Final day of conference

I woke up to a beautiful day, so after a working breakfast with Scott Schaffer, I take a few photos in town around the harbour. It's an attractive small city, probably about the same size as Aberdeen.






Today, all theworkshops have to report back to the plenary session of the main conference. Scott Shaffer and I present the at-sea and tracking workshop outcomes.

In the evening it's the closing banquet. A lot of people get into the hall for the meal, which is OK, but not worth the $70 price tag. There are the usual announcements in which people are thanked. Mark T gives the results of the student poster and presentation awards. Irritatingly, he awards first prize for posters to a pretty blond undergraduate, and remarks on a displayed photo of her next to her poster that "beautifully put together". Accidental, I think. David Irons receives a standing ovation to thank him for all his hard work in making the conference happen. He gives an acceptance speech in which hr is clearly choked.

A pastiche 1970's Canadian rock band provide the entertainment. This conference's theme, other than the usual loud shirts, is wearing a tie around your head as a head band. Hmmm.