[Coral-List] [Deadline Extended!] Call for APCRS2023 Sessions and Workshops now extended through 20 July

[Neo Mei Lin]

Dear Colleagues,

The 5th Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium (APCRS) will be held at the National University of Singapore in 19–23 June 2023.

Call for Sessions extended through 20 July 2022 (Wednesday)
We invite researchers, graduate students, resource managers, policymakers and educators to submit proposals for meeting session titles and workshops at https://www.apcrs2023.org/Proposal.html.

The session and workshop titles that have already been proposed are appended below.

To propose a session theme, simply submit a potential title and a short description (maximum 200 words) to https://www.apcrs2023.org/Proposal.html. Please indicate designated Chairs/Co-Chairs (affiliation and email) of the proposed session.

Conference Information
For information about the APCRS, please visit https://www.apcrs2023.org. For questions about the sessions and conference in general, please email enquiry at apcrs2023.org.

Sincerely,
On behalf of the APCRS 2023 Organising Committee


List of Proposed Session Titles:

  *   Diversity, ecology and evolution of coral reef associations in the Indo-Pacific ocean
  *   Drivers of the biodiversity and functions of mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific region
  *   Biodiversity and evolution of coral reef organisms
  *   Coral reef biodiversity: Systematics, distributions, and inter-specific associations
  *   Coral reef fish ecology
  *   Ecology and conservation of chondrichthyan reef fishes
  *   Sea turtles of Asia Pacific: Values, interdependencies, and population structure
  *   Giant clam research and conservation in Asia-Pacific: What’s new for these giants?
  *   Coral immunity and microbiome interactions
  *   Coral reef communities at the edge of environmental limits
  *   Building new reefs: Lessons learnt and emerging opportunities
  *   Fishes in human-dominated reef systems
  *   Turbid reefs as climate refuges or refugees?
  *   Coral and submarine groundwater discharge
  *   Using non-coral models to examine coral reef resilience via ecological and molecular approaches
  *   Plasticity and adaptation of reef organisms to environmental change
  *   Ecotoxicological responses and bioactivity of reef systems to environmental stress
  *   Molecular processes of stress mitigation in marine benthic organisms
  *   Cellular responses and physiological adaptations to environmental stressors in Indo-Pacific corals
  *   What natural analogues can teach us about the future of coral reefs
  *   Understanding coral reef associated habitats: Realising the potential of seagrass meadows and their services in a changing climate
  *   Impacts of plastic pollution in Asia-Pacific coral reefs
  *   Diversity, impacts and solutions of the Indo-Pacific coral diseases
  *   Assisting coral reef survival in the Anthropocene through novel interventions
  *   Novel technologies and multidisciplinary approaches for restoring reefs in the contemporary world
  *   Reef restoration best practices: Towards sustainable and collaborative efforts in the region
  *   Reef histories: Corals as natural archives of climate and environmental changes
  *   Effects of environmental change on marine organisms: Evidence from sclerochronology approaches
  *   The UN Ocean Decade: Showcasing international coral partnerships for rapid changes and solutions
  *   From Science to Management: Integrated approach of science based management of coastal ecosystems
  *   Coordinating national and regional conservation targets and efforts with emphasis on MPAs
  *   Managing shark and ray populations and fisheries for healthy coral reefs in Asia Pacific
  *   Outreach and education of reefs as a vehicle for ecosystem conservation
  *   Coral reef ecotourism: Toward carbon neutral destination
  *   From and by the community: Community-driven management strategies for resilience coastal resources
  *   Reef environment observations and technologies
  *   Deciphering the functional basis of cnidarian-algal symbiosis: From molecular to holobiont scale

List of Proposed Workshops:

  *   Towards the establishment of a long-term monitoring network in West Pacific
  *   Ocean law and policy and its role in promoting regional marine protection, preservation and resilience building in Southeast Asia
  *   Presentation skills for community and students