The XIX International Botanical Congress, the Shenzhen Declaration on Plant Sciences, and the Resolutions of IBC 2017

The International Botanical Congress (IBC), authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS), is the largest and the most highly attended conference on plant sciences in the world. The IBC boasts a long history of bringing together scientists from many countries and regions working on diverse disciplines within the plant sciences. The IBC also represents the authoritative forum for modification of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN). The ICN is amended via proposals that are introduced and discussed during the Nomenclature Section, which is held prior to the main Congress.