Events which have already happened.
Regional Conference for the Western Cape Marine and Coastal Educators Network (MCEN) (Soetwater Enviro Centre, Kommetjie, from 2012-03-09 15:30 to 2012-03-10 16:00)
Theme: Coastal Treasures
 
Course on "Coastal Engineering within Climate Change" (Stias Centre, Stellenbosch University Campus, South Africa, from 2012-02-27 08:00 to 2012-03-02 16:30)
The Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Stellenbosch) will be presenting a 5 day Coastal Engineering Short Course and Seminar.
 
The Economist’s World Oceans Summit (Capella, Singapore, from 2012-02-22 08:00 to 2012-02-24 17:00)
The summit will examine how the increasing activity in and around the oceans can be managed sustainably and what this means for business and other key stakeholders.
 
International Open Science Conference: Global Environmental Change - Challenges & Innovations (Chennai, India, from 2012-02-21 08:00 to 2012-02-24 17:00)
30 September is the deadline for submitting abstracts. Some of the conference themes include: Paleoclimate / Environmental studies and Climate forecasts; Societal transformations and Sustainable development; Land and soil degradation and Environmental Impact Assessment; Water Cycle and Land Use / Cover Changes; Episodic disasters; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change mitigation issues and Adaptation methods; and, Economics; policies and governance.
 
The 8th International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (Chennai, India, from 2012-02-20 08:00 to 2012-02-24 17:00)
Conference themes include: Port and Coastal Infrastructure Engineering; Desalination; Port, Harbour and Marina Planning and Management; Coastal Stabilization and Waterfront Development; Coastal protection; Tidal inlets; Coastal Sediments and Hydrodynamics; Sedimentation and Morphodynamic Processes; Coastal Zone Management; Environmental impact assessment; Coastal Risk analysis and management; Extreme wave events and analysis; Marine Data Acquisition and Management; Marine surveys and Instrumentation; and Remote Sensing.
 
2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, from 2012-02-20 08:00 to 2012-02-24 17:00)
7 October is the deadline for submitting abstracts to this joint meeting which is an international gathering sponsored by The Oceanography Society, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the American Geophysical Union.
 
False Bay Multi-stakeholder Workshop (Simonstown Town Hall, from 2012-02-16 09:00 to 2012-02-16 15:00)
The Coastal Conservation Partnership is starting a process of stakeholder workshops within the False Bay region.
 
SABIF Species Distribution Modelling Workshop (University of the Western Cape , from 2012-01-23 08:00 to 2012-01-27 17:00)
This hands-on training course is offered by the South African Biodiversity Information Facility. The course will be conducted by Dr Vernon Visser from the Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University.
 
Summer Science Splash (Two Oceans Aquarium, V&A Waterfront, from 2011-12-12 08:30 to 2011-12-14 15:45)
Your kids are on holiday, but you are not? Enrol them in the Two Oceans Aquarium Summer Science Splash Programme to keep them busy! Edutainment at its best, we will teach your grade 4-7 child all about the oceans and its inhabitants. From sharks to penguins and why starfish have five arms, this interactive, hands-on course will open up your child’s mind to a whole new wonderful underwater world.
 
Nansen Tutu Meeting (Department of Oceanography (UCT), from 2011-12-07 13:45 to 2011-12-08 16:00)
 
The National Postdoctoral Research Forum (The Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West, from 2011-12-07 08:00 to 2011-12-09 17:00)
This forum was initiated three years ago by the NRF. The forum, which brings together postdoctoral research fellows from various institutions in South Africa, provides a platform for discussing issues affecting postdoctoral researchers in the country and also serves as an information dissemination and support hub.
 
Habitable Planet Workshop at CPUT (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, from 2011-12-05 08:00 to 2011-12-15 17:00)
The workshop uses South Africa’s magnificent physical environments to introduce 3rd and 4th year students(from a diverse range of fields from mathematics/ natural sciences to sociology / law) to the concept of Earth System Science.
 
International Fisheries Stock Assessment Review Workshop (Room M212, Mathematics Building, UCT, from 2011-11-28 09:00 to 2011-12-02 17:30)
 
KZN Marine and Coastal Educators Network Meeting (NPC Sea World Education Centre at uShaka Marine World, from 2011-11-18 08:45 to 2011-11-18 14:30)
 
Coastal Management 2011 (Belfast, UK, from 2011-11-15 08:00 to 2011-11-16 17:00)
The Conference topics are: innovative coastal planning, design and management; coast and near shore renewable energy systems; social, environmental and climatic change; coastal policy - legislation, targets and the future; funding and accountability - investment, opportunities and growth; vital infrastructure for trade, transport and tourism; and effective estuarine and coastal engineering.
 
12th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling (Florida, USA, from 2011-11-07 08:00 to 2011-11-09 17:00)
Possible session topics include: Circulation Modeling; Pollutant Transport and Water Quality Prediction; Modeling Techniques and Sensitivity Studies; Model-Data Comparison Methods; Specific Estuarine and Coastal System Models; Visualization in Model/Data Analysis; Oil Spill Transport and Fate Modeling; Multi-media Modeling: Linking Models of Terrestrial, Atmospheric, Coastal Systems; and Coastal Dynamics of Global Climate Change.
 
Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2011 (Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, from 2011-11-06 08:00 to 2011-11-10 17:00)
The conference is themed: "Societies, Estuaries and Coasts: Adapting to Change" and will highlight new findings and perspectives of the interactive dynamics of diverse ecosystems and human societies, and in particular, explore how these dynamics can only be understood and managed when addressed at regional and global scales.
 
Women in Agriculture Summit 2011 (Southern Sun Grayston Hotel, Sandton (JHB), from 2011-10-27 08:00 to 2011-10-28 17:00)
This inaugural Women in Agriculture Summit aims to address not only climate change and how women farmers can add value in curbing this critical issue but will also focus on improving access to resources, alleviating poverty, and capacity building, and most importantly, the global crisis regarding food security.
 
7th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium (Mombasa, Kenya, from 2011-10-24 08:00 to 2011-10-29 17:00)
The Symposium theme is “Coping with Global Change”. This theme covers the implications of changes in major drivers on the coastal and marine environment ranging from natural, physical and biological drivers. Major drivers include: demographic pressure, economic development, socio-political changes and climate change.
 
“The Paths of Science, Ecosystems and Technologies” Conference (Luanda, Angola, from 2011-10-19 08:00 to 2011-10-20 17:00)
Researchers are requested to display the results of research and to share knowledge on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems as well as on heritage and sites of geological, archaeological and anthropological importance, indigenous knowledge system and computing, information and space technology applied to teaching, research and technological development. Closing date for submission of abstracts: 23 September 2011