5th Regional Symposium of the IFAA

The 5th Regional Symposium of the International Fossil Algae Association was principally organised by Davide Bassi and Anna Fugagnoli of the Dipartimento delle Risorse Naturali of the University of Ferrara. This symposium follows the tradition of successful regional meetings previously held in Granada (1989), Munich-Vienna (1993), Cracow (1997) and Cluj-Napoca (2001) (see <http://www.ku.edu/~ifaa/>). Presentations were offered in three sessions: general themes, calcareous red algae, and calcareous green algae. A total of 31 presentations were made over two days. Delegates from several countries (Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Slovenia, Croatia, Israel, China, U.S.) attended the symposium.