September 2012

Big Ocean Business Meeting & Learning Exchange
5 September 2012
8:30 - 17:00
Terrace Ballroom A
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Jeju, Korea
Big Ocean will convene its fourth business meeting in conjunction with the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress Forum being held in Jeju, Korea from 6-11 September. The morning session, inclusive of a working lunch (8:30 - 14:00) will be the business meeting and is specifically for member sites and representatives. The afternoon session will be the workshop and the topic is development of an outline for a guidebook for managers of large scale MPA sites. The workshop welcomes guests and other managers referred to Big Ocean by its member sites.
www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/index.cfm
For more information please contact: naia@bigoceanmanagers.org

Big Ocean's WCC 2012 Workshop & Knowledge Cafe
Big Ocean is hosting both a Workshop and Knowledge Cafe at the 2012 WCC. The titles, dates and times are below. For additional information on the sessions, please click the links provided to access the IUCN website and the full proposal text.
No. 0841 WORKSHOP
Size Matters: Scaling Up Marine Protection Across the Globe
IUCN web link: http://portals.iucn.org/
8 SEPTEMBER, SATURDAY
Time: 14h30 - 16h30
Room: 201 (A&B)
No. 0056 KNOWLEDGE CAFE
Is Bigger Better? Inviting Experiences and Perspectives on Large-Scale Marine Protection
IUCN web link: http://portals.iucn.org/
9 SEPTEMBER, SUNDAY
11h-13h
Room: 102
Conference link
www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/index.cfm
For more information about Big Ocean sessions, please contact: naia@bigoceanmanagers.org