Hosted by the Ocean University of China from 14 - 20 July 2008, the Qingdao Ocean Sciences Summer School was one of the largest gatherings ever held for graduate students in biogeosciences and oceanography in China.
Meeting
Goldschmidt Conference 2008
There are several sessions of interest to InterRidge at the upcoming Goldschmidt Conference to be held in Vancouver, Canada, 13-18 July 2008(http://www.goldschmidt2008.org/).
Abstract deadline: March 1st.
Session 6a: Ridges and Geochemical Mapping of the Mantle
Session 10e: Mechanisms and time scales of crustal assimilation
Session 15c: Hydrothermal systems in ultramafic rocks
Session 15e: Quantifying the chemical exchange between the oceanic lithosphere and oceans
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 Nov. 2008
http://www.marbef.org/worldconference/
Abstract deadline: 1 April 2008.
MATE International Student ROV Competition 2008
2008 MATE International Student ROV Competition
"Diving to the Deep: Uncovering the Mysteries of Mid-Ocean Ridges"
http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/2008/index.php
