Sessions & Invited Speakers

Frank Muller-Karger

University of South Florida, USA

Talk time: Tuesday, 3:20 pm
Title: The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON / GEO BON)

Simon Morley

British Antarctic Survey, UK

Talk time: Wednesday, 9:05 am
Title: Southern Ocean blue carbon ecosystem services: understanding and protecting an increasing feedback against climate change

Cassandra Brooks

University of Colorado Boulder

Talk time: Wednesday, 9:45 am
Title: Antarctic Marine Protected Areas: Conserving Biodiversity and Building International Diplomacy in the Global Oceans

Todd LaJeunesse

PennState Institute of Energy and the Environment, USA

Talk time: Wednesday, 4:00 pm
Title: tbc

Manuel Liebeke

University of Kiel

Talk time: Tuesday, 1:30 pm
Title: Metabolic maps: charting the chemical dialogues in host-microbe consortia

Anita Narwani

Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG)

Talk time: Tuesday, 2:10 pm
Title: Phyt to compete? Ecological and evolutionary responses to resource limitation across scales

Jillian Petersen

University of Vienna

Talk time: Wednesday, 3:20 pm
Title: Networks of symbiotic interactions in marine seagrass meadows

Maarten Boersma

Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research

Talk time: Wednesday, 2:15 pm
Title: tbc

Martin Lindegren

DTU Aqua Copenhagen

Talk time: Tuesday, 9:05 am
Title: B-USEFUL” in marine biodiversity protection and spatial planning

David Thieltges

Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research & University of Groningen

Talk time: Wednesday, 1:35 pm
Title: tbc

Illustration einer Qualle

Myron Peck

Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Talk time: Tuesday, 9:45 am
Title: tbc

Daniele Silvestro

University of Gothenburg

Talk time: Wednesday, 10:50 am
Title: tbc

Johan Eklöf

Stockholm University

Talk time: Wednesday, 11:30 am
Title: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges for Ocean Conservation: reversing the Stickleback Wave

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We believe that everyone (participants and staff) has the right to be in a respectful, safer and welcoming environment at our symposium.

Time Schedule

from 8:15 amRegistration
08:45 – 09:00 amOpening Remarks
09:00 – 10:25 amTalks
Martin Lindegren
Myron Peck
10:25 – 10:45 amCoffee Break
10:45 – 11:05 amPoster Pitches (ECR)
11:05 – 11:45 amPanel Discussion
Policy Challenges for Ocean Biodiversity
11:45 – 12:30 pmPoster Session (ECR)
12:30 – 01:30 pmLunch/Cafeteria
01:30 – 02:55 pmTalks
Manuel Liebeke  
Anita Narwani
02:55 – 03:15 pmCoffee Break
03:15 – 04:40 pmTalks
Frank Muller-Karger
Kimberley Peters (HIFMB): Ocean Governance (Beyond) Borders
from 8:15 amRegistration
09:00 – 10:25 amTalks
Simon Morley
Cassandra Brooks
10:25 – 10:45 amCoffee Break
10:45 am – 12:10 pmTalks
Daniele Silvestro
Johan Eklöf 
12:10 – 12:20 pmGroup Photo
12:20 – 01:30 pmLunch/Cafeteria
01:30 – 02:55 pmTalks
David Thieltges
Maarten Boersma
02:55 – 03:15 pmCoffee Break
03:15 – 04:40 pmTalks
Jillian Petersen
Todd LaJeunesse  
04:40 pmClosing words

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