5
details, caterers, accommodation offers, and of course all the
scientific input, we put our mind to it. And I am very proud
of this year’s team. We achieved all we could have hoped for
and managed to make YOUMARES 8 the biggest one so far!
YOUMARES and the DGM – Interlinking
the Young and the Experienced
Maya Bode
My first contact to YOUMARES was from a different
point of view: When I was in the final stage of my PhD thesis, I participated in the DGM-Meeresforum in Bremen in
2015 where marine researchers met politicians and climate
scientists. Discussions about hot topics such as the plastic
problem, geoengineering and deep sea diversity, and the limits and responsibility of human actions were indeed inspiring. Especially the interdisciplinary exchange between
young and experienced researchers was extremely motivating: that we, as young marine researchers, really have the
possibility to change what is going on in the world, if we
efficiently use our resources, as such work together, constantly update ourselves about recent research findings and
interlink various disciplines of marine sciences, engineering,
social sciences, politics, and economics. As vast as the ocean
may appear, we know and experience these days that
resources and ecosystem’s carrying capacities are limited
and already overexploited in many regions of the world
ocean. Efficient science with the ultimate aim to serve nature
and society needs creativity and constant interdisciplinary
exchange of knowledge. During the last decades, the society
of marine scientists has grown and together with new technologies and sophisticated networking, we have the opportunity – better than ever before – to exchange new findings,
bring our knowledge into the world and enhance interdisciplinary research, partnerships, and cooperation. YOUMARES
serves as such a platform and has the potential to make
marine research more efficient in the future.
To help to aim this goal, I became a member of the DGM
in 2015 and helped organizing the YOUMARES 7 as scientific coordinator. Then, in 2016, I became a board member of
the DGM with the main motivation to enhance the exchange
of experienced and young marine researchers. Since 2015,
the DGM-Meeresforum takes place each year, 1 day before
the YOUMARES, bringing together young and experienced
scientists, in the afternoon by inspiring talks and discussions
and later in the evening by getting together at the icebreaker
party of the YOUMARES. The DGM was founded in 1980
as a platform for exchange of information and views on all
kinds of marine topics, having around 400 members nowadays. For the future, I would like to be part of the DGM
growing larger and achieving a new standing and reputation
among marine researchers and political institutions. With the
experience of the DGM members and potential new young
members, together with the DGM-Meeresforum and
YOUMARES as an annual meeting and conference, we create a large and sustainable network all around the world.
YOUMARES – A Conference for the Future
Simon Jungblut
My first contact with YOUMARES was back in 2013.
The conference was about to be held at the University of
Oldenburg and was obviously growing bigger in the last editions. During this time, I was a student in the “Erasmus
Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and
Conservation” and based at the University of Bremen. At
some point, I read about YOUMARES online and shortly
thereafter some posters appeared on the black-boards in our
faculty building. The posters advertised YOUMARES as
“convention for young scientists and engineers”. That raised
my interest. I identified myself with being a “young scientist” and decided to participate in the conference as a listener.
The whole conference was interesting and amazing. I spoke
to a lot of other participants and learned about their study
programs and institutes. In addition, the talks and posters
were interesting and informative. Right from the beginning I
liked the concept of giving young students and scientists a
relaxed and open platform to present and discuss their first
research projects. After hosting sessions in the years 2015
and 2016, I took over the scientific organization of
Table 2 (continued)
Year Session number and session
Reference
(7) Ocean optics and ocean color remote sensing
(8) Polar ecosystems in the age of climate change
(9) The physics of the Arctic and subarctic oceans in a changing climate
(10) Phytoplankton in a changing environment – Adaptation mechanisms and ecological surveys
(11) How do they do it? – Understanding the success of marine invasive species
(12) Coastal ecosystem restoration – Innovations for a better tomorrow
(13) Microplastics in aquatic habitats – Environmental concentrations and consequences
(14) Tropical aquatic ecosystems across time, space and disciplines
(15) Open session
YOUMARES – A Conference from and for YOUng MARine RESearchers
details, caterers, accommodation offers, and of course all the
scientific input, we put our mind to it. And I am very proud
of this year’s team. We achieved all we could have hoped for
and managed to make YOUMARES 8 the biggest one so far!
YOUMARES and the DGM – Interlinking
the Young and the Experienced
Maya Bode
My first contact to YOUMARES was from a different
point of view: When I was in the final stage of my PhD thesis, I participated in the DGM-Meeresforum in Bremen in
2015 where marine researchers met politicians and climate
scientists. Discussions about hot topics such as the plastic
problem, geoengineering and deep sea diversity, and the limits and responsibility of human actions were indeed inspiring. Especially the interdisciplinary exchange between
young and experienced researchers was extremely motivating: that we, as young marine researchers, really have the
possibility to change what is going on in the world, if we
efficiently use our resources, as such work together, constantly update ourselves about recent research findings and
interlink various disciplines of marine sciences, engineering,
social sciences, politics, and economics. As vast as the ocean
may appear, we know and experience these days that
resources and ecosystem’s carrying capacities are limited
and already overexploited in many regions of the world
ocean. Efficient science with the ultimate aim to serve nature
and society needs creativity and constant interdisciplinary
exchange of knowledge. During the last decades, the society
of marine scientists has grown and together with new technologies and sophisticated networking, we have the opportunity – better than ever before – to exchange new findings,
bring our knowledge into the world and enhance interdisciplinary research, partnerships, and cooperation. YOUMARES
serves as such a platform and has the potential to make
marine research more efficient in the future.
To help to aim this goal, I became a member of the DGM
in 2015 and helped organizing the YOUMARES 7 as scientific coordinator. Then, in 2016, I became a board member of
the DGM with the main motivation to enhance the exchange
of experienced and young marine researchers. Since 2015,
the DGM-Meeresforum takes place each year, 1 day before
the YOUMARES, bringing together young and experienced
scientists, in the afternoon by inspiring talks and discussions
and later in the evening by getting together at the icebreaker
party of the YOUMARES. The DGM was founded in 1980
as a platform for exchange of information and views on all
kinds of marine topics, having around 400 members nowadays. For the future, I would like to be part of the DGM
growing larger and achieving a new standing and reputation
among marine researchers and political institutions. With the
experience of the DGM members and potential new young
members, together with the DGM-Meeresforum and
YOUMARES as an annual meeting and conference, we create a large and sustainable network all around the world.
YOUMARES – A Conference for the Future
Simon Jungblut
My first contact with YOUMARES was back in 2013.
The conference was about to be held at the University of
Oldenburg and was obviously growing bigger in the last editions. During this time, I was a student in the “Erasmus
Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and
Conservation” and based at the University of Bremen. At
some point, I read about YOUMARES online and shortly
thereafter some posters appeared on the black-boards in our
faculty building. The posters advertised YOUMARES as
“convention for young scientists and engineers”. That raised
my interest. I identified myself with being a “young scientist” and decided to participate in the conference as a listener.
The whole conference was interesting and amazing. I spoke
to a lot of other participants and learned about their study
programs and institutes. In addition, the talks and posters
were interesting and informative. Right from the beginning I
liked the concept of giving young students and scientists a
relaxed and open platform to present and discuss their first
research projects. After hosting sessions in the years 2015
and 2016, I took over the scientific organization of
Table 2 (continued)
Year Session number and session
Reference
(7) Ocean optics and ocean color remote sensing
(8) Polar ecosystems in the age of climate change
(9) The physics of the Arctic and subarctic oceans in a changing climate
(10) Phytoplankton in a changing environment – Adaptation mechanisms and ecological surveys
(11) How do they do it? – Understanding the success of marine invasive species
(12) Coastal ecosystem restoration – Innovations for a better tomorrow
(13) Microplastics in aquatic habitats – Environmental concentrations and consequences
(14) Tropical aquatic ecosystems across time, space and disciplines
(15) Open session
YOUMARES – A Conference from and for YOUng MARine RESearchers