SYMPOSIA AND SPEAKERS
The 8ILC will revolve around eight main symposia, which will include invited keynote talks, oral presentations and posters. All participants are welcome to present their work (talk or poster) in one of the 8ILC symposia.
Assembling global checklists and floras of legumes
Updates in legume systematics
Advances in legume morphology and anatomy
Legumes and society: genetic resources, uses and conservation
Legume research in the era of genomics
Animals and legumes: from mutualistic to antagonistic interactions
Novelties in legume-rhizobia symbiosis
Legumes as a model for biogeography, macroecology and evolution
Keynote speakers
In addition to talks by legume experts, the 8ILC will include keynote talks by experts in other groups, which will provide further insights from their own work, bringing new perspectives and ideas to inspire the legume community.
Sandy Knapp
Natural History Museum, London
Tingshuang Yi
Kunming Institute of Botany
Ryan Folk
Mississipi State University
Quentin Cronk
University of British Columbia
Colin Hughes
University of Zurich
Euan James
The James Hutton Institute
Eimear Nic Lughadha
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Vinícius Dantas
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Jens Ringelberg
University of Edinburgh
Joe Miller
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Fábio Scarano
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Anne Bruneau
University of Montreal
Simone Teixeira
Universidade de São Paulo
José Valls
Embrapa
Marcelo Reginato
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
María José Endara
Universidad de las Americas
Luciano Queiroz
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
