CYBO 2027 registration

CYBO 2027 registrations are open!

Who

We welcome contributions from BSc and MSc students, PhD candidates, and postdocs who completed their PhD within the past eight years. Don’t miss the opportunity to share your work, submit your abstract now!

If you do not fall into one of these categories, you are still very welcome to attend the conference without submitting an abstract.

We ask participants to indicate a preference for talk or poster and a preference for two sessions (see below). Please note that the scientific committee will determine the placement of each contribution based on the content, preference and available space. 

Below you can find the registration link for the Conference that will be held in Parma (Italy), February 3-5 2027:

REGISTRATION LINK

Fee payment

The fee is:

• 40 € for Bachelor and Master students
• 90 € for PhD students – postdoc – research fellow
• 120 for Permanent positions

The fee includes: conference’s registration, coffee breaks and lunches.

Payment is by bank transfer only (no credit cards, no debit cards). It will not be possible to pay in person at the conference.

We invite you to please make the bank transfer at your earliest convenience at the following coordinates:

There will be no confirmation of receipt for your transfer, so please keep your bank’s payment confirmation as proof.

We kindly inform you that your registration will be confirmed along with reception of the payment.

Abstract submission

For both talks and posters, there is a 200 character limit (including spaces) for the title, and a 3000 characters limit for the abstract.

Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee, which will decide on their acceptance as a poster or an oral presentation. Every effort will be made to assign each contribution to its preferred thematic session; however, to keep a balanced number of contributions across sessions, the Committee may move some to other, thematically related sessions. There will be a feedback for the abstracts after the evaluation by the Scientific Committee.

Deadlines / Dates to remember

9 October 2026 – Registration opens

5 December 2026 – Abstract submission deadline

to be confirmed – Final conference program

31 January 2027 – Registrations for the conference close

3 – 5 February 2027 – CYBO 2027 Conference

When and where

3 – 5 February – Campus Scienze e Tecnologie, Plesso di Bioscienze, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124 Parma, Italy (University of Parma)

Sessions 2027 

At CYBO, we welcome contributions on all aspects of photosynthetic organisms (prokaryotes and eukaryotes), fungi and their symbionts, across the aquatic and terrestrial environments, as well as on their biotic and abiotic interactions. Contributions may address any level of biological organization, from molecules to ecosystems, and may apply approaches and methodologies from all disciplines related to Botany in the broadest sense of the term.

1. Systematics, evolution and biogeography
   1. Floristics and taxonomy
   2. Systematics and phylogenetics
   3. Micro- and macro-evolution
   4. Population genetics
   5. Molecular ecology 

2. Ecology
   1. Vegetation ecology and science
   2. Ecological processes across spatial and temporal scales
   3. Trait-based ecology
   4. Community ecology
   5. Plant, fungi, animal and& microbial interactions

3. Biodiversity and global change
   1. Biodiversity management and monitoring
   2. Ecosystem restoration, resilience and mitigation 
   3. Conservation
   4. Biological invasions
   5. Climate and land-use change

4. Structure, physiology, and development
   1. Anatomy and morphology
   2. Cell biology
   3. Plant function and functional phenotyping
   4. Ecophysiology
   5. Biotic and abiotic stress responses
   6. Phytochemistry and metabolism
   7. Developmental biology (Evo-Devo)
   8. Environmental sensing and signalling

5. Genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics
   1. Genetics, genetic diversity and genome evolution
   2. Epigenetics and epigenomics
   3. Functional genomics
   4. Multi-omics approaches
   5. Bioinformatics, computational and systems biology

6. Nature and Society
   1. Ecosystem services
   2. Sustainable agrosystems
   3. Nature-based solutions
   4. Urban ecology and green infrastructure
   5. Ethnobotany, traditional and indigenous knowledge 
   6. Citizen science
   7. Education and outreach

Attendance certificate

Attendance certificates will be sent, by email only, to participants after the end of the conference.