The First European Congress on Orthoptera Conservation will be held from 18 to 20 March 2016 at Trier University.
The
First European Congress on Orthoptera Conservation (ECOC) will be the
first Pan-European meeting of Orthopterists, providing the opportunity
to meet Orthopterologists from Europe and elsewhere.
Trier is the oldest city in Germany and maintains some UNESCO World Heritage sites,
such as the Roman buildings Porta Nigra, Imperial Baths, Basilika,
Amphitheater, as well as the medieval cathedral. However, it also has a "Grasshopper Fountain".