The themes we have chosen to highlight during the conference are those that relate to the Darwinian revolution: evolution, biogeography, biodiversity and conservation but we also welcome contributions on any other aspect of the science that relates to the interests of the groups meeting. The meeting will consist of plenary sessions with keynote addresses, and a number of symposia.

The following symposia topics (and organisers) have been put forward as possibilities:

Potential Symposia Topics and Organisers

Social Insects: the little things that run the world - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  
Marine Biodiversity - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Taxonomy for the 21st Century - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
The taxonomic challenge for biodiversity conservation – This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Evolution, Phylogenetics and Phylogeography - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Insect/plant Interactions - Phylogenetic and Functional Aspects – This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Butterflies in biodiversity conservation: genetics of climate change and threatened species conservation management - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Hidden invertebrate biodiversity: the evolution and conservation of groundwater and troglobiont ecosystems - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Large Scale Terrestrial Invertebrate Surveys: Prospects and Pitfalls – This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Biological control – This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Darwin Harbour, past present and future – This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Impacts of fire on Biodiversity - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Biosecurity Symposium - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Confirmed Key note Presenters:

Alan Anderson - CSIRO
John Woinarsky - NT Government
Tim O'Hara - Museum Victoria
Mike Crisp - Australian National University
Dan Faith - Australian Museum
Donald Hobern - Atlas of Living Australia
Ross Crozier - James Cook University
Alan Cooper - The University of Adelaide
Ian Poiner - AIMS
Matthias Glaubrecht - Museum of Natural History, Berlin, Germany