Programme
Conference "Program Book" available
The book contains all the practical and programme information of the World Conference. You can download it here.
For an overview of the sessions, speakers, posters and their authors, please click here (updated 2008-11-03).
Monday, November 10th
16.00 - 19.30: Registration
19.30 - 21.00: Welcome cocktail
Tuesday, November 11th
|
Red Sea |
Museum |
Polivalente |
| 09.00-10.00 |
Registration |
| 10.00-10.45 |
Opening Ceremony |
| 11.00-11.30 |
Invited plenary Carlo Heip |
| 11.30-12.00 |
Coffee break |
| 12.00-13.30 |
What lived in the oceans? |
In hommage to John Gray |
The coral triangle |
| 13.30-15.00 |
Lunch |
| 15.00-16.00 |
Deep-sea and extreme environments |
In hommage to John Gray |
The Coral Triangle |
| 16.00-16.30 |
Coffee break |
| 16.30-18.30 |
The taxonomic component of marine biodiversity |
Biodiversity & ecosystem shifts |
In hommage to John Gray |
| 18.30-19.30 |
|
Poster session A
|
Wednesday, November 12th
|
Red Sea |
Auditorio Museo |
Polivalente |
09.00-09.30
09.30-10.00 |
Invited plenary Jef Huisman
Invited plenary Philippe Bouchet
|
| 10.00-10.30 |
Coffee break |
| 10.30-13.30 |
Marine biodiversity in polar regions |
Large-scale biodiversity change |
Bioinvasions & ecosystem functioning |
| 13.30-15.00 |
Lunch |
| 15.00-16.00 |
Marine biodiversity in polar regions |
Deep-sea and extreme environments |
Biodiversity & Bioprospecting |
| 16.00-16.30 |
Coffee break |
| 16.30-18.30 |
Marine biodiversity in polar regions |
Deep-sea and extreme environments |
Biodiversity and bioprospecting |
| 18.30-19.30 |
|
Poster session A (continued)
|
| 20.00-21.30 |
Policy round table
|
Thursday, November 13th
|
Red Sea |
Auditorio Museo |
Polivalente |
09.00-09.30
09.30-10.00 |
Invited plenary Daniel Pauly
Invited plenary Mark Costello |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Coffee break |
| 10.30-13.30 |
Pelagic and benthopelagic biodiversity |
Marine biogeography |
Bioinvasions & Ecosystem functioning |
| 13.30-15.00 |
Lunch |
| 15.00-16.00 |
Coastal marine benthic biodiversity |
Discoveries from integrated data systems |
|
| 16.00-16.30 |
Coffee break |
| 16.30-18.30 |
Coastal marine benthic biodiversity |
Discoveries from integrated data systems |
Fish and fisheries |
| 18.30-19.30 |
|
Poster session B
|
| 20.00-21.30 |
|
Symposium dinner at the Museum, in Calle Mayor
|
Friday, November 14th
|
Red Sea |
Auditorio Museo |
Polivalente |
09.00-09.30
09.30-10.00 |
Invited plenary Juan Carlos Castilla
Invited plenary Dolf de Groot |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Coffee break |
| 10.30-13.30 |
Broad-scale patterns and sources of variation |
Conserving marine biodiversity |
Emerging paradigms in coastal research |
| 13.30-15.00 |
Lunch |
| 15.00-16.00 |
Broad-scale patterns and sources of variation |
Conserving marine biodiversity |
|
| 16.00-16.30 |
Coffee break |
| 16.30-18.30 |
Deep continental margins |
Societal and economic benefits |
| 18.30-19.30 |
|
Poster session B (continued)
|
| 19.30-21.00 |
CoML reception?
|
Saturday, November 15th
|
Red Sea |
Auditorio Museo |
|
09.00-09.30
09.30-10.00 |
Invited plenary Adrianna Ianora
Invited plenary Antje Boetius |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Coffee break |
| 10.30-13.00 |
Deep-water seamounts |
Recent discoveries |
|
| 13.00-13.30 |
Closure of symposium |
| 13.30-15.00 |
Lunch |
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