History of this Conference Series
The proposed conference will be the fifth in a series of conferences
in Comparative Physiology—a series that we envision continuing
at regular, four-year intervals. Previous meeting in this series
include:
Fall, 1990, Orlando, Florida
In 1990, the APS sponsored
a meeting, largely organized by the Comparative Section, centered
on the theme “In Search of Physiological Principles- The Use
of Animal Diversity and Novel Technology”. Guest societies
at this meeting included Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology (SICB, formerly known as American Society of Zoologists),
Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), Canadian Society of Zoologists
(CSZ) and the Comparative Respiratory Society. This meeting was
something of a watershed for comparative physiologists: a substantial
physiology conference devoted to the comparative approach. Based
on that success the Comparative section developed the idea that
such a meeting would be sponsored on a regular basis (every four
years).
Fall, 1994, San Diego, California
This APS-sponsored comparative physiology meeting was entitled “Regulation,
Integration, Adaptation: A Species Approach.” Guest societies
included SICB, SEB, CSZ and the German Society of Zoologists (DZG).
Once again, the comparative physiology community viewed this as
a unique and exciting forum. The combined success of Orlando and
San Diego meetings strengthened the impetus to schedule these conferences
at regular intervals.
Summer 2002, San Diego
Although preliminary
planning took place for a conference in 1998, this meeting did not
materialize due primarily to another international comparative physiology
conference that same year. Thus, the next Comparative Physiology
conference took place in 2002. “The Power of Comparative Physiology:
Evolution, Integration, and Application” was sponsored by
APS, and included as guest societies SEB, CSZ, European Society
for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, SICB, DZG, and the
Australian Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry.
By any standard, that meeting was a rousing success, generating
significant coverage in the scientific press. More than 550 registrants
attended.
Fall 2006, Virginia Beach
The theme of this meeting was Comparative Physiology 2006: Integrating
Diversity. Guest societies included Australian and New Zealand Societies
for Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Canadian Society of
Zoologists, European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry,
German Society of Zoologists, Society for Experimental Biology,
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Japanese Society
for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, and South American
Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. The meeting
featured 20 symposia and 5 plenary addresses; 475 scientists attended,
and over 75 students participated in the Scholander award competition.
Again, the meeting generated strong coverage in the popular press.
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