ESSO - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
(An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemical and Ecological Research (SIBER) First Annual Meeting (SIBER-I)
Date : July 12 - 16, 2010
Venue : Citigate Perth Hotel, 707 Wellington Street, Perth,Western Australia.
- Host.
- Notification.
- Background.
- Participants.
- Conference Agenda and Timetable.
- Venue of the meeting.
- Catering.
- Accommodation.
- Contacts.
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Host
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Notification
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BackGround
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Participants
- a) Members and Associate Members of IOGOOS
- b) Potential Members and Associate Members
- c) Experts serving the IOGOOS Working Groups/Panels/Committees
- d) Invited Speakers
- e) Representatives of potential International Funding Organisations.
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Agenda and Timetable(provisional)
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Venue of the Meeting
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Address:
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Catering
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Accommodation
- i. Contact the hotel directly and quote the group code: 'IOG00S'.
- ii. Phone: +61 (0)8 9325 2133 or via email:res@aaronsperth.com.au
- iii. By quoting the code IOG00S, delegates are guaranteed to receive rates: Single/Twin/Double $ 108.00 AUD per night (room only) Triple Room $ 125.00 AUD per night (room only)
- iv. Note - All rooms are subject to availability. Book as soon as possible.
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Contacts
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Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar
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Mr. M. Nagaraja Kumar
Secretary, IOGOOS and Head, ASG
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
"Ocean Valley", P.B No.21,IDA Jeedimetla P.O,
Hyderabad 500055, India
Phone: +91 40 2389 5006, Fax : +91 40 2389 5001
Email: srinivas@incois.gov.in
Co-secretary, IOGOOS and Scientist-C, ASG
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
"Ocean Valley", P.B No.21,IDA Jeedimetla P.O,
Hyderabad 500055, India
Phone: +91 40 2388 6031/ 2389 5013 , Fax : +91 40 2389 5014
Email: raja@incois.gov.in
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), UNESCO Perth, Western Australia
Click here to view Notification
The Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemical and Ecological Research (SIBER) is a pilot project of IOGOOS, and will be jointly run under both IOGOOS and IMBER. IMBER = Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecological Research, an international program of IGBP-SCOR (IGBP = International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme; SCOR = Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research of the International Council for Science). UNESCO IOC Perth Office facilitates and co-sponsors SIBER (with IMBER). SIBER's Scientific Steering Committee is to meet for the first time in Perth during 12-16 July 2010.
SIBER has formed as an international science alliance of bio-geochemists and ecologists, generically akin to the IOP but focussing on complementary bio-geochemistry and ecology for the Indian Ocean.
UNESCO IOC Perth Office has supported SIBER's two key formative science planning meetings (2006 and 2007, respectively, in Goa, India) and brokered/sponsored the involvement of Western Australian and Australian marine scientists in SIBER.
A Western Australian scientist (Dr Lynnath Beckley, Murdoch University) is nominated to be an inaugural member of the international SIBER Scientific Steering Committee. The Committee (in draft) comprises:
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Partially through the engagement of Australian scientists in SIBER, focus and attention was brought to bear on boundary currents that dominate the East Indian Ocean rim (ie South East Asia and Western Australia).
SIBER's draft science plan consequently addresses processes in the East Indian Ocean that are highly relevant to Western Australia. These include (Theme 1, below) the Leeuwin Current and its cross-shelf dynamics (eg its eddies), the Leeuwin Undercurrent, and the bio-geochemistry and ecology of dynamically related ocean processes, and (Theme 1, below) the Indo-Pacific Throughflow, which influences the ocean and coastal ecology off NW Western Australia.
SIBER's six overarching science themes focus on:
Boundary currents: upwelling, filaments, eddies, cross-shelf transport; Equatorial circulation, Indo-Pacific Throughflow, climate change influences; Primary production: controls and fate, marginal seas, grazing, Si & Fe-limitation, N2 fixation, benthic-pelagic coupling; Bio-geochemical differences: Arabian Sea vs Bay of Bengal; Climate change monitoring in the Indian Ocean through bio-geochemical studies; and Role of higher trophic levels on bio-geochemical and ecological processes.
The IRF (below) will also assist SIBER, in a complementary manner to the way in which it will support the IOP. In this context, there will be important synergy between IOP and SIBER. This refers to SIBER potentially being able to lever resources, such as bio-geochemical ocean observing infrastructure affixed to IOP's physical oceanography moorings and related infrastructure. It also refers to the piggy-back possibilities of running SIBER's own field pursuits aboard vessels which are programmed to service IOP's arrays.
Click here to view Tentative list of participants.
The meeting will take place in the following
Citigate Perth Hotel
Events Department
707 Wellington Street
Perth,WA 6000
Western Australia
Fax: 08 9321 1450
Email:banquets@cp.mirvac.com.au
Website:www.mirvachotels.com
Morning teas, lunches, afternoon teas will be supplied during the meetings.
Please note that the UNESCO IOC Perth Office will not be administering travel or accommodation bookings for delegates for this meeting. This will be the responsibility of individual delegates. Secretariats of IOGOOS, IOP, SIBER and IRF are responsible for financial management for their respective groups.
The Citigate Perth Hotel is located at 707 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia, 6000 http://www.mirvachotels.com/citigate-perth.Citigate Perth Hotel has a 4-STAR rating, and is offering delegates a discounted rate for accommodation (relative to usual 4-STAR rates in Perth) ('Superior Room - $155 AUD per night, accommodation only). This rate is offered for any nights between 7 and 18 July, inclusive. Citigate Perth Hotel is located in the Perth city centre. It is a 15 minute walk from the UNESCO IOC Perth office.
Discount hotel bookings for Citigate Perth Hotel can be made directly by using the accommodation booking form.
Click here to Download Booking Request Form
Rooms are subject to availability.Bookings need to be made as soon as possible.
There are also many other hotels at which delegates may wish to stay in Perth. They can be sourced through the official Western Australian tourism website www.westernaustralia.com or other common accommodation web sites.
A starting set of alternative hotel options to assist delegates in searching for accommodation is given here
Click here to See Hotels List.
These hotels are: (i) reasonable quality whilst being cost-effective for Perth; and (ii) within walking distance or a short taxi/bus ride to the meeting venue (ie Citigate Perth Hotel).
Please note that the AARONS Hotel has also advised that it will offer delegates discounted rates.
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