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The 12th ISE Congress (2010)
The ISE board is pleased to announce that the host of the 2010, 12th International Congress of Ethnobiology (ICE) will be held at the Tofino Botanical Gardens and Clayoquot Field Station, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.
For complete up-to-date information about the 12th ISE Congress, please see the Congress website at: www.tbgf.org/iceThe 2010 Congress will be held from May 9-14, 2010.
Registration for the 12th ISE Congress is now open!
See the Congress website for more information about the program, pre-Congress workshops, and logistics and register here.
Remember - ISE Members receive discounted registration! Has your membership lapsed or are you not yet a member? Click here to renew your membership or to join the ISE now.
Luncheons with Mentors Activity during the Congress
During the Congress, we hope to arrange for a series of “Luncheons with Mentors” as an extension of the pre-Congress Student Workshop. The goal of these Luncheons is to help make connections between students and more experienced Congress participants who share interests and/or work in the same regions.
Mentoring helps develop the talents and abilities of students by drawing on the skills and experiences of successful individuals (mentors) who are committed to fostering of a new generation of leaders within the discipline of Ethnobiology. Taking the time to meet with students during the Congress will create opportunities to share insights and experiences with this new generation of researchers and to share strategies for translating values into actions.
Matching students and mentors is an important part of making this activity a success. If you are interested in participating in the Luncheons with Mentors activity, please let us know your areas of research and the region(s) in which you work. As the Congress approaches we will circulate this list among ISE student Members and will also provide you with a similar list of Students interested in being mentored. Prior to the Congress, we will put the students and mentors in touch with each other.
Whether your involvement is at the Congress only, or is the beginning of a productive relationship that lasts beyond the Congress, this is sure to be an enlightening and worthwhile experience for everyone involved.
Contact the ISE Coordinator (isecoordinator@gmail.com) for more information and to sign up, or indicate your interest on the Congress registration form and we will get in touch with you.
Please note that this is a student-initiated activity that is not funded by the ISE (i.e., meals are user-pay) but the ISE is pleased to help with coordination to make the opportunity possible.
The opportunity to submit an abstract for oral presentation is already closed. We are, however, still accepting proposals for poster presentations (through 31 January 2010). Please note that we are giving a high profile to posters during this Congress. The Poster Session will not conflict with any oral sessions or other scheduled Congress activities. All Congress delegates will receive a special “Poster Session Program” that includes a floor plan of all posters, which will be displayed in thematically-linked “pods.” Please contact the Congress website for more details
Download the Call for Individual Contributions and the Individual Contribution Proposal Form
The Call for Applications for travel grants from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to the 12th International Congress of Ethnobiology (9-14 May 2010) in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada is now closed.
Congress Logistics: Main hotel: Tin Wis Resort www.tinwis.com
Please quote group #2020, 12th International Congress of Ethnobiology.
Registered graduate students will have first opportunity to stay at the Clayoquot Field Station. www.tbgf.org/cfs
Please contact Eileen Floody at eileen@tbgf.org or +1 (250) 725-1220 (Pacific Daylight Savings Time).
Congress themes: The overarching theme of the 12th ICE is Hishuk-ish tsa’walk, a Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations phrase that embodies the concept of “everything is one,” the understanding that everything is connected and nothing is isolated from other aspects of life surrounding it and within it.
The sub-themes include:
1) Conserved and protected areas and people
There are a range of structures and institutions used to conserve and protect lands, resources, and human uses of lands and resources such as: Indigenous community conserved areas, tribal parks, biosphere reserves, marine protected areas, national and regional parks. These are all cross-cultural interfaces with varying degrees of ‘allowable’ cultural use of land and resources. Each holds the potential for both conflict and innovative co-management of land and natural resources. What is the role of ethnobiology within such areas? What are the advantages and disadvantages of different structures and institutional arrangements? Theoretical and practical contributions on this sub-theme are welcome, whether at the conceptual stage or grounded in concrete experiences.
2) Cultural transmission of knowledge in protecting and restoring biocultural diversity
Under this theme, we explore the cultural transmission of knowledge through language and education. Contributions should focus on the roles of language, education and language revitalization in preserving, maintaining and restoring biocultural diversity. For example:
- In many cultures, past church and state education policies have disrupted cultural transmission of knowledge, but what is today’s role of education? What practices and policies are required to ensure culturally-appropriate education?
- What are the lessons from language revitalization, and how can these be enshrined in policy to protect biocultural diversity?
Practical contributions on this theme are encouraged. A diversity of formats and media (e.g., audio, video, storytelling, performance art) is encouraged to foster cross-cultural sharing and communication among Congress participants.
3) Traditional foods and food sovereignty
Food sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems [1]. Food sovereignty puts those who produce, distribute and consume food at the heart of food systems and policies rather than being subject to the demands of markets and corporations. It includes and defends the interests of the next generation. Food sovereignty issues are of great importance and interest to Nuu-chah-nulth people and local communities, and under this sub-theme we hope to explore the relationship between ethnobiology and food sovereignty and learn about the world-wide experiences of ethnobiologists, practitioners, indigenous and traditional peoples who are helping to define, protect and put into practice these rights and associated responsibilities.
[1] Declaration of Nyéléni (text), Nyéléni 2007 - Forum for Food Sovereignty. Accessed online at http://www.world-governance.org/IMG/pdf_0072_Declaration_of_Nyeleni_-_ENG.pdf on 20 April 2009.
4) Other topics
Contributions that do not fall within one of the three sub-themes are also welcome. Congress organizers particularly encourage submissions on:
- Putting ideas into practice and using practices to inform research, policy, education and action for the stewardship of biological and cultural diversity and ecosystem health.
- Adaptive capacity and using cultural knowledge to adapt to local, regional and global changes
The proposal for the 12th ICE was approved at the 10th ICE in Chiang Rai, Thailand on November 8th, 2006. You can see the full proposal, which includes photos of the Congress site, here:
The 13th ISE Congress (2012)
The ISE board is pleased to announce that the host of the 2012, 13th International Congress of Ethnobiology (ICE) will be held Montpelier, France. The Congress theme will be “Cultural diversity and biological diversity for sustainable development: Exploring the past to build up the future.”
Host Organization: Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE)
This proposal was approved at the 11th ICE in Cusco, Peru on June 28th, 2008. Click here to see the full proposal, which includes photos of the Congress site.