The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Diversity
New Insights into the Biodiversity of Plants, Animals and Microbes
IECD2022 is closed. Thank you for your participation.
The recordings of IECD2022 live sessions are available at:
https://sciforum.net/event/IECD2022#recordings
The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published as one dedicated volume in MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal (ISSN:2673-9976) after the conference.
After the conference, the Conference Committee will recommend manuscripts that may be included for publication in the Special Issue
The selected papers will be published in Diversity with a 20% discount of the APC.
The IECD2022 winners have been announced at https://sciforum.net/event/IECD2022#Awards.
the chair
Dear Colleagues,
You are cordially invited to participate in the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Diversity (IECD 2022)—New Insights into the Biodiversity of Plants, Animals and Microbes, sponsored by the MDPI open access journal Diversity. The meeting is an opportunity for researchers in the field of the science of biodiversity to present their research and exchange ideas with colleagues. This is an electronic conference, removing the need to travel and eliminating participation expenses.
The conference will be focused on “New Insights into the Biodiversity of Plants, Animals and Microbes” and will provide a forum for presenting and discussing new results.
IECD2022 will include three sessions:
Session A : Animals Diversity
Session B : Plants Diversity
Session C : Microbes Diversity
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
1. Marine diversity;
2. Animal diversity;
3. Plant diversity;
4. Microbial diversity and culture collections;
5. Chemical biodiversity and chemical ecology;
6. Biodiversity conservation;
7. Biogeography and macroecology;
8. Phylogeny and evolution;
9. Biodiversity loss and dynamics;
10. Mesophotic ecosystem diversity;
11. Invasive species and diversity.
This will be a virtual conference held at www.sciforum.net, a platform developed and sponsored by MDPI to organize and provide technical support for electronic conferences.
The format of the conference is as follows: After abstract acceptance, the authors will submit a pre-recorded video presentation or a series of narrated slides that will be both accessible online and open for discussion, comments, and questions during the entire conference. In addition, this presentation will remain available after the e-conference. Authors are requested to submit a full description of their work in a conference paper that will be peer reviewed and, upon acceptance, probably published in the MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal. Paper submission is not a requirement for active conference participation.
The participation is free of charge for both authors and attendees. The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published in the MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal and available online on the MDPI website. Selected extended versions of the papers will be published in a Special Issue of the journal Diversity with a 20% discount on the article processing charge (ISSN 1424-2818; Diversity).
The best conference paper and presentation will receive an award of CHF 500, as well as an offer to publish an extended paper, free of charge, in the Special Issue of Diversity.
We look forward to engaging in exciting discussions and hearing new ideas and perspectives from experts in the field. All participants are welcome to join the online conference.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Michael Wink
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Caitlin Sheng
Ms. Jennifer Wang
Email: iecd2022@mdpi.com
Meet the Event Chair
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadlineNov 30, 2021
- Abstract acceptance notificationDec 10, 2021
- Full file submission deadlineFeb 08, 2022
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Samantha C Karunarathna
Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China;
Prof. Dr. Ding Wang
Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China;
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kriwet
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
Dr. Jiří Patoka
Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Suchdol, Czech Republic;
Prof. Dr. Ipek Kurtboke
Genecology Research Centre and the School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia;
Dr. Cesar Bordehore
Department of Ecology and Multidisciplinary Institute for Environmental Studies "Ramon Margalef", University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain;
Dr. Mohamed A. El-Esawi
Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt;
Dr. Adán Pérez-García
Grupo de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, Paseo Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
Prof. Dr. Antonio Bode
Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografia (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanografico de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain;
Dr. Matjaž Kuntner
Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research, National Institute of Biology, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
Prof. Dr. Nigel Barker
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa;
- A. Animals Diversity
- C. Microbials Diversity
- B. Plants Diversity
Sponsors and Partners
Organizer
Live Session 1 - 16 March 2022
Live Session 2 - 24 March 2022
The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Diversity (IECD 2022)—New Insights into the Biodiversity of Plants, Animals and Microbes will be held from 15–31 March 2022. IECD 2022 aims to promote research and communication in the field of animals, plants and microbes. All proceedings will be held online at https://sciforum.net/event/IECD2022.
IECD 2022 will include three sessions:
Session A : Animals Diversity
Session B : Plants Diversity
Session C : Microbes Diversity
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Marine diversity;
- Animal diversity;
- Plant diversity;
- Microbial diversity and culture collections;
- Chemical biodiversity and chemical ecology;
- Biodiversity conservation;
- Biogeography and macroecology;
- Phylogeny and evolution;
- Biodiversity loss and dynamics;
- Mesophotic ecosystem diversity;
- Invasive species and diversity.
The conference will be completely free of charge—both to attend and for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform. There will also be the possibility to submit selected papers to the journal Diversity ( ISSN 1424-2818; Impact Factor: 2.465) with a 20% discount on the APCs.
IECD 2022 offers you the opportunity to participate in this international, scholarly conference without having the concern or expenditure of travel—all you need is your computer and access to the Internet. We would like to invite you to “attend” this conference and present your latest work.
Abstracts (in English) should be submitted by 15 October 2021 30 November 2021 online at https://sciforum.net/user/submission. For accepted abstracts, the full paper can be submitted by 8 January 2022 8 February 2022. The conference proceedings papers and presentations will be available on Sciforum for discussion during the time of the conference (15–31 March 2022). The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published in the MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal.
We hope you will be able to join this exciting event and support us in making it a success. IECD 2022 is organized and sponsored by MDPI, a scholarly open access publisher based in Basel, Switzerland.
Paper Submission Guidelines
For information about the submission procedure and the preparation of a full presentation, please refer to the "Instructions for Authors".
To acknowledge the support that esteemed authors have given the journal, and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Paper Award. One winner will be selected and receive a cash award of CHF 500 and a certificate.
The winner will be announced after the conference.
Terms and Conditions:
- Submit full paper (3-8 pages) to our conference
- Originality/novelty of the paper
- Significance of content
- Scientific soundness
- Interest to the readers
- English language and style
To acknowledge the support that esteemed authors have given the conference, and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Presentation Award. One winner will be selected and receive a cash award of CHF 500 and a certificate.
The winner will be announced after the conference.
Terms and Conditions:
- Submit full files (eg. video/ppt/poster) after short abstract is accepted
- Originality / Novelty of the submitted file
- Significance of Content
- Scientific Soundness
- Interest to the readers
- English language and style
We are so pleased to announce that the winners of IECD2022 Best Paper Award & Best Presentation Award have been selected by the Conference Committee. A total of two papers stand out, and the winner will receive a 500 CHF bonus and award certificate. Come join us and congratulate them!
Best Paper Award
-Characterization of the trophic niche for a Rockfish community in southeast Alaska
by Andrew Suchomel, Nathan St. Andre and Mark Belk
Andrew is a Master's candidate at Brigham Young University and a student of evolutionary ecology. Andrew is interested in broad questions in evolutionary ecology that that include how biodiversity is created and maintained in addition to conservation and the effects of climate change on biological systems. Andrew is currently studying marine trophic relationships in southeast Alaska, USA. I addition to his professional life, Andrew is a husband and a father of two young, beautiful children.
Best Presentation Award
Live Session 1: Next Generation Biogeography: towards a better estimation of dispersal probabilities
by Matjaž Kuntner
Matjaž Kuntner studies evolution, phylogenetics, biogeography and conservation, focusing on spider biology and covering topics from biodiversity and taxonomic discovery to morphological adaptation, sexual conflict, genomics, and silk. A graduate from the George Washington University, USA, Kuntner is employed at the National Institute of Biology and the ZRC SAZU, both in Slovenia. He works globally, with adjunct academic titles at the Smithsonian, USA, at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and at Hubei University, China.