Current Annual Meeting

A collaborative meeting to advance species conservation

We look forward to welcoming you to the CPSG 2026 Annual Conference in Cologne, Germany, this October, hosted by Cologne Zoo. 
 

The CPSG Annual Conference is an open event that brings together people working across species conservation to connect, exchange ideas, and learn from one another. This conference is open to all, it is not limited to CPSG members: we welcome conservation practitioners, researchers, facilitators, educators, zoo and aquarium professionals, government representatives, NGO staff, community leaders, and anyone interested in collaborative approaches to species conservation.

Whether you are new to CPSG or have participated for years, the conference is designed as an informal and interactive space for lively discussions around familiar and emerging conservation topics. Our aim is to use the collective skills, experience, and wisdom of those present to shape ideas and accelerate positive outcomes for wildlife. 

2026 working group topics currently include:

• Training session: An introduction to facilitating conservation meetings and workshops
• State of the World’s Ex Situ Resources 
• Empowering Communities, Sustaining Species: Integrating Human Dimensions, including Reproductive Health, into Conservation Planning 
• Including human – wildlife coexistence in species conservation planning
• Planning for plant conservation in Europe
• Ctrl-Alt-Save: Species Recovery Planning using AI 
• Regional biobanking

Working group descriptions and more working group topics coming soon!

Would you like to propose a working group or have any questions about how this works? Email us at [email protected]