Coastal and Marine Management Conference

The North West Coastal Forum and IEMA NW (the North West Regional branch of the Insitute of Environmental Management and Assessment) are jointly organising a conference for IEMA members and other coastal stakeholders. Looing at the Marine and Coastal Access Bill, the new Marine Management Organisation, an industry perspective on the Marine Bill, national strategies for coastal management, a Regional Coastal Strategy for North West England and the Shoreline Management Planning review for North West England and North Wales the event will explore the implications for businesses and will include expert speakers and a field trip. The main event and networking lunch are free to attend although a small charge of £8 will be made for the field trip only (limited places available). The event will be held in Chester. The programme is accessibly via the following link: http://www.nwcoastalforum.co.uk/uploads/documents/fl_zg_IEMA%20event%20flyer%20final.doc To book please follow the link below: http://www.iema.net/?module=ievents&;func=view&eid=778 Please note that due to the web content management system not functioning correctly this link is not working properly. To view the page either cut and paste the full link (removing any semi-colons) or just scroll down the page the working part of the link takes you to to the correct date where you will find details of the event. Apologies! For further information contact caroline.salthouse@4nw.org.uk or 01942 776941