Inspired by the success of a 1st Symposium on “Anchialine Ecosystems: Reflection and Prospects”, that was held in Palma de Mallorca 2009*, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2nd Symposium on “Anchialine Ecosystems” in Cavtat, Croatia, on 3-6 October, 2012.

The site of symposium, Iberostar Albatros hotel in Cavtat, provides a central venue with excellent conference facilities and catering. It lies in the vicinity of the famous Anchialine cave “Šipun” (the type locality of officially described 18 taxa). Center of this area is world wide known historical city of Dubrovnik.

*Abstracts presented at the 1st Symposium are available as a single pdf file.

A Special Issue of Hydrobiologia (vol. 677, Nov 2011): Anchialine Ecosystems; reflections and prospects (Guest Editors: Carol Wicks & William F. Humphreys) that echoes the 1st Symposium is available online http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/journal/10750.