Conferences

The IBA sponsors international conferences and workshops about bear biology, research, and management.  The International Conference on Bear Research & Management is the largest of these conferences and is focused on all 8 bear species.  The International Conferences are rotated between the Americas and Eurasia on an 18-month rotation. 

Sponsorship is approved by the IBA Council and proposals for hosting the international conference should be submitted several years in advance.  For more information, contact Frank van Manen at (865) 974-0200 (U.S.).  To view the IBA past conference history, please click here>>>.

In addition to the International Conferences, the IBA also supports national and regional workshops, which can vary widely in their scope and topics.  IBA generally collaborates with sponsors of these workshops, but official approval by the IBA is not required. 

19th International Conference on Bear Research & Management
May 18-22, 2010
Tbilisi, Georgia Republic
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Symposium on Grizzly Bear Research and Management
24th International Congress for Conservation Biology
July 3-7, 2010
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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20th Eastern Black Bear Workshop
May 1-4, 2011
Hendersonville, North Carolina USA
For more information, contact Colleen Olfenbuttel

20th International Conference on Bear Research & Management
July 17-23, 2011

Ottawa, Canada

For more information, contact Marty Obbard

Advancing Bear Care 2009 Conference
November 6-8, 2009
San Francisco Zoo, California, USA
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3rd International Bear-People Conflicts Workshop
November 15-17, 2009
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
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International Symposium for Conservation of the Asiatic Black Bear
Covering all ranges of Asiatic black bears
November 17-21, 2009 
Taipei, Taiwan
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National Brown Bear Conservation Action for Nepal
December 16-20, 2009
For more information, contact Achyut Aryal

10th Western Black Bear Workshop
May 18-21, 2009
Peppermill Hotel & Resort
Reno, Nevada
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Second International Symposium on the Andean Bear
Segundo Simposio Internacional sobre el Oso Andino
November 10 - 12, 2008
Lima, Peru
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International Workshop on the Mechanism of the Intrusion of Bears into Residential Areas
November 21-22, 2008
Kyoto, Japan
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18th International Conference on Bear Research and Management
November 4-10 2007
Monterrey, Mexico
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2007 Captive Bear Husbandry and Welfare Symposium
August 24-26, 2007
Western University, Pomona, California
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19th Eastern Black Bear Workshop
April 9-12, 2007
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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Bear Conservation in a Fast Changing North America
October 24-25, 2006
Revelstoke, British Columbia
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17th International Conference on Bear Research and Management
October 2-6, 2006
Nagano, Japan
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16th International Conference on Bear Research and Management
September 27 - October 1, 2005
Riva del Garda, Italy
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International Gobi Bear Conservation and Management Workshop 
2-3 November 2004
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