| The One Ocean Marine Forum (OOMF) was the first formal international meeting of marine educators that lead to the formation of IPMEN. This meeting was held on the Hawaiian island of Maui in July 2005. OOMF details and a full copy of the proceedings are available at www.mesa.edu.au/inter/oomf01.asp.
IPMEN came into being at the International Pacific Marine Educators Conference (IPMEC) in January 2007. Originally scheduled to be held at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji, IPMEC was shifted to Hawaii (on the island of Oahu) as a result of the coup in Fiji. All IPMEC presentations, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies, are available as web-based streaming video at the College of Exploration website. The first formal IPMEN conference was held in Townsville, Australia, in October 2008. Details of the planning for this Townsville conference can be found at IPMEN ’08, and all IPMEN’08 presentations are available as web-based streaming video at the College of Exploration website.
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