Welcome to the homepage of the International Biogeography Society.  The Society was founded in 2001, and incorporated in 2002, as a means to promote the study of patterns and processes in the geography of nature, including evolution, ecology, and conservation of biodiversity.  We accomplish this by holding conferences at which members present and discuss current research, by publishing a new, on-line & open access journal of research and related news (Frontiers of Biogeography), supporting an online community at Facebook, delivering updates and events on the blog, and by bringing together members within specific geographic regions. 

Membership in IBS brings many benefits.  These include reduced registration fees for conferences, reduced publication fees for publishing in Frontiers of Biogeography, free on-line access to four biogeography journals published by Wiley-Blackwell, discounts on some books and other journals, access to news about biogeography through the IBS website, and the ability to make nominations for IBS awards given for special achievement in the study of biogeography.  Membership also brings the opportunity to make donations to provide support to biogeographers who are students and/or citizens of developing countries, so that they may become IBS members and attend IBS conferences.

I invite you to browse through the links to learn more about the IBS and its activities.  I invite you also to become a member, if you have not done so already, and become a part of a vibrant young society at the leading edge of biodiversity research.

With best regards to all -

Lawrence R. Heaney
President, International Biogeography Society