Shoals Programme Conference

[Juliet Burnett]

> UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF THE MASCARENE PLATEAU
> A 2,000 km long submerged landmass in the western Indian Ocean
> Shoals of Capricorn Programme One Day Conference and Evening Reception 
> in the presence of HRH Prince Michael of Kent KCVO
> Wednesday 28 November 2001, RGS-IBG, London
> 
> Over the last three years more than 200 international marine scientists
> have been carrying out research in this little known region of the western
> Indian Ocean, using satellite images, research vessels, oceanographic
> instruments, SCUBA and marine biological survey techniques. This
> conference will report on the Programme's key findings with particular
> emphasis on the recent Rodrigues Biodiversity Workshop, Seychelles coral
> bleaching studies and the Darwin Initiative planktonic research.
> Achievements in the fields of training and education will also be
> illustrated. All are welcome to attend.
> Cost £60 for the conference including lunch, evening reception and field
> report.
> [Concessions available]
> Please fill in application form available from http://www.rgs.org/shoals
> and return to Shoals Programme, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR  
> 
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