This conference has taken place every 3 or 4 years beginning in 1988 and is attended by delegates from Australia, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Participants seek to address the significant threats facing penguin populations – oil spills, coastal development resulting in habitat loss, predation by dogs and foxes, competition for food from commercial fishing activities, global climate change, and a myriad of others.

The 7th IPC will bring together scientists, governments, conservation groups, and the public to create a strategic global effort on behalf of these threatened species. Hosted by the New England Aquarium in Boston, 2010’s conference is the first time the gathering will take place in the Northern Hemisphere.

Registration fee includes:

• Admission to the IceBreaker reception at the New England Aquarium on Sunday, August 29
• Admission to the conference for all 5 days, including presentations, poster sessions, and vendor fair.
• Morning and afternoon coffee break each day
• Boxed lunch each day
• Admission to the Public Event at the New England Aquarium on Wednesday, September 1
• Admission to the Dinner Cruise around Boston Harbor on the Spirit of Boston on Thursday, September 2