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title: "Key dates and deadlines announced for the 7th International Albatross and Petrel Conference"
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# Key dates and deadlines announced for the 7th International Albatross and Petrel Conference

![IAPC7](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Meetings/Misc/IAPC7.jpeg)

 The 7th International Albatross and Petrel Conference (IAPC7) will be held in Baja California, Mexico from 20 – 26 May 2024 at the [*Centro Estatal de las Artes de Baja California*](https://www.facebook.com/CEARTEnsenada/)* (CEARTE)* [Baja California State Centre for the Arts]. 

 A call for abstracts has been made by the organising committee, and key dates and information have been released for the event, including:

 **"Type of conference:** in-person (no virtual option)

 **Early registration opens:** 1 November 2023

 **Abstract Submission:** 1 November 2023 – 1 February 2024

 **Oral and Poster Presentation Information:** Coming soon!

 **Travel awards:** 1 November 2023 – 1 February 2024  (For early-career scientists, both students and professionals, from all countries except those classified as high income by the [World Bank](#:~:text=The%20World%20Bank%20classifies%20economies,%2Dmiddle%2C%20and%20high%20income.)).

 **Plenary speakers:** Coming soon! Plenary talks will be broadcast live!

 **Agenda:** 20 – 26 May 2024 (Meeting days: 20-23 May; Field trips: 24-26 May).

 **Suggested hotels:** Special rates coming soon! Baja Inn Ensenada; Holiday Inn Express & Suites; Hotel Corona; Hotel La Pinta.

 **Scientific Program:** Coming soon!

 **Field trips:** Coming soon! (Some examples: pelagic seabird trip; Birding at Estero de Punta Banda; Baja California Pacific Islands trip; Sea Kayaking at La Bufadora; Valle de Guadalupe Wine Tasting Tour; Local Breweries Tour)."

 IAPC7 will be hosted by the Mexican environmental NGO Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas ([GECI](https://www.islas.org.mx/)) in collaboration with [Pacific Rim Conservation](https://pacificrimconservation.org/), the [Seabird Ecology Lab](https://sites.google.com/view/seabirdecology/home), University of Barcelona and the [World Seabird Union](https://www.seabirds.net/). 

 To to receive updates on IAPC7 as released, pre-register for the event [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJgdAzZDHV4xQ8vTRtzglkP-rkxj3v5TyfLmtVG1x6LlGm3A/viewform).

 *26 September 2023*