SPNHC 2016 and GGBN 2016 International Conference on Biodiversity Biobanking in Berlin (20-25 June, 2016)

SPNHC 2016 and GGBN 2016 International Conference on Biodiversity Biobanking in Berlin 
 
Registration deadline 15th June 2016.

The full conference programs for both SPNHC 2016 
and GGBN 2016 have been published:

SPNHC: http://www.spnhc2016.berlin/page05.html
GGBN: https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/schedConf/program

Registration for both conferences is still possible until 15th of June 2016!

The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) is a 
global network of well-managed collections of genomic tissue samples from 
across the Tree of Life, 
benefiting society through biodiversity research, development and conservation.

For more information, please visit our new meeting webpage at: 
http://meetings.ggbn.org/site/ggbn2016
Conference flyer: 
 2016_GGBN_Conference_Flyer.pdf 
E-mail:  ggbn@si.edu 
                                                      
The Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum and the Museum fuer Naturkunde 
are honored to be hosting the 
31st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) 
as well as the 
2nd International Conference on Biodiversity Biobanking of the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) 
in Berlin from June, 20 to June, 25, 2016. 
The conferences will be held in parallel at the andel's Hotel Berlin, Landsberger Allee.

SPNHC conference web site: http://www.spnhc2016.berlin/, 
conference theme: 
"Green Museum - How to practice what we preach?"
GGBN conference web site: https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/index, 
conference theme: 
"Meeting the Challenge: How to Preserve a Cross-Section of the Tree of Life"

Please check the conference web sites for information on the conference program, 
field trips, social events, accommodation, registration and abstract 
submission. All workshops, social events and field trips as well as 
the opening session on Tuesday are joint events for attendees of both 
conferences. During lunch and coffee breaks one will have the chance to visit 
the vendor booths and chat with attendees of both conferences. 
The sessions of both conferences cover complementary topics to avoid 
duplications.