Preliminary schedule
Sneak preview of the long-form program database (talk titles with times; xls)
Preliminary abstract booklet (pdf)
Saturday 15..8.2026: Photo workshop
Sunday, 16.8.2026: Photo Workshop; 15:00-20:00: Registration and Welcome Reception
Lunch is included in the conference fees from Monday through Thursday – here’s the menu: https://iussi.bcfr.de/
| Monday 17.8. | Tuesday 18.8. | Wednesday, 19.8. | Thursday 20.8. | |
| 09:00 | Plenary | Hamilton Award | West Eberhard Award | Plenary |
| 10:15 | Symposia | Symposia | Symposia | Symposia |
| 12:15 | Lunch break | Lunch break | Lunch break | Lunch break |
| 13:15 | Plenary | Plenary | Plenary | Plenary |
| 14:30 | Symposia | Symposia | Symposia | Symposia |
| 16:45 | Poster Session & special lecture* | Symposia | Symposia | General Assembly |
| 18:45 | Section Assemblies | International Assembly | 18:15 Poster Session | 19:30 Farewell Dinner (Ganter Beergarden) |
*special lecture by Joan Herbers: “Problematic terminology in science: why we need to watch our language”
Friday 21.8.2026: Excursions
24-28.8.: Ant Ecology in an Era of Global Change: Ant Ecol – an international summer school, Arolla (Switzerland)
