Upcoming Conferences

December 2011
First International Symposium on Impacts & Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States
Abstract Submission Deadline: September 12, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: September 30, 2011
Authors Registration: October 3, 2011
12-14 December, 2011
Zanzibar, Tanzania

February 2012
Metocean Awareness Course
An essential course providing a greater understanding of metocean and its implications for offshore design and operations.
15-17 February, 2012
Perth, Western Australia

Sixth Global Oceans Conference
20-24 February 2012 (tentative)
Location: TBA
Note: The Sixth Global Oceans Conference will take place prior to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) and will seek to provide input into the Rio+20 process. 

World Oceans Summit
The Economist’s World Oceans 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.
22-24 February 2012
Capella, Singapore

March 2012
Planet Under Pressure: New knowledge towards solutions
26-29 March 2012
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 19 August 2011
London, UK

April 2012
Oceans of Change - 2nd ICES/PICES Conference
for Early Career Scientists
Climate effects on marine ecosystems, Managing marine resources, Old paradigms, new tools, and more ...
24-27 April 2012
Majorca Island, Spain

May 2012
6th World Fisheries Congress
7-11 May 2012
Edinburgh, Scotland

Second International Symposium - Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans
15-19 May 2012
Yeosu, Korea
Abstracts submission open from 1 August 2011 & close 15 December 2011

2012 International Conference on Climate Adaptation
The conference focuses on adaptation to climate variability and change. The conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share insights into the challenges and opportunities that adaptation presents.
Registration & abstracts open: September 5th 2011
Deadline for abstracts: January 30th 2012
Deadline for funding assistance requests: January 30th 2012
Deadline for early discounted registration: March 1st 2012
29 May - 31 May 2012
Tucson, Arizona USA

June 2012
Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
June 4-6, 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Climate Adaptation in Action 2012
‘Sharing knowledge to adapt.’
June 26-28, 2012
Submissions will be open until 31 January 2012 for abstracts up to 300 words that describe the main points of the work to be presented.
Sebel Hotel, Albert Park
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

July 2012
12th International Coral Reef Symposium
9-13 July 2012
Cairns, Queensland, Australia

September 2012
The Ocean in a High-Co2 World: Ocean Acidification, Third Symposium
24-27 September 2012
15 September 2011, Abstract submissions open
1 April 2012, Abstract deadline
15 June 2012, Early registration deadline (reduced fee)
Monterey, California USA