Dear colleagues, I wanted to bring the BE20 conference to the attention of evolutionary biologists. This conference is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Biodiversity Exploratories, a large scale, long term interdisciplinary biodiversity research platform in Germany. It has been collecting data and samples since 2008, making it an interesting platform for evolutionary biologists. Please see the invitation text below, the website is https://www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/ To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Biodiversity Exploratories, we are pleased to invite you to the first international BE20 Conference! The event will take place from June 8-12, 2026 at the Langebeck-Virchow Haus in Berlin under the theme: "Integrating Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research" The conference will begin on Monday evening, June 8, 2026, with an opening lecture, followed by a welcome reception. From Tuesday, June 9, 2026, to Thursday, June 11, 2026, participants will have the opportunity to present talks in various sessions across different disciplines of long-term biodiversity research. For more details, please refer to "Call for Abstracts". We are excited to welcome several renowned keynote speakers, who will provide inspiring insights into long-term and large-scale biodiversity research. More information can be found under "Keynotes". In addition, the conference will feature workshops, discussion panels and social events to promote interdisciplinary exchange. On Friday, June 12, 2026, participants will have the opportunity to join a special excursion to our Schorfheide-Chorin exploratory, offering exclusive insights into the research conducted within the Biodiversity Exploratories. The conference aims to bring together scientists from around the world and to create an interdisciplinary platform for discussing current challenges in long-term and large-scale biodiversity research. We look forward to numerous exciting contributions, lively discussions, and international exchange! For questions or suggestions, please contact the Biodiversity Exploratories Coordination Office: beo@senckenberg.de We look forward to welcoming you to Berlin in June 2026! Scientific Committee: Markus Fischer | Nico Blüthgen | Marion Mehring | Marion Schrumpf |Stefanie Schulz |Paul Magdon | Peter Manning Coordination Office: Victoria Grießmeier | Franca Marian | Dong-Hee Maeng | Eva Schmidt wil50772 (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)