Why holding a SURE Congress? Urban ecology has matured over the past decades and has become an organized and modern discipline. Enough research and application in urban ecology is occurring to justify an international congress that is independent of other conferences. In the past 10 years, smaller symposia and conferences have been held at the World Congress of Landscape Ecology in 2007 and 2011, etc as well as at conferences of the National IALE Chapters.

Why having the Congress in Berlin? Berlin is the city where urban ecology emerged especially under the inspiration and direction of Hubert Sukopp. To understand how urban ecology will advance, the Congress will be held in the place where urban ecology emerged as a discipline. Moreover, today – more than 20 years after the political transition in Germany, Berlin offers a lot to be seen and to be studied, from project to city level. This is an invitation to study processes and patterns of both urban development and urban ecology at “living places” during field trips. The local host, the Institute of Geography of the Humboldt University of Berlin (in personae Wilfried Endlicher), was the coordinator of a nearly 10-year graduate school about “Urban Ecology”.

Jürgen Breuste (SURE President)

Dagmar Haase (Co-Chair)

Dagmar Haase (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)

Stephan Pauleit (Technical University of Munich, Germany)

Nadja Kabisch (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)

Neele Larondelle (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)

Wilfried Endlicher (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)

Jürgen Breuste (University Salzburg, Austria)

Dagmar Haase (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)

Stephan Pauleit (Technical University of Munich, Germany)

Jari Niemelä (University of Helsinki, Finland)

Sarel Cilliers (North-West University, South Africa)

Junxiang Li (East China Normal University, China)

Glenn R. Guntenspergen (US Geological Survey, USA)

Clas Florgard (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)

Salman Qureshi (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany)

Maria Ignatieva (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)

Laura Musacchio (University of Minnesota, USA)

Richard Coles (Birmingham City University)

Robert F. Young (University of Oregon, USA)

Here are some ideas of possible symposia topics and possible organizers. Please feel invited to apply for one of the listed topics as symposium. Any other suggestions are welcome!

1. The theory of urban ecology
2. The challenges of urban development for urban ecology and its application to build ecocities –
3. Multifunctional green infrastructures
4. Socio-ecological complexity of urban areas Ecosystem services Urban sustainability and urban resilience Modelling of urban ecosystems – new approaches
5. Urban biodiversity and municipal governance
6. Young Researchers/Student Symposium: Future of urban ecology

Full Delegates

The registration fee entitles all full delegates to the following: 

• Access to all Sessions
• All official documentation including program booklet and conference proceedings
• Welcome Reception/Ice breaker
• Morning and Afternoon Tea/Coffee
• Congress bag
• Entrance to Trade Exhibition

Day Delegates

The registration fee entitles all day delegates to the following:

• Access to all sessions on nominated day
• All official documentation including program booklet and conference proceedings
• Morning and Afternoon Tea/Coffee
• Congress bag
• Entrance to Trade Exhibition

Accommodation facilities near the conference venue will be listed soon with special conditions for conference participants.

Important publishers will be invited.

All presenters should submit short papers (about 3-5 pages) that could be extended and submitted for special journal issues.

Organizing committee is in discussion with several leading journals to publish special issues out of the conference.

Best paper by doctorate students, Best poster by doctorate students, Best paper/poster masters students.

Winners will be given registration fee waiver, a certificate and 2 years free membership of SURE.

Several excursions to sites in Berlin important for urban ecology and its application in planning and design will be offered.

For general queries, symposia proposals and abstract submissions contact:

Email: sure2013@hu-berlin.de

Tel:    +49 (0)30/ 2093-6803

For updated Information visit:

www.surecongress2013.org