{"id":21,"date":"2014-02-13T22:23:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T04:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2021-07-14T18:29:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T23:29:28","slug":"scientific-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/scientific-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">George Brown &#8211; Embrapa Florestas (BR)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Edwin Cooper &#8211; University of California (USA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Jorge Dom\u00ednguez &#8211; Universidad de Vigo (SP)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Clive Edwards &#8211; The Ohio State University (USA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Alex Feijoo &#8211; Universidad Tecnol\u00f3gica de Pereira (CO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">R.Jeyaraaj &#8211; Kongunadu Arts and Science College (IN)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Patrick Lavelle &#8211; UMR BIOSOL IRD (FR) &amp; CIAT (CO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">John Morgan &#8211; Cardiff University (UK)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Anna Rozen &#8211; Jagiellonian University (PL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Stefan Schrader &#8211; Johann Heinrich von Th\u00fcnen-Institute (GER)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">J\u00e9r\u00f4me Tondoh &#8211; CIAT-TSBF (IC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Sophie Viljoen &#8211; Stellenbosch University (SA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Sun Zhenjun &#8211; College of Resources and Environmental Sciences (CH)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Enrique Alarc\u00f3n &#8211; Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales \u2013 Universidad Veracruzana<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Eduardo Aranda &#8211; Terranova Lombricultores<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Isabelle Barois &#8211; Instituto de Ecolog\u00eda, A.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Francisco Bautista &#8211; Centro de Investigaciones en Geograf\u00eda Ambiental-UNAM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Silvia Maribel Contreras &#8211; Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n y Asistencia en Tecnolog\u00eda y<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Dise\u00f1o del Estado de Jalisco, A.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Carlos Fragoso &#8211; Instituto de Ecolog\u00eda, A.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Esperanza Huerta &#8211; El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Villa Hermosa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">\u00c1ngel Ortiz \u2013 Instituto de Biotecnolog\u00eda y Ecolog\u00eda aplicada \u2013 Universidad Veracruzana<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Dora Trejo &#8211; Facultad de Ciencias agr\u00edcolas \u2013 Universidad Veracruzana<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Isabelle Barois &#8211; Instituto de Ecolog\u00eda, A.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Ana Calero &#8211; Instituto de Ecolog\u00eda, A.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Guadalupe L\u00f3pez Alarc\u00f3n &#8211; Instituto de Ecolog\u00eda, A.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Juan Arturo Pi\u00f1a &#8211; Instituto de Ecolog\u00eda, A.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Welcome<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\">The organizing Committee is pleased to welcome you on the 9<\/span><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #141414;\"> International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology. So, welcome to Xalapa, the eternal green city. Joining us, you will meet other scientists for reciprocal inspiration and the sharing of mutual knowledge and \u2026 fun !<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Registration<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\">The participants and persons need to register after arrival. Only participants wearing their Symposium badges will be allowed to enter in the conference room and to participate in the full scientific programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\">The registration desk will be opened on Sunday 5<\/span><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #141414;\"> at the \u201cMuseo de Antropolog\u00eda de Xalapa\u201d from 15:00 to 20:00 and for on-site registration and enquires every day from 09:00 to 17:00 in the symposium office at the host hotel \u201cHotel Xalapa\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Certificates of attendance<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Certificates of attendance will be available in the Symposium office at host hotel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Poster presentation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\">All posters will be exposed during the whole Symposium. Posters should be set up on Sunday or Monday morning and must be down by Saturday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\">Posters can be mounted to the boards with double-sided tape, which will be available at the \u201cposters room\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #141414;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Computer room<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141414;\">A computer room is at your disposal in the Symposium office. All details regarding internet connection will be given to you in this office.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Hotels in Xalapa and Hotels in Coatepec<\/h2>\n<p>Some good hotels where you can stay:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hotelsanjosecoatepec.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel San Jose Coatepec<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; New, modern style, great service, modern hotel in coatepec<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hotelposadadelasflores.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel Posada de las Flores<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Boutique Hotel, small and beautiful<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hotelposadadelpilar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel Posada del Pilar<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Located in the very center of Xalapa Veracruz, great to discover around<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME \u2013 Oral Sessions<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>SUNDAY \u2013 September 5<\/b><\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>th<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Venue:<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b>Museo de Antropolog\u00eda de Xalapa<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>15:00 \u2013 20:00 Registration<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #292929;\">16:00 \u2013 18:15 Guided tour to the Museum of Anthropology of Xalapa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">18:30 \u2013 19:30 Opening Ceremony<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Welcome address <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">19:30 \u2013 20:10 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>Introductory and Magistral lecture<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Patrick Lavelle<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Earthworms, Gaia&#8217;s best friends<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">20:10 \u2013 22:00 Welcome and inauguration cocktail with &#8220;jarocha&#8221; music<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>MONDAY \u2013 September 6<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>th<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Venue:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b>Hotel Xalapa<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">08:50 \u2013 09:00 Welcome and Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Session 1:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Earthworm Biodiversity &amp; DNA Bar-coding<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Session Chairs:<b> Samuel James and Carlos Fragoso <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">09:00 \u2013 09:20 Plenary <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Samuel James<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Molecular data on the point of revolutionizing earthworm systematics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">09:20 \u2013 09:35 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Juhani Terhivuo, <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Anne-Mari Halmepuro, Anssi Saura<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shifting clone diversity and morphometry across northern Europe in the parthenogenetic earthworm <i>Eiseniella tetraedra<\/i> (Sav.) including samples from sites exposed to radioactive pollution<\/p>\n<p>09:35 \u2013 09:50 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Pierfrancesco Sechi<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Phylogeographic and adaptive study in the earthworm <i>Lumbricus rubellus<\/i> sampled from locations corresponding to southern European glacial refugia and extending into northern Europe<\/p>\n<p>09:50 \u2013 10:05 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Rosa Fern\u00e1ndez<\/b><\/span>, <b>Marta Novo, M\u00f3nica Guti\u00e9rrez, Ana Almod\u00f3var and Dar\u00edo J. D\u00edaz Cos\u00edn<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The neverending story of the <i>Aporrectodea caliginosa<\/i> species complex: new insights into its phylogeny<\/p>\n<p>10:05 \u2013 10:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Ben Elsworth<\/b><\/span><b>, Marian Thompson, Karolina Grabara, Anna Montazam, Denis Cleven, Peter Kille, John Morgan, Stephen Sturzenbaum, David Spurgeon and Claus Svendsen<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The genome of the earthworm <i>Lumbricus rubellus<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10:20 \u2013 10:35 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Peter<\/b><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Kille<\/b><\/span><b>, Ben Elsworth, David Spurgeon, Stephen R. Sturzenbaum, Claus Svendsen, John Morgan and Mark L. Blaxter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>SeqAWorm: Sequencing a Soil Sentinel<\/p>\n<p>10:35 \u2013 10:50 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Marta Novo<\/b><\/span><b>, Rosa Fern\u00e1ndez, M\u00f3nica Guti\u00e9rrez, Ana Almod\u00f3var, Gonzalo Giribet, Dar\u00edo D\u00edaz Cos\u00edn<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The taxonomic puzzle of Hormogastridae earthworms: molecular insights<\/p>\n<p>10:50 \u2013 11.05 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>David Porco<\/b><\/span><b>, Samuel W. James, Thibaud Deca\u00ebns, Benoit Richard, Christer Ers\u00e9us, Isabelle Meusnier, Rodolphe Rougerie, Paul D. N. Hebert<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Taxonomic chimaera: an overlooked plague exemplified by the common nightcrawler (<i>Lumbricus terrestris<\/i> L.)<\/p>\n<p>11:05 \u2013 11:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Martin Potthoff<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Genetic diversity and structure in European populations of <i>Lumbricus terrestris <\/i>(L. 1758) (Lumbricidae) as detected by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP)<\/p>\n<p>11:20 \u2013 11:50 Coffee Break<\/p>\n<p>11:50 \u2013 12:05 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Stephane Boyer<\/b><\/span><b> and Stephen D. Wratten<\/b><\/p>\n<p>DNA bar-coding of New Zealand endemic earthworms<\/p>\n<p>12:05 \u2013 12:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Chih-Han Chang <\/b><\/span><b>and<\/b><b>Samuel James<\/b><\/p>\n<p>10 years of earthworm molecular phylogenetics: lessons learned and perspectives<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Session 2:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Earthworm Immunology &amp; Physiology<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Session Chairs:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Edwin Cooper and Isabelle Barois <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>12:20 \u2013 12:40 Plenary <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Joe Francis<\/b><\/span><b> and<\/b><b>Edwin Cooper<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm Innate Immunity in the Genomic Era: The Search f or the Elusive Recognition Receptors<\/p>\n<p>12:40 \u2013 12:55 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Bilej M.<\/b><\/span><b>, Prochazkova P., Joskova M., Silerova M., Dvorak J, Skanta F., Trefilova T., Rossmann P.<\/b><b>and Kauschke E<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A model of innate immunity in <i>Eisenia andrei<\/i> earthworms<\/p>\n<p>12:55 \u2013 13:10 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Sheryl L. Fuller-Espie<\/b><\/span><b>, Timothy Nacarelli, Erin L. Blake, Frank M. Bearoff and Madeleine A. Minutillo<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Exposure of coelomocytes from <i>Eisenia hortensis<\/i> to oxidizing agents and heavy metals: A study examining effects on phagocytosis, apoptosis and ROS production<\/p>\n<p>13:10 \u2013 13:25<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Agnieszka Irena Mazur<\/b><\/span><b>, A. John Morgan<\/b><b>and Barbara Plytycz<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Riboflavin as chemoattractant for earthworm coelomocytes and mammalian immunocompetent cells<\/p>\n<p>13:25 \u2013 14:25 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>14:25 \u2013 15:25 <b>Poster Sessions 1, 2 and 3<\/b><\/p>\n<p>15:25 \u2013 15:40 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Xing Wan<\/b><\/span><b>, Chang Li<\/b><b>, Zhenjun Sun and Qian Su<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A two-dimensional electrophoresis reference map of the earthworm <i>Eisenia fetida<\/i><\/p>\n<p>15:40 \u2013 15:55 <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Balamurugan M<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>., Parthasarathi K., L.S.Ranganathanb<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>and E.L. Cooper<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Antimicrobial activity of <i>Lampito m<\/i><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>auritii<\/i><\/span><\/span> (kinberg) extract and its probable mode of action<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">15:55 \u2013 16:10 <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Weilin Fang<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b> and Chong Wang<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vermipharmaceuticals isolated from earthworms<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>16:10 \u2013 16:25 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Preetha Nair<\/b><\/span><b>, Sharanya Selvakumar and Radha D Kale<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mitogenicity of earthworm lectins<\/p>\n<p>16:25 \u2013 17:00 Coffee break<\/p>\n<p>17:00 \u2013 17:15 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Jiun-Hong Chen<\/b><\/span><b>, Po-Chen Chen, Ya-Fan Wu and Shu-Chun Chuang<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Oxidative stress caused by UV radiation or heavy metal exposure in earthworms<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">17:15 \u2013 17:30<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>A. <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>John Morgan<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>, O\u2019Reilly M., Winters, C., Fisher, P. Charnock J.M., Kille P., Andre, J., Turner, M.<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>and Bennett A.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Metal mapping and ligand-speciation across the alimentary epithelia of earthworms native to metalliferous field soils: correlative electron microprobe and synchrotron microbeam X-ray analyses on frozen sections<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>17:30 \u2013 17:45 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Edwin Cooper<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm immunity: a tale of survival by innate but not adaptive immunity<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Session 3:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Earthworms as Indicators of Change on a Local, Regional and Global Scale<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Session Chairs: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">George Brown and Jos\u00e9 Antonio Garc\u00eda <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>17:45 \u2013 18:05 Plenary <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Maurizio G. Paoletti<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Are earthworms good bioindicators of human activities?<\/p>\n<p>18:05 \u2013 18:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>G. <\/b><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>P\u00e9r\u00e8s<\/b><\/span><b>, F. Vandenbulcke, M. Guernion, D. Piron, L. Roug\u00e9, M. Hedde, A. Bispo, L. Galsomies, C. Grand, D. Cluzeau<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The use of earthworms as tool for soil monitoring, characterization and risk assessment. Example of a Bioindicator Programme developed at National scale (France)<\/p>\n<p>18:20 \u2013 18:35 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Fernando Roberto Momo<\/b><\/span><b>, Rosana Sandler, Liliana Beatriz Falco<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A conceptual model to understand the role of earthworms as bioindicators in the Argentine Pampa steppe<\/p>\n<p>18:35 \u2013 18:50 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Jerome E. Tondoh<\/b><\/span><b>, Arnauth M. Gu\u00e9i and Csaba Csuzdi<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Quality in semi-deciduous forest areas (Centre-West, Ivory Coast)<\/p>\n<p>18:50 \u2013 19:05 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Francisco Bautista Z\u00fa\u00f1iga<\/b><\/span><b>, Cecilia D\u00edaz Castelazo, Marisol Garc\u00eda Robles<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm communities in deciduous forest and productive systems in Yucatan, Mexico. Changes, disturbance responses and indicator species<\/p>\n<p>19:05 End of Sessions<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>TUESDAY \u2013 September 7<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>th<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">08:50 \u2013 09:00 Welcome and Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>09:00 \u2013 09:15 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Bart Muys<\/b><\/span><b>, Gorik Verstraeten, Jakub Hlava, Jan Valckxl, Kris Verheyen<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Change trajectories of earthworm communities after conversion of mixed semi-natural broadleaved forest to spruce monoculture along a soil trophic gradient<\/p>\n<p>09:15 \u2013 09:30 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Anna Rozen<\/b><\/span><b>, Robert W. Mys\u0142ajek and \u0141ukasz Sobczyk<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm and other soil invertebrate communities along an altitudinal gradient in the Silesian Beskid mountains (Southern Poland)<\/p>\n<p>09:30 \u2013 09:45 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Appolline Auclerc,<\/b><\/span><b> Pierre Huguier, Yvan Capowiez, Fran\u00e7ois Gu\u00e9rold and Johanne Nahmani<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Using earthworm behaviour (avoidance, cast production and burrowing activities) to assess the effects of liming on the functioning of anthropogenically acidified forest soils<\/p>\n<p>09:45 \u2013 10:00 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Jack Faber<\/b><\/span><b>, Marieke de Lange and Koen Kramer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Resilience to inundation in earthworm communities in river floodplain grassland: trait attributes and diversity<\/p>\n<p>10:00 \u2013 10:15 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Raphael Marichal<\/b><\/span><b>, Catarina Praxedes, George G. Brown, Edana Castaneda, Thierry Desjardins, Valery Gond, Michel Grimaldi, Edward Guevara, Johan Oswald, Max Sarrazin, Patrick Lavelle<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm biological traits, soil and landscape characteristics<\/p>\n<p>10:15 \u2013 10:30 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Michael W. Bruford<\/b><\/span><b>, Gabriela Juma, Robert Donnelly, Jake Bundy, Peter Kille, Georgina Harper and A. John Morgan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>An integrated assessment of metal adaptation in the sentinel earthworm <i>Lumbricus rubellus<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Session 4:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Earthworms and Ecosystem Services<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Session Chairs: <b>Mirjam Pulleman and Esperanza Huerta <\/b><\/p>\n<p>10:30 \u2013 10:50 Plenary <b>Thibaud Deca<\/b><b>\u00eb<\/b><b>ns<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm activities, soil functioning and ecosystem services<\/p>\n<p>10:50 \u2013 11:05 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Stefan Schrader<\/b><\/span><b>, Helmut Rogasik, Ingrid Onasch, Joachim Kiesel and Horst H. Gerke<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Micro-spatial heterogeneity of the drilosphere structure formed by the earthworm species Lumbricus terrestris<\/p>\n<p>11:05 \u2013 11:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>N.L. Schon<\/b><\/span><b>, A.D. Mackay and M.A. Minor<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Anecic earthworms in New Zealand sheep- and dairy-grazed pastures<\/p>\n<p>11:20 \u2013 11:35 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Jan Valckx<\/b><\/span><b>, Gerard Govers<\/b><b>, Martin Hermy and Bart Muys<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Manipulated earthworm populations decrease runoff and erosion rates in arable land with distinct soil tillage treatments<\/p>\n<p>11:35 \u2013 12:05 Coffee break<\/p>\n<p>12:05 \u2013 12:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Friederike Wolfarth<\/b><\/span><b>, Stefan Schrader, Elisabeth Oldenburg, Joachim Weinert and Joachim Brunotte<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworms promote the reduction of Fusarium biomass and deoxynivalenol content in wheat straw under field conditions<\/p>\n<p>12:20 \u2013 12:35 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>J.W. van Groenigen<\/b><\/span><b>, B. Paul, I.M. Lubbers, L. Brussaard<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nitrous oxide emission as a function of earthworm feeding strategy<\/p>\n<p>12:35 \u2013 12:50 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>L. Bernard<\/b><\/span><b>, L. Chapuis-Lardy, T. Razafimbelo, A.L. Pablo, E. Legname, T. Br\u00fcls, A. Brauman, J.L. Chotte and E. Blanchart<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Effect of earthworms on priming effect intensity and involved microbial communities<\/p>\n<p>12:50 \u2013 13:05 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Aidan M. Keith<\/b><\/span><b>, Olaf Schmidt, Bas Boots and Mary Stromberger<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Anecic earthworm removal in the field: Putting keystone species to the test using stable isotopes<\/p>\n<p>13:05 \u2013 13:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Mark E Hodson<\/b><\/span><b>, Denise Lambkin, Kerry Gwilliam, Caroline Layton, Matt Canti and Trevor Piearce<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Can earthworms help us sequester C? Production and dissolution rates of earthworm secreted calcium carbonate<\/p>\n<p>13:20 \u2013 13:35 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Steve Wratten<\/b><\/span><b>, Harpinder Sandhu, Stephane Boyer and Sofia Orre<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm ecosystem services in organic and biofuel agriculture<\/p>\n<p>13:35 \u2013 14:35 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>14:35 \u2013 15:35 <b>Poster Sessions 4, 5 and 6<\/b><\/p>\n<p>15:35 \u2013 15:50 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>I.M. Lubbers<\/b><\/span><b>, L. Brussaard and J.W. van Groenigen<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Are earthworms good or bad for the soil greenhouse gas balance? A review<\/p>\n<p>15:50 \u2013 16:05 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Manuel Blouin<\/b><\/span><b>, Daniel Cluzeau, Eduardo Aranda Delgado, Geoff Baker, Lijbert Brussaard, Kevin Butt<\/b><b> Jun Dai, Luc Dendooven, Mark E. Hodson and Patrick Lavelle<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The ecology of earthworm impact on ecosystem services<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Session 5:<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Earthworm interaction<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Session Chairs: <b>Olaf Schmidt and Enrique Alarc\u00f3n <\/b><\/p>\n<p>16:05 \u2013 16:25 Plenary <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Seana Davidson<\/b><\/span><b>,<\/b> <b>Powell Ryan, Go Ruth and James Sam<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Diversity of bacterial symbionts in earthworm nephridia<\/p>\n<p>16:25 \u2013 16:40 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Thakuria<\/b><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Dwipendra<\/b><\/span><b>, Schmidt Olaf, Doohan Fiona M.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Determinants of gut wall bacterial communities in earthworms<\/p>\n<p>16:40 \u2013 17:10 Coffee Break<\/p>\n<p>17:10 \u2013 17:25 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Liu Xuelian<\/b><\/span><b>, Yu Yu, Yao Lan and Sun Zhenjun<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Lactobacillus spp<\/i>. maybe helps earthworms against dangerous pathogens in the environment?<\/p>\n<p>17:25 \u2013 17:40 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>C\u00e9cile Monard<\/b><\/span><b>, Philippe <\/b><b>Vandenkoornhuyse<\/b><b>, Fabrice <\/b><b>Martin-Laurent and<\/b><b>Fran\u00e7oise Binet<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Biotic interaction between earthworms and pesticide degrading bacteria &#8211; Impact on the detoxification service of soil<\/p>\n<p>17:40 \u2013 17:55 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Lara Zirbes<\/b><\/span><b>, Philippe Thonart, Jean-Paul Wathelet and Eric Haubruge<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Interaction between earthworms and soil fungi: volatiles attraction<\/p>\n<p>17:55 \u2013 18:10 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>D. Lucas Nebert<\/b><\/span><b>, Japp Bloem, Ingrid Lubbers and Jan Willem van Groenigen<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm &#8211; denitrifier interactions play a role in increased nitrous oxide emissions from soil mesocosms amended with crop residue<\/p>\n<p>18:10 \u2013 18:25 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Stephane Boyer<\/b><\/span><b>, Stephen D. Wratten, Andrew Holyoake, Robert H. Cruickshank and Jawad Abdelkrim<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Using molecular diet analysis to evaluate the role of earthworms in food webs<\/p>\n<p>18:25 \u2013 18:40 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Thibaud Deca\u00ebns<\/b><\/span><b>, Estelle Forey, Julia Clause, Stefan Scheu,<\/b><b> Sebastien Barot, Estelle Langlois, Pierre Margerie, <\/b><b>Laossi Kam-Rigne and Nico Eisenhauer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Importance of earthworm \u2013 seed interactions for the composition of plant communities: a review<\/p>\n<p>18:40 \u2013 18:55 <b>Kent Harrison, Emilie Regnier, Liu Jianyang, Norman Arancon and <\/b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Clive Edwards<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Secondary seed dispersal of <i>Ambrosia trifida<\/i> by <i>Lumbricus terrestris<\/i>: Implications for Earthworm \u2013 Weed Interactions<\/p>\n<p>18:55 End of Sessions<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>WEDNESDAY \u2013 September 8<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>th<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #292929;\">08:30 \u2013 20:00 Symposium Excursion<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>THURSDAY \u2013 September 9<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>th<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">08:50 \u2013 09:00 Welcome and Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>09:00 \u2013 09:15 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Erin K. Cameron<\/b><\/span><b>and Erin M. Bayne<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Do non-native earthworms cause invasional meltdowns?<\/p>\n<p>09:15 \u2013 09:30 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Benoit Richard<\/b><\/span><b>, Marc Legras, Jer\u00f4me Mathieu andThibaud Deca\u00ebns<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Spatial distribution of earthworm species assemblages in pasture of northwestern France<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Session 6:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Earthworms and Soil Fertility<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Session Chairs: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Geoff Baker and Angel Ortiz <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">09:30 \u2013 09:50 Plenary <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Kevin Butt<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Soil improvement and earthworms: Production and behavioural results since ISEE4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #292929;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">09:50 \u2013 10:05 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Alexandre Barrigossi<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>, Carlos Pedretti J\u00fanior, Marie L.C. Bartz, Ana Cl\u00e1udia R. Lima, Dirceu N. Gassen, Amarildo Pasini and George G. Brown<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Earthworms as new pests of irrigated rice in Brazil<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>10:05 \u2013 10:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Yan Liao<\/b><\/span><b>, Ning Zhang, Chong Wang and Zhenjun Sun<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Relationship analysis between earthworm population and soil fertility in different land-use types<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>10:20 \u2013 10:35 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Tatiana De Oliveira<\/b><\/span><b>, Michel Bertrand and Jean Roger-Estrade<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Effects of mouldboard ploughing on changes with time in earthworm abundance, in an organic farming system in Northern France<\/p>\n<p>10:35 \u2013 10:50 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>N. Bottinelli<\/b><\/span><b>, V. Hallaire, S. Menasseri-Aubry, C. Le Guillou, Y. Benard and D. Cluzeau<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Effect of management practices and earthworm biostructures on soil hydraulic conductivity<\/p>\n<p>10:50 \u2013 11:05 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Ruben Puga-Freitas<\/b><\/span><b>and Manuel Blouin<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Evidence of the involvement of the auxin pathway in the impact of earthworm on plants<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>11:05 \u2013 11:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Pascal Jouquet<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Darwin\u2019s dream comes true: NIRS allows quantifying the impact of earthworms on soil and Carbon dynamic<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>11:20 \u2013 11:35 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Kavitha <\/b><\/span><b>B. and Bagyaraj. D. J<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fungal Diversity in the Burrow Wall Soil of Two Earthworms Species<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>11:35 \u2013 12:05 Coffee break<\/p>\n<p>12:05 \u2013 12:20 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Shobha A. Reddy<\/b><\/span><b>, D. J. Bagyaraj and Radha D. Kale<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vermicompost as biocontrol agent in suppression of three soil-borne plant pathogens at field level<\/p>\n<p>12:20 \u2013 12:35 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Tunira Bhadauria<\/b><\/span><b>, Krishan Gopal Saxena<\/b><b>and Jawahar Laal Nehru<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Integrated use of vermi compost and chemical fertilizer for enhanced crop productivity in biologically reclaimed sodic agro ecosystems in Indogangetic plains<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">12:35 \u2013 12:50 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sabyasachi Nath<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Priyasankar <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">S. Chaudhuri<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Growth and reproduction in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pontoscolex corethrurus<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> (Muller) \u2013 a dominant species of rubber plantation<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Session 7:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Earthworms, Soil Contamination and Bioremediation<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Session Chairs: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">John Morgan and Silvia Maribel Contreras <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: small;\">12:50 \u2013 13:10 Plenary <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Joerg R\u00f6embke<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: small;\">and Jose Paulo Sousa<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Experiences with the earthworm avoidance test as a new tool for the environmental risk assessment of individual chemicals and contaminated soils<\/p>\n<p>13:10 \u2013 13:25 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Mark E Hodson<\/b><\/span><b>, Anne Fraser, Denise Lambkin, Martin R Lee, Paul F Schofield and Fred Mosselmans<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Interaction of lead with earthworm secreted calcium carbonate granules<\/p>\n<p>13:25 \u2013 13:40 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>R.Claire Le Bayon,<\/b><\/span><b> V. Matera, R. Kohler-Milleret, C. Degen and J.M. Gobat<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The effects of earthworm activities (<i>Aporrectodea giardi<\/i>) on the distribution of geogenic arsenic and soil nutrients in the Jura Mountains (Switzerland)<\/p>\n<p>13:40 \u2013 14:40 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>14.40 \u2013 15:40 <b>Poster Sessions 7 and 8<\/b><\/p>\n<p>15:40 \u2013 15:55 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Tom Sizmur,<\/b><\/span><b> Jeremy Wingate, Tony Hutchings and Mark E. Hodson<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Impact of earthworms on the remediation efficiency of contaminated soil<\/p>\n<p>15:55 \u2013 16:10 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Barbara Plytycz<\/b><\/span><b>, Jane Andre and A. John Morgan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Suitability of <i>Dendrodrilus rubidus<\/i> and <i>Lumbricus rubellus<\/i> coelomocytes for monitoring soil pollution: mini-review<\/p>\n<p>16:10 \u2013 16:25 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Robert Donnelly<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The worm that turned? Inferring possible genetic adaptation of <i>Lumbricus rubellus<\/i> (Hoffmeister) populations along a Ni-pollution gradient, and in adjacent non-pollutedgeochemically contrasting soils with microsatellite markers<\/p>\n<p>16:25 \u2013 16:40 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Silvia M. Contreras-Ramos<\/b><\/span><b>, Dioselina Alvarez-Bernal and Luc Dendooven<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworms, are a means to accelerate removal of hydrocarbons from soil? A review<\/p>\n<p>16:40 \u2013 17:10 Coffee Break<\/p>\n<p>17:10 \u2013 17:25 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Gabriela A Pinto-Juma,<\/b><\/span><b> Robert K Donelly, Jacob G Bundy, Michael W. Bruford and A.<\/b><b>John Morgan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Genetic diversity of <i>Lumbricus rubellus<\/i> in unpolluted and polluted habitats<\/p>\n<p>17:25 \u2013 17:40 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Xiaohui Mo<\/b><\/span><b>, Yuhui Qiao, Yang Li and Zhenjun Sun<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Molecular toxicology of cadmium on earthworms in low polluted soil<\/p>\n<p>17:40 \u2013 17:55 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Jake Bundy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Metabolomics in earthworm biology<\/p>\n<p>17:55 \u2013 18:10 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Dave Spurgeon<\/b><\/span><b>, Claus Svendsen, Peter Kille and John Morgan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mixture interactions and mechanisms of joint effects of stressors in earthworms exposed to stressor combinations<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SESSION 8:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Vermicomposting and Waste Management<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Session Chairs: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Jorge Dominguez and Eduardo Aranda <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: small;\">18:10 \u2013 18:30 Plenary <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Clive A. Edwards<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">and Norman Q. Arancon<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Effects of Vermicomposts and Aqueous Extracts from Vermicomposts (&#8216;Teas&#8217;) on Plant Diseases and Pests<\/p>\n<p>18:30 \u2013 18:45 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Arvinder Kaur<\/b><\/span><b>, Jaswinder Singh, Adarsh Pal Viga and Pushpinder Jai Rup<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Comparison of co-composting with and without <i>Eisenia fetida<\/i> for bioremediation of distillery sludge<\/p>\n<p>18:45 \u2013 19:00 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Guohua Dai<\/b><\/span><b>, Jing Li and Zhenjun Sun<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Extraction condition influenced vermicompost tea function<\/p>\n<p>19:00 End of sessions<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>FRIDAY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 10<\/b><\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>th<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>08:50 \u2013 09:00 Welcome and Introduction<\/p>\n<p>09:00 \u2013 11:30 Workshop 1: Ken Lee &amp; his Work on Earthworms<\/p>\n<p>Workshop 2: Earthworms &amp; Medicine<\/p>\n<p>Workshop 3: <em>Lumbricus terrestris<\/em>&amp; <em>Eisenia fetida<\/em>Genoma<\/p>\n<p>Workshop 4: Earthworm biostimulation &#8211; the way forward<\/p>\n<p>Workshop 5: Vermicomposting<\/p>\n<p>11:30 \u2013 12:00 Coffee break<\/p>\n<p>12:00 \u2013 12:30 Workshops 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5<\/p>\n<p>12:30 \u2013 12:45 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Feifan Guo<\/b><\/span><b>, Qin Zhang and Zhenjun Sun<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vermicomposting of sewage sludge: Effect of PAM (Polyacrylamide) on the growth and reproduction of the earthworm <i>Eisenia foetida<\/i><\/p>\n<p>12:45 \u2013 13:00 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Jaswinder Singh<\/b><\/span><b> and Arvinder Kaur<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vermitechnology for fast conversion of toxic wastes of a soft drink industry intoquality manure<\/p>\n<p>13:00 \u2013 13:15 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Fernando Monroy<\/b><\/span><b>, Manuel Aira and Jorge Dom\u00ednguez<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mechanisms of reduction of total coliform numbers during vermicomposting<\/p>\n<p>13:15 \u2013 13:30 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Yatheesh K. Rawgol<\/b><\/span><b>, Priyadarshini P. Maddi, Venugopal Sharma<\/b><b>and Radha D. Kale<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Efficacy of vermiwash-smeared mulberry leaves on cocoon characters of multivoltine hybrid mulberry silkworm<i> Bombyx<\/i><i>mori<\/i> L.: Kolar Gold (K.G.) Race<\/p>\n<p>13:30 \u2013 14:30 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>14:30 \u2013 14:45 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Luth Saja<\/b><\/span><b>, Paul Robin, Philippe Germain, Marcel Lecomte, Brigitte Landrain and Daniel Cluzeau<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earthworm effect on gaseous emissions during vermifiltration of animal wastewater<\/p>\n<p>14:45 \u2013 15:00 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Rhonda L. Sherman<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vermicomposting inBusinesses and Institutions in N. America<\/p>\n<p>15:00 \u2013 15:15 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Ludibeth Solis Mej\u00eda<\/b><\/span><b>, Marina Islas Espinoza and Maria Vicenta Esteller Alberich<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vermicomposting of biosolids: earthworm population growth and agronomic characteristics<\/p>\n<p>15:15 \u2013 15:30 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Uma Thavamani<\/b><\/span><b>, D. J. Bagyaraj<\/b><b>and Radha D. Kale<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Suppressive compost: Vermicompost enriched with biocontrol agents<\/p>\n<p>15:30 \u2013 16:00 Workshops Summaries<\/p>\n<p>16:00 \u2013 16:30 <b>Critique and overview of ISEE9<\/b><\/p>\n<p>16:30 \u2013 17:15 Closing Session<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE George Brown &#8211; Embrapa Florestas (BR) Edwin Cooper &#8211; University of California (USA) Jorge Dom\u00ednguez &#8211; Universidad de Vigo (SP) Clive Edwards &#8211; The Ohio State University (USA) Alex Feijoo &#8211; Universidad Tecnol\u00f3gica de Pereira (CO) R.Jeyaraaj &#8211; Kongunadu Arts and Science College (IN) Patrick Lavelle &#8211; UMR BIOSOL IRD (FR) &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isee9.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}