Program outline
| Date | Content-Activities | Conference hall-Venue-Locality |
| Wednesday, 2nd October | Registration | Ground floor KE.D.E.A. |
| Opening session | Hall Ι KE.D.E.A. | |
| Invited talk | Hall Ι KE.D.E.A. | |
| Welcome Dinner | Ground floor KE.D.E.A. | |
| Thursday, 3rd October | Sessions with oral and poster presentations | Halls ΙΙ & ΙΙΙ KE.D.E.A. & foyer |
| Lunch | Roof Garden of University Student Club (adjacent to KE.D.E.A.) | |
| Conference dinner | To be announced | |
| Friday, 4th October | Conference excursion | Prionia Olympus, Prionia-Litochoro Trail |
| Lunch | Litochoro | |
| Saturday, 5th October | Sessions with oral and poster presentations | Halls ΙΙ & ΙΙΙ KE.D.E.A. & foyer |
| Lunch | Roof Garden of University Student Club (adjacent to KE.D.E.A.) | |
| General Assembly of H.B.S. | Hall ΙΙ KE.D.E.A. | |
| Sunday, 6th October | Post-conference excursion | Nestos Straits |
| Dinner and overnight stay | Xanthi | |
| Monday, 7th October | Return (early afternoon, ≈ 13:30-15:00) | Thessaloniki |
Special sessions
Call for proposals for special session topics: All colleagues are invited to propose topics for special sessions related to specific fields of Botany. Special sessions may also address specific applied topics associated with Botany (e.g., implementation of policies and directives for the conservation and management of plant diversity, education, plant uses, etc.) and may also comprise sessions of open discussion.
A prerequisite for accepting a special session is that there must be sufficient interest from the participants (e.g., there must be at least four oral presentations per special session).
The deadline for proposing topics for special sessions is the 31st of May.
Invited speakers
- Dr. Milan Chytrý, Professor of Botany, Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University
- Dr. Arne Strid, Emeritus Professor, Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, University of Patras, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Lund, University of Copenhagen.
Social Events
- Welcome dinner (Wednesday 2 October, ground floor KE.D.E.A.)
- Conference Dinner (Thursday 3 October, venue to be announced)
- Lunch on the two days of the conference (3 & 5 October)
- Conference excursion lunch (Friday 4 October, Litochoro)