Invited speakers

Plenary Lectures confirmed so far

Prof. Leon Blaustein
Community Ecology Laboratory, University of Haifa, Israel
"Ecology and conservation of the endangered fire salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata"

Dr Annick Castiaux
Faculty of Economic, Social and Management Sciences, University of Namur, Belgium
"Ponds, small areas of History and histories..."

Prof. Régis Céréghino
EcoLab, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
"Little things mean a lot: biological diversity in bromeliad pools"

Dr Elias Dimitriou
Institute of Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece
"Mediterranean temporary ponds in Greece. Problems, Threats and Opportunities"

Prof. Andrew Hull
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
"Global Thoughts, Local Action: Ponds, People and Planning"

Dr Pascale Nicolet
Pond Conservation: The Water Habitats Trust, United Kingdom
"The million ponds project: creating clean water ponds for freshwater wildlife"

Prof. Raymond Semlitsch
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
"Do pond features affect amphibian reproductive success?"

Dr Aline Waterkeyn
Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Leuven, Belgium
"Mediterranean temporary ponds: from ecology to conservation"