The International Pacific Marine Educators Network (IPMEN) is a developing collective of marine educators throughout the Pacific. The creation of this group began with a two day meeting on the Hawaiian island of Maui in July 2005 and gained considerable momentum at a second international meeting, also in Hawaii, in January 2007. This second meeting, called IPMEC, brought together 100 educators from 18 Pacific nations and territories and resulted in the formation of IPMEN.
The establishment of IPMEN is one response to the pressures from a rapidly growing world population that is increasing at an exponential rate. From CO2 concentrations that accelerate global climate change to global depletion of fishery stocks, the problems facing Pacific communities are unprecedented and will require innovative solutions. IPMEN therefore aims to facilitate real action in environmental education and highlight the need for ocean stewardship across the Pacific. |
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By piloting a cooperative network of Pacific marine educators, IPMEN is seen as a first step towards the goal of establishing a worldwide marine educators network. Such a worldwide network would aim to share knowledge, expertise and resources to solve ocean related environmental issues.
IPMEN Organising Committee 2007 to 2008
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• Ben Namakin – Conservation Society for Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (Chair).
• Leimana DaMate – Pacific Islands Resource Management Institute, (Hawaii) USA.
• Jarad Makaiau – Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, (Hawaii) USA.
• Jasmine Mason – British Columbia, Canada.
• Semisi Meo – University of South Pacific, Fiji.
• Jennifer Metz – Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, (Hawaii) USA.
• Luis Pinto – Centro AquaSendas-COPAS (University of Concepcion), Chile.
• Sylvia Spalding – Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, (Hawaii) USA.
• Craig Strang – Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
• Teny Topalian – National Marine Fisheries Service, Northern Mariana Islands.
• Peter Tuddenham – College of Exploration, USA.
• Nacaniele “Nat” Tuivavalaqi – College of the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands.
• Andrew Vance – Melbourne Girls College, Australia.
• Ron Vave – Institute of Applied Sciences University of South Pacific, Fiji. |
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IPMEN Committee Support 2007 to 2008
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• Peter Biro – BriTer Solutions, Australia.
• Harry Breidahl and Bill Breidahl – Nautilus Educational, Australia.
• Scott Carley – College of Exploration, USA. |
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IPMEN’08 Conference Committee
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• Andrew Vance – Melbourne Girls College, Australia (Chair).
• Tina Bishop, Peter Tuddenham and Scott Carley – College of Exploration, VA and WA, USA.
• Harry Breidahl – Nautilus Educational, Australia.
• Jasmine Mason – British Columbia, Canada.
• Luis Pinto – Centro AquaSendas-COPAS (University of Concepcion), Chile.
• Sylvia Spalding – Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, Hawaii, USA.
• Craig Strang – Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, California USA.
• Ron Vave – Institute of Applied Sciences University of South Pacific, Fiji. |
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