יום עיון לזכר ד"ר אמנון פרידברג, במלאת שנתיים למותו

10:15
Opening remarks
Prof. Tamar Dayan | Chairperson, The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University

10:30
How Flies Flourish – an overview on Diptera phylogeny, and the evolution of calyptrate flies
Prof. Thomas Pape | The Natural History Museum of Denmark and University of Copenhagen

11:15
Insect conservation in Israel
Dr. Zohar Yanai | The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University

11:45
Fantastic flies and where to find them – taxonomists as historical detectives
Prof. Netta Dorchin | School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University

12:15
Lunch Break

13:30
The unnoticed worldwide spread of the small invasive soldier fly, Sternobrithes, documented on social media
Dr. Martin Hauser | Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, CA, USA

14:15
Taxonomy in the service of public; the case of invasive plant pests
Eitan Recht | Plant Protection and Inspection Services, Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan

15:00
Flies and failures in Papua New Guinea
Ariel-Leib Friedman | The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University