Thanks to all participants, presenters, sponsors, and partners for being part of this amazing congress!  The enthusiastic participation of over 80 individuals significantly elevated the congress, creating a vibrant environment for the exchange of knowledge in the field of ethology. The diversity of topics covered during the event was remarkable, encompassing outstanding presentations and posters on birds, insects, mammals, fish, reptiles, and more. This year, we were especially delighted to welcome the involvement of over a quarter of attendees from foreign institutions, further broadening the spectrum of perspectives and expertise.

We look forward to welcoming you for another enriching experience at our next conference in December 2024! 

This year, Pol Sorigue earned the prestigious Vitor Almada Award for his captivating presentation, "Molecular evolution of the genes involved in social behavior across Lake Tanganyika's cichlids adaptive radiation!"

Additionally, SPRINGER acknowledged excellence this year awarding Amalia de la Torre Herrera with the top prize for the best poster, featuring "Automated Monitoring of Pair Bonds in a Gregarious Bird," and recognizing Beatriz Palinhos Pereira's compelling talk on "Disruption of cleaner wrasse cognition and brain morphology under marine heatwaves" as the second-best student oral presentation.

Spicing up the conference, we partnered with AIMM to introduce an interactive bingo game during oral presentations this year. The participants Francisco Louro and Nádia Jesus, each snagged an AIMM sweatshirt, and Iolanda Silva walked away with a SPE t-shirt.

 

We have reached the capacity of possible registrations due to a large interest in the conference. If you'd like to join the waiting list, kindly send us an email. Thank you for your understanding!

 

Abstract book is now available here.

A social dinner will be held on the 8th at Adega do Monte restaurant in Vila do Conde, starting at 8:00 PM. More information and registration here.

For those attending the workshop day, we are thrilled to have you join us on December 7th at CIBIO’s headquarters, in Vairão, just north of Port. Please see the pdf with important information here.

 

We have a fantastic line-up of talks, posters and activities planned for SPE 2023 - please see the full programme here.

We still have a few spots left for Workshop 4, don't miss out the opportunity!