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ACAP’s Interim Secretariat is based in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia.  Every year Hobart celebrates the southern midwinter (June 21) with two weeks of events (see www.antarctic-tasmania.info).  This year ACAP  participated in one of the events on 22 June, entitled “Ice Cold Facts – Antarctic Science and Climate Change” when John Cooper, ACAP’s honorary Information Officer who is currently working at the Secretariat, delivered a public lecture entitled “Conservation of Southern Ocean Albatrosses and Petrels”. 

In addition, ACAP’s Executive Secretary, Warren Papworth and John manned an ACAP display to increase awareness of the Agreement among visitors to the all-day event.  The event took place at the headquarters of another international organization based in Hobart: the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (www.ccamlr.org).

Information from the ACAP Information Officer; posted 20 June 2008, revised 23 June 2008