Caution Re: Int.'l Conference on Marine Tourism and Coral ReefConservation
CoralReefA at aol.com
CoralReefA at aol.com
Wed Sep 8 15:35:53 EDT 1999
In a message dated 9/2/99 4:18:14 AM, reef99 at uninet.net.id wrote:
<<INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on MARINE TOURISM AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION
Bali International Convention Center (BICC)
BALI =96 INDONESIA, December 1 - 3, 1999>>
Dear Coral-listers,
Although many reputable and honorable people are listed as the organizers and
sponsors of this conference, and I do not have any first hand information
about the conference, I became a little uncomfortable when I contacted two of
the speakers listed in the proposed program schedule on the website and
neither of them -- to their knowledge -- had even been contacted by the
conference organizers and they certainly had not agreed to participate as
speakers. Perhaps this was just an oversight by the person creating the
website, but I believe the conference organizers should clarify who has
agreed to participate in the Conference as a speaker before listing them on
the proposed program.
The topic of Marine Tourism and Coral Reef Conservation is a very important
one that needs a great deal of discussion and action, and a conference like
this could play a very important role, but we need to avoid needless
misunderstandings and disappointment by promising more than may be delivered.
It would be very useful if the conference organizers could confirm by email
the speakers who have definitely agreed to participate and specify in their
website who is confirmed and who is not.
Sincerely,
Stephen Colwell
Executive Director
CORAL - The Coral Reef Alliance
"Working together to keep coral reefs alive"
Address: 64 Shattuck Square, Suite 220
Berkeley, CA 94704
tel: 510-848-0110
fax: 510-848-3720
email: SColwell at coral.org
web site: www.coral.org
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