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The IPS is delighted to announce our list of plenary speakers for our 30th Congress, to be held this 20th-25th of July in Antananarivo Madagascar, will include IPS President Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Fabiano Melo, Patricia Wright, Joerg Ganzhorn, and a Memorial talk for Judith Masters and Fabien Génin.

The IPS is delighted to announce that this year’s Sebastian Ramirez Amaya Award for Fieldwork in Primatology has been awarded to Veronica Torres-Solorzano for her project on Energetic trade-offs between immunity and reproduction in mantled howler monkey females; and the Masters & Genin African Primatology Award has been given to Yeboah Bright for their project […]

In 2025, the International Primatological Society created two awards to recognise individuals, projects, or field stations carrying out initiatives that seek to promote Ethics, and Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion within primatology. In a moment when EDEI is under threat in various institutions and settings around the world, it is more urgent than ever to promote […]

The IPS Elections for Officers are now open! Each of the candidates has supplied a brief outline of their qualifications and interest in the Office for which they’re being considered. All current members of IPS can vote via a link to the ballot on your IPS website home page. Voting closes March 10th.

This week we were informed that the President of Madagascar has decided to host the SADC (Southern African Development Community) Summit in Madagascar at the same time we were planning to have the IPS Congress. The location of the event space we were to use for our Congress is owned and operated by the government.  They have […]

Check out our summary of all the incredible work your IPS has been up to over the past year, and including reports from our Officers and grantees, as well as updates on the elections and 2025 Congress!

Dear IPS Members: The following message is from IPS President Jonah Ratsimbazafy.  Please note the email addresses that are used to make nominations. IPS Awards Committee The IPS Awards Committee invites your nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award and the new Outstanding Achievement Award to be presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Primatological Society and the Malagasy Primatological Society […]

Looking for a way to wrap up the year on a high? Got a great idea and know a group of primate folk who can talk about it? How about putting together a symposium for #IPSMadagascar #IPS2025! Deadline for symposia outlines has been moved to the 10th Jan. More info on the Congress website https://ipsmadagascar.org/

Congratulations to our Pre-Congress Training Program awardees! 16 early career primatologists from 13 countries in Africa, Asia, & Central and South America will take part in this amazing program hosted at the wonderful Centre ValBio before attending #IPS2025 in Antananarivo in Madagascar!

The International Primatological Society expresses its deep sorrow over the passing of Dr. Milton Thiago de Mello, founding and honorary member of the Brazilian Primatological Society. At 108 years of age, Dr. Milton Thiago de Mello left an indelible legacy of dedication to primatological research and education, not only in Brazil but internationally. He passed away last Tuesday […]