Past Meetings

Meetings are an important venue to network with fellow taxonomists, systematists, evolutionary biologists to discuss ideas, share research, and develop the disciplines within southern Africa. Meetings are held annually or on an 18 month cycle – below is a list of past meetings.

2019 – 45th Annual SAAB. AMA and SASSB Joint Congress, Johannesburg, 8 to 11 January 2019 (organised by the University of Johannesburg, University of Pretoria and WITS)

2017 – 2017 Congress of the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology, Pretoria (National Botanical Gardens), 2 to 4 July 2017 (organised by the University of Pretoria)

2016 – Joint Conference of the South African Association of Botanists and the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology, Bloemfontein, 10 to 13 January 2016 (organised by the University of the Free State)

2014 – 11th Meeting of the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology ("Time, Topography and Taxonomy"), Hogback, 6 to 9 April 2014 (organised by the University of Fort Hare)

2012 – SASSBX, 10th Meeting of the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology ("Systematics in the Era of Integrative Biology"), Arniston, 16 to 20 July 2012 (organised by UCT and SANBI)

2011 – Ninth Conference of the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology, Grahamstown, 19 to 21 January 2011 (organised by Rhodes University, SAIAB and the Albany Museum)

2009 – 10th Anniversary Conference of the South African Society for Systematic Biology, Illovo Beach, 25 to 27 July 2009 (organised by UKZN)

2008 – Joint Conference of the South African Association of Botanists and the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology, Drakensville KZN, 14 to 18 January 2008 (organised by the University of the Witwatersrand)

2006 – SASSB VI ("Hotspots, Biodiversity and Conservation"), Kruger National Park, 14 to 17 July 2006 (organised by University of Johannesburg)

2005 – 5th SASSB Conference, Goudini (organised by University of Stellenbosch)

2003 – 4th SASSB Conference, Polokwane (organised by University of Pretoria and Transvaal Museum)

2002 – Third Congress of the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology ("Systematics in the Information Era"), Grahamstown, 16 to 18 January 2002 (organised by Rhodes University, SAIAB, Univ Pretoria)

2000 – Second Conference of the Southern African Society for Systematics ("Multidisciplinary Approaches to Systematics"), Mtunzini KZN, 10 to 14 July 2000 (jointly organised by University of Natal, University of Durban-Westville, Natal Museum and Durban Natural Science Museum)

1999 – Inaugural Conference of the South African Society for Systematic Biology ("Systematics in South Africa"), Stellenbosch, 18 to 22 January 1999 (jointly organised by UCT and University of Stellenbosch)