Reefs for the Future - Nova Southeastern University

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versity of South Alabama. He also
holds an adjunct appointment in
the Department of Invertebrate Zoology
at the Natural History Museum
of Los Angeles County. Rich’s
research combines ecological and
geological approaches to test hypotheses
about the historical significance
of climate change and
disease outbreaks on coral reefs.
He served as Vice President of ISRS
from 2003 to 2007. In 2009, Rich
will move to the Florida Institute of
Technology, where he will become
Head of Biological Sciences.
Mini-Symposium
Sessions
The 11th ICRS science program has
been organized to address contemporary
scientific questions within
the framework of a series of
twenty-six Mini-Symposium topics.
Each mini-symposium is similar to
concurrent sessions of the past
symposiums with provocative questions
and thematic guidance that
was used in selecting the oral and
poster presentations. The Mini-
Symposia are intended to provide
information on and address particular
problems and issues facing
contemporary coral reefs to help
ensure favorable conditions for future
reefs.
The Mini-Symposium sessions are
held as concurrent sessions
throughout the convention center.
For detailed scheduling information
refer to the Program-At-A-Glance,
Daily Schedule, or the Mini-Symposium
listings in this book.
Guidelines for
Oral Presentations
• All oral presenters are required
to check-in at the Speaker
Ready Room (Room 222/223)
at least 24 hours prior to the
assigned session start time.
• The Speaker Ready Room is
open daily Sunday (1:00-
6:00PM), Monday (7:00AM –
7:00PM), Tuesday – Thursday
(7:00AM – 5:00PM), and Friday
(7:00AM – 3:00PM).
• Each speaker is allotted 12
minutes for an oral presentation
and 3 minutes for question
and answer with the
audience. All speakers are
kindly requested to strictly observe
the allotted presentation
time in consideration of the
other speakers.
• Personal laptops are not permitted
to be connected to
audio-visual equipment in the
session rooms.
• Each room will have one technician
in the room throughout
the duration of the session to
assist with any AV problems
that may occur.
• It is strongly encouraged that
all oral presenters arrive at
their session room no later
than 15 minutes prior to the
start of the session.
Poster Presentations
Over 1230 scientific posters will be
presented in the Exhibit Hall beginning
Monday, July 7 through Friday,
July 11. All posters will be on display
daily, categorized by the Mini-
Symposium topic most fitting their
abstract. Each author has the opportunity
to present their poster.
Poster sessions are held 4:00 -
6:00PM, Monday - Thursday.
Monday, July 7 –
Mini Symposia:
3, 5, 7, 13, 14, 16, 20
will present posters
Tuesday, July 8 –
Mini Symposia:
1, 9, 12, 18, 22, 23, 24
will present posters
Wednesday, July 9 –
Mini Symposia:
2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 15, 19
will present posters
Thursday, July 10 –
Mini Symposia:
10, 17, 21, 25, 26
will present posters
It is the responsibility of the author
to remove their poster. All posters
must be removed from boards
prior to 3:00PM on Friday, July 11.
Posters not removed by 3:00PM
will be discarded.
Media Outreach
Can This Relationship
Be Saved? Why Journalists
and Scientists Just Don’t
Communicate –
SeaWeb/Compass Panel
Discussion and Reception
Tuesday, July 8
6:15-7:30PM
Floridian Ballroom D - 3rd Floor
Followed immediately by a
reception in the Floridian Ballroom
Lobby; 7:30 - 9:00PM.
This evening panel is sure to provide
fireworks to end your day. Top
scientists and premiere journalists
will go head to head.
Reporters need plain talk. Scientists
need details. Reporters need
overviews. Scientists need caveats.
You get the idea. Audience participation
will be unscripted and decidedly
not peer reviewed as we
investigate how to make this relationship
work. This interactive debate
will be co-moderated by Jeff
Burnside of NBC's WTVJ in Miami
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