KIEL, GERMANY–The 15th meeting of the International Bryozoology Association ended this afternoon with the usual giving of awards, assessing the budget, and planning the next meeting (Sicily in 2013). I like this group very much. It is the best combination of biologists and paleontologists I know. (A larger version of the official photograph by Andrej Ernst is available.) The field trips begin tomorrow!
Sicily? You should plan to be there. Not that we ever arrange our conference travel on the basis of the geographical location, oh no… Regardless of our motives, it’s an opportunity to combine learning in our discipline (often narrowly defined) with learning about a broader cultural, historical and ecological context.