This annual conference, presented by the Hawai’i Conservation Alliance, is the largest gathering of people actively involved in the protection and management of the natural environment in Hawai’i and the Pacific Region. This theme this year is “Island Ecosystems: The Year of the Reef.” Keynote speaker will be renowned marine biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle.  Elliott Norse, President of the Marine Conservation Biology Institute will be the plenary speaker on July 29.  Nainoa Thompson and Dr. Sylvia Earle will be the speakers at the free public lecture on July 30.  More information at:

http://hawaiiconservation.org/2008HCC