HISTORY

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The XIX International Congress of
Zoology Summary Report
International Society of Zoological Sciences
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History of ICZ

• 1889 on the initiative of the Société Zoologique
  de France
• Members up to 700 in Budapest Congress in 1927
• 1400 members and 400 associates in London
  Congress
• Members reached 2500 in Washington Congress in
  1963
• 1972 XVIIth ICZ in Monte Carlo, attendance was
  poor and the proceedings was never published

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History of ICZ

• The XVIIIth ICZ was held in Athens, Greece in
  August, 2000
• 233 delegates from 36 countries
• 102 presentations and 127 posters
• 7 delegates from China
• successfully applied for holding the XIX ICZ in
  China

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The XIXth ICZ in Beijing

• August 23-27, 2004, Beijing
• Chinese Zoological Society
• Institute of Zoology, CAS
• China Wildlife Conservation Association
• China International Conference Center for Science
  and Technology

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Congress Preparation

• Congress Chairperson
• Chen Yiyu
• Congress Secretary General
• Zhang Zhibin
• Advisory committee
• Scientific committee
• Organizational committee

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Preparatory Work

• Started to prepare in the end of 2000
• Called for Congress logo collected name lists
  and addresses of national and international
  zoologists, international zoological
  organizations and societies in 2001

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Preparatory Work

• 2002 1st conference announcement (more than 3000)
• 2003 2nd conference announcement
• More than 30 preparation meetings in 4 years
• John Buckeridge, the chairman of IZC, visited
  China twice
• 3rd congress announcement in June, 2004

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Participants

• 677 delegates (347 from China)
• From 60 countries
• Countries and regions had more than 10
  delegatesChina, US, Japan, India, Russia, GB,
  Germany, Australia, Iran, Hongkong of China,
  Canada, Mexico and Spain.
• 233 delegates from 36 countries at the XVIII
  congress

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Opening Ceremony GuestsXIXth ICZ

• Chen Zhili, State Councilor
• Chen Yiyu, Director of the committee of the
  National Natural Science Foundation of China
• Chen Zhu, Vice President of Chinese Academy of
  Sciences
• Zeng Qingcun, Vice President of the China
  Association for Science and Technology
• Zhao Xuemin, Vice Minister of State Forestry
  Administration

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Congress

• Plenary Presentations Held in mornings (15 in
  total)

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Congress

• Symposia (classified into 9 sections 60 symposia
  in total), 15 symposia at the same time every
  afternoon
• 510 presentation
• 755 mini paper and abstract
• XVIII congress 102 presentation

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Congress

• 220 posters
• 755 mini papers and abstracts
• 677 delegates
• Compare to XVIIIth congress 233 delegates and
  127 posters

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Congress Materials
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Congress Souvenirs
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Other Stuff for the Congress
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Banquet and Rewards

• Dr. Dov Por received the position of Emeritus
  Chair of ISZS.
• Dr. Jeff McNeely delivered rewards of excellent
  student posters in the banquet.

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The congress is very successful in general

• Feedback showed this congress was very
  successful and efficiently organized. Informative
  presentations and symposia updated the
  participants with the latest development of
  zoological sciences and established cooperation
  with other relating scientists.

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Experience Summary

• Good organization
• Sufficient funding support

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Clear assignment is key to success
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Assignment before the congress

• Suggest that every symposium have a organizer
• Scientific program Wang Dehua
• Abstract Editor Sun Qingyuan
• Contact (ICZ2004), mailing address, general
  information form Jia Zhiyun
• Registration form (fees), tourism form Chen Ming
• Endowment, sponsorships sponsor form Wei Fuwen
• Invitation letter Chen Ming, Liu Yuanmin
• Web Ji liqiang
• 3rd notice, ISZS website Xie Yan
• Financial, print, meeting venue, accommodation
  and meals, etc. Zhang Yongwen

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Assignment during the congress

• Director Zhang Zhibin
• Coordinators Xie Yan, Zhang Yongwen
• Opening ceremony, reception, banquet, VIP
  reception Wei Fuwen
• Chinese registration Liu Yuanmin, Lv Xiuxia
• International registration Chen Ming, Jia Zhiyun
• Tourism, entertainment, accommodation and meals
  Chen Ming, Zhang Yongwen
• Conference rooms (arrangement, facilities),
  internet access, ICZ website Ji Liqiang
• Poster, exhibition desks Wang Dehua, Sun
  Qingyuan
• Financial, transportation Gao zhanrong, Zhang
  Yongwen
• News, media, photo, security, medical aids Duan
  Enkui, Pang kuiyv, Gao Liuying, Mai Guoqing

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Responsibilities for different area during the
congress

• Registration area (Lobby) Chen Ming (Beijing
  International Conference Center), Liu Yuanmin
  (Hongxiang Hotel)
• Congress secretariat Xie Yan
• Dining area Zhang Yongwen
• Accommodation area Zhang Yongwen
• Meeting venue area Ji Liqiang
• Poster and exhibition desk area Wang Dehua

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Sufficient funds is the key to success

• China Association for Science and Technology
  (CAST)
• Chinese Academy of Science (CAS)
• Department of Wildlife Conservation, State
  forestry Administration, China
• National Natural Science Foundation of China
  (NSFC)
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
• Wildlife Conservation Society
• China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA)
• Beijing Zoological Society
• Chinese National Committee for the International
  Union of Biological Sciences (CNC-IUBS)

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Total of 55 persons received partial or full
financial support (including 15 plenary speaks,
committee member of ICZ and 13 Academicians) 51
persons (12 Chinese, 39 foreigners) received free
registration fee
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Congress Program

• Small,easy to carry
• Advertisement could be considered in the Program

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Easy to use (top of the page, index, etc.)
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Conference Program

• Restaurant indication, simple Chinese phrases

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Program and Abstract

• Many symposium organizer are too busy, therefore
  some papers were missing. A few organizers didn't
  organized well the work.
• Two different persons were in charge of
  scientific program and abstract editing which
  lead to some inconsistent problem.
• Program inconsistent with abstract
• Program and abstract missing problem
• Various ways of presentation application and
  abstract submission led to the difficulty in
  consolidation, such as missing and repeating

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Program and Abstract

• Program should be checked with organizer in
  advance and inform all the participants to
  confirm online to avoid mistake
• Need to take measures to avoid mistake
• Try to contact the symposium organizer, If the
  program changes

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PPT Copy

• Never underestimate the workload of getting PPT
  files (about 120) ready for 15 conference rooms.
• Need 2 more persons, 2 more computers and 2 more
  removable disks
• Prepared half day in advance
• Should seek other ways to solve the problem, for
  example, let the organizers of each symposium
  take charge

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Volunteers

• Very important
• One for each conference room is necessary
• Each volunteers must be trained and understand
  the responsibilities clearly
• Volunteers for conference rooms must have
  computer operation skills

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News Release

• Congress news
• Peoples Daily,
• Science and Technology Daily,
• Science Times,
• China Daily,
• Science News, etc.

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Big successes

• Established the International Society of
  Zoological Sciences
• The permanent secretariat of ISZS is based in
  Beijing

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Major organizing personnel
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Many thanks for your attention!