CCMS ANNOUNCEMENTS

West Haven Beach Cleanup
The Center for Coastal and Marine Studies Sponsors a Beach Cleanup

Saturday September 16, 2006, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
at West Haven Beach across from Chick’s Drive Inn, 183 Beach Street

Save the Sound coordinates beach cleanups along the Long Island Sound shore in Connecticut and is the Connecticut State Coordinator for the International Coastal Cleanup.  For additional information and other volunteer opportunities contact Vincent Breslin at or Save the Sound.

Connecticut State University Research Conference
Western Connecticut State University

Saturday, October 14, 2006

The 2006 CSU Faculty Research Conference will celebrate research across the many divergent disciplines within the CSU System with paper presentations, posters, panel discussions, performances, demonstrations, and exhibits.  For additional information concerning the conference may be accessed at http://www.wcsu.edu/csufrc.

Joint Conference of the Long Island Sound Foundation (LISF) and the New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS) Long Island Sound Biennial Research Conference

October 26-28, 2006

“On Science and Management of Long Island Sound; A Multi-stressed Ecosystem”

At the United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT

Additional information concerning conference registration and submission of abstracts may be accessed at http://lisfoundation.org/researchConf06.html

Southeastern New England Marine Educators
2006 Fall Conference and Annual Meeting

Saturday October 14, 2006

Project Oceanology
University of Connecticut, Groton, CT

Additional information concerning conference registration and submission of workshops or displays may be accessed by calling Thaxter Tewksbury, Project Oceanology, 1084 Shennecossett Rd., Groton, CT 06340.  Phone (860) 445-9007.