This meeting will focus on assessment and management methodologies for ecosystem-based approaches to the recovery and sustainability of marine resources, and methodologies for analyzing changing states of large marine ecosystems (LMEs) and LMEs at risk from climate change. The conference will also provide an opportunity to interact with young Chinese scientists and with conference participants from countries of the Pacific Rim.  

dates: 11-13 September 2007  
location: Qingdao, China  
contact: Marie-Christine Aquarone, Deputy Director, NOAA Large Marine Ecosystems Programs  
phone: 1 401 782 3288  
www: http://www.lme.noaa.gov/Portal/jsp/Events/2nd_globe_conference.jsp