Taking Conservation to the Public: Strategies for Getting the Message Out There Workshop �- December 2005

An opportunity for naturalists from around the world to come together to discuss how they connect people to their experiences on whale watches and to conservation. This workshop will be designed with a discussion-based rather than lecture-based format.

Chairs: American Cetacean Society, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation (Cynde McInnis, Jen Kennedy)
E-mail:[email protected], [email protected]
Day/Date: Saturday December 10
Time: AM
Cost: less than US $50

The early part of the workshop will be focused on heuristics or tricks of the trade. We are looking for 5 - 15 minute presentations that show how you get the conservation message out there. They might be lesson plans that can be adapted for a marine mammal-viewing platform. It might be games you play with passengers relating to conservation. It might be a simple demonstration you do. It might be your conservation talk that you give as a naturalist. If you have an activity you do on your platform that you feel successfully connects people to whales or to conservation, we want to learn what you do! Come and share your successes!!! We welcome abstracts from those who would like to speak on these or related topics. Abstracts should include a brief description of your proposed topic, your experience in the field and A/V equipment needs. Abstracts should be e-mailed to Cynde McInnis at [email protected] on or before Saturday, October 29, 2005.