Location

The 2011 International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) represents the second stand-alone marine conservation meeting of the SCB. The first IMCC in Washington DC, 2009, attracted over 1200 participants. This landmark congress will serve to unite the marine conservation community to develop new and powerful tools to further marine conservation science and policy.

The IMCC is aimed at advancing marine conservation by facilitating discussion among scientists, managers and policy makers and developing science-based products that inform policy change and implementation. To meet this objective, the IMCC will include plenary, contributed presentations, symposia and workshops. During interactive symposia and workshops, participants will go beyond one-way communication by developing
innovative solutions to current conservation challenges. Symposia will include a select group of speakers and creative discussion. Workshops will consist of multi-disciplinary teams focused on crafting policy and management recommendations, briefings, white papers or peer-reviewed publications.

The call for proposals for symposia, workshops, and focus groups is now open for the conference.  The deadline for proposals is 31 August 2010.  You can find the proposal guidelines on the IMCC web site.   Please click on the following link:  http://www.conbio.org/IMCC2011/.   For additional information contact the program committee at IMCCprogram@gmail.com.

Theme

Making Marine Science Matter is the major theme for this conference.

Specific topics to be investigated 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.