The International Society of Biometeorology, formed in 1956, is pleased to announce that its 19th International Congress of Biometeorology (ICB2011) will be held in December 2011 at The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. The Congress theme will be Climate and Society.

The overall aim of ICB2011 is to explore the links between climate and society. This is because a central ethos of the interdisciplinary science of Biometeorology is the desire to understand interactions between atmospheric processes and living organisms - plants, animals and humans. Such interactions are fundamental to the well-being and sustainability of society at a range of geographical and time scales. Given this we anticipate the participation of scientists including social scientists and health scientists from a wide range of fields in ICB2011.

At this stage of the planning process the general ICB2011 programme structure will include plenary sessions, parallel paper sessions, fieldtrips (optional), and social events such as an ice breaker and congress dinner.

For further information on the discipline of Biometeorology visit the International Society of Biometeorology's website http://biometeorology.org