OUR CHANGING SEAS
OUR CHANGING SEAS13th Southern African Marine Sciences Symposium (SAMSS 2008)
The Western Cape representatives of the South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research (SANCOR) are pleased to announce that the 13th SAMSS meeting will take place as follows:
Venue: Kramer Building, University of Cape Town
Dates: 29 June 2008- 3 July 2008
Theme: SANCOR’s SEAChange themes will form the basis of the scientific programme. Four broad themes have been selected.
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Biotechnology
Special sessions: If you would like to convene a special session please contact the organisers with a proposed session topic and plan by 31 January 2008.
Both African Zoology and African Journal of Marine Science are potentially interested in publishing groups of papers originating from such sessions. Contact the editors for further information.
What to do now?
· Keep these dates free in your diary and those of your students!
· Make sure you have funding for your group to attend.
· Propose running a special session on your topic of research.
· Let the organisers know if you have suggestions for keynote speakers.