Save the Date - 2nd Joint Symposium of ISEB & ISSM
First Announcement
SAVE THE DATE!
The 2nd joint symposium of the International Society for Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB) and the International Society for Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM) will be held in Banff, Canada, from 22 - 28 October, 2023. For more information, visit https://iseb-issm2023.org/
The theme is:
The Biogeosphere Above and Below our Feet: Towards a Better Understanding of Sustainability in the Environment, Now and in the Future
The Joint Symposium will bring together scientists from all over the world to discuss recent developments and discoveries from all aspects of Environmental Biogeochemistry and Subsurface Microbiology. The symposium will include oral sessions, poster sessions, optional field excursions, and social and networking activities. There will be a range of invited and keynote speakers, a banquet, awards for students and early career scientistss, and events to honor past members who we lost recently. We encourage students and early career scientists to attend the Joint Symposium.
The Symposium will be held at the Banff Park Lodge and Conference Centre. The resort town of Banff is a charming and modern location to host the meeting. Surrounded by the Canadian Rocky Mountains, there are many opportunities for outdoor adventures and sight-seeing, including hot springs in town, the Sulphur Mountain gondola, Cave and Basin National Historic Site, nearby Banff National Park, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake, as well as numerous art galleries, museums, restaurants, shops, and spas. Banff is about 150 km from the Calgary International Airport. Delegates will need to arrange their own transportation and lodging.
We look forward to seeing you in Banff!
ISEB-ISSM Organizing and Planning Committee
History of ISEB
The initial concept for this organization was developed in 1970 by D.A. McLaren and J. Skujins; specifically, a meeting with no overlapping sessions devoted to environmental biogeochemistry where participants would be exposed to discussions not only in their own field of expertise, but also to discussions in other cognate disciplines.
Skujins subsequently organized an informal meeting in 1971 with P. Givens, T. Brock and H. Ehrlich that gave shape and form to the idea of a international symposium on biogeochemistry. In 1973, the first symposium was held at Utah State University in Logan, USA. Since then the symposium had become a regular biennial event with formalization of the organization through incorporation as a not-for-profit company under the name of Symposia on Environmental Biogeochemistry, Inc. (SEB). At the 19th biennial symposium in 2009 at Hamburg, Germany, the International Committee of SEB established the International Society for Environmental Biogeochemistry.
Mission Statement
- promotion of scientific knowldege of biogeochemistry and related fields through discussions, reports and publications.
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Stimulation of scientific investigations, planning, organization and administration of biennial international symposia on biogeochemistry, as well as other meetings and publications for the advancement of scientific knowledge in this interdisciplinary field.
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Improvement of education in biogeochemistry and related subjects.
Biennial Symposia
The first International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry was held at Logan, Utah, USA, 22 to 24 March 1973. Since then, symposia have taken place regularly every two years at different venues around the world.
ISEB Symposia
- XXV 2023 Banff, Canada
- XXIV 2019 Potsdam, Germany
- XXIII 2017 Palm Cove, Australia
- XXII 2015 Piran, Slovenia
- XXI 2013 Wuhan, China
- XX 2011 Istanbul, Turkey
- XIX 2009 Hamburg, Germany
- XVIII 2007 Taupo, New Zealand
- XVII 2005 Jackson Hole, USA
- XVI 2003 Oirase, Japan
- XV 2001 Wroclaw, Poland
- XIV 1999 Huntsville, Canada
- XIII 1997 Monopoli, Italy
- XII 1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- XI 1993 Salamanca, Spain
- X 1991 San Francisco, USA
- IX 1989 Moscow, USSR
- VIII 1987 Nancy, France
- VII 1985 Rome, Italy
- VI 1983 Santa Fe, USA
- V 1981 Stockholm, Sweden
- IV 1979 Canberra, Australia
- III 1977 Wolfenbüttel, W Germany
- II 1975 Hamilton, Canada
- I 1973 Logan, USA