About the ISPN
The International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature was established to encourage and facilitate the development and use of, and communication about, phylogenetic nomenclature. Toward this end, the ISPN organizes periodic scientific meetings and oversees the implementation of a code of rules to govern phylogenetic nomenclature—the PhyloCode. PhyloCode names can be viewed and submitted via the registration database, RegNum.
The ISPN is governed by a Council, of which all members except the Program Director are elected. For more information, see the Bylaws (PDF).
The ISPN maintains two committees whose responsibilities pertain directly to the functioning of the PhyloCode: the Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature (CPN) and the Registration Committee. The members of both committees are elected by the ISPN membership.
The CPN is responsible for reviewing and approving changes to the PhyloCode. The CPN also rules on proposals for conservation or suppression of names, resolves ambiguities in the provisions of the code, amends the provisions of the code, and will produce future editions of it.
The Registration Committee is responsible for managing the online registration database for names governed by the PhyloCode.
Anyone who is interested in phylogenetic nomenclature is encouraged to join the ISPN.
Members of the ISPN Council
List per year as a PDF file: Download
Officers
- President-Elect
- Mieczysław Wolsan (Polish Academy of Sciences),
- President
- Pam Soltis (University of Florida),
- Past-President
- Thomas J. Near (Yale University),
- Secretary
- Michel Laurin (CNRS, Paris),
- Treasurer
- Nico Cellinese (University of Florida),
- Webmaster
- Michael Keesey,
Council Members at Large (by year of term expiration)
- 2023
- Christopher Brochu (University of Iowa),
- Philip Cantino (Ohio University),
- 2022
- Kevin de Queiroz (Smithsonian Institution),
- Richard Olmstead (University of Washington),
- 2021
- Brian Andres (University of Sheffield),
- Sandy Carlson (University of California, Davis),
ISPN Committees
Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature (by year of term expiration)
- 2023
- Sina Adl (University of Saskatchewan),
- Kevin de Queiroz (Smithsonian Institution),
- Micah Dunthorn (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany),
- Max Cardoso Langer (Universidade de São Paulo),
- 2022
- Michael Lee (Flinders University and South Australian Museum),
- David Marjanović (Museum für Naturkunde),
- Greg Rouse (University of California, San Diego),
- Mieczysław Wolsan (Polish Academy of Sciences),
- 2021
- David Cannatella (University of Texas),
- Philip Cantino (Ohio University),
- Nico Cellinese (University of Florida),
- Susan Richardson (Florida Atlantic University),
Registration Committee
- Chair
- Nico Cellinese (Florida Museum of Natural History),
- Members
- Mike Keesey,
- William Piel (Yale University),