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Dr Elin Kelsey brings hope to 2012 International Aquarium Congress – Blog – International Aquarium Congress

Dr Elin Kelsey brings hope to 2012 International Aquarium Congress

The Two Oceans Aquarium is proud to announce the second of three esteemed guest speakers for the 2012 International Aquarium Congress (IAC), taking place in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 13 September 2012. Internationally renowned researcher, writer and consultant Dr Elin Kelsey has confirmed her attendance and will deliver a keynote address during the opening ceremony of the 2012 IAC on 10 September 2012.

Dr Kelsey will deliver a keynote for the 2012 IAC that positions “hope” as an emerging narrative for aquariums around the world. According to Kelsey, “Aquariums have a unique ability to engender emotional connections between people, animals and environments.”

The keynote will recognise the essential leadership role that aquariums play in engaging communities of all kinds with environmental and sustainability issues, and situate it within the growing evidence that children and adults are suffering from “eco-phobia”, “environmental grief”, “environmental despair” and a number of other emotional and psychological reactions to being bombarded with “gloom and doom” about the state of the planet.

Kelsey will highlight innovative examples such as Nancy Knowlton and Jeremy Jackson’s “Beyond the Obituaries” Smithsonian Institute Programme, which gathers marine scientists for day-long workshops at international meetings to share aquatic conservation success stories.

She will also provide insights into how the Monterey Bay Aquarium has created a hopeful exhibit about climate change, and how framing conservation management of the Great Barrier Reef in terms of social ecological resiliency has resulted in more fish, bigger fish, in just three years.

Kelsey is currently conducting an empowerment evaluation for 40 aquariums across the USA engaged in communicating climate change and the oceans. She is a Visiting Scholar at the James Cook University studying hope and the environment among conservation biologists, environmental educators and the public and is also working with Stanford University in the USA on an international study to identify key areas for environmental education research by 2020.

Her most recent children’s book, a hopeful book about the environment – Not Your Typical Book About the Environment (Owl kids, 2010) – won the 2011 Green Earth Book Award.

See also: Dr Camille Parmesan to speak at 2012 International Aquarium Congress

The IAC is the most important and prestigious event for the global public aquarium industry. Held every four years, it is the only international platform which gathers decision makers and professionals from the global public aquarium community to share and learn about new developments in the fields of inter alia animal husbandry, research, technology, management, education, conservation and sustainability. Approximately 500 of the world’s most influential aquarium personnel and key decision makers in exhibitory, conservation, sustainability and education are expected to attend the 2012 IAC.

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Cape Town Aquarium Tickets

IAC 2012 Cape Town offers you the list of Cape Town International Acquarium Tickets and prices.

* Adult E-Ticket                                       R175.00
* Child E-Ticket (4-13)                           R85.00
* Child E-Ticket (14-17)                         R130.00
* South African pensioner E-Ticket    R130.00
* South African Student E-Ticket         R130.00

Two Oceans Aquarium South Africa

The Two Oceans Aquarium South Africa is an international aquarium located at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town and is one of the top tourist attractions in Cape Town and over 3000 living sea animals, including sharks, different kinds of fish, turtles and penguins. You can catch a feeding show, look and feel closer a penguin and ocean experience, and if you want you can take a dive in the aquarium. Follow iac2012.co.za and stay updated!

Large Community Aquarium

A large community aquarium is one of the most complex system that animal lovers can aspire. But, if you are not experienced you should start with small community aquarium, because it will be easier to manage. Also it is good to know that there should not be a big difference between the size of the fish in your aquarium, in other words no fish should fit into the mouth of another. A large community aquarium is a tank or a bowl filled with water where living aquatic animals or plants are bred. Whereas aquarium society or aquarium fish club is a social association for fishkeepers. Follow iac2012.co.za and get informed about the aquarium societies events.

Cape Town International Convention Centre

The Cape Town International Convention Centre is a convention centre in South Africa which was founded in June 2003 and the International Aquarium Congress 2012 (IAC 2012) is the website about the Cape Town International Convention Centre, which was hosted for the first time ever at the Cape Town in 2012. Many meetings and events are being organized, whether for business, leisure, education or celebration.

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