10th SCCS Europe
02-06 September 2025, Balatonvilágos, Hungary
Preliminary programme:
2nd September (Tuesday):
afternoon, until 17:30 – Arrival at Balatonvilágos, Hungary
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
19:30 – Evening get-together: to make this event more international, we would like to ask you to bring your local food and/or drink specialty for the get-together evening to increase the diversity of choices :)
3rd September (Wednesday): ProBioTIC day
08:00 – 08:45 Breakfast
08:45 – 09:15 Opening ceremony
09:15 – 10:00 Plenary (Tom Breeze)
10:00 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 12:00 Student session
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Workshop (Tamara Mitrofanenko)
14:30 – 14:45 Break
14:45 – 16:15 Workshop (Agnieszka Wypych & Magdalena Kubal-Czerwińska)
16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 Workshop (Senan Gardiner)
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
19:30 – Beer tasting at the local brewery (free and optional)
4th September (Thursday): SCB day
08:00 – 08:45 Breakfast
09:00 – 09:45 Plenary (Laura Bosco)
09:45 – 10:30 Student session
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 Workshop (Tom Breeze)
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Student session
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 Workshop (Laura Bosco)
17:00 – 18:00 Poster session
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
5th September (Friday):
08:00 – 08:45 Breakfast
09:00 – 09:45 Plenary (Tibor Erős)
09:45 – 10:15 Student session
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 12:15 Workshop (Neda Modova)
12:15 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 14:30 Student session
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:15 Student session
16:15 – 17:30 Poster session
17:30 – 18:00 Closing and award ceremony
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
19:30 – Dance party
6th September (Saturday):
06:30 – 07:30 Breakfast
07:30 – 14:00 Optional field trip to the Kis-Balaton in the area of the Balaton Uplands National Park
The field trip starts after breakfast at 7:30 and ends around 14:00 (exact details can be arranged during previous days) with a return to Balatonvilágos. Lunch is provided as lunch boxes. The impressive area of the Kis-Balaton is part of the Balaton Uplands National Park, where wetland reconstruction was conducted, which led to a rich avifauna. It is a 14745 hectares Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA), with the following bird species: Ixobrychus minutus; Nycticorax nycticorax; Ardeola ralloides; Egretta alba; Ardea purpurea; Platalea leucorodia; Anser fabalis; Anser albifrons; Anser anser etc.; See more: https://www.bfnp.hu/en/latogatohely/dias-island-fenekpuszta)
Recommended clothing: comfortable urban clothes and shoes for walking; rainy weather may occur.
See more:
Birdlife Hungary - Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi Egyesület: https://www.mme.hu/en
Homepage of the Balaton Uplands National Park: https://www.bfnp.hu/en
Details about the Kis-Balaton: https://www.bfnp.hu/en/tajegyseg/kis-balaton-en
Image film of the Balaton Uplands National Park with English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY8ardJGHZU