Past conferences
The Ethological Society is a long established scientific society, founded in 1979 at its very first meeting in Basel, Switzerland. Since its foundation, the Society has played an active role in fostering exchange and collaboration within the ethological community. In its early years, the society organised biennial meetings, moving to an annual meeting format in 2006 to reflect the growth and increasing engagement of its membership. In addition to its own meetings, the Ethological Society was the co-founder of the European Conference for Behavioural Biology (ECBB), established together with the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB). The ECBB has since become a key international congress for behavioural biologists across Europe and beyond.
All meetings are organised by members of the society, reflecting the strong commitment and involvement of our community. Organising these meetings requires a substantial investment of time and effort, but they represent an extremely valuable contribution to the Society and its community. We are deeply grateful to all past organisers and extend our sincere thanks to those who will take on this role in the future. Below you will find a list of previous meetings and their locations.
Meetings of the Ethological Society (EthoGes)
EthoGes 2026: Grünau, Austria
EthoGes 2025: Tutzing, Germany
EthoGes 2024: Münster, Germany
EthoGes 2023: Berlin, Germany
EthoGes 2022: online
EthoGes 2021: online
EthoGes 2020: Tübingen, Germany
EthoGes 2019: Hannover, Germany
EthoGes 2018: Potsdam, Germany
EthoGes 2017: Bonn, Germany
EthoGes 2016: Göttingen, Germany
EthoGes 2015: Hamburg, Germany
EthoGes 2014: Tutzing, Germany
EthoGes 2013: Bielefeld, Germany
EthoGes 2012: Münster, Germany
EthoGes 2011: Zürich, Switzerland
EthoGes 2010: Berlin, Germany
EthoGes 2009: Göttingen, Germany
EthoGes 2008: Regensburg, Germany
EthoGes 2007: Grünau, Austria
EthoGes 2006: Bielefeld, Germany
EthoGes 2000: Utrecht, Netherlands
EthoGes 1998: Halle, Germany
EthoGes 1996: Groningen, Netherlands
EthoGes 1994: Bielefeld, Germany
EthoGes 1992: Prague, Czech Republic
EthoGes 1990: Vienna, Austria
EthoGes 1988: Bayreuth, Germany
EthoGes 1986: Hamburg, Germany
EthoGes 1984: Göttingen, Germany
EthoGes 1982: Bonn, Germany
EthoGes 1980: Leeuwenhorst, Netherlands
EthoGes 1979: Basel, Switzerland
European Conference for Behavioural Biology (ECBB)
ECBB 2026: Cambridge, United Kingdom
ECBB 2024: Zürich, Switzerland
ECBB 2022: Groningen, Netherlands
ECBB 2020: cancelled
ECBB 2018: Liverpool, United Kingdom
ECBB 2016: Vienna, Austria
ECBB 2014: Prague, Czech Republic
ECBB 2012: Essen, Germany
ECBB 2010: Ferrara, Italy
ECBB 2008: Dijon, France
ECBB 2006: Belfast, United Kingdom
ECBB 2004: Groningen, Netherlands
ECBB 2002: Münster, Germany