The 14th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ) will be held on October 22-24, 2024 in Beijing, China. The theme of this symposium is "Balancing Zoological Challenges with Sustainable Development". The symposium is mainly organized by the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS).
The topic of the symposium will include all aspects of zoology, such as animal behavior, animal physiology, animal ecology, biological invasion, conservation biology, zoonotic diseases and environmental ethics.
This year is the 135th anniversary of the International Congress of Zoology (ICZ) and the 20thanniversary of the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS). During the symposium, special celebrations are planned, in recognition of the re-establishment of ICZ and the formation of ISZS.
On behalf of the organizing committee, we warmly invite you to attend the 14th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ).
1. Time: October 22-24, 2024
2. City: Beijing, China
3. Hotel: Beijing Ya'ao International Hotel Beijing (No. A-1 Datun Road, North Beach, Chaoyang District, Beijing), The price is about 500 Chinese Yuan (approximately 70 US$) per night.
4. Registration fee: The symposium has no registration fee for ISZS members. To become an ISZS member, please contact Wei Zhang (email: zhw1104@hotmail.com). For non-members, the registration fee is 100 US$ per person, half for accompanying people and student.
5. Travel medical insurance: All invited guests and general participants should cover their own medical insurance attending the meeting.
6. Visa application. Attendees from outside of China should obtain their visa for China travel. We will provide a letter of invitation for registered attendees for seeking visa.
6. Tentative schedule:
Oct. 21 | Whole day | Arrival & check in |
Oct. 22 | Morning (Donghu Center) | Opening & celebration of 135th ICZ and 20th ISZS |
Afternoon (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science) | Plenary session | |
Oct. 23 | Morning (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science) | Session 1: Enhancing animal movement: corridors and assisted migration (Organizer: Marcel Holyoak) Session 2: Animal Physiology, life history and Adaptation (Organizer: Dehua Wang) Session 3: Workshop on Multi-Species-Taxonomic-Group Monitoring Technologies and Standards in Protected Areas (Organizer: Yan Xie) |
Afternoon (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science) | Session 4: Avian eco-evolutionary adaptation and conservation (Organizer: Fumin Lei, Dezhi Zhang, Yalin Cheng) Session 5: Protecting the primates promotes harmonious coexistence between man and nature (Organizer: Baoguo Li, Songtao Guo) Session 6: Rodent Biology and Ecological Regulation (Organizer: Xianfeng Yi, Zhenlong Wang) Visit to the National Zoological Museum or local tour | |
Oct. 24 | Morning (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science) | Session 7: Acoustic monitoring: behavior, ecology and conservation (Organizer: Songhai Li, Zhishu Xiao, Daiping Wang) Session 8: Biotic Interactions and Animal Invasions (Organizer: Jianghua Sun, Bin Zhang) |
Afternoon (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science) | Session 9: Herpetological conservation in a changing world (Organizer: Weiguo Du) Session 10: Convergent evolution among genomes of ruminants (Organizer: Menghua Li) Session 11: Plant-animal interactions: a new perspective in community assembly of forests (Organizer: Hongmao Zhang) Visit to the National Zoological Museum or local tour | |
Oct. 25 | Whole day | Departure |
7.Funding: The organizers will cover the cost of the invited guests attending the meeting. General participants should cover their own cost attending the meeting (incl. hotel accommodation and transportation).
We are also pleased to invite experts to make an oral presentation in the symposium. The speakers need to return the registration form (Appendix 1), flight information (Appendix 2) and abstract (Appendix 3) to Dr. Ming Liu (E-mail: liuming@ioz.ac.cn; Mobile: +86-13621348686) before Sep 15, 2024.
International Society of Zoological Sciences
August 20,
2024
Beijing 14th ISIZ - Notice second round-20240820.docx
Appendix 1&2 - Registration form and flight information.xlsx
