[Coral-List] 7th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals

[Santiago Herrera]

7th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals, Cartagena, Colombia – July
29 - August 2, 2019

We are pleased to announced that, thanks to our sponsors, we are able to
maintain early registration rates for the regular registration period,
which ends on April 16th, 2019. Register now!

In addition, the information on how to book discounted-rate rooms at the
venue hotel (InterContinental Cartagena) is now available at
https://www.deepseacoral2019.org/logistics.html

Other important reminders:

Travel awards (Application deadline: April 1st, 2019)
The Deep-Sea Biology Society (DSBS) will be sponsoring travel awards to the
7th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals (ISDSC7) in Cartagena,
Colombia. These awards are open to any members of the society and can be
used towards any costs associated with attendance and presentation (oral or
poster) at the symposium.  If you are not a member yet, you can become one
at https://dsbsoc.wildapricot.org. The maximum amount that can be requested
is £750 (GBP). Awards will be based on both the quality of the abstract and
evidence of financial need. Awards are open to participants from all career
levels, not limited to students. Successful applicants will be required to
write a short blog post, report or video blog for the Society website about
their experience at the Symposium.
More information at https://www.deepseacoral2019.org/awards.html

Abstracts (Abstract submission deadline: April 16th, 2019)
Abstracts summarizing new advances in deep-sea coral systems – from the
hadal to the mesophotic, and inclusive of sponges – will be considered for
oral or poster presentations in the following topical areas:
Systematics & evolution (taxonomy, fossil record, molecular phylogenetics,
and macroevolutionary patterns)
Organismal biology & natural history (reproduction, development, growth,
behavior, disease, physiology, and microbiome)
Ecological interactions (biogeochemical cycling, alterations of ocean
chemistry, and carbon sequestration; links with surrounding ecosystems;
hydrodynamics and food supply, trophic ecology, and bentho-pelagic
coupling; habitat provision, symbiotic relationships, parasites, microbial
ecology)
Biogeography and connectivity (patterns of community composition,
diversity, and distribution; habitat mapping and suitability modeling;
population genetics, phylogeography and microevolutionary patterns; larval
dispersal)
Corals and changing ocean environments (paleo-oceanography and historical
environmental reconstructions; biomineralization; modeling impacts of
climate change, ocean acidification, and future habitat suitability)
Technical advances and novel methods (experimental design, eDNA, omics,
imaging technologies, machine learning/AI, photogrammetry, time-series;
marine natural product discovery, biotechnology)
Anthropogenic stressors (impacts from single to multiple stressors on
organisms, communities and ecosystems [e.g. warming, oxygen decrease, ocean
acidification, pollution, physical damage]; resilience and recovery;
restoration)
Conservation and management of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems
(identification of vulnerable biogenic habitats [VMEs, EBSAs, etc.],
biodiversity conservation, fisheries MPA design, legal instruments and
governance [national or high seas e.g., ABNJ]; deep-sea mining)
More information at https://www.deepseacoral2019.org/abstracts.html

Looking forward to seeing you in Cartagena!

Santiago Herrera, PhD
Lehigh University

Juan Sanchez, PhD
Universidad de los Andes

Luisa Dueñas, PhD
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

7th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals
Santiago Herrera


Santiago Herrera, PhD
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA

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