Conference Program
Sunday, October 19
Welcome to participants
ISSHA Council Meeting
Young Investigator Networking Session
Ice Break
Monday, October 20
Welcome to participants
Open Ceremony
Plenary Talk (PT01)
“Ciguatera Poisoning: Risk management option in light of contributions from science and traditional knowledge”
Mireille Chinain, French Polynesia 
Coffe Break
Presentation Sessions
Ciguatera & Benthic HABs (PS01)
Ichthytoxic HABs (PS02)
Microbiomes, Biological and Chemical Interactions (PS03)
Workshop
HAB Early Warning Systems (WS01)
Bengt Karlson
Lunch Break
Presentation Sessions
Ciguatera & Benthic HABs (PS04)
Ichthyotoxic HABs (PS05)
Modeling, Early Warning & Forecasting (PS06)
Break
Ignite Talks
Ignite Talks (IT01)
Ignite Talks (IT02)
Ignite Talks (IT03)
Coffe Break
Poster Session 1
Break
ISSHA General Assembly
Tuesday, October 21
Welcome to participants
Plenary Talk (PT02)
“After 25 years of the WHO guideline on toxic cyanobacteria, what real advances have been achieved globally, and what are the main challenges from a public policy perspective?”
Sandra Azevedo, Brazil 
Plenary Talk (PT03)
“From GEOHAB to GlobalHAB and beyond: 30 years of international coordination of
research on Harmful Algal Blooms, lessons learnt and next steps”
Elisa Berdalet, Spain 
Coffe Break
Presentation Session
Ecology, Biological & Chemical Interactions (PS07)
Modeling, Early Warning & Forecasting (PS08)
Prevention, Control & Mitigation of HABs (PCM-HABs) (PS09)
Workshops
Planning the next ten years of GlobalHAB Science (WS02)
Clarissa Anderson
IFCB networks panel: Managing multiple instruments (WS03)
Michael Brosnahan / Thomas Farrugia / Deo Onda / Keith Davidson
Lunch Break
Presentation Sessions
Ecology, Biology & Biogeography (PS10)
Toxins & Other Microalgal Metabolites (PS11)
Cyanobacteria & Freshwater HABs (PS12)
Break
Presentation Sessions
Taxonomy & Phylogeny (PS13)
Toxins & Other Microalgal Metabolites (PS14)
Cyanobacteria and Freshwater HABs (PS15)
Coffe Break
Poster Session 1 (Only Exhibition)
Break
Welcome party
Wednesday, October 22
Welcome to participants
Plenary Talk (PT04)
“The secret lives of plankton”
Manu Prakash, USA 
Plenary Talk (PT05)
“Environmental drivers of neurotoxin BMAA production in marine diatoms and its biosynthesis pathway”
Dr. Aifeng Li, China 
Coffe Break
Presentation Sessions
Ecology, Biology & Biogeography (PS16)
Prevention, Control & Mitigation of HABs (PCM-HABs) (PS17)
Poster Installation (Poster Session 02)
Half-day Excursions
Thursday, October 23
Welcome to participants
Plenary Talk (PT06)
“Spatio-Temporal Expansion of HABs and Marine Biotoxins in Chile: 30 Years of a Country Response through Science, Early Warning Strategies and Management”
Benjamín Suárez-Isla, Chile 
Poster Session 02
Coffe Break
Presentation Sessions
Ecology, Biology & Biogeography (PS18)
Cyanobacteria & Freshwater HABs (PS19)
New Methods & Technology (OMICS, Chemical, Bioassays, etc) (PS20)
Workshops
Emerging toxins: Bringing knowledge to tackle a global challenge (WS04)
Lucía Soliño Alonso
IAEA Meeting: TC Project INT7022 ‘Strengthening Ocean Health for Sustainable Development: A Global Approach Using Nuclear and Isotopic Techniques (WS05)
Kristof Moeller
Lunch Break
Presentation Sessions
Ecology, Biology & Biogeography (PS21)
HABs in a Changing World & Emerging Issues (PS22)
New Methods & Technology (OMICS, Chemical, Bioassays, etc) (PS23)
Break
Presentation Sessions
Toxicity (PS24)
HABs in a Changing World & Emerging Issues (PS25)
HAB´s Social Dimensions (PS26)
Coffe Break
Presentation Sessions
Toxicity (PS27)
HABs in a Changing World & Emerging Issues (PS28)
In-situ Monitoring & Remote Observing Systems (PS29)
Auction
Friday, October 24
Welcome to participants
Poster Session 02 (Only Exhibition)
Plenary Talk (PT07)
“What we know about ichthyotoxic microalgal species and their toxins”
Bernd Krock, Germany 
Coffe Break
Presentation Sessions
HABs in a Changing World & Emerging Issues (PS30)
In-situ Monitoring & Remote Observing Systems (PS31)
Workshops
Post-Project Progress of SATREPS-MACH: Sustainable Management of Harmful Algal Blooms in Chile (WS06)
Fumito Maruyama & Milko A. Jorquera
Game of Traits: A card game about trait-based ecology (WS07)
Arnaud Louchart & Andrea Budiša
Lunch Break
Closing Ceremony
Takeshi Yasumoto & Patrick Gentien Awards
Presentation of Next ICHA 2027 Venue
Transfer to Gala Dinner
Gala Dinner
General Program
