Conferences, Forthcoming Conferences

8th ASA Conference 2024 Wuhan, China

Hubei University, Wuhan, China

3 June: The 3rd Circular is available now, please refer to the Circulars section below.

Welcome to the 8th Conference of the Asian Society of Arachnology (ASA 2024), which will be held on 25 – 29 October 2024 in Wuhan, the biggest city in central China, located on the shore of the Yangtze River. We are very excited to host ASA 2024 in ‘The Hub of China’. Wuhan is a famous national historical and cultural city in China. It is an important national industrial, science, technological and education base and the comprehensive transportation hub in China. We are delighted to invite you to Wuhan to share recent developments in all disciplines of arachnology in Asia.

ASA 2024 will feature a diverse selection of plenaries, symposiums, conference sessions and posters that span the entire range of arachnological research in Asia: behaviour, biogeography, ecology, evolution, neurobiology, physiology, systematics and many more.

Our plenary speakers will be Dr. Ingi Agnarsson (University of Iceland), Dr. Matjaz Kuntner (National Institute of Biology), Dr. Shuqiang Li (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Dr. Linda Rayor (Cornell University), Dr. I-Min Tso (Tunghai University) and Elizabeth Jakob (University of Massachusetts Amherst).

The conference will be hosted by the Hubei University (http://www.hubu.edu.cn), a key comprehensive university jointly administered by Hubei Provincial Government and China’s Ministry of Education. With a history of over 90 years, it attracts more than 2,000 staff members and 25,000 full-time students.

We encourage participants from Asian and all other regions working on all disciplines of arachnology and arachnid taxa. We promise an inclusive and vibrant academic and social environment during the conference to allow for those important chats between delegates.

The official ASA Conference 2024 website is at https://asa2024.hubu.edu.cn/

Notice: The conference website will not be available from 31 May to 25 June but registering for the conference can be done via the direct registration link.

Yellow Crane Tower 黄鹤楼
City of Wuhan

Important Conference Dates

Conference Dates

25 to 29 Oct 2024

Abstract Submission

25 Mar to 31 Aug 2024

Registration

25 Mar 2024 onwards

Early Bird Deadline

30 June 2024

Call for Abstracts

Abstract submission for ASA 2024 is now open! Please submit abstracts for your proposed posters or oral presentations online, together with registration for the conference. You are welcome to submit multiple abstracts if desired.

Presentation Topics

We encourage submissions on a wide range of topics including:

  • Behaviour
  • Biogeography
  • Ecology
  • Evolution
  • Neurobiology/Physiology
  • Systematics

Preparation for Abstracts

Please adhere to the abstract formatting template provided (template). Prepare your abstracts and submit them in Registration. Please indicate whether you wish to participate in the student presentation (oral and poster) competitions.

Oral Presentations

  • Each presentation to be delivered in a themed session and will last 12 minutes with an additional 3 minutes for Q&A.
  • As the schedule of presentation sessions is tight it is of utmost importance that all presenters are ready and in time for their presentations. The introduction of each presenter will be kept brief when introduced by the moderator.
  • Presenters must arrive at the seminar room at least 10 minutes before your scheduled presentation to set up with the microphone/headset.  
  • Upload your presentation slides/PowerPoint at least one session or 2 hours in advance of your presentation using the following format:

  <day of presentation>_<starttime>_<presenters name>

  for example: 26_Oct_10:00_Long_Yu.pptx

  • Presenters are expected to use the provided computer by ASA 2024 during their presentation for seamless integration with the session schedule.

Poster Instructions

  • Each delegate will be assigned a poster number prior to ASA 2024.
  • Posters may be displayed from the registration on 25 October onwards.
  • Two poster sessions will be held in the late afternoon (16:00–18:00 PM) of Saturday, 26 October and Sunday, 27 October.
  • Each poster will be provided with a poster board and push-pins, labelled with the preassigned ASA 2024 ID-number.
  • Poster layout should be portrait orientation with dimensions of 80 cm x 120 cm (width x height) to fit the poster board.

Registration

Register for the conference at http://reg.skleq.cn/SystemArea/Regist/RegistMain. Creation of an account is required. Please contact Dr Long YU if you have any questions.

Notice: The conference website will not be available from 31 May to 25 June but registering for the conference is still possible via the direct registration link.

Registration fees include

• Welcome banquet on the evening of 27 Oct 2024
• Lunch of 26, 27, 28 and 29 Oct 2024
• Dinner of 25, 26, and 28 Oct 2024
• Conference gift

Early Bird (Ending 30 June 2024)

Non-students: 1700 CNY or 240 U.S. Dollar
Students: 1200 CNY or 170 U.S. Dollar

Standard (1 July 2024 onwards)

Non-students:2000 CNY or 280 U.S. Dollar
Students:1500 CNY or 210 U.S. Dollar

Program Overview

25 October 2024 Friday 26 October 2024 Saturday 27 October 2024 Sunday 28 October 2024 Monday 29 October 2024 Tuesday
08:30-09:00 Registration Opening Ceremony Plenary/Oral talks Plenary/Oral talks Departure and Post Conference Tours
09:00-10:00 Plenary talk
10:00-10:30 Tea Break Tea Break Tea Break
10:30-12:00 Oral talks Oral talks Oral talks
12:00-13:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch
13:30-15:30 Plenary/Oral talks Plenary/Oral talks Plenary/Oral talks
15:30-16:00 Tea Break Tea Break Tea Break
16:00-18:00 Oral talks/Posters Oral talks/Posters Closing Session and voting new President and new council
18:00-20:00 Welcome Reception ASA Council Meeting River Cruise Conference Dinner

8th ASA Conference 2024 registration is now open. Register now!

Hubei University, Wuhan, China

3 June: The 3rd Circular is available now, please refer to the Circulars section below.

Welcome to the 8th Conference of the Asian Society of Arachnology (ASA 2024), which will be held on 25 – 29 October 2024 in Wuhan, the biggest city in central China, located on the shore of the Yangtze River. We are very excited to host ASA 2024 in ‘The Hub of China’. Wuhan is a famous national historical and cultural city in China. It is an important national industrial, science, technological and education base and the comprehensive transportation hub in China. We are delighted to invite you to Wuhan to share recent developments in all disciplines of arachnology in Asia.

ASA 2024 will feature a diverse selection of plenaries, symposiums, conference sessions and posters that span the entire range of arachnological research in Asia: behaviour, biogeography, ecology, evolution, neurobiology, physiology, systematics and many more.

Our plenary speakers will be Dr. Ingi Agnarsson (University of Iceland), Dr. Matjaz Kuntner (National Institute of Biology), Dr. Shuqiang Li (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Dr. Linda Rayor (Cornell University), Dr. I-Min Tso (Tunghai University) and Elizabeth Jakob (University of Massachusetts Amherst).

The conference will be hosted by the Hubei University (http://www.hubu.edu.cn), a key comprehensive university jointly administered by Hubei Provincial Government and China’s Ministry of Education. With a history of over 90 years, it attracts more than 2,000 staff members and 25,000 full-time students.

We encourage participants from Asian and all other regions working on all disciplines of arachnology and arachnid taxa. We promise an inclusive and vibrant academic and social environment during the conference to allow for those important chats between delegates.

The official ASA Conference 2024 website is at https://asa2024.hubu.edu.cn/

Notice: The conference website will not be available from 31 May to 25 June but registering for the conference can be done via the direct registration link.

Yellow Crane Tower 黄鹤楼
City of Wuhan

Important Conference Dates

Conference Dates

25 to 29 Oct 2024

Abstract Submission

25 Mar to 31 Aug 2024

Registration

25 Mar 2024 onwards

Early Bird Deadline

30 June 2024

Call for Abstracts

Abstract submission for ASA 2024 is now open! Please submit abstracts for your proposed posters or oral presentations online, together with registration for the conference. You are welcome to submit multiple abstracts if desired.

Presentation Topics

We encourage submissions on a wide range of topics including:

  • Behaviour
  • Biogeography
  • Ecology
  • Evolution
  • Neurobiology/Physiology
  • Systematics

Preparation for Abstracts

Please adhere to the abstract formatting template provided (template). Prepare your abstracts and submit them in Registration. Please indicate whether you wish to participate in the student presentation (oral and poster) competitions.

Oral Presentations

  • Each presentation to be delivered in a themed session and will last 12 minutes with an additional 3 minutes for Q&A.
  • As the schedule of presentation sessions is tight it is of utmost importance that all presenters are ready and in time for their presentations. The introduction of each presenter will be kept brief when introduced by the moderator.
  • Presenters must arrive at the seminar room at least 10 minutes before your scheduled presentation to set up with the microphone/headset.  
  • Upload your presentation slides/PowerPoint at least one session or 2 hours in advance of your presentation using the following format:

  <day of presentation>_<starttime>_<presenters name>

  for example: 26_Oct_10:00_Long_Yu.pptx

  • Presenters are expected to use the provided computer by ASA 2024 during their presentation for seamless integration with the session schedule.

Poster Instructions

  • Each delegate will be assigned a poster number prior to ASA 2024.
  • Posters may be displayed from the registration on 25 October onwards.
  • Two poster sessions will be held in the late afternoon (16:00–18:00 PM) of Saturday, 26 October and Sunday, 27 October.
  • Each poster will be provided with a poster board and push-pins, labelled with the preassigned ASA 2024 ID-number.
  • Poster layout should be portrait orientation with dimensions of 80 cm x 120 cm (width x height) to fit the poster board.

Registration

Register for the conference at http://reg.skleq.cn/SystemArea/Regist/RegistMain. Creation of an account is required. Please contact Dr Long YU if you have any questions.

Notice: The conference website will not be available from 31 May to 25 June but registering for the conference is still possible via the direct registration link.

Registration fees include

• Welcome banquet on the evening of 27 Oct 2024
• Lunch of 26, 27, 28 and 29 Oct 2024
• Dinner of 25, 26, and 28 Oct 2024
• Conference gift

Early Bird (Ending 30 June 2024)

Non-students: 1700 CNY or 240 U.S. Dollar
Students: 1200 CNY or 170 U.S. Dollar

Standard (1 July 2024 onwards)

Non-students:2000 CNY or 280 U.S. Dollar
Students:1500 CNY or 210 U.S. Dollar

Program Overview

25 October 2024 Friday 26 October 2024 Saturday 27 October 2024 Sunday 28 October 2024 Monday 29 October 2024 Tuesday
08:30-09:00 Registration Opening Ceremony Plenary/Oral talks Plenary/Oral talks Departure and Post Conference Tours
09:00-10:00 Plenary talk
10:00-10:30 Tea Break Tea Break Tea Break
10:30-12:00 Oral talks Oral talks Oral talks
12:00-13:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch
13:30-15:30 Plenary/Oral talks Plenary/Oral talks Plenary/Oral talks
15:30-16:00 Tea Break Tea Break Tea Break
16:00-18:00 Oral talks/Posters Oral talks/Posters Closing Session and voting new President and new council
18:00-20:00 Welcome Reception ASA Council Meeting River Cruise Conference Dinner