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Saline Systems BioMed Central Commentary Open Access International Rotifer Symposia: prospects and retrospects from Rotifera XI SSS Sarma* Address: Laboratory of Aquatic Zoology, UMF, Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Campus Iztacala, Av. de los Barrios S/N, Los Reyes, AP 314, CP 54090, Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, Mexico Email: SSS Sarma* - sarma@servidor.unam.mx * Corresponding author Published: 15 May 2006 Received: 10 April 2006 Accepted: 15 May 2006 Saline Systems 2006, 2:6 doi:10.1186/1746-1448-2-6 This article is available from: /content/2/1/6 © 2006 Sarma; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract The XI International Rotifer Symposium was held during 11–18 March, 2006 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico Campus Iztacala located at the North Mexico City (Mexico). These triennial international meetings, first organized in Austria by Late Ruttner-Kolisko in September 1976, are gradually becoming the focal point of discussion and collaboration from rotifer workers across the world. The present XI symposium was attended by 125 participants from 20 nations. During this meeting, dif