Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU Schleswig Holstein)
– Society for Dolphin Conservation Germany (GRD) - Society for the Conservation
of Marine Mammals (GSM)
c/o Ingo Ludwichowski,
NABU Schleswig-Holstein, Färberstr. 51, 24535 Neumünster, Tel.
++49 (0)4321-953073, info@miremar.de
First announcement
We are proud to announce the International Conference
on
Minimizing Risks for the Environment in Marine Ammunition Removal in
the Baltic and North Sea (MIREMAR)
The conference will be held from
16th to 18th November 2010
in Neumünster, Germany
(situated between Hamburg and Kiel).
After theme sessions on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday
17th November (e.g., impact on biota, conventional treatment by
blasting, recovery and removal of conventional ammunition, chemical warfare,
political dimension) practical demonstrations, workshops and an excursion will
be offered on Thursday 18th November 2010.
Submission of abstracts for oral presentations is welcome.
The deadline for abstract submission is 31st August 2010.
Further information will be provided in the second announcement and
on the
conference website www.miremar.de within the next few weeks.
If you have any questions, please contact info@miremar.de.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Neumünster in November
2010!
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Sven Koschinski
Conference on
Minimizing Risks for the Environment in Marine Ammunition Removal in
the Baltic and North Sea (MIREMAR) - 16th to 18th November 2010
Objectives
Large quantities of conventional ammunition (explosives) and chemical
warfare have been deployed or dumped into Baltic and North Seas during and after
World Wars I and II. It is still unclear what risks they pose to humans and the
environment. The aim of the conference is to give an overview of the situation
and actual developments in treatment of underwater unexploded ordnance.
Identification of best practice and best available technique is a central
objective of the conference. Workshops on the third day may help to establish a
network of actors in order to initiate research, development or trials of new
technologies.
Location
Neumünster is situated 30 km south of Kiel and 70 km
north of Hamburg. The conference will be held in the “Stadthalle”, Kleinflecken
1, 24534 Neumünster. For practical demonstrations there will be space outside
the conference building.
Deadlines
The deadline for registration is 31st October
2010 (registration@miremar.de). Please pay
your registration fee (90,--€, students 70,--€) to account nr. 285080, Sparkasse
Südholstein, BLZ 230 510 30, purpose of payment: Miremar
- IBAN DE16 2305 1030 0000 2850 80, BIC
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Please submit your abstracts (no more than 100 words)
for presentations by 31st August 2010 to: info@miremar.de
If you would like to host a workshop or have any ideas
for further workshops, please contact the organizers: info@miremar.de
Sponsors
If you wish to become a sponsor of the conference please contact:
sponsoring@miremar.de