[Coral-List] Reminder: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting March 2-3

[Alissa Barron]

This serves as a reminder about the upcoming U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
meeting next week. Details are below.

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting, March 2 – 3, 2005, Washington, DC

The 13th biannual meeting of the United States Coral Reef Task Force
(USCRTF) will be held in Washington, DC, on Wednesday and Thursday,
March 2-3, 2005.  The meeting is open to the public and participation is
encouraged.

MEETING REGISTRATION
All who plan to attend are asked to register via the USCRTF website,
http://www.coralreef.gov/.

SCHEDULE
The schedule for the week's activities and agenda for the March 3 public
Business Meeting can be viewed on the USCRTF website and are also
attached to this email.  The two events below are open to the public and
we welcome your participation.

Wed Mar 2:
6 - 8 PM Welcome Reception hosted by The Nature Conservancy and Embassy
of Palau (INVITATION ATTACHED)
LOCATION: 1324 Longworth House Office Building, off Independence Avenue
and South Capitol

Thur Mar 3:
8:45 AM - 5 PM Public Business Meeting
LOCATION: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1849 C St. NW

PUBLIC COMMENT
Anyone intending to provide public comment is required to sign-up in
advance at the on-site reception desk, or contact DaJuana Blackmon at
Department of the Interior in advance (emails is
DaJuana_Blackmon at ios.doi.gov, phone is 202-208-3828). Each speaker
should submit a written statement and limit their oral presentation to a
summary of less than 5 minutes.

On behalf of the Outreach Working Group of the USCRTF, we look forward
to seeing many of you next week.

___________________________________
Alissa Barron
Communication and Outreach Coordinator
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program