Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation - Launch Event

Launch Event of the newly merged section of
Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation
February 6th 2012
Auditorium Zeger Van Hee, College De Valk, Tiensestraat 41, Leuven

Program
13.30h Welcome by Peter Lievens (Dean) and Veerle Darras (Department Chair)
13.50h Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation by Luc De Meester (Section Chair)
14.10h Ecology, Evolution and Society: Short thought provoking talks (Pecha Kucha)
Introduction by Olivier Honnay
Tine Huyse: Evolution and tropical diseases
Martin Hermy: Green the cityscape: a welcome necessity
Filip Volckaert: Ecology, evolution and fisheries
Bart Lievens: Microorganisms and industrial ecosystems
Robby Stoks: Stressing ecology in toxicology
Kristof Benaets: Honeybee colony collapse: where do we stand?
15.15h Coffee
15.40h Ecology, Evolution and Society: Short thought provoking talks (Pecha Kucha)
Ellen Decaestecker: Ecology, health and disease
Joachim Mergeay: Genes and nature conservation
Jos Snoeks: The role of systematic insight
Olivier Honnay: Crop wild relatives: Common ground between breeding and ecology
Maarten Larmuseau: The ecology and evolution of history
Koenraad Muylaert: Algae – the green gold
Luc Brendonck: Ecology and sustainable development
16.40h Closing
16.45h Reception
From 9.30h until 12.00h, PhD students and postdocs from the new Section will present their research
through posters and talks. Attendance is open to all.
With more than 75 researchers and technical staff, the new section of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity
Conservation of Leuven University will be a major national and international center of expertise regarding all
aspects of biodiversity research. The new section is a merger of the Plant Systematics and Ecology section and
the Animal Ecology and Systematics section of the Biology Department.