Symposium programme
Four days of keynote lectures, scientific papers, thematic workshops, posters, screenings and a field trip.
The PDF is available in French only.
Day-by-day schedule
Provisional programme updated on 4 November 2026, subject to change. Several slots remain open to the call for papers.
Keynote lectures, scientific sessions, posters and screenings.
Thematic workshops: three 15-place sessions, Wednesday to Friday.
Saturday field trip: free, limited places.
Wednesday 9 December 2026 — Opening preludes
Workshop 1
Paid · €300-
12h30 – 16h00
Bioinformatics and AI in biodiversity research
Pr Antony T. VINCENT · Université Laval, Canada
Register for the workshop (opens in a new window, HelloAsso website)Detailed programme for workshop 1
Thursday 10 December 2026 — Heritage & foundations
Welcome
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08h30 – 09h00
Welcome – Coffee
Opening ceremony
Free · open to all-
09h00 – 09h30
Official ceremony
Presidents and officials
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09h30 – 10h00
Tribute to Dr Max MONAN
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10h00 – 10h30
Opening lecture — “Tropical biodiversity and scientific innovation”
Pr Sylvie MICHEL · Université Paris Cité, France
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10h30 – 11h00
Break
Session 1 — Micro-worlds, part 1
Free · open to all- Papers 1 Chair: Dr Jacqueline BAUDIN-VERONIQUE · 15-minute talks, questions at the end of the session
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11h00 – 11h15
Contributions of genetic fingerprinting to the characterisation and valorisation of plant biodiversity: the case of the Ataulfo mango
Dr Didiana GALVEZ LOPEZ · Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Mexico
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11h15 – 11h30
Cell wall: diversity and impact on the use of plant resources
Dr Estelle BONNIN · INRAE Nantes, France
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11h30 – 11h45
Bioinformatics and biodiversity — microbiota
Pr Antony T. VINCENT · Université Laval, Canada
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11h45 – 12h05
Questions to the speakers
Dr Jacqueline BAUDIN-VERONIQUE
- Screening 1
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12h05 – 12h20
Screening of 5 posters — introduction to the poster competition: method, broadcast and voting
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12h30 – 14h00
Lunch
Lunch at €18, meat or fish, to be booked by 25 November
Afternoon
Session 1 — Micro-worlds, part 2
Free · open to all- Papers 2 Chair: Dr Anne PENE-ANNETTE · 15-minute talks + 5 minutes of questions
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14h00 – 14h20
Giant viruses
Dr Jonathan COLOMBET (remote) · Université Clermont Auvergne, France
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14h20 – 14h40
Study of a simple food chain in Martinique's freshwaters
Pr Philippe JARNE
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14h40 – 15h00
Diatoms: sentinels of the freshwater / sea interface
Dr Lory-Anne BAKER · AREBio, Martinique
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15h00 – 15h20
Slot open to the call for papers
- Screening 2
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15h20 – 15h35
Screening of 5 posters
Dr Anne PENE-ANNETTE · Université des Antilles, Martinique
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15h35 – 16h00
Video
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16h00 – 16h30
Break
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16h30 – 17h00
Plenary lecture — “From tree lineages to the tropical forests of the future: systematics, evolutionary genomics, ecosystem resilience. The case of Martinique”
Dr José DURANTY · Parc naturel régional de la Martinique
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17h00 – 17h30
Round table — “What science brings to the ecological transition and to society”
Dr Anne PENE-ANNETTE · Université des Antilles, Martinique
Friday 11 December 2026 — Environment & transitions
Welcome
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08h30 – 09h00
Welcome – Coffee
Session 2 — Ecological interfaces & balances
Free · open to all- Papers 3 Chair: Dr Béatrice RHINO · 15-minute talks, questions at the end of the session
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09h00 – 09h15
The tombolo: geology and species survival
M. Kevin URVOY · Office national des forêts, Martinique
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09h15 – 09h30
Conservatoire du littoral (French coastal conservation agency)
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09h30 – 09h45
The role of crayfish in bioindication
Pr Frédéric GRANDJEAN · Université de Poitiers, France
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09h45 – 10h00
Variation in the metabolism of planktonic communities in response to eutrophication of the Martinique coast
Dr Aurore REGAUDIE DE GIOUX · Ifremer
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10h00 – 10h20
Questions to the speakers
Dr Béatrice RHINO
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10h20 – 10h50
Break
- Papers 4 Chair: Dr Laurent MARLIN · 15-minute talks, questions at the end of the session
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10h50 – 11h05
Unravelling the phylogenetic diversity and biosynthetic potential of the microbiome of pelagic Sargassum seaweed waste
Dr Bidyut MOHAPATRA · University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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11h05 – 11h20
Sugar cane and wetland biodiversity
Dr Claudine CORBION · CIRAD, Martinique
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11h20 – 11h35
Slot open to the call for papers
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11h35 – 11h55
The mangrove, an interface system between Land, (Mother) Sea and Society
Dr Frédérique FARDIN · Roots of the Sea, Martinique
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11h55 – 12h15
Questions to the speakers
Dr Laurent MARLIN
- Screening 3
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12h15 – 12h30
Screening of 5 posters — reminder of the poster prize voting rules
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12h30 – 14h00
Lunch
Lunch at €18, meat or fish, to be booked by 25 November
Afternoon
Session 3 — Application & transfer
Free · open to all- Papers 5 Chair: Emy N'JOH ELLONG · 15-minute talks + 5 minutes of questions
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14h00 – 14h20
Cosmetics derived from local biodiversity
Mme Laurence QUITMAN · Rooted in love, Martinique
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14h20 – 14h40
Bioprocesses & pure juice
Dr Odile MARCELIN · Université des Antilles, Martinique
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14h40 – 15h00
From Martinique's biodiversity to pigments
Mme Coralie LANCRY · CTEBioM, Martinique
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15h00 – 15h20
From research to industry: phages and aquaculture
Mme Sabrina ATTERE · Université Laval, Canada
- Screening 4
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15h20 – 15h35
Video screening
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15h35 – 16h00
Video
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16h00 – 16h30
Break
Closing of the symposium
Free · open to all-
16h30 – 16h35
Participants gather; workshop attendees join
Organising committee
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16h35 – 16h55
Announcement of the winners and poster prizes
Jury and audience
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16h55 – 17h00
Wrap-up and closing words
Organising committee
Saturday 12 December 2026 — Field trip
Field trip
Registration required-
09h00 – 12h30
Domaine de l'Émeraude — on-site activities, own transport required
PNRM
Call for papers open
Present your work at CIB-5
CIB-5 welcomes proposals for papers and posters on tropical biodiversity, land–sea interfaces, applied genetics, coastal ecology, environmental health, pollution, scientific innovation and the development of local resources.
Submissions close on 16 November 2026.