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The 5th International Albatross and Petrel Conference, to be held in Wellington, New Zealand over 12-17 August this year, has received over 75 abstracts from 82 registered attendees by the initial deadline of 1 April.  Registrations have been received from 15 countries, from as far afield as Argentina, Bermuda, Japan and South Africa and from several countries in Europe and from North America.  Not surprisingly, there have been strong representations from host country New Zealand and near-neighbour Australia.

In response to requests from several potential delegates, the deadline for early bird registration, abstract submission and student support applications has been extended by a few days until 13 April.  There is still a small number of oral presentation slots available, and plenty of scope for further poster presentations.

In keeping with previous conferences in the series, the Wellington meeting is shaping up to be another exciting and stimulating gathering. To take advantage of the deadline extension, and for details of how to register and submit an abstract, visit the conference website at www.iapc5.co.nz.

Campbell Albatross - a New Zealand endemic
Photograph by David Evans

News from David Thompson, NIWA, Wellington, New Zealand, 05 April 2012