12th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish

“Reproductive science for aquaculture production and conservation”

Crete, Greece, 15-19 May 2023

Dear friends,

It is with great pride and full understanding of the responsibility associated with the undertaking, that I have undertaken the responsibility to organize the next International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish (12th ISRPF) in Crete, Greece, hosted by the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR).
The 12th ISRPF will take place on the island of Crete, Greece, which is the most popular tourist destination in Greece. The venue of the symposium will be the 5-star Aldemar Knossos Royal Hotel, located in Hersonissos at a distance of 25 km from the capital city of Heraklion (Iraklion). The weather at the time of the symposium (15-19 May) is very pleasant, and apart from the beach that is within a 5-min walk from the venue, the island of Crete offers a wide range of environments to visit, from high mountains (2553 m elevation), gorges, beaches, traditional villages and bustling towns with amazing restaurants, etc.
We would maintain the traditional format of the ISRPF with no parallel sessions, which is one of the characteristics that make this conference a very successful one, enabling all participants to attend all presentations and follow all ensuing discussions. As usual, posters will be displayed throughout the whole meeting in a nearby exhibition room, and 2 Poster sessions will also be organized to allow presenters to explain their work. The Book of Abstracts will contain a 2-page presentation of each submitted work (oral and poster), and if there is interest we will approach an open-access journal to produce a special issue (Proceedings) with full articles.
As Greece does not have a critical mass of researchers working in the area of fish reproduction, instead of a local organizing committee, we have set up a European-based Scientific Program Committee, which will be responsible for (a) the development of the program -in collaboration with the established International Advisory Committee, (b) the evaluation of the submitted Abstracts and selection of oral presentations, (c) the evaluation of the best-poster awards and (d) any other scientific issues. All management and administrative issues of the symposium will be dealt by myself as the organizer/chair of the Scientific Program Committee, together with the professional conference organizing agency that has been already consulted for this proposal.
Finally, the theme of this ISFRP is “Reproductive science for aquaculture production and conservation”. With the importance of aquaculture production ever increasing and climate change affecting ecosystems throughout the world, the applied aspects of reproductive research should be given a high emphasis.
On behalf of the Scientific Programme Committee, I would like to invite you to join us in the 12th ISRPF 2023 in Crete, Greece.

Yours sincerely,

Constantinos (Dinos) C Mylonas
Director
Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
Hellenic Center for Marine Research
Thalassocosmos
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
mylonas@hcmr.gr