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Encourage and Promote entomological research in Israel
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Organize and encourage collaborations between various entomological disciplines at meetings
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Publish entomological publications, Phytoparasitica and Israel Journal of Entomology
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Support and encourage young students in entomology
Current Governing Board of The Entomological Society of Israel 2022
Honorary president: Dr. Manes Wysoki (ARO, The Volcani Center)
President: Dr. Netta Dorchin (Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University)
Secretary:
Dr. David Ben-Yakir (ARO, The Volcani Center)
Treasurer:
Prof. Yuval Gottlieb-Dror (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Members:
Dr. Victoria Soroker (ARO, The Volcani Center)
Dr. Adi Behar Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Dr. Elad Chiel (Oranim - Academic College of Education)
Dr. Dana Ment (ARO, The Volcani Center)
Prof. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Dr. Tovit Simon (Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University)
IJE Editorial Board:
Chief Editor: Dr. Mike Mostovski (Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University)
Dr. Netta Dorchin (Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University)
Dr. Marc E. Epstein (California Department of Food & Agriculture, USA)
Dr. David Furth (Smithsonian Institution, USA)
Dr. Moshe Gershon (Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University)
Prof. Murad Ghanim (ARO, The Volcani Center)
Prof. Levent Gültekin (Ataturk University, Turkey)
Dr. Frank-Thorsten Krell (Denver Museum of Nature and Science, USA)
Prof. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Prof. Ada Rafaeli, (ARO, The Volcani Center)
The Entomological Society of Israel (ESI) was founded on 20 February 1962 after more than 20 years of ad hoc meetings and discussions of various entomological issues. The founders included about 80 members, most prominent of them being Yehezkel Rivnay, Chanan Bitinsky-Zaltz, Rachel Galun, Yitzhak Harpaz, Meir Pener and Shoshana Yatom. The Society is active in promoting various disciplines of the arthropod research, ranging from alpha taxonomy to molecular biology, organizing meetings and granting awards. Members of the ISE meet annually at a Congress for a day or two, where recent achievements in both academic and applied research are reported and discussed. In addition, during the year the society organizes meetings devoted to special topics. Abstracts of the 18-24th presentations were published in Phytoparasitica.
The ESI publishes the Israel Journal of Entomology (in English). H. Bytinski-Salz served as the first Editor-in-Chief of the journal in 1962. Subsequent editors included Y. Rivnay, I. Tahori, U. Gerson, Y. Ben Dov and A. Freidberg. This open access journal publishes peer-reviewed contributions in all areas of entomology, including Uniramia other than insects and non-marine Crustacea and Chelicerata, and has a world-wide scope.
Membership in the Entomological Society of Israelis will be granted to professional and amateur entomologist on recommendation by two members and after payment of a yearly membership fee.