We are delighted to announce that the Deep-Sea Biology Society in conjunction with the local organising committee have awarded 20 travel awards (£750) to support attendace to the 7th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals, to be held in Cartagena, Colombia, July 29 – August 2, 2019. Congratulations go to:
- Phil Alderslade (CSIRO, Australia)
- Salome Ursula Buglass (Charles Darwin Foundation)
- Janina Vanessa Büscher (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany)
- Danielle De Leo (Florida International University, USA)
- Giovanni Chimienti (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy)
- Krista Greeley (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
- Ulrike Hanz (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands)
- Nicholas Hitt (Victoria University Of Wellington, New Zealand)
- Nissa Kreidler (NOAA & Humboldt State University, USA)
- Daniel Lauretta (Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Argentina)
- Antonella Lavorato (Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, Mexico)
- Luke McCartin (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
- Beatriz Mejia-Mercado (Florida State University, USA)
- Bárbara de Moura Neves (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada)
- Guillem Corbera Pascual (University of Southamtpon, UK)
- Tabitha Pearman (National Oceanography Centre Southampton, UK)
- David Price (University of Southampton, UK)
- Íris Sampaio (University of the Azores, Portugal)
- Candice Untiedt (CSIRO & University of Tasmania, Australia)
- Leslie Wickes (Thrive Blue LLC, USA)
With approximately 170 registered participants to the symposium, this is shaping up to be a great meeting point for deep sea coral biologists around the world. The Society will hold events for students and early-career scientists, as well as the Annual General Meeting during the symposium. The Society will also sponsor awards for the best talks and posters. For more information visit https://www.deepseacoral2019.org/.
See you all soon in Cartagena!
