Once the scientific sessions are over ISBE delegates can continue networking at the evening social events planned for the week. Food and music are a perfect combination to enjoy summer nights in Torino!

Half-day break: things to do in Turin The Local Organizing Committee is happy to provide all delegates free tickets to some of Torino’s top cultural attractions plus a few sporty options. Take the chance to enjoy the city, try something new, and make the most of your time at ISBE26!

The Board of Abstract Reviewers is at work, and busy reading a great number of very interesting abstracts! You will hear back from us in early February ⏳

Abstract (and travel award) submission deadline has been extended to the 7th of January 2026. Don’t miss the chance to submit your contribution and be part of the scientific program of ISBE2026!

The congress venue - Lingotto - is an iconic industrial building: once the historic FIAT factory it’s legendary rooftop test track has been transformed into one of Europe’s largest rooftop garden and an open-air art hub. Delegates will be able to enjoy spectacular views of Turin and the Alps!

Make sure you don’t miss our key dates for abstract submission and registration!

We are happy to announce that registration for ISBE2026 is now open! We encourage you to register as soon as possible to take advantage of reduced fees and to plan your trip and accommodation in advance. Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.

Honored to announce the Hamilton Lecture 2026! Leigh Simmons, Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Western Australia has made an outstanding contribution to the field of sexual selection acting from the whole organism to its gametes, and to our Society.

Meet our Plenary Speaker Daniela Rößler Fueled by curiosity and a deep love of natural history Daniela discovered a REM-like sleep state in spiders and uses integrative field, lab and comparative approaches to investigate the function, ecology, and evolution of sleep across the spider tree of life.

Meet our plenary speaker Felicity Muth! Assistant professor at the University of California Davis, her lab group are broadly interested in cognition, especially aspects of learning and memory that have a clear function in the natural world, focusing on captive and wild bumblebees.

Meet our plenary speaker Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi Director of the India Program for the Snow Leopard Trust working on snow leopards and human-wildlife coexistence in the high Himalaya. His work focuses on the interactions between large carnivores, their wild prey, and farming communities.

Meet our plenary speaker Eva Ringler! Professor at the University of Bern, Eva Ringler and her research group are interested in understanding variation in animal behaviour from an ecological and evolutionary perspective focusing on Neotropical poison frogs and glassfrogs.

Meet our plenary speaker Renata Sousa-Lima! Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.

This week members of the @isbe2026 Local Organizing Committee are sharing their own favourite impressions of the host city! Discover Turin through their eyes!

Start planning your stay in Turin! Accommodation can be easily booked directly on our website ➡️ isbe2026.com/accommodation/

TRAVEL AWARDS - Apply for a travel award to support your trip, accommodation and registration! Application guidelines on www.isbe2026.com

#ISBE2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit your abstract by 15 December 2025 on www.isbe2026.com @behavecol.bsky.social

Visit our website and learn more about the @behavecol.bsky.social conference venue, host city and schedule! www.isbe2026.com

In our Artwork you see Salamandrina - an icon of Italian biodiversity and a genus endemic to the peninsula - in its signature display while revealing its aposematic belly. A tribute to a truly unique element of Italy’s natural heritage! Photos by Filippo Carugati

The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.