Society for Conservation Biology

Section Congress

SCB's Regional Sections represent various geographic regions and disciplines around the globe. The Sections strive to facilitate conservation biology and educate groups in their specific regions or disciplines. In order to do this, symposia are often organized at SCB annual meetings, but Sections may also sponsor their own Regional Meetings. 

SCB's Global Congresses (ICCBs) are now held every other year, and Section Congresses will be held in the off years. For example, there will be an ICCB in 2017 and in 2019, and multiple Section Congresses will be held in 2018 and 2020. 

SCB's flagship congress is the International Congress for Conservation Biology. See a list of past and future ICCB here. 

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Upcoming Congresses:

• 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB 2018)
  ​Planetary Wellbeing
  Jyväskylä, Finland
  June 12-15, 2018
  Visit the meeting site: conbio.org\eccb2018
  Follow ECCB on Facebook and Twitter
   
• North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB 2018)
  Conservation Science, Policy, and Practice: Connecting the Urban to the Wild
  Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  July 21-26, 2018
  Visit the meeting site: http://scbnorthamerica.org/index.php/naccb2018/
  Follow NACCB on Facebook and Twitter
   
• Oceania Congress for Conservation Biology (OCCB 2018)
  Conservation in a changing world
  Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
  July 2-6, 2018
  Visit the meeting site: http://wellington2018.scboceania.org/
  Follow OCCB on Facebook and Twitter
   
• Asia Congress for Biodiversity Conservation (ACBC 2018)
  American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
  August 7-10, 2018
   
• International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5)
  Make Marine Science Matter!
  Kuching, Sarawak
  June 24-29, 2018
  Visit the meeting site: http://conbio.org/mini-sites/imcc5/
  Follow IMCC on Facebook and Twitter
   
• Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology (LACCB 2018)
  Rainforest to Reef: Strengthening Conservation Connections Between the Caribbean and the Americas
  St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago
  July 25-27, 2018
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• International Congress of Conservation Marketing & Engagement (ConsMark 2018)
  George Mason University Arlington Campus, Arlington, Virginia, USA
  October 25-27, 2018
   

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Past Section Congress Information

• 4th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC)
  St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, on July 30 - Aug 3, 2016

• North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB)
  Madison, Wisconsin USA on July 17-20, 2016

• 4th Oceania Congress for Conservation Biology (OCCB)
  Brisbane, Australia on July 6-8, 2016

• Conservation Asia 2016
  Singapore, June 30 - July 3, 2016

• Africa Congress for Conservation Biology (ACCB)
  Morocco, Africa, September 4-8, 2016

• European Congress for Conservation Biology - (in conjunction with ICCB 2015)
  Montpellier, France 2-6 August 2015
  Abstract Book
   
• 3rd International Marine Conservation Congress
  United Kingdom, 14-19 August 2014
   
• North America Congress for Conservation Biology 
  Missoula, Montana, USA, 13-16 July 2014
   
• SCB Asia 2014
  Melaka, Malaysia, 19-22 August 2014
   
• Oceania 2014
  Fiji, 9-11 July 2014
   
• North America Congress for Conservation Biology
  "Bridging the Gap: Connecting People, Nature, & Climate"
  Oakland, California, USA
  15-18 July, 2012 
  Abstract Book
   
• Biodiversity Asia 2012
  "Science, Policy, and Governance"
  Indian Institute of Science
  Bangalore, India
  7-10 August 2012
   
• 3rd European Congress for Conservation Biology 
  "Conservation on the Edge"
  Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  28 August - 1 September 2012

• Oceania 2012
  "People and Conservation in Land and Sea Country"
  Darwin, Australia
  21-23 September 2012

• 1st International Marine Conservation Think Tank 
  Auckland, New Zealand
  2-5 December 2011

• International Marine Conservation Congress 2
  "Making Marine Science Matter"
  Victoria, BC, Canada
  14-18 May 2011

• North America Section supported the 10th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau
  Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
  5-8 October 2009 

• Northern Primeval Forests: Ecology, Conservation and Management
  Europe Section, 2010

• 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology
  Czech University of Life Sciences
  Prague, Czech Republic
  1-5 September 2009

• 1st European Congress of Conservation Biology
  Eger, Hungary 
  2006

• Regional Conservation Science - Policy Conference Africa Section
  University of Ghana, Legon
  January 2009

• 1st Asia Section Meeting
  Biodiversity Conservation in Asia: Current Status and Future Perspectives
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  17-20 November 2005