The group agreed that combining our different skills and research interests would be productive.

The group recommended that AIMS’ management must place a high priority on preserving the unique AIMS’ coral coring skills for the short and long-term objectives of AUSCORE coral records research in the Austral-Asian region.

Exchanges between research groups are to be solicited and encouraged so that we can all understand the different techniques and maximise productivity.

That a workshop be held in Lismore in 1998.

An appropriate acronym be agreed upon ? AUSCORE (AUstralian COral REcords) was chosen after the workshop

A listserver be set up to facilitate communication within the group ? mailto: auscore@aims.gov.au  now up and running

A website for the group to be established (up and running)

A flyer/capability statement be prepared for the group (Malcolm McCulloch and Mike Gagan)

Reports on the workshop to CRC Newsletter (Dave Barnes ? done), Reef Encounter, ICRS (John Marshall) and ACRS (Vicki Harriott? done).

Produce a map showing current and prospective coral sites in the Indo-Australasian region (Erica Hendy)

Need to ensure good linkages with international projects eg ARTS, CP2, CLIVAR, IGBP-PAGES