FourtIMCo pictures online!

We received an e-mail just now informing that the FourtIMCo pictures are now posted online!

To see all of them visit the FourtIMCO site here.

FourtIMCo ended! See the official photo!

FourtIMCo ended!

It was a very nice time in Belgium! We hope that everybody enjoyed as much as we did. See below our photo (me and Pri) and also the official one.

Now we should wait for the FiftIMCo in South Korea!

FourtIMCo has began! Win a T-shirt from Meiofauna Brasil!

The most important event of meiofauna this year, the FourtIMCo, started officially yesterday and we from MeiofaunaBrasil are here in Ghent.

We hope that everybody is enjoying the event as we are!

For the traditional raffle we offered a T-shirt from MeiofaunaBrasil. We hope that will make somebody very happy!

More information about the event here.

Only 30 days to FourtIMCo!

Only 30 days separate us from the most important event of meiofauna: the FourtIMCo.

Have you read the FourtIMCo programme?

Have you arranged your hotel reservation?

We, from Meiofauna Brasil, want to see you in Gent!

More information about the event here.

10 days to submit your abstract in FourtIMCo

Just a quick reminder that you have only 10 days left to submit your abstract and complete the registration in FourtIMCo.

We, from Meiofauna Brasil, already completed ours and want to see you there!

More information here.

Swedmark Travel Awards to participation in FourtIMCo

FourtIMCo will be able to provide 10 Swedmark Travel Awards of 250 euro each to 10 master or PhD students. Candidates for these awards should provide a motivation letter and a brief CV until 15 April 2010. The 10 students with best letters and CV will be awarded.

More information here.

FourtIMCo Registration and Abstract submission Open!

FourtIMCo website has been updated with a provisional programme and information on the final registration procedure. You can complete the registration form and submit your abstract(s) before 15 April 2010. Registration is still possible after this date, however at an increased registration fee.

More information here.

FourtIMCo: Pre-registration deadline!

The deadline for pre-registration to participate in the 14th International Meiofauna Conference – FourtIMCo – is next 30 September. You can see all information about the conference on the website here.

The conference will be hosted by Ghent University, Belgium, from July 12th – 16th 2010.

FourtIMCo: first news!

Great news! We just received by e-mail the first information about the FourtIMCo.


The International Association of Meiobenthologists is pleased to invite you to participate in its 14th International Meiofauna Conference – FourtIMCo – in Ghent, Belgium, from July 12th – 16th 2010.

The conference will be hosted by Ghent University, Belgium. The city of Ghent is located at the cultural and economic heart of Europe.

The FourtIMCo aims to bring high-quality scientific presentations and discussions in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, allowing optimal interaction between scientists from different levels, disciplines, etc… The organizers will therefore endeavor to provide a forum both to established experienced scientists and to young researchers in an early stage of their career.

All information about the conference is available through the conference website here.