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IAB Congress 2025: pdf with all informations and links
- by: Bernard Goffinet
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The official site for the IAB congress in Taiwan in October 2025 (https://sites.google.com/view/iab2025signup/home) may not be accessible to all members, who can therefore not register and submit an abstract. We have created a pdf with all the information and links to alternative online forms for registration, abstract submission and student travel grant applications. The document…
IAB Congress 2025: Student grants for travel
- by: Fia Bengtsson
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The IAB will support a number of students to attend and actively participate in the IAB Congress in 2025. An amount of $2,000 has been allocated and will be distributed according to the number and quality of applications. This competitive award should be seen as a contribution toward travel expenses and hence should be matched by…
Call for nominations for council of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB)
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The International Association of Bryologists is governed by a council and executivecommittee composed of a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary-Treasurer, thelast President, nine council members as well as the editors of Bryophyte Diversity andEvolution and the Bryological Times. Except for the last two, all officials are elected byIAB members. In 2025 the terms of one…
IAB members vote on change to constitution
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This past November 2024, members of IAB voted on proposed changes to two articles of the constitution, i.e., articles 10 and 16. By the closing date of the poll, on November 15 th, 110 votes were cast. Article 10 pertains to the terms and term limit of officers. A large majority voted in favor of…
Save the date: IAB meeting in 2025 in Taiwan
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The International Association of Bryologists meets biennially, and in 2025 its members are invited to the Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute, JiJi, Nantou County, TAIWAN. The conference “Bryophytes advances in Asia and beyond” will be held October 13–17, 2025. Information about the venue, registration, accommodations and field trips is available at https://sites.google.com/view/iab-conference-2025. We hope you can…
IAB endorses the “International Bryodiversity Network” (IBN)
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A proposal from John Brinda (https://bryonames.org) to establish and integrate the “International Bryodiversity Network” (IBN) into the mission of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB) was put to the vote of the Council. The proposal was accepted by the IAB Council by 9 votes in favor, 1 against. The proposal is to establish an “International…
Signe Lett
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I am born and raised in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of 6, I joined the scouts, and I think this is where my first familiarization with nature comes from. Later in high school, I elected ‘Biology’ as one of my primary courses and for my first home assignment I got my…
Andrea Azuelo
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I began my career as a Science teacher teaching biology and earth science in the high school. I am based in Mindanao, Philippines, which is located at the southern end of the country and is the second largest land mass next to Luzon. I was born in Mindanao, specifically in Siay, Zamboanga del Sur. My…
Inka Kuusisto
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Where should I start? I don´t know. All I know is that I love nature. So maybe I will start from there. I love everything about nature. I love forests, mountains, bogs, and sea. Everything living. I especially love tundra, bryophytes and lichens. I cannot remember when my love for nature started. When I was…