Vol. 4, No. 2 Contents
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Spring 2000
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CalendarOrganic aquaculture workshopA National Organic Aquaculture Workshop, co-sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service and University of Minnesota Extension Service, is scheduled for June 23-24, 2000 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The workshop will address the technical aspects of issues associated with aquaculture production that have been identified by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). For information E-mail Deborah Brister at djb@fw.umn.edu or call (612) 624-7723. Coastal Society conferenceThe Coastal Society's 17th international conference takes place July 9-12, 2000 at the Millennium in Portland, Oregon. For information visit www.oce.orst.edu/mrm/tcs17/confhome.html. Deep sea corals symposiumThe first International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals is scheduled for July 30 through August 2, 2000 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. For details, visit http://home.istar.ca/~eac_hfx/symposium/ or E-mail Susan Gass, Symposium Coordinator, at coral@is.dal.ca. Coastal Zone Canada (CZC) 2000The fourth international coastal zone conference is scheduled to take place September 17-22, 2000, in Saint John, New Brunswick. For more information on CZC 2000, visit www.gov.nb.ca/dfa/czc-zcc2000.htm or E-mail czczcc2000@gov.nb.ca or call (506) 453-2253. For more information on a youth conference that will also take place as part of the event, contact Maxine Westhead via E-mail at westheadm@dfo-mpo.gc.ca, or call (902) 426-4215. BoFEP workshopThe fourth Bay of Fundy Science Workshop will take place September 20-21, 2000 in Saint John, New Brunswick, in conjunction with the Coastal Zone Canada 2000 Conference. For details, visit the Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership Web site at http://www.auracom.com/~bofep/workshop.htm. Out of the Fog IIA Gulf of Maine Information Exchange Workshop takes place November 2-4, 2000 in Saint John, New Brunswick. For information, visit www.gulfofmaine.org/gominfoex/ootf2. EcoAction 2000 deadline Application deadlines are October 1 and February 1 annually for Environment Canada's EcoAction 2000 Community Funding Program, which helps groups implement projects that protect or enhance the environment in their community. For more information visit www.ec.gc.ca/eco or call 1-800-663-5755 in Canada. Keep up with Gulf events by visiting the Gulf of Maine Council's calendar at www.gulfofmaine.org/cgi-bin/Calendar/ calendar.cgi
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