ICRS 2022 - 15th International Coral Reef Symposium

Last year, the University of Bremen hosted the 15th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) – the largest marine science meeting ever held in Germany! A newly published video now summarizes the key messages of this unique event: https://youtu.be/_ZCsFWURMPk?si=UT9clDJOTlF_-qTQ

It has been over a year since the 15th ICRS took place in Bremen, Germany 🐠 We would like to make sure that the messages of this unique event are remembered for the years to come. Thus, we have created a 5-minute recap video summarising the key messages of the 15th ICRS given by organizing team including ICRS leadership, plenary speakers, and Science-to-Policy Dialogue 🌊🪸

Watch here: https://youtu.be/_ZCsFWURMPk?si=NYxosCJvAYu-Ia4Z

A big thanks goes out you to everyone, who gave us time for interviews and photos 💙

Looking forward to seeing you latest again at the 16th ICRS in July 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand!

We hope that you all got home safely and had some time to reflect on your impressions of .

FYI: you can still upload virtual presentations until Sunday (24.07.). We'll transfer all uploaded presentations the following Monday to the app. 🪸

We are happy to announce that our Green Strategy was successful, and this 15th ICRS is the first climate neutral in-person ICRS ever conducted. Find out more about our calculations and compensation measures on our website.

Throwback to a memorable conference week with many inspiring talks, discussions and workshops!
🪸 If you already miss the inspiration, you can check out the etalks and eposter on the conference platform for another whole year. 🪸

Both, sad, and happy, we had to say farewell to all of you and would like to thank you for an amazing ! We hope you had safe travels home. See you at the next ICRS in New Zealand in 2026!

ICRS 2022 was supported by

Do you want to take a piece of back home with you? For 20 euros you can get one of these unique (and limited) ICRS 2022 T-shirts, which are fairtrade, vegan and organic! Just come by our stalls in front of Hall 4.1 today and tomorrow during lunch breaks (12-14 pm).

Don’t miss the poster session starting at 6:15 pm today! Learn about a wide variety of interesting research projects and meet the presenting scientists to discuss their work.

In addition, check out the e-poster gallery in the conference app at any time and ask questions in the chat!

Join us for an exciting Science-to-Policy Dialogue! The event will be live streamed on pur App.

Or find the link in our bio. 🪸

The first day is coming to an end. 🪸

Four more days filled with interessting talks and discussions are waiting for us! See you tomorrow!

Be smart and get your paperwork done in advance: badge print starts today at 2 pm. To find the printing stations simply go to the entrance of Hall 4. 🪸 See you later!

In case you need a break from all the science during the coming week, we have the perfect tip for you! Very close to the in the Kunsthaus Findorff, the exhibition “Tandem Humans-Corals” displays 262 contributions of an international Mail-Art competition. 🪸

Right in the old city center of Bremen, in the House of Science you can marvel at the winning pictures of the official ICRS Photo Competition “Colorful diversity, white death - what can colors tell us about coral reefs?”, opening on the 3rd of July.

Excited to explore Bremen? Just minutes away from the you can find the Übersee-Museum, where the exhibition “Coral Reefs - Diverse. Vulnerable. Lost?” educates about our favorite ecosystems.

We are excited to announce that the panellists of our high-level to Dialogue event during have been confirmed. Check out their bios on our website!

The event will be live-streamed Tuesday 5th, 2-3 pm CEST. Find the link on our website.

The is supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ( ).

We are very grateful for the support and look forward to welcome all ICRS 2022 participants in Bremen soon.

The Preliminary Book of Abstracts is now available on our website. Browse through the interesting abstracts and get excited for the upcoming talks and poster presentations.

As the conference is getting closer, we are encouraging you to check out the🆓conference related activities such as the science & social tours, the workshops and mentoring events. Please make sure to register on our website beforehand.

We have increased the upload limit for the onsite talks 🆙The PowerPoint presentations can now be uploaded with up to 100 MB until June 29 🪸

🚨Deadline extension - please upload your presentation and ePoster latest until June 29. Additional videos for the virtual platform need to be uploaded by June 27. 💯

Jody Webster’s research on sedimentology is among others focused on climate change, with a particular interest in coral reef systems. He is coordinator of the Geocostal Research Group at the University of Sydney, Australia (twitter @ GRGusyd at @ Sydney_Science)

His direction of research is essential for future coastal development and land use management.

We are looking forward to have him as our last plenary speaker on Friday, July 8 🎉

Not able travelling to Bremen?
Virtual participation becomes even more attractive now! We offer livestream from our largest conference hall all week. Virtual registration is still possible until end of June!

📸 Heinz Krimmer

May we introduce Prof. Jorge Cortés-Núñez from the University of Costa Rica? 🇨🇷

His research on natural and anthropogenic impacts on coral reefs and other tropical marine ecosystems is especially valuable for Costa Rica, a country that is very important in terms of biodiversity and protection of nature. We are looking forward to his plenary talk at !

Join the talk in person or online via our online platform. 🪸(registration is still possible!!)

Peek into the aquarium facilities, find out more about the research carried out in Bremen, and get to know the scientists behind it. 🧑🏽‍🔬

Join us for our Science Tours! Be quick and reserve one of the limited spots. ☝🏼

Please wear a FFP2 mask during any Science Tours.

Registration on our website

Prof. Iliana Baums (twitter ) - Pennsylvania State University - will be a plenary speaker at this year’s . 🎉

She uses her research on the evolutionary ecology of corals as a foundation to develop new methods for coral restoration and conservation.

All plenary speeches will be live-streamed on our online platform. Register now and join us! 💻

In the online participants have access to all prerecorded talks and e-posters.

Recently we achieved to provide a livestream of not only the opening, closing and plenary presentations but also ALL sessions taking place in our biggest conference room. 🎥

You can still join! 💻

🚨Support Extension - Free registration for ALL non-presenting ICRS members based in low or middle income countries to participate virtually at ICRS 2022.

🚨New deadline - apply until 15.06.

Spread the word. Let's make the accessible for more scientists 🪸

Time for this week’s plenary speaker portrait!

Katharina Fabricius works at the Australian Institute of Marine Science and her research on the effects of ocean acidification and water quality on coral reef organisms is crucial for the development of solutions for these increasing threats. 🪸

In case you missed it: we uploaded our preliminary scientific program on our website 🐠

Now we included the Workshops and Science Tours - check them out and spread the word. Registration for non presenting participants is still possible until 15.06. ✨