Evolution Conferences

International Society for Behavioral Ecology / International Ethological Conference

Major international meeting covering animal behaviour, behavioural ecology, and evolution. Alternates between the International Ethological Conference and ISBE-hosted meetings. Attracts researchers from ethology, ecology, and evolutionary biology.

International Society for Behavioral Ecology

The biennial congress of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, bringing together researchers in behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology, and animal behaviour. Held in different countries every two years.

World Congress of Herpetology

The premier international meeting for herpetologists, held every four years. Covers amphibian and reptile biology, ecology, evolution, behaviour, and conservation. Attracts researchers from over 80 countries.

International Ornithological Committee

The world's most prestigious ornithological meeting, held every four years. Brings together 2,000+ bird biologists covering avian ecology, evolution, migration, physiology, and conservation.

iEvoBio Steering Committee

Annual satellite meeting typically co-located with Evolution, focusing on computational tools, open data, and informatics for evolutionary biology and biodiversity research.

Oikos Finland

Annual ecology and evolution conference hosted by Finnish universities. The 2025 edition attracted 400+ participants with 200+ oral presentations, 70 posters, and 6 international keynote speakers across 27 sessions. Covers ecology, evolutionary biology, and applications. Pre-conference workshops on statistics, bioinformatics, and science communication.

International Society for Evolutionary Biology

ISMB

International Society of Paleogenomics

Entomological Society of America

Entomology 2026 — Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Theme: "Connect Your Science. Expand Your Net." Held in Columbus, Ohio, covering insect ecology, evolution, behaviour, systematics, and applied entomology.

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology

Annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. SICB 2027 is held in Pittsburgh, PA. Also scheduled: 2028 in Los Angeles, 2029 in New York. Covers integrative and comparative biology including animal physiology, ecology, evolutionary biology, biomechanics, and development. Typically held in early January.

European Society for Evolutionary Biology

ESEB 2027 Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Held across four simultaneous hub cities: Munich, London, Gothenburg, and Istanbul. One of the largest evolutionary biology conferences in the world. Biennial meeting — next after 2027 will be 2029.

Société Française d'Écologie et d'Évolution

International joint congress of the Société Française d'Écologie et d'Évolution (SFE²) and the Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre (AEET). The 2027 congress takes place in Zaragoza, Spain. Previous joint congresses have attracted 1,000+ attendees. Presentations accepted in French and English.