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15th International Meeting on Phytolith Research (IMPR) in Brazil - November 24-28, 2026!

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The 14th IMPR was held July 14-19, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain

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Report on III Workshop on Micropaleoethnobotany: Relevance of an Interdisciplinary Network of Research in Phytoliths and Starches.

March 17 to 21, 2025 in Brazil

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The new code for phytolith nomenclature, version 2.0 IS NOW published !

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International Phytolith Society Board Members

Yansheng Gu

School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China

President

Marcia Regina Calegari

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Brasil

President-elect

Rand R. Evett

University of California, USA

Past-President

Mikhail Blinnikov

St. Cloud State University, USA

Treasurer

Welmoed Out

Archeologisch Onderzoek Leiden BV, Netherlands

Secretary

Ofir Katz

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Member-at-large

Francesca D’Agostini

Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, United Kingdom

Member-at-large

May Murungi

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Member-at-large

Chad Yost

Indiana State University, USA

Editor (non-voting)

Marishka Govender

Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Director of the Student Envoy Program

Molly Turnbull

University of Wollongong, Australia

Web envoy

Evanthia-Stefania Kourti

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France

Web envoy

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