Dinner Pannenkoekenboot
The dinner on the evening of Monday the 8th will take place on the Pannenkoekenboot (Pancakeboat) and costs 50 euros per person. The boat departures at 19:00 and will take us on a 2-hour journey on the IJ-river. During this time you can have free drinks and eat as many pancakes as you want including vegetarian and vegan options. 

 

Scientific registration information
Fill in the next questions if you would like to present at the conference. Speakers will be divided based on their preference as best as possible. Due to limited spaces for oral presentations, attendees will be given the choice to present a poster instead. 

 

Workshops
Besides the oral presentations, on Monday a parallel session of workshops will be given. A total of 2 separate workshops and a sicence documentary session will be given focusing on: Science Journalism and Presentation Skills and Public Engagement. The topics of the workshops are subject to change.

More information can be found on our website.

 

AI workshop changed to Technology in Zoos symposium
Due to the broad interest in the topics of AI and other technologies in zoological research, the ZOOlogy 2025 organizing committee decided to change the previously announced ‘AI in science’ workshop to a mini-symposium about technology in zoo research, which will be held as a separate parallel session on Tuesday December 9th. All conference attendees are welcome to join this symposium, and no additional registration will be required.

 

1. Science Journalism workshop: how to reach your public?
How can you make sure your research gets picked up by the media and reaches your intended audience? In this workshop, leading science journalists share personal experiences and tips on how to connect your science to a broader audience.

 

2. Presentation skills and public engagement workshop
How can you make complex scientific topics fun and compelling for any kind of audience? How do you keep people engaged when talking about statistics? How can you make your audience feel part of your research journey? Science communicators from ARTIS Zoo and the ARTIS-Groote Museum will share insights, examples, and practical tools to help you tell your scientific story in a fun, engaging way.

3. Science docu watch-together
Film is a powerful tool to engage a broad audience with science through emotion and connectivity. Join us for a watch-together of three brand new short documentaries about zoological research. Featured documentaries include The Library Within, which offers a glimpse in the young and promising field of conservation genomics; Ape to Ape, a story about the search for the world of emotions of humans and our fellow great apes; and Surviving alone: The Tale of Simone. This film is about a lonely lemur, named Simone, the last of her kind in her forest in Madagascar. The filmmakers and researchers behind these projects will be present for a Q&A!

 

Storytelling Evening and Photo Competition
On Sunday evening a storytelling evening will be held to provide a podium for everyone to share their most fascinating, heart-warming or funny experiences from studying animals. Such stories often do not make it into scientific publications, but they are a big part of what makes zoological research so special!

Stories can be about anything, but preferably align somewhat with the topic of the conference and are preferably no longer than 15 minutes. You can register via this Registration form and send your story to info.zoology2025@gmail.com  with the subject ‘Storytelling Evening [your full name]’. Registration is only needed to participate in the competition, no registration is needed to attend on the evening itself and enjoy the stories. 

Furthermore, we welcome all researchers to send in pictures of their study subjects for the second edition of the annual zoology photo competition! Pictures (TIFF file) can be sent to info.zoology2025@gmail.com with as a subject ‘Photo competition [your full name]’. The winner will be announced at the end of the conference and the photos will be displayed in the ARTIS-Groote Museum.