This page is a centralized listing of conferences focused on Deep-Sea Biology. Past meetings are listed in reverse chronological order, with links to conference websites or archived proceedings/programs.
Accessibility, Inclusion, Support, and Safety at Events
We developed guidelines to ensure that the meetings, workshops and gatherings we and our partners support and organise are held fairly and equitably: PDF here. This document enjoins local organisation committees, sponsors, and guests to consider each and everyone’s integrity, needs, and diversity for deep-sea biology events preparation and participation.
We hope this first version is up to the standards of your Society. To help improve the next version, please send your feedback and suggestions either directly on this copy or via email to your Diversity Officer (diversity@dsbsoc.org), Communications Officer (communications@dsbsoc.org) and/or the Secretary (secretary@dsbsoc.org).
International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium (DSBS)
16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 12-17 Sep 2021 – Brest, France
eDSBS – 19-21 Aug 2020. Program; Abstracts
15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 10-14 Sep 2018 – Monterey, California. Program; Abstracts
14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 31 Aug – 4 Sept 2015 – Aveiro, Portugal. Program; Special Deep-Sea Research Volume
13th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 3-7 Dec 2012 – Wellington, New Zealand. Program; Abstracts
12th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 7-11 June 2010 – Reykjavík, Iceland. Program and Abstracts
11th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 9-14 July 2006 – Southampton, UK. Program and Abstract Book
10th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 25-29 August 2003 – Coos Bay, Oregon. Program and Abstract Book
9th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 25-30 June 2000 – Galway, Ireland
8th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 21-26 Sep 1997 – Monterey, California. Program and Abstract Book
7th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 29 Sep – 4 Oct 1994 – Crete, Greece. Program
6th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 1991 – Copenhagen, Denmark
5th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 26 June – 1 July 1988 – Brest, France. Special Deep-Sea Research Volume
4th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 23-29 June 1985 – Hamburg, Germany
3rd Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 4-6 November 1981 – La Jolla, California
2nd Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 14-17 August 1977 – Kristineberg, Sweden
1st Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – August 9-13 1977 – Stockholm, Sweden
International Symposium on Marine Science and Technology for Young Scientists and Postgraduates
2nd International Symposium on Marine Science and Technology for Young Scientists and Postgraduates – 13 – 15 July 2022 – Hong Kong (online)
1st International Symposium on Marine Science and Technology for Young Scientists and Postgraduates – 12 – 14 July 2021, Hong Kong (online)
International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals (ISDSC)
8th ISDSC – 29 May – 2 June 2023 – Edinburgh, Scotland. Send session proposals: ISDSC8@ed.ac.uk (deadline: May 1st, 2022)
7th ISDSC – 29 July – 2 August 2019 – Cartagena, Colombia. Program and Abstracts
6th ISDSC – 11-16 September 2016 – Boston, Massachusetts. Program and Abstract Book
5th ISDSC – 1-6 April 2012 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Program and Abstract Book
4th ISDSC – 1-5 December 2008 – Wellington, New Zealand. Program and Abstract Book
3rd ISDSC – 28 November – 2 December 2005 – Miami, Florida. Program and Abstract Book
2nd ISDSC – 2004 – Erlangen, Germany
1st ISDSC – 2000 – Halifax, Canada
International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems (CBE)
7th CBE – 23-28 August 2020 – Brazil – postponed
6th CBE – 27 August – 1 September 2017 – Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Program
5th CBE – 18-23 August 2013 – Victoria, BC, Canada
4th CBE – 29 June – 3 July 2009 – Okinawa, Japan
3rd CBE – 2005 – San Diego, California
2nd CBE – 2001 – Brest, France
1st CBE – 1997 – Madeira, Portugal
International Network for Submarine Canyon Investigation and Scientific Exchange (INCISE)
6th INCISE – Planned for 2023 – New Zealand 5th INCISE – 15-17 June, 2020 – University College Cork, Ireland – postponed
4th INCISE – 5-7 November, 2018. – Shenzhen, China
3rd INCISE – 25-27 July, 2016 – Victoria, Canada. Program and Abstracts
2nd INCISE – 29 September – 1st October, 2014 – Edinburgh, UK
1st INCISE – 1 January 2012 – Brest, France