This congress is the first organised specifically for Southeast Asian birds. It is our hope that it will become a regular event in the region in future years. It is anticipated that there will be a number of plenary addresses by renowned ornithologists discussing current topics in Southeast Asian ornithology. The topics will be drawn from conservation biology, taxonomy/ systematics, biogeography and ecology. In order to maximise opportunities for combining some field work with the lectures, presentations, and discussions at the Congress, we are moving the meeting to the exceptional Khao Lak Laguna Resort. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
Recently, in Asian countries, interests in ornithology are increasing for conservation and academic research. The 26th International Ornithological Congress in Japan in 2014 will bring wonderful opportunities for deligates to access beautiful nature of Japan and surrounding areas, and will aid rapid progress in ornithology not only in Japan but throughout Asia. International ornithological congresses have a long history of integrating all branches of science, from basic research in physiology, morphology, and molecular biology, to applied research in conservation, medicine, and agriculture, because birds are the experimental vertebrates of choice when trying to find answers to problems in these various areas. Birds have conquered all of the Earth’s biomes; their body sizes range from the tiniest hummingbird to the enormous moas, and they share diurnality, color vision, visual and vocal communication, and three-dimensional space with us humans. ... [Information of the supplier]
The 20th Brazilian Congress of Ornithology (XX Congresso Brasileiro de Ornitologia), to be held at the Universidade de Passo Fundo in southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on 4-7 November, 2013, is organized by Sociedade Brasileira de Ornitologia (SBO) and the University of Passo Fundo. The congress aims to gather Brazilian ornithologists; the language of the conference will be Portuguese. ... [Editorial staff vifabio]
We are excited to invite the EOU delegates to Badajoz, site of the University of Extremadura (UEx). Badajoz is the biggest city in Extremadura. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. Badajoz is well positioned with good bus and car links to Madrid, Seville and Lisbon. Extremadura is recognized nowadays in Europe as an ecological region with unique nature spaces in Europe, and a real treasure for birdwatchers. Extremadura offers the possibility of birdwatching in natural habitats of great beauty and also of enjoying its interesting cultural and historical heritage. ... [Information of the supplier]
This conference will highlight the role of telemetry in understanding the ecology and behaviour of free-living wild birds. Continuing advances in instrumentation and miniaturization are rapidly making remote-sensing of movements, activity and physiology available and cost-effective for all but the smallest species. This conference will showcase and consolidate the most recent research arising from these advances, emphasizing the value of telemetry for both testing theory and aiding conservation and management. The advantages of integrated and multifaceted approaches will be a key feature of the conference, as will new developments and opportunities in this rapidly-advancing field. It will cover the following topics: a) Integrating telemetry of movement, activity and physiology; b) Individual-based studies; c) Multi-season, multi-population and multi-species studies; d) Future perspectives and developments. ... [Information of the supplier]
Held every four years, this premier ornithological conference brings together leading scientists, researchers, students and world experts in the field of ornithology. The conference is planned by a Steering Committee made up of representatives from various ornithological groups including: American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU), Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, Birds Caribbean, Society of Canadian Ornithologists and the Wilson Ornithological Society. Originally created with a focus on North America, the NAOC has now expanded to include groups from all over the Western Hemisphere, making it one of the largest ornithological conferences ever held. Ornithological research and conservation are required to ensure the persistence of the remarkable animals. The conference will feature lectures by world experts, workshops, round table discussions and interactive sessions and symposia on a vast array of topics such as systematics and taxonomy, reproductive biology, population and community ecology, ecotoxicology and conservation biology to name a few. ... [Information of the supplier]
EOU conferences are held in different places in Europe every two years. They attract several hundred ornithologists from all over Europe and abroad. The 11th EOU biennial conference will take place in Turku, Finland from August 18-22 2017. Please see below a first invitation to Turku. Further details will appear here in due course. ... [Information of the supplier]
It gives us a great pleasure to invite you to attend the 20th conference of the European Bird Census Council (EBCC) called: Bird Numbers 2016 ’Birds in a changing world’. The conference will be hosted by the DDA (Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten). EBCC conferences are held every three years, bringing together people involved in bird monitoring, research and conservation across Europe and beyond. Topics are varied, ranging from the results of new common bird monitoring programs, waterbird monitoring and atlases, studies of causes of population change, demography or distribution in European birds, studies of the effectiveness of conservation action and the impact of government policies, new technologies, methods or analytical techniques, the use of birds as indicators, and the development of citizen science projects. The conference will be held from 5 to 9 September 2016 in Halle (Saale) in the center of Germany. The venue is the campus of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in the middle of town. Mid-conference excursions are planned to various locations in the region. We are sure that this will be another successful and inspiring EBCC conference and look forward to welcoming you in Halle. ... [Information of the supplier]
Vancouver is delighted to welcome ornithologists from around the world on behalf of the International Ornithologists' Union to the 27th International Ornithological Congress (IOCongress2018)! Considered the oldest and most prestigious of meetings for bird scientists, the Congress occurs every four years since first being held in Vienna, Austria, in 1884. Canada has hosted only once previously, Ottawa in 1986, and Vancouver will be the first time the Congress has been on the Pacific Coast of the Americas. The Congress has broad national endorsement, including from the City of Vancouver, the province of British Columbia, Environment Canada, Simon Fraser University, Artists for Conservation, Tourism Vancouver plus an array of scientific societies and conservation organizations. Bird Studies Canada, the country’s leading science-based bird conservation organization is Co-Host. Such diverse supporters reflect the vision that wild birds are ambassadors for environmental health, and sustaining our bird heritage depends on all governments working in concert with Aboriginal Peoples, academia, artists, the interested public and non-government organizations. In honor of the occasion, the City’s annual Bird Week will coincide with the Congress in 2018, showcasing Vancouver to the world as a green, bird-friendly city. With this mounting enthusiasm, coupled with the spectacular venue (West Wing of the Vancouver Convention Centre), our aim is to make this Congress the most successful and important bird meeting yet. We believe that the prospect of over 2,000 scientists from ~100 countries flocking to Vancouver in combination with public events and exhibitions in celebration of all-things-birds will represent a game-changer for ornithological conferences. Your Host, the “IOCongress2018 Organizing Society”, is a registered non-profit, with many of the same members who made the 5th North American Ornithological Conference (NAOC-V, Vancouver, 2012) the biggest and most financially successful bird meeting staged in North America to-date. The team is excited about doing even better in 2018, with a once-in-a-lifetime scientific gathering of a scope and scale hitherto never attempted. As is custom, we will be offering pre- and post-Congress tours to Canada’s birding hot spots as well as daily bird-watching opportunities. Join us in fostering an international legacy and heralding a new era in ornithology. ... [Information of the supplier]
Of all living creatures, birds are the group that is most at risk from environmental deterioration caused by human activity. Even the remotest ecosystem is affected in some way, raising the possibility that isolation will afford insufficient protection to any species; migrants are at special risk, because they travel through areas where resting and feeding stopovers have diminished or disappeared. Degraded wetlands, remnants of natural woodlands, the large-scale replacement of coastal vegetation by concrete inevitably will reduce the diversity of ecosystems whose features cannot be replicated by open waters created for leisure, by single-species woodland plantations or by gardens and parks, although these do offer advantages to adaptable bird species. Species that are habitat specialists can all too easily be driven to extinction. Although mankind and birds have co-existed remarkably well in many parts of the world until recently, it can be argued that the relentless pace of extinction of bird species is symptomatic of world-wide ‘simplification’ of plant, insect, mammal, and fish species as a consequence of industrial-scale mass production of food for humankind, whose vulnerability to catastrophe would appear to be increasing because food ‘crops’ are monocultures produced at densities not tolerated in nature and potentially at risk from disease evolution. In the Palearctic, Nearctic and Oriental regions, primary habitats for birds are diminishing at rates that are often severe and increasing. Thousands of insect species are believed to have become extinct before they have been described, putting many hundreds of bird species at risk as one of their primary food sources reduces. However, it is likely that the more subtle effects of removing insect species from complex ecosystems, especially the forced changes to the food chains, few of which have been studied at all, will have severe and unpredictable effects in the longer term. The 5th International Eurasian Ornithology Congress aims to bring together ornithologists and bird lovers in general, to create a platform of knowledge exchange and to discuss the problems and their solutions. This Congress welcomes all humanitarians who care about nature, particularly avifauna. All subjects related to birds will be dealt in Congress sessions; there will be no other restriction on the topic of a presentation. ... [Information of the supplier]
