Foram-Nanno 2015, 14th-18th June, Plymouth


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The Spring Meeting will be held at Plymouth University, with lectures and posters on the 15/16th June, a field trip on the 17th June and a seminar or workshop on the 18th June. 

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***If you have already registered/submitted your abstract(s) by returning forms and abstracts via email, then you do NOT need to register using these forms. These new forms is for new registrations/abstract(s) submissions only***

Please register using this form (menu choices for the conference dinner can be found in the Second Circular):

If you are submitting an abstract, please use this template to correctly format your submission. The abstract deadline is 22nd May 2015:

These forms should be emailed to mhart@plymouth.ac.uk.

Once you have submitted your registration/abstract(s), please pay here via PayPal

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Sunday 14th June 2015

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[tr][td]1600[/td] [td]Registration opens, 6th Floor Rolle Building[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1700-1900[/td] [td]Icebreaker, with buffet/nibbles, etc.[/td][/tr]

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Monday 15th June 2015

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[tr][td]0830[/td] [td]Registration opens, Robbins Conference Centre. Will those speaking in the first session please ensure that their talks are up-loaded (from USB sticks) prior to 0900. Posters can also be installed during this time so as to be available during the coffee breaks and at lunch time. Materials will be provided for the installation of posters, which must be in ‘portrait’ and NOT ‘landscape’ format.[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]0900- 0915[/td] [td]Welcome & Introduction[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]0915 – 1230[/td] [td]Talks of 15 minutes or 20 minutes, with coffee break[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1230[/td] [td]Buffet lunch in Robbins Conference Centre, including a poster session[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1400 – 1730[/td] [td]Talks of 15 minutes or 20 minutes, with coffee/tea break[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1730[/td] [td]Discussion[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1800[/td] [td]End of sessions[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1930[/td] [td]Conference Dinner at Rhodes@The Dome. This meal, though informal, is a 3-course meal – for which you have to make choices in advance – in a stunning location on Plymouth Hoe. There is a spectacular view out over Plymouth Sound (a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive). Gary Rhodes is a well-known ‘TV chef’ and an author of many books on cookery and fine food. This restaurant has, most probably, the “best view in Plymouth”. Please indicate your menu selection from the list provided.[/td][/tr]

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Tuesday 16th June 2015

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[tr][td]0830[/td] [td]Registration opens, Robbins Conference Centre[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]0900- 1230[/td] [td]Talks of 15 minutes or 20 minutes, with coffee break[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1230[/td] [td]Buffet lunch in Robbins Conference Centre, including a poster session[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1400[/td] [td]Talks of 15 minutes or 20 minutes, with coffee/tea break[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1730[/td] [td]Discussion, choice of venue for 2016 meeting and close[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1800[/td] [td]End of sessions, removal of posters from boards, etc.[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]1830[/td] [td]Fish’ n’ Chip supper in Drake’s Café (on campus)s[/td][/tr]

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Wednesday 17th June 2015

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[tr][th]There will be a number of workshops on the Wednesday. Please indicate selected workshop from the list provided in the tab below. These will be housed at locations on campus, probably in the Fitzroy Building.[/th][/tr]

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Thursday 18th June 2015

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Optional field excursion to the Jurassic Coast, including Budleigh Salterton, Beer area and, if access is allowed (following winter landsliding), Lyme Regis. A packed lunch will be provided for participants with departures at 0900 from campus. The cost of the field excursion covers transport, field guide and packed lunch. Travel from Plymouth will be by coach, returning around 1800 hrs in the evening.
East Devon is approximately one hour on the coach from Plymouth and, therefore, the day will involve a period of travel. At all locations to be visited there is limited walking and no rough terrain, scrambling, etc. The Field Guide will provide all the necessary details on the geology. As all the locations to be visited are Sites of Special Scientific Interest, collecting material from the cliffs is not allowed without permission. The locality at Budleigh Salterton (of mid-Triassic age) is formed of continental sandstones, but the successions at Beer (mid-Cretaceous) and Lyme Regis (Lower Jurassic) are marine in origin. If anyone wishes to collect samples for micropalaeontological research, please let the conference organisation know in advance and we will try to make arrangements with Natural England. Please do not assume that you will be able to collect small samples without permission. A packed lunch is provided: please indicate if you require a vegetarian option if booking to attend the excursion.[/th][/tr]

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Wednesday 18th June, from 1000–1600, with a lunch break. For more details see the Second Circular (bottom of page).

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Workshop (W.1) on calcareous nannofossils (inc. discoasters)

More info on the Discoaster workshop can be found here. You may also download a flyer for this workshop below:

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Workshop (W.2) on modern benthic foraminifera

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Workshop (W.3) eVolutus Workshop: Crossing Scales in Modelling of Foraminifera

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For those not wishing to attend any of the workshops, there are a number of alternative activities for the Wednesday (or even the Thursday if not on the field excursion). You may wish to arrange a private visit to colleagues at PML, MBA or SAHFOS, or visit the National marine Aquarium (entrance charge). For more details see the Second Circular (bottom of page).
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Conference Registration

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*£120 after 22nd May 2015. **£100 after 22nd May 2015)

Workshop Participation

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Field Excursion Participation

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Conference Dinner

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 Second Circular available for download: