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From:	"Sarah Carr" <>
To:	"Sarah Carr" <>
Subject:	EBM Tools Workshop at the International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC), May 17-18, Victoria, British Columbia
Date:	Fri, 6 May 2011 09:10:11 -0400

***Please forward to colleagues attending IMCC that might be interested.***   Come visit with the Network!  The EBM Tools Network is hosting a lunchtime workshop at the International Marine Conservation Congress on May 17-18 to help marine and coastal managers and conservationists connect with tools that can help address critical EBM and conservation issues such as:   -       Building integrated online information systems for sharing legal, physical, ecological, and cultural data (Multipurpose Marine Cadastre) -       Designing reserve systems and/or multiple-use zoning plans (MarineMap, Marxan and Marxan with Zones, NatureServe Vista) -       Integrating planning for terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems (Marxan and Marxan with Zones, NatureServe Vista) -       Understanding the human relationships that help determine the success of management and conservation actions (Stakeholder Network Mapping) -       Creating habitat maps and modeling biological connectivity (Marine Geospatial Ecology Tools)   The EBM Tools Network training coordinator will also be on hand to discuss the Network's training offerings and new EBM tools database.   Read more about the tools that will be presented.   The workshop will consist of two lunchtime sessions.   -       On May 17, tool experts will provide a series of short (~ 15 minutes), informal demonstrations of the basic functionality of their tools.  Workshop participants arriving at the beginning of the first session and staying for the entire session will be able to see demonstrations of several tools.  THIS SESSION IS OPEN TO ALL IMCC ATTENDEES. -       On May 18, some workshop participants will have the opportunity to meet with the tool experts on a one-on-one basis to discuss their specific project needs and tool application issues.  Tool experts will have three 30-minute timeslots available.  Sign-up for timeslots will take place on the first day of the workshop.  THIS SESSION IS ONLY OPEN TO WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS WHO SIGNED UP FOR A TIME SLOT ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WORKSHOP.  Workshop participants who are not signed up for one of the three timeslots but wish to speak with one of the tool experts are encouraged to arrange another time during IMCC to speak with him or her.   For questions about the clinic, please contact the EBM Tools Network Coordinator Sarah Carr at .   Best wishes for your work, Sarah Carr Network Coordinator Ecosystem-Based Management Tools Network Mailing address: NatureServe, 1101 Wilson Blvd, 15th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 703.908.1892 Fax: 703.908.1917 E-mail:   To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to with unsubscribe ebmtools_updates ‏ in the subject line and no text in the body of the e-mail.

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