Wetlands Australia 31: 2019 Calendar of Events
Wetland-related celebration days, conferences and events in 2019 include the following:
February
1 February – WA Wetland Management Conference – The Wetlands Centre, Cockburn, Western Australia
2 February – World Wetlands Day – with the international theme of ‘Wetlands and climate change’
March
3 March – World Wildlife Day and Clean Up Australia Day
6-8 March – 2019 Australian Coastal Councils Conference – theme of ‘Coastal challenges – smarter solutions’ – Kiama, NSW
22 March – World Water Day
26-28 March – 4th Water Sensitive Cities Conference – Brisbane, Queensland
May
7-9 May – Ozwater ’19 – the Australian Water Association’s international water conference and trade exhibition, with the theme of ‘Transforming our world’ – Melbourne, Victoria
12 May – World Migratory Bird Day
23 May – World Turtle Day
June
5 June – World Environment Day
8 June – World Oceans Day
24-28 June – 57th meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee – Gland, Switzerland
July
3-5 July – Australasian Ornithological Conference – Darwin, NT
7-11 July – Australian Marine Sciences Association Annual Conference – theme of ‘Marine science for a blue economy’ – Perth, WA
August
11-19 August – National Science Week
28-29 August – Australian Disaster Resilience Conference – Melbourne, Victoria
September
7 September – National Threatened Species Day
10-13 September – Australasian Coasts and Ports 2019 – Hobart, Tasmania
October
12 October – World Migratory Bird Day (second celebration)
13 October – International Day for Disaster Reduction
14-17 October – Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference – Canberra, ACT
October – National Water Week – TBC
20-24 October – 22nd International River Symposium – with the theme of ‘Resilient rivers’ – Brisbane, Queensland
November
21 November – World Fisheries Day
24-28 November – Australasian Groundwater Conference 2019 – Brisbane, Queensland
World Parks Congress Exhibition Hall. Photo: Jenny Tomkins