IMBER/LOICZ Continental Margins Open Science Conference

IMBER ( http://www.imber.info/) and LOICZ ( http://www.loicz.org/) are jointly organizing a Continental Margins Open Science Conference which will be held September 17-21, 2007 at East China Normal University (ECNU), Shanghai, China.
This conference will provide a discussion platform for highlighting the most recent advances in the field and try to identify emerging directions and future research challenges. The conference is open to all students and scientists involved in biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems in the continental margins.

We are pleased to announce that the online Abstract submission is now opened. We encourage scientists and students to submit their abstract for oral or poster presentation to one of the following sessions:

Session 1) Ocean-Shelf biogeochemical Exchanges
Session 2) Continental Shelf Biogeochemistry and Couplings with Benthic Systems
Session 3) Continental Shelf Carbon in a High CO2 World
Session 4) Continental Shelf Ecosystems from High to Low Latitudes
Session 5) Integrated Observations and Modeling: Visions and Reality
Session 6) Eutrophication and Oligotrophication in Coastal Systems
Session 7) Low Oxygen on Continental Shelves
Session 8) Sustainable Use of Continental Shelf Resources

Abstract submission deadline is JUNE 1, 2007 by electronic submission through the conference web site only. Further information and guidelines are available at http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=792&nid=6298

Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted abstracts will be e-mailed to the corresponding author by 30 June, 2007.

We sincerely hope that you will be able to participate. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at shanghai.osc@univ-brest.fr

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