Phasma meeting at the RBINS on 21st April 2019

Release date	15/03/2019
Geographical coverage	Belgium, Southeast Asia, Cambodia
Keywords	entomology, taxonomy, stick insects

For the 4th time the PHASMA MEETING will take place at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels with the support of the European citizen science project DITOS.

It is a unique opportunity to learn more about stick insects through a series of activities: seminars, a game on stick insects, activities for kids, the exchange of breeding stocks, and to meet other phasmid enthusiasts from many countries. It is open to anyone interested in stick insects: breeders, scientists, amateurs, beginners, families…

This event is free but registration is obligatory

by sending an email to Kristien Rabaey

(kristien.rabaey@skynet.be - please indicate the number of participants)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM

10h30 Registration & coffee

11h00 Seminar (large auditorium): Bokor Mountain, the stick insects Nirvana in Cambodia by Jérôme Constant (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences)

12h00 Lunch: Food (sandwiches etc.) and drinks offered

13h30 Seminar (large auditorium): The Dataminae of continental Southeast Asia by Joachim Bresseel (collaborator, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences)

14h30 Seminar (large auditorium): Phylliidae: History, Etymology, and Taxonomy by Royce T. Cumming (San Diego Natural History Museum, USA & Montreal Insectarium, Canada)

15h30 Stick insects breeding stocks exchange

 

Kid’s corner with specific activities for the youngest participants.

 

VENUE : Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautier street 29, 1000 Brussels

ACCESS infos : https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/museum/practical-information

For special requests, please contact us.

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