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For one week this past August, 40 diatomists from 12 countries gathered for the 6th Polar Marine Diatom Workshop, a community-led meeting focusing on diatom research in both the Arctic and Antarctic. This workshop is open to diatomists of all levels, from undergraduate students to senior scientists, with backgrounds spanning from oceanography and biology to geology and micro-paleontology. This year’s conference was held at the picturesque Iowa Lakeside Lab facility in Milford, IA. Participants stayed in rustic cabins by the lake, with an atmosphere reminiscent of a childhood summer camp, brought together by a shared love for diatoms. Since the workshop is very hands-on, aiming to help participant with taxonomic skills, much of the week consisted of microscope sessions in which slides prepared by various participants were shared with the group. The workshop also included two keynote microscope sessions (from Dr. Amy Leventer and Dr. David Harwood), eight talks and a poster session....

The Polar Marine Diatom Workshop is now open to state interest. It will take part at the idyllic Iowa Lake Lab at Milford , Iowa (USA) in August (6-10). As Beth Cassie states in her email: " The Polar Marine Diatom Workshop is an interactive workshop that combines longer, microscope-based taxonomy and morphology sessions with shorter research talks and posters. We aim to have an integrated, participatory group of highly-experienced senior-level, mid-career, and early career scientists combined with graduate and undergraduate students. The workshop is focused on diatom taxonomy and paleoceanographic applications of diatoms from both polar regions. " If you are interested in it, you can find more information here , or state your interest by filling out this form by April 15th 2018.