peer-reviewed open-access journa

Zookeys 510: I—4 (2015)

doi: 10.3897/zookeys.510.10176 $7,00Ke\ is :

http://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity re

Introduction for Proceedings volume of
16‘ International Congress of Myriapodology

Karel Tajovsky', Ivan H. Tu?

| Institute of Soil Biology, Biology Centre CAS, Na Sddkach 7,Ceské Budéjovice, Czech Republic 2. Department
of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Slechtiteli 27, Olomouc, Czech
Republic

Corresponding author: Jvan H. Tuf (ivan.tuf@upol.cz)

Received 19 June 2015 | Accepted 19 June 2015 | Published 30 June 2015
http://zoobank.org/6BCO7BCO-E030-4682-9F 5A-7FB7976CEABF

Citation: Tajovsky K, Tuf IH (2015) Introduction for Proceedings volume of 16 International Congress of
Myriapodology. In: Tuf IH, Tajovsky K (Eds) Proceedings of the 16" International Congress of Myriapodology, Olomouc,
Czech Republic. ZooKeys 510: 1-4. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.510.10176

The papers in this special issue of ZooKeys were presented at the 16" International
Congress of Myriapodology (16ICM) held in Olomouc, the Czech Republic on July
20-25, 2014. International Congresses of Myriapodology are scientific meetings of
scientists, students and enthusiastic amateurs with specific interest in millipedes, cen-
tipedes, symphylans and pauropods, as well as velvet worms. Those are organised
under the auspices of the Centre International de Myriapodologie (http://www. myri-
apodology.org). To date, these congresses have a 46 year tradition and have taken
place in 13 countries:

1ICM: 1968 — Paris, France 9ICM: 1993 — Paris, France
2ICM: 1972 — Manchester, UK 10ICM: 1996 — Copenhagen, Denmark
3ICM: 1975 — Hamburg, Germany 11ICM: 1999 — Bialowieza, Poland
4ICM: 1978 — Gargnano, Italy 12ICM: 2002 — Mtunzini, South Africa
5ICM: 1981 — Radford, USA 13ICM: 2005 — Bergen, Norway
6ICM: 1984 — Amsterdam, 14ICM: 2008 — Gérlitz, Germany

The Netherlands 15ICM: 2011 — Brisbane, Australia
7ICM: 1987 — Vittorio Veneto, Italy 16ICM: 2014 — Olomouc, Czech Republic

8ICM: 1990 — Innsbruck, Austria

Copyright Karel Tajovsky, van H.Tuf. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC
BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Karel Tajousky & Ivan H. Tuf / ZooKeys 510: 1-4 (2015)

‘squedionsed WOOT Jo oroyd aapoayjo_ *| eansi4

3

Introduction for Proceedings volume of 16th International Congress of Myriapodology

“SUISSTUI 91v PAOYUIT CULT] pue nourjaisedeg eypotgery ‘ueze'] Jayzsq ‘nojnodosso0a4y Iavsipy ‘AOUTYDIOG Jepursyp[y

‘TToasin(q 19g pg oks0g

PARC €g JOUaSA\ SPUTOYT Z SosIOy] URIOZ |g YOISONzZS “~) SNE[OYIN, OY Pweg eprued Sf AoyyoRIq WIN] gy SIoquasoy 3IO[ Zp YoY snyepy gy PPQVOUIOY
euy SZ Hoysuq yuusy py slojoq nog Ey uese9O dyryg uel zy yepdug "y consg yz JopueyAy TTA OL AOYNISa_ Ipuesyspy 69 BYses [avg gg wWioypuy aIseg
seoIpuy PUIATY £9 2xqQuIOS ApuYy gg sryeIseuTg souRTTAIS g§g YozZd0]0g Iessuy PQ TAURC O[ZSeT] Eg YoY foIpuy 7g sopudy [eYyIPY |g SNS JTWUTpeTA Qg [eqru
-uepY] ydasof 6g equiosaspy BaI45) gg sIMoT UYO[ 7g eIUeYy TUOIUY z1039ZIF) gg 3xPopy [I0WT] ¢g YoINODOY Pry pE Sioquny ITH €§ 1104S uesayl T§ 2PoA
eyuRIg |g yoisey elepy Og Yeluary eyxUuLl Ep Soy UAT gp NPY “5D "Hussey pp poewoy wreiey epourypy gp ‘i[-sedeyD seuozewy gp [POpreyy ourelg py
plaeq stooursj-uval gp Jopuepsio, ulsey Zp Oosn.j oddasniry | p Aospjoory sanboe{-ueal Qp A2IPAON PAaeg 6E€ UEWTY OULISON QE PYULY YesuIOS JE Ad0IC JaAeg
9E Ysdipus[-ynzsy eurpeYysIpY gE eAolfeyyPy PUACUNUZTeA eUZTY pE PAoIeALPeY vuleq ¢¢E dioy ‘Ss suep] TE SIuIodsey JoyIUNT | E YOIACTOL YIAT] 199399 OE
Aysaole T, sey] FZ INL, “H Ueay gz yzsAspuol yozsaT J sez yoreySoy 97 eadipajon en ¢z oyyose[ eiequeg pz Joyooq Jog EF vJoyeEA ndiea 7 sesaqpiA
-ouang urln{ | 7 esoqieg-eusg ojneg ovof gz yoruemUTeYyIZUOM\ UTIENeN 6] YUANP] Suons gy JoTNWUOFY ueNsIYD Z|] PAOCPAYOIeTy epeyoIpy gy Jomad pK
eluelOl G] PYSMOTUSTT eIeZIOZPEPY py UTexeIYYI] euepywen E] Mauig ne TZ] eyo AUT epnedrg | | UoyD unyo-oeyD Q] UNS ueT-SuUaL] ~ JOUpog epeYydIpy
g yNAuowaS eu] f ONeT PPC eINeT g Joupury] ueWION g SueYD Ua\\-YoNsp] p OleUOg ONT ¢ YooRPY JOATIO J FysuyeseA uvdkog | "| “Sly Jo puoseT ‘7 eunsiyg

a e fA L
- ¢
9z lz
. 2 | ~ 8z
st J Le
09 LE \ ze ‘ae
Be
o¢
or p
Ly ,
P 62 a
; z8
82 08

GL Ll

4 Karel Tajousky & Ivan H. Tuf / ZooKeys 510: 1-4 (2015)

16ICM was the first myriapodological congress to be held in the Czech Republic.
The 84 participants and 18 accompanying persons came from 24 countries on five
continents, making the 16th Congress a truly international and global meeting of
myriapod specialists (Figs 1, 2).

The organisers of the 16ICM are very grateful to the Palacky University, Olo-
mouc, which provided us a pleasant area for all scientific as well as social parts of the
Congress. We also thank the Biology Centre CAS and partial support from several
unnamed colleagues who allowed the participation of young students at this Congress.

Many thanks to Lyubomir Penev and the friendly staff at Pensoft Publishers for
making the 16ICM papers freely available to a global online audience.