[Coral-List] Reminder: Call for Abstracts (symposia/workshops) IMCC6 closes 18 Nov

[SCB Marine Section]

Hi everyone - apologies for cross posting

Reminder that the call for abstracts (symposia/workshops) for IMCC6 closes
in a few days on 18 November.

The 6th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC6), will be held in
Kiel, Germany, from 24th – 27th of August 2020.

The overall theme of IMCCs is *Making Marine Science Matter*. For marine
conservation to be effective, marine conservation science must matter to
stakeholders, policy makers, and practitioners. Below you can find a brief
list of just some of the topics that might be covered at the conference,
it's breadth highlights the wide range of interests of our delegates!!

   - fisheries, aquaculture and the oceans
   - marine food systems
   - conservation and management of the Arctic and Antarctic
   - conservation engineering
   - ocean science technology
   - marine energy
   - climate, ocean acidification, and the changing oceans
   - marine and coastal cultures
   - marine governance
   - areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ)
   - marine conservation planning
   - communication and outreach;
   - blue economy
   - marine industry
   - citizen science
   - traditional ecological knowledge
   - knowledge exchange
   - marine tourism
   - wellbeing and health
   - marine and coastal restoration
   - conservation at the land-sea interface

Workshops will be help pre-congress on the 22-23 August and can be of a
duration from a half to two full days. IMCC symposia will address critical
or cutting-edge marine conservation topics. Symposia are two hours in
duration and can host approximately 6-7 talks. Click here
<https://conbio.org/mini-sites/imcc6/participateimcc6/call4abstracts/> for
more information or to submit your workshop or symposia.

Join us in this sailing city to continue the congress theme of Making
Marine Science Matter. This meeting is open to students, researchers,
faculty, policy makers, managers, high school teachers, and any other
people with a keen interest in marine conservation science.

Please visit our website at imcc6.com <https://conbio.org/mini-sites/imcc6/>,
where we will be posting updates and information about the meeting If you
have any questions about IMCC6 or would like more information please
contact us at info at imcc6.com