Who may attend the CBES World or Regional (e.g. ECBES)?

May attend World or Regional CBES:

1) all known established exhibitors and suppliers in the world;

2) consultants and a few other invited guests that have something particular to offer the industry at large (academics, journalists, etc.)

Participation in CBES is by invitation only. It is expected that all delegates attending CBES contribute to the general discussions and conversations as much as they receive in return. To the extent that professional contacts and industry-wide decisions are made at CBES, it is important that those in attendance be the spokespeople and decision makers for their respective institutions.

Because attendance at CBES is necessarily an expensive endeavor for everyone, and all too brief, delegate registration is limited to the directors and general managers of established butterfly exhibits and suppliers, consultants and a few other invited guests that have something particular to offer the industry at large (academics, journalists, etc.).

I have not received an invitation. May I attend anyway?
Invitations are sent to all known established exhibitors and suppliers in the world – a mailing list of over 300 enterprises. The industry’s data base is not complete and inevitably there are qualified institutions that will not have received an invitation. If you are the owner or director of an established butterfly exhibition or supplier, and you have not received an invitation to CBES, please write to any of the following:

Mary C. BabcockExecutive Director of IABES

Joris Brinckerhoff, ICBES Committee Chairman

While no screening process is perfect, an IABES committee of 2 exhibitors and 2 suppliers will decide in case of doubt the applications of individuals that have not received an invitation. Committee members are:

Exhibitors:
Enzo Moretto, Butterfly Arc, Italy
Martin Feather, San Antonio Zoo, USA

Suppliers
Joris Brinckerhoff, Costa Rica Entomological Supply, Costa Rica
Dan Dunwoody, Butterfly Dan’s, USA

To be accepted, one need only receive the approbation of any two of the four committee members.

If I am not able to attend, are there alternatives to CBES?
For people that are in the planning or construction stage of their facilities, there are alternative venues to CBES. One would be the Invertebrate in Captivity Conference hosted by the Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute.
Professional consulting services are also available. For a listing of consultants, please check the Industry Directory which can be found in the website of Costa Rica Entomological Supply.

CBES Disclaimer
Invitation or attendance at CBES does not constitute in any way an endorsement by the IABES or the CBES organizers of the business, ethical or environmental practices of anyone present.