The Meeting will comprise daily Plenary Lectures, followed by a number of parallel sessions on different themes. In addition, poster sessions will be organized, with authors in attendance. The symposia are waiting for proposal and organization.

Plenary Lectures (topics and speakers)

Crustacean Invasions
Dr. James T. Carlton
Williams College, USA

The Progress on Molecular Systematic Research of Crustacean
Dr. Darryl L. Felder
University of Louisiana, USA

Advances in Crustacean Paleobiology
Dr. Frederick R. Schram
Burke Museum, University of Washington, USA

The Physiology and Endocrinology Research Progress of Crustacean
Dr. Amir Sagi
Ben Gurion University, Israel

The response of marine Crustacea to Global Climate Change: an evolutionary perspective
Dr. Sven Thatje
National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Crustacean Studies in China
Dr. Ruiyu Liu (J. Y. Liu)
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

The Genomic Study on Crustacean
Dr. Jennifer E. Buhay
Brigham Young University, USA

Shrimp Culture and Disease Control in China
Dr. Jianhai Xiang
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Sessions

1. Taxonomy and Phylogeny
2. Biogeography
3. Biodiversity and Population Genetics
4. Ecophysiology
5. Behavior
6. Ecology and Endocrinology
7. Invasive Crustacea
8. Effect of Human Exploitation on Decapod Resources
9. Crustacean to Global Climate Change
10. Larval Biology
11. Fisheries and Aquaculture
12. Crustacean Diseases with Commercial Significance
13. Genetics, Genomics and Proteomics
14. Others


Symposia

1. Symposium on Decapod Phylogeny and Systematics—organiger: Prof. K. H. Chu

2. Symbiotic Crustaceans: Diversity, Ecology and Evolution—organigers: Dr. V. N. Ivanenko and Prof. T. Britayev

3. Symposium on Integrative Carcinology II:  What genes and morphology altogether can tell us about biodiversity? --organizers: J. Antonio Baeza and Martin Thiel

4. Symposium: Advances in Crustacean Morphology

Welcome more symposia!