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title: "The 14th International Seabird Group Conference, Liverpool, UK, 3-6 September 2018 opens for business"
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# The 14th International Seabird Group Conference, Liverpool, UK, 3-6 September 2018 opens for business

Registration and abstract submission are now open for the [14th International Seabird Group Conference](https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/international-seabird-group-conference/) to be held in Liverpool, UK, **3-6 September 2018; until 16 March for oral and poster abstracts.**Early-bird registration is available until 13 **April.**

 **“**The conference promises to be an exciting showcase of the latest seabird research, located within the heart of the city of Liverpool, famous for its maritime history and cultural diversity”.

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Other_Birds/Other_birds/arctic fulmar.jpg)

 Arctic Fulmar at sea

 Keynote speakers include Kyle Elliott (“*Keeping alight the ocean’s brightest fires of life”;* McGill University, Canada), Ana Sanz-Aguillar (“*Seabird survival: critical moments and mortality drivers*”; Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Spain), and Thierry Boulinier (“*Host-pathogen interactions in space and time: seabirds as key models to address basic and applied issues”;* Le centre national de la recherche scientifique, France), whose talks about seabird ecology, physiology and conservation will complement two and a half days of oral and poster presentations. Click [here](https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/international-seabird-group-conference/keynote-speakers/) to read their abstracts.

 The conference is being organized by the University of Liverpool. It will be held on the [university campus](https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/central-teaching-hub/) within the city.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 26 January 2018*