[Coral-List] Fwd: ICCB-8 Report

Oren Levy oren.levy at biu.ac.il
Sat Dec 28 00:56:22 EST 2013


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> Dear All,
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> The 8th International Conference on Coelenterate Biology (ICCB)
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> Israel, Eilat (1-5 December 2013)
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>  The ICCB conference engaged with topics related to coelenterates including corals, sea anemones, hydroids, jellyfish and ctenophores. 
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> Presentations included classical and novel, cutting-edge, topics ranging from community and population levels to the whole organism, as well as cellular and molecular levels.  
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> More than 250 participants, comprising researchers and students from five continents and 35 countries attended the meeting and the organizers provided additional supporting funds for the participation of students and young researchers. 
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> The ICCB8 held 15 different sessions, divided into three concurrent sections, all of which benefitted from the lively participants and fruitful discussions. 
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> The warm and sunny Eilat weather acted as a catalyst for the friendly and open atmosphere of the entire conference. 
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>  Special thanks to the sponsors and benefactors who supported the ICCB8, enriching the program by enabling, among others, the award of prizes for the best student presentations. 
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> Warm thanks are due to all the participants, members of committees, and chairs of sessions for making the ICCB8 a success.
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> Nematostella and ocean acidification workshops were held in Eilat back to back with the ICCB, contributing substantial added value to this international gathering.
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>  At the closing session it was voted to hold the next ICCB9 in Israel in 2017. 
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> We thank you for your support and looking forward to meet you all in our next ICCB meeting.
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>  Best wishes for the New Year,
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> Hudi Benayahu: Chair            Tamar Lotan: Co-Chair          Oren Levy: Co-Chair
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