Events which have already happened.
 
Ocean Innovation 2011 (Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, from 2011-10-18 08:00 to 2011-10-21 17:00)
The conference and exhibition strives to introduce relevant and often provocative topics centered on the latest innovations in the areas of maritime safety, efficiency of operations and sustainable ocean management.
The International Symposium: Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to global change and extreme events (Biarritz, France, from 2011-10-18 08:00 to 2011-10-21 17:00)
Topics include: Ecosystem functioning and processes; Assessment of system responses; Management tools and strategies; and Integrated coastal and ocean management.
Marine Mammal Observer Courses (Cape Town, from 2011-10-17 08:00 to 2011-10-20 17:00)
Scanning Ocean Sectors is offering two internationally accredited Marine Mammal Observer training courses.
The Deep Seas - Challenges and Opportunities (Oceanographic Institute, Paris , from 2011-10-13 09:00 to 2011-10-13 16:15)
Co-organized by the Oceanographic Institute (www.oceano.org), Foundation Albert Ist, Prince of Monaco, Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea) and the FRB (Foundation for Research on Biodiversity). H.S.H. Prince Albert II will attend the morning session. Attendance at the conference is free of charge.
Eastern Cape Marine and Coastal Educators Network (Cape Recife Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, from 2011-10-13 09:00 to 2011-10-13 15:30)
The SA Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre (SAMREC) will be hosting a regional conference for the Marine and Coastal Educators Network (MCEN).
Save Our Seabirds Festival (Cape Town, from 2011-10-10 18:30 to 2011-10-16 20:00)
The Seabird Division of BirdLife South Africa would like to invite you to two sets of events for the Save Our Seabirds Festival, 10-16 October 2011 in Cape Town.
Penguin Festival (Simon's Town, Western Cape, from 2011-10-08 10:00 to 2011-10-09 17:00)
Two events hosted by SANCCOB
Seminar & Workshop on the development of coastal setback lines (Stias Centre, Stellenbosch University, from 2011-10-06 08:00 to 2011-10-07 17:00)
This event presents an opportunity to interact with professionals, peers and students involved in studying, determining or implementing the setback lines for coastal developments.
Critical Thinkers Platform on Aquaculture and Emerging Technologies in South Africa (Port Elizabeth, from 2011-10-06 00:00 to 2011-10-07 00:00)
This gathering of policy makers, academics and key stakeholders will focus on issues that relate to emerging technologies that support aquaculture development. The objective of the critical thinker’s platform is to: serve as a platform for networking and engagement, showcasing, technical knowledge sharing and policy dialogue.
38th Aquatic Toxicity Workshop (Manitoba, Canada, from 2011-10-02 08:00 to 2011-10-05 17:00)
Proposed sessions include: remediation of degraded lakes; environmental effects monitoring; pesticides; toxicity testing; aquatic toxicology; toxicology and reclamation; and climate change and toxicology.
National Marine Week/Month (Countrywide, from 2011-10-01 00:00 to 2011-10-31 00:00)
National Marine Week will be celebrated between 10-14 October 2011. This year's event is themed: “Changing climate, changing oceans, changing people”. Several organisations are also using the month of October to host marine education and awareness programmes. A list of programmes and activities are provided here. To include your event, please send an e-mail to sancor@daff.gov.za.
Coasts and Ports 2011 Conference (Perth, Western Australia, from 2011-09-28 08:00 to 2011-09-30 17:00)
Conference themes include: coastal processes; coastal structures and facilities; port engineering; dredging; coastal planning, policy and management; and environmental effects.
Ecosystem Modelling Short Course (University of Cape Town, from 2011-09-26 09:00 to 2011-09-30 17:00)
This short course aims at providing an overview of how marine ecosystems are currently represented in models, from the physics and the biogeochemistry of the oceans to the fish. Emphasis will be put on how the different components of the ecosystems interact and respond to fishing and climate forcing. All honours, masters, Phd and postdoctoral students are welcome.
ASSAf-DST-NRF Second Annual South African Young Scientists’ Conference (Diep in Die Berg Conference and Function Centre, Pretoria, from 2011-09-26 09:00 to 2011-09-28 17:00)
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), the Department of Science and Technology (DST), and the National Research Foundation (NRF) will host the second Annual Young Scientists Conference within the framework of the Academy of Science for the Developing World (TWAS) and Organization of Women Scientists for the Developing World (OWSDW) National Chapters hosted by ASSAf from 26-28 September 2011 at the Diep in Die Berg Conference and Function Centre. The conference is aligned to the 2011 International Year Theme, Chemistry. The Theme of the conference is ‘Changing Lives Through Chemistry.’
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (Aberdeen, Scotland, from 2011-09-26 08:00 to 2011-09-30 17:00)
The Universities of Aberdeen and St Andrews are delighted to announce the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity. The conference will be hosted in conjunction with the European Environmental Agency and will take place in Aberdeen, Scotland in September 2011.
JLB Smith Memorial Lecture (Eden Grove Blue Lecture Theatre, Artillery Road, Rhodes University, from 2011-09-22 19:00 to 2011-09-22 20:00)
The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity holds the annual Smith Memorial Lecture in memory of Professor JLB Smith and his wife, Margaret Mary Smith.
SASAS 2011 (Amanzingwe Resort, Broederstroom, North West Province, from 2011-09-22 08:00 to 2011-09-23 17:00)
The 27th Annual SASAS (South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences) conference is hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and is themed "The interdependent atmosphere, land and ocean", and deals with the synergy and interactions within the coupled system. This theme also addresses the cross-disciplinary collaboration activities within the research and applied science communities, and the interface between science and society.
ICES Annual Science Conference 2011 (Gdansk, Poland, from 2011-09-19 08:00 to 2011-09-23 17:00)
The International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Annual Science Conference is a forum for new marine science where some of today's most challenging scientific issues are being addressed, issues that urgently require solutions for better management of the seas.
International Coastal Cleanup Day (At a beach near you, from 2011-09-17 00:00 to 2011-09-17 00:00)
In partnership with organizations and individuals across the globe, Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup engages people to remove trash and debris from the world's beaches and waterways, identify the sources of debris, and change the behaviors that cause ocean trash in the first place.
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) Open Science Conference 2011 (Yantai, China, from 2011-09-12 08:00 to 2011-09-15 17:00)
This conference will be arranged around the overarching topic of coastal vulnerability and sustainability to support adaptation to global change. Conference themes include: social-ecological systems and scales; vulnerability and resilience; adaptive capacity and mechanisms; spatial/temporal scales; earth observation and monitoring; assessing, modeling and scenario building; coastal economics, ecosystem goods and services; science-practice-policy interface and knowledge transfer; coastal governance; river-mouth systems; and coastal urbanizations.