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A One Day Conference on Underwater Sound and Marine Life will be held on:
9th October 2006 at the City Conference Centre, London.

Organised by The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and the Interagency Committee for Marine Science and Technology (IACMST).

Sponsored by Ultra Electronics and QinetiQ

THE ISSUE
Anthropogenic noise and its impact on the marine environment remains an issue of concern within the maritime community. There have been a number of meetings to look at the different aspects of this issue from the policy required: to regulate the emission of sound through to the science required and to minimise its impact on the marine environment. This co- sponsored meeting will aim to build on the IACMST report Underwater Sound and Marine Life, published in 2006, by looking at exploring a number of the recommendations further so as to contribute to the ongoing developments in the areas of science and policy.

THE PROGRAMME
The conference programme will educate and inform, consisting of thought provoking plenary talks and periods of discussion. Selected speakers chosen for their expertise in specific areas will act as scene setters and will provide delegates with a balanced overview of the biological science involved, the physics involved (acoustics) and the over-arching applicable laws and policies. Alongside research and policy in the UK, the talks will also look at developments in regulation and science in the US and in Europe.

* Description of the applicable biological and physical sciences

* Overview of the relevant laws and policies

* Overview of gaps in scientific knowledge

* Developments in policy in the UK, Europe and Globally

* Case for controlled exposure experiments

* Case for risk hazard assessment methods

* Case for marine protected areas

* The NGO view

A wrap up session at the end of the day will be used to synthesise the issues and ideas discussed. Following the wrap up session it is planned that a Forum, whose establishment was recommended by the IACMST report, will be launched by Prof Howard Dalton, Chairman of IACMST.

REGISTRATION
It is anticipated this will be a highly popular event so an early expression of intention to attend is advised.

The cost of attending the meeting will be £25 (inclusive of VAT at 17.5%)

To express an interest in attending the meeting please visit http://www.imarest.org/events/marinesound/

To read the IACMST report please click here.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES:

Dr Bev MacKenzie
Technical Department
IMarEST
80 Coleman Street,
London EC2R 5BJ, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7382 2628

Email: bev.mackenzie@imarest.org

REGISTRATION ENQUIRIES:

Sarah Alexander
Events Department
IMarEST
80 Coleman Street,
London EC2R 5BJ, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7382 2636

Email: sarah.alexander@imarest.org

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