LAST MINUTE INFORMATION

AIRPORT TRANSFERS

  • The Complexe Horticole d’Agadir will provide a shuttle service from the airport to the following hotels (please inform the staff at the airport): Agadir Beach Club Hotel, Odysses Park Hotel, Dominium Palace Hotel, Royal Mirage.
  • The services will run from 10:00 to 00:30 hours.
  • The buses will depart at: 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:00 / 20:00 / 22:00 / 00:30 hours.
  • Upon arrival at the airport terminal, please look for the conference logo in the arrivals hall. Our staff will guide you to the shuttle pick-up point.
  • Taxis are also readily available at the Airport should you prefer to travel to your hotel independently.
  • Please notice that NO public return transfer to the Airport has been organised.

WELCOME COCKTAIL

  • Venue: Arômes de Paris Playa (Boulevard du 20 aôut, Agadir)
  • Timetable: 19:00 – 21:00 hours
  • Bus departure time: 18:00 hours
  • Bus departure points: Agadir Beach Club Hotel, Odysses Park Hotel, Dominium Palace Hotel, Royal Mirage.

TECHNICAL VISITS

Please check the departure time and places

TECHNICAL VISIT 2

Hotel Mirage: 08:00 hours
Hotel Odyssee Park: 08:10 hours
Hotel Beach Club: 08:20 hours
Dominium Hotel: 08:30 hours

TECHNICAL VISIT 1

BUS 1

Hotel Mirage: 09:00 hours
Hotel Odyssee Park: 09:10 hours

BUS 2

Hotel Beach Club: 09:00 hours
Dominium Hotel: 09:10 hours

  • Registration for this activity is required

SYMPOSIUM VENUE

  • Venue: Complexe Horticole D’Agadir.
  • Address: Km 2. Route d’Azrou. Agadir. BP 121 Avenue. Ait Melloul. 80150 – Morocco)
  • There are several halls running during the 12ISFFEI-Morocco, your hall is HALL A (Incubateur Building)

TRANSFERS TO COMPLEXE HORTICOLE D'AGADIR

  • Monday 11th, May: 07:00 hours
  • Tuesday 12th, May: 08:00 hours
  • Thursday 14th, May: 08:00 hours
  • Friday 15th, May: 08:00 hours
  • Daily departure points: Agadir Beach Club Hotel, Odysses Park Hotel, Dominium Palace Hotel, Royal Mirage.
  • Return transfers: After the sessions have finished.
  • Taxis: In case you wish to return to your hotel before the official return time, a staff member at the Technical Secretariat will be happy to call a taxi for you.

PINCK UP POINTS MAP

REGISTRATION AND TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT OPENING TIMES

  • Monday 11th: 07:00 – 19:00 hours
  • Tuesday 12th:  08:00 – 19:00 hours
  • Wednesday 13th: Doesn’t open
  • Thusday 14th: 08:00 – 17:30 hours
  • Friday 15th: 08:00 – 18:00 hours

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

  • Please upload your oral presentation using the link available on the homepage of the official website before the conference begins. This will help ensure the smooth running of the Symposium.
  • If you are unable to upload your presentation in advance, please submit it to the Scientific Secretariat at least 2 hours before your scheduled presentation time.
  • The presentation hall will be fully equipped with all necessary facilities. Please note that the use of personal laptops is not permitted; presentations must be delivered using the computer provided at the lectern.
  • If your presentation includes videos or other audiovisual materials, we kindly ask you to test them in advance with the Scientific Secretariat.

POSTERS

  • Each poster author is responsible for printing and displaying their own poster.
  • Posters will be displayed according to the schedule outlined in the official poster program.
  • In the poster hall, you will find panels labeled with the corresponding ID codes (please check the program to identify your assigned code).
  • 2 staff members will be available in the hall to assist you with hanging your poster if required.
  • Posters must be displayed in accordance with the sessions indicated in the official program.

WIFI

  • The CHA will provide an open wifi for all participants at the Conference Venue

LUNCHES

  • Lunches will take place at the CHA at the time set on the official program
  • For organization reasons each person will have a table assign. The table number will be indicated on the badge.
  • We organise it this way in order to offer you our best maroccan gastronomy

SYMPOSIUM DINNER

  • Date: 14th May
  • Venue: Medina D’Agadir
  • Transfer departure time: 19:00 hours
  • Departure points: Royal Mirage Hotel, Agadir Beach Club Hotel, Odyssee Park Hotel, Dominium Hotel
  • Important: The dinner will be outdoor, so please bring some warm clothes 
  • Approx. Return time: 23:30 hours
  • Registration for this activity is required

ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE

  • You can download the attendance certificate through the web page after the event has finished (the technical secretaríat will inform you when they are ready) 
  • The oral communications/posters certificates will also be available after the event (the technical secretaríat will inform you when they are ready)

ABSTRACT BOOK

  • The abstract book will be published in digital
  • The preliminary version will be published on the website on May 10th.
  • The final version will be released after the event; the Technical Secretariat will inform you once it is available.

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

    • Airport Arrival: for those who require a visa, have a pen ready to fill out customs cards (a white card delivered on the airplane or within the airport) and ensure you have your hotel accommodation address/reservation handy (+Symposium invitation letter). Three documents are routinely asked for by border officers.
    • Average temperature at the moment:
      • Day time: 24º-26º C
      • Night time: 13º C
  • The official currency of Morocco is the Moroccan dirham (MAD).
  • Please note that Agadir operates on Western European Summer Time (WEST), which is UTC +1.
  • Please note that sunset in Agadir is approximately at 20:10 hours
DATES AND VENUE

WHERE

Complexe Horticole d’Agadir (CHA)

DATES

10th – 15th May, 2026

VENUE

The 12th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance will take place at the facilities of the brand new Agri Business Incubator Conference Centre, part of the Complexe Horticole D’Agadir (CHA).

ADDRESS

Km 2, route Taroudant, Ait Melloul, BP. 121 Ait Melloul, Agadir, Morocco
(Check location on the map here)

IMPORTANT DATES

ABSTRACT SUBMIT DEADLINE

31ST JANUARY, 2026

AUTHORS NOTIFICATION

15TH FEBRUARY, 2026

SPONSORS REGISTRATION DEADLINE

15TH MARCH, 2026

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE

22ND MARCH, 2026

ABSTRACTS AUTHORS REGISTRATION DEADLINE

19TH APRIL, 2026

DEADLINE TO SEND THE PPT (ORAL COMMUNICATIONS)

5TH MAY, 2026

DEADLINE TO SEND THE PDF (POSTERS)

5TH MAY, 2026

REGISTRATION FEES

REGULAR CONFERENCE FEE

FEE AVAILABLE UNTIL
22nd March

550 €

FEE AVAILABLE FROM
23th March

650 €

STUDENTS CONFERENCE FEE

FEE AVAILABLE UNTIL
22nd March

300 €

FEE AVAILABLE FROM
23th March

350 €

REGISTRATION INCLUDES

  • Attendance to the scientific sessions
  • Symposium Documentation
  • Transportation Agadir Downtown - CHA - Agadir Downtown at the times set by the organization
  • Attendance to the Welcome Reception
  • Coffee breaks according to the program
  • Working Lunches according to the program
  • Certificates (Attendance/Abstracts, etc.)

CANCELLATION POLICY

Click here to check the cancellation policy

BECOMING A CONFERENCE SPONSOR
  • Exhibiting at the 12th ISFFEI presents a significant opportunity to showcase your brand to a global audience (Growers, Researchers, Plant Protection Agencies, Fruit Industry). Custom exhibition stands and booths can be created to reflect your brand identity and captive your target audience.
  • In case you are interested in having full information about becoming a sponsor or an exhibitor at the 12th ISFFEI, please check the following link: Sponsorship
ACCOMMODATION: CONFERENCE RECOMMENDED HOTELS

The organization proposes the following hotels as official 12 ISFFEI – Morocco accommodation since they are conveniently located at Agadir Tourist Area and also near the parking “Jour et Nuit”, which is the departure point for the official transportation to the Conference venue. 

Agadir has many other hotels, appartments and vacational homes which might suit your needs and wishes.

TRANSPORTATION
  • The organization will provide transportation to the Complexe Horticole d'Agadir on all days of the Conference
  • Buses will depart 1 hour before the Conference starts and will return 30 minutes after the Conference has finished
  • In due time, we will inform the exact departure points and also the departure and return time
TECHNICAL TOUR

ROUTE 1

ROUTE 2

10:30 - 12:00 HOURS

Visit of fruit fly mass-rearing facility and field releasing of sterile males

08:30 - 10:00 HOURS

Visit of fruit fly mass-rearing facility and field releasing of sterile males

12:30 - 12:45 HOURS

Stop at the Argan forest

10:30 - 10:45 HOURS

Stop at the Argan forest

13:00 - 15:00 HOURS

Citrus Orchards and packing stations for export markets

11:00 - 13:00 HOURS

Red fruit greenhouses, Citrus orchards and packing stations for export markets

15:00 - 16:30 HOURS

Lunch

13:00 - 14:30 HOURS

Lunch

16:30 - 18:30 HOURS

Taroudant City visit

14:30 - 16:30 HOURS

Tiznit City visit

20:00 HOURS

Return to Agadir

18:00 HOURS

Return to Agadir

GALA DINNER

WHERE

La Medina d’Agadir

DATES

14th May, 2026 at 20:00

VENUE

In every city in the Kingdom, the ancient medinas are the guardians of the history of Moroccan civilisation.

Deprived of its old town by the earthquake of 1960, Agadir touched the heart of Beato Salvatore, known as Coco Polizzi, who, driven by a burning desire, began work on this pharaonic project in 1992. It’s a veritable miniature medina built using traditional methods inspired by ancestral constructions, using materials sourced mainly from the region (Agadir white stone, Argana red stone, Anzi green slate, Taliouine ochre earth, eucalyptus and laurel wood, etc.).

This architectural masterpiece, inspired by arab, amazigh, andalusian, greek and roman influences, is a magnificent testimony to the region’s craftsmanship.

La Médina d’Agadir has an intrinsic role to play in safeguarding the Amazigh cultural and architectural heritage and passing on ancestral know-how.

ADDRESS

Aghroud, 80007 Agadir, Morocco
(Check location on the map here)

WELCOME COCKTAIL

WHERE

Arômes de Paris Playa

DATES

10th May, 2026 at 19:00

ADDRESS

Boulevard du 20 août, 80000 Agadir, Morocco
(Check location on the map here)

TOURIST INFORMATION

Agadir Beach

Taghazout

Agadir Marina

Agadir Market

The Gastronomy

Located on Morocco’s southern Atlantic coast, Agadir is a popular tourist destination known for its warm climate, golden sand beaches, and modern infrastructure.

With over 300 days of sunshine a year, it’s the perfect place for sun-seekers and beach lovers.  

The city is famous for its wide crescent-shaped bay, lined with palm trees, hotels, and a lively beachfront promenade.

Visitors can enjoy water sports, camel rides, or simply relax under the sun. Agadir is also an excellent base for excursions to the nearby Atlas Mountains, desert landscapes, and traditional Berber villages.  

Agadir’s modern city layout is a result of its complete reconstruction following the 1960 earthquake.

Today, it offers a blend of contemporary architecture, spacious avenues, and well-developed tourism services. The city is home to a large marina, a modern souk (market), and cultural attractions such as the Amazigh Heritage Museum and the ruins of the old Kasbah overlooking the city.  

Agadir also boasts a thriving culinary scene, combining Moroccan flavors with international cuisine. From fresh seafood to traditional tagines, food lovers will find plenty of options to enjoy.  

Easily accessible by air through Al Massira International Airport and by road from other major Moroccan cities, Agadir is a safe and welcoming destination for families, couples, and solo travelers alike.

Check all the information about Agadir at the official tourist web page: https://www.visitmorocco.com/en/travel/agadir-taghazout

TRAVEL TO & IN MOROCCO AND VISA INFORMATION

Planning your trip to Morocco? We have prepared practical information to help you organize your travel, including visa requirements (with useful official links), international flight options, and transportation within the country. 
Please click the following link to access the guide: How to travel to & in Morocco and Visa information

For transportation by coach within Morocco, you can check the following 2 links to find departure cities and options: Supratours and CTM

12TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRUIT FLIES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE