General Registration Form for OBI'07 Conference Now Online

The Centre for Marine Biodiversity and the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) are proud to announce general registration for the Ocean Biodiversity Informatics (OBI) International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management being held at the Main Auditorium of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada, on October 2-4, 2007. This conference is co-organized by International Ocean Data and Information Exchange (IODE), the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) and is intended to focus on biological data quality issues and the value of cross-disciplinary interchange. Abstracts of 45 oral presentations and 12 posters have so far been submitted and are available for online viewing on the the OBI'07 conference website which can be found at www.marinebiodiversity.ca/OBI07.

On line general registration for the conference is now available through www.marinebiodiversity.ca/OBI07. Fees on or before Sep 10/2007: Individual $100; Student $50; Banquet Ticket $45. Fees after Sept 10/2007: Individual $125; Student $60; Banquet Ticket $55. All registrations include: entrance to presentations at BIO on Oct 2,3,4; coffee and lunch at BIO on Oct 2,3,4; reception at BIO on Oct 2; shuttle service between local hotels, BIO and Pier 21; parking at BIO. Full fee registrations include ticket for Pier 21 banquet on Oct 3. DFO, BIO and CMB personnel are admitted without charge to all BIO activities except the Pier 21 Banquet for which tickets must be purchased separately. Space is limited, so please register early!

For help contact: Claytonv@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.