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Youth events at 2012 International Aquarium Congress

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The Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa is hosting the 2012 International Aquarium Congress (IAC) from 9 to 14 September 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). With its proud tradition as a public education facility as well as an environmental education facility for schools, the Two Oceans Aquarium’s mission statement provides their focus: “To foster love, respect and understanding of our oceans to inspire support for their future well-being.”

First day of 2012 IAC to focus on education

Approximately 500 delegates from various aquariums around the world will attend the 2012 IAC.

For opening day, organisers have booked a large auditorium at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in order to accommodate an extra 500 invited high school, university and college students from South Africa.

The aim is to expose this school-related audience to the role that aquariums play in the conservation of our oceans, and to involve them in discussions on some of the key issues regarding education programmes in such facilities.

Schools are invited to apply to attend.

The three events that can be applied for are:

The Two Oceans Aquarium Youth Symposium: Sunday 29 July 2012

The Voices of the Future of the Oceans video conference: Friday 7 to Saturday 8 September 2012

The opening day of the 2012 IAC: Monday 10 September 2012

The Two Oceans Aquarium Youth Symposium

The Two Oceans Aquarium Youth Symposium is scheduled for Sunday 29 July. All interested high school and university students will be invited to present a speech of no more than five minutes, in which they propose the changes they would like aquarium authorities from across the globe to implement. These need to focus on engendering positive and lasting impacts on our marine ecosystems. A panel of selected guests and members of the symposium will adjudicate.

The winner will have the honour of addressing the entire IAC audience on the opening day of the congress.

The Voices of the Future of the Oceans video conference

At the symposium mentioned above, we will be selecting a group of 30 debaters who will be invited to attend an overnight video conference at the Aquarium on 7 September 2012.

This video conference will facilitate discussions between our team and similar teams at major aquariums across the world, including Hong Kong, Chicago, Monaco and Hawaii (read Waikiki Aquarium’s call for videos here).

Discussions will deal with certain points of discussion and areas of concern.

The final summary will be presented by their spokesperson to the IAC delegates on Monday 10 September 2012.

For more information and how to apply, please contact Katja Rockstroh

Application closing date: 29 June 2012.

2012 International Aquarium Congress Opening Day

For the opening day of the congress, 10 September, we invite schools to apply to participate at the CTICC. This event promises to be inspirational, especially for young scholars with a passion for developing solutions for problems facing our oceans and the life within.

We can accommodate 50 school groups of no more than 10 suitable candidates per school. The Two Oceans Aquarium will pay the registration fee for those selected.

Schools need to apply for this event in advance. Non-registered groups will not be admitted to the event.

Application closing date: 29 June 2012

For more information and how to apply, please contact Katja Rockstroh on

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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

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