Abstract
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 101 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Nov 2023 |
| Event | The Australian Entomological Society's 54th Annual General Meeting & Scientific Conference - Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany, Australia Duration: 12 Nov 2023 → 16 Nov 2023 https://www.aesconferences.com.au https://www.aesconferences.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AES2023-Handbook.pdf (Handbook with abstracts) |
Conference
| Conference | The Australian Entomological Society's 54th Annual General Meeting & Scientific Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | Megadiversity |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Albany |
| Period | 12/11/23 → 16/11/23 |
| Other | The Australian Entomological Society (AES) conference organising committee would like to welcome you to the 2023 conference in regional Western Australia, in the beautiful coastal town of Albany, this 13–15th November. The Albany area is also known as boodja (country) of the traditional Menang-Noongar people. The Menang people called it Kinjarling or ‘place of rain’ and evidence of Aboriginal presence in the area dates back to more than 25,000 years, including traditional fish traps (>7,500 years old) which can still be seen in Oyster Harbour, east of Albany. Albany is Western Australia’s oldest European settlement (1826) and Darwin’s last stop from 6–13th March 1836 before leaving Australia, where he infamously declared that “Since leaving England I do not think we have visited any one place so very dull & uninteresting”. Darwin, however, hadn’t scratched the surface with his few days of autumn collecting around Albany as, since then, an amazing floral diversity has been uncovered and much of the southwest’s insect diversity remains yet to be described. The extent of the diversity in the region prompted its inclusion in Myer et al.’s (2000) original 25 global biodiversity hotspots. Thus, this year’s theme of Megadiversity is appropriate for both the region, and invertebrates more generally. We envision that many presentations will attest to the invertebrate megadiversity from the southwest, and beyond. We are thrilled that so many people wanted to join us in Albany, with this year's face-to-face conference marking four years since the last before the pandemic (in Brisbane 2019) and 13 years since the last Western Australian conference. It is a fitting backdrop of spectacular spring scenery and taxonomic diversity in which to celebrate entomology. With 171 official registrants and several distinguished guests, we hope that you have a fantastic conference full of collaboration and networking discussions! |
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