ICES Annual Science Conference
Gdansk, Poland
19-23 September 2011

Gdansk Music and Congress Centre

Travel Funding Available for New U.S. Participants

Requests for Travel Funds by new U.S. participants due 15 June 2011
Deadline for submission of abstracts to ICES, 15 April 2011

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a leading forum for the promotion,coordination, and dissemination of research on physical, chemical, and biological systems in the North Atlantic and adjacent seas.ICES promotes the science of discovery in the marine realm. In addition, itprovides advice on human impacts on marine ecosystems, including effects of fishing, but with strong emphasis on broader areas of concern in evolving ecosystem-based management.Information on ICES,
its goals and activities is on the web at: www.ices.dk. U.S. Delegates
to ICES, Edward Houde (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; email ehoude@cbl.umces.edu) and Steven Murawski(University of South Florida; email smurawski@usf.edu) can provide further information.

How to Apply

Limited funding to support travel to the Annual Science Conference, via
a NSF grant to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is available to encourage participation by researchers from U.S. academic institutions. Strong preference will be given to scientists within 7 years of receipt of the PhD who are first-time ICES participants. Potential participants should submit abstracts for oral presentations or posters in one of the 19 theme sessions listed below (instructions at. http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/asc/2011/index.asp). Applicants for travel funds should communicate with John Steele (WHOI; email jsteele@whoi.edu) and provide a copy of their abstract, a short statement of reasons for attending, and a brief biographical sketch.
99th Annual Science Conference: Theme Sessions

Atlantic redfish and Pacific rockfish: Comparing biology, ecology, assessment  A and management strategies for Sebastes spp (Joint ICES/PICES theme session)
Conveners: Benjamin Planque (Norway), Paul Spencer (USA), Christoph  Stransky (Germany), and Steve Cadrin (USA)

B Ecological response of phytoplankton and other microbes to global change processes in ocean basins, shelf seas and coastal zones
Conveners: William Li (Canada), Xosé Anxelu G. Morán (Spain), and Katja Metfies (Germany)

Harmful Algal Blooms in the Baltic Sea
Conveners: Bengt Karlson (Sweden) and Emil Vahtera (USA)

D Linking the history to the present: understanding the history of fish, fisheries and management
Conveners: Andy Rosenberg (USA), Max Cardinale (Sweden), and Bo Poulsen(Denmark)
E Upwelling events, coastal-offshore exchange and links to biogeochemical processes in various parts of the oceans
Conveners: Kai Myrberg (Finland), Andreas Lehmann (Germany), and Tom Anderson (UK)
F Applications of optical and image based technologies in the ecosystem approach to fisheries management
Conveners: Eirik Tenningen (Norway) and Bill Michaels (USA)
G Habitat Modelling and Mapping for better assessment and monitoring of our seas Conveners: Jacques Populus (France), Roger Coggan (UK), and Steven Degraer (Belgium)
H Recruitment processes: Early life history dynamics – from eggs to juveniles (Joint ICES/PICES theme session)
Conveners (preliminary): Richard D.M. Nash (Norway), Ed Houde (USA), and Rick Brodeur (USA)
I Integrating top predators into ecosystem management
Conveners: Begoña Santos (Spain), Mark Dickey-Collas (the Netherlands), and Stefan Neuenfeldt (Denmark)
J Climate and fisheries related influences on marine ecosystems at regional and basin scales
Conveners: Webjørn Melle (Norway) and Erica Head (Canada)
K Integrating micro- and meso-zooplankton in marine food web research Conveners: James J. Pierson (USA), Steve Hay (UK), and Sigrún Jónasdóttir (Denmark)
L Biophysical modelling tools and their potential use in marine spatial
management: a strategic dialogue
Conveners: Myron A. Peck (Germany), Pierre Petitgas (France), and NN (from the management side)
M Assessment and Management of Large Marine Ecosystems
Convener: Michael O’Toole (Ireland), Kenneth Sherman (USA), Gotthilf Hempel (Germany), and Yvonne Walther (Sweden)
N The future of marine fish stocks and food webs – advancing methods for projections in the face of uncertainty Conveners: Anna Gårdmark (Sweden), Christian Möllmann (Germany), and  Charles Stock (USA)
O Surplus Production Models: Quantitative Tools to Manage Exploited Fisheries and Compare the Productivity of Marine Ecosystems
Conveners: Ken Drinkwater (Norway), Jason Link (USA), and Jennifer Boldt (Canada)

P The interface between management and science - moving forwardP Conveners: Kjartan Hoydal (NEAFC), Ásmundur Guðjonsson (NMC), and Hans Lassen (Denmark)

Q Atmospheric forcing of the Northern Hemisphere ocean gyres, and the subsequent impact on the adjacent marine climate and ecosystems (Joint ICES/PICES theme session)
Conveners: Jürgen Alheit (Germany), Hjálmar Hátún (Faroe Islands),  Emanuele Di Lorenzo (USA), and Ichiro Yasuda (Japan)

R Integration of multidiscplinary knowledge in the Baltic Sea to support  science- based management
Conveners: Sakari Kuikka (Finland), Michael Gilek (Sweden), Kari Lehtonen (Finland), and Markus Meier (Sweden)

S Extracting energy from waves and tides – what are the consequences for ecosystems, physical processes and other sea users
Conveners: Jonathan Side (UK) and Michael Bell (UK)