The International Biogeography Society seeks proposals for symposia for the 2024 Biennial Conference, 7-11 January, 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic. The symposia (held on January 8th, 9th & 10th) 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 the 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 diverse backgrounds (e.g., age, gender, geographic location).
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.
TIBS will provide partial financial support for the 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 TIBS board using a scoring system.
Submission and questions: Please send proposals for symposia by email to Tereza Jezkova (jezkovt@nullmiamioh.edu), IBS VP for Conferences, by 1st December 2022.
