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SUNDAY, July 20   
16:00-22:00 registration  
19:00-22:00 Welcome party  
     
MONDAY, July 21  
9:00-9:25 opening (registration desk will be open from 8:30 and during the breaks)
9:25-9:50 Hannibal The millipede fauna of the Carboniferous (Stephanian) locality of Montceau-les-Mines, France
9:50-10:15 Short Polyxenida of the Caucasian region 
10:15-10:40 coffee break  
10:40-11:05 Korsós The millipedes of Palau
11:05-11:30 Simaiakis Biogeographical patterns in the distribution of European centipedes
11:30-11:55 Likhitrakarn Taxonomy, distribution and conservation of millipedes in Thailand
11:55-12:20 Ravnjak Overview of current state of research on centipede in Slovenia
12:20-13:30 lunch  
13:30-13:55 Mikhaljova Endemics in the millipede fauna of the Asian part of Russia
13:55-14:20 Dányi Contribution to the knowledge on the geophilomorph centipedes of the Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
14:20-14:45 Zarei Geophilomorpha of Iran
14:45-15:10 Chagas Too many legs? A taxonomic review of the centipede Scolopendropsis
15:10-15:35 Huynh Description of a new species of penicillate millipede from the genus Monographis found in Vietnam
15:35-16:05 coffee break  
16:05-16:30 Vode Characteristics of centipede assemblies in some frost hollows in Slovenian Dinaric karst
16:30-16:55 Golovatch The cave Diplopoda of southern China with reference to millipede diversity in Southeast Asia
16:55-17:20 Komerički At the end of the rope: Geophilus hadesi n. sp. – the world deepest cave-dwelling centipede
18:30-22:00 guided short tour into city centre and tasting beer in Svatováclavský brewery (free for accompanying persons)
     
TUESDAY, July 22  
9:00-9:25 Sombke Past and present - microCT analyses of extant and fossil myriapods
9:25-9:50 Akkari Innovative approaches, interactive tools, modern imaging: Pushing the boundaries of myriapod taxonomy
9:50-10:15 Stoev Blowing the dust off the old publications: An enhanced cybertaxonomic checklist of Eupolybothrus
10:15-10:40 coffee break  
10:40-11:05 Macek Cocktails and pills: A COI primer cocktail for pill millipedes
11:05-11:30 Wesener The GBOL - Myriapoda project: Insights and shortcomings in the Barcoding of myriapods
11:30-11:55 Bonato Unlocking the diversity of European geophilomorph centipedes: Ffrom a consistent checklist to an interactive identification tool
11:55-12:20 Dolejš Type specimens of centipedes in the National Museum, Prague (Czech Republic)
12:20-13:30 lunch  
13:30-13:55 Wongthamwanich Postembryonic development of the giant pill-millipede Zephronia siamensis 
13:55-14:20 David The life cycle of Ommatoiulus sabulosus aimatopodus in southern France
14:20-14:45 Huynh Segmentation and leg development in penicillate millipedes
14:45-15:10 Kronmüller
On the function of the ultimate legs in some Scolopendridae 
15:10-15:35 coffee break  
15:35-16:05 Congress photo  
16:05-16:30 Koch Feeding mechanisms in myriapods: The evolution of tentorial mobility revisited
16:30-16:55 Šustr Digestive enzymes in digestive tract of spirostreptid and spirobolid millipedes
16:55-18:30 poster session  
     
WEDNESDAY, July 23  
8:30-18:30 excursion  
  8:20 Meeting in front of the Faculty of Science
  8:30 departure of Bus no.1 (52 pers.)
  8:45 departure of Bus no.2 (52 pers.)
    The Javoříčko Caves
    Caution – temperature 7-8 °C in the caves – dress accordingly, guide in Czech with translation, trip participants will get an information leaflet in English, 17 people from the Bus no.1 will wait for 18 people from the Bus no.2  (in order to make 3 groups)
  9:30 guided tour - 1st group (35 pers.)
  9:45 guided tour - 2nd group (35 pers.) - Those 17 people from the Bus no.1 (part of the 2nd group) will leave with the 1st group with Bus no.1, the remaining 18 people from the 2nd group wait for the 3rd group and will leave with Bus no.2
  10:00  guided tour - 3rd group (34 pers.) 
    Litovel Brewery
    3 children + 4 adults walk in the town and the water outdoor center, Guided tour (18+) with lunch at the brewery – beef goulash + beer tasting, signed confirmation required, 1st group accompanied by an english speaking guide, 2nd group acc. by a czech speaking guide (will be translated)
  11:15 guided tour – Bus no.1, beer tasting 12.15 – 13.15
  12:15 guided tour – Bus no.2, beer tasting 13.15 – 14.15
    Bouzov Castle
  14:30 guided tour – Bus no.1
  15:30 guided tour – Bus no.2
     
THURSDAY,  July 24  
9:25-9:50 Raspotnig Beyond benzoquinones: Chemical diversity of defensive secretions in the Julida
9:50-10:15 Kania Compounds of defensive secretion in millipede species of Julida
10:15-10:40 coffee break  
10:40-11:05 Müller The epidermal glands of Myriapoda: Ultrastructural diversity, function and phylogenetic resolving potentials    
11:05-11:30 Enghoff Ectoparasitic fungi (Laboulbeniales) on millipedes
11:30-11:55 Undheim Centipede venom evolution: Casting light on a neglected group of venomous animals
11:55-13:30 lunch  
13:30-13:55 Zenkova Diversity and distribution of centipedes in plain and mountain ecosystems of the Kola North
13:55-14:20 Nefediev A review of the anthropochore fauna of Asian Russia, with new records from the Altai Province, Siberia
14:20-14:45 Papastefanou Centipede assemblages along an urbanization gradient in the city of Heraklion (Crete, Greece)
14:45-15:10 Geoffroy Building biodiversity in Paris area (France): Green roofs and vegetated facades as habitats for myriapod and woodlice communities
15:10-15:35 Kocourek Millipedes of Prague (Central Bohemia)
15:35-16:05 coffee break  
16:05-16:30 Tajovský Climate and weather versus millipedes – a little story of Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus
16:30-16:55 Semenyuk Climatic factors and the ecological diversity of millipede communities in a latitudinal gradient
16:55-17:20 Bogyo Habitat associations of millipedes in a grassland-edge-forest complex
17:20-17:45 Simaiakis Modelling and predicting centipede species distribution in Norway
17:45-18:10 Tuf Bait traps for sampling soil dwelling myriapods
     
FRIDAY, July 25   
9:00-9:25 Lewis On the consistency of some taxonomic characters in the Scolopendromorpha and comments on two problematic genera
9:25-9:50 Edgecombe Species delimitation and phylogeography of Newportia in the Mesoamerican region and implications for widespread morphospecies
9:50-10:15 Siriwut Morphological and molecular variation in the common large centipede  Scolopendra dehaani in Thailand
10:15-10:40 coffee break  
10:40-11:05 Vahtera First molecular data and the phylogenetic position of the peculiar Borneo centipede Edentistoma octosulcatum
11:05-11:30 Del Latte A molecular-based study on Stenotaenia species diversity and relationships in the Italian region
11:30-11:55 Wesener Steps towards a better supported phylogeny of the Diplopoda: Additional morphological characters via modern imaging techniques
11:55-12:20 Oeyen The phylogeny of the pill millipedes: First insights and a basic framework
12:20-13:30 lunch  
13:30-13:55 Reip Loboglomeris rugifera – an example of color polymorphism in Glomerida
13:55-14:20 Vagalinski The value of some non-gonopodal sexual characters for the systematics
and phylogeny of the family Julidae
14:20-14:45 Pimvichai Systematics of the millipede family Pachybolidae, with emphasis on the Southeast Asiatic fauna
14:45-15:10 Pena-Barbosa A phylogenetic framework of the family Chelodesmidae
15:10-15:40 coffee break  
15:40-17:00 CIM agenda & closing
     
19:00-23:00 Congress Dinner (not included in Fee)

 

 

Program for accompanying persons

Monday, July 21, start at 14:30, length 2-3 hours, price 300 CZK (≈11 EUR)

Guide tour in historic city Olomouc

Price includes: guide, tour with a professional foreign language commentary on the history of Olomouc, up the tower in Church of St. Maurice

Tuesday, July 22, start at 9:00, length 5-6 hours, price 470 CZK (≈ 17 EUR)

Bus trip to Helfštýn Castle and The Zbrašov Aragonite Caves near town Teplice nad Bečvou

Price includes: guide, transport, admission to castle and caves
Price does not include: lunch

Wednesday, July 23 – start at 8:30, length ca 10 hours, price is included in Fee

Whole-day congress excursion

Price includes: guide, transport, admission to castle and caves, brewery, tasting beer, lunch

Thursday, July 24, start at 9:00, length ca 5 hours, price 500 CZK (≈ 18 EUR)

Bus trip to Kroměříž

Price includes: guide, transport, admission to castle and gardens
Price does not include: lunch

Friday, July 25, start at 10:00, length ca 5 hours, price 300 CZK (≈ 11 EUR)

Trip to Svatý Kopeček (Saint Hill) above Olomouc City

Price includes: guide, tickets to city public transport, admission to ZOO
Price does not include: lunch