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International Congress
of Zoology (ICZ)
The International Congress of Zoology, held every four years, is the premier event of the International Society of Zoological Sciences. During each Congress, hundreds of zoologists and professionals from related disciplines gather from around the world to exchange research ideas and results, enhance professional knowledge and skills, and build connections with colleagues.
The Congress usually includes symposia, oral presentations and poster presentations.
Zoological congresses began in 1889 in France under the impetus of the Societe Zoologique de France. During the decades that followed congresses were held every four years until 1963 when the Congress in Washington was attended by over 2500 people.
A change in administration of the Congress and a general decline in the perceived importance of zoology meant that full Congresses were not held again until 2000. In this year, in Athens, Greece an attempt was made to reunite the fragmented fields of zoology and reinvigorate the study of the animal organism through the XVIII International Congress of Zoology. As a result of the success of this Congress, subsequent Congresses have been held in Beijing (2004) and Paris (2008).
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At the most recent XX International Congress of Zoology the Zoological Society of Israel was granted permission to co-host the XXI Congress in Haifa, Israel and the Japanese Zoological Society the XXII Congress in Kyoto, Japan.
Full Congress information will be available soon.
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