The 12th International Echinoderm meeting is a bi-annual scientific conference that provides a forum for hundreds of scientists and students to update colleagues on the latest echinoderm research developments. This year the meeting will be held in the beautiful town of Durham, New Hampshire, USA and will bring together researchers from around the world for social and scientific interactions.

All conference activities will take place at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Excursions include a boat trip and tour of the Isles of Shoals, including the Shoals Marine Laboratory. There will also be a 5-day long field trip that will take place between August 12th and August 16th. The field trip involves a bus tour that take us along the scenic coasts of northern New Hampshire through to northern Maine. Along the way we will visit field stations, aquaculture facilities as well as explore the beautiful Acadia National Park (for more information see Events and Excursions tab located on left hand side).

Important details for making your plans :
Dates : August 6-12 (presentations August 7-11)
Location : Halloway Commons, University of New Hampshire
Deadline for submission of abstracts : June 8 th, 2006
Deadline for early registration : June 2, 2006

*Deadline for field trip registration: June 2, 2006

Manuscripts from oral and poster presentations will be considered for publication in a conference proceedings. Information on formating will be available shortly.

* There is a limited amount of funds available for student travel. Please contact Dr. Larry Harris for further information: lharris@cisunix.unh.edu

Contact information: Larry G. Harris- lharris@cisunix.unh.edu