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Mike Bennett

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Hey everyone. Yesterday and today I've been enjoying the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College. This years topic was the brain and being human and it has been fascinating for a future scientist like myself.

The reason I'm posting is because next year's presentation will be of interest to some people on here. The title is "Our Global Ocean"
Since the dawn of civilization, humans have relied on the shallow ocean for food, transportation and recreation and, unfortunately, as a place to dump our waste. The deep ocean has long been a source of mystery and fear, but recent discoveries from the depths have also been a source of wonder and amazement.

How do deep and shallow regions of the ocean interact? How does the ocean interact with the atmosphere, and how will changes in these two pieces of the planetary system affect us and future generations? Just how interconnected is life on the solid portion of the Earth with life in the ocean, and how have these relationships evolved? As we start to answer some of these questions, we hope to explore both the intricate complexity and the unifying mechanisms in oceans and lay out a path for future exploration.
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Speakers will be (and they're all Drs with Ph.Ds so I'm going to leave that out below and just note it here)

Barbara Block
Department of Biological Sciences at Hopkins Marine Station
(Stanford University)

David Gallo
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Global Change Institute/University of Queensland

Marcia McNutt
US Geological Survey National Center

Kathleen Moore
Spring Creek Project

Christopher Sabine
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab

Carl Safina
Blue Ocean Institution

I've attended the conference the past 3 years and I love going. The people are great and the campus is beautiful. For those of you not willing to travel or pay the ticket price, you can always watch at a later date online for free at Gustavus's website.

When I heard next year's topic I just thought of the club and figure I'd share.
 
Hellaenergy said:
I'm all over this Mike :biggthumpup: Thanks for bringing this to our attention. What are these events like?
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Basically it's 4 speakers a day. 1 hour lectures simplifying all their main points and newest research into a palatable talk. Then a 5-10 min break to gather questions (from the audience and also the panel of other speakers at the event), 30min or so of Q and A after. Breaks for lunch and dinner. It's usually 1000+ individuals who are either scientists or science fanatics and various college and high school students who get invited for various reasons also attend.

They also have arts performances from some of the college's students which is a treat usually. They are also said to have on of the best cafeterias of any school in the state. This year I was able to find 3 of the speakers during parts of the break periods and actually get to talk to them 1 on 1.

They've been doing it for 47 years, so it's pretty smooth and professional at this point.

Hope that's a sufficient answer.
 
I am definitely interested. I got a few questions:
1) Is it always at Gustavus Adolphus College?
2) Who gets invited?
3) Can it be viewed online?
4) Is there a charge?
 
1 Yes. Nobel Conferences are held around the country and world, but Gustavus is the closest.
2 Very few are invited, it's selected by the college every year. However, everyone and anyone is welcome to come.
3 Yes, for free.
4 In person ticket prices very from year to year. Sometimes you can get group rates or education rates. No charge to view online. Meal tickets are $10/meal.
 
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