
Last December I went to the Ecology Across Borders Conference, held in Ghent (Belgium). It was organized by the Ecological Societies of Britain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Flanders as well as the European Ecological Federation. Conferences are always good places to present your work, meet lots of new people and develop new ideas. Unexpectedly, I ended up with both a poster presentation and an oral presentation. For the latter I received a Highly Commended Student Talk Prize.