KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 16 June 2011 – – The Interridge/ISA Endowment Fund Fellowship Programme recently awarded fellowships to three students from developing countries.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 13 June 2011 – – The most important substantive issue to be considered during the forthcoming Session will be the consideration of four pending applications for exploration contracts in the Area.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 8 June 2011 – – Five candidates from ISA member States have been awarded scholarships for Master and Doctorate Degrees under the ISA-Tongji Scholarship Programme at the Tongji University’s School of Oceanic and Earth Sciences in China.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 1 June 2011 – – Representatives of two member States presented their credentials to the Secretary‐General of the International Seabed Authority in May 2011.

KINGSTON JAMAICA, 18 May 2011 – – The International Seabed Authority will hold elections for its Finance Committee during its 17th Session in July.

KINGSTON JAMAICA, 27 April 2011 – -The election for members to the Legal and Technical Commission will be held in July during the Authority’s 17th Annual Session.

KINGSTON JAMAICA, 17 February 2011 – – A seminar on Prospecting, Exploration and Exploitation of Deep Seabed Mineral Resources in the Area : Challenges for the Caribbean and Opportunities for Collaborationwill be held in Kingston, Jamaica from 28-30 March 2011.

KINGSTON JAMAICA, 20 January 2011 – – InterRidge (IR) a non-profit organisation concerned with promoting all aspects of mid-ocean ridge research (their study, use and protection), today called for proposals for its 2011 Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in partnership with theInternational Seabed Authority Endowment Fund.