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We propose several social events during this week of congress (this list is going to evolve!):

- Ice breaker reception on Sunday 20^th August at Brest Arena from 6pm to 9pm.

- Public lecture (in French) on Monday 21^st August at Brest Arena at 7pm.

- Artist's exhibition on Algae that will be held the entire week at the congress center and that will be inaugurate before the Public Lecture on Monday 21^st August.

We are organizing an exhibition at the "Arts and Sciences" interface, focusing on the fascinating world of algae, whether planktonic and microscopic or forming vast underwater forests off our coasts. This immersive exhibition features original works by artists inspired by seaweed, such as Caroline Desnoëttes' IGLOO OPUS II, featuring sounds recorded in kelp forests, magnificent photographs of macro- and microalgae (photographers: Erwan Amice, Sébastien Colin, Wilfried Thomas & Marie Walde), and the "Planktonarium" dome created as part of the Plankton Planet project.

More information on the artists (notably their biographies) here.

- Silent Auction (with food and drink !) organized by the French Phycological Society on Tuesday 22^nd August at 6:00pm to support students grants and awards as well as Artist's exhibitions. At a silent auction, also known as a closed bid auction, auction items are usually displayed with a description and a starting price. Interested participants can submit bids for the items they are interested in by writing their bids on a form. The bids are then collected, and the winner is usually the person with the highest bid.

We encourage you to participate! Please take something from your lab/home/country that you can offer during the silent auction, ideally something related to our beloved algae or their environments!

- Different tours on the Wednesday 23^rd August to visit Brest and the surrounding (see Tours)

- Gala Dinner on the Thursday 24^th at the atelier des Capucins in the center of Brest accessible by a cable car from the the City Center