Hi Mary - I just learned that our Session -071 Deep-Sea Conservation Imperatives in the 21st Century is considered a policy session, meaning that 2 first author abstracts are allowed to investigators, IF they submit the policy/education/outreach abstract second.  There are specific instructions on how to do this (below).  Is it worth distributing this information to the OCB mailing list?  It could certainly affect what people decide to submit!
thanks, Lisa

To submit your first abstract, go to:

http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2012/start_process.asp

Paid registration is required for all on-line abstract submittals and must be accompanied by credit card payment. Those who submit abstracts online must be prepared to register and submit at the same time.

All speakers, including overview presenters, must submit registration and abstract forms and must pay the registration fees by the 7 October deadline.

When the registration and first submission are complete, you may log back in to the system at: https://www.sgmeet.com/osm2012/userlogon.asp to complete the submission to the education, outreach or policy session.

Please pass these instructions along to your colleagues.


Mary Zawoysky wrote:
JOIN US AND SUBMIT
Session 071
Deep-sea Conservation Imperatives in the 21st Century
Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012 (Salt Lake City, Utah Feb. 20-24).

Abstracts are due by October 7th, 2011 [23:59 Central Time].  See http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2012/start_process.asp for Information about abstract submission and registration.

071: Deep-Sea Conservation Imperatives in the 21st Century
Lisa A. Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, llevin@ucsd.edu<mailto:llevin@ucsd.edu>
Cindy Van Dover, Duke University Marine Laboratory, clv3@duke.edu<mailto:clv3@duke.edu>
Jeff Ardron, Marine Conservation Institute, Jeff.Ardron@Marine-Conservation.org<mailto:Jeff.Ardron@Marine-Conservation.org>
Craig R. Smith, University of Hawaii at Manoa, craigsmi@hawaii.edu<mailto:craigsmi@hawaii.edu>

The deep waters and seabed of the world ocean constitute the largest biosphere on this planet, supporting a wealth of species and habitat diversity, performing key ecosystem functions and providing valuable food and energy resources. Once considered pristine, the deep sea (from 200-11,000 m) is under increasing pressure from extraction activities such as fishing, oil and gas exploitation and minerals mining, as well as waste and contaminant disposal, bioprospecting, and scientific research. CO2-driven climate change is also altering deep-sea species distributions and ecosystem processes with attendant effects on services and functions. In addressing these issues, EEZs and international waters face different regulatory landscapes. We invite talks that address conservation issues in pelagic and benthic realms of the slope, abyss and trenches. Topics of interest include but are not limited to human and climate-change impacts in the deep-sea, current conservation science issues and needs, marine policy instruments, management options, and global challenges. Presentations are welcome from science, industry, government and NGOs. (3 ,9, 11)

Please submit early and send a copy of your abstract to llevin@ucsd.edu<mailto:llevin@ucsd.edu> when you submit, so we can begin to organize the session. A complete list of special sessions can be found at
http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2012/session_categories.asp