Might be of interest. For YETI, Vishnupriya ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prakash Mardaraj <pmardaraj@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:01 PM Subject: IMBER Open Science Conference "Future Oceans" 2014 - Call for Abstracts To: YETI <meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx> For those involved in Marine activities! [image: cid:cbac118e-39de-4d2f-9c9d-0bb302d7d323] *Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER) Open Science Conference* *23-27 June 2014, Bergen, Norway* “ *Future Oceans – Research for marine sustainability: multiple stressors, drivers, challenges and solutions*” *Call for Abstracts – Reminder!* The *Integrated Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research* (*IMBER*) Project will convene an *Open Science Conference <http://www.imber.info/index.php/Meetings/IMBER-OSC>* from *23-27 June 2014*in *Bergen, Norway*, with the goals of: · highlighting research results from the IMBER project and activities, · promoting integrated syntheses of IMBER-relevant research, and · developing a new global research agenda for marine biogeochemistry and ecosystems in the Anthropocene. *Plenary Speakers* for our Conference include: · *Alida Bundy* (Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada) – *Dead ends and grasping hands: failed governance and the need to integrate human-ocean interactions into global change research* · *Claudio Campagna* (Wildlife Conservation Society, Argentina) – *Marine biodiversity and conservation in the time of global change* · *Jean-Pierre Gattuso* (CNRS, Lab. d'Océanographie de Villefranche, France) – *Drivers of, and responses to, ocean acidification* · *Nicolas Gruber* (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) – *Warming up, turning sour, losing breath: The regional perspective* · *Alistair Hobday* (CSIRO, Australia) – *Climate change impacts and adaptation options for high trophic level marine species* · *Eileen Hofmann* (Old Dominion University, USA) – *Introduction to the Conference* · *Corinne Le Quéré* (University of East Anglia, UK) – *Perspectives on Future Earth for the marine research community* · *Kon-Kee Liu* (National Central University, Taiwan) – *Anthropogenic impacts on biogeochemical processes and ecosystems in continental margins: Lessons learned from cases around the globe and future perspective* · *Coleen Moloney* (University of Cape Town, South Africa) – *Foodweb and biogeochemistry in a changing marine environment* · *Carol Robinson* (University of East Anglia, UK) – *Conference’s Synthesis* The list of contributed *sessions* and *workshops* is available *here <http://www.imber.info/index.php/Meetings/IMBER-OSC-2014/Sessions-Workshops>* . *The Call for Abstracts <http://www.imber.info/index.php/Meetings/IMBER-OSC/Announcements/IMBER-Open-Science-Conference-Call-for-Abstracts> is open! Deadline for abstract submission: 31 January 2014.* Contributions are welcome from all marine research communities. We encourage you to submit an abstract, and we look forward to meeting you in Bergen. Please forward this call widely! IMBER IPO, on behalf of the Organising Committees futureoceans@xxxxxx PS: Sorry for any cross-posting! -- -- With Regards, " Prakash " (Prakash Chandra Mardaraj), PhD Scholar, Wildlife Institute of India IUCN/SSC-Human Bear Conflict & Sloth Bear Expert At- “Palace”, Rajnilgiri, Dist- Balasore, Odisha, India- 756040 Contact: +91-94373-47749, Email- pmardaraj@xxxxxxxxx Skype ID - pmardaraj, Facebook- www.facebook.com/pmardaraj -- Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI) http://www.meetyeti.in/ For you or your friend to subscribe or unsubscribe please visit //www.freelists.org/list/meetyeti Only mails to be broadcast to all 2000 members are to be sent to the freelist email. Send all subscription and other messages to meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe (i.e. stop receiving YETI broadcast emails in future) please visit <//www.freelists.org/list/meetyeti> or send an email to <meetyeti- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with “unsubscribeâ€� in the subject.