Into the deep blue: Europe in the Census of Marine Life

A Sympsium sponsored by the European Census of Marine Life (EuroCoML) and the Senckenberg Natural History Museum Senckenberg Natural History Museum
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 1:30 PMInto the Deep Blue: Europe in the Census of Marine Life is an event sponsored by the European Census of Marine Life (EuroCoML) and the Senckenberg Natural History Museum. It is open to the public. Specially invited guests include representatives from European and German science and funding organizations, and press (approximately 250 people)

Program

13:30-13:45 — Welcome to Frankfurt

13:45-14:00 — Opening

14:00-14:15 — Census of Marine Life in Europe

14:15-14:35 — MAR-ECO (Deep-sea Mid-Atlantic Ridge project)

14:35-14:55 — ChEss (Deep-sea Chemosynthetic Ecosystems project)

14:55-15:15 — CeDAMar (Deep-sea Abyssal Plains project)

15:15-15:30 — Coffee Break

15:30-15:40 — CoMargE (Continental Margins project)

15:40-15:50 — EuroNagisa (Near-shore project)

15:50-16:00 — ICoMM (Marine Microbes)

16:00-16:10 — EurOBIS (Information Infrustructure)

16:10-16:20 — Upcoming projects CAML (Antarctic), EUTOPIA (Tagging) and CMarZ (Zooplankton)

19:00 — Reception by the Senckenberg Natural History Society

Prior to the reception, the symposium is followed by a press chat, where members of the media can speak with and interview project leaders.

For more information and to register, visit www.senckenberg.de/coml