8th International Conference on Coelenterate Biology - 1-5 December 2013

CoralWarm team participated to the 8th ICCB in Eilat (Israel) with several contributions both as oral and poster presentation. The CoralWarm project was also one of the sponsors of the conference.

Eilat is located at the border between the Negev desert and the Israeli Red Sea, facing towards Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

 
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Before the conference start, the CoralWarm team sets up a meeting to update each other about the last results. Stefano Goffredo, Jaap Kaandorp, Giuseppe Falini, Zvy Dubinsky, Francesca Gizzi, Simone Branchini, Valentina Airi, Chiara Marchini, Michela Reggi, Fiorella Prada, Oren Levy, and Erik Caroselli.

 
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The CoralWarm project was one of the official sponsors of the conference.

 

 The audience gathers in the main hall.
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Hudi Benayahu, one of the conference Chairs, salutes the audience.

 

 Conference Chairs: Amatzia Genin, Sinaia Netanyahu, Moshe Mevarech, Taamar Lotan, and Oren Levy.

 

 Since it's Hanukkah, during the opening ceremony Moshe Mevarech lights the candels of the Menorah.
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After the opening ceremony, it's time for some relax at the pub.

 

 The next day it's time for the first CoralWarm talk on biomineralization, presented by Michela Reggi...
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...in the main hall.

 

 Peter Harrison's talk, expert of coral reproduction. Giuseppe Falini's talk...
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...on biomineralization and population abundance at Panarea.

 

 At the end of the first day, we have dinner in a fish restaurant. Young Researcher's table...

 
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...and Experienced Researcher's table.

 

 The next day, also Amir Peretz, the Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection...

 

 ...and Eli Lankri, Deputy Major of Eilat, greets the conference attendees.
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Simone Branchini gives his talk on the Citizen Science project STE: Scuba Toursim for the Environment.

 
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It's time for Fiorella Prada, with a talk on the coral transplant experiment at Panarea.

 
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Poster session: Francesca Gizzi present the last data on coral reproductive output at Panarea.

 
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Erik Caroselli presents the last results on the biometry and population abundance of Caryophyllia inornata along a temperature gradient. In this pictures he's speaking with Esther Borell and Jean Pierre Cuif.

 
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Chiara Marchini presents the first quantitative assessment of the reproductive biology of Caryophyllia inornata.

 

 The next day, Stefano Goffredo and Zvy Dubinksy co-Chair a session of the congress, together with Giovanni Santangelo.
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Valentina Airi gives her first talk, on reproductive output of Balanophyllia europaea and Leptopsammia pruvoti along a temperature gradient.

 
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In the afternoon, we visit the Underwater Observatory of Eilat. Here you can see the view of the coast of Eilat and Jordan as seen from the top of the observatory, and the main "star" of the aquaria: the frogfish!

 
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Later on, we visit the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science of Eilat (IUI). The equipment is presented by the technicians, included the research vessel, a new generation water and bottom sampler, and an innovative system to monitor and identify zooplankton by means of stereo cameras and microphones.

 
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The new ocean acidification analysis system at the IUI.

 

 The last day, it's time for the plenary lecture...
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...by Zvy Dubinsky.

 

 Time to say goodbye, the closing section is starting. The attendees are asked to vote for the location of the next ICCB...
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...among Japan, Israel and Brazil, most of the people voted for Israel!

 

 Hudi Benayahu, Stefano Goffredo, and Noga Stambler give te prize to the winner of the photography competition.  
Below you can find some pictures of the CoralWarm team from the ICCB website.
     
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Zvy Dubinsky at the welcome meeting.. Part of the Italian team during the welcome meeting.

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 Oren Levy...
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...at the Opening Ceremony.

 
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Jaap Kaandorp listening to a talk.

 

 Stefano Goffredo and Zvy Dubinsky at the talk from Jean Pierre Cuif.

 

 Talk faces.
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The group picture. It was hard to get this done... ;-)

 

 Zvy Dubinsky chairing a session. Jaap Kaandorp at the poster session.
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Erik Caroselli at the poster session.

 

 Francesca Gizzi...
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...at the poster session.

 

 Zvy Dubisky at the poster session. The day after.
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Michela Reggi, Valentina Airi, and Chiara Marchini at the Underwater Observatory.

 

 Stefano Goffredo and Jaap Kaandorp at the Gala Dinner. Oren Levy at the Gala Dinner.
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Zvy Dubinsky at the Gala Dinner.

 

 Here with Sarit Lampert. Zvy Dubinsky...
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...giving his plenary talk.

 

 Last day.
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Votiation for the next ICCB location (Israel won against Japan and Brazil). Hudi Benayahu, Stefano Goffredo and Noga Stambler giving the prizes for the photographic competition.