[Coral-List] Ocean Sciences 2022 Meeting session

[Robert Richmond]

Dear Colleagues,

Are you working in the Pacific region? Do you want to celebrate Pacific Ocean connections? The Palau National Marine Sanctuary, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, and University of Hawaii at Manoa Kewalo Marine Lab are excited to invite you to the following innovative session at the Ocean Sciences 2022 Meeting in Honolulu, Hawai’i, 27 February to 4 March 2022:

Innovative session: Small Islands, Big Ocean – ecological, physical and human connections in the Pacific <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/#:~:text=Legislation%20and%20regulations-,IN02,-Small%20Islands%2C%20Big>
The aim of this session is to highlight the connections across the Pacific Ocean.

Abstract submissions are open (https://osm2022.secure-platform.com/a <https://osm2022.secure-platform.com/a>) and we are looking forward to receiving abstracts for this innovative session.

Submissions for abstracts will close on the 29th of September 2021.

The 6-hr innovative session will start with a conversation on Pacific Ocean connections covering topics from science to people to policy. This will be followed by three 1-hour sessions, each following a 6-5-30 format (6 speakers present 5-minute talks with a 30-minute discussion afterwards). Each session will focus on a different scale of connection: local, regional, and global. There will also be an additional 1-hour session that will celebrate island communities. This community sharing session will provide an opportunity for islanders to share their connection stories through talks, videos, songs, images, or any other means. The innovative session will close with a final 1-hour strategic planning session that will pave the way forward for future Pacific Island connections.

Details about the session can be found here: https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/ <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/>
Session ID: IN02 Small Islands, Big Ocean – ecological, physical and human connections in the Pacific

Session description:

This session aims to examine connections among Pacific Islands and islanders mediated and fostered by the ocean. The session will highlight the interconnectedness of ecology and society underpinned by conservation, human wellbeing, livelihoods, culture, and governance. Pacific Island connections will be contextualized locally, regionally, and globally and include biological connectivity through currents and animal migration, cultural and scientific connections through voyages and exploration, and the integration of traditional ecological knowledge, scientific and technological innovation, policy, education, and conservation. Each themed session will include speakers from diverse backgrounds, whose research and practices connect across different disciplines, system dimensions and/or biogeographic and sociocultural jurisdictions. The opening session will include a keynote talk identifying Pacific Island connections across natural and human systems. This session will also include a panel discussion by policy makers, managers and community leaders providing their perspectives and identifying knowledge gaps, critical to effective policy development. This will be followed by three 1-hour themed sessions using a 6-5-30 format. Each themed session will address different scales of connectivity: Local, Regional and Global connections. Session speakers will be asked to highlight a connection linking their research with another relevant discipline or system dimension. There will also be a 1-hour video and poster session for Pacific Island youth, community stakeholders and conservation champions which will include both in-person and virtual presentations providing an opportunity for conference participants to learn about Pacific Island Connections from Pacific Islanders. The final 1-hour session will develop a blueprint for future actions supporting Pacific Island connections by building on past and current successes and identifying future opportunities and partnerships.

Additional information regarding abstract submission: https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/abstract-guidelines/ <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/abstract-guidelines/>
Organizers:
Louw Claassens, kyss.louw at gmail.com <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/%E2%80%9Dmailto:kyss.louw@gmail.com%E2%80%9D>
Valerie Brown, valerie.brown at noaa.gov <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/%E2%80%9Dmailto:valerie.brown@noaa.gov%E2%80%9D>
Fiorenza Micheli, micheli at stanford.edu <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/%E2%80%9Dmailto:%E2%80%9Dmicheli@stanford.edu%E2%80%9D>
Rob Dunbar, dunbar at stanford.edu <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/%E2%80%9Dmailto:%E2%80%9Ddunbar@stanford.edu%E2%80%9D>
Bob Richmond, richmond at hawaii.edu <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/%E2%80%9Dmailto:%E2%80%9Drichmond@hawaii.edu%E2%80%9D>
Yimnang Golbuu, ygolbuu at picrc.org <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/%E2%80%9Dmailto:%E2%80%9Dygolbuu@picrc.org%E2%80%9D>
Atuatasi Lelei Peau, atuatasi-lelei.peau at noaa.gov <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/innovative-sessions/%E2%80%9Dmailto:%E2%80%9Datuatasi-lelei.peau@noaa.gov%E2%80%9D>

Robert H. Richmond, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Director
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kewalo Marine Laboratory
41 Ahui Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 USA
Phone: 808-539-7330
Fax: 808-599-4817
e-mail: richmond at hawaii.edu