The congress occurs once every decade and is sponsored by the IUCN.  

dates: 8-17 September 2003  
location: Durban, South Africa  
contact: Peter Shadie, IUCN Programme on Protected Areas  
phone: 41-22-999-0159  
fax: 41-22-999-0025  
e-mail: pds@iucn.org  
www: http://wcpa.iucn.org/wpc/wpc.html