Through Community-Based Ecotourism. Participants will be invited to conceptualize new planning approaches where tangible successess of wetland conservation are a result of creative toursim and tourist involvement. The conference will address Hot Issues in Cetacean Conservation, Legislative Issues in Cetacean Conservation, Advances in Marine Mammal Science, and The Future of Whaling and Whale Management. Individual presentations, panel discussions and workshops will be conducted by world-renowned marine mammal scientists, educators, and writers in a format that encourages discussion and audience participation. The conference will officially begin on Friday night, November 17, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, with a special reception and dance honoring Dr. Alan and Sheila Baldridge.
Reception is open to all conference attendees and the general public.
Additional conference activities include a banquet with keynote speaker, poster session, art show, special book signings, photography competition, and silent auction, as well as field trips that include whale watching, kayaking, and wildlife tours. A surprise movie screening is scheduled to close the conference. Conference attendance strictly limited to 450. Poster abstract submission deadline is September 1, 2000. Early registration deadline is October 15, 2000.