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Timeline to the meeting

Bird of paradise

Wilson’s Bird of Paradise,
Batanta, West Papua
(Tim Laman)

(Previous ATBC meetings)

Key dates 

Related events 

January 2010
  • 1st: The UN has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). See the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership site.
March 2010
April 2010
June 2010
July 2010
August 2010
September 2010
October 2010
  • Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Nagoya, Japan.
December 2010

Meeting schedule 

See here for timing of verbal and poster presentations

Monday, 19 July 2010
  • 0700-2100: Shuttlebuses from airport
  • 0900-1700: ATBC Council meeting
  • 0900-1300: ATBC Asia-Pacific Chapter committee meeting
  • 1300-2000: Registration
  • 1700-2100: Welcome mixer on beach
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
  • 0830-0900: Welcome speeches
  • 0900-0930: Plenary
  • 0930-1000: Formal opening: Vice president of Indonesia
  • 1000-1030: Coffee
  • 1030-1230: Symposium I (8 talks x 15 min x 6 parallel)
  • 1230-1330: Lunch
  • 1330-1530: Symposium II (8 talks x 15 min x 6 parallel)
  • 1530-1730: Tea and Posters
  • 1900-2100: Evening events
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
  • 0830-0930: Plenary
  • 0930-1000: Coffee
  • 1000-1230: Symposium I (10 talks x 15 min x 6 parallel)
  • 1230-1330: Lunch
  • 1330-1600: Symposium II (10 talks x 15 min x 6 parallel)
  • 1600-1630: Tea
  • 1630-1730: Plenary
  • 1900-2100: Evening events
Thursday, 22 July 2010
  • 0830-0930: Plenary
  • 0930-1000: Coffee
  • 1000-1230: Symposium I (10 talks x 15 min x 6 parallel)
  • 1230-1330: Lunch
  • 1330-1530: Symposium II (8 talks x 15 min x 6 parallel)
  • 1530-1730: Tea and Posters
  • 1900-2100: Evening event
Friday, 23 July 2010
  • 0830-0930: Plenary
  • 0930-1000: Coffee
  • 1000-1230: Symposium I (10 talks x 15 min x 6 parallel)
  • 1230-1330: Lunch
  • 1330-1600: Symposium II (10 talks x 15 min x 6 parallel)
  • 1600-1630: Tea
  • 1630-1730: Plenary (presidential address)
  • 1900-2100: Farewell banquet and Association announcements