EDIT - European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy -

The United Nations have declared 2010 to be the Biodiversity Year. The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences and the National Botanic Garden of Belgium join the numerous initiatives in organizing a three days symposium. All groups of plants – green plants, fungi, selected groups of protists – will be covered. Themes are (1) history of exploration, (2) study of richness, evolution and conservation, and (3) traditional and modern uses. Geographical emphasis is tropical.

For more information please visit symposium website here

See attachment: Program with instructions for contributions and Registration form