Confirmed Invited Speakers
(Last update - January 27, 2010)

Changes:
Tarub Bahri will make an Invited Talk in C1 Session on behalf of Kevern Cochrane

P1-D1 Session (Day 1, Apr. 26)
Forecasting impacts: From climate to fish
Kevin Trenberth (National Center for Atmospheric Research, NOAA, USA)
Akihiko Yatsu (Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, FRA, Japan)
Randall Peterman (Simon Fraser University, Canada)

P2 Plenary Session (Day 1, Apr. 26)
Forecasting impacts: From fish to markets
Eddie Allison (WorldFish, Malaysia)
Rashid Sumaila (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada)

A1 Session (Day 2, Apr. 27)
Downscaling variables from global models
Icarus Allen (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK)
Muyin Wang (University of Washington, USA)

B1 Session (Day 2, Apr. 27)
Assessing ecosystem responses: Impacts on community structure, biodiversity, energy flow and carrying capacity
Beth Fulton (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia)
Jeff Polovina (Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center, NMFS/NOAA, USA)

A2 Session (Day 2 and Day 3, Apr. 26 and Apr. 27)
Species-specific responses: Changes in growth, reproductive success, mortality, spatial distribution, and adaptation
John Pinnegar (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies, UK)
Hans-Otto Pörtner (Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany)

B2 Session (Day 2, Apr. 28)
Comparing responses to climate variability among nearshore, shelf and oceanic regions
Nicholas Dulvy (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Svein Sundby (Institute of Marine Research, Norway)

C1 Session (Day 3, Apr. 28)
Impacts on fisheries and coastal communities
Tarub Bahri (Fishery Resources Division, Food and Agriculture Organization)
Ian Perry (Pacific Biological Station, DFO, Canada)

C2 Session (Day 3, Apr. 28)
Evaluating human responses, management strategies and economic implications
Johann Bell (Policy and Planning Facility, Secretariat of the Pacific Community)
Bonnie McCay (Rutgers the State University, USA)

D2 Session (Day 3, Apr. 28)
Contemporary and next generation climate and oceanographic models, technical advances and new approaches
Anand Gnanadesikan (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA, USA)
Michio Kawamiya (JAMSTEC, Japan)

P3 Plenary Session (Day 4, Apr. 29)
Sustainable strategies in a warming climate
Éva Plagányi-Lloyd (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia)
Chang Ik Zhang (Pukyong National University, Korea)