Announcements ISSN 1948-6596 The 2015 IBS Alfred Russel Wallace Award The IBS Board is pleased to announce that Daniel Simberloff will be the next to join the distinguis- hed list of recipients of the Alfred Russel Wallace Award. The Wallace Award will be given at the upcoming IBS biennial meeting in Bayreuth, Ger- many (January 8 th to 12 th , 2015), and was establis- hed by the IBS in 2004 to recognize a lifetime of outstanding contributions by an eminent scholar in any subdiscipline of biogeography. Daniel Simberloff received his A.B. at Har- vard College in 1964 (with magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in Biology at Harvard University in 1969, and is currently a Professor at the University of Tennessee (1997-present). His work on island bio- geography, reserve design, null models, plant- insect interactions, character displacement, biolo- gical invasions, etc., is cited in every single textbo- ok on our shelves and his early experimental pa- pers with E.O.Wilson are textbook classics. Througout his career, Simberloff has never shied away from controversies in ecology and bio- geography, publicly challenging the most impor- tant paradigm in ecology, biogeography and the growing field of conservation biology with his 1976 Science paper, which cautioned against ma- king broad generalizations without sufficient data. A former student of E.O. Wilson, and having had Robert MacArthur on his committee, Simberloff is arguably a perfect hybrid of the two – exceptiona- lly quantitative and rigorous, while displaying a love of organisms and a passion for the preserva- tion of biodiversity. Simberloff’s lifelong contribu- tions to the field have forever changed the face of biogeography, making the field as a whole, a much more rigorous science for his efforts. The IBS Board notes with thanks the work of the Wallace Award Committee: Felisa Smith, Catheri- ne Badgley, Jens-Christian Svenning, Pablo A. Mar- quet, and Carsten Rahbek (chair). Carsten Rahbek Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Uni- versity of Copenhagen, Denmark and Imperial College London at Silwood Park, UK President Elect of the International Biogeography Society Chair of the 2015 IBS Alfred Russel Wallace Award Committee If your department is searching for a new faculty position this year in biogeography, ecology, evolution, geography and related disciplines, consider advocating for an advert to be placed in Frontiers of Biogeography. A quarter-page advertisement (~150 words, with formatting) will re- ach approximately 1000 active biogeographers (including many students and postdocs) globally via the journal and additional free advertisement on the IBS blog and an highlight on Facebook at a cost of only $50; half- and full-page advertisements are available for proportional cost. In addition, you will be helping our junior members and supporting the society's journal. frontiers of biogeography 6.2 2014 — © 2014 the authors; journal compilation © 2014 The International Biogeography Society