June 2005
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Plenary and Keynote Speakers

Theme 1: Regional Security: Environmental, Economic & Social Implications Plenary: Prof. Jon Van Dyke, East-West Center, Honolulu
Keynote: Dr Michael Julian, Executive Director, Australian Marine Environment Protection Association

Theme 2: Coastal & Marine Activities: Environmental, Social & Economic Impacts Plenary: Hon. Virginia Chadwick, Chair, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Keynote: Dr Tosh Moller, Managing Director, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, London, UK

Theme 3: Technology, surveillance & enforcement of maritime activities
Plenary: Maurice Storey, President, The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, London, UK
Keynote: Mr David Baird, General Manager, Australian Search & Rescue, Canberra

Theme 4: Global Marine Assessments & Models for Alternatives
Plenary: Dr Michael Huber, Chairman, Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP)
Keynote: Dr Clive Wilkinson, Australian Institute of Marine Science & Coordinator, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

Theme 5: Arafura & Timor Seas – Challenges & Priorities
Plenary: Hon. José Texeira, Secretary of State for Tourism, Environment & Investment, Timor Leste
Keynote: Prof. Russell Reichelt, Chief Executive Officer, CRC Reef Research Centre, Townsville & Member of the Governing Board, IOI

Theme 6: Marine Biotechnology – Challenges & Prospects
Plenary: Dr Chris Battershill, Australian Institute of Marine Science
Keynote: Dr Peter Isdale, Chief Executive Officer, IMBcom Pty Ltd., University of Queensland, Brisbane

Special Theme: Marine Natural Disasters.
Convenors: Dr Werner Ekau (IOI-Germany); Dr Alejandro Gutierrez (IOI-Costa Rica); Dr Eduardo Marone (IOI-South Western Atlantic Ocean, Brazil).

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