2019
July 14-19, 2019: The 62nd Symposium of the IAVS
Bremen, Germany
Chaired by Martin Diekmann
2018
July 22-27, 2018: The 61st Symposium of the IAVS
Bozeman, USA
Co-organized by Peter Minchin and Dave Roberts
2017
June 20-24, 2017: The 60th Symposium of the IAVS
Palmero, Italy
Chaired by Riccardo Guarino
2016
June 12-17, 2016: The 59th Symposium of the IAVS
Pirenópolis, Brazil
Chaired by John Du Vall Hay
April 6-9, 2016: 25th European Vegetation Survey 25th Meeting
Rome, Italy
Hosted by Università di Roma “La Sapienza” (Emiliano Agrillo, Fabio Attorre, Laura Casella, Francesco Spada and colleagues).
March 2-4 2016: German Working Group on Vegetation Databases
University of Potsdam (Germany)
Hosted by the Department of Biodiversity Research / Systematic Botany of the University of Potsdam and supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU).
2015
May 4-8, 2015: 24th Meeting of the European Vegetation Survey
Rennes, France
Co-organized by the Department of Ecology in University of Rennes, the Department of Geography in University of Rennes, and the French Society of Phytosociology. Topic 1: "Typology and process as two complementary facets of vegetation survey and mapping" and Topic 2: "Vegetation in coastal and inland dunes and cliffs”.
May 22-27, 2015: 12th European Dry Grassland Meeting (EDGM)- FROM POPULATION BIOLOGY TO COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
Mainz, Germany
Palearctic dry grasslands have a long tradition of community analysis and description, leading to a detailed picture of these habitats, especially in Central Europe. In contrast, research on the biology of species and populations, such as pollination biology, dispersal ecology, demography or population genetics, is expanding rapidly. The connection between the two scientific disciplines is often weak although, actually, populations are part of communities and communities consist out of populations. We will therefore focus on this connection between population biology and community ecology for all dry grassland biota (invertebrates, vertebrates, non-vascular plants, vascular plants, fungi and lichens) as the overall topic of the next EDGM. Specific topics of the conference
- Population biology of dry grassland species
- Diversity and community ecology of dry grasslands
- Management and conservation of dry grasslands
- Socio-cultural aspects of dry grasslands
- http://www.efncp.org/news/news20140814.php.
July 19-24, 2015: The 58th IAVS Symposium
Brno, Czech Republic
Theme: “Large-scale vegetation patterns”
2014
May 8-12, 2014: 23rd Workshop of the European Vegetation Survey (EVS)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
http://evs.zrc-sazu.si/
June 5-15, 2014: 11th European Dry Grassland Meeting (of the EDGG)
Tula, Russia
European steppes and semi-natural dry grasslands: ecology, transformation and restoration.
September 1-5, 2014: The 57th IAVS Symposium
Perth, Australia
Organizer: W/Prof. Ladislav Mucina (Chair of the LOC), The University of Western Australia, Perth
2013
June 26-30, 2013: Vegetation patterns and their underlying processes
Tartu, Estonia
Participation: 447 Participants from 40 Countries.
Presentations: 183 Oral Presentations and 191 Posters.
Excursions:
Pre-symposium: Western Estonia (29-25 June)
Pre-symposium: Species list
Post-symposium:Eastern & Northern Estonia (1-6 July)
2012
July - 28, 2012: Climate change and vegetation Science
Mokpo, South Korea
Participation: 378 participants representing 38 countries.
Presentations: 185 oral presentations and 167 posters.
Pre-Excursion 1 -- Korean Galapagos
Pre-Excursion 2 -- Hotspots of Temperate Deciduous Forests in Mountainous Areas of Korea
Pre-Excursion 3 -- Halophyte Communities in Coastal Ecosystems of the Western Part of the Korean Peninsula
Post-Excursion 1 -- Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest Zone of Dadohae Marine National Park and Jeju Island World Natural Heritage
Post-Excursion 2 -- Does Potential Natural Vegetation in Korea Actually Exist?
Participation: 378 participants representing 38 countries.
Presentations: 185 oral presentations and 167 posters.
Program & Abstracts (83M file)
2011
June 20-24, 2011: Vegetation in and around water: patterns, processes and threats
Lyon, France
Excursions
Pre-symposium: Mediterranean landscapes (12-18 June)
Post-symposium: Alps (27 June - 1 July)
Participation: 399 persons representing 43 countries (including 23 European countries).
2010
April 18-23, 2010: #53 - Changing Gradients in Vegetation and the Environment.
Ensenada, Mexico
Excursions:
Pre-symposium - Southern California,
Post-symposium -The Baja Peninsula.
Participation: 180 persons representing 33 countries.
Presentations: 105 papers and 45 posters.
Note: a significant number of Europeans had to cancel participation at the last moment owing to disruption of air travel caused by the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano. Participation & presentation data reflect 126 known participants plus 54 others listed in the program, some of whom did not manage to attend.
2009
30 May - 04 June: #52 - Vegetation processes and human impact in a changing world.
Crete, Greece.
Excursion: Crete & Santorini.
: Coles, S. & Dimopoulos, P. (eds.) 2009. Vegetation processes and Human Impact in a Changing World. University of Ioannina, Agrinio, Greece.
Abstracts:
Participation: 265 persons representing 36 countries.
Presentations: 116 papers and 75 posters.
2008
September 7-12, 2008: #51 - Frontiers of vegetation science: an evolutionary angle
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Excursions:
Pre-symposium #1 - Namibia,
Pre-symposium #2 - Namaqualand, South Africa,
Pre-symposium #3 - SW Cape, South Africa,
Pre-symposium #4 - Blommetjie, South Africa,
Post-symposium - Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Powerpoints, posters, photographs.
Program and abstracts: Mucina, L., Kalwij, J.M., Smith, V.R., Chytrý, M., White, P.S., Cilliers, S.S., Pillar, V.D., Zobel, M. & Sun, I.-F. (eds.) 2008. Frontiers of Vegetation Science—An Evolutionary Angle. Keith Phillips Images, Somerset West.
Participation: 232 persons representing 32 countries.
Presentations: 126 papers and 42 posters.
2007
12 February - 16 February: #49 -- New Zealand: new home, new habitat, new ideas.
Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Excursions:
Pre-symposium -- North Island of New Zealand.
Post-symposium -- South Island of New Zealand.
Program and abstracts.
Participation: 178 persons representing 30 countries.
Presentations: ~ 94 papers, ~46 posters.
22 July - 27 July: #50 -- Cultural landscapes - changing landscapes.
Swansea, Wales.
Excursion: Ireland, Cornwall.
Program and abstracts.
Participation: 127 persons representing 32 countries.
Presentations: 79 papers and ~35 posters.
2005
24 July - 29 July: #48 -- Marginal landscapes (and nutrient-poor ecosystems) - processes and adaptations.
Lisbon, Portugal.
First circular
Excursion: Azores. Programm: /uploads/programm_IAVS2005.pdf
2004
18 July - 23 July: #47 -- Landscape change and ecosystem disturbances: Islands and continents.
Kona, Hawaii, United States.
Excursion: The Islands of Hawai’i, Maui, and Kauai.
Program
Abstracts
Participation: 227 persons representing 35 countries.
Presentations: 133 papers.
2003
08 June - 13 June: #46 -- Water resources and vegetation.
Naples, Italy.
Excursion: Southern Italy -- Sicily to Naples.
Program.
Presentations: 125 papers, 105 Posters.
2002
03 March - 08 March: #45 -- Vegetation dynamics in space and time.
Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Excursion: Southernmost Brazil
2001
29 July - 04 August: #44 -- Vegetation and ecosystem function.
Freising - Weihenstephan, Germany
Excursion: Alps transect.
Participation: ~400 persons representing ~48 countries.
2000
23 July - 28 July: #43 -- Global to local perspectives of vegetation science: search for new paradigms for the 21st century.
Nagano, Japan
Excursion: Japanese archipelago
1999
26 July - 30 July: #42 -- Vegetation and climate.
Bilbao, Spain
Excursion: Iberian peninsula.
Participation: ~300 persons representing ~43 countries.
1998
26 July - 01 August: #41 -- Vegetation Science in retrospect and perspective.
Uppsala, Sweden
Excurions: Lapland, Oeland
Proceedings and Abstracts
1997
18 August - 23 August: #40 -- Vegetation mapping, experimental tests of mechanistic hypotheses of community patterns, and closely related species in plant communities.
Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Excursion: Bulgaria
Participation ~250 persons representing ~31
1996
09 September - 11 September: #39 -- Vegetation science and landscape ecology.
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Excursion: South Africa.
1995
04 June - 09 June: #38 -- The importance of spatial & temporal perspective for understanding vegetation pattern & process.
Houston, Texas, United States
Excursion: Southeastern United States -- Texas to North Carolina.
1994
19 September - 23 September: #37 -- Large-scale vegetation surveys.
Bailleul, France.
Excursion: Caribbean and French Guyana
1993
12 April - April: #36 -- Island and high mountain vegetation: biodiversity, bioclimate and conservation.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Excursion: Canary Islands
1992
21 September - 25 September: #35 -- Applied vegetation ecology.
Shanghai, China
Excursion: Eastern China
1991
26 August - 30 August: #34 -- Mechanisms in vegetation dynamics.
Eger, Hungary
No excursion
1990
08 April - 12 April: #33 -- Vegetation processes as subject of geobotanical maps
Warsaw, Poland
Excursion: Southwestern Australia.
1989
20 August - 27 August: #32 -- Forests of the world.
Uppsala, Sweden
No excursion
1988
11 April - 15 April: #31 -- Spontaneous vegetation in settlements
Frascati, Italy
Excursion: Southwestern North America
No 1987 symposium owing to the International Botanical Congress in Berlin.
1986
26 March - 31 March: #30 -- Recording and evaluation of anthropogeneous changes in vegetation
Halle, DDR
Excursion: Norway.
1985
01 April - 04 April: #29 -- Large area vegetation surveys.
Bailleul, France
Excursion: Algeria.
1984
16 April - 19 April: #28 -- Dependent plant communities.
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Excursion: Honshu, Japan.
1983
01 April - 01 April: #27 -- ?
Corrientes, Argentina
Excursion: Northern & central Argentina.
Dates unknown (ignore posted month and day)
1982
03 April - 09 April: #26 -- Chorological phenomena in plant communities.
Prague, Czechoslovakia
1981
13 April - 16 April: #25 -- Struktur und Dynamik von Wäldern.
Rinteln, Germany
1980
31 March - 04 April: #24 -- Syntaxonomie.
Rinteln, Germany
1979
09 April - 11 April: #23 -- Epharmonie.
Rinteln, Germany.
1978
20 March - 23 March: #22 -- Werden und Vergehen von Pflanzengesellschaften.
Rinteln, Germany.
1977
04 April - 07 April: #21 -- Assoziationskomplexe (Sigmeten) und ihre praktische Anwendung.
Rinteln, Germany.
1976
12 March - 15 March: #20 -- Vegetation und Fauna.
Rinteln, Germany.
1975
24 March - 27 March: #19 -- Vegetation und Klima.
Rinteln, Germany.
1974
08 April - 11 April: #18 -- Landschaftsgliederung mit Hilfe der Vegetation.
Rinteln, Germany.
1973
16 April - 19 April: #17 -- Sukzessionsforschung.
Rinteln, Germany.
1972
27 March - 31 March: #16 -- Gefährdete Vegetation und ihre Erhaltung.
Rinteln, Germany.
1971
05 April - 08 April: #15 -- Vegetation als anthropoökologischer Gegenstand.
Rinteln, Germany.
1970
23 March - 26 March: #14 -- Grundfragen und Methoden in der Pflanzensoziologie.
Rinteln, Germany.
1969
31 March - 03 April: #13 -- Vegetation und Substrat.
Rinteln, Germany.
1968
08 April - 11 April: #12 -- Tatsachen und Probleme der Grenzen in der Vegetation.
Rinteln, Germany.
1967
20 March - 23 March: #11 -- Gesellschaftsentwicklung (Syndynamik).
Rinteln, Germany.
1966
04 April - 07 April: #10 -- Gesellschaftsmorphologie (Strukturforschung)
Rinteln, Germany
1965
12 April - 15 April: #9 -- Experimentelle Pflanzensoziologie.
Rinteln, Germany
1964
23 March - 26 March: #8 -- Pflanzensoziologische Systemat.
Stolzenau, Germany
1963
08 April - 11 April: #7 -- Pflanzensoziologie und Landschaftsökologie.
Stolzenau, Germany
1962
16 April - 19 April: #6 -- Pflanzensoziologie und Palynologie.
Stolzenau, Germany
1961
27 March - 31 March: #5 -- Anthropogene Vegetation.
Stolzenau, Germany
1960
11 April - 14 April: #4 -- Biosoziologie.
Stolzenau, Germany
1959
23 March - 26 March: #3 - Vegetationskartierung.
Stolzenau, Germany
1956
26 March - 29 March: #2 -- Pflanzensoziologie und Bodenkunde.
Stolzenau, Germany
1953
30 March - 02 April: #1 -- Pflanzensoziologie als Brücke zwischen Land- und Wasserwirtschaft
Stolzenau, Germany