANCES IN FUSARIUM: LIFESTYLE, EVOLUTION, AND BIOLOGY OF AN IMPACTFUL GENUS
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 24/WORKSHOP 16 B: DATA IN MYCOLOGY WORKSHOP
AUDITORIUM 1
Wednesday August 14, 2024
08:00-09:00
CLOSED MEMBER AND BOARD MEETING, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE TAXONOMY OF FUNGI (ICTF)
CAPE TOWN 0.11
09:00-09:05
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
EXHIBITION
09:05-10:05
KEYNOTE SESSION 5: GENOMICS, GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
AUDITORIUM 1
10:05-10:30
COFFEE BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
10:30-12:30
SYMPOSIUM 35: THE FUNGAL CELL WALL: BARRIER, SHIELD, FLAG AND TARGET
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
SYMPOSIUM 26: EFFECTS OF CHANGING CLIMATE ON FUNGAL DISEASES
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 27: MYCOCHEMISTRY: THE GOOD AND THE BAD AMONG FUNGAL METABOLITES
CAPE TOWN 0.11
SYMPOSIUM 28: FUNGAL RESOURCES OF TROPICAL AFRICA: DIVERSITY, USES AND CONSERVATION
BRUSSELS 0.4
SYMPOSIUM 29: FUNGI AND FOODS – DOMESTICATION AND APPLICATIONS
PARIS 0.5
SYMPOSIUM 30: GENOMES, EVOLUTION AND CLASSIFICATION
AUDITORIUM 1
12:30-14:30
LUNCH BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
13:30-14:30
AUTHOR WORKSHOP BY ELSEVIER
PARIS 0.5
14:30-15:30
KEYNOTE SESSION 6: APPLIED MYCOLOGY
AUDITORIUM 1
15:30-16:00
COFFEE BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
16:00-18:00
SYMPOSIUM 31: FUNGI TRANSGRESSING THEIR NICHES
AUDITORIUM 1
SYMPOSIUM 32: FUNGAL DIVERSITY AND RELEVANCE OF CANKER AND DIEBACK PATHOGENS OF FRUIT TREES AND GRAPEVINES
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 33: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF FUNGAL-PHOTOAUTOTROPH INTERACTIONS
CAPE TOWN 0.11
SYMPOSIUM 34: FUNGI IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS-ARCTIC-ANTARCTIC-SPACE
BRUSSELS 0.4
SYMPOSIUM 25: POST-HARVEST FOOD SPOILAGE – PRESERVATIVE RESISTANCE, NEW PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND HYGIENE
PARIS 0.5
SYMPOSIUM 36: CULTURE COLLECTIONS HOLDINGS AS TOOLS TO FACE SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
19:00-23:59
CONFERENCE DINNER - A NIGHT IN THE MUSEUM - BONNEFANTEN MUSEUM IN CONNECTION WITH IPANEMA ON THE MAAS
EXHIBITION
Thursday August 15, 2024
08:00-09:00
OPEN TO ALL: DISCUSSION AND REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE TAXONOMY OF FUNGI (ICTF)
BRUSSELS 0.4
09:00-09:05
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
EXHIBITION
09:05-10:05
KEYNOTE SESSION 7: NOMENCLATURE
AUDITORIUM 1
10:05-10:30
COFFEE BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
10:30-12:30
SYMPOSIUM 45: LUDMILA MARVANOVÁ 1931-2024 - AQUATIC HYPHOMYCETES
AUDITORIUM 1
SYMPOSIUM 38: ANAEROBIC FUNGI: GENOMICS, ECOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 39: COMMUNITY ECOLOGY OF FUNGI AND OF FUNGI AND BACTERIA
CAPE TOWN 0.11
SYMPOSIUM 40: MYCOVIRUSES UNMASKED: BRIDGING EVOLUTION, INTERACTIONS, AND ECOLOGY
BRUSSELS 0.4
SYMPOSIUM 41: SEX AND DRUGS: THE EVOLUTIONARY THREADS THAT CONNECT NOVEL METABOLITES WITH ASEXUAL AND SEXUAL MORPHS IN ZOMBIE FUNGI
PARIS 0.5
SYMPOSIUM 42: NOMENCLATURE A
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
12:30-14:30
LUNCH BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION AND POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION
12:45-13:45
FORMAL VOTE ON DNA AS TYPE PROPOSALS
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
14:30-16:30
SYMPOSIUM 43: GLOBAL CHANGE AND MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI
AUDITORIUM 1
SYMPOSIUM 44: TRENDING TOPICS IN ANIMAL FUNGAL INFECTION
SYDNEY 0.10
SYMPOSIUM 37: LINKING FUNGAL AND PLANT ECOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND THE BIODIVERSITY-ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING RELATIONSHIP
CAPE TOWN 0.11
SYMPOSIUM 46: ENDEMIC MYCOSES: WHAT IS NEW IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS
BRUSSELS 0.4
SYMPOSIUM 47: THE SILENT MENACE: EXPLORING MYCOTOXINS AS A GLOBAL ONE HEALTH CONCERN
PARIS 0.5
SYMPOSIUM 48: NOMENCLATURE B
BERLIN 0.2&0.3
16:30-17:00
COFFEE BREAK, VISIT EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
17:00-18:30
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CLOSING
AUDITORIUM 1
Friday August 16, 2024
08:30-19:30
LICHENS EXCURSION
FIELD TRIP
Saturday August 17, 2024
09:00-19:00
MUSHROOM EXCURSION
FIELD TRIP