Welcome to BioSystematics Berlin 2011

The Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (Freie Universität Berlin) and the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin are pleased to host the

7^th International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB VII) of IOSEB (International Organization for Systematic and Evolutionary Biology),

12^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Systematics (GfBS), and

20^th International Symposium “Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology” of the German Botanical Society (DBG).

The scope of the congress is to bring together evolutionary biologists and systematists working on plant, animal, and microscopical organisms to discuss and debate topics of common interest. The focus will be on innovative and forward-looking ideas, concepts, and methods in systematic and evolutionary biology. It will also provide a unique opportunity to highlight topics of current biodiversity research. We hope to attract many researchers from different fields to this congress and look forward to welcoming you in Berlin in February 2011.

Major Conference Topics

• Trends in Taxonomy

• Evolution of Organisms in Time and Space

• The Evolutionary Thought: History, Philosophy and Society

• Evolution of Form and Function

• Inventorying and Managing Biodiversity

Recent News and Deadlines

Online Registration and Abstract Submission

Second Circular

ICSEB Student award and Student price for the best oral/poster presentation (see 'Student information')

Now online: Revised Preliminary Program and Excursions

Call for Symposia and Workshops	31 May 2010
Begin of registration and abstract submission	31 August 2010
Application for funding or award deadline	1 October 2010
Abstract submission deadline	31 October 2010
Early registration closes	31 October 2010

Please contact congress office, if you have missed any deadline.

http://www.biosyst-berlin-2011.de/