October 25-30, 2009	"XIII Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation"	Belize City, Belize	Including a theme on conservation of coastal and marine ecosystems	Web: www.msbcbelize2009.com/
October 26-30, 2009	"13th Latin American Congress on Marine Sciences and the 8th Cuban Congress on Marine Sciences (ColacMarCuba 2009)"	Havana, Cuba	Major topics include: Integration for development - the role of Marine Sciences; Human impacts on the coastal zone and oceans; Climate change, natural disasters and marine ecosystems; Marine biodiversity, connectivity and conservation; and Management of marine mammals in controlled environments	Web: www.colacmarcuba2009.com/
October 27-29, 2009	"2009 Headwaters to Oceans (H2O) Conference"	Long Beach, California, U.S.	A California-focused conference with topics including water quality, beach restoration, wetland restoration, watershed management, desalination, coastal policy/legislation, marine debris, and the ongoing Marine Life Protection Act process	Web: www.coastalconference.org/
October 30-31, 2009	"Coral: Symbol, Substance, and Significance"	New York City, U.S.	Exploring coral in several facets, including its place in jewelry and in the larger natural, cultural, and academic worlds	Web: www.artinitiatives.com/public/
November 1-5, 2009	"2009 Conference of the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation"	Portland, Oregon, U.S.	Conference theme is "Coasts and Estuaries in a Changing World"	Web: www.erf.org/cerf2009/
November 2-6, 2009	"62nd Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI)"	Cumana, Venezuela	Including a session titled "Success Stories in Marine Resource Management and Conservation in the Wider Caribbean: Applying an Ecosystem-Based Approach and Facing the Climate Change", as well as a session on MPA science and management	Web: gcfi.org/Conferences/62nd/Cumana.html
November 6-13, 2009	"9th World Wilderness Congress (WILD9)"	Merida, Mexico	Global platform for debate, planning and action on wilderness-related issues, including a theme on marine wilderness	Web: www.wild9.org
November 10-14, 2009	"Ninth International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment (MEDCOAST 09)"	Sochi, Russia	Topics will include marine protected areas and marine ecosystem-based management	Web: www.medcoast.org.tr
November 15-19, 2009	"Pacific Regional Conference on Marine Managed Areas"	Moorea, French Polynesia	Allowing stakeholders to discuss the status of existing MPA networks, to identify managers' needs, and to develop a regional action and cooperation program	Web: www.crisponline.net/PacificRegionalConferenceonMarineManagedArea/tabi d/328/Default.aspx
November 16-18, 2009	"International Meeting on Marine Resources 09"	Peniche, Portugal	The six conference themes are Biodiversity and Conservation, Fisheries and Management, Blue Biotech, Aquaculture, Seafood Technology, and New Resources	Web: www.immr09.ipleiria.pt
November 23-27, 2009	"East Asian Seas Congress 2009"	Manila, Philippines	Reviewing and sharing on-the-ground experiences in integrated management of coastal and marine resources, locally, regionally and globally	Web: www.pemsea.org/eascongress
December 2-4, 2009	"1st Mediterranean Coastal and Maritime Conference"	Hammamet, Tunisia	Theme is "Best Environmental Practices in Coastal and Maritime Engineering"	Web: www.paralia.fr/hammamet___tunisie_2009_831.htm
December 9, 2009	"International Conference on Transboundary Collaboration towards Co-Prosperity in the Asian Seas"	Seoul, South Korea	Sponsored by the Korea Maritime Institute; conference will identify issues and opportunities in building collaborative mechanisms for transboundary conservation, development, and peace in Asian seas	E-mail Jungho Nam at jhnam@kmi.re.kr
December 14-18, 2009	"4th European Conference on Coastal Lagoon Research"	Montpellier, France	Featuring sessions on biodiversity and global change; invasive species and harmful algal blooms; impacts of climate variability and sea-level rise on the geomorphology and ecosystem functioning; linking science and management for jointly defining research questions; and governance for conservation, with special reference to European directives	Web: www.ecolag.univ-montp2.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=205&Itemid=121&lang=en
2010
January 12-15, 2010	"ICRI General Meeting"	Monaco	General Meeting of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Secretariat; will include a full day dedicated to the Caribbean region	Web: icriforum.org/GM24/index.html
February 18-22, 2010	"Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)"	San Diego, California, U.S.	Theme is "Bridging Science and Society"	Web: www.aaas.org/meetings/2010
February 22-26, 2010	"2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting"	Portland, Oregon, U.S.	Includes a session on marine spatial planning	Web: www.agu.org/meetings/os10/
March 6-10, 2010	"International Conference on Coastal Zone Management of River Deltas and Low Land Coastlines"	Alexandria, Egypt	Themes include coastal change processes and human influence on coasts; coastal modeling and risk management; coastal and beach ecosystems; and more	E-mail: nicoastmarine@gmail.com
April 11-17, 2010	"International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic and Mediterranean (ICCCM10)"	Cascais, Portugal	Conference themes include strategic environmental assessment in coastal areas; integrated coastal zone management; living with erosion; and tourism and coastal conservation	Web: icccm.dcea.fct.unl.pt/
April 12-13, 2010	"International Symposium on Coastal Zones and Climate Change: Assessing the Impacts and Developing Adaptation Strategies"	Churchill, Victoria, Australia	Assessing the impacts of climate change in coastal zones (including sea level rise), and examining strategies and policies for adaptation	Web: www.monash.edu.au/cemo/czcc2010/
April 19-21, 2010	"Islands 2010: First International Conference on Island Sustainabilityt"	Brac Island, Croatia	Topics will include climate change, natural resources and economics, tourism strategies, and more	Web: www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/islands-2010.html
June 7-11, 2009	"12th Deep-sea Biology Symposium"	Reykjavik, Iceland	Themes include diversity, reproduction, human impact in the deep sea, and outcomes of the Census projects	Web: 12dsbs.hi.is/
June 15-17, 2010	"Sustainable Ocean Summit"	Belfast, UK	Held by the World Ocean Council; it is the first international, cross-sectoral ocean sustainability conference for the private sector	Web: www.oceancouncil.org
June 15-18, 2010	"The Third International Symposium on Research and Management of Eutrophication in Coastal Ecosystems (EUTRO 2010)"	Nyborg, Denmark	Presenting most recent results and experience in the research and management of coastal eutrophication	Web: www.eutro2010.dhi.dk/
June 19-23, 2010	"12th International Symposium on the Interactions between Sediment and Water"	Dartington, Devon, U.K.	Exploring the state-of-the-art in sediment-water science from catchment to coast, and its contribution toward sustainable management of water-sediment systems	Web: www.geog.plymouth.ac.uk/IASWS2011/
July 13-16, 2010	"IIFET 2010 (Conference of the International Institute for Fisheries Economics and Trade)"	Montpellier, France	Theme is "Economics of fish resources and aquatic ecosystems: balancing uses, balancing costs"	Web: www.colloque.ird.fr/iifet-2010/
July 24-29, 2010	"Coastal Zone Canada 2010"	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Theme is "Healthy Oceans - Strong Coastal Communities"	E-mail: kdcantelo@gov.pe.ca
September 20-24, 2010	"VIII World Sponge Conference"	Girona, Spain	Including discussion of sponge conservation issues	Web: www.spongeconference2010.org
October 25-29, 2010	"6th International Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges and Coastal Environment (MWWD 2010)"	Langkawi, Malaysia	Themes include: Environmental Impact Assessment of near-shore and offshore discharges; Environmental aspects of water discharges; Eutrophication and discharge’s impacts on marine biology;bio-indicators of pollution; and more	Web: www.mwwd.org/site/page.asp?dsy_id=3331
November 1-3, 2010	"2nd International Conference on Coastal Zones and Engineering (Arabian Coast 2010)"	Muscat, Oman	Discussing coastal zone management, coastal dynamics and monitoring, waterfront development, risk management, coastal legislation, and more	Web: www.arabiancoast2010.org/login.aspx
November 8-11, 2010	"Ecosystems 2010: Global Progress on Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management"	Anchorage, Alaska, US	Reviewing regional case studies, developing new analytical tools, and discussing practical approaches toward future progress	Web: seagrant.uaf.edu/conferences/2010/wakefield-ecosystems/index.php

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