Articles for category "Event"

The International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) was established in 1919 as a non- governmental and non-profit organization comprising of National Academies and international scientific Associations and Societies. Since then IUBS is functioning as a global platform of scientists from all disciplines and nationalities for cooperation, interaction and collaboration to promote research, training, and education in biological sciences.

To commemorate completion of 100 years of promoting excellence in biological sciences, IUBS has launched a Webinar Series bringing the best of all disciplines to discuss evolution, taxonomy, ecology, biodiversity, and other topics that represent unified biology and the topics of prime importance to address contemporary problems such as climate change, endangered species, food and nutrition, health etc.

The third lecture in the IUBS Webinar Series will be delivered by Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, on 27th April 2021, at 1:30 pm GMT.  The title of the webinar is: “Gombe and Beyond”. An ethologist and environmentalist, with ongoing research spanning more than six decades, Dr. Goodall is a pioneer in studying the behavior, social organization, and cognitive abilities of chimpanzees. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace.

The second lecture of the Webinar Series was delivered on 10th March 2021 by Sean B. Carroll, an award-winning biologist, educator, film producer, author and science communicator on “The Serengeti Rules: The Regulation and Restoration of Biodiversity".

The first lecture of the webinar series was delivered by Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate on “Forgetting How to Tend the Soil” on 2nd October 2020.

More about IUBS Centenary Webinar Series

IUBS and the International Society of Zoonotic Sciences (ISZS) organise a Virtual Mini-symposium on Zoonotic Disease and 12^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ)  on 26th April 2021.

The theme of this program is to promote integrative studies on zoonotic diseases among scientists of different disciplines, so as to reveal the transmission pattern and dynamic of key zoonotic diseases which are imposing a high threat to humans. Serial mini-symposia (held on 26 April and 27 September 2021) are a part of the activities for the ISZS/IUBS Zoonotic Diseases Working Group.

The program is free and open to all.

Registration link here.

IUBS and the International Society of Zoonotic Sciences (ISZS) organise a Virtual Mini-symposium on Zoonotic Disease and 12^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ)  on 26th April 2021.

The theme of this program is to promote integrative studies on zoonotic diseases among scientists of different disciplines, so as to reveal the transmission pattern and dynamic of key zoonotic diseases which are imposing a high threat to humans. Serial mini-symposia (held on 26 April and 27 September 2021) are a part of the activities for the ISZS/IUBS Zoonotic Diseases Working Group.

The program is free and open to all.

Registration link here.

(All times mentioned below are in Montreal, QC, Canada (GMT-4) timezone.)

Session 5 : Young Scholars and Professionals Session: Ecological Restoration - framing challenges and opportunities (6:00 am - 7:30 am)

The UN has declared 2021-2030 as the UN Decade of Ecological Restoration. In this session we have invited young scholars and professionals to discuss and give examples of new initiatives of ecological restoration and nature-based solutions from many different habitats in many different parts of the world. 

SDG Labs - Biodiversity-Solutions for Change (7:45 am - 8:45 am)

The SDG LABS is a virtual session with 5 teams from different continents, addressing how various biodiversity-utilizing approaches can be used as a soliton for achieving sustainability. The biodiversity-based SDG Labs are groups that bring together participants from a range of research disciplines and sectors of society to develop solutions to complex problems that help to make progress towards implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Closing Session (8:45 am - 9:15 am)

Remarks will be made by representatives of co-organizing institutions.

Registration (free registration, open to all)

Session 4: Links between loss of biodiversity, climate change and zoonotic diseases

(10:00 am - 11:30 am Montreal, QC, Canada (GMT-4) timezone)

Today, more than ever before, the links between biodiversity loss and the emergence of new zoonotic diseases such as Ebola and COVID-19 are undeniable.  “The continuing loss of biodiversity on a global scale represents both direct and indirect threats to our health and wellbeing. Biodiversity loss and ecosystem change, including through land use change, habitat fragmentation and loss, and climate change, can increase the risk of disease emergence and spread among people, animals and other living species.” An IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics also noted that pandemics will emerge more often and spread more rapidly in the future, unless there is a transformative change in the global approach to dealing with the links between nature degradation and zoonotic diseases.

This session will focus on the issue of health and biodiversity. Scientists will discuss and make recommendations to guide the world community on possible ways to avoid or minimize future pandemics by restoring the balance between nature and humans.

Followed by Q&A

Registration (free registration, open to all)

(All times mentioned below are in Montreal, QC, Canada (GMT-4) timezone.)

Session 3: Harnessing science, technology and innovations to support the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework  (6:00 am - 6:35 am)

This session will provide an opportunity to further discuss how science, technology and innovation could be better harnessed to support the implementation of the post 2020 global biodiversity framework, especially at the regional, national and local levels. This will build on the outcomes of the UN Summit on Biodiversity (Leaders’ Dialogue 2) held in September 2020.

Breakout Group 1 (6:35 am - 7:40 am)
Biodiversity, Climate and Livelihoods: Implications for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

The breakout discussion will consider the following questions:

1. Successful policy requires understanding of the relationship between nature and livelihoods. What gaps in sciences still need to be filled?
2. On management, what are the enabling conditions for better solutions to the intertwined crises of biodiversity and ecosystems, climate change and livelihoods?

Breakout Group 2 (6:35 am - 7:40 am)

The current landscape of renewable energy technologies and applications, and its impact on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Breakout group 2 will consider the following questions:

• How different renewable energy technologies can drive ecosystem change and contribute to biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration as nature-based solutions (NbS)?
• How can we promote a sustainable energy transition without losing biodiversity and producing negative social impacts?
• How policies and projects of renewable energy and NbS can be operationalized and implemented to achieve the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals?

Closing (7:40 am - 8:00 am)
Return of all participants to the plenary to report final conclusions

Registration (free registration, open to all)

Session2: Round table on biodiversity monitoring and data

This roundtable will explore measures needed to improve the mobilization and sharing of data, information and knowledge required to support the implementation of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Participants will, inter alia, explore options for promoting the establishment of biodiversity monitoring systems and protocols, discuss policies and best practices to ensure that data is shared in standardized formats to enable re-use and universal access; and identify indicators and tools to ensure that data, information and knowledge are made available in formats that can support policy and decision making, planning and implementation relating to biodiversity.

Block 1: The data challenge

Block 2: Key data needs

Block 3: The data and monitoring investment

Final discussion, questions from audience

Reinforce key messages and aim for ‘call for action’ responses with a particular focus on upcoming SBSTTA and SBI meetings. 

Registration (free registration, open to all)

(All times mentioned below are in Montreal, QC, Canada (GMT-4) timezone.)

13 April 2021: Opening of the joint event (6:00 am - 6:30 am)
SESSION 1 – Part 1: A framework for transition: towards the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)

The Co-chairs on the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will present the goals, targets and indicators in the draft framework, and key scientists will provide an overview of how science, including social sciences, could better support planning, policy making, implementation and monitoring.

Breakout Group 1: Advancing solutions for transition (7:45 am - 8:40 am)

This session will explore the feasibility, approaches, needs, opportunities and challenges of using scenarios and models as possible practical solutions to inform policymaking and decision-making towards the achievement of the Zero net biodiversity loss.Through this session, speakers and participants will discuss how new NFF can be operationalized and localized to achieve the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework and several of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Breakout Group 2: Enabling conditions for transitioning to zero net habitat loss (zero net deforestation, land degradation and land use change) (7:45 am - 8:40 am)

This breakout group will reflect on findings of recent research reports, such as the IUBS Report on “Actions on sustainable food production and consumption for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework”, to facilitate a dialogue with 2 experts followed by questions and answers.

Followed by Q&A

CLOSING: (8:40 am - 9:00 am)
Return of all participants to the plenary to report final conclusions

Registration (free registration, open to all)

The joint fifth Science-Policy Forum for Biodiversity and the eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS 8) will include five virtual sessions to be held on 13, 14, 19, 21 and 23 April 2021. The sessions will last up to 120 minutes, starting at 6 am (Montreal Time). The event is financially supported by University of Tokyo and IUBS.

The objective of this Science-Policy dialogue would aim to provide space for scientists, policy makers and other relevant stakeholders to discuss and make recommendations on how science, technology and innovation could contribute to the effective implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework in order to bend the curve of biodiversity loss and obtain positive biodiversity outcomes and foster transformative change towards achieving the 2050 Vision. 

Register here (free and open to all)

The joint fifth Science-Policy Forum for Biodiversity and the eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS 8) will include five virtual sessions to be held on 13, 14, 19, 21 and 23 April 2021. The sessions will last up to 120 minutes, starting at 6 am (Montreal Time). The event is financially supported by University of Tokyo and IUBS.

The objective of this Science-Policy dialogue would aim to provide space for scientists, policy makers and other relevant stakeholders to discuss and make recommendations on how science, technology and innovation could contribute to the effective implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework in order to bend the curve of biodiversity loss and obtain positive biodiversity outcomes and foster transformative change towards achieving the 2050 Vision. 

Register here (free and open to all)

The International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) was established in 1919 as a non- governmental and non-profit organization comprising of National Academies and international scientific Associations and Societies. Since then IUBS is functioning as a global platform of scientists from all disciplines and nationalities for cooperation, interaction and collaboration to promote research, training, and education in biological sciences.

To commemorate completion of 100 years of promoting excellence in biological sciences, IUBS has launched a Webinar Series bringing the best of all disciplines to discuss evolution, taxonomy, ecology, biodiversity, and other topics that represent unified biology and the topics of prime importance to address contemporary problems such as climate change, endangered species, food and nutrition, health etc.

The first lecture of the webinar series was delivered by Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate on “Forgetting How to Tend the Soil” on 2nd October 2020.

The second lecture of the Webinar Series will be delivered on 10th March 2021 by Sean B. Carroll, an award-winning biologist, educator, film producer, author and science communicator on

“The Serengeti Rules: The Regulation and Restoration of Biodiversity”

More about IUBS Centenary Webinar Series

Since the establishment in 1919 as a non- governmental and non-profit organization comprising of National Academies and international scientific Associations and Societies, IUBS is functioning as a global platform of scientists from all disciplines and nationalities for cooperation, interaction and collaboration to promote research, training, and education in biological sciences.

To commemorate completion of 100 years of promoting excellence in biological sciences, IUBS has launched a Webinar Series bringing the best of all disciplines to discuss evolution, taxonomy, ecology, biodiversity, and other topics that represent unified biology and the topics of prime importance to address contemporary problems such as climate change, endangered species, food & nutrition, health etc.

The first Lecture of this Webinar Series was delivered by Prof Rattan Lal, this year’s World Food Prize Awardee and he spoke on "Forgetting How to Tend the Soil”, on 2nd October 2020. For details, read more.

The celebration of the  International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2020 was co-organized by UNESCO with the participation of the International Science Council (ISC) at Paris on 7th February 2020.  The invited speakers and participants discussed the issue of gender gap in science, the conclusions of the collaborative global project, “Gender Gap in Science : A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing, and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It?” by ISC.

IUBS is one of the partners for a global project.The findings of the project can be found here. These findings were presented in a recent Conference held at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy in November 2019.

L S Shashidhara, the president of IUBS and Catharine Jami of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, participated in the event as speakers.

A detailed news by ISC about the event can be found here.

Event Podcasts made by the International Science Council are available here.

IUBS participated in the event organized by Wilton Park and Association of Commonwealth Universities. It explored the ways in which the higher education sector can actively engage with and be supported to contribute fully to the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. This event organized in UK, brought together leaders who are leading the strategies of Universities and their international outreach, together with academic and other experts on the SDGs. Dr Nathalie Fomproix represented IUBS in the event.

A downloadable Event Report is available here.

2019 is the centenary year of IUBS, IUA, IUPAC, IUGG and URSI whose first presidents were all French and members of the Académie des sciences. The COFUSI organized an interdisciplinary colloquium at the Academy.

Yvon Le Maho was the representative of IUBS and made a presentation on “Nature as a source of biomedical innovation”.

2019 is the centenary year of IUBS, IUA, IUPAC, IUGG and URSI whose first presidents were all French and members of the Académie des sciences. The COFUSI organized an interdisciplinary colloquium at the Academy.

Yvon Le Maho was the representative of IUBS and made a presentation on “Nature as a source of biomedical innovation”

In order to celebrate the creations in 1919 of IUBS, IUA, IUPAC, IUGG and URSI, for which the Academy of Sciences played a major role, COFUSI organized, under the impetus of its Centennial Committee of these Unions, at the Academy of Sciences, a commemorative Colloquium between these disciplines.

The program was the following:

Welcome address
Olivier PIRONNEAU
Vice Président délégué aux relations internationales de l'Académie des sciences

Presentation of the Symposium
Nicole CAPITAINE
Présidente du COFUSI

Reorganizing Science After the Great War: The Birth of International Unions
Danielle FAUQUE
GHDSO-EST-EA1610, Université Paris Sud/Paris Saclay, Académie internationale d'histoire des sciences

UAI/IAU
The contribution of space missions to astronomy knowledge

Fabienne CASOLI
Observatoire de Paris

UISB/IUBS
Nature as a source of biomedical innovations
Yvon LE MAHO
CNRS/Université de Strasbourg et Centre scientifique de Monaco, Académie des Sciences et Académie nationale de Pharmacie

UICPA/IUPAC
IUPAC, the indispensable old lady of world chemistry | & | Video "One last wink with the young generation"
Jean-Pierre VAIRON
Comité national de la Chimie, Coordinateur de IUPAC 2019, Sorbonne-Université

UGGI/IUGG
1919-2019, 100 years of growth of the French geodetic and geophysical observatories
Pierre BRIOLE
CNRS, Président du Comité national français de géodésie et géophysique (CNFGG)

URSI
Geolocation in the radiosciences
Jean-Benoît AGNANI
Agence nationale des fréquences, Président d'URSI-France
General discussion

IUBS participated in the Thematic Sessions Iv. B. “Beyond SDGs - Science For Well-Being” organised by: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), International Science Council (ISC).

The program of the session was the following.

THEMATIC SESSIONS IV. B. BEYOND SDGS - SCIENCE FOR WELL-BEING

Organised by: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), International Science Council (ISC)

Venue: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall

Moderator:

• Miyoko Watanabe, Executive Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
• Lucilla Spini, Senior Science and Policy Officer, International Science Council (ISC)

Speakers:

• Nathalie Fomproix, Executive Director, International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS)
• Kinlay Tshering, Director, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, Bhutan
• Koji Saeki, Senior Vice President, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Rapporteur:

Nazar M. Hassan, Senior Programme Specialist, Science Technology and Innovation Development, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science for the Arab States.

More information on the World Science Forum can be found here.

The declaration of the science forum 2019 is downloadable here.

IUBS participated in the Thematic Sessions Iv. B. “Beyond SDGs - Science For Well-Being” organised by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), International Science Council (ISC). Nathalie Fomproix, the Executive Director of IUBS represented IUBS in the event.

(Photo credit: Kazuyoshi Shimada)

"The Cairo Science Forum: Science Diplomacy and Recent Developments in Biology" held on 19-21 November 2019 in Cairo, Egypt was co-sponsored by IUBS. The conference promotes exchanges between colleagues from all over the world and from all biological sub-disciplines – and beyond – in order to promote biological research across these disciplines.

The 'Conference on Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It?' presented the results of a three-year collaborative project (2017-2019), funded by the International Council for Science, of eleven major scientific international unions and organizations including IUBS. Final meeting meeting included findings and acheivements, discussions over the resutls, conclusions and recommendations.

Presentation and reports of the conference are avaialble at: http://indico.ictp.it/event/8731/other-view?view=ictptimetable

Other information related to the project and the conference is available at:

https://gender-gap-in-science.org

https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2019/11/gender-gap-science.aspx

“BIOMAT 2019 – 19^th International Symposium on Mathematical and Computational Biology” was held from October 21-25, 2019 in Hungary. This symposium was sponsored by IUBS under Young Scientist initiative.

The third TROP ICSU Working Group Meeting was held at the French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences, Institut de France), Paris, France on October 14 and 15, 2019. The meeting was attended by 21 participants, including Working Group members, collaborators, partners, and the Implementation Team members. Over two days, the project and its implementation were presented and reviewed, suggestions for further enhancement were discussed, and possible ideas for the continuation of the project in its next phase beyond December 2019 were discussed.

(Photo: IUBS)

Annual meeting of the German Zoological Society was held on September 10th to 13th, 2019 in Germany. Thi event was co-sponsored by IUBS.

"Natural environment and biodiversity of Mongolia: evolution, ecology and sustainable development” was held on 5-9 September, 2019 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and 15-17 October, 2019 in Moscow, Russia

This event was sponsored by IUBS under Young Scientists initiative.

(Photo: UNESCO)

Meeting of the transversal project: “Sophisticatd but inexpensive experimental modules in Biology for rural schools in developing countries”  was held in Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Lund,  The meeting was organized by Prof. Eric Warrant.

Meeting of the transversal project: “Sophisticatd but inexpensive experimental modules in Biology for rural schools in developing countries”  was held in Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Lund,  The meeting was organized by Prof. Eric Warrant.

“ESP-IUPB World Congress on Light and Life” was held on 25-30 August 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. This event was sponsored by IUBS.

The TROP ICSU team facilitated a teachers workshop in Orsay, France on 28 June 2019 in collaboration with Paris-Sud University (Université Paris-Sud). The workshop was attended by 25 teachers.

A coordination meeting of the Gender Gap Project will take place on 18 and 19 February 2019 in Berlin at the  Einstein Center Digital Future. The partners  will give the results of the different tasks and prepare The International Conference that will be held from 4 to 8 November 2019 at ICTP Trieste.

During the COP 14 (Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD), the 4^th Science Forum is organised by IUBS, the European Commission with EKLIPSE, IAI and the CBD secretariat. The objective of this Science-Policy dialogue would be to bring together and engage scientists and policy makers in a transparent dialogue, to recommend how to bring the post-2020 process forward. It can open new pathways to accelerate implementation of nature-based solutions for nature, people and the economy across different sectors, and on engaging wider parts of the society. The Science Forum took place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt, 23-24 November 2018.

Event Agenda

The BCGC programme of IUBS celebrated its 10^th anniversary during the 10^th International Symposium on Integrative Zoology (ISIZ) with the 2018 World Life Science Conference (2018 WLSC) that was held on 27-31 October 2018 in the Institute of Zoology (IOZ), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

150 participants attended the symposium.

The first TROP ICSU workshop for teachers was held in collaboration with Sri Venkateswara College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India, on October 13 and 14, 2018. The objective of the workshop was to introduce the participants to digital teaching resources for teaching topics in the Sciences, Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Humanities using climate-related examples, case studies, and activities.

In addition, participants would be invited to review the educational resources of the TROP ICSU project and to provide their feedback on the appropriateness and ease-of-use of the teaching tools and lesson plans.

80 undergraduate-level teachers participated in the workshop.

On October 14,2018 Global Biodiversity and Health Big Data (BHBD) Alliance was launched at Beijing Institute of Genomics in Beijing.

The Symposium “How to name algae: names, taxa & databases” took place at the 11^th International Phycological Congress in Szczecin, Poland, in August 2017.

Yongbiao Xue sitting (front, on the right). Photo: BHBG

Meeting with the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia, on 27-29 June 2018.

Andres Barbosa organized a workshop between IUBS and Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) during the Polar 2018, SCAR & IASC (International Arctic Science Committee) Conference, in Davos Switzerland, 15 - 18 June 2018. The aim was to discuss the interaction between IUBS programmes such as BCGC and iCCB with SCAR and how IUBS could participate in the new programmes implemented by SCAR.

Yiming Bao (right) is the project leader. Photo: BHBD

The meeting with Korean partners took place at IUBMB 2018 in the Korea Bioinformatics Center, in Korea, 4-8 June 2018.

Yongbiao Xue presents the progress report at CAS. Photo: BHBD

The meeting took place at the CAS International Partnership Program in Guiyang, China on 28^th May 2018. 

13 partners, resonsibel for different aspects of the projet met in Oslo in April 2018.

Outcomes:

• Identification of and agreement on research questions and approach
• Plans for two publications:
  
  • ‘Perspectives note’ presenting a framework to study sustainability of pastoralism
  • ‘Horizon scanning’ to identify knowledge gaps
• Identification of other necessary researchers/experts to be invited to second meeting

13 partners, resonsibel for different aspects of the projet met in Oslo in April 2018.

Outcomes:

• Identification of and agreement on research questions and approach
• Plans for two publications:
  
  • ‘Perspectives note’ presenting a framework to study sustainability of pastoralism
  • ‘Horizon scanning’ to identify knowledge gaps
• Identification of other necessary researchers/experts to be invited to second meeting

Participants of the 2nd Working Group meeting (f.l.t.r.): Daniel Waiswa, Rahul Chopra, Boram lee, France Caron, Aparna Joshi, sigbert Huber, Anita Nagarajan, Chris King, Nathalie Fomproix, Daniel Ramos, LS Shashidhara. Photo: IUBS

The 2^nd Working Group meeting of the "Trans-disciplinary Research Oriented Pedagogy for Improving Climate Studies and Understanding (TROP-ICSU)" project took place in Paris on 25-26 April 2018.

The implementation team presented the pedagogical resources developed so far and the information about teachers workshop. WG members further discussed enhancements in the resources and suggestions about wider dissemination of the TROP ICSU platform.

International Symposium on Pollination, taking place at the Botanical Gardens in Berlin (Dahlem), Germany, from 16-20 April 2018. Organized by the International Commission on Plant Pollinator Relations (ICPPR).

Details on the conference website

At the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Photo: BHBD

Meeting at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, 25-29 March 2018.

Meeting in Geneva. Photo: IUBS

The team of the "Trans-disciplinary Research Oriented Pedagogy for Improving Climate Studies and Understanding (TROP-ICSU)" project had a meeting with WCRP and WMO in Geneva on 21-22 February 2018. It presented the project and seeked partnership especially for the quality control of the teaching tools.

Steering committee meeting in December in Berlin 2017.

Round table: Organsko p?elarstvo danas i kako dalje (Organic beekeeping today and what to do next), EDUCONS University, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia, 22^nd December 2017.

Biodiversity: Global Awareness and Sustainability, Chian Mai, 6-8 November 2017

Workshop on Science and Technology - Biodiversity: Global Awareness and Sustainability, which was organized by the Thailand Research Fund and Chinese Academy of Sciences. Presentation of the BHBD

Some of the participants of ISCCWCM in Beijing, China. Photo: IUBS

The International Symposium on China-Mongolia Cross-border Wildlife Conservation and Management (ISCCWCM) took place in Beijing, China, from 20^th to 21^st November 2017. 

Some of the participants of ISCCWCM in Beijing, China. Photo: IUBS

The International Symposium on China-Mongolia Cross-border Wildlife Conservation and Management (ISCCWCM) took place in Beijing, China, from 20^th to 21^st November 2017. 

The group metin Oslo, Norway, from 7^th to 9^th November 2017.

The International Council for Science (ICSU) invites National, Union Members and other members to attend the 32^nd ICSU General Assembly on 23-26 October 2017. As a member IUBS is taking part in it and looks forward to discuss the union with the International Social Science Council (ISSC) on 25-26 October 2017.

registration and details at ICSU

International Conference on Ecosystems under Current Social and Economic, 8-10 September 2015, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 200 international scientists attended.

International Conference on Ecosystems under Current Social and Economic, 8-10 September 2015, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 200 international scientists attended.

Tha training course on bioinformatics and data analysis took place in Xining, China, with 60 participants on 30 and 31 August 2017.

Tha training course on bioinformatics and data analysis took place in Xining, China, with 60 participants on 30 and 31 August 2017.

Plenary lecture speakers at the ISIZ, Xining, China. Top from left: Yanping Zhang, Nils Christian Stenseth (IUBS's former president), Anthony Barnosky, Larry Young, Yvon Le Maho. Bottom from left: Raymond Huey, Elizabeth Hadly, John Buckeridge, Xiquan Zhao, Susan Healy. Photo: ISIZ

BCGC co-organized the 9^th ISIZ.

More than 150 scientists from more than 20 countries attended the International Symposium on Integrative Zoology. Photo: ISIZ, IUBS

BCGC co-organized the 9^th ISIZ in Xining, Qinghai province, China on 27-31 August 2017.

More than 150 scientists from more than 20 countries attended the International Symposium on Integrative Zoology. Photo: ISIZ, IUBS

BCGC co-organized the 9^th ISIZ in Xining, Qinghai province, China on 27-31 August 2017.

Plenary lecture speakers at the ISIZ, Xining, China. Top from left: Yanping Zhang, Nils Christian Stenseth (IUBS's former president), Anthony Barnosky, Larry Young, Yvon Le Maho. Bottom from left: Raymond Huey, Elizabeth Hadly, John Buckeridge, Xiquan Zhao, Susan Healy. Photo: ISIZ

BCGC co-organized the 9^th ISIZ.

The meeting of the Nomenclatural Section of the XIX International Botanical Congress took place in Shenzhen, China, in July 2017.

Congress: Traits past, present, and future: Quantitative Approaches to paleontology, conservation and climate change biology in Africa

Nairobi, Natural History Museum of Kenya, Kenya, 6 - 8 March 2017

This event will bring together paleontologists, ecologists, and quantitative biologists to discuss how data from paleontology, modern ecology, and conservation biology can be integrated to provide a comprehensive framework for monitoring and measuring ecosystem structure and function through space and time (see first circular, pdf file).

Details at iccbio-website

Meeting with partners at Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan from 12^th to 15^th July 2017.

The 9^th BCGC Symposium will be held during the The 9^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology, which is entitled "Response and adaptation of animals to extreme environments". The conference will be held in Xining, Qinghai Province, China, from 27^th to 31^st August 2017. It is organized by the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS), a scientific member of IUBS, and supported by IUBS via its Biological Consequences of Global Change (BCGC) programme.

Details at conference website

The 9^th BCGC Symposium will be held during the The 9^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology, which is entitled "Response and adaptation of animals to extreme environments". The conference will be held in Xining, Qinghai Province, China, from 27^th to 31^st August 2017. It is organized by the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS), a scientific member of IUBS, and supported by IUBS via its Biological Consequences of Global Change (BCGC) programme.

Details at conference website

The Workshop on Forest Invasive Species in Shanxi, China, with 30 participants has been conduced on 13 May 2017.

The Workshop on Forest Invasive Species in Shanxi, China, with 30 participants has been conduced on 13 May 2017.

ICB organized a Town Hall meeting for biodiversity professionals at the Natural History Museum, London to discuss the strategies for registration of organismal names with Thomas Pape (President of the ICZN), March 2017.

The training workshop of IUBS's iCCB programme gathered several experienced and young scientists from more than ten countries in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Dr Michelle Lawing

The Workshop of the integrated Climate Change Biology (iCCB) programme gathered 22 scientists from countries including Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Cameroon, Chile, Germany, France, Finland, United Kingdom, and United States, as well as 20 students from the university in Nairobi. The group “Climatic changing dynamics in ecosystems of Rwenzori Mts and Mt Elgon” led by Raymond Katebaka and colleagues took part in the workshop, with the aim of fostering future research collaboration and development of possible IUBS program. We also had a representative from “The Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems” program from USA (Smithsonian Institute, NHM, Washington DC) to foster future collaboration. It took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 6^th-8^th March 2017.

Training Workshop: Quantitative approaches to paleontology, conservation, and climate change biology in Africa

The workshop of the iCCB programme of IUBS will bring together paleontologists, ecologists, and quantitative biologists in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6th to 8th March 2017 to discuss how data from paleontology, modern ecology, and conservation biology can be integrated to provide a comprehensive framework for monitoring and measuring ecosystem structure and function through space and time.

Nairobi, Natural History Museum of Kenya, Kenya, 6 - 8 March 2017

Details at iCCB Website

Several presentations to farmers and beekeepers in Chapada Diamantina in Bahia, Brazil by Camila Angel, Juliana Macedo and Blandina Viana. 2015 – 2016

Steering Committee meeting in in Berlin November 2016. We also held bi-weekly Skype meetings from August onwards for organizing the training workshop.

ICB Chair Ellinor Michel presented an invited seminar and extended discussion session on registration of scientific names of animals at GenBank, the global genetic sequence database at the NIH (National Institutes of Health) in Washington DC, Dec 2016. As an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequence, GenBank is one of the largest, and most influential users of scientific names of organisms. This set the foundation for collaborative working between ICB an GenBank.

Impact of Landcover Change on Biodiversity: Pollinators & Pollination. 3^rd Science for Biodiversity Forum of International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 13), Cancun, Mexico. December, 2016. Presented by P. Kevan

Café, abejas y otros bichos: polinización, diversidad y conservación. VIII Encuentro Colombiano sobre Abejas Sylvestres, Bogota, Colombia 28 – 29 November, 2016. Presented by Carlos Vergara

Pollination in Agriculture: Insects (Bees) and Ecological Intensification. at: VIII Encuentro Colombiano sobre Abejas Sylvestres, Bogota, Colombia 28 – 29 November, 2016. Presented by P. Kevan.

Managed Pollinators for Biological Crop Protection & Enhanced Production. Growers meeting in Fusagasugá,, Colombia. 19 November, 2016. Presented by P. Kevan

Implementación de la Tecnología Entomovector como Herramienta para el Fomento de la Competitividad en Sistemas Productivos Promisorios: Fase Piloto Fresa (Fragaria sp.). Growers meeting in Fusagasugá,, Colombia. 19 November 2016. Presented by Saira Espinoza.

Three international symposia on BCGC during the 22^nd International Congress of Zoology (ICZ), 14-19 November 2016, Okinawa, Japan. Over 1,100 participants from 31 countries and regions attended. They were organized within the BCGC programme of IUBS.

Three international symposia on BCGC during the 22^nd International Congress of Zoology (ICZ), 14-19 November 2016, Okinawa, Japan. Over 1,100 participants from 31 countries and regions attended. They were organized within the BCGC programme of IUBS.

The International training course on invasive species 26-28 October 2016 in Hainan, China. Over 50 people from Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Fuji, Samoa, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nigeria, Japan and China attended. The workshop was organized within the BCGC programme of IUBS.

The International training course on invasive species 26-28 October 2016 in Hainan, China. Over 50 people from Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Fuji, Samoa, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nigeria, Japan and China attended. The workshop was organized within the BCGC programme of IUBS.

Diversidad de polinizadores y producción de café en México II Congreso Nacional de Fauna Nativa en Ambientes Antropizados. Red Temática Biología, Manejo y Conservación de la Fauna Nativa en Ambientes Antropizados (REFAMA). Querétaro, Qro. October 12, 2016. Presented by Carlos Vergara.

The potential of dispersion of microbiological control agents by Apis mellifera in coffee plantations in the Chapada Diamantina. Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. 20 August, 2016 presented by Juliana Macedo

International training course at the “Research Station of Animal Ecology on Grassland” in Xilinhaote, Inner Mogolia, 29 July to 6 August 2016. Over 20 scientists and students from Germany, Russia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and China attended. The course included lectures, discussions, specimen collection in the fields, classification and analysis of the collected specimen. The workshop was organized within the BCGC programme of IUBS.

International training course at the “Research Station of Animal Ecology on Grassland” in Xilinhaote, Inner Mogolia, 29 July to 6 August 2016. Over 20 scientists and students from Germany, Russia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and China attended. The course included lectures, discussions, specimen collection in the fields, classification and analysis of the collected specimen. The workshop was organized within the BCGC programme of IUBS.

8^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ), 25-29 July 2016, Xilinhaote, Inner Mongolia, China. Over 100 scientists attended.

8^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ), 25-29 July 2016, Xilinhaote, Inner Mongolia, China. Over 100 scientists attended.

Monitoring Honeybee Health in Canada. Presentation to House of Commons Committee on Agriculture, 30 May 2016. Witness Presentation by P. Kevan.

We held a subgroup research meeting on paleo-occupancy models in College Station, TX, USA, in March 2016. We also held monthly skype calls with this subgroup.

Pollination in Agriculture: Insects & Ecological Intensification. Entomological Society of British Columbia, Penticton, BC. 16 – 18 March, 2016. Presented by P. Kevan

Using Managed Pollinators to Protect Crops: Yield, Quality and Shelf-life: Growers - New Technology - OMAFRA: Is there a mutualistic synergy? An Introduction to a novel technology. Workshop to personnel from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Guelph, Ontario. 15 March, 2016. Presented by Peter G. Kevan & John C. Sutton

International training course on Forest Invasive species in Central Asia, 23-25 December 2015, Nainan, China

International training course on Forest Invasive species in Central Asia, 23-25 December 2015, Nainan, China

Symposium at IUBS General Assembly, “Biological Consequences of Global Change: current challenges”, 14-16 December 2015, Berlin, Germany

Symposium at IUBS General Assembly, “Biological Consequences of Global Change: current challenges”, 14-16 December 2015, Berlin, Germany

ICB meeting took place during the 32^nd IUBS GA & Conference in Berlin, Germany, 14-16 December 2015. (see Programme and Abstracts; pdf 0.5 MB)

Report at IUBS General Assembly, 14-16 December 2015, Berlin, Germany

Symposium at IUBS General Assembly: Biodiversity, functional traits, and lessons from the past, 14-16 December 2015, Berlin, Germany

Symposium at the IUBS General Assembly BioNomenclature: Making nomenclatural codes, concepts and tools fit for modern research, 14-16 December 2015, Berlin, Germany

Workshop: Conservation on a Rapidly Changing Planet, Berkeley, California, US

Editorial meeting to publish a journal issue reporting the DAB results that had accumulated through the workshops and symposia held in 2013 and 2014.

The next meeting of the International Committee on Bionomenclature (ICB) will take place during the 32^nd IUBS General Assembly and Conference in Berlin 14^th to 16^th December 2015. The ICB is one of the scientific programmes of IUBS.

Paleo-occupancy Modeling Working Group, Merced, 19 - 23 November 2015, California, US

Workshop on Wildlife Camera Monitoring, 12-15 November 2015, Jiangxi, China

Workshop on Wildlife Camera Monitoring, 12-15 November 2015, Jiangxi, China

The 7^th ISIZ : International Workshop on BCGC, Wildlife monitoring under global change, 25-28 August 2015, Xi’an, China. Over 160 scientists and researchers from 16 countries attended.

The 7^th ISIZ : International Workshop on BCGC, Wildlife monitoring under global change, 25-28 August 2015, Xi’an, China. Over 160 scientists and researchers from 16 countries attended.

Null Models and Trait Modeling Working Groups. 6 - 9 July 2015, Frankfurt, Germany

Cooperative Studies for PSHB (Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer), 13–19 April 2015, Kunming, China and Lao Cai, northern Viet Nam.

Cooperative Studies for PSHB (Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer), 13–19 April 2015, Kunming, China and Lao Cai, northern Viet Nam.

Invited workshop on Digital Nomenclature, The Natural History Museum, 14-17 January 2015, London, UK, Postponed from 2014 with 15 participants.

We organized a webinar focissing on "Bee-Vectored BioControl Technology: Pollination & crop protection together" in 2014. Watch webinar on YouTube

We organized a webinar focussing on "Coffee Pollination in the Americas" in 2014. Listen to webinar on YouTube

PCLIM, International research network about the adaptive response of processionary moths and their associated organisms to climate change, meeting, 16 December 2014, INRA, Paris, France.

PCLIM, International research network about the adaptive response of processionary moths and their associated organisms to climate change, meeting, 16 December 2014, INRA, Paris, France.

The workshop Ecosystem Services and Traits, was organized and held in Helsinki, Finland in November, 2014.

4^th International Training Course on Integrative Zoology: Frontiers in Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, 23 November – 1 December 2014, at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. 120 trainees from 21 countries attended.

4^th International Training Course on Integrative Zoology: Frontiers in Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, 23 November – 1 December 2014, at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. 120 trainees from 21 countries attended.

A training course on BCGC was also organized during 22-30 Nov 2014, Beijing, China

A training course on BCGC was also organized during 22-30 Nov 2014, Beijing, China

The 6^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ), 24–25 November 2014, Beijing, China:
Workshop on plague ecology and climate change was held on 25 November 2014.

The 6^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ), 24–25 November 2014, Beijing, China:
Workshop on plague ecology and climate change was held on 25 November 2014.

The Symposium Ecometrics and Biotic Change, Berlin, on 8 November, 2014, was sponsored by iCCB at the 74^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Workshop: Desaster and Biodiversity, IUBS triennial DAB Programme in cooperation with Biodiversity Network Japan. 6 to 8 Sept 2014, Tohoku University, Katahira Campus. Followed by a field excursion to the coastline of northern Fukushima on 9 September.

The 5^th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management (ICRBM), 25-29 August 2014, Zhengzhou, China, also supported by an IUBS young scientists grant.

The 5^th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management (ICRBM), 25-29 August 2014, Zhengzhou, China, also supported by an IUBS young scientists grant.

Workshop titled Traits in Texas: Ecometrics, phylogeny, fossils, and biotic change, at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, on 6-8 April 2014.

International Workshop on Disaster and Biodiversity (DAB), IUBS Triennial Program, Workshop 2. At Chuo University, Korakuen Campus, Tokyo, 28 January, 2014.

First Domestic Workshop, held in December 2013 at Chuo University, Tokyo.

iCCB database meeting, Helsinki, Finland, 1 - 5 December, 2013.

International Coffee Organization, Brazil, September 2013

4^th International Symposium Borok-IV, 22–28 September 2013, Borok, Russia; approximately 100 attendees from 16 countries

4^th International Symposium Borok-IV, 22–28 September 2013, Borok, Russia; approximately 100 attendees from 16 countries

Two workshops on Biovectoring at the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 9-12 September 2013.

BCGC held a Workshop at the Grassland Ecosystem Research Base of IOZ, CAS, 29–30th June 2013, Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China with 23 attendees from 6 countries.

In 2008, in order to study Biological Consequences of Global Change, IOZ of CAS set up a grassland ecosystem research base in Xilingol, Inner Mongolia. The major scientific research involves climate change and human activities. By using artificial precipitation, cattle grazing, the research has a focus on population and community dynamics. The aim of the research is provide theory foundation for ecological management in grasslands by solving controversial scientific questions: fluctuation of rodents populations, special mating system, community succession in plants and soil animals.

During the workshop, the attendees exchanged ideas and had a hand-on experience with on-site information.

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5^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ), 25–28 June 2013, Beijing, China; approximately 100 attendees from 13 countries

5^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ), 25–28 June 2013, Beijing, China; approximately 100 attendees from 13 countries

Workshop on trait modeling, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, February 18 – 24 2013.

IUBS Symposium: Nomenclature for the Future at the European Systematics Conference, in Vienna, Austria, 18 – 22 February 2013. six talks, attended by a 70-100 people at each talk.

Talks

• Schindel & Miller: Naming of organisms in an era of molecular-based discovery;
• Barkworth et al.: Developments in botanical nomenclature;
• Kirk: Obligatory registration, the situation with fungi;
• Michel & Pyle: The power and challenges for stable and sensible scientific names for animals;
• Sangster: The link between names and taxa in rank-based taxonomic systems: synonymy and homonymy in higher taxa of birds;
• Penev et al.: Automated registration model for eukaryotes

Workshop: Biological Consequences of Global Change (BCGC), 21 September 2012, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China

Workshop: Biological Consequences of Global Change (BCGC), 21 September 2012, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China

The 21^st International Congress of Zoology (ICZ), 2-7 September 2012, the University of Haifa, Israel.

The 21^st International Congress of Zoology (ICZ), 2-7 September 2012, the University of Haifa, Israel.

The workshop took place at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland, 5-7 September 2012. Organized as joint conference from the Swiss National IUBS committee and the WSL.  Attended by 21 scientists from Switzerland, USA, France, Finland, Norway, Germany, and UK.

Workshop: Biological Consequences of Global Change (BCGC), 3 September 2012, the University of Haifa, Israel

Workshop: Biological Consequences of Global Change (BCGC), 3 September 2012, the University of Haifa, Israel

The 31^st IUBS General Assembly and Conference on Biological Sciences and Bioindustry, 5-9 July 2012, Suzhou, China

The 31^st IUBS General Assembly and Conference on Biological Sciences and Bioindustry, 5-9 July 2012, Suzhou, China

Workshop: Biological Consequences of Global Change (BCGC) + Integrative Climate Change Biology (iCCB) 6 July 2012, Suzhou, China

Workshop: Biological Consequences of Global Change (BCGC) + Integrative Climate Change Biology (iCCB) 6 July 2012, Suzhou, China

“Biological Consequences of Global Climate Change (BCGC) and integrative Climate Change Biology (iCCB)” joint Symposium at the IUBS General Assembly, 6 July 2012, Suzhou, China.

Scientific session at IUBS' General Assembly, Suzhou, China, July 2012

BioCode & ICB Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 26-28 April 2012. 

Workshop on Wildlife-borne Diseases Control and Management in Asia-Pacific Region in 2011. In cooperation with

• the Bureau of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
• the Department of Wildlife Conservation and Natural Reserve Management
• the State Forestry Administration (SFA), China
• Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

International Training Course on New Trends and Methodology on Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, 2011.

Sino-Russian Symposium on Amur Tiger Conservation, 2011

Workshop on Climate Change and Biosphere Reserves in cooperation with the Chinese National Committee for MAB Programme, 2011

Workshop on Climate Change and Biosphere Reserves in cooperation with the Chinese National Committee for MAB Programme, 2011

Workshop on Wildlife-borne Diseases Control and Management in Asia-Pacific Region in 2011. In cooperation with

• the Bureau of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
• the Department of Wildlife Conservation and Natural Reserve Management
• the State Forestry Administration (SFA), China
• Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

International Training Course on New Trends and Methodology on Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, 2011.

Sino-Russian Symposium on Amur Tiger Conservation, 2011

Workshop Natura1, in The History Museum, London, 10 and 16 December 2011

The two-day workshop on "Modelling Species, Traits and Climate",  was held in Frankfurt, Germany, in September 2011.

The Symposium Modernizing the Nomenclatural Codes to meet future Needs of Scientific Communities (BioCode) was presented during Biosystematics 2011, Berlin, 23 February 2011.

International symposium Invasion of Alien Species in Holarctic, 2010

Workshop BCGC data sharing and research tools, 2010.

Workshop BCGC data sharing and research tools, 2010.

International symposium Invasion of Alien Species in Holarctic, 2010

We organized one workshops for the working group.

The 4^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology; Kunming, China, 4 to 6 December 2010.

The 4^th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology; Kunming, China, 4 to 6 December 2010.

Workshops organised in Berlin, October 2010