Funding and Sponsors

Funds to underwrite various aspects of running the conference will be sought from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, the Research Council of Norway, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the European Commission, among others.

Financial support will be used to (i) plan, organize and promote the meeting, (ii) ensure the participation of renowned keynote speakers, (iii) facilitate student participation (by reducing their registration fees and their accommodation costs), (iv) publish a conference proceedings book, which will be published as an open access document and distributed free of charge to all delegates and other interested parties, (v) keep the registration fee at a reasonable level, and (vi) fund social events. Other running costs for the conference will be raised through the registration fee.