Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We are pleased to welcome you for the 12th International Symposium on Tardigrada which will take place in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, from 23 – 26 July, 2012.

Tardigrada Symposia take place every three years and are unique opportunities for tardigrade scientific researchers, students and other tardigrade enthusiasts from all over the world to get together and to promote scientific exchange and friendship. The 12th International Symposium on Tardigrada represents the greatest scientific forum to provide an up-to-date perspective of tardigrade biology in all its topics: taxonomy and biogeography, ecology, genetics and molecular biology, physiology, developmental biology, ethology and others.

Welcome to the 12th International Tardigrade Symposium 2012 in Vila Nova de Gaia!

CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstract Submittal

The organization of the 12th International Symposium on Tardigrada invites you to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. All topics will be considered, but the abstracts will be reviewed for the pertinence and quality of the contribution. Abstracts will not be edited, so the authors are requested to be rigorous to avoid undesirable errors. Abstracts must be submitted electronically (as a Microsoft Word document: doc, txt or rtf) no later than 30 March 2012, in English, and conform to the guidelines and format of the abstract template model. The submission of an abstract implies the author consent for publication in the Symposium Abstract Booklet. Only abstracts accompanied by the payment of the registration fee will be accepted.