The Early Registration deadline for the 5th Biennial conference of the International Biogeography Society (7-11 January, 2011, in Iraklion, Crete) is being extended from 15th October to 31st October, 2010. Please visit the conference website for more information and to register: http://www.biogeography.org/html/Meetings/2011/index.html
The IBS and the journal Ecography are pleased to announce approximately 15 new “Ecography Student Awards” that will cover meeting registration costs and attendance at a pre-conference workshop. These new Ecography Student Awards compliment existing travel grants (for students, postdocs, ane pre-tenure faculty) from the IBS and from the Biogeography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers. More details on each award and the application procedure are provided on the conference website: http://www.biogeography.org/html/Meetings/2011/travelawards.html. Applications and supporting materials are due by October 31st, 2010. Grant recipients will be notified by November 15th, 2010.