[Coral-List] 12th ICRS registration fee query

[Robert Ginsburg]

Thanks Paul  for the  bad news  from  down-under.  Paul  and  
colleagues  how  sad  that only a few students   will  be  lucky  
enough   to  find
funds.  Maybe  we should  consider organizing our  own  meeting in  
2014  with  a focus  on  student  participation?


Robert  Ginsburg

On 7/12/2011 7:02 PM, Paul Jones wrote:
>
> Dear listers,
>
> I received a brochure today for the 12th International
> Coral Reef Symposium, to be held in Cairns, Australia in July 2012.  I am saddened to say that while my enthusiasm
> for attending the event remains high, my probability of participation took a
> bit of a nose dive once I saw the registration fees.
>
>
> Four years ago, in Fort Lauderdale, the early bird registration
> fees were:
>
> Member/Non-member  - $495 / $545
>
> Student member/non-member - $275 / $295
>
>
>
> For the 12th ICRS, the early bird fees are (converted
> to US$ for correct comparison):
>
> Member/Non-member
> -  $995 / $1050
>
> Student  -  $700
>
>
>
> At a time when funding is tight and grants are scarce, I am
> a little disheartened to see that the registration fees have doubled (and almost
> tripled for students). Obviously I have never been involved in organizing an
> event such as this, but does anyone have any information as to why the fee is
> so high this time?
>
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