As a follow-on to the 2018 Our Ocean Conference in Bali, Indonesia the Waitt Foundation and the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) are partnering on a Summit focused on the implementation of a sustainable, long-term partnership between the maritime conservation and maritime security communities. This unique Summit will bring together members of the partnership, the Marine Conservation and Maritime Security Coalition, to identify the specific maritime information challenges facing selected partner nations and their marine protected areas, and design measurable solutions to address these problems.

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This Summit is designed to bring together and

leverage the collective insights and wisdom from

the maritime conservation and maritime security

communities, along with other stakeholders from

the global maritime community of interest. The

Summit will focus on the maritime information

challenges facing selected partner nations and

their marine protected areas, and design

measurable solutions to address these problems

through a mix of plenary presentations, table-top

exercises, and human centered design break-out

session exercises. It will conclude with a

one-day meeting of project partners to explore

next steps in the partnership, focusing on pilot

project implementation