[Coral-List] Climate Conference - abstract call

[Martin Attrill]

Dear all
 
Climate Change and Aquatic Systems: Past, Present & Future
 21st-23rd July 2004, University of Plymouth, U.K.
 
The call for abstracts for our conference is now out, with full details
of how to submit abstracts electronically available on our conference
website:
 
http://www.biology.plymouth.ac.uk/climate/climate.htm
 
Also on our website you will find the list of plenary speaker, details
of registration costs and a registration form, links to sites telling
you all about Plymouth (travel, accommodation, entertainment, etc.) and
a link to the Freshwater Biological Association meeting that is to be
held the day before the climate conference.
 
We look forward to receiving your abstracts as soon as possible. Here is
a reminder of the timetable for the conference - note the deadline for
abstracts:
 
Call for abstracts: September 2003
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31st Jan 2004
 
Programme details online: 31st March 2004
 
Early registration deadline: 31st May 2004
 
Freshwater Biological Association Annual Meeting: 19th-20th July 2004
 
Climate Change and Aquatic Systems conference: 21st-23rd July 2004
 
Due to our aim in providing an integrated conference where all
participants can hear all talks, and the potential high interest in this
conference, there is likely to be some competition for oral presentation
slots. Contributors are therefore encouraged to:
 
1.	target their presentations (and thus abstracts) to be as
accessible as possible to the wide range of participants at the
conference
2.	present a broad picture or synthesis of ideas within a
particular field fitting to the overarching theme of the conference (for
local studies, it would therefore be beneficial for presenters to put
their work firmly in a global context).
3.	keep abstracts within the word limit and to use the format given
4.	to have the abstracts in before the deadline 
 
The organising committee will review all abstracts the week after the
deadline and select presentations for each of the themed sessions of the
conference to complement the plenary speakers. Oral presentations will
be chosen to give as full range of topics as possible over the
conference. All participants submitting abstracts for an oral
presentation that are not accepted for a talk will be offered to present
as a poster instead.
 
For all communication on the conference, please use the following
conference email:
 
climate at plymouth.ac.uk <mailto:climate at plymouth.ac.uk> 
 
We look forward to receiving your abstracts & registration forms and
seeing many of you here in Plymouth in July.
 
Yours,
 
Martin
_________________________________________ 
Dr Martin J Attrill 
Reader in Marine Ecology 
Research Coordinator, School of Biological Sciences 
Marine Biology and Ecology Research Group 
School of Biological Sciences 
University of Plymouth 
Drake Circus,  Plymouth 
PL4 8AA, U.K. 
Internal Room: B425 Portland Square 
Tel: +44 (0)1752 232916 
Fax: +44 (0)1752 232970 
http://www.biology.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/Attrill/Mattrill.htm