There are many travel options available for ECCB 2012. By aeroplane, by foot, by boat, by train … The mode of transport can make a huge difference when it comes to CO2 emissions. For obvious reasons we have to stop emitting so much CO2. ECCB has the tradition of ecofriendly organization and this year we hope to extend our efforts.

To promote travel with a smaller carbon footprint, ECCB 2012 present the "Swarovski optic green travel prize". The winner of this competition will win a pair of brand new swarovision EL 32. Like the conference theme, these binoculars are sharp "on the edge" and are your perfect travel mate. The rules of the game are easy. The person who travels the longest cumulative distance to the congress, without fossil fuels wins the competition.

Have you ever thought of traveling to a conference by bike, sailboat, solar driven car or perhaps, a canoe? This is your chance.

We invite all participants to consider how they can diminish their carbon footprint. The most inventive ideas will be presented in plenary session and the winner will take the Swarovski swarovision El 32 home…

Participants can submit their travel details when checking in at the congress.

Distance traveled by each method of transport must be provided with proof of the start and end points of each leg of the journey.
 

This feed was drawn from the ECCB 2012 - Glasgow website

We are delighted to announce that Bob Watson has agreed to speak at the Congress.  His presentation will focus on making better policy by involving science: lessons from IPCC and the emerging IPBES.

This feed was drawn from the ECCB 2012 - Glasgow website

We are delighted to have received 700 abstracts for ECCB 2012.

As we have capacity for a large number of oral and poster presentations at the venue in Glasgow, we would like to encourage additional abstracts from those who have not yet had the chance to submit. We have therefore decided to extend the deadline for submissions to the 31st January 2012.

We would encourage our colleagues from mainland Europe to join us on the western fringe!
 

This feed was drawn from the ECCB 2012 - Glasgow website

A special issue of the journal Insect Conservation & Diversity has just been published online on the topic of grassland insects.  This special issue arose from a symposium held at ECCB 2009 in Prague.  View the publication here.

This feed was drawn from the ECCB 2012 - Glasgow website

Congratulations to our plenary speaker, Ilkka Hanski, who is now a member of the US National Academy. His inaugural paper has been published in the November 2011 issue of PNAS. The paper can be found here. More information about Ilkka can be found here.

This feed was drawn from the ECCB 2012 - Glasgow website

The submission deadline for abstracts has been extended to 15th January 2011.

This feed was drawn from the ECCB 2012 - Glasgow website

The submission date has been extended to the 14th October 2011.

This feed was drawn from the ECCB 2012 - Glasgow website

Hugh Possingham has recently been confirmed as a plenary speaker. 

This feed was drawn from the ECCB 2012 - Glasgow website