[Coral-List] Important ICRS 2012 Update

[Hughes, Terry]

Two months in advance of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2012) in Cairns, Australia from 9-13 July, the draft Scientific Program is now available online, at http://www.icrs2012.com/MiniSymposia.htm#1.

Close to 2,000 people from 75 countries have registered to attend so far, and over 1,500 oral and poster presentations have been scheduled.

Prior to the Symposium, we will also place the finalized Book of Abstracts online to help delegates plan their trip, and to make this information available more broadly. Immediately after ICRS 2012, the Symposium Proceedings, uploaded posters, and videos of the Plenary talks will be freely available online.

We look forward to providing broad internet access to the Symposium's outputs to the coral reef research community. You can still registe<http://www.icrs2012.com/Registration.htm>r to attend, and we very much look forward to welcoming those of you who coming to Cairns in just a few week's time.

Terry Hughes
ICRS 2012 Convenor