ECSA 61 in August 2026: Submission for session proposals now open
From 24 to 27 August the 2026 ECSA 61, the conferene of the Estuarine Coastal Sciences Association is taking place in Brussels. This year's overall topic is "Bridging the gap between science and policy in estuarine and coastal marine biodiversity: the way forward". The organisers are now calling for session proposals stressing that "the selection of session proposals will be highly competitive and priority will be given to sessions that address the overall ECSA 61 theme and are at the cutting-edge of current estuarine and coastal science".
ECSA encourage innovative sessions and formats including, but not restricted, to oral presentations, posters, workshops, practitioner forums, panels and discussions. Session timeslots can be flexible to accommodate alternative formats.
Sessions may be sponsored by relevant institutes, organisations and research groups, however sessions do not need to be sponsored in order to appear in the programme. Special session organisers will participate (along with the ECSA 61 Scientific Committee) in soliciting and selecting session contributions. Completed session proposals should include details of the conveners, a session title and a brief description of the session content (in no more than 200 words). This description must highlight how the session addresses the overall conference theme and why the session is of critical importance to the estuarine and coastal scientific community. Please note that the cost of convener and speaker/presenter attendance in accepted special sessions will not be covered by ECSA 61.
ZMT is involved in the organisation of the confernece via Tim Jennerjahn.
The deadline for session proposals is 24 November 2025.
More information can be found on the conferenc website: https://www.estuarinecoastalconference.com/
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