[Aqualist] Reminder about Southern Connections, Cape Town, 19-23 January 2004

[Simon Haberle]

Dear All,

This is a reminder to all those who may be interested in attending the next 
Southern Connections meeting in Cape Town, 19-23 January 2004, that early 
registration and abstract submission are due at the end of this month (31st 
August 2003, final registration by 5th January 2004). Southern Connections 
is a large group of scientists from all continents who study aspects of 
biology and earth history of the Southern Continents.

The Southern Connections web site address is 
www.uct.ac.za/conferences/sc2004 (case sensitive). The registration form is 
now up on the web site. Those wanting to present oral presentations, please 
see the web site under symposia and look for a suitable symposium.  Then 
approach the co-ordinator to be one of their speakers.
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Invitation to contribute to the Climate change: a paleo-ecological 
perspective at the next Southern Connections.

In the past there has been a strong emphasis on inter-hemispheric 
comparisons between paleo-climate records from northern and southern 
latitudes. The aim of this symposium is to examine the nature and timing of 
past climate change as reflected in paleo-ecological records from different 
geographical regions within the southern hemisphere. The presentations 
should encompass a wide range of topics that might include: Dynamics of the 
Southern Westerlies, Abrupt climate change events in the Southern 
Hemisphere (e.g. Is the Antarctic Cold Reversal reflected in paleo-climate 
records from lower southern latitudes?), Comparison between marine and 
terrestrial paleo-ecological records of past climate, and the problems of 
decoupling climate change from human impact in the paleo-ecological 
records. The meeting will provide a unique opportunity to compare 
paleo-ecological records from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America 
and the southern oceanic islands and for participants to interact with 
other scholars from these regions.

If you are interested in contributing, either a poster or an oral 
presentation, please provide a title, preferred method of delivery, and 
abstract to the conference secretariat (via email at 
sc2004 at botzoo.uct.ac.za) by NO LATER than 31 August 2003. See the 
conference web page for further details. Please also send this information 
to me at this email address (simon.haberle at anu.edu.au).

Given that there are limited slots for oral presentations, the poster 
session will be a significant part of the conference.

Convener: Simon Haberle

Please pass this on to any one who may be interested.

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Dr Simon Haberle

Fellow & President of the Australasian Quaternary Association
Department of Archaeology & Natural History
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200
Australia

tel: +61 2 6125 3373
fax: +61 2 6125 4896
web page: http://rspas.anu.edu.au/rmap/
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