3rd announcement: International Woodpecker Conference
in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, 11-14 August 2024 - submission and payment
open
We would like to inform you that registration and payment are now open for the
9th International Woodpecker Conference in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones
province, Argentina, from 11 to 14 August 2024, at the conference website https://iguazu2024woodpeckers.com/.
Submission of an abstract for an oral presentation or a poster is now possible,
as is payment of registration fees. Early bird registration at a reduced
inscription fee, with submission of an abstract for a contribution, will be
open until 30 March 2024. Registration and submission of a contribution
at the standard inscription fee is possible from 31 March until 31 May 2024.
From 1 June through 11 July 2024 registration at the standard inscription fee
is still possible but no abstracts for contributions will be accepted.
On the website you can find information about the conference, the venue, the
plenary speakers, how to submit a contribution, conference proceedings, how to
travel to Puerto Iguazú, birdwatching, lodging and eating options in Puerto
Iguazú, information on visiting the Iguazú Falls, bird watching companies and
lodges for optional pre- or post-conference excursions, as well as
possibilities for independent travel.
Argentina has a high diversity of forest ecosystems and of woodpeckers, including
globally threatened species, and there are several research groups doing
in-depth studies on woodpeckers in the country, including on ecology,
conservation, paleontology and anatomical adaptations. Argentina has an
extensive network of national parks and provincial parks. With a newly elected
national government that came into power on 10 December 2023, there are
intentions for cuts in publicly funded research, privatizations of protected
areas, and rollbacks in environmental laws including for forest protection.
These plans are contested by affected employees, NGOs, provincial governments
and courts. We encourage your participation in the conference to show an
international interest in Argentina´s forests and ecological research, and for
Argentinean woodpecker researchers to have the opportunity to network with
researchers from elsewhere.
The conference is organized by The Special Interest Group
"Woodpeckers" (SIG) of the German Ornithological Society (DO-G) in
conjunction with the Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS-UNAM-CONICET). We
look forward to welcoming you in Puerto Iguazú! Elena Ballenthien, Kerstin
Höntsch, Michael Lanz (SIG chairs), Gilberto Pasinelli and Martjan Lammertink
(head of local organizing committee).