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XVIII International Hibernation Symposium
Bologna, Italy, 7-11 June 2027
From Physiological Adaptation to Translational Science
The 2027 symposium brings the international hibernation research community to the University of Bologna. The programme spans molecular biology, physiology, ethology and ecology, with particular attention to human physiology and to the translation of hibernation-inspired strategies into medicine and space exploration. Chair: Prof. Matteo Cerri (Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna).
| Early-bird registration | 30 December 2026 |
| Call for symposia | 27 January 2027 |
| Abstract submission | 30 March 2027 |
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Previous International Hibernation Symposia
Historic overview of the International Hibernation Society symposia and their proceedings (source: hibsoc.com/conferences).
| 2024 | 17th International Hibernation Symposium Mont Tremblant, Canada. Organisers: Jim Staples | Archived symposium pages |
| 2021 | 16th International Hibernation Symposium Groningen, the Netherlands. Organisers: Rob Henning, Hjalmar Bouma, Roelof Hut | Website Publication |
| 2016 | 15th International Hibernation Symposium Las Vegas, USA. Organisers: Frank van Breukelen, Jenifer Utz | Website Publication |
| 2012 | 14th International Hibernation Symposium, ‘Living in a Seasonal World’ Semmering, Austria. Organisers: Thomas Ruf, Claudia Bieber, Walter Arnold, Eva Millesi | Publication |
| 2008 | 13th International Symposium Swakopmund, Namibia. Organisers: Barry G. Lovegrove, Andrew McKechnie | Publication |
| 2004 | 12th International Symposium ‘Life in the Cold’ Vancouver, Canada / Seward, USA. Organisers: Brian Barnes, Hannah Carey | Info Publication |
| 2000 | 11th International Hibernation Symposium ‘Life in the Cold’ Jungholz, Austria. Organisers: Gerhard Heldmaier, Martin Klingenspor | Publication |
| 1996 | 10th International Hibernation Symposium ‘Adaptations to the Cold’ Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia. Organisers: F. Geiser, S. Nicol, A. J. Hulbert | Publication |
| 1992 | 9th International Symposium of Hibernation Crested Butte, Colorado, USA. Organisers: C. Carey, G. L. Florant, B. A. Wunder, B. Horwitz | Publication |
| 1989 | 8th International Symposium of Hibernation Le Hohwald, France. Organisers: A. Malan, B. Canguilhem | Publication |
| 1985 | 7th International Symposium of Natural Mammalian Hibernation Fallen Leaf Lake, Stanford University, California, USA. Organisers: H. C. Heller, X. J. Musacchia, L. C. H. Wang | Publication |
| 1980 | 6th International Symposium of Hibernation Prague, Czechoslovakia. Organisers: X. J. Musacchia, L. Jansky | Publication |
| 1977 | 5th International Symposium of Mammalian Hibernation Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Organisers: L. Wang, J. W. Hudson | Publication |
| 1971 | 4th Hibernation-Hypothermia Symposium Aspen, Colorado, USA. Organisers: F. E. South, J. P. Hannon, J. R. Willis, E. T. Pengelley, N. R. Alpert | Publication |
| 1965 | 3rd International Symposium on Natural Mammalian Hibernation Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Organisers: K. C. Fisher, A. R. Dawe, C. P. Lyman, E. Schönbaum, F. E. South | Publication |
| 1962 | 2nd International Symposium on Natural Mammalian Hibernation Helsinki, Finland. Organisers: P. Suomalainen | Publication |
| 1959 | 1st International Symposium on Natural Mammalian Hibernation Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. Organisers: Charles R. Lyman, Albert R. Dawe | Info Publication (full text) |
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