Welcome
Welcome to the 20th International Congress of Myriapodology!
We have the great honour and pleasure to invite you to the 20th International Congress of Myriapodology, which will take place for the first time in the Balkan Peninsula, a region with a long history of myriapodological research and a hotspot of subterranean biodiversity.
The congress is the most important event for Myriapoda and Onychophora scientists and aims to promote friendship, knowledge exchange and co-operation between myriapodologists and onychophorologists worldwide.
Since 1968 (Paris), the International Congress of Myriapodology has brought together professionals and amateurs who have dedicated their scientific careers to the marvellous terrestrial animals – Myriapoda and Onychophora. The congress is organised in collaboration with the International Society for Myriapodology. So far, the event has taken place 19 times, on all continents (except Antarctica), in different countries and cities.
Previous congresses
1st International Congress of Myriapodology, Paris, France, 8–13 April 1968
2nd International Congress of Myriapodology, Manchester, England, 5–12 April 1972
3rd International Congress of Myriapodology, Hamburg, Germany, 3–9 April 1975
4th International Congress of Myriapodology, Gargnano, Italy, 17–20 September 1978
5th International Congress of Myriapodology, Radford, USA, 3–7 August 1981
6th International Congress of Myriapodology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 12–17 April 1984
7th International Congress of Myriapodology, Vittorio Veneto, Italy, 19–24 July 1987
8th International Congress of Myriapodology, Innsbruck, Austria, 15–20 July 1990
9th International Congress of Myriapodology, Paris, France, 26–31 July 1993
10th International Congress of Myriapodology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 29 July – 2 August 1996
11th International Congress of Myriapodology, Białowieża, Poland, 20–24 July 1999
12th International Congress of Myriapodology, Mtuzini, South Africa, 29 July – 2 August 2002
13th International Congress of Myriapodology, Bergen, Norway, 24–30 July 2005
14th International Congress of Myriapodology, Görlitz, Germany, 21–25 July 2008
15th International Congress of Myriapodology, Brisbane, Australia, 18–22 July 2011
16th International Congress of Myriapodology, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 20–25 July 2014
17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Krabi, Thailand, 23–26 July 2017
18th International Congress of Myriapodology, Budapest, Hungary, 25–31 August 2019
19th International Congress of Myriapodology, Bogotá, Colombia, 7–12 August 2023
Logo description
The logo of the 20th International Congress of Myriapodology symbolises a geometrised chimaera consisting of a centipede in the anterior and a millipede in the posterior part of the body.
The difference between the two main groups of myriapods is illustrated by a few elements: The spiracles and the ozopores are symbolically represented as white ellipses placed laterally on the trunk segments, while the forcipules and the legs (one or two pairs) are depicted as triangles that extend to the centre of this round shape.
The colours red and blue on a white background represent the colours of the flag of the Republic of Serbia. The laurel wreath around the number twenty refers to the jubilee congress of myriapodology; a chimaera bends towards this number and closes the circle. The font used is Geeza Pro Bold.
