The programme will consist of oral and poster presentations, and of open discussion sessions. Oral lectures and posters will be grouped into six thematic sessions, each of which will be led by three persons: convener, chairperson and poster-chairperson. The decision about including your presentation into the symposium programme (within a certain thematic session) was made by this “triumvirate”, based on your abstract.

Session 1: Systematics and Evolution
Session 2: Quality and Quantity: maintaining biological diversity in space and time
Session 3: Genes, Physiology and Structure
Session 4: Contributions of lichen ecology to a better understanding of lichens in ecosystems
Session 5: Lichen Photobionts – physiological, ecological and phylogenetic aspects of their diversity
Session 6: Lichen Uses

Discussion sessions (three) will be organised and led by an appointed convener. The sessions will include invited speeches and open discussion, posters are not accepted. For any details of the arrangement of open discussion, please, contact the convener.

Discussion session 1: Translation of phylogenetic analyses into classification
Discussion session 2: In search of model organisms
Discussion session 3: Phylogenetic methods: Assembling the lichen tree of life