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Dear Fellow Primates,

Welcome to the IX Iberian Primatological Conference, which will take place from November 21 to 23 in the beautiful town of Vila do Conde, Portugal!

We hope you have a wonderful time during our event. It's a time for learning about us and other primates, exchanging experiences, creating networks, and even finding new friends.

Join us in exploring Vila do Conde and participating in this event. You can attend high-standard scientific talks given by our invited speakers, present your work (oral communications or posters) and receive feedback, exchange dreams with other primatologists, and who knows, maybe even achieve them!

Abstracts are accepted in English.


Essential information

Dates: November 21-23, 2024

Venue: Auditório Municipal - Vila do Conde (Portugal)


Timeline

September 20

August 15

Abstract submission deadline

October 7

September 16

Announcement of abstract decisions

October 17

September 27

Early bird registration deadline
November 21-23
Conference

Program

Invited speakers

Catherine Hill (Oxford Brookes University)
Katerina Guschanski (The University of Edinburgh & Uppsala University)
Serge Wich (Liverpool John Moores University)

Organizing committee

Catarina Casanova (CIAS, UC & ISCSP, UL)
César Rodríguez (Universidad Veracruzana)
Filipa Borges (CRIA/NOVA FCSH)
Gonçalo Jesus (CIAS, UC & U. Lusófona)
Isa Aleixo-Pais (CIMO, SusTEC)
Ivo Colmonero-Costeira (BIOPOLIS, CIBIO/inBIO & Cardiff University)
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva (BIOPOLIS, CIBIO/inBIO & Cardiff University)
Mercedes Mayo-Alesón (Universidad de Barcelona)
Miquel Llorente (Universitat de Girona)
Susana Costa (CIAS, UC)
Tânia Minhós (CRIA/NOVA FCSH)
Víctor Beltrán (Universidad Veracruzana)

Scientific committee

Ana Fidalgo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Catarina Casanova (CIAS, UC & ISCSP, UL)
Dietmar Crailsheim (MONA)
Gloria Fernández-Lázaro (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Gonçalo Jesus (CIAS, UC & U. Lusófona)
Isa Aleixo-Pais (CIMO, SusTEC)
Joana Roque de Pinho (CEI, ISCTE-IU)
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva (BIOPOLIS, CIBIO inBIO & Cardiff University)
Mercedes Mayo-Alesón (Universidad de Barcelona)
Miquel Llorente (Universitat de Girona)
Rui Moutinho Sá (CAPP, ISCSP, UL)
Sergio Díaz (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Susana Costa (CIAS, UC)
Tânia Minhós (CRIA/NOVA)
Víctor Beltrán (Universidad Veracruzana)

Registration fee

Members of APP or APE are eligible for the reduced fee

Early bird (until 17/10/2024) After 17/10/2024
Member student w/o scholarship 25€ 60€
Member student w/ scholarship 40€ 70€
Non member student * 70€ 120€
Member 90€ 150€
Non member * 150€ 200€
Unemployed member 25€ 60€
Unemployed non member * 40€ 70€

* Member registration fee: 25€


Cláudia Sousa photography competition

Since our colleague Cláudia left us in 2014, we decided to organize a photo competition in her honour at every congress. This was one of the ways we chose to keep her permanently in our memory as the APP/APE congresses go by.

Cláudia was one of the first primatologists in the country and was also a founding member of APP. She was involved in all the APP and APP/APE congresses and activities, and in her work she always tried to involve Portuguese students in particular. After all, contrary to PhD students from other countries, many of us find it difficult to study primates in their natural habitats. That is how our “field station” in Guinea-Bissau was born: not only as a way of having a research space for Portuguese students to work in natural habitats without waiting lists, but also to involve Guinean students. That spirit, those values and that idea, which was innovative at the time - and which benefited many Portuguese students - remains in our minds. Even when research is done outside Guinea-Bissau, the principles applied are the same.

We hope that these photo competitions will continue to remind us of our “Caia” and her magnificent work. In her honour, here is the contest for this congress, which follows the rules of previous contests:

  1. Anyone interested in entering must tick the relevant option on the registration form on our website and mention it on the first day of the congress, when the event materials are handed out. This means that, in order to enter, the candidate must be registered for the congress and the photo competition;
  2. It is also on the first day of the congress, at registration, that each candidate hands in their photo, its caption (containing the year the photo was taken and where) and adhesive material of their choice;
  3. Each candidate can only submit one photograph;
  4. Photographs made from camera images or digitally modified are not allowed;
  5. The author is always responsible for choosing the print size of the photograph;
  6. Photographs may contain non-human primates in their natural habitat or in colonies, such as zoos, laboratories, sanctuaries and other places.

Conference dinner

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Travel guide

About Vila do Conde

The coastal town of Vila do Conde is one of the oldest settlements in northern Portugal. Its origins date back further than the foundation of Portuguese territory, with the first written document mentioning Villa de Comite dating back to 953, in a letter of sale of goods by Flamula Deo-Vota to the Monastery of Guimarães. The Monastery of Santa Clara, a monument that was restored and enlarged in the 18th century, is a “must-see” and Vila do Conde’s ex-libris.

You may need to “take it easy” with Vila do Conde's exquisite gastronomy, which reflects its geographical location by the sea and its rich agricultural region. Particularly popular are the "petinga à moda das Caxinas" and a variety of fish and shellfish, savory meat dishes, and the fresh, natural milk from the local farms. Delicious appetizers and delicacies may distract you from the main dishes.

Convent sweets are a centuries-old tradition in Vila do Conde. The convents and monasteries were the main drivers of these traditions from an early age, and Vila do Conde is an example of this, with the monasteries of Santa Clara and Vairão. Among its many specialties, the egg sweets stand out along with “rosca de folar da Páscoa.” There are also several restaurants that offer vegetarian options for those who follow a vegetarian diet.

Vila do Conde’s exquisite art crafts include “rendas de bilros” and Fishermen's woollens. The latter will protect you from the cold weather during our congress.

How to get to Vila do Conde

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Where to stay

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What to visit

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Where to eat

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