IAPT News

IAPT is pleased to announce that the French translation of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (the Madrid Code) is now available here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22501052 Please explore the translated Code and share it with colleagues and students.

On September 29, 2026, preceding the 19th Hellenic Botanical Society Conference in Volos, Greece, a nomenclature workshop will be led by prominent experts Sandra Knapp and Nicholas Turland. Focusing on the Madrid Code, the interactive sessions will cover valid publication, typification, finding correct names, and solving practical, real-world problems submitted by participants, with student scholarships also available. Check more information here.

The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) fosters scientific research and scholarship across plant, fungal, and algal systematics, evolution, and taxonomy. To champion the next generation of scientists, the IAPT established the Early Career Investigator Symposium series, designed to showcase the work of emerging botanists, mycologists, and phycologists. These symposia travel annually to different international conferences, aligning each event's core theme with t