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1/10/2024

Dear ISH members,

The terms of most officers of the Society are coming to an end in early December this year and we are seeking suggestions for candidates for the following positions:

• President-Elect (2 year term, followed by 2 years as President and 2 years as Past President)
• Treasurer (4 year term)
• Secretary (4 year term)
• Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Hymenoptera Research (4 year term)
• Student Representative (2 year term)

We are asking for suggestions, which may be yourself or a third party, of persons who you think would be suitable for the above roles. If you are interested in any of these positions and want to find more about what is involved, fee free to contact the current officers (see https://www.hymenopterists.org/about/the-current-executive-officers/).

Note that you do not have to check with potential candidates whether they would be interested in running, as this will be done by the Nominating Committee.

The slate of nominees shall be made available to the membership in early November, and a ballot shall be taken; candidates who receive the majority of votes cast per office shall be declared elected and will take office at the close of the Annual Business Meeting held during #Hymathon2024 on 5-6 December.

Please send your suggestions by 20 October 2024 to the following address: abigail.martens [at] sdstate.edu

The Nominating Committee:

• Abigail Martens
• Tomas Hovorka
• Jill Oberski

For more information about the election process please see the ISH Constitution and Bylaws available at: https://www.hymenopterists.org/the-constitution/

Hello, Hymenopterists! Welcome back from Japan from those at ICE in Kyoto. If you missed out, don’t forget that you can hear lots of engaging talks at Hymathon!

Our next issue of Hamuli, the society newsletter, is available for your reading pleasure. Many thanks to our fantastic editorial team, Emma Kärrnäs, Cristina Vasilita and Louis Nastasi, for another engaging issue of the society newsletter!

A reminder that you need to be a financial member and logged into the website to access the newsletters.

If you are planning to be at the International Congress of Entomology in Kyoto, you can look forward to several ISH events:

A symposium on Monday 26 August (18:30 to 20:30), Venue: 510

• 18:35         Investigating the biodiversity and systematics of Australian ‘mummy wasps’ (Braconidae: Rogadinae) – Mollie-Rosae Slater-Baker
• 18:47         Unpicking the phylogenetic and ecological influences on Aleiodes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) host range and specificity – Iona Cunningham-Eurich
• 18:59         From pure phytophage to predator: a major shift/transition in the feeding habit of braconid wasps – A.P. Ranjith
• 19:11         Integrative taxonomy of the nocturnal darwin wasp genus Netelia (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tryphoninae) from Taiwan – Hsuan-Pu Chen
• 19:23         Break
• 19:33         Molecular and morphological systematics of Sycophila parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) associated with Ficus (Moraceae) – Atiyeh Naghizadeh
• 19:45         Systematics of Australian; species of Psyllaephagus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitic on lerp-forming Psyllids – Alana McClelland
• 19:57         Unique courtship displays by small hymenopteran insects – Matvey Nikelshparg
• 20:09         Brain Soup: Quantifying the number of cells in the brain of Australian native bees – Faelan Mourmourakis

• A Women of ISH breakfast on Thursday 29 August (08:00) – more details to come

• A students/ECP lunch: please register your interest https://uk01.l.antigena.com/l/rUlA-vWyisT2KWfrWXM0PQVzhy5pmvgfNPxr38hljm_HGdaU9-vG06ey2DqmCfJQOpXBRSFddjplQz5eLxFZ2hgkTwYiiTq8H7AUB~lTK7SETTIURBs03p_DTiXKrTq_7nnoU95k8fHoUSh8_P6Ofm6jnYIJINXKcJw2

We are pleased to announce that the next ISH meeting will take place during August of 2026 in Mexico City at the Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). This city is a vibrant cultural destination spot, with a plethora of world-class museums, artistic venues, fantastic culinary places, and rich architecture. With over 340,000 students registered in several campi across the country, UNAM is the largest university in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. The UNAM’s Central University campus in Mexico City was declared as a World Heritage Centre by UNESCO in the year 2007. Stay tuned for further details about the venue, accomodation and activities (gala dinner, excursions, amenities) that will take place during the congress.

Nos complace anunciar que el próximo congreso de la Sociedad Internacional de Himenopterólogos (ISH) tendrá lugar durante agosto del 2026 en la Ciudad de México, en el Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). La Ciudad de México es un centro cultural vibrante y cosmopolita, con muchos museos de talla mundial, sedes artísticas, destinos culinarios extraordinarios y una rica y variada arquitectura. Con más de 340,000 estudiantes en varios campus, la UNAM es la universidad más grande de América Latina y una de las más grandes del mundo. El Campus central de la UNAM en la Ciudad de México fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO en el año 2007.  Más detalles acerca de la sede, posibilidades de alojamiento, y otras actividades durante el congreso (cena de gala, excursiones y otras amenidades) serán informadas próximamente. 

Sincerely / Cordialmente

Alejandro Zaldívar Riverón
Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez
Ismael A. Hinojosa Díaz
Juana María Coronado Blanco
Ricardo Ayala Barajas

Happy New Year, Hymenopterists! Whilst it’s now 2024 (apologies from your webmaster for being slow on the upload), you can read the final issue of Hamuli from 2023 here!

A reminder that you need to be a financial member and logged into the website to access the newsletters.

Many thanks to our fantastic editorial team, Emma Kärrnäs, Cristina Vasilita and Louis Nastasi, for another engaging issue of the society newsletter!

The society has allocated funds for four USD $1,500 travel awards specifically to attend the International Congress of Entomology meeting in Kyoto, Japan (25-30 August 2024).

To be eligible for one of these travel awards a student must give an oral presentation at the ISH student symposium that will be taking place during the Congress.

More information and application form available here.

As our conference begins today in Romania, you can fill the spare time (or fill the empty Hymenoptera-shaped-hole in your heart if you are not at the conference) by reading the new issue of Hamuli!

This issue is the first from our wonderful new editorial team. We get the chance to meet Editor-in-Chief Emma Kärrnäs, Submissions Editor Cristina Vasilita, and Layout Editor Louis Nastasi in the new issue, so read on to learn more about the fantastic new team! A special thanks to our previous editor, Carly Tribull, for all their hard work on previous issues.

A reminder that you need to be a financial member and logged into the website to access the newsletters.

Dear ISH members,

The Nominating Committee is asking for your suggestions for candidates, which may be yourself or a third person, for the positions of President-Elect and Student Representative, which will become vacant later this year.

The President-Elect is a 2-year position, followed by 2 years as President, and then 2 years as Past-President. Of course, the position of President-Elect requires a high level of commitment, so the two final candidates that enter the election will have to agree first, but verifying their agreement will be the task of the Nominations Committee.

The Student Representative will serve for two years, and their responsibilities will include in particular:

  *   Preparing reports on ISH student activities to be presented at yearly business meetings

  *   Taking part in ISH Executive meetings

  *   Organising student lunches in connection with in person meetings

  *   Updating the student of ISH Facebook and Twitter accounts

  *   Helping with setting up student competitions

We are asking for suggestions of one or two persons who you think would be suitable for either position. Please send your suggestions by October 10, 2022 to the following addresses:

Miles Zhang: yuanmeng.zhang [at] gmail.com (or another of us)

 The Nominating Committee

Petr Janšta

Miles Zhang

Dominique Zimmerman

Dear Hymenopterists,

There will be an in-person ISH symposium during the Entomological Society of America in Vancouver in November 2022:

Sunday 13 November 2022 13:30 to 15:30, followed by a social

Vancouver Convention Centre, Meeting Room 220

(see https://www.eventscribe.net/2022/JAM2022/agenda.asp?startdate=11/13/2022&enddate=11/13/2022&BCFO=&pfp=FullSchedule&mode=&fa=&fb=&fc=&fd=)

This year we are introducing an open session (from 14:10): this is an opportunity for ISH members to present work that would not have fitted well in the official ESA program, make short communications (or give a presentation if you missed the deadline for submission…); the format is open but presentations will be limited to a maximum of 15 minutes. If it is Hymenoptera related we want to hear about it!

If you are interested please send a title and short abstract, to n.dale-skey [at] nhm.ac.uk before 31 October 2022. The presentations in this session will not be included in the ESA program but will be circulated to the membership in advance of the meeting.

Dear Hymenopterists,

We are very happy to be able to confirm the dates for the next ISH Congress: it will be held 23-29 July 2023 in Iaşi, Romania!

An announcement will be published in the next edition of Hamuli.