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Sep 21, 2012 - Monterey Bay Aquarium

Ocean Plastic Pollution Summit

Posted on Sep 21st, 2012

Are you ready to help your students live like they love the ocean? Join us for an action-based summit to prepare and motivate teachers to be part of the plastic pollution solution!

Plastic Pollution (Photo © Kay Wilson)

Friday, September 21, 2012

7 p.m.–8 p.m.

Keynote: Wallace "J." Nichols

8 p.m.–10 p.m.

Special events throughout the Aquarium

10:30 p.m.–7 a.m.

Sleep in your favorite exhibit!

 

Saturday, September 22, 2012

7 a.m.-8 a.m.

Breakfast

8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Break-out sessions


About the Program

Each day, we throw away about 300 million tons of petroleum-based plastic bottles, bags, utensils, packaging and other so-called disposable items. Ironically, these disposable plastics will persist in the environment and travel throughout the global food web virtually forever. 

This summit is designed for teachers who are ready to go in-depth into plastic pollution issues and solutions with their students. 

Sessions will focus on content background into the science behind plastics issues, project ideas for the classroom and networking opportunities.

 

Wallace

Wallace "J." Nichols

Dr. Wallace "J." Nichols is a scientist, activist, community organizer, author and dad. J. is a research associate at California Academy of Sciences. He's also the founder/co-director of OceanRevolution.org, an international network of young ocean advocates; SEEtheWILD.org, a conservation travel network; and LiVBLUE.org, a global campaign to reconnect us to our water planet. Lately he has been working on BLUEMiND: The Mind + Ocean Initiative, merging the fields of cognitive science and ocean exploration.

  • Due to the overwhelming response to this exciting opportunity,
    registration is now closed.     Add your name to the wait list.

  • Acceptance letters will be mailed by September 15.

Educator Programs
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Phone: (831) 648-4862
Fax: (831) 647-4526
educatorprograms@mbayaq.org
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