3rd World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB-2014)
Date: 12-16 October, 2014
Venue: Huanghai Hotel, Qingdao, China
Theme: 'Life in the Changing Ocean'
On behalf of the organizing committee, I cordially invite you to attend
this conference and come ready to discuss exciting new ideas and achievements
in this field.
WCMB-2014 will take the form of keynote lectures, oral presentations, posters
and exhibitions. It will cover topics from recent breakthroughs in Marine Biodiversity.
WCMB-2014 will continue to provide a platform for marine scientists to debate on the
issues affecting the progress of this emerging field and identify the challenges and
opportunities facing the development of marine biodiversity.
We have six topics (not limited to)
Marine Biodiversity & Global change
Marine Ecosystem Structure & Function
Marine Ecosystem Safety
Marine Biological Observation
Marine Biological Resources
Deep sea Biodiversity
Qingdao is one of the marine science and technology centers. One third of China’s
marine research institutions and half of the country’s high-level marine researchers
are located in Qingdao. After the conference you are welcome to join one of the tour
routes to experience the culture and enjoy the seafood and Tsingtao Beer in some of
the most famous regions of China.
Depending on the warmly support and good suggestions from all of the participants,
we are confident in organizing WCMB-2014which would be better and more successful.
We look forward to your participation in this influential event in Qingdao.
General Information
For the latest information, check out http://wcmb2014.csp.escience.cn
English is the official language of the Conference.
A limited number of travel support scholarships are available for participants
from low-income countries/regions to present their papers. Please indicate if
you wish to be considered for travel support.
Key Dates
Abstract submission deadline: 30 May, 2014
Notification of acceptance: 15 July, 2014
