larvi 2024
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1st ANNOUNCEMENTORGANIZERSAnnelies Declercq secretariatLaboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center conference chairpersonAnnelies Declercq honorary conference chairPatrick Sorgeloos scopeClosing the life cycle of aquaculture species of economic
importance is critical for the ultimate success of aquaculture.
Predictable & cost-effective availability of high-quality
fry, fingerlings, postlarvae, seed, spores, etc. remain the key
for a successful aquaculture venture. Knowledge generated at
many different levels can further increase the success of the
sector. Much progress is being made in knowledge-based insights
on e.g. the genetic make-up of the broodstock, steering the
ontogeny, the importance of first feeding, steering host
microbial interactions and its immunological consequences,
automation, etc. Research in these fields are increasingly
supported and stimulated by a variety of novel and sophisticated
techniques such as omics’ and artificial intelligence tools.
They generate an unprecedented and often fascinating insight
into biological processes. Although they generally also raise
new research questions, they stand for a major leap forwards as
compared to the empirical approach of a relatively recent past.
scientific committee
tentative programmeSESSION I. BROODSTOCK MANAGEMENT, MATURATION AND SPAWNING zootechniques, nutrition, egg and larval quality, domestication, sperm quality, genetics, germplasm preservation, genomics and proteomics, transgenics and GMOs, ... SESSION II. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND DEFORMITIES ontogeny, developmental biology, behavior, … SESSION III. LARVAL NUTRITION nutritional requirements, feeding schemes, live food and its substitutes, … SESSION IV. LARVICULTURE AT COMMERCIAL SCALE culture systems, automation, environmental requirements, socio-economic aspects, … SESSION V. DISEASE PREVENTION, PATHOGEN CONTROL, BIOSECURITY AND HEALTH prebiotics, probiotics, diseases and pathogens, microbial management, viral and bacterial challenge tests, vaccination, phage therapy, … call for papersInterested contributors to the symposium programme are hereby invited to submit to the Symposium Secretariat before January 15, 2024 indicative titles and a 10-line summary of the contribution (paper or poster). Click here to submit your contribution. The authors will be notified of the acceptance of their contribution and the kind of presentation (oral, poster, workshop) before March 15, 2024 at which time they will receive the instructions to authors for submission of their mini-paper. Authors who wish to submit full-length papers for selection and publication in the symposium proceedings will have to turn in their manuscript at the meeting. sponsoringSeveral public as well as private organizations are being solicited to sponsor the event. The complete list will be given in future announcements. Private companies with larviculture-related activities are invited to sponsor this symposium through advertisements in the program booklet and on the larvi 2024 website. More private as well as public organizations are being solicited to sponsor the event. The complete list will be given in future announcements. date and placeThe symposium will start on September 9, 2024 with registration for the larvi conference and the Artemia workshop (program will follow). All sessions will be held at the 'De Grote Post' in the city center of Ostend. More information about Ostend The official opening session and reception will take place in the evening of September 9. The scientific sessions will be held from September 10 through September 12. Ostend is a cosmopolitan city by the sea and is known as the 'Queen of seaside cities'. The wide sandy beaches, the attractive boulevards and the beautiful casino form the face of the seaside resort. Ostend is the most important coastal city in Belgium with a large fishing port and marina harbor, but Ostend is also a shopping city where you can go all year round. Happy to welcome you all there! The first conference of the “International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium” IAAC will be organized on September 9, 2024 at the same premises as the larvi conference. If interested to attend please complete the appropriate box on the larvi pre-registration form. More information on the program for the IAAC event will be updated on the IAAC website. registrationPersons interested in attending larvi 2024 are requested to fill in and return the pre-registration form to the Symposium Secretariat at their earliest convenience, in order to receive further updates on the conference. Instructions for payment will be given in the second announcement.
The registration fee includes admission to all symposium
sessions, reception, coffee breaks and receipt of a symposium
satchel, programme brochure and a digital version of the book of
short communications (upon request a hard copy can be obtained
at cost). banquetOur institution recently obliged us to process registrations and meals separately. For this reason we also have to process the larvi banquet as a separate cost. The banquet will take place on Thursday evening (September 12) in the Venetian galleries of Ostend. The price for the banquet is €98.00. further informationThe second announcement with detailed information and the tentative program will be e-mailed in spring 2024 to those persons who have returned the pre-registration form. Detailed information will also gradually become available on the symposium website. For further inquiries contact the conference secretariat: laboratory of aquaculture & artemia reference center |
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