The Third Gordon Research Conference
on Polar Marine Sciences
will be held March 11-16, 2001 in Ventura,
California. The focus will be
"Field Analyses and Numerical Modeling
of Coupled Physical, Chemical and
Biological Systems". The Gordon
Research Conferences provide a high quality
format designed to foster creative activities
in science and enhance productive
interactions among researchers in the
international community. The program
(http://www.grc.uri.edu)
consists of invited presentations and organized discussion
on new, innovative frontier research.
Poster presentations by all participants are
also strongly encouraged. Sessions are
held in the mornings and some evenings
of the conference week, leaving afternoons
free for informal discussions. Free and
unhampered discussion is the hallmark
of the Gordon Research Conferences,
owing to its off-the-record policy and
prohibition on publication of Conference
proceedings. Admission is by acceptance
by the conference chairman of an
application, which are available online
at http://www.grc.uri.edu. The number
of
participants is also limited (135) to
ensure individual participation in discussion is
maximized, while bringing together the
diversity of participants necessary to cover
the ongoing work of the particular field.
The conference chair is Barbara Prezelin
(barbara@icess.ucsb.edu)
and the vice chair is Robin Muench.