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The 5th International Bio-Logging Science Symposium will be held in Strasbourg, France from 20-26 September 2014 (click here).  The second announcement for the symposium is now available with information on registration, the tentative programme, the eight plenary speakers and a call for workshops by September this year (click here).

 The invited plenary speakers will include Dan Costa, Mark Hindell and Rory Wilson, all of whom have worked with ACAP-listed seabirds during their distinguished careers (click here). 

To organize a workshop contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a tentative title, the name and affiliation of the organizer, a rough estimate of the number of attendees, the expected duration and a half-page summary by the end of September.  Workshops can be held on the Wednesday afternoon, as well as before and after the symposium.

A tagged Balearic Shearwater shows its antenna.  Photograph by Henri Weimerskirch

The organizing host of the symposium is the Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC) from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Université de Strasbourg, in collaboration with several other research institutes.  Strasbourg is the capital of the Alsace region in France.  The symposium will be held in one of the main conference rooms of the Palais des Congrès. 

With thanks to Akiko Kato for information.

 John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 13 July 2013