HISTORY

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FROM ICZ TO IZS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ZOOLOGY
Dr. Zhibin Zhang
Director, Professor Institute of Zoology Chinese
Academy of Sciences
Secretary General, 19th International Congress of
Zoology, August 23-27, Beijing, China
Vice-President, China Zoological Society, China
Association of Sciences and Technology
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HISTORY

• Started in 1889 with promotion by French
  Zoological Society
• Congress was held regularly until 1963. French
  was the official language
• Close links with Zoological Nomenclatures
• XVIIth congress in 1972 Monte Carlo. Poor
  attendance. A long hiatus started.

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XVIIIth ICZ

• Athens, Greece, August 28- September 2, 2000
• 233 participants from 36 countries
• 102 oral presentations
• 127 posters
• Proceeding The new panorama of animal evolution
  (738pp)

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XIXth ICZ

• 23-27 August, 2004, Beijing, China
• Organized by
• China Zoological SocietyInstitute Of zoology,
  The Chinese Academy Of Sciences

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XIXth ICZ

• INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ZOOLOGY COMMITTEE
• Chair John Buckeridge (New Zealand)Vice Chair
  Walter J. Bock (USA)Members Michael Schmitt
  (Germany), Edwin L. Cooper (USA), Rosa Polymeni
  (Greece),  Da-Xiang Song (China)Secretary
  Stuart Poss (USA)

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XIXth ICZ

• Congress Chair
• Yi-Yu Chen (China)
• Congress Secretary General
• Zhibin Zhang (China)

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XIXth ICZ

• ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• Chairs Rui-Yu Liu (China), John Buckeridge (New
  Zealand)Vice-Chairs Zuo-Yan Zhu (China), P.
  Schei (Norway)Members Philippe Bouchet
  (France), Chin Ha Chung (Korea), S.K. Dey (USA),
  Alain Dubois (France), John. J. Eppig (USA),
  Albrecht E. Fischer (Germany), Motonori Hoshi
  (Japan), Barbara Koenig (Switzerland), Peter K.
  L.Ng (Singapore), Francis Dov Por (Israel)

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XIXth ICZ

• ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
• Chairs Da-Yuan Chen (China), Walter J. Bock
  (USA)Vice-Chairs Zhi-Bin Zhang (China), Stuart
  Poss (USA), Wei Wang (China), Run-Sheng
  Chen(China)Secretary General Zhi-Bin Zhang
  (China)Secretary General Associate De-Hua Wang,
  Fu-Wen Wei, Zhi-Yun Jia (China)Members Ian D.
  Cresswell (Australia), K. G. Mikhailov (Russia),
  Grant Singleton (Australia), Dieter Waloszek
  (Germany), Chung-I Wu (USA), Toshiyuki Yamaguchi
  (Japan)

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XIXth ICZ

• SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
• Chairs Da-Xiang Song (China), Rosa Polymeni
  (Greece)Vice-Chairs Jeffrey A. McNeely
  (Switzerland) Qing-Yuan Sun (China), En-Kui Duan
  (China)Members Edwin L. Cooper (USA), Neal L.
  Evenhuis (USA), Gerhard Heldmaier (Germany), Lyn
  A. Hinds (Australia), Robert Hoffmann (USA),
  Anders Pape Moller (France), Randall S. Prather
  (USA), Philippe Roch (France), Michael Schmitt
  (Germany), Nils Chr. Stenseth (Norway), Adalberto
  Luis Val (Brazil), Jerry Yang (USA), Sadao Yasugi
  (Japan)

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XIXth ICZ

• SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
• Chairs Da-Xiang Song (China), Rosa Polymeni
  (Greece)Vice-Chairs Jeffrey A. McNeely
  (Switzerland) Qing-Yuan Sun (China), En-Kui Duan
  (China)Members Edwin L. Cooper (USA), Neal L.
  Evenhuis (USA), Gerhard Heldmaier (Germany), Lyn
  A. Hinds (Australia), Robert Hoffmann (USA),
  Anders Pape Moller (France), Randall S. Prather
  (USA), Philippe Roch (France), Michael Schmitt
  (Germany), Nils Chr. Stenseth (Norway), Adalberto
  Luis Val (Brazil), Jerry Yang (USA), Sadao Yasugi
  (Japan)

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XIXth ICZ

• SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
• The scientific program will include opening
  ceremony, 15 plenary session, 60 symposium
  session, contributed paper session, poster
  session.

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Plenary Sessions

• P1. Phylogeography John Avise (USA)
• P2. Feathered Dinosaurs from China and Origin of
  Birds
• Xing Xu (China)
• P3. Origin of VertebratesDe-Gan Shu (China)
• P4. Sexual SelectionG. A. Parker (UK)
• P5.Vole, Mice and Lemmingsa Homage to Charles
  Eltona
• Zoologist Nils Chr Stenseth (Norway)
• P6. Role of Vertebrates in Forest Regeneration
• Zhi-Bin Zhang (China)
• P7. Impact of Invasive Mammalian Species
• Grant Singleton (Australia)
• P8. Disruption of Molting in Crustaceans by
  Xenobiotics
• En-Min Zou (USA)

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Plenary Sessions .

• P9. Wildlife Conservation Opportunity and
  Challenges in the New
• Century
• Jeffrey A. McNeely (Switzerland)
• P10. From Research to Practice - Bridging the Gap
  between
• Fieldwork Policy John MacKinnon
  (Philippines)
• P11.Genetic Modification of Swine for Medicine
  and Agriculture
• Randall S. Prather (USA)
• P12. Genomic reprogramming after cloning
• Jerry (Xiang-Zhong) Yang (USA)
• P13. Comparative Immunology Edwin L. Cooper
  (USA)
• P14. Bioethics John
• Buckeridge (New Zealand)
• P15. Sperm structure and phylogeny of hexapods
• Romano Dallai

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Symposium Sessions

• SECTION 1 EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS (18
  symposia)
• SECTION 2 BEHAVIOR AND SOCIOBIOLOGY (7 symposia)
• SECTION 3 ANIMAL ECOLOGY (3 symposia)
• SECTION 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (5 symposia)
• SECTION 5 CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY (16
  symposia)
• SECTION 6 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY (6 symposia)
• SECTION 7 DISEASE (7 symposia)
• SECTION 8 ETHICS, PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION IN
  ZOOLOGY (4 symposia)

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PRELIMINARY TIMETABLE

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Registration Fee
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CORRESPONDENCES
  For detailed and updated information about ICZ
2004, please visit the website of ICZ 2004 at
http//www.icz.ioz.ac.cn   On-line registration
web site http//www.congress.com.cn/icz/register
.html   For General Information Ms Yuan-Min Liu
E-mail icz2004_at_panda.ioz.ac.cn   For
information about Scientific Program, please
contact Prof. De-Hua Wang E-mail
wangdh_at_panda.ioz.ac.cn   For information about
Exhibition, Sponsorship, Grants, please
contact Prof. Fu-Wen Wei E-mail
weifw_at_panda.ioz.ac.cn   For information about
registration, tours, visa applications,
cancellations and payment, please contact Mr.
William Chen E-mail icz2004_at_congress.com.cn
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Present ICZ

• International Zoology Committee
• Scientific Member of IUBS
• Running 19th International Congress of Zoology
• No secretariat or headquarter
• No website
• No regular budget

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Why We Need IZS ?

• Great progress of zoology by absorbing knowledge
  and technology from other disciplines (e.g.
  molecular biology and information technology)
• Great demand of zoology in wildlife management
  under intense human disturbance and global
  climate change
• Great demand of integrative zoology in
  integrating branches of zoology
• Great awareness of animal welfare and ethics

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Purposes Of IZS ?

• Promote development of zoology
• Bridge gaps among different branches (molecular
  biology, physiology, ecology, ethnology ect.)
• Promote education of zoology
• Promote public awareness of wildlife and
  conservation
• Promote sustainable exploitation of animals
• Promote capacities of animal damage prevention
• Promote links among worldwide zoologists,
  national zoological societies, NGOs and
  governments

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Structure of IZS ?

• Scientific Member of IUBS by replacing ICZ with
  IZS
• Set up International and Regional committees with
  members elected and renewed every four years
• Accept for national or regional zoological
  societies, zoos, parks, reserves as well as
  individuals as members
• Accept for donations for wildlife management
• Set up links with other societies or
  organizations
• Set up a secretariat to run routine tasks

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Function of IZS ?

• Guiding the congress every four year
• Keep members informed of activities and
  progresses of IZS though website and electronic
  newsletter
• Special symposia
• International programs for joint research
• International programs for public education
• International programs for young zoologists
• Zoological Data Network

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Beijing, Secretariat of IZS ?

• Venue of 19th ICZ, 2004
• Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  promised to support
• Necessary space
• Facilities (including website)
• Staff
• Chinese Academy of Sciences promised to give
  necessary financial support to get IZS started
• China Association of Science and Technology
  generally agree IOZ to host the secretariat of
  IZS and promised to give necessary support

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