Preliminary Program
Plenary Talks
Suzanne Alonzo: How fish mating systems challenge and expand our understanding of sexual selection
John Fitzpatrick: How mating systems transform reproduction in fishes
Chiara Benvenuto: Sexual systems in fishes: evolutionary pathways, population consequences, and behavioural drivers
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Posters
Dedicated poster session is on Thursday 22 January (17:10 to 18:10). Poster can be displayed over entire conference.
For list of posters, see Draft Programme PDF above.
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Final program:
21 January 2026 (Wednesday)
14:30-16:30 – Visit of the Mendel’s Museum
17:00-18:30 – Introduction and Plenary Talk 1 (S. Alonzo)
19:30-23:00 – Dinner/Social event (U Královny Elišky wine cellar)
22 January 2026 (Thursday)
9:00-10:00 – Plenary Talk 2 (J. Fitzpatrick)
9:00-12:40 Talks (with Coffee Break)
12:40-13:40 Lunch
14:00-17:10 Talks (with Coffee Break)
17:10-18:10 Posters
19:30-23.00 Dinner/Social event (Brewery Restaurant at Mendel’ square)
23 January 2026 (Friday)
9:00-10:00 – Plenary Talk 3 (C. Benvenuto)
9:00-12:30 Talks (with Coffee Break)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:10 Talks (with Coffee Break)
Detailed schedule is provided in the downloadable PDF.
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Social Program
We booked student canteen for Thursday and Friday lunches and restaurants for Wednesday and Thursday evening social events that will accommodate all participants.
All facilities are within a walking distance of the conference venue, which is located 1.5 km from the monastery where Gregor Mendel conducted his ground-breaking genetic experiments with pea plants, and 3 km from Brno city centre.
Brno is a small university town, with a low-cost and efficient city transport network (including night transport).