Day (And Night) At The Museum

Apologies that my posts have been few and far between lately, but the pace of work hasn't let-up for over a month. I'm writing from Fairfax, Virginia, just outside of Washington DC where I'm attending the International Marine Conservation Congress and the 2nd International Marine Protected Area Conference hosted at George Mason University. I'm excited to be presenting a paper next Sunday on developing business plans for marine protected areas, but till then I'm filling my brain with great information while reconnecting with other ocean conservation friends.

Tomorrow is an all-day special event hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Beyond the Obituaries: Success Stories in Ocean Conservation. This will be my first visit to the brand new Sant Ocean Hall, so that alone is making it a special day. But the IMCC has pulled together an amazing day of presentations. And what a lineup of ocean conservation rock stars. Dr. Nancy Knowlton and Dr. Jeremy Jackson (Doctor's Gloom and Doom, respectively) will be kicking off the day, and Dr. Daniel Pauly will be delivering the evening plenary talk. Somebody pinch me!

If you're in the DC area, you can drop for the daytime events at the Smithsonian as it's free and open to the public. And even if you're not local, you can still join in on the day's events virtually. The Smithsonian is providing a live webcast of the day. You can join the webcast here.