The International Biogeography Society
(IBS) seeks proposals for symposia for the 2019 Biennial Conference, 8-12 January,
2019 in Malaga, Spain. The symposia are an integral part of our meeting
as they are in the form of plenary sessions in which all attendees
participate. These plenary symposia provide opportunity for several
speakers (typically 5-6) to present cutting-edge work that will appeal to a
broad cross-section of Biogeographers. Ideally these findings address a current
debate or provide synthesis and integration for a selected theme or topic, and
we encourage organizers to include speakers from a diverse background (e.g.,
age, gender, geographic location). Symposia held
at previous meetings are available on the IBS website, http://www.biogeography.org/html/Meetings/index.html.
Symposium proposals should include the
following information:
- Name, institution and email of organizers. Please delegate a single organizer as the point of contact between the organizers and the IBS.
- Names (institution, email and tentative title) of 4-6 speakers. Please only list speakers that you have contacted regarding the symposium and indicate their current level of commitment (tentative or confirmed).
- Title of symposium
- Session description (focus on the theme and strong justification): < 600 words.
IBS will provide partial financial
support for travel of symposia speakers, but we expect the remainder of
expenses to be covered by symposium speakers and organizers. We strongly
encourage organizers to convey this information to potential speakers and try
to use the partial financial support in an optimal manner.
Review process: All proposals
will be peer reviewed by external reviewers selected by the IBS board using a
score system.
DEADLINE: 15th December 2017
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