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The PMNHS Annual Conference 27th-29th March 2009
Sea Shore to Sea Floor
As usual the annual conference meeting will be held over three days with the Friday and Saturday dedicated to talks. It is being held in the University of Plymouth, Davy Building, Main Hall. On the Sunday in keeping with tradition, we are planning dive trips and visits to local shores. Facilities for sorting and identification will be provided at Coxside Marine Centre in Plymouth, with access to microscopes and running seawater.
Registration/putting up posters/chatting with mates will be from 9.30-10.00 Main Hall Davy Building on Friday 27th March 2009 and the meeting will continue from there.
The following speakers are confirmed and others have been approached: Roddy Williamson (Director of the Marine Institute, University of Plymouth), Alan Hughes (updating the classification of deep sea sediment habitats, NOCS Southampton), Kerry Howell (updating the classification of deep sea hard bottom habitats, University of Plymouth), Chris Proctor (describing sea cave sponges in SW England), Sally Sharrock (Devon Seasearch coordinator) and Fiona Crouch (Shore Thing Project Officer, Marine Biological Association).
Please contact the local organisers; Maria Campbell (maria.campbell@plymouth.ac.uk), Fiona Crouch (ficr@MBA.ac.uk), Keith Hiscock (khis@MBA.ac.uk) and Jason Hall-Spencer (jhall-spencer@plymouth.ac.uk) or call 0044 1752 232969 if you would like to attend and also let us know if you would like to give a talk or a poster presentation at the meeting. Speakers will not be charged the conference fee but will be asked to make a small contribution for refreshments.
In due course we will be providing downloads here of a location map and accommodation list, a program and booking form.