World Conference on Marine Biodiversity

Supporting
Organisations

Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias

Aims

To review the current understanding of marine biodiversity, its role in marine ecosystem functioning and its socio-economic context

To assess current and future threats and potential mitigation strategies for conservation and regulation of marine resources

To identify future research priorities

News

The maximum number of registrations has been reached.
No more registrations will be accepted.

For participants that are already registered, but wish to submit an abstract because they did not do so originaly, you can still send in your abstract. Further info on registration.

[2008-04-14]

Grants for developing countries

A number of grants to support scientists from developing countries are available. Scientists from developing countries are encouraged to apply for these grants. Candidates should give an abstract for a poster or oral presentation and include a CV in their application and should register directy with moira.llabres@uib.es before April 1st. The decision on grants will be taken before May 31.

Registration for World Conference on Marine Biodiversity Now Open

The registration for the WCMB in Valencia is now open at online registration. Abstracts can be submitted for one of the 24 sessions until April 1st. Approximately 160 oral presentations of 15 minutes (12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes discussion) will be accomodated.

Besides oral sessions a number of poster sessions will be organized. Please consider attending this meeting to report your results and encourage your colleagues to attend. There is a maximum number of 500 attendees, which will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Do not wait to the last minute to register or you may find registration closed once 500 attendees have registered. The final programme will be communicated in May 2008.

[2008-01-04]

Large poster