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Media Program *Subject to Change

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Note: Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the Official Conference Venue: Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre, 120 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Sunday, May 1:

13:00 - 18:00
 

Media Registration and Accreditation
Delta St. John’s Hotel Lobby

   
18:30 - 19:00 Welcome Address – Open to Media
Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A'
Keynote Speakers:
The Right Honourable Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada
The Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
The Honourable Ruben John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources
   
19:00 - 21:30 Welcome Reception – Closed to Media

Monday, May 2:

08:00 - 18:00 Media Registration and Accreditation
Delta St. John’s Hotel Lobby
   
08:30 - 09:00 Opening of Conference – Open to Media
Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A'
Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, and Chair of Ministerial Round Table
 

Round Table of invited Ministers – Closed Session
   
09:15 - 10:30 Ministerial Round Table
 
10:30 - 11:00 Health Break
 
11:00 - 12:30 Ministerial Round Table –  Continued
 

Conference Participants – Open to Media
Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'A'
   
09:30 - 10:00 Opening by Joint Conference Chairs
Art May of Canada and Ambassador Hasjim Djalal of Indonesia

Presentation of Papers for the Conference

   
10:00 - 10:30 Ecosystem Considerations in Fisheries Management  – Scott Parsons, Canada
   
10:30 - 11:00 Health Break – Delta St. John’s Conference Centre Lobby
 
  Presentation of Papers for the Conference – Continued
 
11:00 - 11:30 Compliance and Enforcement in Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs)Rosemary Rayfuse, Australia
 
11:30 - 12:00  Decision-making Processes in RFMOsTed McDorman, Canada
   
12:00 - 12:30 Fishing Capacity and Fishing Aspirations: A Balancing Act  – Rebecca Metzner, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

Ministerial and Conference Participants
   
12:30 - 14:00 

Lunch hosted by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hal
Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Trevor Taylor, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Speech – Open to Media (approximately 12:30 - 12:45)


 
Round Table of invited Ministers – Closed Session
   
14:00 - 15:00 Ministerial Round Table –  Continued
 

 
Conference Participants – Open to Media
Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'A'
   
  Presentation of Papers for the Conference -  Continued
   
14:00 - 14:30 New Areas and Gaps – How to Address them -Erik Jaap Molenaar, Netherlands
   
14:30 - 15:00 Health Break – Delta St. John’s Conference Centre Lobby
   

 
15:00 - 15:30  Report of the Ministerial Round Table Discussions to Conference Participants: Providing Direction to the Conference – Open to Media
Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'A'
   
15:30 - 16:15 Joint Media Conference with Ministers – Open to Media
Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A' 
   
19:00 - 21:30 

Dinner Reception hosted by the Government of Canada
St. John's Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hall
Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Speech – Open to Media (approximately 19:00 - 19:45)
 

Tuesday, May 3:

08:00 - 17:00  Media Registration and Accreditation
Delta St. John’s Hotel Lobby
   
08:30 - 10:30 Plenary – Joint Conference Chairs – Open to Media
Art May and Ambassador Hasjim Djalal
Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A'
   
  Setting the Stage for Workshops
   
09:00 - 09:30 The State of Global Fisheries and EcosystemsDenzil Miller, Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources
   
09:30 - 10:00 The Economic Drivers of OverfishingCarl-Christian Schmidt, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
   
10:00 - 10:30 Current Fisheries GovernanceAmbassador Satya Nandan, United Nations Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
   
10:30 Conference Plenary and Workshops – Closed to Media
   
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
Guest Speaker - Derrick Rowe, CEO of Fishery Products International
St. John's Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hall
   
12:30 - 17:30 Media Excursion
Additional Details to Follow
   
17:30 Evening at Leisure

Wednesday, May 4

09:00 - 15:00  Media Registration and Accreditation
Delta St. John’s Hotel Lobby
   
09:30 - 12:30 Media Excursion
Additional Details to Follow
   
13:00 Afternoon and Evening at Leisure
   

Thursday, May 5:

08:30 - 15:15  Media Registration and Accreditation
Delta St. John’s Hotel Lobby
   
09:00 - 15:30 Discussion and Review of the Draft Conclusion of the Workshops – Closed to Media
   
15:30 - 16:00 Conclusion of Conference – Joint Conference Chairs – Open to Media
Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'ABCD'
   
16:00 - 16:45 Final Media Conference – Open to Media
Speaker(s): To Be Confirmed
Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'ABCD'

 

     

   

Last updated : 2010-07-12

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