About the EOU (European Ornithologists’ Union)

The EOU: A vision of European-wide Ornithology

Birds know no boundaries, and the same should hold for their study. The foundation of the EOU was inspired by the historical opportunities when the walls that divided Europe were taken down and for the first time in decades, ornithologists from across Europe were free to meet.

A first unifying meeting of European ornithologists was convened in Bologna in 1997, which was the official founding event of the EOU. Since then, conferences have been held every 2 years in different parts of Europe, and the EOU has grown to become a lively community. True to its founding ideas, it aims to integrate European ornithology by a balanced international representation, and by organizing affordable conferences that combine frontline bird science with support of research under difficult conditions. For example, we particularly encourage contributions from countries with limited international exposure, support early-stage researchers, and foster bottom-up initiatives aimed at promoting ornithology.

For further information please visit: https://eounion.org/

Scientific Programme Committee (in alphabetical order)

Amy Leedale (Chair)
Kevin Maston (Vice Chair)

Vojtěch Brlík
Dan Chamberlain
Alejandro Corregidor-Castro
Attila Fülöp
Valentin Kiss
Lisandrina Mari
Giulia Masoero
Jennifer Morinay
Peter Laszlo Pap
Arianna Passarotto
Martyna Syposz
Michal Šulc
Zsófia Tóth

Contact

Contact the local organizing committee at: eou2027@gmail.com

EOU2027 Conference artwork

An illustration by Šimon Bryja depicts a chick of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in the nest of its foster parents, the great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus). For more than three decades, the study of brood parasitism in the common cuckoo has been a central research focus of the Institute of Vertebrate Biology. Research on the interactions between these two species has substantially advanced our understanding of coevolution, behaviour, cognition, physiology, genomics, migration and related fields.