Meet REEF CHECK staff and learn about our new California monitoring program at this exciting first annual public event.
Link: http://www.algalita.org

Dr. Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network which spans over 80 countries and supported in part by the United Nations, will discuss the health of reef ecosystems, impacts of the 2004 tsunami, and effects of global warming. Based in Los Angeles, Reef Check works closely with the GCRMN.
EVENT LOCATION: Crossroads School, Roth Hall, 1714 21st Street, Santa Monica, 90404. Street parking. FREE. For more information, call Reef Check: 310-230-2371.

On December 10th, actress Kelly Hu will be running for the reefs in this year’s Honolulu Marathon. Be sure to join us at a special fundraising party on the 11th. This unique evening will be co-hosted by Hawaii’s own Kelly Hu, whose starring roles include Scorpion King and X2, and Carl Lewis, winner of 9 Olympic Gold Medals who is training Kelly for the marathon. Other stars who plan to attend include Christian Campbell, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jason Scott Lee, Maggie Q, Rob Schneider, and 7-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater.

The luau includes dinner, silent auction, and entertainment.

All proceeds will benefit Reef Check Hawai’i. For more information, email Melissa Mac Garrett at melissa@reefcheck.org or visit http://www.reefcheckhawaii.org/Events/events.html

If you’re in the scuba diving industry, you won’t want to miss the 30th annual DEMA Show in Orlando. Come visit Reef Check (booth #1375) at the show and learn how you can increase your business and help save the reefs by becoming a Reef Check EcoDiving (TM) Partner. For more information about this exciting program prior to the convention, please call Chris Knight at Reef Check: 310-230-2371. Or email: chrisknight@reefcheck.org
DEMA Show Link: http://www.demashow.com/

The International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium (ITMEMS) is a major activity of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). Convened previously in Australia (1998) and the Philippines (2003), ITMEMS facilitates productive discussion and information sharing by people involved in management of coral reefs and related ecosystems, and the implementation of the ICRI Framework for Action. The goal of ITMEMS 3 is to provide an opportunity for marine and coastal managers and stakeholders to exchange experiences and knowledge, through management-related case studies; to identify gaps and make informed recommendations on priority issues and management approaches, and define future action for the management of tropical marine ecosystems.
Link: http://www.itmems.org

Reef Check Foundation will be offering a 3-day Training of Trainers Certification Course Thursday 12 October to Saturday 14 October before the ITMEMS 3 Symposium. The course will include the new 2006 training and testing EcoDiver materials and will provide participants with a formal Reef Check Trainer Certification. This course will include at least one dive at the marine park. A specialty certification may also be obtained from one of the major dive certification organizations. Details regarding travel subsidies, local housing, and scholarships will be advertised as they become available. This Training Course is primarily aimed at existing RC Coordinators and a maximum of 25 participants will be allowed. If you expect to attend ITMEMS 3, and would like to attend this course, please send an email to ruben@reefcheck.org to indicate this.
Link: http://www.itmems.org/rc.htm