| CMarZ Activities |
Information on upcoming meetings and workshops, publications and presentations, and other project activities.
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- Steering Group Meeting, Tokyo, Japan (November 2006). Host Shuhei Nishida. More information coming soon.
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- Scientific Committee on Ocean
Research (SCOR Working Group 115): Mini
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- AGU Ocean
Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 20-24 Feb.
2006 
Various Census presentations will be made at this meeting.
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- Symposium on National Biodiversity and Ecosystem Information Infrastructure : Challenges and Potentials, Pune, India (January 2006) "Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) - A Global Biodiversity Project"
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- 2nd CoML All Program Meeting, Frankfurt,
Germany, 4-5 November 2005 For more information see: http://www.coreocean.org/
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- Dynamic Planet 2005, Cairns, Australia, 22-26 August 2005.
The 2005 IAG/IAPSO/IABO Joint Assembly will offer a scientific program encompassing the most recent advances in geodesy, oceanography and marine biology. The dynamic nature of our planet naturally creates interactions of life within the oceans, the oceans themselves and the continents and many of the symposium sessions cover interdisciplinary themes. A total of 26 sessions are being planned, including one dedicated to the CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE. In addition, more focussed sessions will include one on PELAGIC BIOGEOGRAPHY. For more information see http://www.dynamicplanet2005.com/. |
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CMarZ taxonomic workshops address the need for taxonomic expertise
for the 15 phyla of animals occurring in the plankton.
CMarZ prepares graduate students, providing training in species
identifications, including molecular systematic approaches to understanding
species diversity.
CoML DNA Barcoding Workshop, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (May,
2006)
Plans are progressing for a "DNA Barcoding Workshop for CoML" coordinating workshop, which will likely be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 15-17 May 2006. [CMarZ contact: Annelies Pierrot-Bults]
The primary objective of the workshop will be to coordinate DNA barcoding efforts that are already ongoing as part of CoML projects. The ultimate goal of a CoML barcoding initiative will be to establish a public archive of DNA barcodes linked to voucher specimens (or voucher DNA) for the species of marine life that are being identified or newly described, counted, and analyzed as part of the global CoML effort.Related website: www.BarCodingMarineLife.org
Training Course on Methods of Zooplankton Ecology and Identification: Institute of Marine Environment and Resources, Haiphong, Vietnam
Dates: November 14-21, 2005. As a part of a co-operative project of the Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ), the Training Course was held at the Institute of Marine Environment and Resources (IMER), Haiphong, Vietnam, during 14-21 Nov., 2005. The Course was organized by Thi Thu Nguyen (IMER), Shuhei Nishida (University of Tokyo: UT), Makoto Terazaki (UT), and Keiichi Matsuura (National Science Museum, Tokyo) and sponsored by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS: Multilateral Project-Coastal Oceanography [MPCO]) and IMER.
Further details. [CMarZ contact:
Shuhei Nishida]
Training Course on Methods of Zooplankton Ecology and Identification:
This workshop was held at the University of
the Philippines, Los Baños,
during December 2004. The course
aimed at providing graduate students and research scientists in Southeast
Asian countries with comprehensive knowledge on the biology, ecology, and
taxonomy of marine zooplankton and methods dealing with these subjects, with
emphasis on the practical aspects of sample analysis and species
identification. [CMarZ contact:
Shuhei Nishida]
At-Sea Training Course in Zooplankton
Identification, SPICE
(Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Marine Ecosystems):
hands-on workshop for students (Spring, 2005) [CMarZ contact: Sigi
Schiel] Taxonomic Identification of Copepods: An in-house training program
for pre-doctoral research fellows was conducted at Regional Centre of
National Institute of Oceanography, Taxonomic Identification of Crustacea: Training workshop at the
Division of Crustacea, Coastal biodiversity in Southeast Asia - plankton: This international collaboration will include Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. The field studies will focus on zooplankton diversity, abundance, and community structure, as well as biodiversity and biogeochemical cycling in coastal waters of Southeast Asia, and marginal basins such as the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea. Cruises will use the RV Hakuho-maru (requested for 2007) among others. The project will host a training course and workshop, and produce a practical manual, illustrated keys, and species lists.
12-27 Nov. 2005 [CMarZ contact: Shuhei Nishida] Training Course in Species
Identification of Zooplankton:
A course is planned for late 2005 - early 2006 to take place at the University of Namibia, Windhoek, southern Africa.
The goal is to address the
immediate and critical needs for zooplankton taxonomy experts in the region.
[CMarZ contact: Hans Verheye]
