Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science, the meeting of the year

62nd Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science this year is going to be in Rio Grande do Norte between 25 and 30 of July. This edition's theme is "Marine Science: Heritage for the Future" and the meeting will count with 69 conferences, 61 round tables and symposia, 11 meetings and six special sessions. The candidates for the presidency (voting occurs in October/2010) were invited to discuss the main issues like the fishing communities (so abundant in Brazil), bio-security of genetically modified food, virtual/remote education programs, the Olympic project and much more. Check out the official agenda in Portuguese