4th International Marine Bioinvasion Conference (MBI C), Wellington, NZ; August, 2005

The 4th International Marine Bioinvasion Conference (MBIC)

will be held at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand from Wednesday 24th of August through Friday 26th of August, 2005. 

The deadline for abstracts for oral and poster presentations is June 17th 2005. 

Topics for the 2005 MBIC meeting include:
-Ecological and Evolutionary Effects of Marine Invasions
-Transport Vectors and Patterns of Dispersion
-Ecosystem and Economic Impacts
-Education and Outreach Initiatives

Both the 2005 New Zealand Marine Sciences Society (NZMSS) and MARGINS will be holding their meetings concurrently with MBIC under the broader theme "Human Impacts in the Marine Environment."  Registration for all meetings starts on Monday August 22nd and the 2005 NZMSS conference begins the meetings on Tuesday, August 23rd. 

More information on the program, how to submit abstracts and register online, and on travel and accommodations can be found at: 
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/marineconference2005/mbic.html

Please direct submission inquiries to:
Judith Pederson jpederso@mit.edu (USA and Canada)
Marnie Campbell marnie.campbell@nt.gov.au (New Zealand, Australia and other countries)

General inquiries about the conference can be directed to:
Martin Boswell
Conference Manager
Victoria Continuing Education
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington
tel 04 463 6558
fax 04 463 6550
martin.boswell@vuw.ac.nz