IMBIZO7 Planning
Background
Aims of IMBIZOs:Â to be interdisciplinary, integrate RPs and WGs, link across GCs, link to other partners, to be inclusive, develop ECR capacity through ECR co chairs on each workshop and organising committee, to have defined outputs.
The SSC and in particular the Grand Challenge Champions have been developing the theme/title of the conference and the three workshops. The Google document with the suggestions can be found here.
Dates
20-24 November 2023
Location
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II (IAV), Rabat, Morocco
IMBIZO7 Title
Provisional title – Transforming and Transitioning to sustainable ocean governance: what is success by 2030?
New suggestions –
- Transforming and Transitioning to Sustainable Ocean Governance by 2030: Promises, Practices and Challenges
- Transforming and Transitioning to Sustainable Ocean Governance by 2030: Commitments and Challenges
Workshop 1
Provisional title – Eutrophication pathways and synergies – ‘too much business as usual’ – knowledge gathering about threats
Co-Chairs – Alice, Dongyan (ECR co-chair to be added)
Workshop 2
Provisional title – A framework for development of social-ecological models of transformative change for sustainable ocean management
Co-Chairs – to be confirmed – Marion, Thorsten, Lynne, Hicham Massi (ECR co-chair to be added)Â
Workshop 3
Provisional title – Putting sustainability principles into practice in fisheries and aquaculture: Governance progressions and challenges
Co-Chairs – Mica, Derek, Cecelia Engle (ECR)
ECR Day/Activity
To be confirmed
Cross-Cutting Activities
To be confirmed
Scientific Organising Committee
Includes:
- Chair of SSC
- Co-chairs of workshops
- 2 x FacilitatorsÂ
- Someone local
- John
- Gi
Local Organising Committee
To be confirmed
- Fang
- Lisa
- Kai
- Paula
- local to be added
Timeline
?? Month 2022
Finalise conference Theme / Title
?? Month 2022
Confirm venue and dates
?? Month 2022
Establish Scientific Organising committee
?? Month 2022
Establish Local Organising committee
?? Month 2022
Finalise: workshop titles and abstracts, and workshop co-chairs
?? Month 2022
Launch website
?? Month 2022
Publish call for sponsors
?? Month 2022
Publish call for abstracts
?? Month 2022
Open registration
?? Month 2022
Close abstract submission
?? Month 2023
Accept abstracts / inform authors
?? Month 2023
Finalise cross cutting activities
?? Month 2023
Finalise conference schedule
?? Month 2023
Launch conference App (Whova)
?? October 2023
Hold conference
?? Month 2023
Conduct post conference survey of attendees
?? Month 2023
Follow up on outputs