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Trematodes2024
Trematodes 2024

Trematodes 2024

8th–13th September • Brisbane, Australia

Please join us for the inaugural international meeting for trematodology, bringing together trematode researchers from around the world to discuss taxonomy, evolution, life cycles, physiology, ecology and biogeography.

Abstract submission

Abstract submission is open and will close 30th April.

Registration

Early bird (gets the trematode) is open until 30th April. Full rate registration will remain open until the meeting.

Travel support

The organising committee is working to secure funding to support student travel, especially for those from developing countries.

More about support

Venue

Venue & visiting Brisbane

Trematodes 2024 will be held at the Queensland Museum on the banks of the Brisbane River and at the heart of the city’s vibrant cultural centre.

Brisbane is an attractive and easy-going city with plenty to see and do, and is the gateway to the spectacular South East Queensland region.

Queensland Museum on the riverbank South Bank riverside parkland Brisbane from the air Kangaroo

Program

Program

The meeting will follow a dual format with single stream sessions: plenaries and conference presentations, and discussion-based symposia to bring the community together to develop global approaches and collaboration.

Social

  • Sunday 8th — Formal welcome and catered social mixer at the Queensland Museum
  • Wednesday 11th — Visit to Australia Zoo, included in registration
  • Thursday 12th — Conference dinner by the Brisbane River
Crocodile at Australia Zoo
Australia Zoo, included in registration.

Who organised it

Organising committee

  • Scott CutmoreScott CutmoreQueensland Museum, Australia
  • Isabel Blasco-CostaIsabel Blasco-CostaNatural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland
  • Anshu ChaudharyAnshu ChaudharyChaudhary Charan Singh University, India
  • Tom CribbTom CribbQueensland Museum, Australia
  • Olena KudlaiOlena KudlaiNature Research Centre, Lithuania
  • Storm MartinStorm MartinMurdoch University, Australia
  • Terry MillerTerry MillerQueensland Museum, Australia
  • Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de LeónGerardo Pérez-Ponce de LeónLa Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Mexico
  • Hudson PintoHudson PintoFederal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Sho ShirakashiSho ShirakashiKindai University, Japan
  • Nico SmitNico SmitNorth-West University, South Africa
  • Vasyl TkachVasyl TkachUniversity of North Dakota, USA

Add on New Zealand: Parasites in the Pacific

Coming half way around the world? Stretch that tax deductible travel or student conference grant and combine your visit with Parasites in the Pacific, a joint meeting of Australia and New Zealand’s parasitology societies held in Auckland, 26th-29th August. Visit conference website.

Trematodes 2027, Geneva

We hope that this meeting will become a triennial fixture important for all trematode researchers. The next iteration, Trematodes 2027, is planned for Geneva, Switzerland, to be held at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. At Trematodes 2024, we will be interested to hear proposals to host Trematodes 2030.

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