NETWORKING
SOCIAL (6:30-9pm) SPONSORED BY
- Neptune Society | Ocean Realm Society -
- Reefbuilders | Wakatobi -
Hosted
by
the Ocean Realm Society and Wakatobi Marine
Preserve. The "State of the Oceans Summit (S.O.S.)"
is an annual gathering whereby
organizations from around the world participate in open forums,
present year-end environmental "Blue Papers" for an annual
S.O.S. Report publication, and
network among the ocean environmental industry and participants.
The first annual State of the Oceans Summit will be held
in Orlando, Florida, Thursday, November 1st, 10am to 9pm - in conjunction
with the 2007 DEMA Show.
Location of S.O.S. is the Orlando Orange County
Convention Center (on location during DEMA). Room number
S320B.
A call for "Blue Papers" from environmental and educational
organizations has been made for publication in the first annual
S.O.S. Report. This report will summarize the various
organizations end-of-year activities
and projects - thus a review of the State of the Oceans.
No fee for white paper submission or attending the Summit. Organizations
planning to be in attendance during DEMA are encouraged to reserve
a fifteen minute presentation slot to review their White Paper.
All organizations interested in participating, submitting a white
paper or simply attending should contact Summit@StateOfTheOceans.com.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS
(contributed $200 - or more each - to fund this summit)
Shark
Research Institute, New Jersey | Shark
Savers, New York
Shark
Protect, New York| Ocean
Realm Society, Florida
Utila
Whale Shark Research, Utila, Honduras | Deep
Blue Resort, Utila
Wakatobi
Resort, Indonesia
| Project
Elasmo , Ecuador
The Manta
Network, California | Neptune
Society, Florida
Shark
Water Productions, Canada | AquaVideo,
Florida
Sea Shepherd,
Washington | Coral
Reef Alliance, California
Reef Check,
California
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING
MEDIA SPONSORS
X-Ray
Magazine, Denmark | Ocean
Realm Journal, Florida
Asian
Geo Magazine, Singapore | Australasia
Scuba Diver Magazine, Singapore | Mondo
Sommerso, Italy | YAM,
Israel | Shark
Diver Magazine, Texas | Scuba
News Magazine, Florida | ScubaPRWire.com,
Florida
Octopus Magazine,
Russia | Diver
Magazine, U.K.
DivePhotoGuide.com,
New York | Divestyle
Magazine, South Africa
Program Schedule - Thursday,
November 1st
10am-Noon
/ Eight "Blue Paper" briefs (15 minutes each). End of
year summaries from Summit sponsoring organizations.
10:00 - Reef Check Foundation
10:15 - Coral Reef Alliance
10:30 - Sea Shepherd
10:45 - Project Elasmo: Conservation and the future
of diving in Ecuador
11:00 - Shark Savers
11:15 - Manta Network: Manta Rays-World Report
11:30 - Utila Whale Shark Research: Utila Whale
Shark Tracking
11:45 - Shark Research Institute
Noon: Ocean Realm: Fear Man Update / Morning Wrap
Noon -3pm / Lunch Break
3pm-4pm / Featured Presentations: (20 minutes each)
Gary Levine - Art in Artificial Reefs; Henrik Rosén - Eco
Dive Resort Standards; The Making of Shark Water film.
4pm-5pm / Open Forum (subjects such as how to maximize
the use of media, polls, petitions, etc)
5pm-6:30pm / Break for DEMA Show Closing
6:30pm-9pm / Networking Social – Entertainment
by the TIN HOUSE Band (45 minutes debuting their eco song "Don't
Destroy Our Future").
CASH BAR (first 100 to arrive at the function will get one FREE
beer or wine - compliments of the Neptune Society
and the Ocean Realm Society).
Respect
and Proteact Sharks print by Rogest
- Ron Steven, world-renowned
marine artisit donates 100 prints for SOS fundraiser. Minimum donation
- $10 for a signed print.
7pm-7:15pm / Welcome presentation - Summit overview.
7:15pm-7:30pm / Presentation of Portelly Blu Revolution
Award. 
7:30pm-7:45 / Michael Portelly Environmental Film
8pm-8:45 / Eco Entertainment by TIN HOUSE.
PLEASE
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