Announcement of a conference: Ecopath 25 years

*"Ecopath 25 years"*

Conference: August 30 - September 1, 2009
Introductory Workshop: August 26-28
Specialized workshops: September 2-3, 2009
In Vancouver, Canada

‘Ecopath: 25 years’ Congress is being planned to be held at Fisheries  
Centre, University of British Columbia in September 2009. The meeting  
is intended to be an international scientific reunion on ecosystem  
modelling using the software Ecopath and Ecosim (EwE). It is also  
meant to celebrate the 25 years of the first applications of Ecopath  
approach; originally developed by Jeff Polovina from NOAA in the early  
1980s and since chiefly been expanded and significantly improved upon  
by scientists at the Fisheries Centre, UBC.

*Conference*
A global overview of the advancement of Ecopath with Ecosim modelling  
approach in the fields of fisheries management, ecosystem comparisons,  
spatial analyses, climate impacts, and ecosystem-based management.  
Limited to 120 participants.

*Introductory workshop*
An introduction to Ecopath with Ecosim uses working in the new version  
of the software (EwE6). Limited to 30 participants.

*Specialized Workshops*
Applications of the EwE 6 software, tentatively focusing on: Ecoseed  
(spatial optimizations), economic modeling, interoperability and plug- 
ins, and gaming. Suggestions on additional topics of interest can be