SEFS 12 Programme

Please note session times are in Irish Standard time (UTC +1).

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Track 1

9:00 AM ­ 5:00 PM Boyne River Virtual Field Trip

Brú na Bóinne Virtual Field Trip

Marine Institute Newport Virtual Field Trip

On a River in Ireland Virtual Field Trip

Southwest Ireland Virtual Field Trip

Wicklow Mountains National Park Virtual Field Trip

1:00 PM ­ 4:00 PM Workshop ­ European Fresh and Young Researchers

This workshop required pre­registration. The workshop will be hosted
outside the virtual conference platform. If you pre­registered, please refer
to your final confirmation email for the zoom login details

Monday, July 26, 2021

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

8:30 AM ­ 10:00 Opening Session and Plenary 1 ­ Florian Leese

AM

10:00 AM ­ 10:30 26th July ­ Coffee Break 1

AM
26th July ­ Networking Session 1
Join up to 5 other people in a video networking session. Sessions are allocated at random and each conversation will last for 5
mins each.

Parallel Session 1 1A_SS22 Genetic 1B_SS11 1C_SS14 Securing 1D_SS02 1E_SS01 Role of 1F_RS10
10:30 AM ­ 12:00 approaches to Freshwater and managing Freshwater food freshwater Freshwater
PM assess and invertebrate biodiversity, webs in the ecosystems in the restoration:
monitor freshwater biodiversity ­ functional integrity Anthropocene carbon cycle and challenges,
biodiversity and threats, and ecosystem the climate system innovation and
ecosystem assessments, services in drying achievements
functions knowledge needs river networks
and conservation
challenges

12:00 PM ­ 1:15 26th July ­ Lunch

PM

Parallel Session 2 2A_SS22 Genetic 2B_SS11 2C_SS14 Securing 2D_SS02 2E_SS01 Role of 2F_RS10
1:15 PM ­ 2:45 PM approaches to Freshwater and managing Freshwater food freshwater Freshwater
assess and invertebrate biodiversity, webs in the ecosystems in the restoration:
monitor freshwater biodiversity ­ functional integrity Anthropocene & carbon cycle and challenges,
biodiversity and threats, and ecosystem SS03 The role of the climate system innovation and
ecosystem assessments, services in drying small water bodies achievements
functions knowledge needs river networks in the landscape
and conservation
challenges

2:45 PM ­ 3:15 PM 26th July ­ Networking Session 2

Join up to 5 other people in a video networking session. Sessions are allocated at random and each conversation will last for 5
mins each.

2:45 PM ­ 3:30 PM 26th July ­ Coffee Break 2

Parallel Session 3 3A_SS22 Genetic 3B_SS11 3C_SS14 Securing 3D_SS03 The role 3E_SS01 Role of 3F_SS07 The
3:30 PM ­ 5:00 PM approaches to Freshwater and managing of small water freshwater Burrishoole
assess and invertebrate biodiversity, bodies in the ecosystems in the Ecosystem
 3:30 PM ­ 5:00 PM approaches to Freshwater and managing of small water freshwater Burrishoole
assess and invertebrate biodiversity, bodies in the ecosystems in the Ecosystem
monitor freshwater biodiversity ­ functional integrity landscape carbon cycle and Observatory: 65
biodiversity and threats, and ecosystem the climate system years at the cutting
ecosystem assessments, services in drying edge of lake and
functions knowledge needs river networks catchment studies
and conservation
challenges & RS13
Hydromorphology:
integration with
ecology

5:00 PM ­ 6:30 PM General Assembly

7:30 PM ­ 8:45 PM Aqua­Olympics Team Quiz

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

9:00 AM ­ 10:00 Plenary 2 ­ Richard Iestyn Woolway

AM

10:00 AM ­ 10:30 27th July ­ Coffee Break 1

AM
27th July ­ Networking Session 1
Join up to 5 other people in a video networking session. Sessions are allocated at random and each conversation will last for 5
mins each.

Parallel Session 4 4A_SS22 Genetic 4B_RS13 4C_SS14 Securing 4D_SS03 The role 4E_SS01 Role of 4F_SS09 Aquatic
10:30 AM ­ 12:00 approaches to Hydromorphology: and managing of small water freshwater fungi: bringing a
PM assess and integration with biodiversity, bodies in the ecosystems in the key freshwater
monitor freshwater ecology functional integrity landscape carbon cycle and microbial group
biodiversity and and ecosystem the climate system into the spotlight
ecosystem services in drying
functions & RS06 river networks &
Emerging RS15 Lakes as
contaminants in sentinel sites
freshwater
systems

12:00 PM ­ 1:15 27th July ­ Lunch

PM

Parallel Session 5 5A_RS06 5B_RS11 5C_RS15 ­ Lakes 5D_SS03 The role 5E_SS01 Role of 5F_SS09 Aquatic
1:15 PM ­ 2:45 PM Emerging Fundamental and as sentinel sites & of small water freshwater fungi: bringing a
contaminants in applied freshwater SS5 bodies in the ecosystems in the key freshwater
freshwater ecology Multidisciplinary landscape carbon cycle and microbial group
systems perspectives on the climate system into the spotlight &
invasive alien & RS22 Urban RS01 Advances in
species in freshwaters freshwater
freshwater monitoring
ecosystems

2:45 PM ­ 3:30 PM 27th July ­ Coffee Break 2

27th July ­ Networking Session 2

Join up to 5 other people in a video networking session. Sessions are allocated at random and each conversation will last for 5
mins each.

Parallel Session 6 6A_SS16 The 6B_RS11 6C_SS05 6D_RS14 Insights 6E_RS22 Urban 6F_RS01
3:30 PM ­ 5:00 PM science and Fundamental and Multidisciplinary from long­term freshwaters & Advances in
management of applied freshwater perspectives on datasets RS16 Management freshwater
multiple stressors ecology invasive alien of riparian zones monitoring
in aquatic species in for water quality
ecosystems freshwater and biodiversity
ecosystems benefits

5:00 PM ­ 6:00 PM Plenary 3 ­ Andrea Reid

7:30 PM ­ 9:00 PM SEFS 12 music and story­telling event

 7:30 PM ­ 9:00 PM SEFS 12 music and story­telling event

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Track 1

9:00 AM ­ 5:00 PM To access the Virtual Field trips please select Sunday 25th July on the the
programme timeline to view the videos.

10:00 AM ­ 12:00 PM Workshop ­ Effective Science Communication to Stakeholders –

Strategies, Tools and Processes
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outside the virtual conference platform. If you pre­registered, please refer
to your final confirmation email for the zoom login details

12:00 PM ­ 2:00 PM Workshop ­ The Application of Remote Sensing Technologies as a

complement for the Study and Management of Inland Waters
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2:00 PM ­ 4:00 PM Workshop ­ Deployment of Water Monitoring Equipment

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

9:00 AM ­ 10:00 Plenary 4 ­ Jorge García­Girón

AM

10:00 AM ­ 10:30 29th July ­ Coffee Break 1

AM
29th July ­ Networking Session 1
Join up to 5 other people in a video networking session. Sessions are allocated at random and each conversation will last for 5
mins each.

Parallel Session 7 7A_SS16 The 7B_SS18 7C_RS11 7D_RS14 Insights 7E_SS19 Aquatic 7F_SS04 Citizen
10:30 AM ­ 12:00 science and Functional Fundamental and from long­term metacommunity science and public
PM management of indicators of applied freshwater datasets & RS05 ecology in depth: participation in
multiple stressors freshwater ecology Ecosystem ecosystems, freshwaters:
in aquatic ecosystem health services and scales and engaging citizens
ecosystems natures applications to research and
contributions to management of
people freshwater
ecosystems

12:00 PM ­ 1:15 29th July ­ Lunch

PM

Parallel Session 8 8A_SS16 The 8B_SS18 8C_RS02 8D_RS05 8E_SS19 Aquatic 8F_SS04 Citizen
1:15 PM ­ 2:45 PM science and Functional Agriculture/Forestry Ecosystem metacommunity science and public
management of indicators of operations and services and ecology in depth: participation in
multiple stressors freshwater water quality natures ecosystems, freshwaters:
in aquatic ecosystem health contributions to scales and engaging citizens
ecosystems & RS18 people applications to research and
Microplastics: management of
sources and freshwater
impacts ecosystems

2:45 PM ­ 3:30 PM 29th July ­ Coffee Break 2

29th July ­ Networking Session 2

Join up to 5 other people in a video networking session. Sessions are allocated at random and each conversation will last for 5
mins each.

Parallel Session 9 9A_SS16 The 9B_RS18 9C_RS02 9D_SS06 9E_SS15 9F_SS04 Citizen
3:30 PM ­ 5:00 PM science and Microplastics: Agriculture/Forestry European Progress on the science and public
management of sources and operations and Freshwater understanding of participation in
 3:30 PM ­ 5:00 PM science and Microplastics: Agriculture/Forestry European Progress on the science and public
management of sources and operations and Freshwater understanding of participation in
multiple stressors impacts water quality Ostracoda the water quality freshwaters:
in aquatic and habitat engaging citizens
ecosystems & requirements for to research and
SS21 Chemistry, European unionid management of
biology and mussels & RS07 freshwater
ecology of Fish & Fisheries ecosystems &
protected RS11 Fundamental
oligotrophic lakes and applied
in Europe freshwater ecology

5:00 PM ­ 5:45 PM Poster Session 1

5:45 PM ­ 6:30 PM Poster Session 2

6:30 PM ­ 8:30 PM Workshop ­ Citizen Science in Practice

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registered, please refer to your final confirmation email for the zoom login details

Friday, July 30, 2021

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

9:00 AM ­ 10:00 Plenary 5 ­ Lisette de Senerpont Domis

AM

10:00 AM ­ 10:30 30th July ­ Coffee Break

AM
30th July ­ Networking Session 1
Join up to 5 other people in a video networking session. Sessions are allocated at random and each conversation will last for 5
mins each.

Parallel Session 10A_SS13 Remote 10B_SS10 10C_RS03 10D_RS10 10E_RS07 Fish & 10F_RS11
10 sensing for inland Management of Catchment Freshwater Fisheries Fundamental and
10:30 AM ­ 12:00 waters climatic extreme management from restoration: applied freshwater
PM events in lakes and policy to practice challenges, ecology
reservoirs for the innovation and
protection of achievements
ecosystem
services

12:00 PM ­ 12:30 Closing Session

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