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 NOLADE21SHO 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 Bingo! - die Umweltlotterie ANT Applied New Technologies AG, Luebeck HydroTechnik Luebeck GmbH UTM Umwelttechnik Metallrecycling GmbH Luebeck Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea, Darmstadt If you wish to become a sponsor of the conference please contact: sponsoring@miremar.de