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SCAR's 10th International Antarctic Biology Symposium Plan

The first circular for this meeting, which takes place in Sapporo, Japan, on 26-31 July 2009, is now available. This is the first time this prestigious symposium has been held in Asia. For details please visit the symposium website. Deadline for abstract submission is early January 2009. Student and early career scientists within 5 years of Ph.D completion can apply for a discount registration fee.

XXX SCAR SSG Meeting, 5-7 July 2008, St Petersburg, Russia

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Partnerships and Links

ACAP - Advisory Committee to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

ACAP is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve albatrosses and petrels by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to albatross and petrel populations.

SCAR provides an Observer to the annual ACAP meeting. In 2008 it will be Dr Jeroen Creuwels (University of Amsterdam Zoological Museum).


CCAMLR - Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

The SCAR link for CCAMLR is Dr Graham Hosie, Australian Antarctic Division (Graham.Hosie@aad.gov.au)


GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility

SCAR became an Associate Member of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) on 18 February 2008. For more information, see the news item on the SCAR Science and Business News page. The SCAR link for GBIF is Bruno Danis of SCAR MarBIN.


SO-GLOBEC - Southern Ocean component of the Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics Programme (GLOBEC)

SCAR is a co-sponsor, with GLOBEC, of the Southern Ocean GLOBEC Regional Programme. The SCAR link for GLOBEC is Dr Mike Meredith, British Antarctic Survey (mmm@bas.ac.uk)


ICED - Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean Programme

For more information, see how SCAR partners SCOR and other organisations in sponsorship of ICED.


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