ISH 2026 Congress feedback form ISH 2026 Congress feedbackProfessional status Undergraduate student Graduate student Early Career Professional Mid/Late Career Professional Naturalist without a position in science/academia Retired researcherHow long have you been a member of ISH? Joined ISH to attend the 2026 Congress <5 years 5-10 years >10 years I am not an ISH memberWhich country are you currently based in?Select CountryAfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Saint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)DenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao S.A.R., ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRepublic of the Congo (Brazzaville)RomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (Dutch part)Saint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia/Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom (UK)United States (US)United States (US) Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States (US) Virgin IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweHave you attended an ISH event in the past? No Yes: a previous ISH Congress Yes: an ISH symposium at a conference (e.g. ESA, ICE, ECE) Yes: an online event e.g. HymathonDid you attend the 2026 Congress? Yes NoWhy did you not attend? Lack of funding Issues with travelling abroad (e.g. visa) Scheduling conflict Was not interested OtherPlease elaborate, if you are ableDid you present at the Congress? Yes: a poster Yes: a talk NoWhy did you not present? No time to write a presentation Don’t enjoy presenting at conferences No new research to share Not comfortable presenting in English OtherHow did you find the experience of presenting at the Congress? Is there anything we could have done to improve the experience?Did you find attending the Congress beneficial? If so, why? (e.g. did you make a new connection with a researcher, hear about a new method, etc.)Lunches were provided at the Congress venue in 2026; what would be your preference for the next Congress? Lunches provided No lunch provided IndifferentThe excursion and gala dinner were included in the registration price; for the next Congress, would you be in favour of either of both being paid for separately? I’m in favour of the excursion being paid for separately I’m in favour of the gala dinner being paid for separately I’m in favour of the excursion and gala dinner being included in the registration priceAny other comments about the 2026 Congress?What could we do to improve the next ISH international Congress?Submit Your opinion
