International Symposium on Ostracoda

The international Symposia on Ostracoda are interdisciplinary, international meeting of ostracode researchers, sponsored by the International Research Group on Ostracoda

They have been held at irregular intervals of two, three and four years since 1963. Each meeting is convened by the invitation of a different organizer and held in a different location. Their purpose is to provide a common forum for all ostracode researchers, regardless of scientific discipline or topic of investigation. 

Business meetings and elections are conducted during the Symposia. Minutes of those meetings are published in Cypris (and here on the website).

The proceedings volumes for these meetings have been published by different publishers and do not form a series.

Group photos and other photos of participants have been taken at most of the symposia.

 

1. NAPLES 1963

The Symposium on "Ostracods as Ecological and Paleocological Indicators" was held at the Zoological Station of Naples, Italy, in 1963, at the invitation of Harbans S. Puri.

 2. HULL 1967

The Symposium on "The Taxonomy, Morphology and Ecology of Recent Ostracoda" was held at the University of Hull in England in 1967, organized by John W. Neale and his team.

 3. PAU 1970

The "Colloque sur la Paleoecologie des Ostracodes/Colloquium on the Paleoecology of Ostracodes" was organized in Pau, France, in 1970 by Henri J. Oertli and his team.

 4. NEWARK, DELAWARE 1972

The Symposium on "Biology and Paleobiology of Ostracoda" was organized by Frederick M. Swain and his team at the University of Delaware in Newark, U.S.A., in 1972.

 5. HAMBURG 1974

The "Fifth International Symposium on Ostracoda -- Evolution of Post-Paleozoic Ostracoda" was organized by Gerhard Hartmann and his team at the University of Hamburg, Germany, in 1974.

 6. SAALFELDEN 1976

The 6th International Symposium on Ostracods was convened in Saalfelden, Austria, by Heinz Loeffler and his team in 1976.

 7. BELGRADE 1979

The 7th International Symposium on Ostracodes was convened in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, by Nadezda Krstic and her team, under the auspices of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, in 1979.

 8. HOUSTON 1982

The 8th International Symposium on Ostracoda was convened on the University of Houston central campus in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., by Rosalie F. Maddocks and her team in 1982.

 9. SHIZUOKA 1985

The 9th International Symposium on Ostracoda was convened in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1985 by Noriyuki Ikeya and his team.

10. ABERYSTWYTH 1988

The 10th International Symposium on Ostracoda was organized in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, in 1988 by Robin Whatley and his team.

11. WARRNAMBOOL 1991

The 11th International Symposium on Ostracoda was organized in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, by Kenneth G. McKenzie and his team in 1991.

12. PRAGUE 1994

The 12th International Symposium on Ostracoda was organized by Jaroslav Riha and his team in Prague, Czech Republic, in 1994.

13. CHATHAM 1997

The 13th International Symposium on Ostracoda was organized by David Horne and his team on the University of Greenwich Meway Campus in Chatham, Kent, England, in 1997.

14. SHIZUOKA 2001

The 14th International Symposium on Ostracoda was organized in Shizuoka, Japan, by Noriyuki Ikeya and his team in 2001. 

15. BERLIN 2005

The 15th International Symposium on Ostracoda was organized in Berlin, Germany, by Michael Schudack and his team in 2005. 

16. BRASILIA 2009

The 16th International Symposium on Ostracoda was organized in Brasilia, Brazil, by Dermeval DoCarmo and his team in 2009. 

17. ROMA 2013

The 17th International Symposium on Ostracoda has been organized in Roma, Italy, by Elsa Gliozzi and her team in 2013. 

18. SANTA BARBARA 2017

The 18th International Symposium on Ostracoda was held in Santa Barbara, USA, organized by Todd Oakley and his team in 2017.