Dear Sir/Madam:
We sincerely invite you to attend World Ocean Week in Xiamen [2010] (2010WOW) that will be held on November 5-11, 2010 in Xiamen, the beautiful coastal city in Southeast China.
Last year, 2009WOW had been successfully held on November 6-12, in which over 150 officials, experts and delegates from 50 countries and regions, over 10 international organizations, relevant ministries and commissions of China as well as domestic and foreign coastal cities had shown active participation. During the week, 11 marine-themed forums, 2 marine-themed exhibitions, and over 10 marine cultural activities with extensive participation by the public had been staged. With fruitful results generated, it has won approvals from relevant international organizations and participants, and has received close attention from the press and media.
2010 WOW will still be jointly sponsored by China State Oceanic Administration (SOA), United Nations Development Program China (UNDP China), Xiamen Municipal Government, and Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA). with the theme of ‘Promoting Marine Ecological Civilization —Sustainable Coastal Development: From Water Catchment to the Coastal Seas’, The activities of WOW’2010 will consist of three parts, namely, the International Marine Forum, the Marine-themed Exhibitions and the Marine Cultural Activities.
In the Main Forum of 2010WOW, discussions and communications will be conducted centering on topics such as: ‘Policy, legislative, financing and human resource support for Sustainable Coastal Development at local, national and international level’; ‘Exchange of International Experience in Integrated Management of Watersheds/river basins, estuaries and Coastal Seas’; ‘Scientific Support to Sustainable Coastal Development’.
We sincerely welcome governmental agencies all over the world, international organizations, coastal cities, experts and enterprises to attend this event!
Sincerely yours
Xiamen WOW Organizing Committee
