IMBIZO is a Zulu word that means “gathering” or “meeting”.  IMBER will conduct a series of IMBIZO’s over the next decade, with the first gathering planned for November 9-13, 2008 in Coconut Grove (Miami), Florida.

IMBIZO 2008:
First IMBER IMBIZO: “Integrating biogeochemistry and ecosystems in a changing ocean”.
November 9-13, 2008, Coconut Grove, FL (USA).
The IMBIZO’s innovative format of three concurrent and interacting workshops with joint plenary and posters sessions will provide a forum for stimulating discussion between interdisciplinary experts and encourage the linkage between biogeochemistry and ecosystem research.

The three concurrent workshops cover the topics:
End-to-end Food Webs (co-chaired by Coleen Moloney and Mike Roman).
Mesopelagic (co-chaired by Debbie Steinberg and Hiroaki Saito),
Bathypelagic (co-chaired by Dennis Hansell and Gerhard Herndl), and

For further information, visit the web site HERE

Contact us at imbizo@univ-brest.fr