UK-Australia FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE 2010
Marine Science Meeting
Rendezvous Observation City Hotel, Perth, 9–13 October 2010
| DAY 1 Saturday 9 October 2010 |
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| 5.30pm | Welcome Reception |
| Welcome Professor Suzanne Cory AC FAA FRS President Australian Academy of Science Welcome Professor Lorna Casselton FRS Foreign Secretary and Vice President Royal Society |
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| Day 2 Sunday 10 October 2010 |
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| 8.30am | Welcome Professor Lyn Beazley AO Chief Scientist of Western Australia |
| 8.40am | Introduction by Co-Chairs United Kingdom Chair Dr Tom Webb University of Sheffield Australian Chair Dr Elvira Poloczanska CSIRO |
| SESSION 1: Climatology – Mitigating climate change: Enhancing carbon sequestration in the ocean | |
| 8.50am | Geo-engineering techniques to enhance carbon sequestration in the ocean Dr Peter Strutton University of Tasmania |
| Ocean fertilization: Practice, theory and ethics Professor Anya Waite University of Western Australia |
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| Mitigating climate change: The role of ocean geoengineering Dr Nem Vaughan University of East Anglia |
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| Open discussion led by Session 1 Chairs Dr Helen Coxall Cardiff University Dr Elvira Poloczanska, CSIRO |
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| 10.50am | Morning Tea |
| SESSION 2: Microbiology – Symbiosis: From reef builders to deep sea vents | |
| 11.10am | Microbes and symbiosis: Sentinels for marine ecosystem health Dr Nicole Webster Australian Institute of Marine Science |
| The ‘Bacterial-Algal Plug-In’ model: A concept to describe symbioses in the surface ocean Dr David H Green Scottish Association for Marine Science |
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| Corals and their associated microbiota: Implications for health, bleaching and disease Dr David Bourne Australian Institute of Marine Science |
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| Open discussion led by Session 2 Chairs Dr Tracy Ainsworth James Cook University, Australia Dr Michael Steinke University of Essex |
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| 1.10pm | Lunch |
| SESSION 3: Mathematics – Small things matter | |
| 2.10pm | How and why do small things matter? Dr Andy Hogg Australian National University |
| Ocean climate models: How can we judge their skill? Professor Matthew England University of New South Wales |
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| Resolving the ocean mixing problem: Progress through observations Dr Stephanie Waterman National Oceanography Centre / Grantham Institute for Climate Change |
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| Open discussion led by Session 3 Chairs Dr Richard Brinkman Australian Institute of Marine Science Dr Yueng-Djern Len Bangor University |
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| 4.10pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 4.30pm | Poster session: Rapidfire poster presentations |
| 6.30pm | Drinks |
| 7.00pm | On-site Dinner |
| DAY 3 Monday 11 October 2010 |
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| 8.30am | Policy session: Dr Ian Poiner Australian Institute of Marine Science |
| 10.30am | Morning Tea |
| SESSION 4: Chemistry – How GEOTRACES is shaping our knowledge of marine biogeochemical cycles | |
| 10.50am | An Introduction to the GEOTRACES Programme Dr Alex Baker University of East Anglia |
| Different biogeochemical processes drive seasonal iron supply in the Southern Ocean south of Australia Dr Andrew Bowie University of Tasmania |
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| Understanding global marine biogeochemical cycles: Why measure isotope ratios on every single GEOTRACES cruise? Dr Tina van de Flierdt Imperial College London |
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| Open discussion led by Session 4 Chairs Dr Michael Ellwood Australian National University Dr Maeve Lohan University of Plymouth |
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| 12.50pm | Lunch |
| SESSION 5: Macrobiology – The effect of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems | |
| 1.50pm | An introduction to ocean acidification Dr Paul R. Halloran Met Office Hadley Centre |
| Cold and old: The problems of understanding implications of ocean acidification for cold-water marine organisms Dr J Murray Roberts Heriot-Watt University |
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| Climate change effects in tropical marine ecosystems Dr Nick Graham James Cook University |
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| Open discussion led by Session 5 Chairs Dr Jennifer Cobcroft Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute Dr Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez University of Southampton |
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| 3.50pm | Afternoon Tea |
| SESSION 6: Physics – Deep water formation: Past, present and future | |
| 4.10pm | High latitude sources of deep water formation Dr Simon Marsland CSIRO – Marine and Atmospheric Research |
| Stability of North Atlantic deep water formation Dr Willem Sijp University of New South Wales |
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| Deep water formation: Past, present and future Dr Babette Hoogakker University of Cambridge |
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| Open discussion led by Session 6 Chairs Dr Agatha de Boer University of East Anglia Dr Ming Feng CSIRO |
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| 6.40pm | Coach departs Rendezvous Observation City for Dinner |
| 7.00pm | Pre-Dinner Drinks at The WA Aquarium |
| 7.30pm | Dinner at The WA Aquarium |
| DAY 4 Tuesday 12 October 2010 |
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| SESSION 7: Applied Ecology – People as drivers of change in marine ecosystems |
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| 8.30am | People as drivers of change in marine ecosystems Dr Jasmin Godbold University of Aberdeen |
| Understanding human-induced change: Determining historical baselines of exploited marine ecosystems Dr Julia Blanchard Imperial College London |
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| Embracing change: Exploring implications of climate change for marine ecosystems Dr Beth Fulton CSIRO - Marine and Atmospheric Research |
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| Open discussion led by Session 7 Chairs Dr Natalie Ban James Cook University Dr Tom Webb University of Sheffield |
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| 10.30am | Morning Tea |
| SESSION 8: Geosciences – The time machine on the ocean floor | |
| 10.50am | A new Pacific record of carbonate compensation depth Dr Heiko Pälike University of Southampton |
| Using microfossil records to understand global climate change: Small is beautiful Dr Samantha Gibbs University of Southampton |
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| The tropical time machine: Past changes, future challenges Dr Steven Phipps University of New South Wales |
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| Open discussion led by Session 8 Chairs Dr Leanne Armand Macquarie University Professor Andy Ridgwell University of Bristol |
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| 12.50pm | Conference Close |
| Summing up by Co-Chairs |
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| United Kingdom Co-Chair Dr Tom Webb University of Sheffield |
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| Australian Co-Chair Dr Elvira Poloczanska Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) |
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| Conclusion Professor Lorna Casselton FRS Foreign Secretary and Vice President Royal Society Dr Sue Meek FAICD FAA Chief Executive Australian Academy of Science |
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| 1.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.00pm | Coach departs for site visit |
| 2.30pm | Site visit at University of Western Australia Oceans Institute |
| 5.15pm | Coach departs for Rendezvous Observation City Hotel Free evening (Optional evening in Fremantle) |
| DAY 5 Wednesday 13 October 2010 |
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| 9.00am | Coach departs for site visit |
| 9.30am | Site visit at CSIRO |
| 12.30pm | Lunch – CSIRO cafeteria |
| 1.15pm | Coach departs for Perth Airport and then Rendezvous Observation City Hotel |
