ASC in Maastricht

The 2006 ASC was held at
the Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre (MECC) in the Netherlands from 19–23 September. The Dutch hosts provided good conference facilities for 657 participants from 34 countries.

During the Closing Session of the ASC, the Chair of the Consultative Committee introduced the winners of:
         Best poster
         Best new scientist
         Best paper

275 papers and 90 posters were presented at the conference.

Open and Invited Lectures

“Marine Biodiversity: the Exploration and Understanding of the Blue Planet” by Carlo Heip

“Marine Data – A Big Issue”
by Lesley Rickards

“Marine Ecosystem and Fish Stocks under Climate Variability and Change” by Svein Sundby

“Marine Science in the 7th Framework Research Programme” by Pierre Mathy

ICES General Secretary - Gerd Hubold at the closing session

Theme sessions

The 2006 ASC covered such themes as climatic variability, changes in fish migration patterns, species biodiversity, the evolutionary effects of fishing, ecosystem-based assessment, and whether there is more to eels than slime.

Click here to see the Theme Session reports.

ASC 2007

The 2007 ICES Annual Science Conference will be held at the
Marina Conference Centre
in Helsinki, Finland
17-21 September 2007