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iAtlantic General Assembly 2022
The iAtlantic 2022 General Assembly will take place in Florianopolis, Brazil on 10-14 October 2022. It will be convened as an in-person meeting, with hybrid (video conference) options for the plenary sessions. However, we encourage as many of our partners as possible to attend in person (though note this is not an open conference and participation is limited to consortium members and invited guests only). Please ensure you register by the deadlines – details are below.
Conference venue
The conference will be held at the Jurere Beach Village hotel complex, located on the coast just north of the city of Florianopolis in Brazil. Discounted hotel accommodation is available on site for conference participants – see details and instructions below.
The hotel complex is located approximately 36 km from the airport in Florianopolis. The airport has daily connections to international airports at Sao Paolo, Rio and Buenos Aires. The nearest airport is Florianopolis Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN). For international flights, entry into Brazil must be via Rio de Janeiro (GIG) or São Paulo – Guarulhos (GRU) and then connect to Florianópolis (FLN). The iAtlantic Project Office will assist with organising transfers from the airport to the conference hotel.
Hotel accommodation
Accommodation at the Jurere Beach Village is available at a discounted rate for GA2022 participants, as follows (rates per room, per night, including breakfast):
- Single room: €70.58
- Double room: €88.08
- Triple room: €106.55
Note: Our meeting takes place in high season, so the iAtlantic block room reservation is only available until 15 August. After that, discounted room rates remain available until 30 August 2022, but availability is not guaranteed. Please book your accommodation early!
Participants must book their accommodation directly with the hotel, either online or by phone:
1. Online booking
Go to www.jurerebeachvillage.com.br and enter the online booking system. Enter the following information when prompted:
- Event: iAtlantic General Assembly
- Promocode: iAtlanticGeneralAssembly
This code will give you 10% discount on the current room rates, valid for stays between 6 and 16 October 2022.
2. By phone/email
Contact the Jurerê Internacional Reservation Centre by phone +55 48 3331 7200 or email reservas@jurere.com.br. You need to tell them you are a participant at the iAtlantic General Assembly in order to have access to the discounted rates.
Conference programme
The conference will run as a series of plenary sessions, workshops and breakout sessions – a more detailed programme will be published in due course. The plenary sessions will be video streamed for those participating virtually. In addition, iAtlantic scientists are invited to submit video presentations of their research, to be posted online for participants to watch ahead of the conference (see instructions below).
Before and after the main conference, capacity building workshops focused on ocean governance (Sunday 9 October, at the conference venue) and cold-water coral taxonomy (Sat 15 October through to Mon 17 October, in Florianopolis) will take place. These events are open to everyone – please see the workshop pages for details on how to register.
| Sun 9 Oct | Mon 10 Oct | Tues 11 Oct | Wed 12 Oct | Thu 13 Oct | Fri 14 Oct | Sat 15 – Mon 17 Oct | |
| Morning | Ocean Gov. CB workshop | Plenary | Plenary | Workshops & breakout sessions | Workshops & breakout sessions | Workshops & breakout sessions | CWC taxonomy CB workshop |
| Afternoon | Ocean Gov. CB workshop | Plenary | Plenary | Social outing | Workshops & breakout sessions | Workshops & breakout sessions | CWC taxonomy CB workshop |
| Evening | – | Welcome drinks reception & iAtlantic Hero 2022 award | TBD | Social outing | TBD | TBD | – |
How to register for the conference
All those wishing to participate in the iAtlantic GA2022, whether in person or remotely, must register in advance. Click here to access the conference registration form. The deadlines for registration are:
- For in-person attendance: 31 August 2022
- For online (remote) attendance: 15 September 2022
There is no fee for registration or participation, but those attending in person are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and any meals taken outside the hotel. Lunch, coffees and evening meals are provided as part of the conference; breakfast is included in the room rate for those staying on site.
Submission of video presentations
Each breakout discussion session will be accompanied by short pre-recorded videos and all participants will be expected to watch the videos (online) prior to joining the discussion session. This will allow us to maximise our discussion time together.
Partners are invited to submit video presentations of their research, either in relation to the five overarching iAtlantic objectives, or in relation to other issues that will be discussed in specific breakout sessions.
Please refer to the following documents:
The deadline for submitting your video presentations is 15 September 2022.
Questions?
Please contact the iAtlantic Project Office: i-Atlantic@ed.ac.uk
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 818123 (iAtlantic). This output reflects only the author’s view and the European Union cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.