The K.G. Jepsen Centre for the Law of the Sea at the Arctic University of Tromsø is hosting a workshop on Environmental Standards for Deep Seabed Mining in Tromsø, Norway on 6‐8 May 2015. In addition to two keynote speeches on invitation by the organizers the workshop calls for abstracts by researchers (including young scientists) with a background in law, political sciences or environmental economics. On the basis of the submitted abstracts the steering committee will invite six speakers to present their papers at the workshop. The submission deadline is 28 February 2015 and more information about the call may be consulted here.