Registration is open for the 7th Biennial Conference of the International
Biogeography Society
Bayreuth, Germany - January 8-12th
http://www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/ibs2015/
Early registration rates ends August 30th.
Abstract deadline is October 10th.
The meeting is built around four successive SYMPOSIA, each with a suite of
leading international
scientists and *openings for contributed papers*:
1. Global Functional Diversity in a Data-Rich Era
(Organizers: Björn Reu, Miguel Mahecha, Jens Kattge, Christian Wirth).
2. Tracking Changes from Space: Advances of Remote Sensing in Biogeography
(Organizers: Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Kate He, Anna Cord).
3. Paleobiogeography: The Importance of Fossil Data to Species Biogeography
Past, Present, and
Future
(Organizers: Alycia Stigall, Corrine Myers).
4. Adaptation, Migration, Persistence, Extinction: New Insights from Past
Climate Changes
(Organizers: Francisco Rodriguez-Sánchez, David Nogués-Bravo).
The meeting also has 12 sessions of CONTRIBUTED PAPERS on key topics:
i. Island biogeography
ii. Central European cultural landscapes
iii. Climate-change biogeography
iv. Conservation biogeography
v. Pre-quaternary paleoecology and biogeography
vi. Quaternary paleoecology
vii. Phylogeography
viii. Marine biogeography
ix. Natural disturbance biogeography
x. Global-scale biogeography
xi. Hot topics in biogeography
Dr. Daniel Simberloff will give a keynote lecture after receiving the Alfred
Russel Wallace Award,
recognizing his lifetime of outstanding contributions to biogeography.
&
Dr. Daniel L. Rabosky will give a keynote lecture after receiving the MacArthur
& Wilson Award,
recognizing an early-research individual for a notable, innovative contribution
to biogeography.
On the 8th & 12th of January, four WORKSHOPS will be held:
1) Toward the 'next generation' of species distribution modeling, emerging
themes and methods
2) Free your mind: Model Comparison and model testing in historical
biogeography with the R
package 'BioGeoBEARS'
3) An overview of IPBES and Contributions from Biogeographers
4) Integrative analysis of spatial biodiversity data and Map of Life
Also on the 8th & 12th of January, arranged FIELD TRIPS will visit a number of
Bayreuth's wonderful
natural, and/or cultural locations, exploring cultural diversity, biodiversity
and beerdiversity of the
area.
It's shaping up to be an exciting conference! Check out the IBS meeting
website for more details and
to register at http://www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/ibs2015/
Please note that registration rates are substantially reduced for IBS members,
your membership is
current, but you will need your membership number with you when you register.
Hope to see you there! As always, if you have any questions, email Karen
Faller at IBS Membership
Services ([email protected])!
