[Coral-List] IUCN Congress Invitation for Marine Conservation Event - Defying Ocean's End and Extinction in the Sea

[Arlo Hanlin Hemphill]

To Those participating in the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress, 

Please accept this invitation to attend an evening event highlighting progress 
in marine conservation.  Tomorrow evening, November 18, 2004, at the 3rd IUCN 
World Conservation Congress in Bangkok, the Conservation Platforms for Defying 
Ocean’s End and Shatter the Myth will be held jointly in Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 
from 8-10pm.   

Refreshments will be served. 
 
We look forward to seeing you there. 

Arlo H. Hemphill 
Global Marine Division 
Conservation International 
a.hemphill at conservation.org


AGENDA FOLLOWS: 

8:00 pm – DEFYING OCEAN’S END 

Outlining a 10-year global Agenda for Action in marine conservation, the 
recommendations set forth in Defying Ocean’s End are leading to new 
partnerships and an increased scale of effort to address marine concerns in the 
conservation community.  Please come celebrate the announcement of the 
forthcoming Defying Ocean’s End book with an overview of current progress on 
key recommendations. 

Opening Remarks:                     
Roger McManus, Conservation International 
 
The Defying Oceans End Vision 
Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, National Geographic, Conservation International 
 
The Creation of a Coalition – Pursuing a Moratorium on High Seas Bottom 
Trawling 
Lisa Speer, NRDC 

NGO Partnerships to Implement Key Elements of the DOE Action Agenda 
Mike Andrews, The Nature Conservancy 

8:50 – Break – Wine and Appetizers 

9:00 – EXTINCTION IN THE SEA: LEVERAGING EMERGING SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM MARINE 
CONSERVATION 
A look at current and proposed Activities of the IUCN Species Survival 
Commission aimed at Shattering Myths about Marine Species. 

Welcome and Introduction 
Amie Bräutigam, Perry Institute for Marine Science / IUCN/SSC Marine Programme 

Extinction Risk in Marine Species: Myths and Controversies 
Jack Sobel, The Ocean Conservancy 
 
Marine Extinctions, Vulnerability and Risk 
Nicholas Dulvy, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 
(CEFAS) 

Patterns of Vulnerability in Coral Reef Fishes 
Terry Donaldson, University of Guam Marine Laboratory / Chair, IUCN/SSC Coral 
Reef Fishes Specialist Group 

Extinction Risk in Chondrichthyan Fishes: Findings from the IUCN Red List 
Process 
Sarah Fowler, NatureBureau UK / Co-Chair, IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group 

Launching a Global Marine Species Assessment: Expanding the IUCN Red List for 
Marine Species 

Roger McManus, Conservation International / IUCN/SSC Executive Committee 

Discussion/Conclusion