The ISE is using Razoo, a peer-to-peer fundraising tool, to raise money for our programs. Please consider making your own page to help spread the words about the ISE. Your participation helps the ISE not only financially, but also by promoting the ISE’s vision. You can choose to raise funds for core costs, or for an individual program that you would like to support. You can find instructions on how to make your page here. You can see ISE...
Dear ISE Members, The 2012-2014 ISE Board has thoroughly reviewed the Society's constitution and is recommending that a number of amendments be approved by Members. These changes are available as a word document and pdf, both with track changes on. The rationale for the recommended amendments is also provided. Each of the changes will be part of the online voting that will be opened the week of 19 May 2014 and will remain open until the day...
We have received the following nominations for the 2014-2016 and 2014-2016 ISE Board term: (i) Vice President (President-Elect; a 2-year term followed by a 2-year term as President): Verna Miller was nominated by current ISE President Jack Miller. Verna submitted the following when she accepted the nomination: I am Pepeyla (Verna Miller) from the Nlakapamux homelands located in what is known as Canada and the United States. Now a retiree, I...
The biennial congress is the official meeting of the ISE, providing a time and place to formally gather our diverse membership for ethnobiology exchanges and to conduct Society business. It is the embodiment of the ISE’s core mandate to facilitate an “ethical space” where different worldviews can interact and share information across geographical and cultural boundaries, creating an interactive forum for respectful cross-cultural...
Contributed by Jigme Dorji, Olivia Sylvester, Anna Varga Bhutan has a rich biocultural heritage, but information about this country may be challenging to find. To help you prepare for your travels in 2014 to attend the 14th International Society of Ethnobiology Congress in Bhutan, we have provided you with some important facts. 1. Where is Bhutan? Bhutan is a Himalayan country, landlocked between the Tibetan Autonomous Council of China in the...
