We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for BES Macro 2026! The annual meeting of the British Ecological Society's Macroecology and Macroevolution Special Interest Group is this year hosted by the University of Reading, UK, and running from 15-17 July. This year we will also be running a pre-conference ECR workshop on publishing, reviewing, and editing in ecological journals. Anyone who is interested in generalisable ecological and/or evolutionary patterns over broad spatial and/or temporal and/or taxonomic scales is welcome to attend! Tickets are available for both in-person and online attendance. Go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bes-macro-2026-tickets-1983441181968 for registration and more information. Key dates * Main conference dates: 15 July 2026 2 PM - 17 July 2026 5 PM. * Pre-conference workshop: 15 July 2026, 10 AM - 1:30 PM. * Location: Agriculture Building, University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus), Reading, UK * Registration deadline for presenters: Friday 17 April 2026, 17:00 BST (for all presenters, including student plenary applications) * Final in-person registration deadline: Friday 15 May 2026, 17:00 BST. * Online registration deadline: Friday 3 July 2026, 17:00 BST. Plenary speakers * Dr Laura Antão, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Turku * Prof. Deepa Senapathi, Professor of Applied Ecology and Head of Department of Sustainable Land Management, University of Reading * Prof. Chris Venditti, Professor of Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading * Student plenary (applications now open!) The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683. Tha Oilthigh Obar Dheathain na charthannas clàraichte ann an Alba, Àir. SC013683. "Sheard, Catherine" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)