In celebration of 61 years of the Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms course that began at Iowa Lakeside Lab by Gene Stoermer, the North American Diatom Symposium is returning to Lakeside.

Book your calendars;

Recruit your students;

Cancel your courses;

Tune your guitars;

Hone your impressions of famous diatomists;

Bring your collecting kit;

Collect your wierd stuff for the NADS auction;

Join us for the friendliest and most fun scientific symposium ever!