Scientific Committee:


Chairpersons
Rafael Lemaitre, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
Akira Asakura, Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Japan

Members
Shane Ahyong, Niwa, Wellington, New Zealand
Christopher B. Boyko, American Museum N.H., New York, USA
John Buckeridge, RMIT University, Australia
Kahou Chu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Michel E. Hendrickx, Instituro de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Mexico
Jens Hoeg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Ruiyu Liu (J.Y. Liu), Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Joel W. Martin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Research and Collections/Crustacea, USA
Douglas Neil, University of Glasgow, U.K.
Peter K. L. Ng, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Gary C. B. Poore, Museum Victoria, Australia
Nigel Preston, CSIRO, Australia
Frederick R. Schram, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Jeffrey D. Shields, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Gloucester Point, USA
Brian Tsukimura, California State University, Fresno, USA
Christopher Tudge, Smithsonian Institution and American University, Washington DC, USA
Regina Wetzer, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, USA
Jianhai Xiang, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Ole Sten Moller, Universtiy of Rostock, Germany



Organizing Committee:


Honorary Chairperson
Ruiyu Liu (J. Y. Liu), Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China

Chairperson
Jianhai Xiang, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China

Advisors
Yiyu Chen, National Natural Science Foundation, Beijing, China
Nanshan Du, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Song Sun, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
Xun Xu, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
Wenying Yin, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Zhibin Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Fazhen Zhao, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS, Qingdao, China

Members
Dan Chen (Board Chairman), Guangdong Hengxing Co. Ltd, Zhanjiang, China
Shuanglin Dong, China Ocean University, Qingdao, China
Jianguo He, Zhongshan Univerxity, Guangzhou, China
Chaoqun Hu, South China Sea Institute of Ocenology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Fuhua Li, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
Shaojing Li, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Xinzheng Li, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
Yingjie Pan, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
Yanbin Shen, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
Brian Tsukimura, California State University, Fresno, USA
Qingyin Wang, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS, Qingdao, China
Weijun Yang, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Yunlong Zhao, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

Secretary
Xinzheng Li, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
Fuhua Li, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
Junying Ma, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China