This conference is organized by the Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate and Security of the University of Massachusetts Boston. The theme of the conference is “Collaboration and Action to Address the Impacts of Climate-related Ocean Change on Human, National and International Security.” The conference will bring together scientists, policy makers, and intellectual leaders to discuss the inter-connectedness between oceans, climate and security, and will consist of keynote speakers and panels dealing with both policy and science issues, and a plenary focusing on methods of communicating issues associated with climate change impacts.  

dates: 21-23 May 2012   venue: University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd   location: Boston, Massachusetts, US   contact: Tina Stanton   phone: +1 617 287-5926   e-mail: Info@GCOCS.org   www: http://www.gcocs.org/index.html