FW: The 9th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium - Galway Ireland. 2000

[Petersen, Mary Elizabeth (MSX)]

Monday, 06 December 1999

Dear colleagues,

I am forwarding the following notice of the 9th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium
at the request of John Patching [John.Patching at nuigalway.ie
<mailto:John.Patching at nuigalway.ie> ], Galway. Please send requests for
information to him, not to the list.

Thank you.

Mary E. Petersen
Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen
mepetersen at zmuc.ku.dk


-----Original Message-----

Members of this group may be interested to hear of the 9th Deep sea Biology
Symposium which will be held in Galway Ireland on 25-30th June 2000. These
symposia are only held every three years and provide an ideal opportunity
for those with interests in this area to meet their collegues.
The theme for the symposium is "The Deep Ocean Biosphere - Change and
Sustainability" and it is hoped to feature keynote speakers to address
aspects of this topic.  As with previous symposia, however, papers and
posters on any aspect of deep-sea organisms (from macro to micro) and
ecosystems will be welcome.  Please remember that " deep-sea" is not only
the abyssal benthos but also deep waters and the deep sub-seafloor
biosphere.  Interdisciplinary papers are particularly encouraged..
I am sure that those of you who have attended previous symposia will agree
with me that some of the most interesting ideas have arisen outside the
formal sessions. It is my intention to allow time for this, even if it
proves necessary to limit the number of oral presentations. There will, of
course be the traditional programme of social events including an
excursion, and a banquet with plenty of local food and drink
It is intended that information om the symposium will be promulgated mainly
by electronic means.  If you wish to be on the symposium Email list please
contact john.patching at nuigalway.ie <mailto:john.patching at nuigalway.ie>
(Note: do NOT contact this discussion group). If you have colleagues who are
interested in the symposium, but  do not have access to Email or the
internet, please advise them to write to me. The symposium website is at
(http://marinemicro.ucg.ie/deepsea.html)
<http://marinemicro.ucg.ie/deepsea.html)> , and will be updated
periodically.  Those on the symposium Email list will be sent registration
details and notified when the website is updated.

John W. Patching
The Martin Ryan Marine Science Institute
National University of Ireland, Galway
Ireland

Email: John.Patching at nuigalway.ie <mailto:John.Patching at nuigalway.ie>
Phone:  +353-91-750456
Fax:      +353-91-525005



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