Oral presentations for the parallel sessions were 12 minutes in length, with 3 minutes for questions and discussion. The parallel session schedule is available here.

Major Themes and Proposed Parallel Sessions

Analytics and Techniques

Informatics Tools and Analysis of Large Data Sets
Co-chairs: Sujeevan Ratnasingham (University of Guelph, Canada) & Derek Tittensor (Dalhousie University, Canada)

Barcoding Type Specimens and Collections
Co-Chairs: Pete Hollingsworth (Royal Botanic Garden, UK) & Scott Miller (National Museum of Natural History, USA)

Next Generation Platforms and Analytical Pipelines
Co-Chairs: Terri Porter (McMaster University, Canada) & Shadi Shokralla (University of Guelph, Canada)

Detection of eDNA
Co-Chairs: Mehrdad Hajibabaei & Ian King (University of Guelph, Canada)

Barcoding Biomes

Advancing Knowledge of Terrestrial Biodiversity
Co-Chairs: Marko Mutanen (University of Oulu, Finland) & Rodolphe Rougerie (National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France)
Committee: Axel Hausmann (Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Germany)

Biodiversity and Turnover in Biodiversity Hotspots
Co-Chairs: Kevin Kerr (Toronto Zoo, Canada) & Darío Lijtmaer (Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Argentina)

Freshwater Biodiversity
Co-Chairs: Manuel Elías Gutiérrez (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico) & Ian Hogg (U. Waikato, New Zealand)

Marine Biodiversity and Systematics
Co-Chairs: Filipe Costa (University of Minho, Portugal) & Michael Raupach (Senckenberg Museum, Germany)

Speciation, Biogeography, and Ecology of Marine Life
Co-Chairs: Filipe Costa (University of Minho, Portugal) & Michael Raupach (Senckenberg Museum, Germany)

Towards a Large-Scale Understanding of Terrestrial Biodiversity
Co-Chairs: Marko Mutanen (University of Oulu, Finland) & Rodolphe Rougerie (National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France)
Committee: Axel Hausmann (Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Germany)

Taxonomic-Themed Sessions

Diversity and Systematics of Bees
Co-Chairs: Laurence Packer (York University, Canada) & Ricardo Ayala Barajas (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico)

Fish Barcode of Life
Co-Chairs: Claudio Oliveira (Instituto de Biociências/UNESP, Brasil) & Martha Valdez Moreno (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico)
Committee: Robert Hanner (University of Guelph, Canada)

Fungal Biodiversity
Co-Chairs: Jean-Marc Moncalvo (Royal Ontario Museum, Canada) & Jianping Xu (McMaster University, Canada)

Plant Barcoding
Co-Chairs: Pete Hollingsworth (Royal Botanic Garden, UK) & Michelle van der Bank (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

Lepidoptera: A Model for Systematics and Speciation Research
Co-Chairs: Peter Huemer (Tiroler Landesmuseen, Austria) & Mari Kekkonen (University of Guelph, Canada)

Ecology

Community Assembly
Co-Chairs: Alex Smith (University of Guelph, Canada) & Jana Vamosi (University of Calgary, Canada)

Dietary Analysis and Trophic Ecology of Mammals
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Clare (Queen Mary University of London, UK) & John James Wilson (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

Food Webs, Communities, and Species Interactions
Chair: Inger Greve Alsos (Tromsø University Museum, Norway)
Committee: Torbjørn Ekrem (NTNU University Museum, Norway) & Elisabeth Stur (NTNU University Museum, Norway)

Pollen Barcoding/Pollination Biology
Chair: Kevin Burgess (Columbus State University, USA)
Committee: Karen Bell (Emory University, USA), Berry Brosi (Emory University, USA) & Natasha DeVere (National Botanic Garden of Wales)

Responses of Biodiversity to Environmental Change
Co-Chairs: Nancy Knowlton (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA) & Alex Smith (University of Guelph, Canada)

Evolutionary Biology

Phylogeography and Geographic Patterns of Speciation
Co-Chairs: Darío Lijtmaer & Pablo Tubaro (Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Argentina)

Molecular Evolution
Co-Chairs: Sarah Adamowicz (University of Guelph, Canada) & Melania Cristescu (McGill University, Canada)

Species Concepts, Boundaries, and Origins
Co-Chairs: Sarah Adamowicz (University of Guelph, Canada) & Rosemary Gillespie (University of California, USA)

Socio-Economic Applications and Implications

Applied Biomonitoring
Co-Chairs: Joel Gibson (University of Guelph, Canada) & Shadi Shokralla (University of Guelph, Canada)

Barcoding Socio-Economically Important Species
Chair: TBD

Conservation and Biodiversity Forensics
Co-Chairs: Monica Mwale (National Zoological Gardens, South Africa) & Michelle van der Bank (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Committee: Robert Hanner (University of Guelph, Canada)  & David Schindel (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA)

Ethnobotany Genomics and Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants
Co-Chairs: Parani Madasamy (SRM University, Chennai, India) & Subramanyam Ragupathy (University of Guelph, Canada)
Committee: Natalia Ivanova (University of Guelph, Canada) & Maria Kuzmina (University of Guelph, Canada)

Food Authenticity and Safety
Co-Chairs: Robert Hanner & Amanda Naaum (University of Guelph, Canada)

Agricultural Pests and Quarantine Applications
Co-Chairs: Badrul Bhuiya (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh) & Reza Zahiri (Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada)
Committee: Alex Borisenko (University of Guelph, Canada)

Invasive Alien Species
Co-Chairs: Melania Cristescu (McGill University, Canada) & Ian King (University of Guelph, Canada)

Parasites and Vectors
Co-Chairs: Jose Fernandez-Triana (Canadian National Collection & University of Guelph, Canada) & Luis M. Hernandez-Triana (Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK)

Policy and Regulatory Developments
Chair: Robert Hanner (University of Guelph, Canada). Multiple sessions may be created after review of abstracts.

Policy and Regulatory Developments: Supporting Laws to Protect Threatened Species
Chair: David Schindel ( Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA)

Education and Barcoding
Chair: Dirk Steinke (University of Guelph, Canada)
Committee: Heather Henter (University of California, San Diego)