Events
Upcoming events with OBON participation
Other relevant meetings & conferences
2026
ASLO-SIL Aquatic Confluence: Science, People, Knowledge,
Montreal, Canada, 12-16 May 2026;
https://www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/
several sessions on eDNA/biomolecular obs;
deadline for abstracts 25 Nov
20th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME20),
Auckland, New Zealand, 16-21 Aug 2026
https://www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/
3rd World Congress of Marine Stations (WCMS),
Bamfield, Canada, 1-4 Sep 2026
https://worldmarinestations.com/3rd-world-congress-of-marine-stations/
9th Annual Meeting of The eDNA Society,
Sendai, Japan, 10-12 Oct 2026
https://ednasociety.org/en/topics/9th-annual-meeting-of-the-edna-society-sendai/
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP17,
Yerevan, Armenia, 19-30 Oct 2026
https://armenia.un.org/en/289877-conference-parties-convention-biological-diversity-cop17
2026 Global eDNA Conference
Seattle, Washington, USA, 28-30 Oct 2026
https://www.mtsociety.org/global-edna-conference
iBIOL 2026
Bangkok, Thailand, 2-6 Nov 2026
https://dnabarcodingconference.com/
UN Climate Change Conference (COP31)
Antalya, Türkiye, 9-20 Nov 2026
https://unfccc.int/cop31
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB),
Bruges, Belgium, 17-20 Nov 2026;
https://www.wcmb2026.org/
several sessions on eDNA/biomolecular obs;
deadline for abstracts 17 March 2026
2027
Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) COP1
New York, USA, 11-22 January 2027;
https://www.un.org/bbnjagreement/en
More details to be made available in the coming months
3rd Australia & New Zealand Environmental DNA Conference
Canberra, Australia, 16–19 February 2027
https://ednaconference.com.au/
ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, 28 February-5 March 2027
https://www.aslo.org/san-juan-2027/
Event archive
Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026
22 - 27 February 2026
LACOBON eDNA Capacity building workshop
10 -14 November 2025
OBON Network Spotlight: Projects Wave 2025
Oct 2025
IMarEST | Unlocking Ocean Secrets: Marine Mammal Monitoring Through eDNA
22 Sept 2025, 4pm UK time
OBON Annual Meeting 2025
28 - 31 Oct 2025
OBON – FAO Workshop
2-4 Sept 2025
GOOS-OBON Workshop at ISME-Lat 2025
7 Aug 2025
OBON Network Spotlight: Welcoming the Newest Waves!
June 2025
2025 UN Ocean Conference
9-13 June 2025
One Ocean Science Congress
Jun 2025
Poster presentation at 7th Annual Japanese eDNA Society Meeting
1-4 December 2024
Satellite Event at CBD COP16, Cali
25 October 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 COT (UTC -5)
Oral presentation at AMSA-NZMSS 2024
15-20 Sept 2024
OBON Network Spotlight: Updates & New Beginnings
Sept - Oct 2024
iBOL 2024
3 -6 September 2024
Challenger Soc Conference 2024
2 - 6 Sept 2024
OBON Annual Meeting 2024
6-8 November 2024
Poster presentation at IMCC7
13-18 Oct 2024
Third National Workshop on Marine eDNA (USA)
2-5 June 2024
Decade Action Workshop at IOC WESTPAC, Bangkok
24 April 2024, 1pm – 5pm
Satellite Event at UN Ocean Decade Conference, Barcelona
10 April 2024, 1:15pm – 2:45pm
Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024
11 March, 2024
OBON Virtual Side Event at UN Ocean Conference 2022
30 June, 2022
