Call for Papers
The International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA) 2027 announces the call for abstracts for its next conference, to be held in Aberdeen, Scotland, 18 – 22 October 2027. The ICHA provides an opportunity for those working on HABs to present their latest research and network with those working in the field for researchers, students, and practitioners.
Proposals for presentations in the following formats are sought:
- Oral
- Poster
- Workshops (both lab based and classroom based)
We invite submissions to present at this conference, in line with the theme and guidelines below. Please submit your proposals via the online submission system no later than 11.00 pm GMT on 18 December 2026.
Themes
The conference's overarching theme is Prediction, prevention and mitigation of harmful algal blooms; safeguarding food production in a changing climate.
Proposed topics include:
- The impact of phytoplankton blooms on farmed fish and shellfish
- Occurrence and impact of exposure of HABs/toxins on mammals
- Monitoring and modelling for HABs prediction – the state of play
- HABs and global aquaculture – future-proofing the sector
- Sensing, imaging, AI, data and machine learning – the future of HABs management
- Mitigation methods: how to prevent or reduce the harmful effects of algal blooms (case studies could include upwelling/air bubble mitigation, e.g. trials completed by BIM in Ireland)
- Benthic HABs in marine and freshwater ecosystems• Advances in HAB toxicology
- Innovations in drinking water treatment for HABs/toxins removal
- New tools for HABs & Toxin monitoring
- Advances in genomics and taxonomy
- Emerging Issues
Important Guidelines for Authors
- The official language of the conference is English. All proposals should be submitted in English, and all presentations, posters, and other related materials should be presented in English.
- Your proposal should be concise (maximum 500 words per contribution)
- Please note that conference participants are restricted to making no more than two presentations in the conference, regardless of format. Therefore, an individual may submit multiple proposals, but in the construction of the programme participants are limited to a maximum of two presentations. However, anyone may be associated with additional contributions as non-presenting co-authors.
- Authors will be able to log in via the online submission system and revise their proposals up to the submission deadline, which is 11.00 pm GMT on 18 December 2026.
- No presenter will be included in the programme unless they have registered and paid to attend the conference by 31 May 2027. There is no need to pay the conference fee when submitting a proposal, but to be included in the final programme, presenters must have registered for the conference and paid the registration fee.
- Accepted proposals of registered participants will be included in the conference programme to be published as an electronic document and on the conference website. When submitting a proposal, you are accepting these conditions.