53rd Annual Meeting was a Success
01/11/2016 15:53
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The 53rd CSJ annual meeting was held at the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Shinagawa Campus on October 10-11, 2015.
Participants:
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There were 25 oral presentations and
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35 poster presentations.
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Phot: Kazuoshi Nakata
On behalf of the society, the president Dr. Asakura expressed our appreciation to Dr. Colin L. McLay, who supported the publication of Crustacean Research for 21 years.
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Photo: Naoya Otsuchi
International Symposium: Phylogenetic, ecological, and behavioural aspects among cryptic or semi-cryptic species of Crustacea associated with the study of Dr. McLay was held.
There were 6 presentations by 4 Japanese speakers and Dr. Christoph D. Schubart and Ms. Martina Weiss from Germany.
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Christoph D. Schubart (Univ. Regensburg) Martina Weiss (Ruhr Univ.)
Photo: Kazuyoshi Nakata
Pre-Meeting Workshop "Biology of Peracarids" and Satellite Symposium "Biology of Barnacles (Subclass Cirripedia)" were also held.
The 54th annual meeting will be held at Kagoshima Univerisity.