The International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS), together with itshost, theNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology (NWIPB), Chinese Academyof Sciences (CAS), supporters and partners,will organizethe 9th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology,27-31 August 2017, Xining, Qinghai province, China. The theme of the symposium is “Response and adaptation of animals to extreme environments.”Xining was the capital of Qinghai province which located in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. The Qinghai-Tibet plateau, also called as theThird Poleor “water tower”, contains the headwaters of the drainage basins of most of the streams in surrounding regions. Itowns the unique geological, climatic and biological components of the world. The impacts of climate warming and extreme environments inthe Qinghai-Tibet plateau are great interests to the scientists and public.