<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><br>11th Annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium<br>URI Providence Feinstein Campus (Paff Auditorium)<br>Registration $100 -DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM<br><<a href="http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/baird/2012_marineplanning/2012_msp_registration.pdf">http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/baird/2012_marineplanning/2012_msp_registration.pdf</a>><br>Student registration $25<br><br><br>Download the *DRAFT AGENDA*<br><<a href="http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/baird/2012_marineplanning/Baird_Agenda.pdf">http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/baird/2012_marineplanning/Baird_Agenda.pdf</a>><br><br>*Description:*<br>This all-day event will bring together international marine spatial<br>planning experts to discuss what is being learned from the practice from<br>the more mature initiatives and better understand the implications of<br>different approaches to the task. Panelists from around the globe,<br>including Norway, United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Germany,<br>Canada, and the United States, will discuss topics including how does<br>marine spatial planning affect economic, ecological, and regulatory<br>issues as well as options for structuring the governance system,<br>integrating science and local knowledge in the planning and analysis<br>process, and bridging the gap between planning and the implementation of<br>a marine spatial plan. A summary of the Symposium will be prepared for<br>wide distribution. This event builds on the success of the Marine<br>Planning International Workshop, hosted by the Marine Management<br>Organisation (UK) in February 2011.<br><br>For more information, please visit<br><a href="http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/baird/2012_marineplanning/2012_marineplanning.html">http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/baird/2012_marineplanning/2012_marineplanning.html</a>.<br><br>*SPONSORS:*<br><br>Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation <<a href="http://www.moore.org/">http://www.moore.org/</a>><br>RI Coastal Resources Management Council <<a href="http://www.crmc.ri.gov/">http://www.crmc.ri.gov/</a>><br>Bureau of Ocean Energy Management <<a href="http://www.boem.gov/">http://www.boem.gov/</a>><br><<a href="http://www.crmc.ri.gov/">http://www.crmc.ri.gov/</a>>URI Coastal Resources Center<br><<a href="http://www.crc.uri.edu/">http://www.crc.uri.edu/</a>><br>Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program <<a href="http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/">http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/</a>><br>The Nature Conservancy<br><<a href="http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/rhodeisland/index.htm">http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/rhodeisland/index.htm</a>><br>The Ocean Conservancy <<a href="http://www.oceanconservancy.org/">http://www.oceanconservancy.org/</a>><br>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <<a href="http://www.noaa.gov/">http://www.noaa.gov/</a>><br>The University of Rhode Island<<a href="http://www.uri.edu/">http://www.uri.edu/</a>><br></div></body></html>