A message from WAC president

It is my great pleasure to invite all members of the World Association of Copepodologists and everyone with an interest in copepods to join us at the Eighth International Conference on Copepoda.  These Conferences are held every three years and are the most important global gathering for all students of copepods.  

Our international conferences have become a tradition in the WAC.  Each conference gives you the chance to meet fellow researchers, to talk with students and with experts, to borrow material, and to plan collaborations.  Each one is unique, bursting with the individuality and culture of the host nation, and I look forwards with eager anticipation to the mix of experiences that will be Taiwan 2002.  I am lucky enough (and old enough) to have attended all the previous copepod conferences and I have wonderful memories of them all.  It is such good fun to get to know your fellow copepod specialists - my best memories are associated with meeting the real people.  The contacts you make will be of lasting value.  We plan to bring you the best in copepod science but we can also guarantee that you will meet interesting people, bursting with enthusiasm for their subject and wanting to talk copepods. So, make a date in your diary - I hope to see you in Taiwan.

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