The 8th European Nitrogen Fixation Conferenc
30 August to 3 September 2008,
Aula Academica of the Ghent University in the heart of Ghent (Belgium)

This 2008 Conference was the 8^th in a series of biennial Conferences that were initiated in 1994 in Szeged (Hungary) with the aim of bringing together European researchers with a passion for the different aspects of biological nitrogen fixation. This process, carried out by prokaryotes, provides a sustainable input of nitrogen in the ecosystem of our planet and has an enormous potential for a future more and more oriented towards environmentally friendly agriculture.

The goal of the meetings is to strengthen European collaborations in this field, to foster scientific and technological cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world, particularly with developing countries, and to offer a training ground for junior researchers.

The 11^th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes that was organised as a Satellite Meeting to the 8^th European Nitrogen Fixation Conference, on September 3-4.

Conference web site:  http://nfix2008.psb.ugent.be