International Botanical Congress

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

International Botanical Congress (IBC) is a large-scale meeting of botanists in all scientific fields, from all over the world. Authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS), congresses are held every six years with the venue circulating around the world. The latest was the XVII IBC in Vienna, a hundred years after the second congress, II IBC, and the next will be held in Melbourne, Australia, 24-30 July 2011.

The IBC has the power to alter the ICBN. Formally the power resides with the Plenary Session, but in practice this just approves the decisions of the Nomenclature Section. The Nomenclature Section meets before the actual Congress and deals with all proposals to modify the ICBN: this includes ratifying recommendations on conservation. To reduce the risk of a hasty decision the Nomenclature Section adopts a 60% majority as needed for any change.

[1] Year City Country
I 1900 Paris Flag of France France
II 1905 Vienna Flag of Austria Austria
III 1910 Brussels Flag of Belgium Belgium
IV 1926 Ithaca Flag of the United States United States
V 1930 Cambridge Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
VI 1935 Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
VII 1950 Stockholm Flag of Sweden Sweden
VIII 1954 Paris Flag of France France
IX 1959 Montreal Flag of Canada Canada
X 1964 Edinburgh Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
XI 1969 Seattle Flag of the United States United States
XII 1975 Leningrad Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
XIII 1981 Sydney Flag of Australia Australia
XIV 1987 Berlin Flag of Germany Germany
XV 1993 Tokyo Flag of Japan Japan
XVI 1999 St. Louis Flag of the United States United States
XVII 2005 Vienna Flag of Austria Austria
XVIII 2011 Melbourne Flag of Australia Australia

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ History of IBC. Retrieved on 2006-08-10.