"2009 Deep Ocean Odyssey" will be held October 21, 2009 in Kristiansand, Norway from 12:00-15:00 Western European Time and live webcast at http://www.mar-eco.no/
The popular science talks will include:
- History of the blue planet;
- Green food and giants of the mid-ocean surface;
- Coping with vastness, darkness and hunger;
- Bottom-dwellers on peaks and plains;
- Searching wide and far (deepwater technology)
The event will also feature:
- New stunning images of deepwater animals
- New music played by live band
- Informal exchanges between scientists and students.
The event was organized by MAR-ECO (co-ordinated by the Institute of Marine Research & Univ. of Bergen, Norway) in cooperation with the University of Agder (Inst. of IKT, & Inst. of Music).
Source : Census of Marine Life