Draft programme

Symposium programme

Four days of keynote lectures, scientific papers, thematic workshops, posters, screenings and field trips.

Download the draft programme (PDF)

The PDF is available in French only.

Day-by-day schedule

Provisional programme updated on 11 September 2026, subject to change. Several slots remain open to the call for papers.

Free · open to all Keynote lectures, scientific sessions, posters and screenings.
Paid Thematic workshops — running at the same time as the lectures.
Registration required Saturday field trips.

Every form of participation requires registration, free or paid depending on the format. The lunch option is booked when registering, until 25 November — limited places. Register.

Wednesday 9 December 2026 — Opening preludes

Workshop 1

Paid
  1. 12h30 – 16h30

    Bioinformatics and AI in biodiversity research

    Pr A. T. VINCENT

Thursday 10 December 2026 — Heritage & foundations

Welcome

  1. 08h30 – 09h00

    Welcome – Coffee

Opening ceremony

Free · open to all
  1. 09h00 – 09h30

    Official ceremony

    Presidents and officials (to be confirmed)

  2. 09h30 – 10h00

    Tribute to Max Monan

    JSR-OM committee and others

  3. 10h00 – 10h30

    Opening lecture — “Tropical biodiversity and scientific innovation”

    Pr S. MICHEL

  4. 10h30 – 11h00

    Break

Session 1 — Micro-worlds, part 1

Free · open to all
  1. Papers 1 Chair: Dr J. BAUDIN-VERONIQUE · 15-minute talks, questions at the end of the session
  2. 11h00 – 11h15

    Contributions of genetic fingerprinting to the characterisation and valorisation of plant biodiversity: the case of the Ataulfo mango

    Dr Didiana GALVES LOPEZ

  3. 11h15 – 11h30

    Cell wall and biodiversity

    Dr Estelle BONIN

  4. 11h30 – 11h45

    Bioinformatics and biodiversity — microbiota

    Pr A. T. VINCENT

  5. 11h45 – 12h05

    Questions to the speakers

    Dr J. BAUDIN-VERONIQUE

  6. Screening 1
  7. 12h05 – 12h20

    Screening of 5 posters — introduction to the poster competition: method, broadcast and voting

    Dr J. BAUDIN-VERONIQUE

  8. 12h30 – 14h00

    Lunch

    Book when registering, until 25 November

Afternoon

Session 1 — Micro-worlds, part 2

Free · open to all
  1. Papers 2 Chair: Dr A. PENE-ANNETTE · 15-minute talks + 5 minutes of questions
  2. 14h00 – 14h20

    Diatoms: sentinels of the freshwater / sea interface

    Dr Lory-Anne BAKER

  3. 14h20 – 14h40

    River snails

    Dr V. VASSELON

  4. 14h40 – 15h00

    Giant viruses

    Jonathan COLOMBET

  5. 15h00 – 15h20

    Slot open to the call for papers

    Submit a paper

  6. Screening 2
  7. 15h20 – 15h35

    Screening of 5 posters

    Dr A. PENE-ANNETTE

  8. 15h35 – 16h00

    Video

  9. 16h00 – 16h30

    Break

  10. 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

  11. 17h00 – 17h30

    Round table — “What science brings to the ecological transition and to society”

    Dr A. PENE-ANNETTE

Friday 11 December 2026 — Environment & transitions

Welcome

  1. 08h30 – 09h00

    Welcome – Coffee

Session 2 — Ecological interfaces & balances

Free · open to all
  1. Papers 3 Chair: Dr Béatrice RHINO · 15-minute talks, questions at the end of the session
  2. 09h00 – 09h15

    The tombolo: geology and species survival

    BRGM / ONF / Yanis LABEAU

  3. 09h15 – 09h30

    Earthworms and soil health

    Matthieu COULIS

  4. 09h30 – 09h45

    Crayfish as bioindicators

    Dr T. BEAUDRY

  5. 09h45 – 10h00

    Slot open to the call for papers

    Submit a paper

  6. 10h00 – 10h20

    Questions to the speakers

    Dr Béatrice RHINO

  7. 10h20 – 10h50

    Break

  8. Papers 4 Chair: Dr Laurent MARLIN · 15-minute talks, questions at the end of the session
  9. 10h50 – 11h05

    Sargassum and antibiotics

    Dr Bidyut MOHAPATRA (Barbados)

  10. 11h05 – 11h20

    Sugar cane and wetland biodiversity

    Dr Claudine CORBION

  11. 11h20 – 11h35

    Slot open to the call for papers

    Submit a paper

  12. 11h35 – 11h55

    Mangroves: ecology

    Dr F. FARDIN (Roots of the Sea)

  13. 11h55 – 12h15

    Questions to the speakers

    Dr Laurent MARLIN

  14. Screening 3
  15. 12h15 – 12h30

    Screening of 5 posters — reminder of the poster prize voting rules

    Dr Laurent MARLIN

  16. 12h30 – 14h00

    Lunch

    Book when registering, until 25 November

Afternoon

Session 3 — Application & transfer

Free · open to all
  1. Papers 5 Chair: Emy N'JOH ELLONG · 15-minute talks + 5 minutes of questions
  2. 14h00 – 14h20

    Cosmetics derived from local biodiversity

    Christelle LEMUS or CTEBioM

  3. 14h20 – 14h40

    Bioprocesses & pure juice

    Dr Odile MARCELIN

  4. 14h40 – 15h00

    Aquaponics and food sovereignty

    Mr TISSERAND (ADEER association)

  5. 15h00 – 15h20

    From research to industry: phages and aquaculture

    Dr Sabrina ATTERE

  6. Screening 4
  7. 15h20 – 15h35

    CIRAD video screening

    CIRAD

  8. 15h35 – 16h00

    Video

  9. 16h00 – 16h30

    Break

Closing of the symposium

Free · open to all
  1. 16h30 – 16h35

    Participants gather; workshop attendees join

    Organising committee

  2. 16h35 – 16h55

    Announcement of the winners and poster prizes

    Jury and audience

  3. 16h55 – 17h00

    Wrap-up, closing words and announcement of CIB6

    Organising committee

Saturday 12 December 2026 — Field trips

Field trips

Registration required
  1. 09h00 – 12h30

    Domaine de l'Émeraude and Kaz à Vanilles — on-site activities

    PNRM / Kaz à Vanilles

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.

Submit a paper

Submissions close on 20 October 2026.