11 April 2012
Only FOUR weeks remaining until the 6th World Fisheries Congress 2012 takes place!
News!
We are delighted to be able to announce that Lowri Evans, Deputy Director General of Operations for the European Commission has confirmed her attendance to the 6th Word Fisheries Congress. We look forward to welcoming Lowri to Edinburgh in the coming weeks
SeaWeb Seafood Choices Panel Sessions now confirmed
We are pleased to confirm three high profile panel sessions which will take place throughout the Congress. These panel sessions will take place in the Tinto room of the EICC. For a general overview of each session, please click HERE
- EU FISHERIES and CFP REFORM (Tues 8th May)
- STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION (Weds 9th May)
- Illegal Fisheries (Thurs 10th May)
Gala Dinner
The official Gala Dinner will take place on Thursday 10th May 2012. Please be sure to have booked your ticket before the Congress as we will have limited places to book onsite (50 places maximum). To book and confirm your place, please email reg@6thwfc2012.com
Draft Programmes now available!
Draft Programme* – Tuesday 8th May 2012
Draft Programme* – Wednesday 9th May 2012
Draft Programme* – Thursday 10th May 2012
Draft Programme* – Friday 11th May 2012
*Details of the draft programmes are correct at time of download (Monday 26th March 2012) and are subject to change as and where necessary. All authors will be contacted over the coming weeks with any updates to initial notifications where necessary.
Registration
Are you registered to join over 1000 delegates registered to attend the Congress so far!?
- Full Delegate Registration:
- Day Delegate Registration:
Registration fee includes:
- Entry to all scientific sessions
- All Congress documentation including book of abstracts
- Welcome Reception, Opening and Closing Sessions at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)
- Tea and coffee
- Entry to the exhibition
- VAT at prevailing rate
Fisherman’s Rate!
We have recently announced that there will be a reduced registration rate for fisherman to improve accessibility to the event, which takes place in Edinburgh later this year.
Key Congress Speakers Professor Ray Hilborn
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Mike Mitchell
Youngs Seafood Company and Findus, UK
Malcolm Beveridge
WorldFish Center, Zambia
Professor Katsumi Tsukamoto
The University of Tokyo, JapanEric C. Schwaab
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
Dr James Anderson
World Bank, USA