The Marine Section of SCB provides a home for Marine Conservation Biology in order to further marine conservation science, research and public policy. Unlike other SCB Sections, the Marine Section does not have a specifically regional focus as marine issues are global.
Announcing the 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress
Victoria, Canada 14-18 May 2011
Making Marine Science Matter
The Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology will be hosting the Second International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC2) from 14-18 May 2011 at the Victoria Convention Centre, British Columbia, Canada.
New themes for this conference include:
- Innovative techniques and technology for marine conservation;
- The Human dimension for marine conservation;
- Advancing marine conservation through International treaties;
- The changing Arctic;
- Marine conservation awareness and outreach;
- Climate and the changing oceans;
- Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture;
- Conservation at the land/sea interface; and
- Effective Marine Spatial Planning.
During interactive symposia and workshops, we will challenge participants to go beyond one-way communication. Each of these sessions will address specific topics within major themes and develop innovative solutions to current conservation challenges. Symposium organizers will invite a select group of speakers and devise creative ways to facilitate discussion. Workshops will consist of multi-disciplinary teams focused on crafting policy and management recommendations, briefings, conservation action plans, white papers or peer-reviewed publications.
The Congress organizers can also assist agencies, NGOs and other groups to organize receptions and academic or social events with a variety of venues available, including rooms at the conference center, at the adjacent Empress Hotel or the nearby Maritime Museum.
The Congress will open on 14th May with an evening reception at the Shaw Ocean Centre, Sidney BC, near Victoria. The event will close on the evening of 18th May with a final reception at the Royal BC Museum, Victoria.
The first International Marine Conservation Congress was held on 20-24 May 2009 at
George Mason University near Washington D.C. The meeting brought over 1,200 scientists, managers and policy-makers together, with over 16 simultaneous conference sessions, symposia and workshops, and over a twenty associated events, training sessions and activities, making it one of the largest academic marine conservation conferences ever held.
Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of the next step in this critical process!
Call for Proposals Now Open!
Important Deadlines and Dates:
- 31 August 2010 – Deadline for symposium and workshop proposal submission
- 1 December 2010 – Deadline for poster and spoken presentation abstracts
For More Information, visit the IMCC 2011 website or email imcc2chair@gmail.com for more information.
Featured Marine Conservation Websites
Each month we highlight a marine conservation web site that offers important content, great links, opportunities to network or take action or all of the above. This month’s web site is:
International Marine Conservation Congress: Check out the IMCC website for more details on the conference. www.conbio.org/imcc
Thank You Ocean: You can make a difference. Take part in a beach cleanup, join an ocean organization, comment at a public meeting, write a letter to your elected officials, or attend an ocean fair or film festival. Ocean action is not just rewarding, it’s fun! Take the Thank You Ocean Pledge today! www.thankyouocean.org
Have a web site that you would like to see featured here? Email Amber Himes at with your suggestion.
Featured Sea Star
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Professor Idelisa Bonnelly is arguably the mother of marine biology for the Dominican Repubilc. Her contribution to the advancement of science based conservation in this country makes her the John Muir, Lee Talbot and Rachel Carlson combined for this Carribean Republic. She has helped usher through environmental laws, designate several protected areas and teach two generations of conservation biologists within the country. She has been recognised as a UNEP 500 member and recently received the Dominican Republic's highest honor for a biologist. She has also been a avid promotor for woman in sciences and has been a role model for hundreds of young Latin American researchers. She is one of the most well respected marine biologists in Latin America and as such has been nominated for a LaRoe Award by the Marine Section of the SCB. |
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We feature a SCB Marine Section member doing exciting work in the field of marine conservation. We invite our members to nominate themselves or others for this honor, requesting them to submit a short paragraph about themselves and link to their personal web site by the 10th of each month in order to be featured the following month. Nomination can be sent to amber_himes@fws.gov. Nominations sent after the 10th will not be considered.
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