Call for abstracts - ACCESS 2013

The ACCESS (Atlantic Canada Coastal and Estuarine Science Society) 2013 Conference will be held May 9-12th at the Centre for Geographic Sciences, Lawrencetown, NS.  We hope you plan on joining us!

Abstract submission is now open and can can be completed online at www.cerf-access.ca

We welcome abstracts in:

• any area of coastal and estuarine science;
• the special symposium "Advances in mapping techniques for the coastal zone", and;
• the special session "Invasive green crabs in coastal ecosystems".

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2013!

Please visit our website or contact ACCESS president Melisa Wong ([email protected]) if you have any questions

Here is a tentative schedule:

• Wed. May 8 at 1:30 PM: CIG Lecture at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO in Dartmouth, Halifax across the harbour)
• Thurs. May 9 at 12:00 noon: CIG Lecture at COGS
• 6 to 8 PM: ACCESS Ice Breaker meet and greet COGS
• Fri. May 10, 8:30-5 PM: ACCESS Conference at COGS. Keynote address to the conference is the Special Session on “Advanced Mapping techniques in the coastal zone”
• 5-7 PM: ACCESS Posters and cash bar at COGS
• 7-10 PM: ACCESS Banquet and speaker from Acadian Sea Plants at COGS
• Sat. May 11, 9-4 PM: ACCESS Conference at COGS
• 4 PM onward: ACCESS Attendees on their own
• Sun. May 12, 9:00 AM: possible Field Trip