Every three years OPTIMA organizes an international meeting structured in multidisciplinary symposia which cover different aspects of Mediterranean botany. Other meetings and symposia may be organized in the interval between OPTIMA general meetings.
The XVIII OPTIMA Meeting will be held in Cappadocia (Turkey) in 2026.
The XVII OPTIMA Meeting took place in Erice (Italy) the 20th-23th September 2023. Visit the webpage of this meeting.
The XVI OPTIMA Meeting took place in Athens (Greece) the 2th-5th October 2019. Download the book of abstracts here.
The International Symposium "Botany at the intersection of Nature, Culture, Art and Science" was held in Selinunte (Italy, Sicily) the 28th-30th June 2018. Go to the webpage of this meeting. The Proceedings consist of the individual contributions published in Flora Mediterranea.
The XV OPTIMA Meeting took place in Motpellier (France) the 6th-11th june 2016. Download the book of abstracts here and check the list of participants here. The Proceedings consist of the individual contributions published in Flora Mediterranea.
The XIV OPTIMA Meeting took place in Palermo (Italy) the 9th-15th September 2013. Go to the website of this meeting, download the book of abstracts here and see the posters here. The Proceedings consist of the individual contributions published in Flora Mediterranea.
The XIII OPTIMA Meeting took place in Antalya (Turkey) the 22th-27th March 2010. For more information on this meeting click here, download the book of abstracts here, see the posters here.
The XII OPTIMA Meeting took place in Pisa (Italia) the 10th-16th September 2007.
The XI OPTIMA Meeting took place in Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro Republic) the 5th-11th September 2004.
The X OPTIMA Meeting took place in Palermo (Italy) the 13th-19th September 2001.
The IX OPTIMA Meeting took place in Paris (France) the 11th-17th May 1998.
The VIII OPTIMA Meeting took place in Sevilla (Spain) the 25th September-1th October 1995.
The VII OPTIMA Meeting took place in Borovec (Bulgaria) the 18th-30th July 1993.
The VI OPTIMA Meeting took place in Delfi (Greece) the 10th-16th September 1989.
The V OPTIMA Meeting took place in Istanbul (Turkey) the 8th-15th September 1986.
The IV OPTIMA Meeting took place in Palermo (Italy) the 6th-12th June 1983.
The III OPTIMA Meeting took place in Madrid (Spain) the 8th-14th September 1980.
The II OPTIMA Meeting took place in Firenze (Italy) the 23th-29th May 1977.
The I OPTIMA Meeting took place in Iraklion (Greece) the 22th-28th September 1975.