There is Super Bowl, there is Mardi Gras, and then there is…
ASLO 2013 Aquatic
Sciences Meeting
Learning for the Future
17-22 February 2013
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans · Louisiana
Sponsored by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
Sunday Opening Session & Mixer
When making your travel plans, please be aware that the opening session will begin at 16:00 on Sunday, 17 February. You will not want to miss this. Following a brief welcome and opening remarks by ASLO President John Downing, the session will include a presentation by Richard Campanella, a geographer and senior professor of practice, Tulane School of Architecture, Tulane University. His presentation, “New Orleans: A Historical Geography, 1700s to 2000s,” will be illustrated to explain the formation of the Mississippi Delta, the settlement and early development of New Orleans all the way through the circumstances that led to the Katrina debacle. The A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award also will be presented during the opening session on Sunday. The Mixer Reception will kick off with a traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Show
Session Schedule Overview Posted
An overview of each event day's concurrent session schedule has been posted as a downloadable PDF.
Abstract Submission Closes & Early Registration Ends
Abstract submission is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted a paper for consideration. Presentations will now be sorted and assigned with authors being notified in November.
New! Mentoring Program
ASLO will offer a mentoring program at the Aquatic Sciences Meeting in New Orleans. Designed for novice meeting attendees, students, or early career scientists, mentees will be matched one-on-one with an experienced scientist who can help mentees navigate the meeting. You may indicate your interest in being a mentor or a mentee when you register for the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Bob Chen at bob.chen@umb.edu.
About the Event
ASLO is returning to the Big Easy for the first time since 1990! The Aquatic Sciences Meeting will be held on February 17-22, 2013, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Situated at the junction between the Mississippi River and the Gulf, the city of New Orleans is an ideal location to celebrate aquatic sciences. Under the theme “Learning for the Future,” the meeting will bring together scientists, engineers, students, educators, policy makers and other stakeholders to learn from the past and look to the future of aquatic sciences.
For More Information
Helen Schneider Lemay
ASLO Business Office
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Waco, Texas 76710-4446
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