ICON team members head across the Pacific

For a while it seemed as if travel was a thing of the past – workshops, conferences and meetings all pivoted online. Whilst this was great for our collective carbon footprint, it perhaps stymied creativity. Meeting virtually doesn’t fulfill the same functions as a face-to-face chat at a conference, where the informal gatherings are often […]
ICON at #VicBioCon21

By Katherine Berthon and Marco Gutiérrez Last month ICON Science was a proud sponsor of the 2021 Victorian Biodiversity Conference (VicBioCon). ICON researchers also helped organise and presented at the conference. It was the first time the conference was held entirely online, and, despite some website updates during a tea break, the whole train ran […]
Society for Conservation Biology Melbourne Twitter Conference
ICON scientists were out in force last Thursday and Friday at the first ever Twitter conference of the SCB Greater Melbourne Chapter. A huge congratulations to the organising committee and moderators (including ICON members Matthew and Holly) that braved the technology issues, found stray threads, and kept the tweets flowing. For many of us, it […]
ICON at VicBioCon & ASC Conferences 2020
Over the past month a few of us ICON scientists have had the pleasure of attending, and presenting at multiple conferences, both located at Monash University in Clayton, Melbourne. First up, the Victorian Biodiversity Conference 2020 on the 6th-7th of February was yet again a fantastic opportunity to network and learn more about the exciting local […]
ICON Scientists at Society for Conservation Biology Oceania Conference 2018 in Wellington NZ
We have a ‘department’ of ICON Scientists presenting at the upcoming SCBO Conference in New Zealand! Go along to their talks, and tweet them so we at home can follow along! Presenters Matthew Selinske: Tues 4 July 1:30pm Symposium ‘Intergenerational stewardship for long-term conservation impact’ Future-proofing privately protected areas through intergenerational stewardship Georgia Garrard: Tues […]
iConScience at EcoTas 2017
An ensemble* of iConScientists will be presenting at EcoTas this year! Speakers, Titles & Times Luis Mata: Mon 12.30 Urban Ecology(1) Bringing nature back into cities. Florence Damiens: Tues 5.15 Putting Ecology to Work What have we been offsetting? Understanding the evolution of biodiversity offset policies in France and Australia. Ascelin Gordon: Tues 5.00 Putting […]
The Victorian Biodiversity Conference 6th – 7th February 2018
After a successful inaugural Victorian Biodiversity Conference earlier this year, a group of motivated students and early career researchers from a wide range of Victorian Universities (RMIT, La Trobe, Monash, Federation, Charles Sturt, Melbourne, Deakin) have begun planning our next conference to be held early February 2018 at La Trobe University, Melbourne (https://www.vicbiocon.com). This event […]
Biodiversity Research and Monitoring Forum in The City of Melbourne
Members of the ICS research group recently attended The Biodiversity Research and Monitoring Forum held by The City of Melbourne – a day of discussions about biodiversity research in the urban area of Melbourne. It was a fantastic day to meet practitioners, decision makers and researchers working in Melbourne. Three members of ICS spoke about […]
Planning for biodiversity at the urban-rural fringe – Reimagining the suburb
We invite you to click-on the image and enjoy A/Prof Sarah Bekessy’s plenary talk ‘Planning for biodiversity at the urban-rural fringe – Reimagining the suburb’ giving at the 6th Biodiversity across the borders conference – Biodiversity in rural landscapes (Ballarat 2015).