Conferences

CONFERENCES

The International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers encourages member facilities to actively participate in the following conferences. At these conferences members can gather to exchange information, coordinate industry problem-solving, and discuss new ideas.

International Conferences

International Conference of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers (ICBES)

November 3-9, 2009 Penang, Malaysia

Probably the most important international gathering for butterfly exhibitors is the International Conference of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers (ICBES), hosted every other year. Due to the need for participants to actively exchange ideas during this conference, ICBES participation is restricted to representatives from existing butterfly exhibits and the established butterfly farms that supply these exhibits with regular shipments of butterfly pupae. For more information, click here ICBES.

Special thanks to Dr. Enzo Moretto for establishing and maintaining the ICBES information. Thank you to the IABES Conference Committee for coordinating IABES participation in this and other conferences.

Regional Conferences

European Conference of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers (ECBES)

Tentatively scheduled for October , 2010. At present the location has not been confirmed. Deadline for offers on hosting are due before June 2009.

Invertebrates In Education and Conservation Conference (IECC)

July 28 - August 2, 2009

Another conference of broad interest to butterfly exhibitors is the Invertebrates In Education and Conservation (IECC) formerly the Invertebrates in Captivity Conference (IICC), hosted annually in Rio Rico, Arizona, by the Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute (SASI). Each year this conference attracts many butterfly exhibitors and insect zoo industry leaders from around the world. Unlike ICBES where attendance is restricted to established institutions, IICC is open to all participants, whether or not they have an existing facility. This makes IICC an excellent opportunity for future exhibitor or suppliers to meet leaders in the butterfly exhibit and insect zoo industry, and learn more information about what it takes to create a new facility. For more information about IECC, click on the SASI link below and click on the Invertebrates In Education and conservation Conference Section:

www.sasionline.org

The IABES Conference Committee also actively works on coordinating seminars, workshops, paper sessions, and/or IABES business meetings at other industry gatherings. For information on these meetings, members are encouraged to read the postings in issues of the IABES newsletter, International Flutterings.