SANCOR Forum 2011

Date Released: Tue, 18 January 2011 16:42 +0200

Venue: Sea World Education Centre, Lecture Room at uShaka Marine World, Durban

Everybody is invited to attend both events.  For catering purposes, please RSVP before 15 February by sending an e-mail to Sancor@daff.gov.za, indicating which events you will be attending (i.e. the forum and/or the Gilchrist Lecture). Please distribute this announcement as widely as possible.

1) The SANCOR Forum

· This year’s forum is themed: “The role of SANCOR in a changing society – past, present and future”. The forum consists of a themed session in the morning and a business meeting in the afternoon. Themed presentations will focus on the role of SANCOR in developing and stimulating scientific research in the marine and coastal environment.

· Invited speakers are:

• Prof George Branch – University of Cape Town
• Ms Renee Le Roux – South African National Biodiversity Institute
• Prof William Froneman – Rhodes University

· SANCOR has outsourced a study investigating the current status of marine science in South Africa and Dr Brian Colloty of Scherman Colloty and Associates will present the preliminary findings at the forum.

· Dr Kim Prochazka (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) will chair the panel discussion which will follow after the talks.

2) Gilchrist Memorial Lecture

Prof Alan Whitfield (South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity) current co-recipient of the prestigious Gilchrist Memorial Medal will present a lecture entitled:

”Fish Research in South African estuaries – A century down the line”. It will be preceded by a presentation from the winner of the SANCOR Student International Travel award for 2010, Ms Genevieve Jones (University of Cape Town).