5th Congress on Marine Sciences

5^th Congress on Marine Sciences

Marcuba'2000

"For a more integrated management

of marine and coastal resources"

4-8 December, 2000

Havana International Conference Center, Cuba

Second Announcement/(March 2000)

Dear Colleague:

The National Oceanographic Committee (CON) is delighted to announce that the 5^th Congress on Marine Sciences, MARCUBA´2000 will be held from 4 to 8 December, 2000 at Havana's International Conference Center, Cuba.

"For a more integrated management of marine and coastal resources" will be the central motto that the Marcuba´2000 Organizing Committee proposes, with a suggesting list of novel, updated topics in the field of marine sciences and an attractive scientific program for participants.

With the purpose of increasing the quality and scientific content of the event, we will count on the presence of outstanding national and international personalities that are distinguished for their important contributions in the field of marine researches.

From Cuba, the largest of the Caribbean Antilles, we are pleased to extend a warm and cordial invitation to share the scientific dialogue and at the same time enjoy the kindness of our climate, our cultural expressions and the welcoming affection toward our visitors.

We are expecting your decision to attend Marcuba´2000 very soon and hope to have the privilege of welcoming you in Havana.

Sincerely,

Guillermo García Montero

President

National Oceanographic Committee

Organizers

National Oceanographic Committee

Cuban Society of Marine Sciences

Fishery Research Center

Center for Marine Research

Institute of Oceanology

National Aquarium of Cuba

GEOCUBA

Center for Environmental Management and Engineering of Bays.

Center for Information, Management and Environmental Education

Environmental Policy Directorate

Sponsors

Cuban National Commission of UNESCO

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO)

International Ocean Institute (IOI)

Latin American and Caribbean Regional Office of

the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)

Organizing Committee

Chairman: Lic. Guillermo García Montero

Scientific Program: Dra. María Elena Ibarra

Executive Secretary: Lic. Argelia Fernández Márquez

Members:

Dr. Rodolfo Claro

Lic. Antonio Villasol

Dr. Manuel Alepuz

Dra. Liuba Chabalina

Dra. Adela Prieto

Lic. Gustavo Arencibia

Dra. Dalia Salabarría

Lic. Alejandro Morales

MSc. Jorge Angulo

Lic. Julieta Gutiérrez

Dra. Ana María Suárez

Lic. Juan Pérez

Ing. Hernán Hernández

Dr. Celso Pazos

Lic. Maida Montolio

Lic. Longino Franquiz

Lic. Marta Torres

Lic. Luis Silva

Lic. Mireya Mesa Tamargo

Participants

The Congress is expected to be attended by specialists, officials and executives from scientific and service institutions, universities, governmental bodies and organizations, non governmental organizations, international and national cooperation agencies related to the sea world and by representatives of the private and industrial sectors.

Working Languages:

Spanish and English.

Structure of the Scientific Program:

The Scientific Program will be developed in the modalities of keynote conferences, round tables, free topics (poster, videos and oral presentations). Poster is suggested as the most appropriate modality for the presentation of free topics. The Organizing Committee will select the most relevant free topics to be presented orally.

Preliminary Scientific Program

Keynote Lectures

It is foreseen the presentation of Keynote Lectures by invited prominent experts and international leaders in marine environmental issues. Among them will be:

Vision of the ocean and the coastal zones for the 21^st Century.

Dr. Patricio Bernal (Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO).

Environmental situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, with special attention to the marine environment.

Mr. Ricardo Sánchez Sosa (Director, Latin American and Caribbean Regional Office of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)

On co-operation of science, technology and society for the implementation of UNCLOS and UNCED´92 agreements: the role of international organizations.

Dr. Gunnar Kullenberg (Executive Director, International Ocean Institute).

Progress achieved on integrated coastal management:: a global perspective.

Dra. Biliana Cicin-Sain (Co-Director Center for the Study of marine Policy, University of Delaware, USA).

The state of the coral reefs of the world: scientific actions for their preservation.

Dr. Clive Wilkinson (Coordinator Australian Institute of marine Sciences, Townsville, Australia).

Sea change and tendencies: next century forecast.

Dr. David T. Pugh (Southampton Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom).

Beach erosion and its mitigation: the case of the Eastern Caribbean Islands.

Dr. Leonard Nurse (Director, Coastal Conservation Project Unit, Barbados).

Tracking and understanding of the annual movements of Atlantic tunas.

Dr. Charles Farwell (Curator, Pelagic Fishes Program, Monterrey Bay Aquarium, USA).

Overfishing, eutrophication and climate change. Threads for a sustainable fishery.

Dr. Julio Baisre (Director, Fisheries Management, Ministry of Fisheries, Cuba)

Towards an integrated management of the marine shelf in the Sabana-Camaguey ecosystem.

Dr. Pedro M. Alcolado Menéndez (Institute of Oceanology, Cuba)

The regional programme for bays and coastal zone management.

Lic. Antonio Villasol (Director, Center for Engineering and Environmental Management of Bays, Cuba).

Thematic Lectutres

The Organizing Committee has identified the following Thematic Lectures that will be offered by Cuban experts. Other Conferences of the same character will be also selected by the Scientific Committee from those paper abstracts sent by authors willing to attend the congress.

Integrated management of coastal areas. Antecedents for an academic program.

Dra. Ma. Elena Ibarra Martín (Center of Marine Research, University of Havana).

Biodiversity and phytogeography in the tropical costs of America.

Dra. Ana María Suárez Alfonso. (Center of Marine Research, University of Havana).

Recruitment and forecast in Cuba’s lobsters fisheries.

Dr. Raul Cruz Izquierdo. (Center of Marine Research, University of Havana).

Biodiversity of peracarides crustaceans in the Great caribe.

Dr. Manuel Ortiz Touzet. (Center of Marine Research, University of Havana).

Advances in the controlled reproduction of peneid shrimps.

Dr. Laida Ramos Trujillo (Center for Marine Research, Cuba)

Molecular Genetic and Systematic in the study of biodiversity.

Dr. Erick García Machado (Center for Marine Investigations, Cuba)

The coasts of Cuba, main actions and impacts.

Eng. Angel Luis Chirino (GEOCUBA-Marine Studies)

Projects on Integrated Coastal Areas Management in the Caribbean Region: obtained experiences.

Lic. Antonio Villasol Núñez (Center of Engineering and Environmental Management of Bays).

Possibilities to minimize the polluting loads of land sources towards the coastal areas.

Dra. Liuba Chabalina (Center of Engineering and Environmental Management of Bays).

Main indicators of the contamination in the coastal areas of Cuba.

Engineer Jesús Beltrán González (Center of Engineering and Environmental Management of Bays).

On the environmental management in Cuba and its relationship with the marine and coastal resources.

Dr. Jorge Mario García Fernández (Center of Information, Management and Environmental Education).

The role of Integrated Management in the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.

Dra. Dahlia Salabarría (Center of Information, Management and Environmental Education).

Current situation of the contamination at national scale and its effects on the coastal areas.

Lic. Mario Abó Balanza (Center of Information, Management and Environmental Education).

Environmental education in three coastal communities of Cuba: Results of a research program of the National Aquarium of Cuba.

Lic. Marlenys González (National Aquarium of Cuba).

Beach erosion in Cuba. Alternatives for their protection.

Dr. José Luis Juanes Martí (Institute of Oceanology, Cuba)

Oceanographic Researches in the area of interaction Caribbean Sea-Gulf of Mexico.

M.Sc. Roberto Pérez de los Reyes (Institute of Oceanology, Cuba)

Current tendencies in marine bioactives researches.

Dra. Anoland Garateix Fleites (Institute of Oceanología, Cuba)

Round tables:

Legal framework for Integrated Coastal Zone Management: The Case of Cuba.

Climate changes and their influence on the coastal zones and oceans.

Coastal Communities and marine resources.

Sustainable Fisheries.

Congres’s Main Topics:

Integrated Coastal Zones Management.

Concepts and methodologies for integrated management of coastal ecosystems. Environmental Impact Assessment. Maritime tourism as a way of development and its impact on coastal ecosystems. Impact of urban and industrial development on coastal areas. The role of sciences and technologies in coastal zone sustainable development policies

Marine Resources Management and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity.

Current status of and prospects for local and regional fisheries. Examples of the application of the precautionary principle to marine resources exploitation. Projections and prospects for marine fish farming in developing countries. Conservation of marine biodiversity. Marine sciences and technologies applied to the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources.

Ocean Processes and Global Change.

Ocean-atmosphere interactions. Circulation patterns and hydrological and hydrochemical regimes. Ocean processes as related to global change. Global change and its influence on marine biodiversity. Ocean processes and its relationship with the marine productivity. Global Ocean Observing System

Marine Biotechnology.

Projections and prospects for research and development in the field of bioremediation, medicine, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, nutrition, energy and marine bioactive compounds. Biotechnology for the protection of the marine environment and its resources.

Marine Aquariology.

Thematic and scientific projections. Current and future development. Technological support infrastructure and modern architecture for the development of new life support systems. Current trends and prospects in aquariums.

Marine Mammals.

Biological and population studies: design, methodology and results. Systems and methods for the effective handling of marine mammals. Preventive and healing clinical and veterinary attentions. Training techniques and regime of activities.

Marine Environmental Education.

Practical experiences in the development and application of new methodologies for marine environmental education. Environmental perception of the society in general and coastal populations in particular. The role of aquariums and museums in marine environmental education and management of biodiversity. Mass media and marine environmental education.

Interested authors may also contribute papers on any of the following fields:

Marine Biology and Ecology
Fisheries Biology and marine aquaculture
Marine Pollution and health of the Environment
Physical and Chemical Oceanography
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Marine Information: Services and Products
Marine Technologies and remote sensing
Coastal Dynamics and Engineering
Marine Sciences and Technologies in Decision-Making.

Economic value of the Marine and Coastal Environment

Call for Papers

Abstracts shall not exceed 250 words, Arial Font 12 pt, and will be elaborated according to the following guidelines:

Title with uppercase letter.

Main author and co-authors

Institutional affiliation.

Country, address, telephone, electronic mail, fax.

Summary content

Papers accepted for oral presentations will have 15 min for presentation and 5 min for discussions. Those accepted for Poster presentation will dispose of an area of 1.0 m width and 2.0 m high.

ADMISSION DATE FOR ABSTRACTS

IS CLOSED BY 15 SEPTEMBER, 2000 !!!

Persons interested to present paper abstracts may send them by Electronic Mail or fax.

The Scientific Committee will notify authors of the acceptance of their papers and the form of presentation, without prejudice to the applicant's participation as delegate.

Audiovisual means:

Slide projector

Overhead projector

VHS video (NTSC standard)

Presentation in electronic format,

Registration Fees

Participants: $ 300,00 USD

Students: $ 100.00 USD

Companions: $ 50.00 USD

Inscription prices include:

Delegate: credential, documentation module, participation in the scientific activities, welcoming cocktail, certificate of attendance and/or author.

Companion: credential, participation in the opening and closure activities, welcoming cocktail, visits to the City’s Historical Center and shopping tour.

The Congress inscription fee will be paid directly at Havana's International Conference Center at the moment of registration.

HOTELS AND OTHER ASPECTS ON YOUR STAY IN CUBA

Those interested in obtaining information about Hotels and of the realization of their reservation for the period of duration of the Congress will have to consult the travel Agency located in their home country (see the list of Travel Agencies at the end of this Circular). For further information do not hesitate to be in contact with the Professional Organizer of the Congress at the International Conference Center of Havana.

Participants requiring a personal invitation for administrative purposes could request it to the Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee.

Communication with the organizers:

Lic. Argelia Fernández

Secretaria Ejecutiva

V Congreso de Ciencias del Mar

Calle 18-A No. 4114 e/ 41 y 47

Playa, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba

Telef: (537)29-6014

Fax: (537)24-1442

E-mail: marcuba@unepnet.inf.cu

Lic. Mireya Mesa Tamargo

Organizador Profesional de Congresos

Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana, Cuba

Apartado Postal 16046

Telf.: (537)286176, 226011/19

Fax: (537)287996 / 283470 / 228283

E-mail: mireya@palco.get.cma.net

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