Pacific ICRI regional meeting : announcement

[icriwnc at noumea.ird.nc]

Dear colleague,

	A workshop on "Coral Reefs in the Pacific: Status and Monitoring;
Resources and Management" will be held in Noumea (New Caledonia) 22-24 May
2000.

This workshop is under the auspices of the Permanent Secretariat for the
Pacific (SPP- French Foreign Affairs) International Coral Reef Initiative
(ICRI) Government and Provinces of New Caledonia and organized by The
Institute of Research for Development (IRD) and the University of New
Caledonia (UNC)  South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) with
the participation of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and of
IFRECOR New Caledonia

	This Regional Symposium is being organised under two objectives:

1) summarise the status of the coral reefs, through the presentation of
National Reports

2) identify the most appropriate tools and methods for improved use and
management of coral reef resources in the Pacific Islands.

	A detailled announcement is available on the Web at the following
addresses :

Main address (in New Caledonia):
http://www.ird.nc/BASE/IRD_NOUMEA/ANNONCES/ICRIWNC/index.html

Mirror address (in France):
http://www-ird-nc.miroir.ird.fr/BASE/IRD_NOUMEA/ANNONCES/ICRIWNC/index.html

        If you have any problem with these Web sites, please contact
directly our Conference Secretariat at the following address:
icriwnc at noumea.ird.nc

	If you wish to receive by mail a copy of the complete announcement
and registration forms please send us your latest postal address in your
return message.


	Thank you for your interest.

	Sincerely,
	The Organizing Committee