1998 International Year of the Ocean
Activities & Events - Conferences
Conference Information

Sustainable Oceans in the 21^st Century

30 March-2 April 1998, Wilton House, West Sussex, UK

Preview

This is a preview programme and as such may be subject to change. Participants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, giving due consideration to having a broad spread of nationalities and institutions represented.

Monday 30 March

• 15:00 Introduction to the Conference

• 15:15-16:45 Oceans: What are the issues and priorities?
  Rt. Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, London

• 17:30-19:00 Understanding Ocean: What do we need to know and how can we use what we do know better?
  Dr. Gunnar Kullenberg, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (Paris)
  Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, Director, Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences, Plymouth

Tuesday 31 March

• 09:15-10:45 The Economic Dilemmas: wealth form the ocean...but for whom?
  Dr, David Pugh, Southampton Oceanographic Centre, Southampton

• 11:15-12:45 Coastal Zones: the primary area for action?
  Bud Ehler, National Oceanographic AA, Washington DC
  Prof. Muthukamatchi Ravindran, Executive Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Madras

• 17:30-19:00 Land Based Pollution: what are the key problems and how can we deal with them?
  Magnus Johansson, Minister of the Environment, Rekyavik
  Laurence Mee, UNEP Istanbul

• 20:30-22:00 Discussion Groups

Wednesday 1st April

• 09:15-10:45 Sustainability and profitable fisheries: an impossible dream?
  Jim Barkhouse, Minister, Depart. of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Nova Scotia
  Dr. Patricio Bernal, National Commission for the Environment, Santiago

• 11:15-12:45 Policing Global Agreements, who and how?
  William O'Niel, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation, London

• 15:00-16:30 Raising Public Awareness: the key to effective action, but how?
  Pro. David Bellamy

• 17:00-18:30 Closing Symposium
  Prof. Pierre Papon, PDT IFREMER, Paris
  Magnus Ngoile, IUCN Marine and Coastal Programme, Gland, Switzerland

• 20:30-22:00 Formal Dinner

Thursday 2 April

• 09:00 Participants Depart

Enquiries about participation should be addressed to:

Angela Vousden
Wilton Park Conferences
Wiston House
Steyning
West Sussex BN44 3DZ, UK
Tel: (44) 1903 817774, Fax: (44) 1903 815931, E-mail: wilton@pavilion.co.uk