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Upcoming Events<br />
Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Massive Sulfides:<br />
A Reality for Science and Society in the 21 st Century<br />
5 th Morss Colloquium,<br />
Thursday, April 2, 2009<br />
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,<br />
Woods Hole, MA, USA<br />
Morning: Workshop<br />
Objective: to bring together scientists, specialists in<br />
marine conservation, mineral economics, and public<br />
international law, the International Seabed Authority,<br />
national interests in SMS, and representatives of<br />
industry and NGOs.<br />
Afternoon: Public Forum<br />
Keynote Speakers and Panel Discussion<br />
Rod Eggert (Division Director, Economics and<br />
Business, Colorado School of Mines)<br />
Lyle Glowka (Senior Legal Advisor to the Convention<br />
on Biological Diversity)<br />
Nii Allotey Odunton (Secretary-General, International<br />
Seabed Authority)<br />
Maurice Tivey (Dept. Chair, Geology and Geophysics,<br />
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)<br />
We thank our sponsors!<br />
WHOI, <strong>InterRidge</strong>, and ChEss<br />
For more information, contact Stace Beaulieu (<strong>InterRidge</strong> Coordinator), coordinator@interridge.org<br />
F I R S T C I R C U L A R<br />
4th International Symposium on<br />
Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems<br />
–Hydrothermal Vents, Seeps and Other Reducing Habitats –<br />
June 29-July 3, 2009, Okinawa, JAPAN<br />
Scope & Background<br />
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