Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that the website of the 16th International Symposium on Tardigrada, Tsuruoka, Japan (June 23-27th, 2025) is now open at https://tardigrada.iab.keio.ac.jp

Please take a moment to visit the website to discover the amazing keynote speakers, as well as our official logo designed by Juli Suzuki. The logo design is inspired by the famous Ukiyo-e art by Hokusai Katsushika. The logo portrays Milnesium inceptum with Shonai scenary with Mt. Chokai, in a unique but traditional Japanese style.

The Symposium Proceedings are planned to be published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

As a new initiative, we will be hosting optional paid tutorial sessions on the weekend preceding the symposium at this year’s conference. The purpose of the Tutorials program is to enhance knowledge and provide hands-on training in cutting-edge topics relevant to tardigrade research. Current plans include the following topics:
A. Utilising tardigrade genomic resources
B. An introduction to TardiVec, including hands-on training
C. Tardigrade culture: tips and tricks

It would also be a nice buffer to arrive to Tsuroka in advance, with an extra time to get accustomed to the time zone before the symposium.
We are also welcoming proposals, ideas, or suggestions for additional tutorials.
Please contact Kazu Arakawa (gaou@sfc.keio.ac.jp) by E-mail with the subject line containing “Tardigrada2025:” for proposals or suggestions for tutorial sessions.

We will be very much grateful for spreading this announcement to your friends and colleagues.

We look forward to seeing you all in Tsuruoka!

On behalf of the Organising Committee,
Chairs of XVI International Symposium on Tardigrada,
Atsushi Suzuki & Kazu Arakawa

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

As announced two years ago in Kraków, the 16th International Symposium on Tardigrada is planned to be held in Tsuruoka, Japan, from the 23rd to the 27th of June 2025, at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University. So please mark your calendars!

A dedicated website with detailed information on the Symposium is planned to be launched in a few months, and in the meantime all Symposium announcements will be communicated via the Tardigrada Newsletter Mailing List and they will also be published in the 'News' section of the Tardigrada Newsletter.

Here is the PR video of Tsuruoka city shown in the last meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX0uNqfRbEI
and the list of tourist attractions, to inspire your trip:
https://www.tsuruokacity.com

The Symposium Proceedings are planned to be published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

We will be very much grateful for spreading this announcement to your friends and colleagues.

We look forward to seeing you all in Tsuruoka!

On behalf of the Organising Committee,
Chairs of XVI International Symposium on Tardigrada,
Atsushi Suzuki & Kazu Arakawa