An interesting side effect of the sand storm experienced on the Friday of the Symposium were some intermittent power problems. It started in the morning with a power outage at the beginning of Matthew Witt's talk on LEATHERBACK TURTLES, JELLYFISH AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC: CURRENT SITUATION AND POSSIBLE FUTURE SCENARIOS. Of course that meant everything shut down and the computer system had to be rebooted, etc. But Matthew handled the interruption without problem.

During the plenary in the afternoon the power went out a couple of times, leaving the session in complete darkness and leading to several comic situations.