A deep-sea photo exhibition is planned in association with the 4th CBE symposium, with support from the Nippon Foundation in Japan. The photo exhibition will be held at public areas as well as at the CBE symposium. We are now calling for photos for the exhibition, showing deep-sea life such as deep-sea animals and microbes. Any type of picture is welcome: in situ, live, scanning electron microscopy, fluorescent microscopy... etc. The pictures should appeal to and be of interest to the public and highlight the importance of deep-sea research. We are also planning to prepare a book including the photos of the exhibition,which will be distributed at the 4th CBE symposium and at the public exhibition venues. At first, 50 of the submitted pictures will be selected for the photo exhibition and the book by the photo-exhibition committee. Travel support will be provided for at least five photographers, who provide the best pictures as well as being willing to participate in our outreach activities organized after the 4th CBE symposium on July 4th and 5th (authors will be asked to give lectures about deep-sea biology aimed at the general public). Please find detailed information about the photo exhibition in the following section and we are looking forward to receiving your photos!

Place & Date of Exhibitions:
4th CBE symposium (dates not fixed)
GODAC in Nago, Okinawa (July 4, 2009)
Ryukyu University ? in Naha, Okinawa (July 5, 2009)

Travel support:
We would like to provide travel support for at least five people who provide good photo(s) and are willing to participate in the outreach activities. The support includes accommodation after the CBE symposium (July 3 to 6) and a return flight (from your home to Okinawa).
Deadline for submission: April 15, 2009

How to submit:
Please paste the following "submission form" in the body of an email, fill out the form, and send it with "ONE" deep-sea photo (resolution should be adjusted to 1600 x 1200 dpi or less) to "4th_cbe_photo@xbr.jp"
If you want to submit more than one photo, please send them one by one.

Submission form:
Name:
Email address:
Affiliation:
[Photo]
Title of the photo:
Background of the photo:
[Copyright]
Do you have copyright of the photo? or does the copyright holder of the photo agree with your submission?
[Outreach activity]
Can you join the outreach activities associated with the photo exhibitions after the CBE symposium (July 4 in Nago and July 5 in Naha)?
[Travel support]
Do you need the travel support if your photo is selected as one of the best 5 photographs?
[Participation in the 4th CBE]
Do you want to participate in the 4th CBE Symposium if you win the travel award?
[Additional information and questions]

50% refund if requested by June 15, 2009. Cancellations must be sent to sec@cbe2009.com by June 15, 2009 (Japan Standard Time). No refunds after June 15, 2009. Registrants are responsible for cancelling their hotel reservations.
Here in detail.

Room reservations are available at the following four hotels at special rates through the registration form.
Please make your payment at each hotel by yourself.
Reservation desks will be closed when the hotels are full.

Bankoku Shinryokan Area
		Access to (Approx. by Car)
Hotel Name	Address, TEL & FAX	Bankoku Shinryokan	Naha Airport	Room Type	Number of Rooms	Room Rate
Okinawa-Marriott *Twin room only(in Japanese)	1490-1 Kise, Nago-shi, Okinawa 905-0026 TEL:+980-51-1000 FAX:+980-51-1001	3 min. (walking distance)	120 min.	Twin Room/ Single Use	50 rooms	24,500	JPY/night
				Twin Room/ Twin Use		27,500	JPY/night
Okinawa Kise Beach Palace *Twin room only(in Japanese)	115-2 Aza Kise, Nago-shi, Okinawa 905-0026 TEL:+098-868-7676 FAX:+098-868-6668	2 min. (walking distance)	120 min.	Twin Room/ Single Use	30 rooms	19,000	JPY/night
				Twin Room/ Twin Use		23,500	JPY/night
Nago Area (Shuttle bus service will be available)
		Access to (Approx. by Car)
Hotel Name	Address, TEL & FAX	Bankoku Shinryokan	Naha Airport	Room Type	Number of Rooms	Room Rate
Hotel Yugafuin Okinawa (in Japanese)	453-1 Miyasato, Nago-shi, Okinawa 905-0011 TEL:+980-53-0031 FAX:+980-53-7193	20 min.	80 min.	Single Room	40 rooms	8,400	JPY/night
				Twin Room/ Single Use	60rooms	9,975	JPY/night
				Twin Room/ Twin Use		14,700	JPY/night
Delfino Nago (in Japanese)	1-5-14 Oominami, Nago-shi, Okinawa 905-0015 TEL:+980-51-1717 FAX:+980-51-1718	20 min.	80 min.	Single Room	45 rooms	5,670	JPY/night

You may find some inexpensive hotels through these websites: Rakuten Travel & Japanican. Please make sure of your transportation to the venue by yourself if you choose a hotel from the websites.

Travel expenses of keynote speakers will be supported by the 4th CBE office. Keynote speakers will be chosen based on the submitted abstracts.

Ridge 2000 travel awards to the US students and postdocs
Travel support will be provided to students and postdocs at US institutions, who are presenting original research on the biology and ecology of hydrothermal vents at mid-ocean ridges, consistent with the themes of the Ridge 2000 Program. Requests should be sent to the Ridge 2000 Program by March 2 in an e-mail to ridge2000@whoi.edu and include 1) name of participant requesting support, 2) address, phone, and e-mail of the participant, 3) name of faculty supervisor, 4) whether the participant has requested a talk or poster, and 5) an electronic copy of the submitted abstract for the meeting. The exact amount of support will be determined by the number of requests, and recipients will be notified of the specific amount by March 31.

4 colors (black, navy blue, yellowish green, yellow)
5 sizes (Adult S, M, L, XL, XXL)
3,000 YEN each

These are the perfect shirts to bring home as a souvenir of your 4th CBE experience. Please submit your request to sec@cbe2009.com by May 24 with the information as follows:
1) HOW MANY shirts do you need?
2) Which COLOR and SIZE?
The shirts will be available for pick-up upon arrival at 4th CBE. Please pay for it at the same time.