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title: "27th International Ornithological Congress to be held in Vancouver, Canada in August 2018"
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# 27th International Ornithological Congress to be held in Vancouver, Canada in August 2018

The 27th International Ornithological Congress (IOC) under the direction of the [International Ornithologists' Union](http://www.internationalornithology.org/) will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific Coast from 19 to 26 August 2018. IOCs have been held at generally four-year intervals since the first was held in Vienna, Austria in 1884.

 ![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Meetings/IOCongress_2018_Banner_plus_Co-Host_Logos.png)

 Events planned to accompany the scientific programme include field tours and the [Vancouver International Birding Festival](http://www.vanbirdfest.com/). The Congress will be held in the **[Vancouver Convention Centre](https://www.vancouverconventioncentre.com/).**

 Registration and abstract submissions are now open; the abstract deadline is 31 Jan 2018. [Click here](http://www.iocongress2018.com/symposia-descriptions) to access the planned symposia and their co-convenors.

 Read more at the [IOC27’s website](http://www.iocongress2018.com/welcome-ioc-convener).

 ![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/S/Short_tailed/Short_tailed_albatross_by_Aleks_Terauds.jpg)

 Short-tailed Albatrosses occur in Canadian Pacific waters, photograph by Aleks Terauds

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 08 December 2017*