Making Marine Science Matter: IMCC Washington, D.C.19-24 May 2009

The IMCC will be an interdisciplinary meeting that will engage natural and social scientists, managers, policy-makers, and the public. The goal of the IMCC is to put conservation science into practice through public and media outreach and the development of science-based deliverables (e.g., policy briefs, blue ribbon position papers) that will be used to drive policy change and implementation.

Major themes and cross-cutting issues that will be addressed include:
Major Themes
Global Climate Change
The Land-Sea Interface
Ecosystem-based Management
Poverty and Globalization
Cross-cutting issues encompass topics of global relevance and importance to marine conservation that relate to the major themes.

Cross-cutting issues

Marine Protected Areas
Education, Outreach and Capacity Building
Governance Arrangements
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Economics

Download the event flyer below or go to http://www2.cedarcrest.edu/imcc/index.html

Josh Cole will be attending the event and we would be pleased to hear from any RSG recipients who are planning on going to the event. BUT PLEASE NOTE, WE ARE UNABLE TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FROM RSG RECIPIENTS FOR A GRANT TO ATTEND THE EVENT.