International Seaweed Symposium to be held in Ensenada Baja California México, February 22-26, 2010

This symposium offers you the opportunity to stay abreast of the most recent advances in

applied phycology and industrial opportunities. You will be able to learn about new topics of

global interest such as the use of genomic data in the development of new cultivars,

advances in the understanding of plant and animal response mechanisms to seaweed

extracts, and exciting advances in the understanding of the metabolism of algal

polysaccharides. Other relevant topics will include the role of seaweeds as carbon sink,

seaweeds as a source of biofuels, and the feasibility and implications of large-scale

cultivation. The problems associated with the spread of non-indigenous species, seaweed

diseases and their effects on seaweed farms, as well as the effect on the ecology of seaweed

communities will also be discussed.

The symposium offers the opportunity to stay abreast of the most recent advances in applied phycology and industrial opportunities. Learn about new topics of global interest such as the use of genomic data in the development of new cultivars, advances in the understanding of plant and animal response mechanisms to seaweed extracts, and exciting advances in the understanding of the metabolism of algal polysaccharides.

Other relevant topics will include the role of seaweeds as carbon sink, seaweeds as a source of biofuels, and the feasibility and implications of large-scale cultivation. The problems associated with the spread of non-indigenous species, seaweed diseases and their effects on seaweed farms, as well as the effect on the ecology of seaweed communities will also be discussed.