A 4-page summary of outcomes of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium is now online at:
http://www.icrs2012.com/Downloads/ICRS2012_Outcomes_Report.PDF.

The Symposium website will remain operational indefinitely. Here are some useful direct links:

http://www.icrs2012.com/Proceedings.htm

http://www.icrs2012.com/Downloads/ICRS2012_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf, 1500 talk and poster abstracts

http://www.icrs2012.com/ePosters.htm, uploaded posters

http://www.icrs2012.com/Default.htm, videos of all the 12ICRS Plenary talks and the Darwin Medal address

http://www.icrs2012.com/Program/PhotographicCompetition.html, a collection of beautiful images

http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/programs/future-forum/, an hour-long panel discussion on the Future of Coral Reefs

http://www.icrs2012.com/Consensus_Statement.htm, where you can still join more than 3,100 coral reef scientists by endorsing the Consensus Statement on the future of coral reefs.

It has been a great privilege to host 12ICRS, and we hope everyone enjoyed contributing to it, either onsite in Cairns or online. A special thanks to Eliza Glasson, for an amazing job.

Cheers, Terry
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Prof. Terry Hughes FAA
Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University
Townsville, QLD 4811, AUSTRALIA
Fax: 61 (0) 4781-6722
tel: 61 (0)7-4781-4000
http://www.coralcoe.org.au/

“Scientists can help by undertaking solution-focused research, by participating more vigorously in policy debates to improve coral reef legislation and implementation, and by sending the clear message that reefs can still be saved if we try harder.” Hughes et al. 2010. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25: 619-680.

Special thanks to Terry Hughes via the Coral-list @noaa.gov