16th International Coral Reef Symposium, 19–24th July 2026, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.   Tēnā koutou katoa, We are excited to invite you to participate in the 16th International Coral Reef Symposium, taking place in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, 19–24th July

Student and Early Career Chapter Job Board The SECC Skills and Professional Development committee is excited to announce a new resource for the ICRS (and wider) community: the ICRS-SECC Job Board. This is an international resource in which employers in

8 – 12 April 2024 08:30 – 09:45 am Date: TBC Partnership Lead Organisation: International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Co-organisers: Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), Global Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) and the International Coral Reef Society

The ICRS is thrilled to announce the introduction of a two new awards, the John Ogden President’s Awards, among which are the Membership Awards and the 2026 ICRS Meeting Attendance Award. They were established to honor the memory of the

The ICRS is thrilled to announce the introduction of a new award, the Sustainability Award. Designed to champion environmentally conscious practices at coral reef-related events, the award seeks to replicate the success of the 15th ICRS 2022 in Bremen, Germany,

The ICRS Mentorship and Belonging Committee started in 2023 with the broad goal of increasing networking opportunities among members of the ICRS community and to build a stronger sense of belonging for all members. We aim to make stronger connections between members

19-24 July 2026 • Auckland New Zealand The next International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) will be held 19-24 July 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. For details and to express your interest in attending, please see the ICRS 2026 website.  

9th December 2023 at Newcastle University, UK Reef Conservation UK (RCUK) functions as a networking consortium and an annual gathering, uniting scientists, conservationists, and coral reef enthusiasts with the aim of exploring and collaborating on matters pertaining to coral reef

ICRS Members! Please nominate your ICRS colleagues for their research and conservation accomplishments. Please submit nominations and applications for awards and fellowships to recognize the incredible scientific, leadership, educational, practitioner, and policy achievements of our members. The list of awards

Please welcome our new ICRS Officers and Councilors You’ve elected eight excellent ICRS Officers and Council members is below. Their 4-year terms begin 1 January 2023, and extend through the end of 2026. ICRS Officers: President – Christian Voolstra, Germany