Change of date – ECBC Amsterdam 2020
ECBC Amsterdam 2020 has been postponed to October 2-4, 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19, check out what this means for current abstracts.
2021 MacArthur & Wilson Awardee
Congratulations to Dr. Jason Weir - recipient of the International Biogeography Society's MacArthur & Wilson Award, recognizing a relatively early career biogeographer for their notable, innovative contribution to biogeography.
Call for Workshop proposals 2021
Have a great idea for a workshop? We're looking for proposals for workshops to be held on January 8 at IBS Vancouver 2021. See submission details here...
Frontiers Survey Results
Frontiers of Biogeography sent out a survey at the end of last year. See the reviewed results on the summary news post.
Vancouver Symposia announced
After feedback from 2019's IBS membership survey regarding symposium topics, we're pleased to announce the featured symposia for our 10th Biennial International Conference in Vancouver.
Postdoc position: Integrative Modeling of Species Range Shifts
A postdoctoral research associate position in population genetics and demographic modeling is available in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University.
Student Travel Awards ECBC Amsterdam 2020
Student Travel Awards are available for ECBC Amsterdam 2020 - partially funded by the newly established Vicki Funk Student Travel Fund. Details can be found on ECBC Amsterdam's Student Travel Awards page.
Winning IBS Vancouver 2021 Logo Design
We're excited to unveil the winning logo design for the IBS Vancouver 2021 Biennial Conference - designed by Ferran Sayol...
Issue 11.3 of Frontiers now out!
New issue of Frontiers of Biogeography is now out - see https://escholarship.org/uc/fb for articles on the central Amazonian river network, Antarctic king crabs, Dynamic Island Biogeography, climate change for amphibians, the diversity of British moths, and the importance of defining stability.
Vicki Funk
With great sadness, the International Biogeography Society records the death of one of our founding members, and former IBS president, Professor Vicki Funk. In honour of her contributions to the society, and to the field of biogeography, we have created a student travel fund in her name.