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Meetings and Conferences The FBA arranges a variety of national, regional and international meetings (by itself or jointly with others).
Each year we hold a highly respected
Annual Scientific Meeting where members and delegates can come along and present their work and find out about the latest advances in freshwater science. This year we are supporting the work of the
Regional Freshwater Groups in the UK and our Annual General Meeting will be held during the autumn meeting of the North East and Yorkshiure Freshwater Group, in Leeds on 22nd September.
We hold occasional joint meetings with the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM). The inaugural such meeting (on 16-17 September 2009) was entitled 'The Future of Freshwaters' and aimed to identify and address the needs of the
UK water industry
to meet the requirements of legislation such as the Water Framework Directive; more details about this meeting and its outcomes,
click here.
In September 2008 we launched a series of
Conferences in Aquatic Biology, the first of which investigated "Multiple Stressors in Freshwater Ecosystems". The second meeting, on "Integrated Catchment Management", was held during April 2010.
There are a number of regional meetings organised by local freshwater groups around the UK . For further information, click
here.
In an international context the FBA joins with other leading overseas associations to organise key events and meetings such as the Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS) series of conferences. SEFS 5 - the Fifth Symposium was held in Palermo, Sicily. 8-13 July, 2007 and over 360 delegates attended. The sixth SEFS meeting was held in Romania 16 - 21 August, 2009. For more information, see the
SEFS6 website. The seventh SEFS meeting will be in Spain in June 2011.
Freshwater Biological Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2010 (more) Date: Wednesday 22 September 2010
Location: Bodington Hall, University of Leeds.
Courses Join the specialists in learning about freshwater plants and animals by joining one of the FBA's training events.
The FBA offers a range of introduction and advanced courses in identification and general exploration of the ecology and habitats of freshwater life.
These courses will take place at one of the FBA’s sites with full access to scientific equipment and fieldwork locations and with over 75 years of experience in research and education you can be assured of the best possible level of teaching and quality of information.
Find out more by visiting the dedicated courses pages.
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