The 4th International Marine Conservation Congress, Making Marine Science Matter, will be held from 30 July-3 August 2016 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (YYT). OceansOnline will take place on 4 August 2016. Pre- and post-conference workshops, focus groups and activities will also be held. The schedule of presentations can be viewed here.
IMCCs are organized by the Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology.
Conference hashtag: #IMCC4
IMCC4 Key Dates
Call for proposals opened: 30 September 2015
Call for proposals closed: 21 November 2015
Decisions on proposals: mid-December 2015
Call for abstracts opens: 5 January 2016
Call for abstracts closes: 14 March 2016
Decisions on abstracts: 11 April 2016
Early bird registration starts: 2 April 2016
Deadline for early bird registration: 8 May 2016
Deadline to register for delegates with an accepted abstract or proposal prior to the Call for Late-Breaking Abstracts: 8 May 2016
Start of regular registration: 9 May 2016
Deadline to register for delegates with an accepted abstract during the Call for Late-Breaking Abstracts: 30 June 2016
Deadline for regular registration: 6 July 2016
Start of late registration: 7 July 2016
Call for late-breaking news and abstracts: 1-22 May 2016
Pre-Congress workshops and activities: 28-29 July 2016
4th International Marine Conservation Congress: 30 July - 3 August 2016
IMCC4 presents OceansOnline: 4 August 2016
Post-Congress workshops and activities: 4-6 August 2016
*Dates are approximate and subject to change