The 11th International Aquarium Congress (IAC) will take place from 30 October to 4 November 2022 at Nausicaá in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. For those wanting to get their hands on tickets for this year’s event, the early-bird rate of €270 will end on 31 May. From 1 June, the cost will be €370.
IAC provides an opportunity for aquarium professionals to meet, share best practice, and discuss their common goals.
Registration for the conference is open, and organisers will be making a decision in early June on whether the event will be hosted in person. A virtual programme is already planned, and this will either run as the main event or in parallel to a face-to-face event, depending on the situation around the global pandemic. The virtual meeting will feature the same content as the physical event.
Call for papers still open
The organisers of the year’s IAC have also announced that there is still time to submit presentation abstracts ahead of the conference. The deadline for submissions is 15 June and papers are welcome on this year’s themes, as below. All abstracts must be submitted using this online form.
Earlier this year, the themes of IAC 2022 were announced. The key theme will explore how aquariums engage at the scientific, societal and political levels by involving audiences in their day-to-day activities, research actions and conservation programmes.
As well as this, IAC 2022 will also explore a series of eight secondary themes:
- Technological developments
- Reproduction
- Animal care
- Conservation
- Scenographic design and production of cultural and scientific content
- Education, raising awareness, mobilisation
- The role of aquariums in society
- Adapting to a global pandemic situation
To register to attend IAC 2022, please click here. The programme, which can be viewed at a glance here, features expert keynote speakers and a range of presentations. Blooloop is proud to be the media partner for IAC 2022
