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42 MTR September 2005 www.oceans2005.org. "The future of our 'One Ocean' is vitally important to all of our global society, and we want to identify all of the great work that is going on already in the context of the much greater need for addi- tional work and interaction that is necessary for the future of our 'One

Ocean.'"

Under the "One Ocean" theme, issues such as Homeland Maritime

Security, Global Observation and

Exploration, Emerging Ocean

Science, Technology, and

Engineering, Ocean Education and

Outreach and Proactive Global

Cooperation and Engagement will be discussed.

Event planners expect guests to arrive in Washington, D.C. on

Friday, September 16. On Sunday,

September 18, there will be a confer- ence registration in the afternoon and an Oceans Conference Film Festival later in the day. Program Focus

Events will kick off on Monday,

September 19, followed by an evening reception. Exhibitions, luncheons, and focus events will con- tinue until Thursday, September 22, when the exhibition hall is scheduled to close. On Friday, September 23, there will be a Global Ocean Town

Hall meeting, followed by the confer- ence closing ceremony. For guests who are leaving early, organizers have planned a Potomac River cruise luncheon, while those leaving later that night will take part in the dinner river cruise aboard the Odyssey.

In the works

One of the goals that organizers have for OCEANS 2005 is to increase student involvement in the conference. Student will be invited to participate in a poster contest and, perhaps, even a student film contest.

Organizers also hope to promote ocean education and outreach.

Suggestions have been made by event committees as to how this goal can be achieved. Suggestions include: Have high school students and teachers attend; include a student conference in the program; and have college and job fairs within the conference.

Washington, D.C.

According to the conference organ- izers, guests will have things to do besides attend conference events.

They can tour the nation's capital on foot or by bike or boat. Avid readers can visit the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world. Sports fans can watch the national pastime, played by the city's home team, the

Washington Nationals. Some may opt to see the Lincoln Memorial, cen- trally located near the Reflecting

Pool, Washington Memorial, and the

U.S. Capitol. There is also the

Declaration of Independence in the

National Archives as well as muse- ums; such as the International Spy

Museum, the Navy Museum, the

National Geographic Museum and its interactive exhibits, the

Smithsonian, and the Holocaust

Memorial Museum.

For more information on OCEANS 2005 or to register, please visit www.oceans2005.org. show preview (Photo credit: Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation)

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