FW: SASAqS 2025 Conference Call for Abstracts and Sessions

[Elma Marais]

Dear all,

 

Find below and attached a call for abstracts for the Southern African Society of Aquatic Science 2025 Conference.

 

Kind regards,

Elma

 

From: Matthew James Burnett <Burn...@ukzn.ac.za>
Sent: Thursday, 27 February 2025 16:02
To: Colleen Downs <Do...@ukzn.ac.za>
Subject: FW: SASAqS 2025 Conference Call for Abstracts and Sessions

 

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From: SASAqS secretary <sasaqs.s...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, 27 February 2025 08:18
Subject: Fwd: SASAqS 2025 Conference Call for Abstracts and Sessions

 

 

Dear SASAqS members

 

We are pleased to now announce that the annual Southern African Society of Aquatic Science 2025 Conference Call for Abstracts are now open!

 

Please pay attention to the following information:

• Venue: ANEW Hotel Hilton, In Hilton, Pietermaritzburg, KZN 
• Dates: 29^th June to the 2^nd July 2025 (with an optional field trip on the 3^rd July).
• LOC: Matthew Burnett, Colleen Downs, Carola Niesler, and Preshnee Singh
• Sessions: We are opening a call for session in thematic areas (Marine, eDNA, Wetland, Lentic/lotic, conservation etc..) please email us your interest in putting a session together.
• Abstract submission deadline: 11^th April 2025 (submit to: sasaq...@gmail.com)
• Registration deadline: 9^th May 2025 (https://sasaqs.wixsite.com/sasaqs2025)
• Registration fees:

• Attendees  - Early registration                    R 5,100.00
• Attendees - Non Members                          R 6,000.00
• Attendees - Late registration                      R 7,000.00
• Students - Non Members                             R 4,300.00
• Students - Early registration                        R 3,900.00
• Students - Late registration                         R 7,000.00

 

More information can be found here: https://sasaqs.wixsite.com/sasaqs2025

 

FIELD TRIP

 

The Institute of Natural Resources (INR) is hosting a field trip on the 3^rd July to one of their field sites at R1000.  This includes transport, food and scenic trip into the uMkhomazi Upper Catchment to talk around some of the intervention and problems associated with water security and sediment management. The field trip is to a grassland rehabilitation sites that is applying intervention to reduce the mobilisation of silt that would otherwise reduce the life span of the proposed dams for the uMkhomazi River. The field trip will take you through the landscape and local communities that will be impacted by these developments. Please indicate through the registration your interests.

 

ACCOMODATION

 

1. ANEW Hotel Hilton. Contact Vicki Hooper

Cell: 083 256 8120

Email: vi...@venues.co.za

 

               Single Delegates

Single DBB R1 700.00 x 3 nights                                                              R 5 100.00

Single B & B R1 470 x 1 night – Wednesday                                         R1 470.00              

 

Sharing Delegates

Sharing DBB - R2 230.00 / 2 guests x 3 nights                                     R3 345.00 per person

Sharing B & B x 1 night – Wednesday                                                    R 875.00

 

2. Midmar Dam with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. 15 to 20 minute drive from the venue.

Bookings website: https://bookings.kznwildlife.com/

Phone: 033 330 2067

3. Various Air BnB options are available in Hilton. Look in around Hilton.

Hilton is a small suburb nestled above Pietermaritzburg and relatively safe.

 

 

 

 

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

  

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Kind regards

The Local Organizing Committee

 

 

 

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Kind regards

Dr Simone Dahms-Verster

SASAqS Secretary