• Date:    Saturday, April 12, 2014
• Time:    8:30am to 4:00pm
• Where:  Redfield Building at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Schedule

8:00 am   New Member Reception

8:30 am   Registration in Redfield 204

9:00 am   Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:15 am   Morning Speakers

12:00       Business Meeting and Awards

Lunch      Complimentary chowder will be served

1:00 pm   Afternoon Speaker

2:00 pm   Door Prizes  2:30-4:15 pm  Afternoon Workshops, Tours, and Field Trips

4:30 pm     Social Reception: Sea Education Association. All are invited! 

Featured Speakers

• Dr. Linda Amaral Zettler, Associate Scientist/Associate Professor, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Research: Life in the "Plastisphere": Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris
• Dr. Krista Longnecker, Research Specialist Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  
• Research: Microbial Lunch: Organic Carbon with a Touch of Salt
• Dr. Stefan Sievert,Associate Scientist, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  
• Research: Shedding Light on Dark Life at Deep-Sea Vents

Afternoon Workshops

• Science Cruise with The Zephyr Education Foundation Inc.
• WHOI Dock Tour with Hovey Clifford
• Lesson Share: Come prepared to share a lesson and receive lessons related to Microbes
• Marine Fossils for Elementary Teachers

Registration

• Register online
• Early Bird Registration- $60 by March 24, 2014
• Regular Registration $70 after March 24, 2014
• Life Time Member $40

 Registration includes MME membership for the coming year.

Conference questions? contact Carolyn Sheild [csheild@rcn.com]