Zagreb and Zoom (hybrid meeting) – 01/09/2025 – 02/09/2025
The final meeting of the Action was held on 1-2 September 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting was organised by the Science Communication Coordinator Ana Gavrilović and was an opportunity to discuss the achievements, recap all the organised activities and to undertake collaborative work for the finalisation of the scientific objectives of the Action.
The first day was dedicated to the MC and Network meeting, including updates from the Action Chair on progress towards MoU objectives. Each Working Group Leader (WG1–WG4) and Committee Coordinator (Science Communications and Grant Awarding) reported on activities and tasks, deliverables, and goals for the current Grant Period and overall Action. The morning concluded with a recap of all the organised activities.
In the afternoon, participants attended presentations on progress of running activities. Notably, Blagoy Uzunov presented the collaborative manuscript “Drivers of aquatic zoosporic parasites in natural and artificial environments”, followed by the ParAquaSeq workshop, which allowed participants to engage in collaborative discussions and practical exercises.
After the end of the first day, participants joined a very nice guided tour of the historical part of the city and ended the day with a dinner together.
The second day, was dedicated to the ParAqua Grantees Conference. The day was opened by a keynote talk by João Varela on the challenges and potential solutions for detecting and identifying algivores in industrial facilities, followed by presentations of ParAqua Grantees to illustrate results and achievements obtained with the support of the Action Grant awarding system.
During this two days event, 41 participants from 15 countries actively exchanged experiences, discussed methodological innovations, and explored opportunities for collaboration, emphasizing the interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral nature of ParAqua. As always, this event was an excellent opportunity for meeting and discussion, thanks to the active contribution of all ParAqua Members.
S.Rasconi
