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The Pensoft team had a fantastic time at the 12th International Mycological Congress in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Organised by the International Mycological Association, together with the Dutch Mycological Society and the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, the four-day meeting saw around 1,400 fungi fanatics gather for the biggest mycology event of the year.
It all began with an opening ceremony complete with live music and stunning visuals, which set the stage for five days of research exchange and collaboration.
Pensoft welcomed faces new and old at a decorated stand featuring numerous illustrated materials designed by scientific illustrator Denitsa Peneva. Manning the stand were Prof Dr Lyubomir Penev (MycoKeys Founding Editor & Pensoft Founder and CEO) and Slavena Peneva (Pensoft Head of Graphic Design).
The booth hosted a special gathering for MycoKeys editors, including Editor-in-Chief Prof Dr Thorsten Lumbsch, who were shown a video looking back on the history of the journal. Many long-time collaborators of Pensoft, such as Prof Dr Urmas Kõljalg of Pluto F and Dr Dmitry Schigel of Pluto F, also dropped by to say hello.
The congress provided the perfect opportunity to announce Pensoft’s new, exciting partnership with the International Mycological Association. This collaboration will see the IMAFungus journal move to the ARPHA platform, where it will benefit from cutting-edge publishing technology and workflows.
Several MycoKeys contributors presented and hosted keynote lectures, bridging sessions, and workshops across the seven major topics of the conference:
- Cell biology, biochemistry and physiology
- Environment, ecology and interactions
- Evolution, biodiversity and systematics
- Fungal pathogenesis and disease control
- Genomics, genetics and molecular biology
- Applied Mycology
- Nomenclature
The full program can be found on the congress website.
The next International Mycology Congress will be held in Incheon, South Korea, in 2027. IMC13 already has an active website and the Pensoft team look forward to another exciting installment!
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