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The organizers of the XLIV ECCO Meeting are pleased to welcome you to the University of the Azores in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal), from 14th to 16th September 2026. The theme of this year’s meeting will be: “Integrative OMICS for a Changing Planet: New Frontiers in Taxonomy, Ecology and Biotechnology”,

We are also pleased to announce that ECCO grants for students and early-stage PhD researchers will be available. As September is still high season in the Azores, with warm weather and significant tourist activity, we strongly recommend arranging travel and accommodation early, as availability is limited and prices tend to rise. More information — including the call for abstracts, registration details, and keynote speakers — will follow soon.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Azores for ECCO’s annual meeting!

Warm regards,
The Organizing Committee of the XLIV ECCO Meeting

ECCO MEETING GRANTS

ECCO grants for students and early-stage PhD researchers will be awarded. Applicants should send their abstract, their CV and a recommendation letter from their mBRC manager to wouter.deschamphelaire@ugent.be by 15 June.

In addition, ECCO will now also provide financial support to tenure staff from collections where participation may otherwise be difficult.
The aim of this support is to encourage broad participation and representation across the ECCO network. Collections for whom such support would make a meaningful difference are invited to apply by sending their motivation letter to wouter.deschamphelaire@ugent.be by 30 April. 

Both the grants and the financial support are available for ECCO members as well as non-ECCO members. Both the grants and the financial support will cover the full registration fee, as well as support for travel and/or accomodation costs up to a maximum of € 200.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

to be announced…

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE