ZOOlogy 2025

07 - 09 December 2025

ZOOlogy 2025 registration form

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Affiliation

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 eat as many pancakes as you want including vegetarian and vegan options.

Would you like to attend the dinner on Monday December 8th? Any commitment is definitive and non-refundable.

Yes

No

Are there any dietary restrictions we should be aware of? Note that the provided food will always include vegetarian and vegan options.

Gluten-free

Lactose-free

Other

No

If other dietary wishes please specify further

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.

I would like to attend the conference with

An oral presentation

A poster presentation

No presentation

Either an oral or poster presentation

I would like to apply for the oral/and or poster prize

We are pleased to announce that Zoology 2025 has partnered with Animal Biology to publish a book of conference abstracts (free of charge for participants) and a special issue comprising seven to ten research papers, due to be released at the end of 2026. Are you a KNDV/RDZS or RBZS member interested in publishing your research in this special issue? If so, please let us know by answering “yes” to the following question. We will contact you after the conference to discuss next steps. If there are more people willing to publish than there are papers available, we may have to decline some submissions. Furthermore, these submissions will undergo rigorous peer review, so we cannot guarantee publication if the scientific requirements are not met at this stage. Please note that papers by researchers from Dutch universities are published open access free of charge!

Yes

No

Abstract submission

*Note: this is a first draft version of the title and abstract. You may revise and resubmit it at any time before the abstract submission deadline on 22nd of October.

For questions and remarks please send an email to info.zoology2025@gmail.com.

Title *

Abstract (max 250 words) *

Please add the authors as follows: Name author 1, Surname author 1; Name author 2, Surname author 2; etc *

Note that the name and surname are separated by a column, different authors are separated by semi-columns.

Please add the author affiliation in the same order as the author list as follows: *

Affiliation A from author 1, Affiliation B from author 1; Affilation A from author 2, Affilation B from author 2

If any author has more that one affiliation please separate them by a comma, the affiliations between authors are seperated by a semi-column.

Workshops
Besides the oral presentations, on Monday a parallel session of workshops will be given. A total of three separate workshops will be given focusing on: Science Communication, Use of AI in Science, Presentation Skills and Public Engagement. The topics of the workshops are subject to change.

Workshop attendance

Science Communication

AI in science

Presentation skills and Public engagement

Storytelling Contest and Photo Competition
On Sunday evening a storytelling contest 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 contest [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 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.

Would you like to apply for the Zoology photo competition?

Yes

No

Maybe, would like to be reminded later

Would you like to apply for the storytelling contest?

Yes

No

Maybe, would like to be reminded later

I hereby consent to the code of conduct and pictures being taken during the ZOOlogy conference 2025 and to receive emails on the earlier specified email address. The code of conduct can be found on our website *

Would you like to receive a certificate of attendance?

Bsc/Msc student/Zoo caretaker (RDZS & RBZS members)

€ 50.00

Bsc/Msc student/Zoo caretaker (non RDZS & RBZS members)

€ 80.00

PhD student (RDZS & RBZS members)

€ 110.00

PhD student (non RDZS & RBZS members)

€ 150.00

Other RDZS & RBZS members

€ 160.00

Other non RDZS & RBZS members

€ 200.00

Total: € 0.00

Early bird prices
Royal Dutch Zoological Society (RDZS) and Royal Belgium Zoological Society (RBZS) members get a discount.
A RDZS membership for students (Bsc, Msc and PhD) is € 20 and € 30 for non students.
Information on how to become a member can be found on the website: https://www.kndv.nl/lidmaatschap/

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