Fifth International Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management Symposium
Application Form
Please submit a completed application form by 7 January 2016, only if you are able to commit to
attending ITMEMS 5 for the entire duration (25-28 February 2016). Participants will need to arrive
in Bohol, Philippines on 24 February 2016 and depart on 29 February 2016.
1. Basic Information
Name:
Surname:
Affiliation:
Position:
Country:
Email
Telephone/mobile
number:
2. Marine management experiences
ITMEMS 5 will engage planners, managers and field practitioners involved in the ecosystembased management and conservation of tropical marine ecosystems. Please describe your
involvement in the management of tropical marine ecosystems (e.g. are you involved in
planning and implementation of marine management initiatives, are you involved in policymaking related to marine management, do you work at a MPA site, do you manage a natural
resource management project, do you provide technical support to staff in the field etc.?)
(Maximum 200 words):
3. Symposium content and relevance
ITMEMS 5 is organized with an overall theme of ecosystem-based management. The following
topics will be covered through thematic sessions. (A more detailed description of the sessions will
be uploaded to the ITMEMS 5 webpage by Dec 11. Please use the descriptions to fill out the
following.) Please highlight why you are interested in sharing practical experiences and/or
receiving training and information on these topics, and describe why and how this is
relevant to your work at the local level. (Maximum 100 words for each session)
Sessions
Please briefly state: i) why you are interested in
sharing practical experiences and/or receiving training
on this topic; ii) how this is relevant to your
management activities
Marine spatial planning in
practice: Sharing and learning
from practical experiences on
challenges and enabling
conditions for spatial planning
for integrated management and
sustainable use of marine and
coastal ecosystems
Explore the concept of
resilience-based management
and the integration of resilience
assessment and climate exposure
data to support prioritization in
reef management and policy
decisions
Use of periodic reef fisheries
closures as management
catalysts to build local level
engagement in conservation
Reducing impacts of reef
tourism through promotion of
compliance to best practice
Incorporating coral ecological
services and functions
valuation into compensatory
mitigation for reef damage
Mechanisms for sustainable
financing of MPAs
Is there a specific conservation planning or management challenge that you face in your
professional work that you would like to discuss at ITMEMS? If yes, please explain below
(Maximum 50 words).
ITMEMS 5 aims to provide opportunities for ‘learning by doing’ and will include practical
exercises and peer-to-peer exchanges. In the context of the session themes, is there a specific
issue or training that you would like to see included? If yes, please explain below (Maximum
50 words).
Are you open to sharing lessons and experiences from your work with other ITMEMS
participants? If yes, please tick relevant sessions below. (Note that this will NOT require a
formal presentation, but you may be asked to briefly share your experiences in specific sessions.)
Marine spatial planning in practice – challenges and enabling conditions
Resilience-based management
Reducing impacts of reef tourism
Periodic reef fisheries closures
Assessing coral reef ecological services and functions valuation
Sustainable financing of MPAs
Have you participated in any previous ITMEMS? (Please tick all those attended and in what
capacity, e.g., Participant, Presenter, Session Chair, Organizer, Sponsor, Exhibiter.)
Attended
Capacity
ITMEMS 1 (Townsville, Australia, November 1998)
ITMEMS 2 (Manila, Philippines, March 2003)
ITMEMS 3 (Cozumel, Mexico, October 2006)
ITMEMS 4 (Guadeloupe, French Overseas Territory, December 2011)
4. Languages
ITMEMS 5 will be conducted in English. Please indicate your level of English to speak and
understand, highlighting your level of comprehension.
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
Speaking
Listening
Reading
Please also indicate your native language below.
Native Language
5. Travel support
Please indicate which of the following situation applies to you by ticking the relevant box.
Please note that funds for ITMEMS are limited.
I am able to fully fund my participation (flights and accommodation) at ITMEMS 5
(encouraged)
I am able to partly fund my participation at ITMEMS 5 (either the cost of flight or
accommodation, please describe in the box to the right)
I do not have any funds to support my participation at ITMEMS 5 and would
require full funding in order to attend.
6. Movement Forward
If you were to receive financial support to participate at ITMEMS 5, list two discrete ways that
you would incorporate what you learn to directly benefit your resource management activities,
your country’s resource management or activities in your region.
1.
2.
7. Food Preferences
Please indicate any particular dietary requirements as they apply to you:
I am a vegetarian
Other Diets (e.g. halal, vegan etc.)
I have food allergy to…
Thank you for taking the time to complete this application form. Please submit the completed
form to the ICRI Secretariat (icri@env.go.jp).
Deadline for submission of form: Thursday, 7 January 2016
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that submission of an application does NOT represent
acceptance to ITMEMS 5, so please refrain from making any hotel reservations or flight
arrangements prior to receiving an official notice from the ITMEMS 5 Organizing Committee. The
Organizing Committee will not assume any financial responsibility for cost incurred by an
applicant prior to the official notice of acceptance. Successful participants will be notified via the
email address provided above in the Basic Information section (please ensure that this is
correct).
Thank you once again for your interest in ITMEMS 5!
ITMEMS 5 Organizing Committee