Upcoming Events

Information on individual items is subject to change.  Please consult each event's web site or contact for the most accurate and current information.  If you spot an error or wish to suggest a change, please contact us using the information at the bottom of this page.   We also encourage you to let us know of events that should be listed.  Please use this form to submit information about upcoming events. Events should include a substantial component related to global change research (see list of specific research areas in left column).

Location

St. Petersburg, Florida

Web Site

http://www.whoi.edu/sbl/liteSite.do?litesiteid=23613

Sponsors

USGS Florida Integrated Science Center
College of Marine Science of the University of South Florida
National Science Foundation

Contact

Paula G. Coble
Assoc. Professor of Chemical Oceanography
College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
140 Seventh Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Tel: 727-553-1631
Fax: 727-553-1189
email:

Details

The goal of the Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Scoping Workshop on Terrestrial and Coastal Carbon Fluxes in the Gulf of Mexico is to bring together researchers to
discuss potential integrated research projects relating to carbon fluxes and exchange in the Gulf of Mexico.

Location

Honolulu, Hawaii

Web Site

http://www.hawaii.edu/pacon/2008%20Main%20Page.html

Sponsors

PACON International
California Sea Grant College Program
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Science & Technology Branch, State of Hawaii
Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Geological Survey
Chancellor’s Office, University of Hawaii

Contact

PACON 2008
2525 Correa Road, HIG 407A
Honolulu, HI 96822
Fax: 808-956-2580

Details

The theme of the conference is Energy and Climate Change: Innovative Approaches to Solving Today’s Problems. 

Location

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Web Site

http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/index.html

Sponsors

International Society for Reef Studies
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
U.S. Department of the Interior

Contact

11th ICRS Secretariat
Nancy Copen
Meeting Manager
Tel: 301-634-7010

Details

The overall theme for the symposium is Reefs for the Future. The goals of the symposium include providing a scientific basis for coral reef ecosystem management by articulating the state of the science with respect to current and emerging stressors; improving the understanding of reef condition, function, and productivity; and expanding the field of coral reef ecosystem science and encouraging multidisciplinary research by facilitating the exchange of ideas.