Dear colleagues and friends,
It is with great pleasure and honour that we announce that the XXIII AETFAT Congress will take place in Accra, University of Ghana from 3rd to 8th August 2025.
AETFAT [French: Association pour l’Etude Taxonomique de la Flore d’Afrique Tropicale // English: Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa] was established at the Botanical Institute of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium in 1950, and the first AETFAT Congress was held in the Meise Botanic Garden, Meise, Belgium in 1951. AETFAT congresses take place every three years, organised and hosted by the Secretary General of AETFAT with assistance from members of the Advisory, Scientific, and Organising committees.
The AETFAT Congress is traditionally focussed on Systematic Botany, however, the scope has been enlarged over the years to cover a wide range of topics of topical interest in Botany, including fungi and algae, which can be found in the call for “Abstracts for Oral and Poster presentation” page on the AETFAT website, aetfat.org.
The XXIII AETFAT Congress will present concurrent symposia, plenary lectures, poster sessions, workshops, short courses, and exhibitions. There will be opportunities for satellite meetings.
Pre- and post-Congress excursions will be organised for persons attending to visit places of botanical and cultural interest.
The BIG EVENT at the XXIII AETFAT Congress will be the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the founding of AETFAT in 1950 in Belgium.
We invite the botanical community worldwide, particularly those studying the algae, fungi, and plants of Africa and Madagascar, to be part of the XXIII AETFAT Congress. The Congress offers a great opportunity for colleagues to learn and share experiences, knowledge, research, and also to forge new collaborations for future projects and research endeavours. Every effort is being made to provide a conducive environment for a memorable congress in 2025, the prospects are exciting!
For registration and further information visit our website at aetfat.ug.edu.gh
We look forward to meeting you in Accra in August of 2025.