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<b>Sent:</b> 20 June 2016 17:07<br>
<b>To:</b> Odido, Mika<br>
<b>Subject:</b> CommOCEAN 2016: Call for abstract - extended deadline: 15 July 2016<br>
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<div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:21px"><strong><span style="color:#006666">CommOCEAN</span>
<span style="color:#006666">2016</span></strong></span><br>
<span style="color:#006666"><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>2<sup>nd</sup> International Marine Science Communication Conference</strong><br>
6-7 December 2016, Bruges<br>
<strong>High-level training course</strong><br>
8 December 2016, Ostend</span></span></span></div>
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EXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 July</span></span></div>
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<td style="width:1019px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Dear<br>
Whether you’re a <strong><em>marine scientist </em></strong>keen to be speed-trained in modern ocean science communication skills or a
<strong><em>communicator</em></strong>, working for a marine institute, NGO or governmental body, this CommOCEAN International Marine Science Communication event is for you.<br>
Following on from the successful IMSCC-1, organized by CIIMAR, Ciencia Viva & EMBCP in 2014, the Bruges-Ostend CommOCEAN event is a unique opportunity to make a major leap forward in communicating your ocean knowledge. The organizers (VLIZ, EMB, EMBCP,</span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">UNESCO-IOC</span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">-IODE)
are developing an inspiring, innovative and interactive </span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">programme</span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> consisting of two separate events: a 2-day conference in Bruges (6-7 December
2016), followed by a 1-day high-level training program at the InnovOcean facilities in Ostend (8 December 2016).<br>
<strong><em>Read more about the venues, the </em></strong></span><strong><em><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">scope</span></em></strong><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong><em> and the program here:
</em></strong><a href="http://ioc-cd.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab89e583ff8a6a2e366e1fdcf&id=d9247a1611&e=f7f0e0e4e8" style="color:#202020; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006666"><strong><em>www.CommOCEAN.org</em></strong></span></a><strong><em>.
For the most recent news updates, follow us on Twitter @CommOcean2016. </em></strong><br>
The call for contributions (orals, poster, workshop) is now open for the 2-day conference. We encourage the submission of abstracts from all areas of science communication with a special focus on the ocean,</span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">marine</span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">
and estuarine realm.<br>
The four major sessions of the conference comprise:</span>
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<li value="NaN" style=""><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">the fundamentals of science communication/reaching out to the public;</span>
</li><li value="NaN" style=""><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">optimizing impact;</span>
</li><li value="NaN" style=""><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">social media & graphics;</span>
</li><li value="NaN" style=""><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">think out of the box; new formats & creativity.</span>
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<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">In terms of ocean topics, there will be a special (but not restrictive) focus on ‘Marine climate change’, ‘Ocean plankton/microbiota’, ‘Deep sea exploration’ and ‘Ocean observation’.<br>
<strong><em>If you have colleagues who might be interested, please don’t hesitate to forward them this e-mail. We also appreciate sharing this call for abstracts on your website, newsletter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter… or other media.
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Three presentation formats are applicable for CommOCEAN 2016:</span>
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<li value="NaN" style=""><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Oral presentation in the main plenary program (12’+3’ Q/A)</span>
</li><li value="NaN" style=""><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Workshop interactive sessions in parallel groups (60’)</span>
</li><li value="NaN" style=""><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Poster
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Abstracts must be submitted in English to <a href="mailto:abstracts2016@CommOCEAN.org" style="color:#202020; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">
<strong>abstracts2016@CommOCEAN.org</strong></a>, according to the guidelines and the
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Please make sure that you <strong><em>indicate your preference</em></strong> for one or more of the three suggested formats:
<strong><em>oral, poster, workshop</em></strong>. If submitting an abstract for a workshop please indicate the planned format and content, including any logistical requirements.</span></td>
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Abstracts can be submitted until 15 July 2016 at the latest.</span></td>
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Please don’t hesitate to contact <a href="mailto:abstracts2016@CommOCEAN.org" style="color:#202020; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">
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