The Benelux Zoology Congress 2024 (Zoology2024) will be organized by the University of Mons in Wallonia, Belgium, on December 12 th and 13th 2024. The congress invites contributions from across the field of zoology, ranging from molecular research to large-scale biosphere analyses.
Key information
- Conference Location: The Benelux Zoology Congress 2024 will be held at the Palais des Congrès de Mons, located at Avenue Mélina Mercouri 9, 7000 Mons, Belgium.
- Dates: The event will take place on Thursday, December 12th, and Friday, December 13th, 2024.
- Contact email: UMONS.Zoology.2024@gmail.com
- Website: rbzs.be/zoology-2024/
- Key Dates and Deadlines:
- Abstract submission opening: September 30th, 2024
- Registration/payment opening: October 15th, 2024
- Early registration deadline: We are working hard to keep fees as low as possible to encourage broad participation in the event. Therefore, the early registration deadline has been extended to December 5, 2024, which also serves as the final registration deadline.
- Abstract submission deadline: November 15th, 2024 (deadline extension)
- Abstract acceptance notification: November 7-30th, 2024 (deadline extension)
- Picture submission for the Best Picture Contest: November 15th, 2024 (deadline extension)
- Final registration deadline: December 5th, 2024 (no on-site registration available)
- Social event Location (December 12th, evening) : MUMONS, 24 place du Parc à 7000 Mons
- Conference diner location (December 12th, evening): Warocqué 17, 7000 Mons
- Best Poster/Presentation awards
- Best Scientific Picture Contest (more details in the Section “Lunches, Social event, and Reception Diner”)
- Please find here the Conference booklet including the detailed program of the conference
Congratulations to the Winners of the Best Poster/Oral Presentation Award!
The Zoology 2024 Conference team and the Royal Belgian Zoological Society are thrilled to announce the winners of the Best Oral/Poster Presentation Awards.
- Imke Tomsin (UHasselt) – Best Oral Presentation Award for her work entitled:
“Evaluating Conservation Efforts for the European Hamster: Insights from Predictive Modelling.” - Zorimar Villella-Pacheco (KULeuven) – Best Poster Award for her work entitled:
“Unraveling the Gene Regulatory Networks of Predator-Induced Developmental Plasticity Within and Across Generations in Daphnia magna.”
Their outstanding contributions were recognized for their exceptional quality, clarity, and significant scientific impact. Both awards celebrate their innovative research, which continues to inspire and advance the field of zoology.
As a token of recognition, each winner will receive a prize of 250 euros, generously provided by the Royal Belgian Zoological Society and the Zoology 2024 committee.
Congratulations to Imke and Zorimar on these well-deserved achievements!
In addition, we also gave the Best Picture Award to Benjamin Decoux (UMONS) for his picture entitled: “Alien Nursery, third postlarval instar of the sea spider Ammothea hilgendorfi, an invasive species in the North Sea.”
Lunches, Social event, and Reception Diner
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