Mission Statement

  • promotion of scientific knowldege of biogeochemistry and related fields through discussions, reports and publications.

  • 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.

  • 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.

 

Past Symposia

  • XXV   2021  Postponed until 2022
  • 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

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.