We invite you to join us for the 13th International Mammalogical Congress (IMC-13) which will take place July 14- 20 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska.



Below, please find the tentative program for IMC-13. You can also download a pdf of the tentative schedule here. The scientific program will include contributed oral and poster presentations as well as plenary speakers, symposia, and workshops. A full social agenda also is planned including an opening social, the annual Run-for-Research, poster socials, auction, student social, and closing social and awards ceremony. Please be sure to share and follow #IMC13 on Twitter!
A few key dates to keep in mind:
- Registration is now open! Regular registration closes March 31, 2023, late registration continues until May 31, 2023 – more info here
- Abstract submission is now open and closes on March 31 2023 – more info here
- Find out more about the accepted symposia and workshops at the aforementioned links
Please note all times are listed in Alaska Time (GMT – 9)
All locations are in the Dena’ina Convention Center unless otherwise noted
PRE-MEETING (TO BE COORDINATED BY WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS)
Time | Event | Location |
TBD | Workshop: Conferencing 101 | Zoom (to be coordinated by organizers) |
FRIDAY, JULY 14TH, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
7:00 am | Registration (ALL DAY) | 3rd Floor Foyer |
8:00 am | ASM Board of Directors Meeting I | K’eneakatnu Boardroom |
8:00 am | Pre-Meeting Fieldtrips (All DAY) | Various Locations |
5:00 pm | Dinner | On Your Own |
7:00 pm | Opening Social | 3rd Floor Foyer, Tikahtnu A & Tikahtnu Terrace |
SATURDAY, JULY 15TH, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
7:00 am | Registration ( ALL DAY) | 3rd Floor Foyer |
8:00 am | Committee Meetings (HALF DAY) | K’eneakatnu Boardroom |
8:00 am | Plenary Session I – IFM Speaker | Idlughuet 3 |
8:00 am | Vendor Show (ALL DAY) | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
9:30 am | Break | Idlughuet 1& 2 |
10:00 am | Symposium: Island Mammals | Idlughuet 3 |
10:00 am | Symposium: Female Reproduction | Tikahtnu A |
10:00 am | Symposium: Small Carnivores | Tikahtnu B |
10:00 am | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
12:00 pm | Lunch | On Your Own |
12:00 pm | IFM Board Meeting (HALF DAY) | K’eneakatnu Boardroom |
1:00 pm | Workshop: 1-on-1 Mentoring, Part 1 (1 HOUR) | TBD |
2:00 pm | Symposium: Invasive Mammals, Part 1 | Idlughet 3 |
2:00 pm | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
3:30 pm | Break | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
4:00 pm | Symposium: Invasive Mammals, Part 2 | Idlughuet 3 |
4:00 pm | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
5:30 pm | Dinner | On Your Own |
7:30 pm | Poster Session 1 & Social | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
SUNDAY, JULY 16TH, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
7:00 am | Registration ( ALL DAY) | 3rd Floor Foyer |
8:00 am | Committee Meetings (ALL DAY) | K’eneakatnu Boardroom |
8:00 am | Plenary Session IIA – ASM Student Awardees | Idlughuet 3 |
8:00 am | Vendor Show (ALL DAY) | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
9:30 am | Break | Idlughuet 1& 2 |
10:00 am | Plenary Session IIB – ASM Student Awardees | Idlughuet 3 |
11:30 am | Lunch | On Your Own |
11:30 am | ASM Officers & Student Speakers Lunch | TBD |
1:30 pm | ASM Members Meeting I | Idlughet 3 |
1:30 pm | Symposium: Temperature & Behaviour | Tikahtnu A |
1:30 pm | Symposium: NEON for Mammalogists | Tikahtnu B |
1:30 pm | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
3:00 pm | Break | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
3:00 pm | LGBTQIA+ Meet Up | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
3:30 pm | IFM Members Meeting 1 | Idlughuet 3 |
3:30 pm | Poster Session II | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
5:30 pm | Dinner | On Your Own |
6:30 pm | Buses begin loading for Diversity Social | TBD |
7:00 pm | Diversity Social | Alaska Native Heritage Center |
MONDAY, JULY 17th, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
6:00 am | Gordon L. Kirkland Run for Research | TBD |
7:00 am | Registration (ALL DAY) | 3rd Floor Foyer |
8:00 am | Mid-Meeting Fieldtrips (ALL DAY) | Various Locations |
8:00 am | Workshop: Geospatial Analysis in R (ALL DAY) | Kahtnu 1 |
8:00 am | Workshop: Animal Tracking Data (ALL DAY) | Kahtnu 2 |
8:00 am | Workshop: Mammalian Microbiome (HALF DAY) | Tubughnenq 3 |
8:00 am | Workshop: Museums & Biodiversity (HALF DAY) | Tubughnenq 4 |
8:00 am | Workshop: Wildlife Telemetry (HALF DAY) | Tubughnenq 5 |
12:30 pm | Workshop: IUCN Red List (2 HOURS) | Tubughnenq 3 |
12:30 pm | Workshop: Undergraduate Research (2 HOURS) | Tubughnenq 4 |
12:30 pm | Workshop: Bystander Training (2 HOURS) | Tubughnenq 5 |
3:00 pm | Workshop: Introduction to R (2 HOURS) | Tubughnenq 3 |
3:00 pm | Workshop: CUREs in Mammalogy (2 HOURS) | Tubughnenq 4 |
3:00 pm | Workshop: Mammal Species of the World (2 HOURS) | Tubughnenq 5 |
5:00 pm | Dinner | On Your Own |
TUESDAY, JULY 18TH, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
7:00 am | Registration (ALL DAY) | 3rd Floor Foyer |
8:00 am | Committee Meetings (ALL DAY) | K’eneakatnu Boardroom |
8:00 am | IMC Plenary Session III – IFM Speaker | Idlughuet 3 |
9:30 am | Break | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
10:00 am | Symposium: Microbiome Frontier | Idlughuet 3 |
10:00 am | Symposium: Rodent Dispersal | Tikahtnu A |
10:00 am | Symposium: Landscapes & Adaptation | Tikahtnu B |
10:00 am | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
12:00 pm | Lunch | On Your Own |
12:00 pm | Workshop: Using Bioacoustics (2 HOURS) | TBD |
1:00 pm | Workshop: 1-on-1 Mentoring, Part 2 (1 HOUR) | TBD |
2:00 pm | Symposium: Olfactory Landscape | Idlughuet 3 |
2:00 pm | Symposium: Resource Pulses | Tikahtnu A |
2:00 pm | Symposium: Movement of Ungulates | Tikahtnu B |
2:00 pm | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
3:30 pm | Break | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
4:00 pm | Poster Session III | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
5:30 pm | Dinner | On Your Own |
7:30 pm | Student Social | 3rd Floor Foyer, Tikahtnu A, and Tikahtnu Terrace |
8:30 pm | Auction for Future Mammalogists | 3rd Floor Foyer, Tikahtnu A, and Tikahtnu Terrace |
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
7:00 am | Registration (ALL DAY) | 3rd Floor Foyer |
8:00 am | Committee Meetings (ALL DAY) | K’eneakatnu Boardroom |
8:00 am | IMC Plenary Session IV – ASM Senior Awardees | Idlughuet 3 |
10:00 am | Break | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
10:30 am | Symposium: Responses to Climate | Idlughuet 3 |
10:30 am | Symposium: Mammals & Parasites | Tikahtnu A |
10:30 am | Symposium: Density in Ungulates | Tikahtnu B |
10:30 am | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
12:30 pm | Lunch | On Your Own |
2:30 pm | ASM Members Meeting II | Idlughuet 3 |
2:30 pm | Symposium: Reproduction Mechanisms | Tikahtnu A |
2:30 pm | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
4:00 pm | Break | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
4:30 pm | IFM Members Meeting II | Idlughuet 3 |
4:30 pm | Symposium: Equid Populations | Tikahtnu A |
4:30 pm | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
6:00 pm | Dinner | On Your Own |
8:00 pm | Poster Session IV & Social | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
THURSDAY, JULY 20TH, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
7:00 am | Registration (ALL DAY) | 3rd Floor Foyer |
8:00 am | Committee Meetings (ALL DAY) | K’eneakatnu Boardroom |
8:00 am | Symposium: African Mammals, Part 1 | Idlughuet 3 |
8:00 am | Symposium: Data Integration | Tikahtnu A |
8:00 am | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
9:30 am | Break | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
10:00 am | Symposium: African Mammals, Part 2 | Idlughuet 3 |
10:00 am | Symposium: CT Technology, Part 1 | Tikahtnu A |
10:00 am | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
11:30 pm | Lunch | On Your Own |
1:30 pm | Symposium: Physiological Responses | Idlughuet 3 |
1:30 pm | Symposium: CT Technology, Part 2 | Tikahtnu A |
1:30 pm | Symposium: Wild Ungulates | Tikahtnu B |
1:30 pm | Technical Sessions | Kahtnu, Tubughnenq, and Tikahtnu rooms |
3:30 pm | Break | Idlughuet 1 & 2 |
4:00 pm | Joint Capstone Session | Idlughuet 3 |
5:00 pm | Dinner | On Your Own |
7:00 pm | ASM Awards Ceremony | Anchorage Museum |
8:00 pm | Closing Social | Anchorage Museum |
FRIDAY, JULY 21ST, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 am | Post-Meeting Fieldtrips | Various Locations |