From the society: Registration is now open for the 5th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society (Heraklion, Crete, Greece; 7-11 January 2011)

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ISSN 1948-6596 from the society Registration is now open for the 5th Biennial Conference of the Interna- tional Biogeography Society (Heraklion, Crete, Greece; 7-11 January The International Biogeography Society’s biennial conference is coming up this January 7-11 th in Crete. Registration fees are currently set at 350 USD (150 USD for students), but will rise to 420 USD (190 USD for students) on November 1 st . Register now to take advantage of the lower rates and availability of workshops. Note that you need to be a member of IBS in order to register and attend the meeting. Symposia and contributions The meeting is built around four successive sym- posia (8th & 9th January) on broad foundational and cutting-edge topics and approaches in biogeography and macroecology, each with a suite of leading international scientists and open- ings for contributed papers: 1. Mediterranean biogeography: where history meets ecology across scales (organizers: Spyros Sfenthourakis & Remy Petit). The Mediterranean is a highly species-rich and complex biogeographic region. It has a complex tectonic and environ- mental history, hosts numerous islands, exhibits strong topographic diversity, and has experienced the impacts of human civilization for more than 8 millennia. This symposium explores novel per- spectives on Mediterranean biogeography across spatial and temporal scales. 2. Comparative phylogeography: novel integrative approaches and challenges (organizers: Ana Car- naval & Mike Hickerson). This symposium will ex- plore how innovative, integrative studies are ex- panding the boundaries of classic comparative phylogeography, while discussing novel methodo- logical alternatives to circumvent current and foreseen challenges in the field. Among the topics covered are new insights into suture zones and island community assembly and novel approaches employing genomics, spatial information systems, climate modeling, community-scale DNA barcod- ing, etc. 3. Biogeography and ecology: two lenses in one telescope (organizers: Dave Jenkins & Bob Rick- lefs). Biogeography focuses on large scales, while much of ecology uses the opposite end of the telescope to focus on many of the same patterns and processes at small scales. Despite historical separation, each discipline is now expanding its spatial and temporal scales towards the other: this symposium will match a biogeographer and an ecologist on each of four key topics of shared interest (niche, comparative/macro-ecology, com- munity assembly, and diversity) to seek alignment of the two perspectives. 4. Analytical advancements in macroecology and biogeography (organizers: Alexandre Diniz-Filho & Carsten Rahbek). The continuous development of computing capacity and increasing data genera- tion allow ever more sophisticated analyses, ena- bling novel insights about biodiversity patterns. This development depends upon continuous input from other fields in terms of methods and theory. This symposium presents new advancements in spatial analyses, phylogenetic reconstruction, and computer simulation modelling. The meeting also has six sessions of contributed papers (10th January) on key topics: i. Island biogeography ii. Climate change biogeography iii. Conservation biogeography iv. Palaeoecology v. Marine biogeography vi. Hot topics in biogeography - Submission of Abstracts for posters, contributed papers, and symposium speakers. The Abstract deadline is 15 November 2010 for invited speak- ers, posters, and contributed papers. There will be 270 available openings for posters, 6 openings for symposia presentations, and 36 openings for con- tributed talks. Please register early as availability © 2010 the authors; journal compilation © 2010 The International Biogeography Society — frontiers of biogeography 2.3, 2010