An introductory presentation on the Coastal Zone Canada 2014 Conference to be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada June15-19th, 2014

1. Coastal Zone Canada 2014
15-19 June 2014
World Trade and Convention Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia

2. Coastal Zone Canada 2014:
 Canada's premier international conference
on coastal issues and the 11th in the series
 Taking place 20 years after the first
Conference was held in Halifax in 1994
 Sponsored by the Coastal Zone Canada
Association and the local Organizing
Committee

3. The CZCA is:
 A Canadian nationally incorporated nonprofit society
 Members interested in and supportive of
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
(ICZM) goals in Canada and abroad
 Incorporated in 1993 with the objective of
sponsoring ICZM conferences and
promoting improvements in ICZM practices
 Conferences held every two years

4. CZC Conferences held to date:
 1994: Halifax, NS
 1996: Rimouski, QC
 1998: Victoria, BC
 2000: Saint John, NB
 2002: Hamilton, ON
 2004: St. Johns, NL
 2006: Tuktoyaktuk, NT
 2008: Vancouver, BC
 2010: Charlottetown, PE
 2012: Rimouski, QC

5. CZC 2014 Conference sub-themes:
 Blue Economy
 Coastal Communities
 Environmental Impacts
 A Focus on the Arctic
 Governance, Policy and Law-Making
 Knowledge and Information
 Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
 Security and Risk Management
 Social Media and Outreach

6. The CZC 2014 Conference program will include
prominent national and international speakers
and will feature:
 both plenary and concurrent sessions
 poster and interactive sessions
 field trips and excursions
 workshops
 an oceans technology trade show
 social events
 many networking opportunities

9. For information on CZC 2014, see
http://www.czca-azcc.org/czc-zcc2014

10. For information on CZC 2014, see
http://www.czca-azcc.org/czc-zcc2014