Schedule

Poster Sessions: Here
Open Sessions: Here
Presenter Guidelines: Here

Detailed Schedule Here

Timing	Event	Venue
08:30–09:00	Registration	Sanghvi Library
09:00–09:30	Opening Session Inauguration	Dr. Reddy's Auditorium
09:30–11:00	Paired Plenary 1 Jahnavi Joshi & Mahesh Sankaran	Dr. Reddy's Auditorium
11:00–11:30	Tea Break	–
11:30–13:30	Symposia S1: Ecological degradation in the Anthropocene: Detection, estimation, and the consequences for ecosystem function S3: Conservation and coexistence: Multidimensional learnings from primatology S5: Canids at the crossroads: Coexistence and conflicts in urbanizing India Open Sessions OS1: Evolutionary Biology: Linking Genomes, Traits, and Landscapes OS2: Species distribution and landscape ecology OS7: Human-Wildlife interactions and livelihoods	S1: AC03-005 S3: AC04-004 S5: AC03-003 OS1: AC04-005 OS2: AC04-304 OS7: AC04-301
13:30–15:00	Lunch	–
15:00–17:00	Symposia S6: Grasslands and savannas – understanding fundamental drivers and predicting impacts of environmental changes S7: The economics of wildlife conservation S12: Advancing biodiversity monitoring and conservation through eDNA S18: Conservation of river ecosystems Open Sessions OS3: Animals in Changing Landscapes OS4: Patterns and Processes in Community Ecology	S6: AC04-005 S7: AC03-005 S12: AC04-004 S18: AC03-003 OS3: AC04-303 OS4: AC04-301
17:00–18:30	Special Interest Group Meetings & Special Session SIG 1: Partnering for Connectivity Conservation: The Coalition for Wildlife Corridors SIG 2: Initiating a horizon scan: Developing ethical protocols for acoustic monitoring in wildlife and ecology research SIG 8: Macroecology and macroevolution research in India SIG 14: Establishing a community of practice to address illegal wildlife hunting and trade through integrated community surveillance and evidence-based protection Special Session Leveraging global policies for local conservation in India	SIG 1: AC04-004 SIG 2: AC04-007 SIG 8: AC04-1st floor, Board Room SIG 14: AC04- 309 Special Session: Dr. Reddy's Auditorium
17:00–18:30	Poster Session & Tea	–
19:30 Onwards	Dinner	–

Timing	Event	Venue
09:00–10:30	Paired Plenary 2 Ashwin Viswanathan & Asad Rahmani	Dr. Reddy's Auditorium
10:30–11:00	Tea Break	–
11:00–13:00	Symposia S9: Wildlife diseases and significance for ecology and conservation S10: State of biogeography, diversification and phylogeography research in the Indian subcontinent S11: Can the paleosciences inform landscape and biodiversity conservation? S19: The farm-forest frontier Open Sessions OS5: Animal Interactions and Communication OS6: Animal behaviour and Physiology	S9: AC04-009 S10: AC04-301 S11: AC04-005 S19: AC04-008 OS5: AC04-304 OS6: AC04-004
13:00–14:30	Lunch	–
14:30–16:30	Symposia S14: Behaviour under pressure: How disturbance shapes wildlife ecology S15: Biodiverse'city in the anthropocene: Pathways for resilient urbanscapes S20: Biological invasions in a changing world: From exciting science to challenging management S4: Integrating mixed methods for deeper insights in socio-ecological research S2: Proximate mechanisms of animal behaviour Open Sessions OS8: Conservation Challenges and Interventions	S14: AC04-009 S15: AC04-008 S20: AC04-004 S4: AC04-301 S2: AC04-005 OS8: AC04-304
16:30–18:00	Special Interest Group Meetings & Special Session SIG 6: Invasive species – synthesising knowledge across SIG 4: Increasing knowledge production through citizen science data SIG 10: The role of disease in human-wildlife interactions SIG 11: Human-wildlife conflict in changing agro-ecological systems SIG 13: Storytelling and theatre – conservation outreach to non-technical public SIG 14: Establishing a community of practice to address illegal wildlife hunting and trade through integrated community surveillance and evidence-based protection Special Session How to get published	SIG 6: AC04-002 SIG 4: AC04-007 SIG 10: AC04- 1st floor, Board Room SIG 11: AC04-004 SIG 13: AC04-006 SIG 14: AC04-309 Special Session: AC04-005
16:30–18:00	Poster Session & Tea	White box, AC04 – 4th floor
18:00–19:30	Panel Discussion: Dog gone? Socio-ecological and legal tensions surrounding free-ranging multispecies coexistence in India. Moderator: Nishant Kumar	Dr. Reddy’s Auditorium
19:30 Onwards	Gala Dinner	–

Timing	Event	Venue
09:00–10:30	Paired Plenary 3 Anusha Shankar and Maria Thaker	Dr. Reddy's Auditorium
10:30–10:45	Special Address	Dr. Reddy's Auditorium
10:45–11:15	Ajith Kumar Award for Outstanding Paper in Ecology
11:15–11:30	Tea Break	-
11:30–13:30	Symposia S16: Insects in a changing world S17: Invasive plants and wildlife habitat: Mapping threats to India's ecosystems S8: A new era in Indian bat research & conservation S13: Bioacoustic frontiers in behaviour, ecology and conservation Open Sessions OS9: Conservation in Shared Landscapes OS10: Climate, Health, and Conservation	S16: AC04-009 S17: AC04-004 S8: AC04-008 S13: AC04-005 OS9: AC04-301 OS10: AC04-304
13:30–14:30	Lunch	–
14:30–16:00	Special Interest Group Meetings & Special Session SIG 5: Integrating intersectoral approaches for India's biodiversity policy: Green energy, agriculture, land use, and forest rights SIG 7: Bird window collision in India – what do we know and where do we go from here SIG 12: Innovating ecology: Technology for wildlife research SIG 9: Conservation ethics and community engagement in India	SIG 5: AC04-007 SIG 7: AC04-002 SIG 12: AC04-004 SIG 9: AC04-1st floor, Board Room
16:00–16:30	Tea Break	–
16:30–18:00	Panel Discussion: Extinction of experience: The decline of field-based ecology. Moderator: Robin Vijayan	Dr. Reddy's Auditorium
18:00–18:30	Poster Prizes and Concluding Remarks	Dr. Reddy's Auditorium

Information for Presenters

Oral Presentations

Presenters in open sessions will have 12 minutes to present their work, followed by 5 minutes for discussion and Q&A.
Presenters participating in symposia will receive their presentation time slots and related details by email.
The detailed schedule, including presentation dates and time slots, will be shared by 20 June 2026.

Poster Presentations

Posters may be up to a maximum size of 4 ft (width) × 3 ft (height).
Presenters may print their posters on any material of their choice.
Please note that all printing costs must be borne by the presenter. Printing facilities will not be available at the venue.

We are pleased to share that three poster prizes will be awarded this year, generously funded by the journal Ecology and Evolution (Wiley Publishers).

For further details contact: presentations.iwec2026@gmail.com

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