Welcome to IBAC 2023

The XXVⅢ International Bioacoustics Congress will be held at Hokkaido University (Sapporo campus, Hokkaido) in Japan.

IBAC meeting will be held in East Asia for the first time in its 50 years history! We look forward to meeting you in Sapporo Japan. Please, bookmark this page to get the latest updates on the congress.

The congress is re-scheduled to 2023, considering that it is still unclear whether oversea tourists can enter Japan within 2022, due to the strict border measures for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Please save the following dates!

New congress schedule: 27 Oct - 1 Nov. 2023

Registration

News

  • September 8th, 2023
    The tickets of mid-day banquet are on sale for IBAC participants. For the detail, visit here. Tickets available until October 6.
  • August 1st, 2023
    Abstract submission for the IBAC2023 is now closed. The participants are requested to complete the participation registration and payment by midnight Japan time on August 31, if they have not finished the process yet.
  • July 14th, 2023
    Deadline extended: we accept poster abstract submission until 31st July.
  • June 30th, 2023
    Deadline of abstract submissions other than symposium talk is extended to 14th July.
  • June 1st, 2023
    We are pleased to announce that registration for IBAC2023 is now open. Early bird registration rates and IBAC member discounts are now available.
  • May 18th, 2023
    We are behind the schedule. The payment system is not ready yet. We expect to launch payment page by the end of May. Given these changes, early bird registration fee applies by the end of July.
  • March 10th, 2023
    Abstract submission is open!
  • February 6th, 2023
    Deadline extended - call for symposia
    New deadline of symposium proposal is 14th Feb 2023.
  • December 23rd, 2022
    Call for symposia
    Symposia offer an opportunity for a focused talk session on a key area of research interest. The symposium organizer(s) should submit a proposal that will be evaluated by the local organizing commitee. It is not possible for the organizing committee to provide financial assistance to symposia. For accepted symposia, all symposium presenters are asked to submit their own abstract individually through the abstract submission system, which will open later. Please submit proposals by the end of Jan 2023 by email (ibac@sci.hokudai.ac.jp), as a single PDF that includes the following information: title of the symposium, the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the organizer(s) and the list of the presenters, and the brief outline of proposed topic (under 500 words). Each symposium is expected to include 4-6 talk presentations.
    Abstract submission
    We will start to accept abstract submission from Feb 2023.
  • November 11st, 2022
    The congress is just one year away!
    Japan entry restriction has been relaxed and we are gradually getting back to normal.
    We will open call for symposia, and announce registration details in December 2022.
  • Feburary 21st, 2022
    The congress is re-scheduled to 2023, considering that it is still unclear whether oversea tourists can enter Japan within 2022, due to the strict border measures for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
    New congress schedule: 27 Oct - 1 Nov. 2023.
  • November 12th, 2020
    We have rescheduled the congress. We are very sorry for making this decision, but look forward to meeting you in 2022.
  • May 1st, 2020
    We have opened our website.