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Conferences 2025
54th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland | GfÖ
1-5 September 2025 | Würzburg, Germany | 553 participants | 395 talks, 165 posters29th International Working Group of Ostrinia and other maize pests (IWGO) Conference of the International Organization of Biological Control (IOBC)
28-31 October 2025 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 70 participants | 50 talks, 12 postersCABI PlantwisePlus Programme Implementation Team Meeting
10-14 November 2025 | Davos, Switzerland | 75 participants -
Conferences 2024
European Conference of Tropical Ecology 2024
12-16 February 2024 | Lisbon, Portugal | 250 participants | 217 talks, 64 posters2024 International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial
Control and the 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology
28 July-1 August 2024 | Vienna, Austria | 260 participants | 135 talks, 56 posters53rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland | GfÖ
9–13 September 2024 | Freising, Germany | 690 participants | 495 talks, 177 postersThird International Congress of Biological Control | IOBC & CABI
24-27 June 2024 | San José, Costa Rica | 320 participants | 150 talks, 45 postersCABI PlantwisePlus Programme Implementation Team Meeting
18-22 November 2024 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 65 participants -
Conferences 2023
52nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland | GfÖ
12-16 September 2023 | Leipzig, Germany | 1120 participants | 735 talks, 260 posters28th International Working Group of Ostrinia and other maize pests (IWGO) Conference of the International Organization of Biological Control (IOBC)
2-5 May 2023 | Nairobi, Kenya | 70 participantsCABI PlantwisePlus Programme Implementation Team Meeting
6-10 November 2023 | Sarnen, Switzerland | 75 participants -
Conferences 2022
5th Xylem International Meeting
19-21 September 2022 | Würzburg, Germany | 150 participantsDigital Meeting of the IOBC-Global International Working Group of Ostrinia and other maize pests (IWGO)
5- 6 May 2022 | online | 50 participantsCABI PlantwisePlus Programme Implementation Team Meeting
12-16 September 2022 | Delémont, Switzerland | 40 participants -
Conferences 2021
Research on Biological Control of FAW in Africa using parasitoids and predators
Meeting of the sub-group fall armyworm of the “IOBC-Global International Working Group of Ostrinia and other maize pests (IWGO)”
16-17 March 2021 | Digital Workshop | Delémont, Switzerland | 82 participantsSecond International Congress of Biological Control | ICBC2
26 - 30 April 2021 | Digital Conference | Davos, Switzerland | 306 participants | 132 talks, 54 posters50th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland «Ecology – Science in Transition, Science for Transition» | GfÖ
30 August - 1 September 2021 | Digital Conference | Braunschweig, Germany | 219 talks, 71 posterFowiTa, Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung
13 - 15 September 2021 | Digital Conference | 257 talks, 48 poster -
Conferences 2020
European Conference of Tropical Ecology the Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology The Future of Tropical Ecosystems – New Insights and Innovative Methods
postponed to 202250th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
postponed to 2021FOWITA, Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung
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Conferences 2019
CABI International Development Senior Management Meeting
3 - 9 March 2019 | Basel, Switzerland | 30 participantsInternational DASIM Conference Tracing Denitrification
12 - 14 March 2019 | Giessen, Germany | 90 participants | 34 talks, 34 poster49th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland Science Meets Practise | GfÖ
9 - 13 September 2019 | Münster, Germany | 725 participants | 383 talks, 200 poster27th Conference of the International Working Group of Ostrinia and other Maize Pests (IWGO) of the International Organization of Biological Control / Global
14 - 17 October 2019 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 100 participants | 56 talks, 18 posterPlantwise Implementation Team Meeting
17 - 23 November 2019 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 40 participants -
Conferences 2018
European Conference of Tropical Ecology and the Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology Challenges in Tropical Ecology and Conservation – Global Perspectives | gtoe
26 - 29 March 2018 | Paris, France | 300 participants |212 talks, 47 poster15th International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds | ISBCW
27 - 31 August 2018 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 220 participants | 81 talks, 110 poster48th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Ecology Meeting the Scientific Challenges of a Complex World | GfÖ
10-14 September 2018 | Vienna, Austria | 467 participants | 291 talks, 140 posterFowiTa, Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung
24 – 27 September 2018 | Göttingen, Germany | 533 participants | 266 talks, 128 posterEEFForTS International Symposium Socio-Ecological Transformations of Tropical Lowland Rainforests
7 - 11 October 2018 | Bali, Indonesia | 140 participants | 56 talks, 46 poster -
Conferences 2017
Plantwise Programme Board Meeting
25 - 27 January 2017 | Efringen-Kirchen, Germany | 20 participantsEuropean Conference of Tropical Ecology and the Annual Meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology (Re)Connecting Tropical Biodiversity in Space and Time | gtoe
6 - 10 February 2017 | Brussels, Belgium | 410 participants | 271 talks, 106 poster26th Conference of the International Working Group of Ostrinia and other Maize Pests (IWGO) of the International Organization of Biological Control / Global
10 - 13 April | Beijing, China | 100 participants | 53 talks, 10 posterPlantwise Programme Board Meeting, CABI
4 - 5 July 2017 | Delémont, Switzerland| 20 participantsPlantwise Programme Board Meeting
2 - 4 September 2017 | Flueli-Ranft, Switzerland | 35 participantsInternational Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods | ISBCA
11 - 15 September 2017| Langkawi, Malaysia| 130 participants | 70 talks, 57 posterPlantwise Donor Forum Meeting
11 - 14 October | Rome, Italy | 34 participantsPlantwise Implementation Team Meeting
14 - 17 November 2017 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 75 participants -
Conferences 2016
European Conference of Tropical Ecology and the Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology Tropical Diversity, Ecology and Land Use | gtoe
23 - 26 February 2016 | Göttingen, Germany | 370 participants | 183 talks, 100 poster10th European Conference on Ecological Restoration Best Practice in Restoration | SER
22 - 26 August 2016 | Freising, Germany | 340 participants46th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland 150 Years of Ecology – Lessons for the Future | GfÖ
5-9 September 2016 | Marburg, Germany | 584 participants | 319 talks, 132 posterFACE2FACE International Conference FACEing the Future | Food Production and Ecosystems
26 - 29 September, 2016 | Giessen, Germany | 89 participants | 26 talks, 37 posterPlantwise Programme Board Meeting
29 August - 2 September 2016 | Weggis, Switzerland | 20 participantsPlantwise Donor Forum Meeting
6 - 7 October 2016 | Brussels, Belgium | 22 participantsPlantwise Team Implementation Meeting
13 - 19 November 2016 | Interlaken, Switzerland | 82 participants -
Conferences 2015
Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology Resilience of Tropical Ecosystems: Future Challenges and Opportunities
7 - 15 April 2015 | Zurich, Switzerland | 320 participants | 194 talks, 78 posterEU Project INBIOSOIL Symposium Strategies for a sustainable agriculture in Europe: innovative biocontrol options
29 November to 3 December 2015 | Göttingen, Germany | 50 participants | 20 talks, 9 posterPlantwise Programme Board Meeting
1 - 4 September 2015 |Efringen-Kirchen, Germany, | 20 participants45th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland Ecology for a Sustainable Future | GfÖ
31 August - 4 September 2015 | Göttingen, Germany | 612 participants | 284 talks, 232 posterPlantwise Donor Forum Meeting
5 - 7 October 2015 | Milano, Italy | 30 participantsPlantwise Implementation Team Meeting
15 - 21 November 2015 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 65 participants -
Conferences 2014
Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology «Tropical Ecosystems – Between Protection and Production»
25 - 28 February 2014 | Freising/Munich, Germany | 200 participants | 97 talks, 40 poster25th Conference of the International Working Group of Ostrinia and other Maize Pests (IWGO) of the International Organization of Biological Control / Global
13 – 17 April 2014 | Chicago USA | 120 participants | 58 talks, 20 posterPlantwise Programme Board
27 Juni - 3 July 2014 | Delémont, Switzerland | 50 participants44th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland «Integrating Ecological Knowledge into Nature Conservation and Ecosystem Management» | GfÖ
8 – 12 September 2014 | Hildesheim, Germany | 470 participants | 299 talks, 117 posterPlantwise Programme Board Meeting
2 - 5 September 2014 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 75 participantsPlantwise Implementation Team Meeting
15 - 22 November 2014 | Davos, Switzerland | 75 participants -
Conferences 2013
Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology «Tropical Organisms and Ecosystems in a Changing World» | gtoe
2 - 5 April 2013 | Vienna, Austria | 180 participants | 96 talks, 50 poster5th Swiss Microbial Ecology Meeting
4 - 6 February 2013 | Murten, Switzerland | 90 participants | 29 talks, 28 poster43rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland «Building Bridges in Ecology, Linking System, Scales and Disciplines» | GfÖ
9 - 13 September 2013 | Potsdam,Germany | 1.000 participants | 426 talks, 164 posterPlantwise Programme Board Meeting
4 - 6 September 2013 | Weggis, Switzerland | 20 participantsSymposium FOOD WEBS «Science for Impact»
13 - 15 November 2013 | Schloss Rauischholzhausen, Giessen, Germany | 75 participantsPlantwise Implementation Team Meeting
16 - 24 November 2013 | Flueli-Ranft, Switzerland | 100 participants -
Conferences 2012
Annual Meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology «Islands in Land- and Seascape: The Challenges of Fragmentation» | gtoe
22 – 25 February 2012 | Erlangen, Germany | 215 participants | 111 talks, 62 posterEU Project BIOBIO - International Conference «Biodiversity Indicators for European Farming Systems»
21 -22 June 2012 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 88 participants42nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria «From Basic Ecology to the Challenges of Modern Society» | GfÖ
10 - 14 September 2012 | Lüneburg, Germany | 550 participants | 321 talks, 133 posterPlantwise Implementation Team Meeting
9 - 14 December 2012 | Delémont, Switzerland | 44 participants -
Conferences 2011
Food and Agriculture Organization Workshop «Climate Change and Invertebrates relevant to Food and Agriculture: State of Knowledge, Risks and Opportunities»
16 - 18 January 2011 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 20 participants4th Swiss Microbial Ecology Meeting
4 - 6 February 2011 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 80 participantsPlantwise Strategy Development Workshop
22 - 29 May 2011 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 25 participantsAnnual Meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology «Status and Future of Tropical Biodiversity» | gtoe
21 - 24 February 2011 | Frankfurt, Germany | 260 participants | 114 talks, 68 poster41st Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria «Ecological Functions, Patterns, Processes» | GfÖ
5 - 9 September 2011 | Oldenburg, Germany | 500 participants | 293 talks, 197 poster24rd Conference of the International Working Group of Ostrinia and other Maize Pests (IWGO) of the International Organization of Biological Control / Global
24 - 26 October 2011 | Freiburg, Germany | 120 participants | 53 talks, 26 poster -
Conferences 2010
Northern Rockies Invasive Plant Council Meeting - Invasive Species in Natural Areas Conference
26 - 29 October 2010 | Idaho, USA | 170 participants40th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria «The Future of Biodiversity: Genes, Species, Ecosystems»
30 August - 3 September 2010 | Giessen, Germany | 520 participants -
Conferences 2009
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie
16 - 19 March 2009 | Göttingen, Germany | 370 participants23rd Conference of the International Working Group of Ostrinia and other Maize Pests (IWGO) of the International Organization of Biological Control / Global
5 - 8 April 2009 | Munich, Germany | 125 participants12th Meeting of the International Organization of Biological Control / WPRS Working Group "Insect Pathogens and Insect Parasitic Nematodes" and COST Action 862 "Bacterial Toxins for Insect Control" - «Future Research and Development in the Use of Microbial Agents and Nematodes for Biological Insect Control»
22 - 25 June 2009 | Pamplona, Spain | 150 participantsVERDI Second expert workshop “Benefits and Risks of the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Plants”
23 - 26 June 2009 | Engelberg, SwitzerlandJoint Conference of the of the Society for Tropical Ecology and the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) «Impacts of Global Change on Tropical Ecosystems -Cross cutting the Abiotic, Biotic and Human Spheres»
26 - 30 July 2009 | Marburg, Germany | 620 participants1st Meeting of the International Organization of Biological Control / WPRS Working Group “Benefits and Risks of Exotic Biological Control Agents”
6 - 10 September 2009 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 60 participants -
Conferences 2008
EU Project DIABR-ACT Final Meeting
26 - 29 May 2008 | Göttingen, Germany | 120 participantsVERDI First Expert Workshop «Valuating environmental impacts of GM crops - ecological and ethical criteria for regulatory decision-making»
4 - 6 June 2008 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 25 participants41th Annual Meeting of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology
3 - 7 August 2008 | Warwick, United Kingdom | 450 participantsMeeting of the European Society of Arachnology
25 - 29 August 2008 | Bern, Switzerland | 180 participantsInternational Scientific Conference on Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change
5 - 9 October 2008 ǀ Bali, Indonesia | 150 participantsAnnual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada «IDEAs Integrating Diverse Entomological Approaches»
18 - 21 October 2008 | Ottawa, Canada | 300 participants -
Conferences 2007
EU Project DIABR-ACT Biocontrol Expert Meeting
4 - 7 March 2007| Engelberg, Switzerland | 23 participantsEU-Project REBECA Workshop
4 - 6 July 2007 | Frankfurt, Germany | 25 participants37th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria
10 - 14 September 2007 | Marburg, Germany | 650 participantsFinal Conference of EU Project REBECA «Current Risk Assessment and Regulation Practice»
20 - 21 September 2007 | Brussels, Belgium | 140 participants -
Conferences 2006
International Symposium Integrated Pest Management in Oilseed Rape
3 - 5 April 2006 | Göttingen, Germany | 100 participantsInternational Organization of Biological Control / WPRS “Non-Target Risk Assessment and Regulation” Workshop
2 - 6 May 2006 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 20 participants4Summit Workshop COST Project 850 «Biocontrol Symbiosis»
1 - 6 June 2006 | Landeskulturzentrum Schloss Salzau, Germany | 90 participants36th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria
11 - 15 September 2006 | Bremen, Germany | 450 participantsEU Project REBECA Workshop «Current Risk Assessment and Regulation Practice»
18 - 22 September 2006 | Salzau / Kiel, Germany | 120 participantsEU Project DIABR-ACT - Biocontrol Expert Meeting
24 - 27 September 2006 | Davos, Switzerland | 23 participants22nd Conference of the International Working Group of Ostrinia and other Maize Pests (IWGO) of the International Organization of Biological Control / Global
5 - 8 November 2006 | Vienna, Austria | 140 participants -
Conferences 2005
International Symposium Ecology and Management of Lygus Plant Bugs
30 January to 3 February 2005 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 100 participantsHerbsttagung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Phytomedizin, Herbsttagung
29 September 2005 | Delémont, Switzerland | 56 participants2nd International Symposium on the Biological Control of Arthropods
12 - 16 September 2005 | Davos, Switzerland | 240 participants -
Conferences 2004
10th Subgroup Diabrotica Meeting of the International Working Group of Ostrinia and other Maize Pests (IWGO) of the International Organization of Biological Control / Global
14 - 16 January 2004 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 150 participantsEnvironmental Impact of Invertebrates in Biological Control of Arthropods - Book Write-Workshop
19 - 25 June 2004 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 30 participants -
Conferences 2003
International Symposium of Ecology and Management of the Western Corn Rootworm
19 - 23 January 2003 | Göttingen, Germany | 90 participants14. Tagung für Ingenieurgeologie mit Fachausstellung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geotechnik und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geologie
26 - 29 March 2003 | Kiel, Germany | 170 participants9th European Meeting of the International Organization of Biological Control / WPRS - «Growing Biocontrol Markets Challenge Research and Development»
24 - 28 May 2003, | Salzau / Kiel, Germany | 150 participantsMaisverbundtagung
20 - 21 November 2003 | Göttingen, Germany | 22 participants