Dear all,
Some news about the IPFC Tahiti 2017 (Indo-Pacific Fish Conference –
https://ipfc10.criobe.pf/). The call for abstract is at present open:
*The Call for Abstracts is open from March 1 to July 22, 2017*
*Registration is open from April 1 to September 15, 2017*
A total of 42 sessions (from the 53 proposed) have been accepted for
IPFC10. These 42 sessions are divided into 9 research themes:
 1. Origin, Evolution, Taxonomy and Bio/Phylogeography of Indo-Pacific
 Fishes
 2. Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Indo-Pacific
 3. Recent advances in the Study of Coral Reef Fishes
 4. Biology, Ecology, Ethology and Conservation of Sharks, Rays and
 Top-predators
 5. Freshwater, Diadromous, Cryptobenthic, Mesophotic and Deep-Sea
 Fishes: Essential Knowledge Required to Better Manage the Global
 Biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific
 6. Local and Global Threats to Indo-Pacific Fish and the Potential
 Solutions
 7. Long Term Monitoring of Indo-Pacific Fishes
 8. The Future of Fish and Human Interactions
 9. Other topics (e.g. Women in Marine Sciences; General session)
*Call for Abstracts: Oral Presentation, Poster or Flash Talk – *One
submission per participant. IPFC participants will have one of the three
following options for the presentation of their research:
1.   an oral presentation (approximately 12-15 minutes, depending on the
number of speakers),
2.   a poster (85 cm wide and 180 cm high), or
3.   a poster AND a flash talk. The poster and the flash talk will be on
the same research thematic (i.e., only one abstract submitted). Poster
dimensions: 85 cm wide and 180 cm high. Flash talks will take place at the
end of each session. Each speaker will have a maximum of 4 slides and
exactly 3 minutes to present their research.
*Please note:* the participant who present in ?The Women in Marine
Sciences? session (Session I) may give two presentations: one oral
presentation in the ?women? session and one oral presentation or one
poster/flash talk in another session
*Proposal format is as follows:* Registration and abstract submissions are
managed through the conference website at: https://ipfc10.sciencesconf.org/..
Once logged in, you can submit an abstract and register for the IPFC10.
*The Call for Abstracts is open from March 1 to July 22, 2017.*
*Registration is open from April 1 to September 15, 2017.*
*Please note:* Only those *participants who submit an abstract and register
before July 22nd* *will be allowed to present their research* (oral
presentation, poster or flash talk) at the IPFC. Participants who register
after July 22nd will be allowed to attend the conference, but will not be
given the opportunity to present their research.
Cheers,
David Lecchini, chairman
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Dr. David LECCHINI
Directeur d’?tudes EPHE / Professor
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE)
LABoratoire d’EXcellence CORAIL, USR 3278 CNRS ? EPHE ? UPVD, Paris
Sciences et Lettres (PSL)
Directeur adjoint / Associate Director
IRCP (Institut des R?cifs Coralliens du Pacifique / Institute for Pacific
Coral Reefs)
internet website: www.ircp.pf
BP 1013 Papetoai, 98 729 Moorea, Polyn?sie fran?aise
Tel : (689) 56 13 45 / Fax : (689) 56 28 15
E-mail : lecchini@univ-perp.fr