Events

OBIS-SEAMAP 2nd Annual Data Providers' Meeting   Durham, NC, 2004-05-10 08:30:00 - 2004-05-11 16:00:00

May 10th and 11th will be OBIS-SEAMAP's second annual meeting of data providers and steering committee members. The objectives of this two-day gathering are to showcase the latest additions to the SEAMAP database and website, improve the tools and services currently available to data providers, publicize the data-sharing terms and protections, and discuss how to recruit additional data providers. In addition to these broad discussions, on the second day of the meeting we will break-up into smaller groups to address taxon-specific issues.

SERDP Experts' Panel Symposium on Predictive Spatial Analysis of Marine Mammal Habitats   Durham, NC, 2004-06-07 08:30:00 - 2004-06-09 16:00:00

Duke University, under the auspices of U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) program, is initiating a program to develop 'Predictive Spatial Analysis of Marine Mammal Habitats'. This three-year initiative seeks to develop statistical models to delineate cetacean distributions and habitats using real-time environmental information. This tool-box will help resource managers mitigate potential impacts from military exercises and other anthropogenic impacts. To kick-off this ambitious project, we are holding a three-day symposium to evaluate existing statistical methods applicable to predictive marine mammal habitat modeling. This meeting will bring together leading researchers with a broad range of backgrounds to discuss their habitat-modeling experiences, and to evaluate the ability of various statistical models to probabilistically determine cetacean habitats on the basis of dynamic (e.g., ocean temperature, sea surface height), and static (e.g., water depth, depth gradients) oceanographic features.

ASLO/TOS_Ocean Research Conference   Honolulu, Hawaii, 2004-02-15 00:00:00 - 2004-02-20 00:00:00

Co-sponsored by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and The Oceanography Society Supported by The Acoustical Society of America, the Marine Technology Society, the Challenger Society for Marine Science, and the American Meteorological Society This inaugural meeting will bring together the strengths of these two societies and will allow an open exchange of information on issues surrounding ocean research. The 2004 Ocean Research Conference will provide a forum for researchers to highlight recent advances with an emphasis on the integration of aquatic sciences as well as the breadth of ocean research including engineering, industrial, public policy, and marine research.

2004 Geospatial Technology Symposium and Exposition   San Antonio, Texas, 2004-08-16 00:00:00 - 2004-08-19 00:00:00

The staff of the CADD/GIS Technology Center is pleased to announce our sixth Symposium and Exposition! This year's Symposium will once again be co-located with the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence's Joint Services Environmental Management Conference & Exhibition (JSEM) and the GeoBase Compass Conference at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas on August 16-19, 2004. Each Symposium gets more diverse and exciting and this year's will not be an exception. Expect many exciting presentations on topics related to CADD, GIS, FM, Remote Sensing, and Survey/Mapping.

AAAS Annual Meeting - New Approaches to Conserving Marine Animals in a Dynamic Ocean   Seattle, WA USA, 2004-02-12 00:00:00 - 2004-02-16 00:00:00

The oceans cover over 70% of our blue planet. The mysteries about how large marine wildlife species like bluefin tuna, sea turtles, marine mammals, and seabirds use this large, dynamic environment have only recently been explored. Recent technological and conceptual advances include remote sensing of ocean processes and habitats (e.g., mesoscale eddies, frontal systems), instruments that remotely monitor the movements, activity, and physiological response of marine organisms (e.g., diving activity, body temperature), and visualization and analysis tools (e.g., GIS, geostatistics) that provide a coherent picture of the everyday life of marine megavertebrates. Increasingly, scientists can follow individual animals as they move through patchy seascapes, and so gain insights into how these marine predators make decisions about where, when, and how to forage. Geostatistical techniques and GIS have revolutionized terrestrial conservation, but similar spatial analyses have faced great obstacles in marine systems, where habitats are dynamic and ephemeral. New technologies offer valuable insights into the basic ecology of poorly understood pelagic predators, as well as a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities for their conservation. In particular, improved knowledge of habitat use patterns and movements of marine megavertebrates is essential to identify potential threats and to delineate the national responsibilities for their conservation. Here we focus on new technological and conceptual innovations that allow scientists to study highly migratory species in their dynamic ocean environment. Because the time and space scales for monitoring the ocean environment and marine megavertebrates are converging, researchers now use novel marine spatial ecology techniques to integrate the disparate perspectives (e.g., telemetry, remote sensing) required to study the habits and habitats of these far-ranging predators. In particular, the ability to place the behavior of marine megavertebrates in a larger oceanographic context is essential to design effective conservation measures to mitigate anthropogenic impacts.

Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium   Fort Pierce, FL, 2004-03-26 00:00:00 - 2004-03-28 00:00:00

The Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium will be held atHarbor Branch Oceanographic Institution from Friday, March 26 to Sunday,March 28. This meeting, formerly known as the Atlantic Coastal DolphinConference, is a forum for biologists conducting research on all species of marine mammals in waters from New Jersey to Texas. This year's conferencemarks the twelfth year for this productive annual meeting. The scientificprogram will consist of oral presentations, a poster session and one or two workshops.<br> <br> Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution<br> <br> Abstracts due February 20th.

International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management   Hamburg, Germany, 2004-11-29 00:00:00 - 2004-12-01 00:00:00

We know very little about the biodiversity in the world’s oceans. But one thing is sure: the diversity of the type of data and information that is stored in data systems around the world is increasing dramatically. While well-managed databases with global coverage used to be restricted to geophysical sciences, this is no longer true. In two important meetings, the first in Hamburg in 1996, the second in Brussels in 2002, biologists have discussed how to take an example from the physical oceanographers, and to formulate plans on how to work together to integrate individual databases. In the workshop held in Hamburg in 1996, discussions were held on how to improve the quantity and quality of chemical and biological data available to the scientific community. The specific purpose of the workshop was to provide recommendations to guide management of chemical and biological oceanographic data by the Programme on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). Paper abstracts due May 31, 2003. See: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/events/obi2004_call

ESME   Washington, D.C., 2004-04-26 00:00:00 - 2004-04-27 00:00:00

Effects of Sound on the Marine Environment, meeting by invitation

Large Vertebrate Working Group for Gulf of Maine Census of Marine Life   New England Aquarium in Boston, MA, 2004-04-27 00:00:00 - 2004-04-28 00:00:00

working group by invitation only. The long-term adaptability and health of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem depends on its biodiversity at all levels: community, species and genetic. Ecosystem-based management is based upon biodiversity and the healthy functioning of the ecosystem, and a clear understanding of the human impacts upon it. This requires an assessment of biodiversity and its patterns; an understanding of the functional role of diverse organisms in the system; an understanding of how natural and anthropogenic forcing affects this diversity; and the ability to monitor and detect significant changes in the future. The over-arching goal of the Gulf of Maine Census is to provide these assessments across all taxonomic levels, to enable ecosystem-based management of the Gulf of Maine.

MMC Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals   Arlington, VA USA, 2004-04-28 00:00:00 - 2004-04-30 00:00:00

This meeting will focus on techniques for risk assessment of acoustic impacts on marine mammals. It will include presentations on past and current risk analysis approaches, and on the Noise Exposure Criteria being developed by NOAA Fisheries. The meeting is open to the public and will be announced in the Federal Register. A draft meeting agenda and any background documents will be available on the Commission's website at http://mmc.gov/sound/welcome.html. Guidelines for making public comment to the Advisory Committee are also available on the website.

2004 Northeastern U.S. Marine Mammal Stranding Conference   Portland, Maine USA, 2004-04-17 00:00:00 - 2004-04-18 00:00:00

The Marine Animal Lifeline, Allied Whale at College of the Atlantic, and Univ. of New England invite you to attend the 2004 Northeastern U.S. Marine Mammal Stranding Conference held in Portland, Maine, on April 17th & 18th.

7th International Marine Environmental Modeling Seminar   Washington, DC, 2004-10-19 00:00:00 - 2004-10-21 00:00:00

October 19 - 21, 2004 Washington, DC Abstract Deadline May 30, 2004 Modeling Applications and Development Papers Accepted World-wide With Focus on North American Coastal Waters Impact Assessment, Resource Management, and Mitigation Guest Speakers: Dr. Robert LaBelle, Minerals Management Service Professor Emeritus Don MacKay, Trent University Professor Eileen Hofmann, Old Dominion University Professor Kisaburo Nakata, Tokai University Dr. Hans Dahlen, Director EuroGOOS Dr. Antonio Baptista, Oregon Health & Science University James M. Price and Mark Reed, Chairmen U. S. Minerals Management Service and SINTEF Applied Chemistry, Trondheim, Norway Send abstracts to May Ditlevsen; Seminar Secretary May.ditlevsen@sintef.no Papers are sought in the following areas: Environmental Management Support Coupled Physical-Biological-Chemical Systems Environmental Risk and Impact Assessment Decision Support Systems Transport and Impacts of Pollutants Models in Surveillance, Enforcement and Legislation Dose - Response Modeling Oil and Chemical Releases Offshore Operations Deepwater Issues Contaminated Harbors Natural Resource Management Habitat Restoration Atmospheric Modeling Ecological and Food Web Models Environmental Economics Real Time Monitoring Data Assimilation Model or System Validation Geographical Information Systems Graphical User Interfaces Data Visualization

First Annual Meeting of SEAMAP Collaborators

 

4th World Fisheries Congress   Vancouver, BC Canada, 2004-05-02 00:00:00 - 2004-05-06 00:00:00

The Congress theme, Reconciling Fisheries with Conservation: The Challenge of Managing Aquatic Ecosystems, will be addressed by a world class list of Keynote speakers, session topics, posters, limited presentations, round table discussions, forums, workshops and debates.

International Sea Turtle Symposium   San Jose, Costa Rica, 2004-02-22 00:00:00 - 2004-02-29 00:00:00

This year's theme will be Sea Turtle Lifescapes. It urges us to consider marine turtles as pieces of greater biodiversity landscapes, to discuss the niches that sea turtles fill in marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and to ponder as well their "fit" in Earth's broader Biosphere. More importantly, the 24th Symposium encourages us to analyze our own niche as powerful human components in the selfsame Biosphere, and to express our thoughts and voice our opinions about the most synergistic actions we can take as institutions, governments, a sea turtle conservation "movement", and as individuals, to assure that sea turtles thrive.

ESRI International User Conference   San Diego, CA, 2004-08-09 00:00:00 - 2004-08-13 00:00:00

"Be a part of the single largest gathering in the world of GIS professionals who use or support GIS tools in their organizations. The UC is your opportunity to view software demonstrations and participate in activities such as technical workshops designed to expand your GIS capabilities."

Second Annual Meeting of SEAMAP Collaborators

 

Society for Conservation GIS Conference   Shepherdstown, West Virginia USA, 2004-09-27 00:00:00 - 2004-09-29 00:00:00

The Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS) would like to invite you to join us at the 7th Annual SCGIS Conference, September 27-29, 2003, to discuss and promote local and global conservation of natural and cultural resources through geospatial technologies. We are busy designing a diverse conference agenda that will explore a variety of issues ranging from the technical applications of GIS in conservation to recurring philosophical and ethical issues faced by conservationists throughout the world. We will also address the role of the Society in the development of the global Conservation Community.

Ocean Biodiversity Informatics Call for Papers

 

SERDP Experts' Workshop on Marine Mammal Modeling - Draft Agenda

 

American Cetacean Society's 9th International Conference   Long Beach, CA USA, 2004-11-11 00:00:00 - 2004-11-14 00:00:00

American Cetacean Society's 9th International Conference Learning from Whales: Education, Inspiration & Action RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA USA November 11-14, 2004

2nd National Conference on Coastal & Estuarine Habitat Restoration   Seattle, WA, 2004-09-12 00:00:00 - 2004-09-15 00:00:00

The goals of the conference are to: Expand our collective ability to restore habitat through small to large scale projects – toward our Nation’s goal of restoring 1 million acres; Build the restoration industry – products and services crucial to success in restoration; and Catalyze new levels of exchange and collaboration between businesses, government, non-profit organizations, scientists, educators and volunteers.

KNB Data Management Tools Workshop   Santa Barbara, CA, 2004-09-28 00:00:00 - 2004-09-30 00:00:00

This workshop is designed to provide ecologists, biologists, and data managers hands-on experience with some of the new ecoinformatics tools being created under the Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity Project. Participants will learn how to use Morpho, Ecological Metadata Language (EML), and Metacat and apply these to managing ecological data at field and research stations across the country. Additionally participants will be asked to provide feedback on the software tools to guide further development.

North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) 13th Annual Meeting   Honolulu, Hawaii, 2004-10-14 00:00:00 - 2004-10-24 00:00:00

The North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) announces its Thirteenth Annual Meeting to be held October 14-24, 2004, at the Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. The meeting is hosted by the Government of the United States of America, in coordination with the PICES Secretariat. Logistical support is given by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.

25th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation   Savannah, GA, 2005-01-16 00:00:00 - 2005-01-22 00:00:00

 

Argos International Users Conference and Manufacturers Meeting (Annapolis, MD) April 5 - 7, 2005   Annapolis, MD, 2005-04-05 00:00:00 - 2005-04-07 00:00:00

To promote technical discussions concerning the capabilities, performance and applications of the Argos satellite and ground processing systems.

18th Symposium of the International Society on Biotelemetry (Knoxville, TN) May 2005   Knoxville, TN USA, 2005-09-04 00:00:00 - 2005-09-09 00:00:00

 

MTS/IEEE Oceans 2005   Washington, DC USA, 2005-09-19 00:00:00 - 2005-09-23 00:00:00

 

16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals   San Diego, CA USA, 2005-12-12 00:00:00 - 2005-12-16 00:00:00

 

2nd International Bio-logging Science Symposium   St Andrews, Scotland, 2005-06-13 00:00:00 - 2005-06-16 00:00:00

 

Oceans Past - Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the History of Marine Animal Populations   Kolding, Denmark, 2004-10-24 00:00:00 - 2004-10-27 00:00:00

Oceans Past invites researchers from the natural sciences and humanities to discuss how and why the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life in the world's oceans changes over the long term, and the role that humans have played in this dynamic process.

Open Source Geospatial '05   Minneapolis, Minnesota USA, 2005-06-16 00:00:00 - 2005-06-18 00:00:00

international conference addressing geospatial data technologies developed by or of relevance to the Open Source community. see also last year's presentations from the conference in Canada: http://www.omsug.ca/osgis2004/proceedings.html

Plone Boot Camp   Chapel Hill, NC USA, 2005-01-03 12:00:00 - 2005-01-07 12:00:00

Plone Boot Camp takes a web developer who can evaluate a Python expression to the status of fully qualified Plone developer with one week of training and a weekend of Sprint.

Marine Science in Alaska Symposium   Anchorage, AK, 2005-01-24 09:00:00 - 2005-01-26 09:00:00

Organized by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council

PSG Annual Meeting 2005   Portland, OR, 2005-01-19 09:00:00 - 2005-01-23 05:00:00

The Thirty-Second Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group will be held jointly with the Waterbird Society

2005 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS) Conference   Wilmington, NC, 2005-03-18 12:00:00 - 2005-03-20 12:00:00

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are due by 12:00 pm on Monday, February 7, 2005.

Marine Metadata Interoperability Workshop   California, 2005-08-08 12:00:00 - 2005-08-12 12:00:00

The Marine Metadata Interoperability Workshop is being planned for the week of August 8-12. Details will be announced shortly (on the MMI News mailing list!).

Training for Marine Conservation: A case studies development workshop   Big Sur, California, 2005-09-11 12:00:00 - 2005-09-14 05:00:00

The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History is organizing a “Training for Marine Conservation: A case studies development workshop" in Big Sur, California. The goal of the workshop will be to develop three or four case studies, each designed to teach students about key issues in marine conservation, following the guidelines for the development of the Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP).

4th North America Ornithological Conference   Veracruz, Mexico, 2006-10-03 08:00:00 - 2006-10-07 05:00:00

The 4th North America Ornithological Conference is scheduled for 3 - 7 October 2006, in Veracuz, Mexico. The conference theme is "WINGS WITHOUT BORDERS". The conference is being organized jointly by the American Ornithologists' Union, Association of Field Ornithologists, CIPAMEX (Sección Mexicana de Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves, A. C.), Cooper Ornithological Society, Raptor Research Foundation, Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société des Ornithologistes du Canada, Waterbird Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society, with CIPAMEX acting as local host.