Bart Van de Vijver^1,2, Margaux Pottiez¹ & Carlos E. Wetzel³

¹Meise Botanic Garden, Research Department, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 Meise, Belgium, ²University of Antwerp, Department of Biology – ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium, ³Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Observatory for Climate, Environment and Biodiversity (OCEB), L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg

Duration: 6 hours.

Morning (theoretical) and afternoon (practical) sessions.

Price: 100 € (students), 200 € (non students)

María Teresa Coronado Parra, Microscopy Service, Scientific and Technical Research Area of Murcia University.

Schedule: from 15:00 - 18:00

Topics: FESEM principles, advantages, limitations, and morphologic characterization.

Number of attendees: 5 - 7 participants

Contact email to bring your own samples: mtcp2@um.es

Prices: 50 € (students), 100 € (non students)

María Teresa Coronado Parra, Microscopy Service, Scientific and Technical Research Area of Murcia University.

Schedule: from 15:00 - 18:00

Topics: Confocal principles; lambda scans, 3D imaging and chloroplasts distribution.

Number of attendees: 5 - 7 participants

Contact email to bring your own samples: mtcp2@um.es

Prices: 50 € (students), 100 € (non students)

Michael Kloster and Andrea Burfeid-Castellanos, Phycology lab (beszteri AG), Universität Duisburg-Essen.

Schedule: 3 hours

Topics:

• Intercalibration Tool & BioSLiDES for proficiency tests & teaching
• BIIGLE as a tool for biomonitoring counting and teaching
• Benefits of digital analysis workflows

Prices: 50 € (students), 100 € (non students)

Topics: data stewardship, database capacity building, nomenclature harmonization, reproducible workflows, collaborative projects

Duration: 3 hours

Number of attendees: 10-15 people

Teacher: Xavier Benito (Marine and Continental Waters Program, IRTA) xavier.benito@irta.cat

Prices: 50 € (students), 100 € (non students)