The BLS symposium on New Developments in Lichenology, held at Nottingham University on 10-11th January 2014, was a great success. A wide range of topics were covered, grouped into three main themes: Systematics, Ecophysiology, Communities and Environmental Quality. Key note presentations for these were given by Mats Wedin, Markus Hauck and Chris Ellis. Altogether 22 papers and 19 posters were presented. Further details will appear on the BLS website soon.
The Symposium was combined with the society's usual AGM meeting, which made for a large gathering for the reception on the Friday evening and some interesting discussions at the AGM the following day. The weekend finished with a field meeting at Calke Abbey nearby, attended by an international group of 39 society members and guests (see the previous News report).
We are grateful to Nottingham University for hosting the meeting, and to the Linnean Society and the New Phytologist Trust for their support.