Introduction and mission
Venue and dates
International Program Committee
Financial support
Application
Awards |
Introduction and mission
The mission of the ERF2007 International Program is to ensure that the international marine and estuarine research and management community is appropriately represented at the conference. The ERF2007 International Program Committee (IPC) focus is on four areas:
- Presentations by well-known international scientists, largely by invitation - it is assumed that these scientists are able to fund their participation;
- Presentations by young scientists, including poster presentations. These will be contributed presentations - it is assumed that these scientists may need complementary financial support. More details are provided below;
- International students should apply for ERF student travel awards, and can have their registration reimbursed if they work for a day. In the past, international students have successfully applied for student travel through the standard pathway;
- Broad international attendance - the IPC cannot financially support attendance alone, but the ERF organizing committee provides a range of initiatives to encourage participation.
Venue and dates
The ERF2007 conference will take place in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.on November 4 - 8, 2007.
International Program Committee
| Name |
Regional area |
Affiliation |
Joao G. Ferreira (chair)
joao@hoomi.com |
Europe, focal point for Southern Europe and Latin America |
IMAR - Institute of Marine Research, New University of Lisbon, Portugal |
Anne Giblin
agiblin@mbl.edu
|
USA, focal point for Canada and Central America |
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, U.S.A |
Mike Weinstein
mweinstein@njmsc.org
|
USA, focal point for Canada and Central America |
New Jersey Marine Science Consortium, USA |
Tony Hawkins
ajsh@pml.ac.uk
|
Europe, focal point for Northern Europe, Australia and New Zealand |
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, U.K. |
Mingyuan Zhu
myzhu@public.qd.sd.cn
|
China, focal point for SE Asia |
First Institute of Oceanography, Qingdao, China |
Pedro Monteiro
pmonteir@csir.co.za |
South Africa, focal point for Africa and Middle East |
CSIR, Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Financial support
The IPC has a number of grants for young scientists. Funding priority will be given to young researchers from developing nations. These grants co-sponsor the travel and stay for international participants to ERF2007 with a contribution of 600 USD per participant. In order to be eligible for this sponsorship, you must meet the following conditions:
- Have an oral or poster contribution accepted to ERF2007
- Live and work outside the United States
- Be less than 33 years old
- Have complementary sponsorship which will enable you to attend
Application
In order to apply for ERF co-sponsorship, please send an email to the IPC member assigned to your geographical area. In this email please include the following (in english):
- Title and session of your accepted ERF2007 contribution
- Provide evidence of complementary means to allow to you to attend the conference
- Provide a 2 page (max) CV, detailing research activities, publications and higher education history
All applications received by 30th August 2007 will be reviewed by the IPC in collaboration with the ERF Program Committee. Applications will be ranked on (i) merit; and (ii) regional balance. A final decision will be communicated to applicants by 15th September 2007.
Awards
The young scientists listed below have been awarded an ERF2007 co-funding grant, to enable them to attend the conference and present their oral communications.
| Name |
Country of origin |
Presentation |
| Catherine Collier |
Australia |
Patterns of Within-Shoot Nutrient Translocation Following Simulated Herbivory in the Seagrass Posidonia oceanica |
| Vanessa Fonseca |
Portugal |
Growth and Condition Models for Juvenile Solea senegalensis and Dicentrarchus labrax: Effects of Temperature, Salinity and Food Supply |
| Susana França |
Portugal |
Assessing habitat specific fish assemblages in estuaries along the Portuguese coast |
| Gerald Maier |
Austria |
The Potential of Modified Agricultural Practices to Mitigate Eutrophication Events in the Taw Estuary (UK) |
| Rita Vasconcelos |
Portugal |
Exploring connectivity between estuarine fish nurseries and coastal populations using otolith elemental fingerprints
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| Yongjin Xiao |
China |
Virtual oysters in Chesapeake Bay – A modelling study of productivity and top-down control of eutrophication |
| Changbo Zhu |
China |
LMPrawn - A model for management of cultivated penaeid shrimp |
Details of access to the ERF2007 co-funding will be communicated to the award winners by 1st October 2007.
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