Program for Session 16g

16:00	Invited: Primary Producers in Extreme Arid Environment of the Atacama Desert: Where, How and When? Wierzchos J, de los Ríos A, Davila AF, Cámara B, Valea S, Esteve I, Solé A, Roldán M, Rodriguez R, Sanchez-Almazo I, McKay CP & Ascaso C
16:15	Invited: Hyperarid Extremophiles: A Comparison of Bacterial Communities from Distinct Locations in the Core of the Atacama Desert Neilson J, Quade J, Betancourt J & Maier R
16:30	Invited: Metabolic and Thermal Properties of Soils from the Atacama Desert Barros N, Feijóo S, Salgado J, Rodriguez J, Villanueva M & Proupin J
16:45	Keynote: Life in the Ice Cover and Underlying Cold Brines of Lake Vida, Antarctica Murray A, Fritsen C, Kenig F, McKay C, McNight D, Cawley K & Doran P
17:15	Invited: Sediment-Rich Antarctic Basal Ice as a Habitat for Microorganisms Montross S, Doyle S, Samyn D, Tison J-L, Christner B & Skidmore M