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Location

Ft. Lauderdale Research & Education Center

3205 College Avenue
Davie, FL 33314

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FLREC Organizer

Dr. Thomas Chouvenc

University of Florida

Important: This course is aimed at an academic audience (students, postdocs, faculty) who want to deepen their knowledge about eusocial insects. If you are interested in joining the termite course for pest control professionals, with a focus on biology and control of termites, please visit this website for more information: https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/termitepro

Introduction

This course provides a unique opportunity to obtain in-depth knowledge about termite biology with a strong emphasis on ecology and evolution. This 60+ hours workshop will include extensive lectures provided by guest speakers from around the world. If you are interested in social insects overall, this course is for you.
This course is designed for graduate students, Post-Docs and Faculties who want to learn about termites.
Students will learn and gain experience in a range of techniques for the collection and rearing of termites, and get familiar with termite control methods.
Graduate students participating to the course will be given the opportunity to give a 10min presentation of their graduate research project in a student mini-symposium.

2025 International Termite Course Speaker Lineup

ITC2025 will feature a most impressive lineup of guest termite researcher from around the world:

Paul Bardunias (FAU), Thomas Bourguignon (OIST), Ales Bucek (Biol Cen. Czechia), Tiago Carrijo (ABC), Thomas Chouvenc (U. Florida), Franck Dedeine (IRBI), Gillian Gile (ASU), Johnalyn Gordon (U. Florida), Mark Harrison (U. Muenster), Simon Hellemans (OIST), Guy Josens (ULB), Swamy Kalleshwara (OIST), Judith Korb (U. Freiburg), Sang-Bin Lee (UCA), Hou-Feng Li (NCHU), Kenji Matsuura (Kyoto U), Dino McMahon (FUB), Aram Mikaelyan (NCSU), Nobuaki Mizumoto (Auburn U), Aaron Mullins (U. Florida), Yves Roisin (ULB), Rudolf Scheffrahn (U. Florida), Jan Sobotnik (CZU), Nan-Yao Su (U. Florida), Karen Qian Sun (LSU), Joseph Velenovsky (SFSC).

In addition, all graduate students will have an opportunity to present their project during the Thursday student symposium. Don’t miss the chance to spend a most unique week full of termite science, in the company of researchers who have dedicated their life to study these amazing social insects!

Tentative Agenda

The 2025 Agenda will be coming soon. Check back periodically for more updates.

Monday, June 9, 2024
8:00am – 12:00pm	Introduction and Biodiversity (Chouvenc, Sobotnik, Hellemans, Bucek)
12:00pm – 1:00pm	Break
1:00pm – 5:00pm	General Termite Biology (Roisin, Chouvenc, Sobotnik, Mullins)

Tuesday, June 10, 2024
8:00am – 12:00pm	Feeding Ecology and Digestion (Carrijo, Sobotnik, Mikaelyan, Gile, Li)
12:00pm – 1:00pm	Break
1:00pm – 5:00pm	Ecology of all Termite Families (Bourguignon, Scheffran, Li, Sobotnik, Roisin, Chouvenc)

Wednesday, June 11, 2024
8:00am – 12:00pm	Termite Evolution Part 1 (Chouvenc, Roisin, Korb)
12:00pm – 1:00pm	Break
1:00pm – 5:00pm	Termite Evolution Part 2 (Matsuura, Bourguignon, Harrison, McMahon)

Thursday, June 12, 2024
8:00am – 12:00pm	Field Trip (All)
12:00pm – 1:00pm	Break
1:00pm – 5:00pm	Graduate Student Symposium

Friday, June 13, 2024
8:00am – 12:00pm	Behavior and Communication (Sun, Sobotnik, Mizumoto, Bardunias, Lee)
12:00pm – 1:00pm	Break
1:00pm – 5:00pm	Termite Pest Management (Chouvenc, Scheffrahn, Su)

Saturday, June 14, 2024
8:00am – 12:00pm	Flash Talks on Termite Diversity (Roisin, Carrijon, Kalleshwara, Li, Bourguignon) Hybridization in Termites (Josens, Hellemans, Chouvenc) Symbiosis (Dedeine, Velenovsky, Gordon) Taxonomy (Hellmans, Bourguignon)
12:00pm – 1:00pm	Break
1:00pm – 5:00pm	Cool Topics in Termites (Mizumoto, Korb, Matsuura, Bucek, Li) Award Ceremony Closing Celebration of the Termite Course

Please Keep in Mind That:

We are 15 minutes away from the beach
We are 45 minutes away from the Everglades national parks
We have a diverse fauna of social Hymenoptera in various parks in the area, ready to be surveyed.
The lab will be open for more identification sessions if needed.
Butterfly World is 30 minutes away.
Fairchild Botanical Garden is 45 minutes away.

If you plan on doing group activities, we can help you organize it, per your request.

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Registration Information

Registration proceeds on a first-come, first serve basis.

Payment is due at the time of registration.
Pay using your credit or debit card. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.

Registration Costs
Attendee Type	Cost
Regular Attendee	$350 (on or before April 25, 2025)
Late Attendee	$420 (after April 25, 2025)

Registration Covers:

Snacks and refreshments during breaks every day
All lunches and the welcome dinner on Thursday will be provided by the organizers
A handbook with a printout of all lectures will be given to all participants
A T-shirt of the event and a certificate of attendance
Awards for the graduate student symposium

Registration Does NOT Cover (and therefore on your own):

Travel
Lodging
All dinners except the welcome dinner on Thursday. The farewell dinner is at your own expense.

Refund Policy

Requests for registration refunds will be honored if written notification of cancellation is received by the Office of Conferences on or before May 2, 2025 and a 25% processing fee will be deducted. Sorry, no refunds will be honored for cancellations after the applicable deadline.

Email: kimmer72@ufl.edu

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Travel Information

Local Airports

Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL)

8.3 miles (recommended)
Phone: 1-866-435-9355
100 Terminal Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315

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Miami Airport (MIA)

26.8 miles
Phone: 1-800-825-5642
2100 NW 42nd Ave
Miami, FL 33126

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Nearby Hotels

If you plan to come as a group, local Bed and Breakfast options may be available to cut accommodation costs. It would be up to the group to find opportunities for their convenience.