The VIII European Congress of Protistology (ECOP) will be hosted by the Italian Society of Protistology (SIPonlus) in Rome from July 28 to August 2, 2019. The VIII ECOP will be organized for the second time as a joint meeting in partnership with the International Society of Protistologists (ISOP). Every four-years ECOP represents the cenacle of the European protistological community, organized by the Federation of European Protistological Societies (FEPS). Many European Societies are also affiliated to the ISOP and by the joining its…