Ecopath 25 Years - Congress and Workshops – updates!
British Columbia University
In Vancouver, Canada
We would like to notify you of the official launch of the conference’s
webpage - http://conference.ecopath.org. Please read it carefully as
we have strived to include all the necessary information with regards
to the Ecopath 25 Years events – including important dates,
registration information etc.
Important information is also summarized below –
The Ecopath: 25 years events are planned to be held at the Fisheries
Centre, University of British Columbia. The meeting is intended to be
an international scientific reunion on ecosystem modelling using the
software Ecopath and Ecosim (EwE). It is also meant to celebrate the
25 years of the first applications of the Ecopath approach; originally
developed by Jeff Polovina from NOAA in the early 1980s and having
since chiefly been expanded and significantly improved upon by
scientists at the Fisheries Centre, UBC.
*Ecopath 25 years*
Conference: August 30 - September 1, 2009
Introductory Workshop: August 26-28
Specialized workshops: September 2-3, 2009
*Conference*
A global overview of the advancement of the Ecopath with Ecosim
modelling approach in the fields of fisheries management, ecosystem
comparisons, spatial analyses, climate change, and ecosystem-based
management.
*Introductory workshop*
An introduction to Ecopath with Ecosim users working with the new
version of the software (EwE6).
*Specialized Workshops*
Applications of the EwE 6 software, tentatively focusing on: Ecoseed
(spatial optimizations), economic modelling, interoperability and plug-
ins, and gaming. Suggestions on additional topics of interest can be
submitted till January 31st, 2009.
*Overview of important dates*
January 31
Abstract submission opens for oral and poster contributions
March 31
Deadline for submitting abstracts
Electronic poster submission opens
Deadline submission of topics for specialised workshops
May 15
Abstract acceptance notification
May 20
Registration to conference and workshops opens
June 15
Deadline for registering for conference and workshops
Deadline for paying registration fees for conference and workshops
July 1
Deadline for submitting electronic posters
July 15
Deadline for cancellation
Electronic posters acceptance notification
August 26-28
Workshop I - Introduction to EwE
August 30
Conference registration
Aug 31 - Sept 1
Conference
September 2-3
Workshop II - specialized workshops
With kind regards,
The Ecopath Conference Committee
