Although there is no formal tardigradological society that would be responsible for organising periodical meetings, international conferences dedicated exclusively to tardigrades are held regularly. So far, there have been fourteen tardigrade Symposia, each organised by different volunteering tardigradologists. However, some countries have been more active than others: there were four Symposia in Italy, three in the USA, two in Poland, Germany and in Denmark, and one in Portugal and the UK.

On average, Symposia are held every three years. The first Symposium was held in Italy in 1974, the last in Poland, in 2022, and the next one will take place in Japan, in 2025. The 17th Symposium has been planned to be held in the USA, in 2028.

Each congress is an extremely important event in our little tardigrade world. The Symposia are rare occasions to meet in one place almost all tardigradologists, who normally are scattered all over the globe.

Below you will find the full list of all International Symposia on Tardigrada as well as a map with the Symposia locations. In order to view detailed information on a particular Symposium, please use the list below or the left side menu.

If you'd like to share photos from any of the Symposia, please email us.

We are very grateful to the organisers and participants of tardigrade Symposia for providing information and materials for this section of the Tardigrada Newsletter.
 

The Symposia List

The Symposia Map

World Map from Wikipedia. Squares represent cities in which Symposia were held or are planned to be held (yellow = one time, red = two times, blue = planned).