Drs. Tamar Zohary and Avital Gasith are organizing a special session on: "Biological, physical and chemical aspects of decline and fluctuation of water level in lacustrine ecosystems". Follow this link to register your interest and/or participation.

Drs. Alain Tremblay, Yves Prairie and Paul del Giorgio are organizing a special session on: “Greenhouse gas emissions from natural freshwater systems and reservoirs”. Follow this link to register your interest and/or participation.

Dr. Mohiuddin Munawar is organizing a special session on: "Exploring Great and Large Lakes Ecosystems: Threats, Risks and Management". Contact him at: Mohi.Munawar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca . The African continent harboring the immense ancient Great Lakes provides another excellent opportunity in Cape Town during the SIL Congress to gather scientists and discuss the state of ecosystem health of the great and large lakes of the world. Flyer and response form.

Drs. Michael T. Arts and Michail I. Gladyshev are organizing a special session on: “The Multifaceted Roles of Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems; Biochemical Tracers, Nutrition/Condition indicators and Toxins”. Follow this link to register your interest and/or participation.

Drs. Friedrich Rechnagel and Carin van Ginkel are organizing a special session on "Explanation and Early Warning of Harmful Algal Blooms". Interested persons should contact them at either friedrich.rechnagel@adelaide.edu.au or carin.vanginkel@gmail.com.

Dr. Donald Adams planned to organise a separate special session on “Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases” but has had to cancel. This session is now combined with the Greenhouse gas emissions from natural freshwater systems and reservoirs session above.

Drs. Ilse Cornelissen and Andrea Downing are organizing a special session on "Integrated approaches to studying lakes and reservoirs". For more information and contact details follow this link.

Drs. Ilia Ostrovsky and Sally MacIntyre are organizing a special session on "Coupling of physical and biogeochemical processes in lakes and reservoirs". For more information and contact details follow this link.