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.

KINGSTON JAMAICA, 10 January 2011 – – The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Russian Federation submitted an application to the International Seabed Authority for approval of a plan of work for exploration for polymetallic sulphides in the Area.