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.

Ocean is the largest world’s ecosystem that renders multifarious aspects of human beings. There is apparently nothing happened under the sky without directly or indirectly affecting or being affected by the ocean. Being a complex system that importantly determining global life, ocean must be scientifically understood, politically comprehended, and environmental friendly managed in order that it can support and sustain human life. That is the main reason to conduct this symposium as a scientific arena for all participants to share their experiences and come to conclusion of having better insight on the complexity of the ocean.

The common objectives of this symposium are:

• Sharing cutting-edge information, sciences, and technologies on all aspects and functions of ocean.
• Collect and disseminate scientific information that may be used by government and other concerned parties to improve the quality of ocean policy toward benefiting human race.

1. Sharks and Rays
2. Fisheries Assessment and management
3. Red Snapper Fisheries
4. Grouper Fisheries
5. Responsible Capture Fisheries
6. Fisheries Aquaculture
7. Coelacanth
8. Exotic Marine Organism
9. Coral Reef Management
10. Marine Biotechnology
11. Fish Product Processing
12. Marine Entrepreneurship
13. Ocean Ethics
14. Social Ecological System and Coastal Governance
15. Ocean Science
16. Ocean Observing System

17. Indonesian Through Flow
18. Maritime Industry
19. Marine Energy
20. Marine Energy, Mineral and Hazard
21. Marine Conservation
22. Small-island Development
23. Ocean Policy
24. Marine Spatial Planning and Cadastre
25. HRD and Capacity Building
26. Problem and Issues in Fisheries Trading
27. Marine Pollution
28. Wetlands and Estuary
29. Marine Health & Biomedical
30. The origin of species theory -Wallace and Darwin-
31. Climate Change Impacts on Water Resource and Coastal Management in Developing Country

The Symposium will be held on 12-14 May 2009 at
Grand Kawanua International City,
Jl. Mr. A.A. Maramis, Manado,
North Sulawesi – Indonesia

LANGUAGE

The official language of the Symposium is English.  Simultaneous translation will not be provided.