The Government of Indonesia will host the World Ocean Conference 2009 (WOC’09) in Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi Province, during May 11 - 15, 2009. In conjunction with that global event, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and The Provincial Government of North Sulawesi will co-organize an International Ocean Science, Technology, and Policy Symposium as a side event of the WOC’09. The symposium will be held during May 12 - 14, 2009 at the same site of the WOC’09 venue.
The symposium will cover various aspects related to oceans including physical, biological, technological, and social economic. Altogether, there will be 31 different topics to be discussed at parallel sessions during three days activity. It is organized in such a way that participants and speakers may involve in more than one sessions, and freely mobile, in order to gain maximum benefits of their presence.
The objective of the symposium is to share information among scientists, managers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and policy-makers on their recent and current experiences. It is a global arena for participants to introduce their new inventions, great ideas, research findings, derived methods and technologies of production, as well as resource policy advices, in order that everybody may improve his/her capacity in their respective field and specialization. Being a side event of the WOC’09, the symposium may also provide information directly and indirectly to the leaders and prominent figures from around the world who attend the WOC’09, to seek for a common understanding on the benefits and impacts of ocean to world society.
The host city of Manado is a seaside beautiful place, rich in natural and cultural resources. Hence, participants of the WOC’09, symposium, and other related events may also avail themselves of the wonders of Manado and its enthralling surrounding places. The famous and most beautiful Bunaken Marine Park, the flowery town of Tomohon and the tuna town of Bitung.
In this regards, I sincerely invite you to participate and to involve in the symposium.
I do hope that your participation will bring forward useful and meaningful impacts toward the sustainability and long-existences of our shared and common ocean ecosystem.
Sincerely Yours,
Freddy Numberi,
Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Republic of Indonesia
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