ITM13 Berlin 2026 – Preliminary Program (Flexible Structure)

Note: This schedule provides the general structure of the meeting. Final session composition will depend on the number and topics of submitted abstracts. Specific thematic blocks will be organized after abstract selection.

  • Confirmed keynote and invited speakers

    • Keynote: Carsten Lüter (Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin) – Historical collections as a resource for top-notch science

    • Invited speaker: Shigeki Fujiwara (Kochi University, Japan) – 'Retinoic acid, tunicate development, and chordate evolution'

    • Invited speaker: John Bishop (Marine Biological Association, UK) – 'A look back at work on reproduction and chimerism in Diplosoma listerianum (Didemnidae)'

    • Invited speaker: Billie Swalla (University of Washington, USA) – 'Deuterostome Ancestors and Chordate Origins'

  • Sunday – Arrival

    Time - Program


    15:00–18:00 - Registration, badge pickup & icebreaker

  • Monday

    Program for Monday

  • Tuesday

    Program for Tuesday

  • Wednesday

    Time - Program

    All day - Excursions / informal meetings


  • Thursday

    Program for Thursday

  • Friday

    Program for Friday

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